Regionalliga

The Regionalliga is the fourth level of ice hockey in Germany. It was founded in 1961 as the Gruppenliga, and was renamed the Regionalliga for the 1965-66 season. From 1961-1973, it operated as the third level of German ice hockey, before being dropped to the fourth level for the 1974-75 season. For 2017-18, there were five regions of the league, the Regionalliga West, Regionalliga Nord, Regionalliga Ost, Regionalliga Südwest, and the Bayernliga.
The leagues are organized by regional federations: 
*West: Eishockeyverband NRW
*Nord: Landeseissportverband Niedersachsen
*Ost: Sächsischer Eissport-Verband
*Südwest: Eissport-Verband Baden-Württemberg
*Bayernliga: Bayerischer-Eissport-Verband
==History and champions==
===1961-1965 (Gruppenliga)===
Season 	Gruppenliga champion	Southern champion	Northern champion
1961/62	EV Pfronten 	EV Pfronten 	EC Deilinghofen
1962/63	TSV Holzkirchen 	EV Rosenheim 	EC Deilinghofen
1963/64	MEV 1883 München 	MEV 1883 München 	EC Deilinghofen
1964/65	EV Rosenheim 	EV Rosenheim 	Kölner EK
===Third-level Regionalliga (1965-1973)===
Season 	Regionalliga champion 	South 	South 	North 	North 	North
Season 	Regionalliga champion 	South 	South/West (Middle)	South/West (Middle) 	West 	North
1965/66	Augsburger EV 	Augsburger EV 	ERV Ravensburg 	ERV Ravensburg 	Kölner EK 	Hamburger SC
1966/67	ERV Ravensburg 	ERV Ravensburg 	ERV Ravensburg 	EC Hannover 	EC Hannover 	EC Hannover
1967/68	EV Landsberg 	EV Landsberg 	EV Landsberg 	Berliner FC Preussen	Berliner FC Preussen	Berliner FC Preussen
1968/69	? 	TuS Holzkirchen	TuS Holzkirchen 	? 	? 	?
1969/70	Berliner Schlittschuhclub	EV Regensburg 	EV Regensburg 	Düsseldorfer EG 1b 	Düsseldorfer EG 1b 	Düsseldorfer EG 1b
1970/71	Düsseldorfer EG 1b 	TSV Straubing 	EHC Stuttgart 	EHC Stuttgart 	Düsseldorfer EG 1b 	Düsseldorfer EG 1b
1971/72	Duisburger SC 	VER Selb 	Eintracht Frankfurt	Eintracht Frankfurt 	Krefelder EV 1b 	Krefelder EV 1b
1972/73	VER Selb 	TSV Peiting 	TSV Peiting 	Grefrather EC 	Grefrather EC 	Grefrather EC
===Fourth-level Regionalliga (1974-1994)===
Season 	South 	South 	North 	North 	North
Season 	South 	South/West 	Middle 	West 	North
1974/75	DEC Frillensee Inzell	DEC Frillensee Inzell 	VERC Lauterbach 	VERC Lauterbach 	VERC Lauterbach
1975/76	SC Reichersbeuern 	SC Reichersbeuern 	Neusser SC 	Neusser SC 	Altonaer SV
1976/77	SC Reichersbeuern 	SC Reichersbeuern 	WSV Braunlage 	WSV Braunlage 	WSV Braunlage
1977/78	TuS Geretsried 	TuS Geretsried 	GSV Moers 	GSV Moers 	ESC Wedemark
1978/79	ERC Ingolstadt 	ERC Ingolstadt 	EHC Krefeld 78 	EHC Krefeld 78 	BFC Preussen
1979/80	EA Kempten-Kottern 	EA Kempten-Kottern 	ESG Kassel 	ESG Kassel 	RSC Bremerhaven 1b
1980/81	SV Bayreuth 	EC Dillingen 	EC Dillingen 	Königsborner SV 	FASS Berlin
1981/82	EV Regensburg 	VERC Lauterbach 	VERC Lauterbach 	Hamburger SV 1b 	Hamburger SV 1b
1982/83	Bad Reichenhaller EG 	EC Bad Nauheim 	EC Bad Nauheim 	Hamburger SV 1b 	Hamburger SV 1b
1983/84	ESV Buchloe 	ESC Rödermark 	ESC Rödermark 	EC Hannover 	EC Hannover
1984/85	Deggendorfer EC 	EHC Bad Liebenzell 	EHC Bad Liebenzell 	EC Ratingen 	Hamburger SV
1985/86	EC Hedos München 	ESC Wernau 	ESC Wernau 	ESC Ahaus 	REV Bremerhaven
1986/87	EHC Straubing 	EHC Freiburg 1b 	EHC Freiburg 1b 	ERC Westfalen Dortmund	ERB Bremen
1987/88	SC Memmingen 	Schwenninger ERC 1b 	Eintracht Frankfurt 1b	EHV Wesel 	REV Bremerhaven
1988/89	VfL Waldkraiburg 	ESC Wernau 	EC Diez-Limburg 	EC Eschweiler 	ETC Timmendorfer Strand
1989/90	Deggendorfer EC 	ESC Wernau 	EC Diez-Limburg 	GSC Moers 	BSC Preussen 1b
1990/91	1. EV Weiden 	ESG Esslingen 	EHC Neuwied 	Herforder EG 	ESC Wedemark
1991/92	EHC Straubing 	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen	Frankfurter ESC 	Neusser EC 	TSV Adendorf
1992/93	EC Peiting 	EC Peiting 	ASV Hamm 	ASV Hamm 	ASV Hamm
1993/94	ERC Selb 	ERC Selb 	ESC Wolfsburg 	ESC Wolfsburg 	ESC Wolfsburg
Regionalliga champion marked in bold.
===2. Liga/Regionalliga (1994-2002)===
2. Liga champions 	2. Liga champions 	2. Liga champions
Season 	South 	North
1994/95 	EV Dingolfing 	Grefrather EV
1995/96 	ERC Ingolstadt 	Limburger EG
1996/97 	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 	Braunlager EHC/Harz
1997/98 	EV Regensburg 	-
1998/99 	EHC Bad Aibling 	-
Regionalliga South champions and Regionalliga North final round winners	Regionalliga South champions and Regionalliga North final round winners	Regionalliga South champions and Regionalliga North final round winners
1999/2000 	ESV Kaufbeuren 	Herforder EC
2000/01 	1. EV Weiden 	SC Mittelrhein Neuwied
2001/02 	EHC Klostersee 	KEV Hannover
===Regionalliga (2002-present)===
Season 	North 	East 	NRW 	Hessen 	South-West 	Bayern
2002/03	BC Preussen 	BC Preussen 	Moskitos Essen 	- 	Stuttgart Wizards 	HC München 98 
2003/04	Revierlöwen Oberhausen 	Revierlöwen Oberhausen 	Revierlöwen Oberhausen	Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b	Starbulls Rosenheim
2004/05	Ratinger Ice Aliens 	Ratinger Ice Aliens 	Ratinger Ice Aliens 	Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b	EV Landsberg 2000
2005/06	Rostocker EC 	Rostocker EC 	Neusser EV 	TSG 1846 Darmstadt 	Mannheimer ERC 	Höchstadter EC
2006/07	Blue Lions Leipzig 	Blue Lions Leipzig  	Herner EG 	Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim	ESV Hügelsheim 	EHF Passau
2007/08	EHV Schönheide 	EHV Schönheide 	EHC Dortmund 	RSC Darmstadt  	Mannheimer ERC 	EHC Waldkraiburg
2008/09	EHC Braunlage 	ECC Preussen Juniors 	EHC Dortmund 	RSC Darmstadt 	ESV Hügelsheim 	ERV Schweinfurt
2009/10	Rostocker EC  	Blue Lions Leipzig 	ESC Moskitos Essen 	ESC Moskitos Essen 	Stuttgarter EC  	TEV Miesbach
2010/11	REV Bremerhaven 1b 	ESC Berlin 07 	Löwen Frankfurt 	Löwen Frankfurt 	Stuttgart Rebels 	ERC Sonthofen
2011/12	Ritter Nordhorn 	ETC Crimmitschau 1b 	Herner EV 2007 	Herner EV 2007 	EHC Freiburg 	ERV Schweinfurt
2012/13	EHC Wolfsburg 	ESC Dresden 1b 	Herner EV 	Herner EV 	EHC Eisbären Heilbronn 	EHC Bayreuth
2013/14	ESC Wedemark Scorpions 	ECC Preussen Berlin 	EHC Neuwied 	EHC Neuwied 	EHC Eisbären Heilbronn 	ERC Sonthofen
2014/15	Weserstars Bremen 	ECC Preussen Berlin 	Eisadler Dortmund 	Eisadler Dortmund 	EHC Eisbären Heilbronn 	EV Lindau
2015/16	Weserstars Bremen 	Tornado Niesky 	Ratinger Ice Aliens 	Ratinger Ice Aliens 	EHC Eisbären Heilbronn 	EHC Waldkraiburg
2016/17	Hamburger SV 	Tornado Niesky 	Hammer Eisbären 	Hammer Eisbären 	EHC Zweibrücken 	ECDC Memmingen
2017/18	Weserstars Bremen 	Tornado Niesky 	Herforder EV 	Herforder EV 	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b	Höchstadter EC
2018/19	ECW Sande 	Schönheider Wölfe 	Herforder EV 	Herforder EV 	SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b	EV Füssen
2019/20	Harzer Falken 	Schönheider Wölfe andECC Preussen Berlin	Not awarded 	Not awarded 	Not awarded 	TEV Miesbach
2020/21	Season cancelled 	Season cancelled 	Season cancelled 	Season cancelled 	Season cancelled 	Season cancelled
2021/22	EC Harzer Falken 	Schönheider Wölfe 	Füchse Duisburg 	Füchse Duisburg 	EHC Eisbären Heilbronn 	EHC Klostersee
2022/23	ECW Sande 	Chemnitz Crashers 	EHC Neuwied 	EHC Neuwied 	EHC Zweibrücken Hornets 	EHC Königsbrunn
2023/24	EC Harzer Falken 	FASS Berlin 	Ratinger Ice Aliens 	– 	HEC Eisbären Heilbronn 	EHC Königsbrunn
==See also==
*List of Regionalliga seasons
==External links==
*German Ice Hockey Federation
Category:Ice hockey leagues