2019–20 DEL2 season

The 2019–20 DEL2 season was the seventh season since the founding of the DEL2, the second tier of German ice hockey, set below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The season began on 13 September 2019 and prematurely ended on 10 March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19]). Löwen Frankfurt was named winner of the regular season, but no season champion was declared with the championship play-offs called off. In addition, the relegation play-offs were also cancelled so the league decided there would be no relegation for the season.
==Modus==
Fourteen teams competed in the 2019–20 DEL2 regular season. EV Landshut was promoted from Germany's third division, Oberliga. Each team played each other twice in the regular season, home and away, for a total of 52 matches each. The top six teams directly qualified for the championship playoffs, played in a best of seven format. Teams placed seven to ten advanced to the championship playoff qualifiers, which followed a best of three format. The bottom four teams enter the relegation playoffs. The two losing teams from round 1 face off in the relegation final with the losing team being relegated to Oberliga.
The DEL2 champion does not automatically get promoted to DEL. In September 2015, the DEL and DEL2 agreed to reintroduce promotion and relegation between the two leagues from the 2017–18 season onwards. The DEL2 champion would then have the opportunity to be promoted, provided it fulfilled the licensing requirements of the DEL, while the last-placed DEL club would be relegated. In 2018, the two leagues signed a new agreement to reintroduce an automatic promotion and relegation system to start in 2020–21.
==Regular season==
Pos	Team 	Pld	W 	OTW	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	GD 	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1 	Löwen Frankfurt 	52 	23	10 	6 	13	195	155	+40	95 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs
2 	EC Kassel Huskies 	52 	27	3 	5 	17	191	147	+44	92 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs
3 	Wölfe Freiburg 	52 	27	2 	7 	16	162	143	+19	92 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs
4 	Heilbronner Falken 	52 	23	6 	3 	20	209	186	+23	84 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs
5 	Tölzer Löwen 	52 	18	9 	9 	16	176	166	+10	81 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs
6 	Ravensburg Towerstars 	52 	19	8 	7 	18	171	155	+16	80 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoffs
7 	EC Bad Nauheim 	52 	18	8 	6 	20	141	164	−23	76 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff 
Qualifiers
8 	Bietigheim Steelers 	52 	21	2 	7 	22	147	163	−16	74 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff 
Qualifiers
9 	ESV Kaufbeuren 	52 	22	3 	2 	25	169	187	−18	74 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff 
Qualifiers
10 	Dresdner Eislöwen 	52 	19	5 	7 	21	188	208	−20	74 	2020 DEL2 Championship Playoff 
Qualifiers
11 	Lausitzer Füchse 	52 	20	3 	7 	22	168	179	−11	73 	2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs
12 	Bayreuth Tigers 	52 	17	7 	5 	23	183	183	0 	70 	2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs
13 	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	52 	16	6 	5 	25	153	194	−41	65 	2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs
14 	EV Landshut 	52 	11	11 	7 	23	160	183	−23	62 	2020 DEL2 Relegation Playoffs
==Playoffs==
Due to the early cancellation of the season, the championship and relegation play-offs were called off without being played. DEL2 decided no team would be relegated and no team would be named champion.
===Championship===
The championship playoffs reference:
Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score
*Dresdner Eislowen - Bad Nauheim 5:4, 8:3
*Kaufbeuren - Bietigheim 4:3, 3:2
==References==
==External links==
* Official website
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* Elite Prospects home
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