2008–09 Bavarian ice hockey season
The 2008-2009 Bavarian ice hockey season started on 17 October 2008 with the first round in the Bayernliga and finished on 22 March 2009 with the second Bayernliga final, with the "ERV Schweinfurt" taking out the title for a third time, having previously won it in 1990 and 2000. Two clubs finished the season with only one loss to their name, the Bezirksliga and Landesliga champions "TSV Schliersee" and "EHC Bayreuth", while the "TSV Trostberg II" was the only team not to record a win, having now not won a league game since January  2006. Champions. The three levels of the Bavarian league system were won by the following teams: Bayernliga. Group phase: Final table. Championship round. The eight teams qualified for this round were split into two groups; Group A consisted of the teams having finished 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th in the main round. Group B consisted of the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th team. The top two teams of each group qualified for the play-off semi-finals. Relegation round. The eight teams qualified for this round were also split into two groups. Group A consisted of the teams having finished  9th, 12th, 13th and 16th in the main round. Group B consisted of the 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th team. The bottom two teams of each group had to enter the play-downs while the top two teams were qualified for next seasons Bayernliga. Play-Offs. The semi-finals and the final are played in a best-of-three modus. Landesliga. The four regional divisions played out a home-and-away round to determine the four clubs from each league who enter the sixteen team promotion round. Split into two groups of eight, the top team of each division gains  promotion to the Bayernliga. Should one or more teams from this league move up to the Oberliga without a Bavarian team being relegated from there, additional clubs from that round may gain promotion. The remaining sixteen clubs played out a relegation round with the last two team in each of the two groups being relegated to the Bezirksliga. First round. Top four teams enter the promotion round. Promotion round. Top team in each division promoted to the Bayernliga. The second placed teams may have a promotion chance if a Bavarian team is promoted from the Bayernliga to the Oberliga. Finals . The two division winners will play a two match series to determine the Landesliga champions while the two division runners-up will play for third place, which could also determine who will be pro moted if a third team was to move up to the Bayernliga. Relegation round. The two bottom teams in each division are relegated to the Bezirksliga. Bezirksliga. The four regional division played out a home-and-away round to determined the league winner. The four league champions are promoted to the "Landesliga" and also are qualified for the "Bezirksliga" championship round. Main round. First placed team  enters championship round and is promoted to "Landesliga". Championship round. The "Bezirksliga" championship was decided in a home-and-away round with the club with the best aggregate score taking out the series. All four teams are already promoted to the "Landesliga".