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| 2023–24 DEL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 14 September 2023 – 30 April 2024 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Fischtown Pinguins |
| Season MVP | Nicolas Mattinen |
| Top scorer | Jan Urbas (51 points) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Eisbären Berlin |
| Runners-up | Fischtown Pinguins |
| Finals MVP | Leonhard Pföderl |
The 2023–24 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 30th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[1] It started on 14 September 2023 and ended on 26 April 2024.[2][3]
EHC Red Bull München were the defending champions.[4] Eisbären Berlin won their tenth title after a finals win in five games over the Fischtown Pinguins.[5]
Format
The teams played a quadruple round-robin for 52 games each, playing every other team four times. After the regular season, places one to six were qualified for the playoffs, while place seven to ten played in the pre-playoffs. The playoffs were played in a best of seven mode. The last team from the regular season was relegated to DEL2.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburger Panther | Augsburg | Curt Frenzel Stadium | 6,218 |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 14,200 |
| Fischtown Pinguins | Bremerhaven | Eisarena Bremerhaven | 4,674 |
| Düsseldorfer EG | Düsseldorf | PSD Bank Dome | 13,400 |
| Löwen Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Eissporthalle Frankfurt | 6,000 |
| ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Saturn Arena | 4,815 |
| Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | Eissporthalle Iserlohn | 5,000 |
| Kölner Haie | Cologne | Lanxess Arena | 18,500 |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | SAP Arena | 13,600 |
| EHC Red Bull München | Munich | Olympia Eishalle | 6,256 |
| Nürnberg Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung | 7,810 |
| Schwenninger Wild Wings | Villingen-Schwenningen | Helios Arena | 6,215 |
| Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Eisstadion am Pulverturm | 6,000 |
| Grizzlys Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Eis Arena Wolfsburg | 4,660 |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fischtown Pinguins | 52 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 162 | 116 | +46 | 107 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Eisbären Berlin | 52 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 181 | 134 | +47 | 102 | |
| 3 | Straubing Tigers | 52 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 167 | 130 | +37 | 94 | |
| 4 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | 52 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 152 | 145 | +7 | 87 | |
| 5 | EHC Red Bull München | 52 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 156 | 134 | +22 | 86 | |
| 6 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 52 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 159 | 145 | +14 | 85 | |
| 7 | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 147 | 149 | −2 | 80 | Pre-playoffs |
| 8 | Kölner Haie | 52 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 155 | 158 | −3 | 78 | |
| 9 | ERC Ingolstadt | 52 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 132 | 138 | −6 | 73 | |
| 10 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | 52 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 148 | 175 | −27 | 70 | |
| 11 | Düsseldorfer EG | 52 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 135 | 156 | −21 | 62 | |
| 12 | Löwen Frankfurt | 52 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 144 | 161 | −17 | 58 | |
| 13 | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 125 | 183 | −58 | 57 | |
| 14 | Augsburger Panther[a] | 52 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 138 | 177 | −39 | 53 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Although originally relegated, Augsburg will stay in the DEL as the winning team from the DEL2 (Eisbären Regensburg) did not apply for a place.[6]