Regionalliga (ice hockey)

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 to 1973, it operated as the third level of German ice hockey, before being dropped to the fourth level for the 1974–75 season. For 2013–14, there were five regions of the league, the Regionalliga West, Regionalliga Nord, Regionalliga Ost, Regionalliga Südwest, and the Bayernliga.

Regionalliga
SportIce hockey
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
AdministratorDEB
No. of teams44
CountryGermany
Most recent
champion(s)
EHC Wolfsburg (North)
Herner EV (West)
ESC Dresden 1b (East)
EHC Eisbären Heilbronn (Southwest)
EHC Bayreuth (Bayern)
Level on pyramidLevel 4
Promotion toOberliga
Relegation toLandesliga

Current teams

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Bayernliga Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined
league
City State
Amberg Wild Lions Amberg   Bavaria Eishalle Amberg 3,000 1950 2020
Buchloe Pirates Buchloe   Bavaria Eissportverein Buchloe 2,000 1961 2008
Eispiraten Dorfen Dorfen   Bavaria Dr. Rudolf Stadion Dorfen 1,200 1967 1999
Erding Gladiators Erding   Bavaria Eissporthalle Erding 2,576 1978 2016
River Rats Geretsried Geretsried   Bavaria Heinz Schneider Eisstadion 3,000 2006 2015
Kempten Sharks Kempten   Bavaria Eisstadion Kempten 3,600 2007 2016
EHC Königsbrunn Königsbrunn   Bavaria Hydro-Tech Eisarena Königsbrunn 1,250 1951 2018
TEV Miesbach Miesbach   Bavaria Eissporthalle Miesbach 1,900 1928 2018
Pegnitz Ice Dogs Pegnitz   Bavaria Eisstadion Pegnitz 1,500 1950 2022
Peißenberg Miners Peißenberg   Bavaria Eissporthalle Peißenberg 3,050 1956 2004
Pfaffenhofen Eishogs Pfaffenhofen   Bavaria Eisstadion Pfaffenhofen 1,500 1970 1998
Schongau Mammuts Schongau   Bavaria Eisstadion Schongau 2,000 1863 2016
Schweinfurt Mighty Dogs Schweinfurt   Bavaria Icedome Schweinfurt 3,500 1994 2018
Devils Ulm/Neu-Ulm Neu-Ulm   Bavaria Eissporthalle Donaubad 3,000 1995 2020
EHC Waldkraiburg Waldkraiburg   Bavaria Eissporthalle Waldkraiburg 3,500 1991 2019
Regionalliga Nord Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined
league
City State
Adendorfer EC Adendorf   Lower Saxony Walter Maack Eisstadion Adendorf 2,400 1994 2014
Weserstars Bremen Bremen   Bremen Eissporthalle Paradice 1,900 2000 2013
Hamburger SV Hamburg   Hamburg Eisstadion Stellingen Hamburg 1,500 1968 2016
EC Harzer Falken Braunlage   Lower Saxony Eisstadion Braunlage 2,548 2012 2019
Salzgitter Icefighters Salzgitter   Lower Saxony Eissporthalle in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt 2,300 2009 2011
Sande Jadehaie Sande   Lower Saxony Eishalle Sande 1,200 2015 2018
Beach Devils Timmendorf Timmendorfer Strand   Schleswig-Holstein Strand-Arena 1,500 2018 2021
Wunstorf Lions Wunstorf   Lower Saxony Eisstadion Mellendorf 3,700 2016 2022
Regionalliga Ost Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined
league
City State
Eisbären Juniors Berlin Berlin   Berlin Wellblechpalast 4,695 1954 2019
FASS Berlin Berlin   Berlin Erika Heß Stadion Berlin 2,800 1962 2017
Chemnitz Crashers Chemnitz   Saxony Eissporthalle Küchwald Chemnitz 3,850 1914 2014
ESC Dresden 1b Dresden   Saxony JOYNEXT Arena 3,309 1909 2010
Tornado Niesky Niesky   Saxony Kunsteisstadion Niesky 1,800 1994 2015
Schönheider Wölfe Schönheide   Saxony Eissporthalle Schönheide 1,500 1936 2017
ES Weißwasser Weißwasser   Saxony Eisstadion Weißwasser 2,750 1991 2020
Regionalliga Südwest Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined
league
City State
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b Bietigheim   Baden-Württemberg Eisarena Ellental Bietigheim-Bissingen 2,662 1981 1999
Baden Rhinos Hügelsheim Hügelsheim   Baden-Württemberg Baden Airpark Eisarena Rheinmünster 1,200 1972 2011
Eisbären Heilbronn Heilbronn   Baden-Württemberg Knorr Arena 4,000 2006 2018
Mad Dogs Mannheim Mannheim   Baden-Württemberg SAP Arena 2 1,500 1972 2022
Pforzheim Bisons Pforzheim   Baden-Württemberg St. Maur Halle 1,600 1897 2020
Stuttgart Rebels Stuttgart   Baden-Württemberg Eiswelt Stuttgart 3,000 1997 2006
Zweibrücken Hornets Zweibrücken   Rhineland-Palatinate Peter Cunningham Memorial Ice Arena Zweibrücken 1,400 1987 1991
Regionalliga West Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined
league
City State
Bergisch Gladbach Realstars Bergisch Gladbach   North Rhine-Westphalia Lanxess Arena 2 504 2002 2021
Eisadler Dortmund Dortmund   North Rhine-Westphalia Eissportzentrum Westfalenhallen 5,000 2013 2021
Luchse Lauterbach Lauterbach   Hesse Eissport-Arena Lauterbach 1,000 2012 2022
Neusser EV Neuss   North Rhine-Westphalia Eissporthalle Neuss im Südpark 2,850 1973 2015
EHC Neuwied Neuwied   Rhineland-Palatinate Ice House Neuwied 1,380 2007 2016
Ratinger Ice Aliens Ratingen   North Rhine-Westphalia Eissporthalle am Sandbach Ratinger 3,800 1997 2015
Wiehl Penguins Wiehl   North Rhine-Westphalia Eissporthalle Wiehl 1,500 1976 2021
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