The North and South relays start with nine teams each. Within each season, each team meets every other team in the return leg. There are two points for a win and one point for a draw. In the event of a tie at the end of the main round, the direct comparison decides on the ranking. The first four teams of each season reach the play-offs. The teams in positions five and six have been relegated. The teams in ranks seven and eight play a cross-play play-down series. The winners remain in the 1st Bundesliga, the losers compete in the relegation against the second of the two seasons of the 2nd Bundesliga. The winners of the two relegation series will play in the 1st Bundesliga next season. The teams in ninth place (north and south) are relegated directly to the 2nd Bundesliga. The two champions of the 2nd Bundesliga go straight to the 1st Bundesliga. The winner of the play-offs is German champions.
Preliminary round
1. Bundesliga North
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
+/-
P
1.
Duisburg Ducks
16
15th
0
01
160: 046
114
30th
2.
Bissendorfer panther
16
11
2
03
140: 085
055
24
3.
Mosquitoes eat
16
09
2
05
113: 091
022nd
20th
4th
Crash Eagles Kaarst
16
06th
3
07th
096: 096
000
15th
5.
Highlander Ludenscheid
16
05
3
08th
091: 132
- 041
13
6th
Menden Mambas
16
05
2
09
096: 142
- 046
12
7th
Crefelder SC
16
05
2
09
098: 124
- 026th
12
8th.
Samurai Iserlohn
16
03
4th
09
094: 126
- 032
10
9.
Salt City Boars Lueneburg
16
03
2
11
078: 124
- 046
08th
1st Bundesliga South
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
+/-
P
1.
HC Cologne-West
16
14th
0
02
155: 077
78
28
2.
TV Augsburg
16
09
4th
02
120: 083
037
22nd
3.
Uedesheim Chiefs
16
10
2
04th
113: 085
028
22nd
4th
Dusseldorf Rams
16
10
1
05
098: 079
019th
21st
5.
TSV Schwabmünchen
16
08th
1
07th
116: 116
000
17th
6th
HC Kollnau
16
04th
3
09
073: 090
- 017th
11
7th
Dragons Heilbronn
16
03
2
11
077: 133
- 056
08th
8th.
Hotdogs Bräunlingen
16
02
4th
10
060: 111
- 051
08th
9.
Freiburg Beasts
16
03
1
12
078: 116
- 038
07th
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, P = points Explanations:
direct qualification for the play-offs
Season ended
Relegated
Play-offs
The play-off games are played in the " Best of Three " mode.
Play-off tree
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
N1
Duisburg Ducks
2
S4
Dusseldorf Rams
0
Duisburg Ducks
2
Mosquitoes eat
1
S2
TV Augsburg
1
N3
Mosquitoes eat
2
Duisburg Ducks
0
HC Cologne-West
2
N2
Bissendorfer panther
1
S3
Uedesheim Chiefs
2
HC Cologne-West
2
Uedesheim Chiefs
1
S1
HC Cologne-West
2
N4
Crash Eagles Kaarst
0
Quarter finals
series
1
2
3
Duisburg Ducks
-
Dusseldorf Rams
2-0
9: 3
6: 2
-
TV Augsburg
-
Mosquitoes eat
1: 2
7: 8 n.p.
7: 2
4: 5 a.d.
Bissendorfer panther
-
Uedesheim Chiefs
1: 2
5: 4
4: 9
6: 7 a.d.
HC Cologne-West
-
Crash Eagles Kaarst
2-0
11: 4
8: 5
-
Semifinals
series
1
2
3
Duisburg Ducks
-
Mosquitoes eat
2: 1
5: 3
8: 7 a.d.
9: 2
HC Cologne-West
-
Uedesheim Chiefs
2: 1
12: 7
8:10
14: 6
final
series
1
2
3
Duisburg Ducks
-
HC Cologne-West
0: 2
3: 7
4: 7
-
Play-downs
The play-down games are played in the " Best of Three " mode.
series
1
2
3
Crefelder SC
-
Hotdogs Bräunlingen
2-0
9: 3
7: 4
-
Dragons Heilbronn
-
Samurai Iserlohn
2: 1
7: 4
1: 9
9: 5
Relegation
The relegation games are played in a two-legged manner. The overall winner of a relegation series results from the addition of both games. The two losers of the play-downs meet the second division of the 2nd Bundesliga: Ahauser Maidy Dogs (north) and Badgers Spaichingen (south).
total
To
Back
Samurai Iserlohn
-
Badgers Spaichingen
17:13
9: 8
8: 5
Hotdogs Bräunlingen
-
Ahauser Maidy Dogs
11:10
6: 2
5: 8
With this, the Samurai Iserlohn and the Hotdogs Bräunlingen managed to stay in the league. The Badgers Spaichingen and the Ahauser Maidy Dogs remain in the 2nd Bundesliga.
Climbers
The Rostock coatis (champions 2nd Bundesliga North) and the Langenfeld Devils (champions 2nd Bundesliga South) rise directly from the 2nd Bundesliga.
renaming
The skate hockey department of the Moskitos Essen separated after the season from the entire club and then played as SHC Rockets Essen .