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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.
The Regionalligen in ice hockey are, after the DEL, 2nd Bundesliga, and the Oberligen, the fourth division.In the 2004/05 season there were 4 Regionalligen: the Northern Regionalliga, the Eastern Regionalliga, the Regionalligen NRW (North Rhine/ Westphalia), and Hessen.
The Swedish and Canadian teams, traditionally two hockey powerhouses, had boycotted the 1976 Games in protest of the amateur rules that allowed Eastern Bloc countries to send their best players while keeping Western nations from doing the same. West Germany's wins in the 1976 Games came against the United States (4–1) and Poland (7–4).
Ice hockey in Germany is one of the more popular sports, and ranks behind Handball and football in spectator favour and meaning. [1] [2] Ice hockey is organized today in Germany by the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest professional league, and by the Deutschen Eishockey-Bund ice hockey federation, which is the sport's federation in Germany and a member of the International Ice Hockey ...
Ice hockey is growing as a sport in Germany and is seen as a popular alternative to football or handball, building upon the Olympic success in 2018. A new system of promotion and relegation with the DEL2 began with the 2021–22 season , in which the last-placed DEL club will be replaced by the DEL2 champions.
The Bavarian Eissport Verband (BEV) is the largest regional ice hockey association in Germany with 14.000 registered players in over 90 clubs. Apart from the 79 senior teams playing in its league system for the 2007-08 season, there is also eight women's teams and 284 junior teams. [ 1 ]
2.2 1989–present: German women's ice hockey Bundesliga. 3 See also. 4 References. 5 External links. ... Ice hockey in Germany; German Cup (ice hockey) References
The German Ice Hockey Federation (German: Deutscher Eishockey-Bund), commonly abbreviated as DEB, is the governing federation of German ice hockey associations. It was established on 16 June 1963 in Krefeld. Until 1990 it served only the old Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin.