Now that the field of participants is complete for both the Oberliga-Nord and the Oberliga-South, the game mode for both leagues will be explained again below.
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The 16 clubs play a single round with 30 games, the league starts on September 23.09.2016rd, 1. This is followed by another single round of 8 games for those placed 14-1, after which the teams in places 6-7 are qualified for the playoffs and the teams in places 8 and XNUMX are qualified for the pre-playoffs.
The teams ranked 9th to 16th also complete a single round with 14 games, after which the top two teams qualify for the pre-playoffs (against 7th and 8th from the other group). The teams ranked 3rd to 6th have qualified for the Oberliga Nord season 2017/2018 and the teams ranked 7th and 8th play in a relegation round with two participants from the regional leagues to determine the further qualifications for the Oberliga Nord 17/18.
The playoffs will be carried out in the same way as the previous season. In other words, the first playoff round of the Oberliga-Nord will be played internally. The four winners play crosswise against four clubs from the Oberliga-South in the quarter-finals.
The participating teams in the Oberliga-Nord in the 2016/17 season are: EHC Timmendorfer Strand, Crocodiles Hamburg, Rostock Piranhas, ECC Preussen Berlin, BARREL Berlin, ESC Wedemark Scorpions, Hannover Scorpions, EC Hannover Indians, EC Harzer Falken, MEC Halle 04 “Die Saale Bulls”, Icefighters Leipzig, Black Dragons Erfurt, Herner EV, Füchse Duisburg, ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen, Tilburg Trappers
The Oberliga-South The following twelve teams will be competing in the coming season: EV Regensburg, EC Peiting, EV Landshut, Selber Wolves, Tölzer Löwen, Deggendorfer SC, ERC Bulls Sonthofen, Blue Devils Weiden, EHV Schönheide 09, EHC Waldkraiburg “The Lions”, Höchstadt Alligators, EV Lindau Islanders.
The league starts on September 30.09.2016th, 1,5. The twelve teams play a 32 round with 1,5 games. In the half round there is a regional division into two groups (A and B). Group A consists of Peiting, Landshut, Bad Tölz, Sonthofen, Waldkraiburg and Lindau. And in group B are Regensburg, Selb, Deggendorf, Weiden, Schönheide, Höchstadt. After completing the 15.01.2017 round on January 1, 8, those placed 9-12 will play for the playoff positions in a championship round (single round), taking their points with them. Those placed 1-8 play together with those placed XNUMX-XNUMX Bayernleague in two groups of six, an interlocking round (single round). After completion of the interlocking round, the 1-4 placed teams in each group are qualified for the BEV playoffs championship and play crosswise against each other. The four winners, i.e. the participants in the semi-finals, are automatically qualified for the Oberliga-South 2017/18 season. The interlocking round with the subsequent playoffs is organized and carried out by the Bavarian Ice Sports Association (BEV).
The game plan for the Oberliga Nord and South will be published on August 01.08.2016st, XNUMX.