The Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) publishes the schedules for the main round of the Oberliga Nord and Oberliga Süd as well as the framework dates for the 2018/19 season.
In the Oberliga Nord 13 clubs are competing this season. The main round starts on September 21, 2018 and ends on March 3, 2019. The teams in the northern relay play one during this period Double round out of. The first to sixth place teams reach the Oberliga playoffs directly. In the pre-playoffs, the seventh and tenth-placed teams as well as the eighth and ninth-placed teams play the remaining two playoff tickets in “best-of-3” mode.
-> The game plan Oberliga Nord
The teams: Tilburg Trappers, Füchse Duisburg, Hannover Scorpions, Hannover Indians, EXA Icefighters Leipzig, ESC Wohnbau Moskitos Essen, Saale Bulls Halle, Herner EV, Crocodiles Hamburg, TecArt BlackDragons, ECC Preussen Berlin, Rostock Piranhas, EC Harzer Falken
In the Oberliga Süd A total of twelve teams will play in the 2018/19 season. The main round begins on September 28, 2018 and consists of a single round and an additional round. In the Single round Each team plays 22 games. In the Additional round another ten games are added. For this purpose, two groups of six were formed through a vote among the clubs at the league meeting on July 05, 2018, in which the teams each played two games against each other. The results of the additional round flow directly into the overall table Oberliga Süd a. The main round will conclude on January 6, 2019.
The first to tenth place in the main round qualifies for the championship round is Oberliga Süd, which will be held between January 11, 2019 and March 10, 2019, taking into account the points and goals scored in the main round. The first to eighth-placed teams ultimately advance to the Oberliga playoffs. For the ninth and tenth place teams, the season ends on March 10, 2019.
The eleventh and twelfth place of the Hautprunde plays in one Gear round with the best eight teams Bayernleague for participation in the 2019/20 Oberliga games. For this purpose, the ten teams compete against each other in a single round. The two best-placed teams qualify for the upcoming league season.
Due to a license requirement, SC Riessersee automatically competes in the interlocking round after the main round - completely independent of the table position. If the traditional club takes tenth or better position in the table in the main round, the eleventh-placed team automatically advances to the championship round.
The teams: EV Landshut, Starbulls Rosenheim, SC Riessersee, Selber Wölfe, EC Peiting, ERC Bulls Sonthofen, Eisbären Regensburg, Blue Devils Weiden, EV Lindau Islanders, ECDC Memmingen Indians, EHC Waldkraiburg “The Lions”, Höchstadter EC
The Oberliga playoffs start with the round of 15 matches on March 2019, XNUMX. The qualified teams play according to their main round placement (Oberliga Nord) or championship round placement (Oberliga Süd) crosswise. This results in the following constellation:
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1. Oberliga Nord - 8. Oberliga Süd
2. Oberliga Nord - 7. Oberliga Süd
3. Oberliga Nord - 6. Oberliga Süd
4. Oberliga Nord - 5. Oberliga Süd
4. Oberliga Süd - 5. Oberliga Nord
3. Oberliga Süd - 6. Oberliga Nord
2. Oberliga Süd - 7. Oberliga Nord
1. Oberliga Süd - 8. Oberliga Nord
All playoff rounds will be played in best-of-5 mode. The last possible game date – a fifth Oberliga final – will take place on April 30, 2019.