updated on March 19, 2021 (see play-offs) …
The main lap has been completed, now she controls Oberliga Süd approaching the decisive phase of the season. From Friday (March 19th) the play-offs begin with a qualifying round for the quarter-finals. In the return game mode (March 19th and 21st), the seventh in the main round meets the tenth and the eighth meets the ninth in the main round. In the Oberliga Nord The main round runs until Easter.
“Together with the clubs, we have taken on the great challenge of holding a season during a corona pandemic and are very satisfied with the conclusion of the main round,” says DEB-League leader Markus Schubert and added: “The clubs have taken on great responsibility and shown that such a situation can only be overcome together. This is very commendable. Now it’s important to get through the playoffs just as well.”
This is how the main round went Oberliga Süd ...
A round and a half was played, in which ultimately only seven matches had to be canceled without replacement. Of the 49 canceled games, 42 were rescheduled and played, meaning that around 97 percent of the games were played. The quotient rule was used when scoring the main round.
The canceled games all affected the EC Peiting, which had to be quarantined three times during the season, but is ready to play again in time for the pre-play-offs. The Selber Wölfe and EV Füssen are the two clubs that have managed without quarantine in the competition season so far (preparation and main round). Main round champions Oberliga Süd As in the 2019/2020 season, the Eisbären Regensburg became.
Statistics for the main round of the Oberliga Süd:
Player stats
Top scorer: Nick Miglio (Self Wolves) – 35 goals
Top scorer: Nick Miglio (Self Wolves) – 67 points
Top assist provider: Nikola Gajovsky (Eisbären Regensburg) – 38 assists
Points per game: Thomas Greilinger (Deggendorfer SC) – 1,95
Most penalty minutes: Tobias Wedl (Landsberg River Kings) – 79 penalty minutes
Best defender: Linus Svedlund (ECDC Memmingen) – 44 points
Goalkeeper statistics
Most wins: Peter Holmgren (Eisbären Regensburg) – 18 wins (1 loss)
Benjamin Dirksen (Höchstadter EC) – 19 wins (12 defeats)
Fewest goals conceded per game: Florian Mnich (Selber Wölfe) – 1,56
Excellent Fangquote: Florian Mnich – 94,7 percent
Team stats
Power play: Eisbären Regensburg – 26,2 percent, EC Peiting – 25,7, Selber Wolves – 24,1
Outnumbered: Deggendorfer SC – 85 percent, Selber Wölfe – 84,9, EC Peiting - 83,8
Fairest team: EC Peiting – 8,7 penalty minutes/game
Most wins: Eisbären Regensburg – 27
Most goals: Starbulls Rosenheim – 161 goals
Fewest goals conceded: Selber Wolves – 81 goals conceded
All numbers for the main round Oberliga Süd Is there ... here: https://www.gamepitch.de/deb/oberliga/oberliga-sued/
This is how the playoffs will be...
After the qualifying round for the teams in places seven to ten, the play-offs will then be played in “best-of-five” mode from the quarter-finals onwards. The quarterfinals are scheduled to begin on March 23rd. The play-off semi-finals start on April 3rd Oberliga Süd and from April 16th the champion will be the Oberliga Süd wanted, which will be determined by April 25th at the latest.
The following will meet in the pre-play-offs (March 19th and 21st):
Blue Devils Weiden (10.) – EC Peiting (7th) First leg score: 0:5
ECDC Memmingen Indians (9.) – EV Lindau Islanders (8th)
In the Blue Devils Weiden A positive case was detected during the required PCR entry test for the play-offs. The first leg against EC Peiting is therefore omitted and is scored 5:0 for Peiting. It is currently unclear whether the second leg can take place on Sunday in Peiting.
The following have already qualified for the play-off quarter-finals (from March 23rd):
Eisbären Regensburg, Selber Wolves, Starbulls Rosenheim, Höchstadter EC, SC Riessersee, Deggendorfer SC
What happens if …
Scenarios Quarantine requirement: If a team is subject to a quarantine requirement before the start of a play-off series (up to a maximum of 30 hours before the opening faceoff) and does not demonstrate a minimum strength (9+1) by the above-mentioned deadline, the team will be eliminated in advance of the series.
before the start of the pre-playoffs ...
... the next-placed team (11th place in the table) replaces this team and does not receive home rights under any circumstances.
before the start of the quarterfinals:
... the better placed team in the main round, which was eliminated in the pre-playoffs, replaces this team and under no circumstances receives home advantage.
before the start of the semi-finals...
... the better placed team in the main round, which was eliminated in the quarter-finals, replaces this team and under no circumstances receives home advantage.
before the start of the (season) finale...
... the better placed team in the main round, which was eliminated in the semi-finals, replaces this team and under no circumstances receives home advantage.
before the start of the league final...
...in this case, the requirements for participation in the Oberliga final must be observed.
Scenarios during a playoff series:
If the test result is positive (rapid test or PCR)…
... and as a result of both teams being eliminated from a series (quarter-finals or semi-finals): In this case, the team eliminated in this round, which is better placed in the final table of the main round, will subsequently receive the starting place of the pairing that was eliminated. Under no circumstances will they receive home rights in the following round.
... and as a result, both teams from the North and South final series are eliminated: In this case, the team eliminated in the semi-finals, which is better placed in the final table of the main round, receives the title “German Oberliga Süd/North champions 2020/2021" and is qualified for the Oberliga final provided it meets the requirements.
... and as a result of both teams being eliminated in the final series of the Oberliga championship: In this case, the losers from the North and South final series are compared with each other. The team that is better placed in the final table of the respective season and meets the requirements for promotion will receive participation in the Oberliga final.
In principle, the champions qualify for the big league final Oberliga Nord and the master Oberliga Süd. But there are exceptions.
In the event that the champion of the North or South relay meets the requirements (see Implementing provisions 6.1.) is not fulfilled, the finalist losing in the relay moves up. In the event that the losing finalist of the North or South relay also meets the requirements 6.1. not fulfilled, the initial constellation remains - master Oberliga Nord Master against master Oberliga Süd. If both relay champions fulfill the requirements 6.1. If not, there will be an additional promotion final between the losing season finalists.