The German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) will start the upcoming 2024/2025 season with six teams. For the first time, a team from Hungary will also take part in the competition. The five-time champion of the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL), the Kandai Magyar Hokiklub Budapest, will strengthen the DFEL for the coming season.
DFEL clubs of the 2024/2025 season
- ECDC Memmingen Indians
- EC Bergkamen Bears
- Eisbären Berlin
- ERC Ingolstadt
- Hokik Club Budapest
- Mad Dogs Mannheim
The new season will open on October 5/6, 2024 with three league matches. The other matches for the coming season have also already been confirmed. The season will be played in a double round as usual.
First matchday DFEL
5./ 6.10.2024 I ECDC Memmingen Indians Mad Dogs Mannheim
5./ 6.10.2024 I Eisbären Berlin ERC Ingolstadt
5./ 6.10.2024 I EC Berkamener Bären – Hokiklub Budapest
The last matchday of the DFEL main round is scheduled for the weekend of February 15/16, 2025, before the playoffs begin on February 22, 2025. As in previous years, these will be played in best-of-5 mode. The champions of the 2024/2025 season will then be determined by March 29, 2025 at the latest.
The entire schedule of the German Women’s Ice Hockey League can be viewed here: https://deb-online.live/liga/damen/bundesliga/
Development Coach Women Ronja Jenike: "We are delighted to welcome a strong new team to the DFEL with the Kandai Magyar Hokiklub Budapest. Women's ice hockey in Hungary has taken a big step forward in recent years, both in the club sector and in the national team. The competition from Budapest will be a good benchmark for the DFEL teams and will contribute positively to the sporting development of the German women's ice hockey league."