The playoff quarter-finals in the top division of the German U20 Young Talent League (DNL) are complete. From Saturday, March 1, 2025, the battle for the U20 championship title will enter the hot phase. In addition to the already qualified teams in places one to four from the top division main round (Jungadler Mannheim, the Kölner Junghaie, the Eisbären Juniors Berlin, ERC Ingolstadt), the four other participants who qualified via the pre-playoffs have now been determined. The teams of the Dresdner Eislöwen Juniors, the EV Landshut, the Young Roosters and the Krefelder EV 81 can look forward to one of the remaining places in the playoff quarter-finals. This means that two teams from the top division and with the EV Landshut and the Dresdner Eislöwen Juniors, two teams from the first qualifying round. The pairings in the playoff quarter-finals will be determined based on the main round results - the series will be played in best-of-five mode. The winning teams will then move on to the playoff semi-finals starting on Saturday, March 1, 15.
opening matchday of the U20 DNL Playoffs
01.03.2025 | 17:00 p.m. | Jungadler Mannheim – Dresdner Eislöwen Juniors
01.03.2025 | 17:00 p.m. | Kölner Junghaie - EV Landshut
01.03.2025 | 16:00 p.m. | Eisbären Juniors Berlin – Young Roosters
01.03.2025 | 19:00 p.m. | ERC Ingolstadt – Krefelder EV 81
Further encounters can be found at: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u20-dnl/?divisionId=17137
play-downs
The play-downs also start on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The field of participants consists of the two losing teams from the pre-playoffs (SC Bietigheim-Bissingen, Schwenninger ERC) and the first and second placed teams from Finding B (ESV 03 Chemnitz, Deggendorfer SC). The series for participation in the top division of the 2025/2026 season will be played in best-of-five mode.
opening matchday play-downs
01.03.2025 | 16:45 p.m. | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen – ESV 03 Chemnitz
01.03.2025 | 16:00 p.m. | Schwenninger ERC – Deggendorfer SC
Further results and the schedule can be found at: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u20-dnl/
All games of the series will be broadcast live on RED+ transfer.