As part of the Admission procedure for the 2025/26 Oberliga season have the Heilbronner Falken (Oberliga Süd) has fulfilled all formal requirements within the time limit to DEB-Game Court on the decision of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) to call. The DEB had both the Heilbronner Falken as well as the Moskitos Essen (Oberliga Nord) refused admission to the coming season and this decision was communicated to both clubs on 10 July 2025.
The hearing of the facts of the Heilbronner Falken will take place next Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Munich. The decision of the DEB-The match court is expected to be finalized by Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
The Moskitos Essen have publicly announced that they will not initiate proceedings before the DEB-Game Court. The deadline for appealing to the DEB-Game Court runs until July 24, 2025.