The schedule for the upcoming Oberliga season A total of 25 teams will compete in the two seasons, which will then, as usual, compete for the champion of the Ice Hockey Oberliga in the playoffs. While the format in the Oberliga Süd remains unchanged, there is Oberliga Nord a new feature in the main round.
The Oberliga schedules can be viewed here:
Oberliga Nord: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/oberliga-nord/
Oberliga Süd: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/oberliga-sued/
Während des Deutschland Cup 2025 in Landshut in the first week of November, game operations will be suspended.
Oberliga Süd: 14 teams, 52 matchdays, strong start
With the Selber Wolves and the Erding Gladiators, the Oberliga Süd The 14-team series will consist of a classic double-round robin with two home and two away games, spanning 52 matchdays. The season begins on Friday, September 19, 2025. The official opening match of the Oberliga will take place one day earlier: ECDC Memmingen will host newly promoted Erding on September 18 – a Bavarian derby to kick things off. The main round ends on February 27, 2026, followed by the Oberliga South pre-playoffs from March 1 to 6.
Oberliga Nord: New structure with intermediate round
The Oberliga Nord Eleven teams will compete. The main round will also begin on September 19, 2025, but with 44 matchdays until January 30, 2026. After that, there will be a new intermediate round with two groups:
Group 1 (places 1 – 5): Single round, all five teams are qualified for the playoffs and fight for home advantage.
Group 2 (places 6 – 11): Single round, the top three secure the remaining playoff spots.
This structure eliminates the pre-playoffs in the North.
A highlight worth mentioning in the Oberliga Nord: On October 25, 2025, the Saale Bulls Halle will celebrate the opening of their new home stadium – with a top game against the Hannover Indians.
Playoffs start in March 2026: Title race promises high tension
From the round of 16 onwards, North and South will meet in a interlocking playoff structure each other:
- Round of 8 (best-of-five): March 17-2026, XNUMX
- Quarterfinals (best-of-seven): March 20 to April 2, 2026
- Semifinals (best-of-seven): April 4 to 17, 2026
- Final (best-of-seven): April 19 to May 3, 2026
The champion of the Oberliga will be decided by Sunday, May 3, 2026 at the latest.
Jonas Schwarzfischer, Head of gaming operations in the DEB: "After the approval process has been completed, it was important for us to present a schedule promptly and to increase the anticipation for the new season in the Oberliga. We are convinced that Oberliga Nord We're pleased to have found an attractive and exciting format with the eleven participating teams to determine the playoff participants. We're expecting another balanced and exciting Oberliga season with many emotional duels and traditional rivalries, in which the team with the strongest playoff form will ultimately prevail."