The matches in the evaluation groups of the U17 Division 1 North and U17 Division 1 South have been completed. This means that the participating clubs in the championship round and the qualification rounds have been determined. The schedule for the U17 championship round has already been finalized, and the qualified teams will play their first matches on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The schedules for the qualification rounds will be published in the middle of next week.
championship round
The best teams from the U17 divisions meet in the championship round.
The teams finishing first through sixth in the North Evaluation Group, as well as the teams finishing first through fourth in the two South Division Groups, will have the best starting positions for the playoffs. The Jungadler Mannheim, who won the German championship last season, are particularly in focus. The Jungadler have also been in strong form this season, suffering only three losses, one of which came in overtime.
The EV Landshut, who scored points in every game in the preliminary round and suffered only one overtime loss. This makes both teams among the favorites in the new championship round.
The participating teams in the championship round are:
- Düsseldorfer EG
- Kölner Junghaie
- Krefelder EV
- ESC Dresden
- Eisbären Juniors Berlin
- Iserlohn EC
- Starbulls Rosenheim
- EV Landshut
- ERC Ingolstadt
- ESV Kaufbeuren
- Young Eagle Mannheim
- Schwenninger ERC
- EHC 80 Nürnberg
- Augsburg EV
The first matchday of the championship round on Saturday, October 25, 2025, will feature the following matches:
- EV Landshut – Augsburger EV
- Krefeld EV – Iserlohner EC
- Düsseldorfer EG ESV Kaufbeuren
- Eisbären Juniors Berlin EHC 80 Nürnberg
- ESC Dresden – Schwenningen ERC
The complete schedule is available at the following link:
https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u17/?divisionId=16900
qualifying round north
In the North Qualifying Round, the seventh and eighth-placed teams in Division 1 and all teams in Division 2 North will meet.
The participating teams are:
- ETC Crimmitschau
- EHC GA Wolfsburg
- Löwen Frankfurt
- ES white water
- Ice hockey youth Kassel
- ESC Eagles Essen – West
- SCC Eagle Berlin
- EV Duisburg
- Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim
- EHC Erfurt
- ESV 03 Chemnitz
The corresponding schedule will be available here soon:
https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u17/?divisionId=16901 (online from October 29.10.2025, XNUMX)
qualifying round south
In the South Qualifying Round, the teams ranked fifth and sixth in both Division 1 groups (Group 1 and Group 2) and all teams from Division 2 South will meet.
The participating teams are:
- SC Bietigheim-Bissingen
- EV Füssen
- EHC Freiburg
- Deggendorfer SC
- SC Riessersee
- EV Ravensburg
- Young polar bears Regensburg
- HC Landsberg Riverkings
- EC Bad Tölz
- Mannheim ERC
- EC Peiting
- Rookie Bulls Munich
The schedule will be available here soon:
https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/u17/?divisionId=16902 (online from October 29.10.2025, XNUMX)
playoffs for the championship
After the championship round, the teams ranked first to fourth qualify directly for the playoff quarter-finals and will compete for the 2025/2026 German U17 championship title.
The teams ranked fifth through twelfth will compete in the pre-playoffs (best-of-3). The winners of these series will then face the four directly qualified teams from the championship round in the quarterfinals.
Relegation
In the Relegation North, the last placed team of the qualification round North, the first placed team of the highest EHV NRW youth league, as well as the winners of the Youth NDM and the Youth ODM play in a single round for a place in the U17 Division 2 North for the 2026/2027 season.
In the Relegation South, the last placed team of the qualification round South and the first placed team of the highest youthBayernliga will also compete against each other in a single round to determine the last available spot in the U17 Division 2 South for the coming season.