The Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) announces that the Deutschland Cup 2026 in Düsseldorf will be held. The 37th edition of the traditional tournament will take place from November 5th to 8th, 2026 at the PSD BANK DOME Instead, four nations, including the German men's national team, will compete for the coveted title.
The Deutschland Cup It has become a fixture on the international ice hockey calendar and offers the national team an important benchmark. For the Fans The tournament offers the opportunity to experience top-class ice hockey up close and to cheer on the national team.
The PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf With its modern infrastructure and capacity of up to 13.000 visitors, it offers ideal conditions for an international tournament and makes it possible to present top-level ice hockey to even more fans. Deutschland Cup It will take place in Düsseldorf for the first time. A few months later – in May 2027 – Düsseldorf will be a host city for the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Germany 2027.
Information on the schedule of the Deutschland Cup Details regarding the start of ticket sales for 2026 will be announced later this month.
New perspectives for the women's and men's national teams
To three extremely successful years the parallel staging with the men in Landshut The women's team will not be at the 2026 Deutschland Cup compete. The reason for this is the decision by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to hold the Women's World Championships in November at least until 2032. DEB welcomes this new one, prominent World Cup placement explicitly in the annual calendar, even if this means that another joint staging of the Deutschland Cup with the men, at least for the year 2026.
Burkhard Hintzsche, City Director of the state capital Düsseldorf“We are very pleased that the Deutschland Cup The 2026 tournament will be held at the PSD BANK DOME in Düsseldorf. Our city stands for great enthusiasm for sports and offers the best conditions to successfully present this long-standing tournament, which will certainly whet the appetite for the 2027 Ice Hockey World Championship. With the World Championship, which we are co-hosting with Mannheim, in mind, this is a strong indication of Düsseldorf's role as a leading sports city.”
“We deliberately chose Düsseldorf as the venue for the Deutschland Cup "We decided in 2026 – and are absolutely convinced by the arena and its infrastructure," he says. Frank H. Lutz, Chairman of the Board of the German Ice Hockey Federation"The city combines a passion for ice hockey with excellent infrastructure – and the timing couldn't be better. The Deutschland Cup 2026 will optimally prepare us for the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 2027, which will take place just six months later in Düsseldorf and Mannheim. We thank the city of Landshut, the EV Landshut, the Bavarian Ice Sports Association and all supporters for three outstanding years Deutschland Cup in Landshut. What we accomplished there together was truly extraordinary.”