On Saturday, March 21, 2026, the decisive games for the championship in German women's ice hockey will begin. The playoff final of the current 2025/2026 season will be contested by the teams of Eisbären Berlin and the ECDC Memmingen IndiansThe series will be played in a "best-of-five" format.
Memmingen Indians qualify for the finals
The defending champions from Memmingen proved in the regular season that they are a force to be reckoned with again this year. With 64 points, a 21-point lead over second-place HK Budapest, the Indians finished the regular season as champions. In the playoff semifinals, the Swabian team faced the fourth-placed team. ERC IngolstadtThe ECDC team achieved a clean sweep in the best-of-five series, advancing directly to the final with three wins.
Final qualification of the Eisbären Berlin
The Eisbären Berlin After the regular season, they finished third in the standings with 34 points. In the playoff semi-finals, they faced the runners-up, HK Budapest. The hard-fought series went to four games. After Budapest initially took the lead in front of their home crowd, the BerlinThey then made sure nothing went wrong and secured three consecutive victories – which meant they reached the final.
Direct comparison in the 2025/2026 season
During the 24 games of the blossom-ic DFEL regular season, the two finalist teams faced each other six times. Memmingen emerged victorious in every single encounter. The Indians boast two of the top three scorers in their ranks: Theresa Knutson and Nara Elia. Franziska Feldmeier is ranked... BerlinThe top scorer is in sixth place. The goalie ranking also goes to Memmingen – with a FanWith a score of 97,1 to 90,9 percent, Chiara Schultes has the edge over Lilly-Ann Riesner.
Both teams have put on strong performances in their semifinal series, promising an exciting final for the German championship title of the 2025/2026 season. The trophy will be presented to the new German champions no earlier than Saturday, March 28th, and no later than Saturday, April 4th, 2026.
Playoff Finals: Opening Weekend
21.03.2026 I 19:00 PM I Eisbären Berlin ECDC Memmingen Indians
22.03.2026 I 13:00 PM I Eisbären Berlin ECDC Memmingen Indians
All match dates can be found at: https://deb-online.live/liga/damen/bundesliga/
All games of the playoff series are live on RED+ to see.