The schedule for the upcoming 2026/2027 Oberliga season has been finalized. In total 26 teams will compete in both seasons – of which 14 in the South and twelve in the north. During the game mode in the Oberliga Süd If nothing changes, the north will also return to its familiar structures.
The season starts with two opening matches.
The Oberliga Nord starts with the opening match between the EHC Neuwied and the Foxes Duisburg The new season starts on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. It also begins a day later for the Oberliga Süd the 2026/2027 season. The ESV Kaufbeuren will receive the following on Thursday, September 17, 2026 Tölzer LöwenThe remaining matches of the first matchday will be played on Friday, September 18, 2026.
The complete Oberliga match schedules will be available soon at:
Oberliga Süd: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/oberliga-sued/
Oberliga Nord: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/oberliga-nord/
Während des Deutschland Cup During the 2026 tournament, which will be held in Düsseldorf in the first week of November, play will be suspended.
Oberliga Süd: with three newcomers into the season
The Oberliga Süd will again be subject to 14 clubs together. In the south, it is important to deal with the ESV Kaufbeuren, the Heilbronn Ice Hockey Club Falcons and the HC Tigers We are pleased to welcome three new teams. A classic double round-robin format will be played, with two home and two away games each, resulting in a total of 52 match days to be completed. The team relegated from the DEL2, which ESV KaufbeurenThe season will open with a game against the Tölz Lions. The HC Tigers will face the Selb Wolves at home on the first matchday. The Heilbronn Ice Hockey Club Falcons will play against last year's finalist, Deggendorf SC.
The regular season ends on February 21, 2027. The teams finishing seventh through tenth will then compete in the pre-playoffs. These will be played from February 26 to March 2 in a best-of-three format.
Oberliga Nord: Return to familiar structures
The Oberliga Nord will resume after a season with a reduced number of clubs twelve teams compete. This means that the intermediate round can be dispensed with. The main round will be a double round with 44 match days The tournament will be held. Following this, as in the South, the pre-playoffs for the seventh to tenth place finishers in the regular season will be played in a best-of-three format.
After an absence of around ten years, the EHC Neuwied again part of the Oberliga Nord The Neuwied team will open the season in the north. They will arrive on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Füchse Duisburg visiting. Last year's semi-finalists Hannover Scorpions They will play their opening match against the Herford Ice Dragons; Tilburg Trappers They will also play away against the Herner EV Miners.
Playoffs start in March 2027
From the round of 16 onwards, North and South will meet in a interlocking playoff structure each other:
- round of XNUMX (Best-of-five): March 5 to 14, 2027
- Quarterfinals (Best-of-seven): March 16 to March 29, 2027
- semifinals (Best-of-seven): March 31 to April 13, 2027
- Final (Best-of-seven): April 16 to April 30, 2027
The master of DEBThe Oberliga (fifth tier) will be determined no later than Friday, April 30, 2027.