Sport Ice hockey Country Germany Date founded 1961 | No. of teams 48 Number of teams 48 | |
Most recent
champion(s) EHC Wolfsburg (North)
Herner EV (West)
ESC Dresden 1b (East)
EHC Eisbären Heilbronn (Southwest)
EHC Bayreuth (Bayern) | ||
The Regionalliga is the fourth level of ice hockey in Germany. It was founded in 1961 as the Gruppenliga, and was renamed the Regionalliga for the 1965-66 season. From 1961-1973, it operated as the third level of German ice hockey, before being dropped to the fourth level for the 1974-75 season. For 2013-14, there were five regions of the league, the Regionalliga West, Regionalliga Nord, Regionalliga Ost, Regionalliga Südwest, and the Bayernliga.
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