Current season, competition or edition: 2023-24 DEL2 season | |
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| Formerly | 2nd Bundesliga |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2013 |
| CEO | René Rudorisch |
| Administrator | DEB |
| Motto | "Carried by passion, at home in ice hockey" [1] |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Germany |
| Most recent champion(s) | Ravensburg Towerstars (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Bietigheim Steelers (3 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Sprade TV eoTV |
| Level on pyramid | Level 2 |
| Promotion to | DEL (2020–21 onward) |
| Relegation to | Oberliga |
| Official website | del-2.org |
DEL2 (also known as Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 or DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and ahead of the Oberliga. Founded in 2013 to replace the defunct 2nd Bundesliga, DEL2 is administered by ESBG, under licence from DEB.
- ^ "DEL2 startet mit neuem Claim: Von Herzblut getragen. Im Eishockey zuhause" (in German). www.eishockeynews.de. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-24.