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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Ceased | 2013 |
| No. of teams | 13 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Last champion(s) | Bietigheim Steelers |
| Promotion to | DEL Eishockey-Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Oberliga |
| Related competitions | DEL DEL2 Oberliga Regionalliga |
| Official website | Official ESBG website |
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga was the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany until 2012/13 and has since been replaced by DEL2. Starting in 2002, the league was organized by the ESBG (de:Eishockeyspielbetriebsgesellschaft mbH), to which the league organization was outsourced from the DEB, the German ice hockey federation. In the 2012–13 season, it featured 13 teams.