Eishockey-Bundesliga

Eishockey-Bundesliga
Most recent season or competition:
1993–94 ice hockey Bundesliga season
FormerlyOberliga (1948–58)
SportIce hockey
Founded1958
First season1958–59
Ceased1994
CountryGermany Germany
Most titlesEV Füssen (9) Düsseldorfer EG (7) Kölner Haie (6)
Relegation to2nd Bundesliga
Related
competitions
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
2nd Bundesliga

The Eishockey-Bundesliga ("Federal Ice Hockey League") was formed in 1958 as the elite hockey competition in the Federal Republic of Germany, replacing the Oberliga in this position.[1] From the 1994–95 season, it was in turn replaced by the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, which now also carries the name 1st Bundesliga in its logo. The DEL, originally administered by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation, became an independent league in 1997.[2]

With the German reunion, the Bundesliga became a truly nationwide league, initially including two teams from the former East Germany.

  1. ^ Klein, p. 12
  2. ^ Die Geschichte des Eishockey Archived 2012-01-01 at the Wayback Machine (in German) DEB website - History of German ice hockey, accessed: 18 December 2011