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 to 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.
Current teams
Bayernliga Teams: 2022-23 SeasonTeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoined league City State Amberg Wild Lions Amberg Bavaria Eishalle Amberg3,000 1950 2020 Buchloe Pirates Buchloe Bavaria Eissportverein Buchloe2,000 1961 2008 Eispiraten Dorfen Dorfen Bavaria Dr. Rudolf Stadion Dorfen1,200 1967 1999 Erding Gladiators Erding Bavaria Eissporthalle Erding2,576 1978 2016 River Rats Geretsried Geretsried Bavaria Heinz Schneider Eisstadion3,000 2006 2015 Kempten Sharks Kempten Bavaria Eisstadion Kempten3,600 2007 2016 EHC Königsbrunn Königsbrunn Bavaria Hydro-Tech Eisarena Königsbrunn1,250 1951 2018 TEV Miesbach Miesbach Bavaria Eissporthalle Miesbach1,900 1928 2018 Pegnitz Ice Dogs Pegnitz Bavaria Eisstadion Pegnitz1,500 1950 2022 Peißenberg Miners Peißenberg Bavaria Eissporthalle Peißenberg3,050 1956 2004 Pfaffenhofen Eishogs Pfaffenhofen Bavaria Eisstadion Pfaffenhofen1,500 1970 1998 Schongau Mammuts Schongau Bavaria Eisstadion Schongau2,000 1863 2016 Schweinfurt Mighty Dogs Schweinfurt Bavaria Icedome Schweinfurt3,500 1994 2018 Devils Ulm/Neu-Ulm Neu-Ulm Bavaria Eissporthalle Donaubad3,000 1995 2020 EHC Waldkraiburg Waldkraiburg Bavaria Eissporthalle Waldkraiburg3,500 1991 2019
Regionalliga Nord Teams: 2022-23 SeasonTeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoined league City State Adendorfer EC Adendorf Lower Saxony Walter Maack Eisstadion Adendorf2,400 1994 2014 Weserstars Bremen Bremen Bremen Eissporthalle Paradice1,900 2000 2013 Hamburger SV Hamburg Hamburg Eisstadion Stellingen Hamburg1,500 1968 2016 EC Harzer Falken Braunlage Lower Saxony Eisstadion Braunlage2,548 2012 2019 Salzgitter Icefighters Salzgitter Lower Saxony Eissporthalle in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt2,300 2009 2011 Sande Jadehaie Sande Lower Saxony Eishalle Sande1,200 2015 2018 Beach Devils Timmendorf Timmendorfer Strand Schleswig-Holstein Eissport- und Tennis Centrum Timmendorfer Strand999 2018 2021 Wunstorf Lions Wunstorf Lower Saxony Eisstadion Mellendorf3,700 2016 2022
Regionalliga Ost Teams: 2022-23 SeasonTeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoined league City State Eisbären Juniors Berlin Berlin Berlin Wellblechpalast4,695 1954 2019 FASS Berlin Berlin Berlin Erika-Heß-Eisstadion2,800 1962 2017 Chemnitz Crashers Chemnitz Saxony Eissporthalle Küchwald Chemnitz3,850 1914 2014 ESC Dresden 1b Dresden Saxony Joynext Arena3,309 1909 2010 Tornado Niesky Niesky Saxony Kunsteisstadion Niesky1,800 1994 2015 Schönheider Wölfe Schönheide Saxony Eissporthalle Schönheide1,500 1936 2017 ES Weißwasser Weißwasser Saxony Eisstadion Weißwasser2,750 1991 2020
Regionalliga Südwest Teams: 2022-23 SeasonTeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoined league City State SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b Bietigheim-Bissingen Baden-Württemberg Eisarena Ellental2,662 1981 1999 Baden Rhinos Hügelsheim Hügelsheim Baden-Württemberg Baden Airpark Eisarena Rheinmünster1,200 1972 2011 Eisbären Heilbronn Heilbronn Baden-Württemberg Knorr Arena4,000 2006 2018 Mad Dogs Mannheim Mannheim Baden-Württemberg SAP Arena 21,500 1972 2022 Pforzheim Bisons Pforzheim Baden-Württemberg St. Maur Halle1,600 1897 2020 Stuttgart Rebels Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg Eiswelt Stuttgart3,000 1997 2006 Zweibrücken Hornets Zweibrücken Rhineland-Palatinate Peter Cunningham Memorial Ice Arena Zweibrücken1,400 1987 1991
Regionalliga West Teams: 2022-23 SeasonTeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoined league City State Bergisch Gladbach Realstars Bergisch Gladbach North Rhine-Westphalia Lanxess Arena 2504 2002 2021 Eisadler Dortmund Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia Eissportzentrum Westfalenhallen5,000 2013 2021 Luchse Lauterbach Lauterbach Hesse Eissport-Arena Lauterbach1,000 2012 2022 Neusser EV Neuss North Rhine-Westphalia Eissporthalle Neuss im Südpark2,850 1973 2015 EHC Neuwied Neuwied Rhineland-Palatinate Ice House Neuwied1,380 2007 2016 Ratinger Ice Aliens Ratingen North Rhine-Westphalia Eissporthalle am Sandbach Ratinger3,800 1997 2015 Wiehl Penguins Wiehl North Rhine-Westphalia Eissporthalle Wiehl1,500 1976 2021
External links German Ice Hockey Federation