Bavarian ice hockey leagues

The Bayern League is the highest Amateur Hockey League in Bavaria. Currently 16 teams play for the title " Bayerischer Meister " and promotion to the Oberliga. Host is the Bavarian Ice Sports Federation ( BEV). Bavarian Hockey League ( BEL) is a term that is used in addition since 2003 at the suggestion of fans unofficially. Across Germany, the Bavarian League is currently the fourth highest league. Substructure of the Bavarian League is the national league.

2014/15 season

For the 2014/15 season, the reduction from 16 to 14 teams is provided

2013/14 season

• ESV Buchloe
• ESC Villages
• Wanderers Germering
• Höchstadter EC
• EV Lindau
• ECDC Memmingen
• TEV Miesbach
• EV Moosburg
• EHC 80 Nürnberg
• TSV Peißenberg
• EC Oberpfaffenhofen
• ERC Sonthofen
• EHC Waldkraiburg
• ESC Haßfurt ( climber )
• EHC Stiftland Mitterteich ( climber )
• ERC rain ( substitutes )

Game Mode

In contrast to the 2012/13 season, the 2013/14 season starts again with 16 teams, as

• EHC Bayreuth ascended into the league;
• TSV Erding again participate despite sporting descent to the big leagues;
• EHC Waldkraiburg participates despite sporting descent in the national league again in the league
• ERC rain in addition to the climbers Haßfurt and Mitterteich from the national league nachrückte.

16 teams started a single round ( round-trip game), giving a total of 30 game days ergabt .. Then play the best eight teams in an intermediate round, divided into two groups of four teams, the semi-finalists for the championship playoffs. This play by the end of the second round in the semifinals each of the two top finishers crossed, ie, the first Group A plays the second of the group B and vice versa. The semi-finals will be played in best-of -three mode. The two finalists will carry out the final of the Bavarian Championship in Best of Five mode. The master can apply South West for the ascent Games Oberliga 2014/15 against the master of the Regional. The two losing teams determine the 3rd place match in the best of three mode the third-ranked. In the case of non- application or non- licensing of the Master, the runner-up for the ascent games may apply.

The teams ranked 9-16 also play in two groups of four teams an intermediate round. While the respective group last descended sporty in the national league, play the two penultimate in Playoff Mode " Best of Five" the final rankings 13 and 14.

Reduction of Bavaria League from 2014/15

As provided in the DV, the Bavarian league should be reduced to 14 teams from the 2014/15 season. Due to the constellation

• Maximialer sporting ascent of a team in the Oberliga Süd 2014/15 ( point 2.1.5 DV BEV, Section 5.2 DV DEB)
• Possible decline of up to two teams from the Oberliga Süd 2013/14 ( point 4.2.3 and 4.3 DV DEB)
• Possible rise by a team from the National Football League ( point 2.2.3 DV BEV)

In addition to the two athletic teams descend more sporty from the Bavarian League 2013/14 descending teams.

Earlier modes

In the 2012/13 season Bayern league with 15 teams instead of 16 was started. After the withdrawal of the team of ESV Königsbrunn in December 2012, 14 teams played the round ends. Then the first 10 teams played in two groups of five teams to a second round. The top two in both groups then played from the championship playoffs. The last four teams after the first round played out of the relegation round, after the last- placed team relegated sporty addition to the retracted Teams ESV King Brunn in the national league.

Since 2003/ 04 the Bavarian league starts single track with 16 teams. Previously, the league was two years into a set East and West with a group of eight teams. Contrary to public perception, the Bavarian League, however, was seen in the longer term is not increased, but decreased. Although there were 1999/2000 league with only 14 teams, early to mid -1990s, however, took up to 21 teams, divided into two groups on the Bayern league. The modes alternated depending on the size of the league from again. Since 2003, the mode for the most part is consistent. From 2003 /04 to 2007/ 08, the first eight teams played after the season Play - Offs in the best-of -three mode. Since 2008 /09, as described, an additional elimination round in between.

Also with regards to promotion and relegation there was, mainly because of strong structural fluctuations in höherklassigeren leagues, constantly changes especially in the number of up- or relegated. So it happened that in the seasons 2007/ 08 and 2008/ 09 all rise legitimate teams refused a promotion to the Oberliga. Due in part to its own structures - for example, because the matches in the professional sector did not appear feasible - but also because of the undursichtigen structures and fluctuations in organized by the ESBG professional area. The different league substitutes strengths and regulations also meant that there were between 2004/ 05 ( Höchstadter EC) and 2008/ 09 ( TEV Miesbach ) not relegated from the Oberliga Bayern in the league led.

For the 2008/09 season, the two- point system was replaced by the three- point system.

For the season 2010/ 11, the previously valid 2-man referee system were replaced for the holding of the Games through the three -man referee system.

For the 2011/12 season the relegation playoffs from the " Best of Three" mode has been changed to " Best of Five".

For the season 2012/ 13 was for teams that take part in a relegation round and then do not want to move up back in the league after a sporty descent, introduced that they must have submitted a written statement to the beginning of the relegation round. For other teams that descended, the relevant statement must be submitted no later than 10 days after the end of the round.

Master of the Bavarian League

For the Bavarian champion before 1976 see hockey national league Bavaria.

1976 - EV Pegnitz 1977 - King TSV Brunn 1978 - TSV Farchant 1979 - EA Schongau 1980 - SV Bayreuth 1981 - SC Reichersbeuern 1982 - ERSC Amberg 1983 - ESV Burgau 1984 - EV Dingolfing 1985 - EC Hedos Munich 1986 - EV Bad Wörishofen 1987 - EV Pegnitz 1988 - VfL Waldkraiburg 1989 - EHC Bad Reichenhall 1990 - ERV Schweinfurt 1991 - EV Bad Wörishofen 1992 - ETC Crimmitschau 1993 - EC Oberpfaffenhofen 1994 - ESC Villages 1995 - Wanderers Germering 1996 - ESC Villages 1997 - ESV Bayreuth 1998 - ESC Munich 1999 - EHC Memmingen 2000 - Augsburger EV 2001 - Höchstadter EC 2002 - EA Schongau 2003 - HC Munich 98 2004 - Star Bulls Rosenheim 2005 - EV Landsberg 2000 2006 - Höchstadter EC 2007 - EHF Passau Black Hawks 2008 - EHC Waldkraiburg 2009 - ERV Schweinfurt 2010 - TEV Miesbach 2011 - ERC Sonthofen 2012 - ERV Schweinfurt 2013 - EHC Bayreuth 2014 - ERC Sonthofen Natural ice Bayern League

In the 1980 years of BEV organized for clubs that had only a natural ice - stadium, the natural ice Bavarian League. In the regular Bayern League, referred to as artificial ice -Bayern League, an art ice rink was mandatory. A climb from the natural ice Bayern League in the leagues of DEB was not possible. At times, there was also a natural ice - division as a substructure of the Bavarian League.

1975/76 ESV Untertürkheim 1977/78 TV Lindenberg 1978/79 SC Reichersbeuern 1979/80 ESV Bayersoien 1980/81 SV apple village 1984/85 ESV Bayersoien 1985/86 SC Gaißach 1986/87 MTV Unterdießen Eternal Table of BEL (2003-2014)

( The points for the seasons 2003-2008 are translated using the 3- point rule )