German DEL

Season Description
The 2026–27 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season will be the 33rd season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. It will start on 17 September 2026 and end on 30 April 2027.

Format
The teams will play a double round-robin for 52 games each. After the regular season, places one to six are qualified for the playoffs while place seven to ten will play in the pre-playoffs. The playoffs will be played in a best of seven mode. The last team from the regular season is relegated to DEL2.

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