German DEL

Season Description
The 2025–26 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 32nd season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. It started on 9 September 2025 and ended on 3 May 2026.

Eisbären Berlin were the two-time defending champions and defeated Adler Mannheim in the final to win their third straight and 12th overall title.

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

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