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

Harz

Sande

Salzgitter

Adendorfer

Timmendorf

Hamburg

Bremen

Wunstorf

Schönheide

FASS

Chemnitz

Weißwasser

Eisbären

Niesky

Dresden

Ratigen

Neuwied

Lauterbach

Wiehl

Bergisch Gladbach

Dortmund

Neuss

Zweibrücken

Stuttgart

Hügelsheim

Heilbronn

Pforzheim

Mannheim

Bietigheim

Miesbach

Amberg

Schongau

Königsbrunn

Neu-Ulm

Peißenberg

Erding

Kempten

Buchloe

Geretsried

Schweinfurt

Dorfen

Waldkreiburg

Pegnitz

Pfaffenhofen

2022/23 German teams in Regionalliga

Bayernliga Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team	Location		Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined league
	City	State
Amberg Wild Lions	Amberg	Bavaria	Eishalle Amberg	3,000	1950	2020
Buchloe Pirates	Buchloe	Bavaria	Eissportverein Buchloe	2,000	1961	2008
Eispiraten Dorfen	Dorfen	Bavaria	Dr. Rudolf Stadion Dorfen	1,200	1967	1999
Erding Gladiators	Erding	Bavaria	Eissporthalle Erding	2,576	1978	2016
River Rats Geretsried	Geretsried	Bavaria	Heinz Schneider Eisstadion	3,000	2006	2015
Kempten Sharks	Kempten	Bavaria	Eisstadion Kempten	3,600	2007	2016
EHC Königsbrunn	Königsbrunn	Bavaria	Hydro-Tech Eisarena Königsbrunn	1,250	1951	2018
TEV Miesbach	Miesbach	Bavaria	Eissporthalle Miesbach	1,900	1928	2018
Pegnitz Ice Dogs	Pegnitz	Bavaria	Eisstadion Pegnitz	1,500	1950	2022
Peißenberg Miners	Peißenberg	Bavaria	Eissporthalle Peißenberg	3,050	1956	2004
Pfaffenhofen Eishogs	Pfaffenhofen	Bavaria	Eisstadion Pfaffenhofen	1,500	1970	1998
Schongau Mammuts	Schongau	Bavaria	Eisstadion Schongau	2,000	1863	2016
Schweinfurt Mighty Dogs	Schweinfurt	Bavaria	Icedome Schweinfurt	3,500	1994	2018
Devils Ulm/Neu-Ulm	Neu-Ulm	Bavaria	Eissporthalle Donaubad	3,000	1995	2020
EHC Waldkraiburg	Waldkraiburg	Bavaria	Eissporthalle Waldkraiburg	3,500	1991	2019

Regionalliga Nord Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team	Location		Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined league
	City	State
Adendorfer EC	Adendorf	Lower Saxony	Walter Maack Eisstadion Adendorf	2,400	1994	2014
Weserstars Bremen	Bremen	Bremen	Eissporthalle Paradice	1,900	2000	2013
Hamburger SV	Hamburg	Hamburg	Eisstadion Stellingen Hamburg	1,500	1968	2016
EC Harzer Falken	Braunlage	Lower Saxony	Eisstadion Braunlage	2,548	2012	2019
Salzgitter Icefighters	Salzgitter	Lower Saxony	Eissporthalle in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt	2,300	2009	2011
Sande Jadehaie	Sande	Lower Saxony	Eishalle Sande	1,200	2015	2018
Beach Devils Timmendorf	Timmendorfer Strand	Schleswig-Holstein	Strand-Arena	1,500	2018	2021
Wunstorf Lions	Wunstorf	Lower Saxony	Eisstadion Mellendorf	3,700	2016	2022

Regionalliga Ost Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team	Location		Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined league
	City	State
Eisbären Juniors Berlin	Berlin	Berlin	Wellblechpalast	4,695	1954	2019
FASS Berlin	Berlin	Berlin	Erika Heß Stadion Berlin	2,800	1962	2017
Chemnitz Crashers	Chemnitz	Saxony	Eissporthalle Küchwald Chemnitz	3,850	1914	2014
ESC Dresden 1b	Dresden	Saxony	JOYNEXT Arena	3,309	1909	2010
Tornado Niesky	Niesky	Saxony	Kunsteisstadion Niesky	1,800	1994	2015
Schönheider Wölfe	Schönheide	Saxony	Eissporthalle Schönheide	1,500	1936	2017
ES Weißwasser	Weißwasser	Saxony	Eisstadion Weißwasser	2,750	1991	2020

Regionalliga Südwest Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team	Location		Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined league
	City	State
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 1b	Bietigheim	Baden-Württemberg	Eisarena Ellental Bietigheim-Bissingen	2,662	1981	1999
Baden Rhinos Hügelsheim	Hügelsheim	Baden-Württemberg	Baden Airpark Eisarena Rheinmünster	1,200	1972	2011
Eisbären Heilbronn	Heilbronn	Baden-Württemberg	Knorr Arena	4,000	2006	2018
Mad Dogs Mannheim	Mannheim	Baden-Württemberg	SAP Arena 2	1,500	1972	2022
Pforzheim Bisons	Pforzheim	Baden-Württemberg	St. Maur Halle	1,600	1897	2020
Stuttgart Rebels	Stuttgart	Baden-Württemberg	Eiswelt Stuttgart	3,000	1997	2006
Zweibrücken Hornets	Zweibrücken	Rhineland-Palatinate	Peter Cunningham Memorial Ice Arena Zweibrücken	1,400	1987	1991

Regionalliga West Teams: 2022-23 Season
Team	Location		Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined league
	City	State
Bergisch Gladbach Realstars	Bergisch Gladbach	North Rhine-Westphalia	Lanxess Arena 2	504	2002	2021
Eisadler Dortmund	Dortmund	North Rhine-Westphalia	Eissportzentrum Westfalenhallen	5,000	2013	2021
Luchse Lauterbach	Lauterbach	Hesse	Eissport-Arena Lauterbach	1,000	2012	2022
Neusser EV	Neuss	North Rhine-Westphalia	Eissporthalle Neuss im Südpark	2,850	1973	2015
EHC Neuwied	Neuwied	Rhineland-Palatinate	Ice House Neuwied	1,380	2007	2016
Ratinger Ice Aliens	Ratingen	North Rhine-Westphalia	Eissporthalle am Sandbach Ratinger	3,800	1997	2015
Wiehl Penguins	Wiehl	North Rhine-Westphalia	Eissporthalle Wiehl	1,500	1976	2021

External links

• German Ice Hockey Federation