Austria women's ice hockey Bundesliga

Founded in 1998, the league uses a format of home and away matches. In the 2004–05 season, the best Austrian teams additionally also competed in the international Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL). From the following season onward, the top teams only played in the EWHL, making the Bundesliga in a sense the second-level league of Austrian Women's ice hockey. As a result, the title of Austrian champion is decided in a separate tournament titled {{lang|de|Staatsmeisterschaft}} (National Championship), featuring the three teams that play in the EWHL and the top DEBL team. Exceptions were the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons where EWHL clubs were the only competing teams. Since 2008, following the example of the men's Austrian Hockey League, the DEBL has also featured teams from Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, and Turkey.Life the Dream, Kiira Dosdall and the Vienna Sabres Capture Gold, http://www.womenshockeylife.com/blogs_view_dsp.cfm?BlogId=266&CatId=6 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312231914/http://www.womenshockeylife.com/blogs_view_dsp.cfm?BlogId=266&CatId=6 |date=2012-03-12 }} , April 12, 2011.

; 2017–18 season

The nine teams of the DEBL are assembled into one division. The teams play each other three times a year.

The top DEBL team qualifies for the {{Lang|de|Staatsmeisterschaft}} where it meets the three Austrian teams from the EWHL. The tournament uses a home- and away-game format. The two top teams contest the final, using a best-of-three format. The better-placed team has the right to contest the first game in its home ground. The other two teams contest the third-place play-off, also using a best-of-three format.{{in lang|de}} [http://www.dameneishockey.org/default.aspx?SIId=371 "Staatsmeisterschaft – Austragungsmodus"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320195306/http://www.dameneishockey.org/default.aspx?SIId=371 |date=March 20, 2012 }} (description of championship format), ÖEHV Women"s Ice Hockey website

Austria

• EC Grazer Eishexen (Graz), 2001–2004
• EC Kitzbühel (Kitzbühel), 2012–13
• SpG Kitzbühel/Kufstein (Kitzbühel), 2015–2022
• EHC Kundl Crocodiles (Kundl), 2002–2004
• KSV Neuberg Highlanders (Neuberg an der Mürz), 2005–2013 & 2019–2021
• DEHC Red Angels Innsbruck (Innsbruck), 1998–2010
• EHV Sabres (Vienna), 1999–2005
• EHV Sabres II (Vienna), 2006–07 & 2010–2016
• EC The Ravens Salzburg (Salzburg), 2002–2005
• EHC Wildcats St. Johann (St. Johann in Tirol), 1998–2002
• WE-V Flyers II (Vienna), 2005–2008
• SpG WE-V Flyers/KSV Neuberg Highlanders, 2016–2019

Croatia

• Grič Zagreb (Zagreb), 2012–2019

Hungary

• Angels Dunaújváros (Dunaújváros), 2023–24
• Hokiklub Budapest II (Budapest), 2015–2023
• KMH Budapest II, 2015–2022
• KSI SE Budapest (Budapest), 2021–2023
• Óbudai Hockey Academy (Budapest), 2017–18

Slovenia

• HDK Maribor (Maribor), 2011–2015
• HK Celje (Celje), 2009–2011
• HK Triglav (Kranj), 2008–2014
• Slovenia Select (Ljubljana), 2022–23
• SpG Triglav/Olimpija, 2015–16

Turkey

• Turkey women's national team, 2011–12

In 2004, due to the increasing number of teams, a second division titled DEBL II was created. There was no match play in this league in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons.

The team that finishes at the bottom of the DEBL league table at the end of the season meets the top team of the DEBL II over a best-of-three series. The winner of that contest then plays in the DEBL during the next season, while the loser is relegated to the second DEBL.{{in lang|de}} [http://www.dameneishockey.org/default.aspx?SIId=274 "DEBL II – Austragungsmodus"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320195326/http://www.dameneishockey.org/default.aspx?SIId=274 |date=March 20, 2012 }} (description of 2nd league format), ÖEHV Women"s Ice Hockey website

; Teams for 2017–18 season

• {{flagicon|AUT}} DEC Dragons Klagenfurt
• {{flagicon|AUT}} EHC Lustenau
• {{flagicon|AUT}} EHV Sabres II
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Angels Innsbruck
• {{flagicon|AUT}} SPG Salzburg/Linz

• Austria women's national ice hockey team
• European Women's Hockey League (EWHL)
• DEC Salzburg Eagles

This article incorporates information from the existing French Wikipedia article at :fr:Championnat d'Autriche féminin de hockey sur glace and the existing German Wikipedia article at :de:Dameneishockey-Bundesliga.

{{reflist}}

• {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
• {{in lang|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723124843/http://www.eishockey.at/damen.html Women's ice hockey page on ÖEHV website]
• {{in lang|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110419204902/http://www.eishockey.org/default.aspx?SIId=206 Austria women's ice hockey on www.eishockey.org]
• {{in lang|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20101221231850/http://www.ewhl.com/ EWHL website]
• {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/Autfem2000.htm Austria women's ice hockey pages in hockey365]

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