2000-01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
| 2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season | |
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| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| 2000–01 | |
| Season champions | Adler Mannheim |
The 2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 7th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). The Adler Mannheim won the DEL Championship the fourth time in 5 seasons, extending their dominance in German ice hockey. It was also the fifth time in their history they held the German Champion title.
A change was brought to the format of play. The first 8 placed teams in the regular season would go into playoffs, while the season would end for the other teams. There would be no relegation.
All teams played each other 4 times, for a total of 60 rounds. The first 8 placed teams qualified for the playoffs.
The playoffs were played in a best-of-five format.
Quarterfinals started March 23, 2001.
Semifinals started April 3.
The DEL finals started on April 14 with a homegame for Adler Mannheim who had a better regular season standing.
The Adler Mannheim extended their dominance by winning the DEL Championship for the 4th time.
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