2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
| 2003-04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season | |
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| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Number of teams | 14 |
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| Season champions | Frankfurt Lions |
The 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 10th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). The Frankfurt Lions became German Champions, and the Wölfe Freiburg (English: Freiburg Wolves) were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga after a single season.
A visible change for the fans was the league corporate sponsorship by the German Yellow Pages (German: Gelbe Seiten) who signed a 3-year agreement, later extended ending 2009.
The regular season start was on September 4, 2003. The first 8 teams qualified for the playoffs, the last two are to go into playdowns, to determine which team will be relegated.
The two lastplaced teams Hannover Scorpions and Wölfe Freiburg played a Best-of-seven series play-down starting March 10, 2004.
The Wölfe Freiburg had to leave the DEL after only one season, returning to the 2. Bundesliga.
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