German women's ice hockey Bundesliga
Current season, competition or edition: 2017–18 DFEL season
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Most recent champion(s) |
ESC Planegg-Würmtal (7th) |
| Most titles | ESC Planegg-Würmtal (7) |
| Related competitions |
DEL DEL2 Oberliga Regionalliga |
| Official website | www.damen-eishockey.de |
The German women's ice hockey Bundesliga (German: Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Liga (DFEL), or Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga) is Germany's top league in Women's ice hockey. It is organized by the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund, which governs the sport in Germany, in which 3,114 players competed in 2013.
The German Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga was created in 1988–89. Previously, the national championship took the form of a tournament featuring the best teams from the various regional federations. The Bundesliga was initially split into two divisions, North and South, with a final championship tournament at the end of the season, but in April 2006, the participating teams voted to have only a single division, starting from the 2006-07 season.
The 2017–18 season featured 8 teams, with each team playing each of the seven others four times, twice at home. The team finishing at the top of the ranking table wins the German Championship.
Since the 2001-02 season, the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund has organized a Women's cup of Germany. This is a tournament played over several days at the end of the season. It features the six top teams, divided into two groups of three teams each.
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