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| Current season or competition: 2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season |
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| Formerly | Ice hockey Bundesliga |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1994 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country(ies) |  Germany |
| Most recent champion(s) | Eisbären Berlin |
| Most championships | Adler Mannheim&Eisbären Berlin (5) |
| Official website | del.org |
| Related competitions | 2nd Bundesliga Oberliga |
The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League, shortname DEL) is a German professional ice hockey league, which currently has the highest number of American and Canadian players outside of North America.
There are currently 14 teams playing in the DEL.
| Team | City/Area | Arena | Capacity | Founded |
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| Augsburger Panther | Augsburg | Curt Frenzel Stadium | 7,774 | 1878 |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin, Germany | O2 World (Berlin) | 14,200 | 1954 |
| DEG Metro Stars | Düsseldorf | ISS Dome | 13,400 | 1935 |
| Hamburg Freezers | Hamburg | O2 World (Hamburg) | 12,947 | 2002 |
| Hannover Scorpions | Hanover | TUI Arena | 10,767 | 1975 |
| ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Saturn Arena | 4,815 | 1964 |
| Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | Eissporthalle Iserlohn | 5,000 | 1959 |
| Kölner Haie | Cologne | Lanxess Arena | 18,500 | 1972 |
| Krefeld Pinguine | Krefeld | König Palast | 8,000 | 1936 |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | SAP Arena | 13,600 | 1938 |
| EHC München | Munich | Olympia Eishalle | 6,256 | 1967 |
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung | 8,400 | 1980 |
| Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Eisstadion am Pulverturm | 6,000 | 1948 |
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Eisarena Wolfsburg | 4,660 | 1975 |
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| Füchse Duisburg | Duisburg | Scania Arena | 4,800 | 1971 |
| Frankfurt Lions | Frankfurt | Eissporthalle Frankfurt | 6,946 | 1959 |
| Hannover Indians | Hanover | Eisstadion am Pferdeturm | 4,600 | 1948 |
| Kassel Huskies | Kassel | Eissporthalle Kassel | 6,100 | 1977 |
| Landshut Cannibals | Landshut | Eisstadion am Gutenbergweg | 7,000 | 1948 |
| Lausitzer Füchse | Weißwasser | Eisstadion Weißwasser | 3,000 | 1932 |
| München Barons | Munich | Olympia-Eissportzentrum | 6,300 | 1999 |
Former DEL logo (1994–1996). The first two seasons were sponsored by Krombacher Brewery
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