2003–04 DEL season


The 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 10th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The Frankfurt Lions became German Champions, and the Wölfe Freiburg 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 who signed a 3-year agreement, later extended ending 2009.

Regular season

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.
TeamGPWinSOWSOLLostGF:GAPoints
1.Eisbären Berlin52295612171:126103
2.Nürnberg Ice Tigers52268216179:12896
3.Hamburg Freezers52284317151:11595
4.Kölner Haie52263914160:13493
5.Frankfurt Lions52265417177:14892
6.Adler Mannheim52264616151:12492
7.ERC Ingolstadt52283219132:11892
8.DEG Metro Stars52244222141:12982
9.Augsburger Panther52215521180:17778
10.Krefeld Pinguine52166426127:14964
11.Kassel Huskies52166426129:16664
12.Iserlohn Roosters52145726137:16959
13.Hannover Scorpions52132532127:17548
14.Wölfe Freiburg5274536142:24134

GP = Games Played; SOW = Shootout Win; SOL = Shootout Loss; GF:GA = Goals for and against

Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Season ends, = Playdown/Relegation

Playdowns

The two lowest placed teams Hannover Scorpions and Wölfe Freiburg played a Best-of-seven series play-down starting March 10, 2004.
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Hannover Scorpions–Wölfe Freiburg4:15:22:62:1 OT4:01:0––

OT = Overtime
The Wölfe Freiburg had to leave the DEL after only one season, returning to the 2. Bundesliga.

Playoffs