2007–08 Bavarian ice hockey season
Encyclopedia
| Bavarian ice hockey season 2007-08 |
|---|
| Nation |
| State |
 Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Promotion To |
| Oberliga Süd Oberliga (Ice Hockey) The Oberliga is currently the third tier of ice hockey in Germany. In the 2007-08 season, the Oberliga is split in a northern and a southern group.-1948-58:... |
| Levels |
| Bayernliga (IV) |
| Landesliga (V) |
| Bezirksliga (VI) |
| Number of leagues |
| 9 |
| Number of teams |
| 79 |
| Champions |
| EHC Waldkraiburg |
The Bavarian ice hockey league season 2007-08 started on 19 October 2007 with the first round in the Bayernliga and finished on 14 March 2008 with the third league final. It saw the EHC Waldkraiburg take out its second Bavarian title, having previously won it in 1987-88, then under the name of VfL Waldkraiburg. The club could have taken up promotion to the Oberliga
Oberliga (Ice Hockey)
The Oberliga is currently the third tier of ice hockey in Germany. In the 2007-08 season, the Oberliga is split in a northern and a southern group.-1948-58:...
but declined. The EV Weiden voluntarily withdrew from the Oberliga while Regensburg was forced to resign from the 2nd Bundesliga due to insolvency.
The Bayernliga season saw the EC Ulm/Neu-Ulm fold after 16 rounds, unable to complete its schedule.
No team remained unbeaten this season, the ESC Kempten in the Bezirksliga West held the best record with 19 wins and one defeat. Two teams, both from the Bezirksliga, remained winless all season, the SG München and the TSV Trostberg II. For the later, it was the second winless season in a row, having only ever won one game since joining the league in 2005.
Champions
The three levels of the Bavarian league system were won by the following teams:- Bayernliga: EHC Waldkraiburg
- Landesliga: ESV Buchloe
- Bezirksliga: SC Gaißach
Bayernliga
- The competition was played, as in the years previously, with 16 teams, with the top eight qualified for the championship play-off and the bottom eight having to play-down to determined the two relegated teams.
Final table
| Position | Name | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHC Waldkraiburg | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 180 | 81 | 99 | 46 |
| 2 | ECDC Memmingen | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 108 | 86 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | TSV Peißenberg | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 145 | 91 | 54 | 39 |
| 4 | EC Pfaffenhofen | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 154 | 110 | 44 | 39 |
| 5 | EHC 80 Nürnberg (N) | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 124 | 100 | 24 | 37 |
| 6 | ERC Sonthofen | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 106 | 89 | 17 | 36 |
| 7 | ERV Schweinfurt | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 138 | 96 | 42 | 34 |
| 8 | ESV Königsbrunn | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 108 | 84 | 24 | 33 |
| 9 | ESC Dorfen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 114 | 104 | 10 | 32 |
| 10 | TSV Erding | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 104 | 98 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Höchstadter EC | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 115 | 122 | -7 | 28 |
| 12 | Germering Wanderers (N) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 106 | 121 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | VER Selb (N) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 101 | 119 | -18 | 26 |
| 14 | EC Ulm/Neu Ulm * | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 45 | 125 | -80 | 17 |
| 15 | EV Pfronten (N) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 78 | 189 | -111 | 10 |
| 16 | EV Fürstenfeldbruck | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 77 | 188 | -111 | 8 |
- The EC Ulm/Neu Ulm folded in December 2007 for financial reasons, all games after this decision were counted as 0-5 losses for the club.
- (N) denotes team promoted from the Landesliga after the previous season.
Play-Offs
The first round of the play-offs was carried out in a best-of-five modus, after that it went to a best-of-three. The winner of the final is crowned Bayrischer Meister (English:Bavarian champions).First round
| Team | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHC Waldkraiburg | ESV Königsbrunn | 4-1 | 6-3 | 8-4 | ||
| ECDC Memmingen | ERV Schweinfurt | 2-6 | 4-7 | 0-2 | ||
| TSV Peißenberg | ERC Sonthofen | 6-2 | 1-4 | 6-3 | 4-1 | |
| EC Pfaffenhofen | EHC 80 Nürnberg | 3-4 | 3-5 | 5-4 | 6-2 | 6-3 |
Semi finals
| Team | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHC Waldkraiburg | ERV Schweinfurt | 7-4 | 4-5 | 8-4 |
| TSV Peißenberg | EC Pfaffenhofen | 3-4 | 2-4 | |
Finals
- Third place:
Team Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 TSV Peißenberg ERV Schweinfurt 3-9 4-3 7-2 - Championship:
Team Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 EHC Waldkraiburg EC Pfaffenhofen 5-4 3-4 4-3 - The EHC Waldkraiburg wins the Bavarian championship for the 2007-08 season.
Play-Downs
The first round of the play-offs was carried out in a best-of-five modus, after that it went to a best-of-three. The EC Ulm/Neu-Ulm did not play any games, all games awarded to the opposition. The two teams in the final are relegated to the Landesligas.First round
| Team | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESC Dorfen | EV Fürstenfeldbruck | 5-3 | 7-4 | 7-4 | ||
| TSV Erding | EV Pfronten | 5-4 | 9-1 | 16-1 | ||
| Höchstadter EC | EC Ulm/Neu Ulm | 5-0 | 5-0 | 5-0 | ||
| Germering Wanderers | VER Selb | 7-4 | 3-4 | 2-8 | 2-7 | |
Semi finals
| Team | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Ulm/Neu Ulm | EV Pfronten | 0-5 | 0-5 | |
| Germering Wanderers | EV Fürstenfeldbruck | 5-3 | 9-5 | |
Final
| Team | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Ulm/Neu Ulm | EV Fürstenfeldbruck | 0-5 | 0-5 |
- Series not played, the EV Fürstenfeldbruck is relegated, the EC Ulm/Neu Ulm has folded.
Main round
| Place | Name | Team | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mikhail Nemirovsky |
ERV Schweinfurt | 29 | 78 |
| 2 |  Martin Jiranek |
EHC 80 Nürnberg | 24 | 67 |
| 3 | Dale Crombeen |
EHC Waldkraiburg | 28 | 63 |
Play-Offs
| Place | Name | Team | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marek Pospisil |
TSV Peißenberg | 10 | 17 |
| 2 |  Thomas Maier |
TSV Peißenberg | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Dale Crombeen |
EHC Waldkraiburg | 8 | 15 |
Landesliga
The four regional divisions played out a home-and-away round to determined the two clubs from each league who enter the eight team promotion round, The top two teams of this round gain promotion to the Bayernliga. Should one or more teams from this league move up to the Oberliga without a Bavarian team being relegated from there, additional clubs from that round may gain promotion.The remaining six clubs in each league played out a relegation round with the last team in each of the four groups being relegated to the Bezirksliga.
From season to season, clubs can be moved between divisions to geographically balance out promotion and relegation. This explains, why three of the Landesligas have two newly promoted teams each while the western division has none in the 2007-08 season. The fact that six clubs moved up from the Bezirksliga to the Landesliga from the previous season results from the fact that four teams were promoted to the Bayernliga the previous season and therefore extra places were available to fill.
First round
Top two teams enter the promotion round.- Landesliga Nord
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 EHC Bayreuth (N) 14 13 0 1 105 30 75 26 2 ESC Hassfurt 14 11 0 3 117 43 74 22 3 EV Pegnitz (R) 14 10 0 4 81 51 30 20 4 ERSC Amberg 14 7 0 7 82 83 -1 14 5 EV Regensburg II 14 6 1 7 62 73 -11 13 6 ESV Würzburg (N) 14 3 0 11 58 99 -41 6 7 EV Weiden II 14 2 2 10 55 127 -72 6 8 EHC Stiftland-Mitterteich 14 2 1 11 43 97 -54 5 - Landesliga Süd
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 ESC Holzkirchen 14 13 0 1 88 27 61 26 2 SC Reichersbeuren 14 10 0 4 83 47 36 20 3 TSV Trostberg 14 9 1 4 89 63 26 19 4 ESC Riverrats Geretsried (N) 14 7 1 6 71 54 17 15 5 ERSC Ottobrunn 14 5 2 7 58 38 20 12 6 EHC Bad Aibling (N) 14 5 1 8 56 84 -28 11 7 EC Bad Tölz II 14 3 3 8 51 71 -20 9 8 DEC Frillensee-Inzell 14 0 0 14 22 134 -112 0 - Landesliga Ost
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 SVG Burgkirchen (R) 14 12 1 1 104 40 64 25 2 EV Dingolfing 14 11 0 3 87 27 60 22 3 EV Moosburg 14 8 2 4 73 47 26 18 4 ESC Vilshofen 14 6 2 6 61 55 6 14 5 SE Freising 14 6 2 6 60 58 2 14 6 ESV Gebensbach (N) 14 6 0 8 69 73 -4 12 7 EHC Straubing II 14 1 2 11 33 94 -61 4 8 EK München 14 1 1 12 37 130 -93 3 - Landesliga West
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 ESV Buchloe 14 13 0 1 98 24 74 26 2 EV Lindau 14 11 0 3 77 30 47 22 3 EA Schongau 14 10 1 3 88 36 52 21 4 SC Forst 14 7 1 6 68 53 15 15 5 ESV Burgau 14 5 1 8 57 73 -16 11 6 EV Bad Wörishofen 14 4 2 8 50 61 -11 10 7 EHC München II 14 3 0 11 36 99 -63 6 8 ERC Lechbruck 14 0 1 13 24 122 -98 1 - (R) denotes team relegated from the Bayernliga after previous season.
- (N) denotes team promoted from the Bezirksliga after previous season.
Promotion round
Top two teams promoted to the Bayernliga.| Position | Name | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESV Buchloe | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 22 |
| 2 | EV Dingolfing | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 35 | 28 | 21 |
| 3 | EHC Bayreuth | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 47 | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | ESC Hassfurt | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | SVG Burgkirchen | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 15 |
| 6 | ESC Holzkirchen | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 13 |
| 7 | EV Lindau | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 6 |
| 8 | SC Reichersbeuren | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 89 | -46 | 4 |
- The ESV Buchloe is the 2007-08 Bavarian Landesliga champion.
Relegation round
No points were taken along from the first rounds competition. The bottom team in each group is relegated to the Bezirksliga, except the EK München, which was not.- Landesliga Nord
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 EV Pegnitz 9 7 0 2 74 43 31 14 2 ERSC Amberg 9 6 0 3 55 43 12 12 3 EV Regensburg II 10 5 1 4 51 44 7 11 4 EV Weiden II 10 5 0 5 50 53 -3 10 5 EHC Stiftland-Mitterteich 10 4 0 6 44 51 -7 8 6 ESV Würzburg 10 1 1 8 34 74 -30 3 - The game EV Pegnitz versus ERSC Amberg on 24 February 2008 was not played.
- Landesliga Süd
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 TSV Trostberg 10 8 1 1 70 32 38 17 2 ESC Riverrats Geretsried 10 7 0 3 55 25 30 14 3 ERSC Ottobrunn 10 5 1 4 43 28 15 11 4 EC Bad Tölz II 10 5 0 5 44 37 7 10 5 EHC Bad Aibling 10 3 0 7 36 48 -12 6 6 DEC Frillensee-Inzell 10 1 0 9 14 92 -78 2 - Landesliga Ost
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 EV Moosburg 10 7 2 1 67 30 37 16 2 ESC Vilshofen 10 8 0 2 49 22 27 16 3 ESV Gebensbach 10 6 0 4 54 44 10 12 4 EHC Straubing II 10 3 1 6 41 54 -13 7 5 SE Freising 10 2 2 6 34 48 -14 6 6 EK München 10 1 1 8 40 87 -47 3 - Landesliga West
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 EA Schongau 10 10 0 0 63 26 37 20 2 SC Forst 10 6 1 3 48 24 24 13 3 ESV Burgau 10 4 1 5 39 42 -3 9 4 ERC Lechbruck 10 4 0 6 43 40 3 8 5 EV Bad Wörishofen 10 3 2 5 33 44 -11 8 6 EHC München II 10 1 0 9 26 76 -50 2
Bezirksliga
The four regional division played out a home-and-away round to determined the league winner. The four league champions are promoted to the Landesliga and also are qualified for the Bezirksliga championship round.Main round
First placed team enters championship round and is promoted to Landesliga. In addition, EHC Regensburg is promoted as best runner-up, taking the spot of the folded EC Ulm/Neu Ulm.- Bezirksliga Nord
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 EC Amberg 12 11 1 0 160 33 127 23 2 EHC Regensburg 12 10 0 2 145 24 121 20 3 EC Erkersreuth 12 7 1 4 96 62 34 15 4 ERC Ingolstadt 12 7 0 5 131 40 91 14 5 EC Pfaffenhofen II 12 4 0 8 64 86 -22 8 6 EC Bad Kissing (R) 12 2 0 10 33 143 -110 4 7 SG München (N) 12 0 0 12 9 250 -241 0 - Bezirksliga Süd
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 SC Gaißach 12 9 2 1 83 38 45 20 2 EV Mittenwald 12 8 2 2 64 38 26 18 3 TSV Schliersee 12 7 2 3 69 35 34 16 4 EV Berchtesgaden 12 6 0 6 62 55 7 12 5 Germering Wanderers II 12 5 1 6 49 55 -6 11 6 EHC Waldkraiburg II 12 3 1 8 48 72 -24 7 7 TSV Trostberg II 12 0 0 12 20 102 -82 0 - Bezirksliga Ost
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 EV Bruckberg (R) 14 9 2 3 70 44 26 20 2 ESV Waldkirchen 14 9 0 5 81 75 6 18 3 ERC Regen 14 8 1 5 67 53 14 17 4 Deggendorfer SC II 14 7 2 5 80 52 28 16 5 ASV Dachau 14 6 3 5 58 58 0 15 6 EHF Passau II (N) 14 5 1 8 58 84 -26 11 7 Dynamo Dingolfing 14 4 1 9 64 78 -14 9 8 EV Aich 14 3 0 11 41 75 -34 6 - Bezirksliga West
Position Name Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Points 1 ESC Kempten (N) 16 16 0 0 142 31 111 32 2 VfL Denklingen 16 11 1 4 92 60 32 23 3 ESV Bad Bayersoien 16 9 2 5 87 73 14 20 4 SV Hohenfurch 16 8 3 5 65 58 7 19 5 SV Apfeldorf 16 8 2 6 73 70 3 18 6 EG Wood Augsburg 16 4 2 10 54 91 -37 10 7 1. EC Senden 16 4 1 11 68 94 -26 9 8 EC Oberstdorf 16 2 3 11 60 104 -44 7 9 ESV Buchloe II (N) 16 2 2 12 53 113 -60 6 - (R) denotes team relegated from the Landesliga after previous season.
- (N) denotes team has newly entered the league system:
- ESC Kempten is a new club, took over ice hockey department of TSV KotternTSV KotternTSV Kottern is a German association football club from Kottern in Kempten, Bavaria.-History:The team was established on 15 September 1925 as Freier Fußballclub Kottern as a worker's sports club. The club was broken up as politically undesirable under the Nazi regime and the membership became part...
. - EHF Passau II and ESV Buchloe II are newly entered reserve teams.
- SG München is actually the third team of EHC München.
- ESC Kempten is a new club, took over ice hockey department of TSV Kottern
Championship round
The Bezirksliga championship was decided in a home-and-away round with the club with the best aggregate score taking out the series. All four teams are already promoted to the Landesliga.Semi finals
| Team | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESC Kempten | EC Amberg | 11-2 | 7-4 |
| SC Gaißach | EV Bruckberg | 13-2 | 4-4 |
Finals
- Third place:
Team Team Game 1 Game 2 EV Bruckberg EC Amberg 3-14 1-25 - Championship:
Team Team Game 1 Game 2 ESC Kempten SC Gaißach 4-8 5-4 - The SC Gaißach is the 2007-08 Bavarian Bezirksliga champion.