The 2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 7th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League). The Adler Mannheim

Adler Mannheim

Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...

 won the DEL Championship the fourth time in 5 seasons, extending their dominance in German ice hockey. It was also the fifth time in their history they held the German Champion title.

A change was brought to the format of play. The fist 8 placed teams in the regular season would go into playoffs, while the season would end for the other teams. There would be no relegation.

Regular season

All teams played each other 4 times, for a total of 60 rounds. The first 8 placed teams qualified for the playoffs.

	Team	GP	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF:GA	Points
1.	Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...	60	31	9	4	16	205:144	115
2.	Kölner Haie Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....	60	29	6	12	13	186:154	111
3.	München Barons (M)	60	29	5	7	19	175:150	104
4.	Nürnberg Ice Tigers Sinupret Ice Tigers The Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-History:...	60	27	7	8	18	191:171	103
5.	Kassel Huskies Kassel Huskies The Kassel Huskies were a professional ice hockey team based in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. They played the majority of their seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.The club was founded as ESG Kassel in 1977 and was renamed into EC Kassel in 1987...	60	28	6	7	19	176:156	103
6.	Revierlöwen Oberhausen Revierlöwen Oberhausen Reiverlowen Oberhausen was an ice hockey team in Oberhausen, Germany. They played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1998-2002.The club was founded in 1997, and folded in 2007.-Season-by-season record:...	60	25	12	3	20	187:151	102
7.	Hannover Scorpions Hannover Scorpions The Hannover Scorpions are a professional ice hockey team founded in 1975 as ESC Wedemark. The team was renamed Wedemark Scorpions in 1996 after the rock band Scorpions, who also call Hanover, Lower Saxony their home. Their games are played at TUI Arena of the Expo Plaza...	60	29	3	6	22	203:182	99
8.	Berlin Capitals BSC Preussen BSC Preussen was an ice hockey team in Berlin, Germany. They played between the first and fourth level of German ice hockey from 1983-2005.-History:...	60	25	7	9	19	191:173	98
9.	Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the KönigPALAST. Founded first in 1936, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga...	60	23	4	11	22	182:177	88
10.	Frankfurt Lions Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty.-History:...	60	23	5	8	24	189:189	87
11.	Düsseldorfer EG DEG Metro Stars The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players...  (N)	60	17	10	5	28	133:164	76
12.	Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings	60	20	4	8	28	174:207	76
13.	Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin ' are a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga , the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey and is also one of the league's founding members...	60	19	6	4	31	192:221	73
14.	Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion....	60	18	8	3	31	187:242	73
15.	Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the...  (N)	60	16	7	6	31	152:189	68
16.	Moskitos Essen	60	15	7	5	33	173:226	64

GP = Games played, W = Win, SOW = Shootout Win, SOL = Shootout Loss, L = Loss

    = Qualified for playoffs     = Season end

Playoff

The playoffs were played in a best-of-five format.

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals started March 23, 2001.

	|	|	| Game	| 1	| 2	| 3	| 4	| 5
Adler Mannheim	–	Berlin Capitals	3:2	5:1	3:4	4:3	2:3	3:0
Kölner Haie	–	Hannover Scorpions	0:3	1:3	1:5	3:4	–	–
München Barons	–	Revierlöwen Oberhausen	3:0	4:2	3:2	4:2	–	–
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	–	Kassel Huskies	1:3	3:2	1:2	3:4	3:4	–

Semifinals

Semifinals started April 3.

	|	|	| Game	| 1	| 2	| 3	| 4	| 5
Adler Mannheim	–	Hannover Scorpions	3:0	7:2	7:5	6:1	–	–
München Barons	–	Kassel Huskies	3:1	3:2	2:3	3:1	6:5	–

Finals

The DEL finals started on April 14 with a homegame for Adler Mannheim who had a better regular season standing.

	|	|	| Game	| 1	| 2	| 3	| 4	| 5
Adler Mannheim	–	München Barons	3:1	4:1	1:4	2:1	2:1	–

The Adler Mannheim

Adler Mannheim

Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...

extended their dominance by winning the DEL Championship for the 4th time.