The 2012-13 Oberliga season was the 54th season for the Oberliga, the third-level ice hockey league in Germany. It was divided into four groups (North, South, East, West). Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim won the championship. A total of 39 teams participated.
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
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1. | Rostock Piranhas | 24 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 169 | 83 | +86 |
2. | EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 141 | 87 | +54 |
3. | Hamburger SV | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 90 | 78 | +12 |
4. | Adendorfer EC | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 110 | 94 | +16 |
5. | Ritter Nordhorn (N) | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 90 | 106 | -16 |
6. | Weserstars Bremen | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 95 | 143 | -48 |
7. | Crocodiles Hamburg | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 58 | 162 | -104 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
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1. | EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 18 | +10 |
2. | Rostock Piranhas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 |
3. | Hamburger SV | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 28 | -9 |
4. | Adendorfer EC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -6 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
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5. | Ritter Nordhorn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 16 | +9 |
6. | Weserstars Bremen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 |
7. | Crocodiles Hamburg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 32 | -12 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
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2. | Icefighters Leipzig | 32 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 62 | 140 | 100 | +40 |
3. | FASS Berlin | 32 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 124 | 93 | +31 |
4. | EHC Jonsdorfer Falken | 32 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 131 | 121 | +10 |
5. | ELV Tornado Niesky | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 118 | 140 | -22 |
6. | EHV Schönheide 09 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 114 | 126 | -12 |
7. | Black Dragons Erfurt | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 114 | 136 | -22 |
8. | Wild Boys Chemnitz | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 33 | 119 | 173 | -54 |
9. | ECC Preussen Berlin | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 85 | 163 | -78 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
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1. | Kassel Huskies | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 210 | 40 | +170 |
2. | Löwen Frankfurt | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 236 | 32 | +204 |
3. | Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 162 | 35 | +127 |
4. | Füchse Duisburg | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 113 | 59 | +54 |
5. | Krefelder EV | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 69 | 108 | -39 |
6. | Hammer Eisbären | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 96 | 105 | -9 |
7. | Moskitos Essen | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 111 | 125 | -14 |
8. | EHC Dortmund | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 86 | 113 | -27 |
9. | Königsborner JEC | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 81 | 142 | -61 |
10. | Herforder EV | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 87 | 133 | -46 |
11. | Ratinger Ice Aliens | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 48 | 212 | -146 |
12. | EHC Neuwied | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 50 | 246 | -196 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
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1. | Kassel Huskies | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 101 | 29 | +72 |
2. | Löwen Frankfurt | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 97 | 27 | +70 |
3. | Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 63 | 46 | +17 |
4. | Füchse Duisburg | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 45 | +1 |
5. | Moskitos Essen | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 79 | -29 |
6. | Hammer Eisbären | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 73 | -27 |
7. | Krefelder EV | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 78 | -41 |
8. | EHC Dortmund | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 95 | -63 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
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1. | Herner EV (RL) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 121 | 40 | +81 |
2. | Herforder EV (OL) | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 138 | 64 | +74 |
3. | Königsborner JEC (OL) | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 114 | 71 | +43 |
4. | Grefrath Phoenix (RL) | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 97 | 65 | +32 |
5. | Ratinger Ice Aliens (OL) | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 107 | 110 | -3 |
6. | Neusser EV (RL) | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 92 | 119 | -27 |
7. | Dinslaken Kobras (RL) | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 82 | -24 |
8. | EHC Neuwied (OL) | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 64 | 101 | -37 |
9. | EHC Netphen ’08 (RL) | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 67 | 119 | -52 |
10. | EJ Kassel 1b (RL) | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 134 | -87 |
Group A | Group B | ||
West | Kassel Huskies | West | Löwen Frankfurt |
West | Füchse Duisburg | West | Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim |
North | EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 | North | Rostock Piranhas |
East | Icefighters Leipzig | East | Saale Bulls Halle |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Kassel Huskies | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 11 | +35 |
2. | Füchse Duisburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 14 | +16 |
3. | Icefighters Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 |
4. | EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 53 | -45 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 8 | +19 |
2. | Löwen Frankfurt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 9 | +31 |
3. | Saale Bulls Halle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
4. | Rostock Piranhas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 56 | -42 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
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1. | EC Peiting | 40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 81 | 168 | 98 | +70 |
2. | Selber Wölfe | 40 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 76 | 145 | 110 | +35 |
3. | Tölzer Löwen | 40 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 75 | 141 | 105 | +36 |
4. | EV Regensburg | 40 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 161 | 136 | +25 |
5. | EHC Klostersee | 40 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 156 | 123 | +33 |
6. | EHC Freiburg | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 60 | 128 | 141 | -13 |
7. | EV Füssen | 40 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 51 | 157 | 178 | -21 |
8. | Blue Devils Weiden | 40 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 117 | 151 | -34 |
9. | Deggendorf Fire | 40 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 50 | 140 | 175 | -35 |
10. | Schweinfurt Mighty Dogs | 40 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 42 | 105 | 141 | -36 |
11. | Erding Gladiators | 40 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 36 | 138 | 198 | -60 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Diff. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Deggendorf Fire | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 31 | +8 |
2. | Schweinfurt Mighty Dogs | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 31 | -2 |
3. | Erding Gladiators | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 |
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