2012–13 DEL season

The 2012–13 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 19th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Teams

Team	City	Arena
Augsburger Panther	Augsburg	Curt Frenzel Stadium
Eisbären Berlin	Berlin	O2 World
Düsseldorfer EG	Düsseldorf	ISS Dome
Hamburg Freezers	Hamburg	Color Line Arena
Hannover Scorpions	Hanover	TUI Arena
ERC Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt	Saturn Arena
Iserlohn Roosters	Iserlohn	Eissporthalle Iserlohn
Kölner Haie	Cologne	Lanxess Arena
Krefeld Pinguine	Krefeld	König Palast
Adler Mannheim	Mannheim	SAP Arena
Red Bull München	Munich	Olympia Eishalle
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Nuremberg	Nuremberg Arena
Straubing Tigers	Straubing	Eisstadion am Pulverturm
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	Eisarena Wolfsburg

Regular season

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss

Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff

Playoffs

Playoff qualification

The playoff qualification was played between March 13 and 17, 2013 in a Best-of-three mode.

			1	2	3
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	1–2	EHC Wolfsburg	3–2	3–4	3–5
Augsburger Panther	0–2	Straubing Tigers	2–3	1–4	–

Bracket

There was a reseeding after the first round.

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played between 20 March and 1 April 2013 in a Best-of-seven mode.

Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 3 and 12 April 2013 in a Best-of-five mode.

Final

The final were played between 14 and 24 April 2013 in a Best-of-five mode.