| 1999–2000 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season | |
| League: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Pixels: | 120px |
| No Of Teams: | 15 |
| Season: | 1999–2000 |
| Season Champs: | Munich Barons |
| Seasonslist: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga#DEL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | DEL |
| Prevseason Link: | 1998–99 DEL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1998–99 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2000–01 DEL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2000–01 |
The 1999–2000 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 6th season of the German: [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]] (German Ice Hockey League).An agreement was reached between DEL and the 1. Liga. With DEL being the top-level league, it would be known as the DEL - Die 1. Bundesliga, and the 1. Liga as the 2. Bundesliga. A new logo displaying the full name was introduced at the same time.
The regular season was played from September 10, 1999, until March 12, 2000; the playoffs started soon thereafter on March 17. The Munich Barons, who bought their license from the EV Landshut, became DEL champions.
A number of major changes were introduced this season. One change was the reintroduction of relegation. However, while the Essen Mosquitoes were to be relegated, they were granted a stay as the Starbulls Rosenheim had to retread due to finance issues.
The second change was that there would be no overtime played; in case a game ends in a tie after the regular periods, shootouts commenced.
All teams played each other 4 times, for a total of 56 rounds. The first 8 placed teams qualified for the playoffs.
| Team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF:GA | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 56 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 217:144 | 114 | ||
| 2. | 56 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 208:155 | 109 | ||
| 3. | 56 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 213:171 | 101 | ||
| 4. | 56 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 168:137 | 97 | ||
| 5. | 56 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 199:181 | 97 | ||
| 6. | 56 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 183:172 | 97 | ||
| 7. | 56 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 190:175 | 92 | ||
| 8. | 56 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 175:166 | 87 | ||
| 9. | 56 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 187:198 | 78 | ||
| 10. | 56 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 169:179 | 75 | ||
| 11. | 56 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 160:185 | 73 | ||
| 12. | 56 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 168:201 | 71 | ||
| 13. | 56 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 181:193 | 70 | ||
| 14. | 56 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 141:201 | 51 | ||
| 15. | 56 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 128:229 | 48 |
| Category | Name | Team | Record | |
| Most points | 74 points | |||
| Most goals | 36 goals | |||
| Most assists | Augsburger Panther | 51 assists | ||
| Best goalie | 0.922 save % | |||
| Best defender | 52 points |
In the relegation round, all teams played each other once and the points were added to the regular season standings.
| Team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF:GA | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 68 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 257:245 | 100 | ||
| 2. | 68 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 169:179 | 96 | ||
| 3. | 68 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 199:232 | 91 | ||
| 4. | 68 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 213:244 | 90 | ||
| 5. | 68 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 230:256 | 83 | ||
| 6. | 68 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 174:234 | 74 | ||
| 7. | 68 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 167:282 | 58 |
The Essen Mosquitoes should have been relegated. However, the Starbulls Rosenheim transferred their DEL license to the Iserlohner EC and pulled themselves voluntarily out of the league due to financial trouble. The matter went to court and the Moskitos won an order to stay in the league.[1]
The playoffs were played in a best-of-five mode.
Quarterfinals started March 17, 2000
| Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kölner Haie | – | Augsburger Panther | 3:0 | 4:2 | 4:2 | 5:3 | – | – | |
| München Barons | – | Frankfurt Lions | 3:2 | 2:3 | 5:0 | 3:0 | 3:5 | 4:1 | |
| Krefeld Pinguine | – | Berlin Capitals | 1:3 | 2:1 | 4:5 | 3:4 | 3:4 | – | |
| Kassel Huskies | – | Adler Mannheim | 3:2 | 3:1 | 0:4 | 0:2 | 7:1 | 7:2 |
Semifinals started April 1 with the regular season best placed team left played against the worst, and the second best vs. third best.
| Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kölner Haie | – | Berlin Capitals | 3:0 | 2:1 | 5:1 | 4:1 | – | – | |
| München Barons | – | Kassel Huskies | 3:0 | 4:0 | 2:1 | 4:2 | – | – |
Finals started April 22, with the Kölner Haie playing home first, due to better regular season placement.
OT = Overtime; SO = ShootoutWith the last game, the Munich Barons became the DEL Champion, winning a German title for the first time in their history.