| 2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season | |
| League: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Pixels: | 120px |
| No Of Teams: | 16 |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Season Champs: | Adler Mannheim |
| Seasonslist: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga#DEL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | DEL |
| Prevseason Link: | 1999–2000 DEL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2001–02 DEL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2001–02 |
The 2000–01 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 7th season since the founding of the German: [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]] (German Ice Hockey League). The Adler Mannheim 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 first 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.
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. | 60 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 205:144 | 115 | ||
| 2. | 60 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 186:154 | 111 | ||
| 3. | Munich Barons (M) | 60 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 175:150 | 104 | |
| 4. | 60 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 191:171 | 103 | ||
| 5. | 60 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 176:156 | 103 | ||
| 6. | 60 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 187:151 | 102 | ||
| 7. | 60 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 203:182 | 99 | ||
| 8. | 60 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 191:173 | 98 | ||
| 9. | 60 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 182:177 | 88 | ||
| 10. | 60 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 189:189 | 87 | ||
| 11. | Düsseldorfer EG (N) | 60 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 133:164 | 76 | |
| 12. | 60 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 174:207 | 76 | ||
| 13. | 60 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 192:221 | 73 | ||
| 14. | 60 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 187:242 | 73 | ||
| 15. | Iserlohn Roosters (N) | 60 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 152:189 | 68 | |
| 16. | 60 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 173:226 | 64 |
The playoffs were played in a best-of-five format.
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 | – | – | |
| Munich 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 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 | – |
The DEL finals started on April 14 with a homegame for Adler Mannheim who had a better regular season standing.
The Adler Mannheim extended their dominance by winning the DEL Championship for the 4th time.