| 2003-04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season | |
| League: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Pixels: | 120px |
| No Of Teams: | 14 |
| Season: | 2003-04 |
| Season Champs: | Frankfurt Lions |
| Seasonslist: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga#DEL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | DEL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2002–03 DEL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2002–03 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2004–05 DEL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2004–05 |
The 2003–04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 10th season since the founding of the German: [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]] (German Ice Hockey League). The Frankfurt Lions became German Champions, and the German: [[Wölfe Freiburg]] (Freiburg Wolves) were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga after a single season.
A visible change for the fans was the league corporate sponsorship by the German Yellow Pages (German: [[:de:Gelbe Seiten]]|link=no) who signed a 3-year agreement, later extended ending 2009.
The regular season start was on September 4, 2003. The first 8 teams qualified for the playoffs, the last two are to go into playdowns, to determine which team will be relegated.
| Team | GP | Win | SOW | SOL | Lost | GF:GA | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 52 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 171:126 | 103 | ||
| 2. | 52 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 179:128 | 96 | ||
| 3. | 52 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 151:115 | 95 | ||
| 4. | 52 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 160:134 | 93 | ||
| 5. | 52 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 177:148 | 92 | ||
| 6. | 52 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 151:124 | 92 | ||
| 7. | 52 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 132:118 | 92 | ||
| 8. | 52 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 141:129 | 82 | ||
| 9. | 52 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 180:177 | 78 | ||
| 10. | 52 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 127:149 | 64 | ||
| 11. | 52 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 129:166 | 64 | ||
| 12. | 52 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 137:169 | 59 | ||
| 13. | 52 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 127:175 | 48 | ||
| 14. | 52 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 142:241 | 34 |
The two lowest placed teams Hannover Scorpions and Wölfe Freiburg played a Best-of-seven series play-down starting March 10, 2004.
OT = OvertimeThe Wölfe Freiburg had to leave the DEL after only one season, returning to the 2. Bundesliga.