Austrian Womens Hockey League – game mode season 2025/26
AWHL Regular Season:
the AWHL regular season will be played in two phases:
(1) Phase 1:
the five AWHL participants will play a home and away round in one group – these games will count for the EWHL as well as for the AWHL.
(2) Phase 2:
a. Placement Round: the top 3 teams from phase 1 will play a home and away round to determine the places 1-3 for the Final Four.
b. Qualification Round: the other 2 teams from phase 1 and the best (qualified) DEBL team will play a home and away round.
AWHL Supercup:
in AWHL Supercup the Austrian Champion 2023-24 and the best ranked Austrian team in EWHL 2023-24 (if the same then the second best ranked Austrian team in EWHL 2023-24) will play each other in one game – the winner will be the “AWHL Supercup Champion 2024”.
AWHL Play Offs:
the three participants of AWHL Placement Round and the winner of AWHL qualification round will be eligible to play the „AWHL Final Four 2025“. Withdrawal of one club for the final tournament means that the next team in the ranking (qualification round) will get it’s place in the tournament and the team not participating will automatically be ranked from 5th place. The winner of the “AWHL Final Four 2025” will be the „AWHL Champion 2024-25“.