| 2011–12 DEL season | |
| League: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport: | Ice Hockey |
| Pixels: | 120px |
| No Of Teams: | 14 |
| No Of Games: | 728 |
| Attendance: | 2,205,541 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Eisbären Berlin |
| Top Scorer: |  Norm Milley |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Eisbären Berlin |
| Finals-Runner-Up: | Adler Mannheim |
| Seasonslist: | Deutsche Eishockey Liga#DEL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | DEL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2010–11 DEL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2012–13 DEL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 18th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Eisbären Berlin won the league championship after posting the top record during the regular season.
| Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Goals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eisbären Berlin | 52 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 171:140 | 95 | |
| 2. | ERC Ingolstadt | 52 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 168:150 | 93 | |
| 3. | EHC Wolfsburg | 52 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 174:122 | 91 | |
| 4. | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 171:148 | 90 | |
| 5. | Hamburg Freezers | 52 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 149:149 | 83 | |
| 6. | Straubing Tigers | 52 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 161:151 | 80 | |
| 7. | DEG Metro Stars | 52 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 162:167 | 80 | |
| 8. | Augsburger Panther | 52 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 135:131 | 79 | |
| 9. | Kölner Haie | 52 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 135:145 | 78 | |
| 10. | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 150:150 | 77 | |
| 11. | EHC München | 52 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 124:135 | 71 | |
| 12. | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 126:153 | 69 | |
| 13. | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 52 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 122:165 | 55 | |
| 14. | Hannover Scorpions | 52 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 119:161 | 51 |
The playoff qualifications were played between March 14, and 16, 2012 in a Best-of-three mode.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEG Metro Stars | 2–0 | 4–1 | 7–4 | – | ||
| 0–2 | Kölner Haie | 1–5 | 1–3 | – |
The quarterfinals will be played in a Best-of-seven mode starting March 21 until April 3, 2012.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisbären Berlin | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | – | – | – | ||
| 4–1 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | – | |||
| 0–4 | Straubing Tigers | 1–2 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 3–7 | – | – | – | ||
| ERC Ingolstadt | 4–1 | 5–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 (OT) | 6–1 | 4–3 | – | – |
The semifinals were played in a Best-of-five mode starting April 5 to 11, 2012.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisbären Berlin | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | |||
| 1–3 | Adler Mannheim | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–6 |
The finals will be played in a Best-of-five mode starting April 15 to 24, 2012.