1985-86 Oberliga season

The 1985-86 Oberliga season was the 13th season of the league as the third level of ice hockey in Germany. EHC 80 Nürnberg won the championship. Neusser SC was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga along with Hamburger SV.

Oberliga North

First round

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Neusser SC	40	35	0	5	317:174	70:10
2.	EC Ratingen (N)	40	28	1	11	312:213	57:23
3.	Dinslakener EC (N)	40	25	4	11	357:253	54:26
4.	Hamburger SV (N)	40	26	2	12	348:262	54:26
5.	Schalker Haie (N)	40	19	3	18	270:249	41:39
6.	Berliner SC	40	18	2	20	283:321	38:42
7.	EC Nordhorn	40	17	2	21	261:272	36:44
8.	EC Hannover (N)	40	13	4	23	252:342	30:50
9.	1. EHC Hamburg (N)	40	13	1	26	239:296	27:53
10.	EHC Unna (N)	40	10	4	26	205:279	24:56
11.	TV Jahn Wolfsburg	40	4	1	35	189:444	9:71

Qualification

Group A

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EC Nordhorn	10	8	0	2	129:37	16:4
2.	ESC Ahaus (RL)	10	7	0	3	121:45	14:6
3.	EHC Unna	10	7	0	3	93:47	14:6
4.	TV Jahn Wolfsburg	10	5	0	5	114:65	10:10
5.	BSC Preussen 1b (RL)	10	2	0	8	44:108	4:16
6.	FASS Berlin (RL)	10	1	0	9	23:222	2:18

Group B

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EC Hannover	8	8	0	0	111:24	16:0
2.	1. EHC Hamburg	10	6	0	2	113:47	12:4
3.	Grefrather EC (RL)	8	2	1	5	55:107	5:11
4.	Herforder EG (RL)	8	2	0	6	43:94	4:12
5.	REV Bremerhaven (RL)	8	1	1	6	45:95	3:13
6.	EC Braunlage II (RL)	Withdrew after 6th round

Grefrather EC declined to participate in the promotion round so TV Jahn Wolfsburg took their spot.

Oberliga Central

First round

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EHC Bad Liebenzell (N)	20	15	1	4	176:72	33:7
2.	EV Stuttgart	20	13	1	6	140:85	29:11
3.	REV Heilbronn	20	13	1	6	110:90	26:14
4.	ERC Rödermark (N)	20	9	0	11	140:90	24:16
5.	VERC Lauterbach	20	8	1	11	65:215	6:34
6.	ESG Esslingen	20	0	0	20	30:109	0:20

HC Zweibrücken was disqualified by the 14th round after failing to appear for two matches.

Championship round

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EV Stuttgart	6	4	0	2	56:44	8:4
2.	EHC Bad Liebenzell	6	3	1	2	34:33	7:5
3.	ERC Rödermark	6	2	1	3	38:39	5:7
4.	VERC Lauterbach	6	2	0	4	32:44	4:8

Qualification

Group A

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Schwenninger ERC 1b (RL)	6	4	0	2	38:23	8:4
2.	ESG Esslingen	6	3	1	2	38:35	7:5
3.	EC Ulm/Neu-Ulm (RL)	6	2	1	3	27:34	5:7
4.	ESC Wernau (RL)	6	2	0	4	31:42	4:8

Group B

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	REV Heilbronn	6	5	0	1	72:18	10:2
2.	ERSC Karben (RL)	6	3	1	2	43:25	7:5
3.	EC Dillingen (RL)	6	2	1	3	28:57	5:7
4.	ERC Ludwigshafen (RL)	6	1	0	5	26:69	2:10

Oberliga South

First round

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EHC 80 Nürnberg	26	19	3	4	164:80	41:11
2.	ERC Ingolstadt	26	19	1	6	196:110	39:13
3.	EV Dingolfing (N)	26	17	1	8	173:123	35:17
4.	EV Ravensburg	26	15	3	8	150:128	33:19
5.	EV Regensburg	26	16	0	10	144:102	32:20
6.	TSV Peißenberg	26	13	5	8	137:119	31:21
7.	EC Peiting	26	12	2	12	131:135	26:26
8.	EV Moosburg (N)	26	12	1	13	135:143	25:27
9.	TEV Miesbach	26	10	2	14	140:156	22:30
10.	SC Memmingen	26	7	5	4	125:172	19:33
11.	Deggendorfer EC (N)	26	8	1	17	135:183	17:35
12.	ERSC Amberg	26	6	4	16	103:150	16:36
13.	EV Pfronten (A)	26	6	2	18	123:167	14:38
14.	EA Schongau	26	6	2	18	102:190	14:38

Qualification

Group A

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EA Schongau	10	8	1	1	75:41	17:3
2.	ERSC Amberg	10	6	2	2	70:40	14:6
3.	TEV Miesbach	10	4	2	4	58:54	10:10
4.	TSV Königsbrunn (RL)	10	3	1	6	36:54	7:13
5.	TuS Geretsried (RL)	10	2	2	6	31:55	6:14
6.	EHC Straubing (RL)	10	2	2	6	49:75	6:14

Group B

	Club	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	EV Pfronten	10	9	1	0	71:30	19:1
2.	SC Memmingen	10	6	1	3	61:41	13:7
3.	EC Hedos München (RL)	10	5	2	3	61:45	12:8
4.	Deggendorfer EC	10	5	2	3	78:50	12:8
5.	DEC Frillensee Inzell(RL)	10	2	0	8	31:72	4:16
6.	EV Fürstenfeldbruck(RL)	10	0	0	10	34:98	0:20

Placement match: Deggendorfer EC - TSV Königsbrunn 15:2 und 5:10; As ERSC Amberg withdrew for financial reasons Deggendorfer EC remained in the Oberliga South.

Oberliga Championship

First round

• EV Stuttgart - EHC 80 Nürnberg 5:9
• EHC 80 Nürnberg - EV Stuttgart 6:4

Second round

• EHC 80 Nürnberg - Neusser SC 7:3
• Neusser SC - EHC 80 Nürnberg 3:4