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{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name            = Germany
| Badge           = Coat of Arms of Germany.png
| Badge_size      = 125px
| Nickname        = Träger der Adler (''The Eagle Carriers'')
| caption         = The Coat of arms of Germany is the badge used on the players jerseys.
| Association     = [[Deutscher Eishockey-Bund]]
| Most games      = Christina Fellner (287)
| Top scorer      =
| Most points     = Maritta Becker (180)
| Home Stadium    =
| IIHF code       = GER
| IIHF Rank       = 8 
| IIHF max        = 5
| IIHF max date   = first in 2005
| IIHF min        = 11
| IIHF min date   = 2010
| Team_Colors     = {{color box|ffffff}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|red}} {{color box|yellow}}
| Jerseys         = [[File:Germany national hockey team jerseys.png|173px]]
| First game      = {{ihw|GER}} 14–0 {{ihw-rt|NED}}<br>([[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]], [[Netherlands]]; 8 December 1990)
| Largest win     = {{ihw|GER}} 14–0 {{ihw-rt|NED}}<br>([[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]], [[Netherlands]]; 8 December 1990)
| Largest loss    = {{ihw|FIN}} 17–1 {{ihw-rt|GER}}<br>([[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], [[United States]]; 11 April 1994)<br>{{ihw|USA}} 16–0 {{ihw-rt|GER}}<br>([[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], [[United States]]; 12 April 1994)
| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World Women's Championships]]
| World champ2 apps  = 12
| World champ2 first = [[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]]
| World champ2 best  = 5th ([[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]], [[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]], [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]])
| Regional name      = IIHF European Women Championships
| Regional cup apps  = 4
| Regional cup first = [[1991 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships|1991]]
| Regional cup best  = 4th ([[1995 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships|1995]])
| Olympic apps       = 3
| Olympic first      = [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]
| Olympic medals     = 
| Record             =
}}
The '''German women's national ice hockey team''' represents [[Germany]] at the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s [[IIHF World Women's Championships]]. The women's national team is controlled by [[Deutscher Eishockey-Bund]]. Germany had 2,549 female players in 2011.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/germany.html Profile]</ref>

==History==
The first international game for the German women's national team took place on 3 December 1988 in [[Geretsried]] against [[Switzerland]]. The final score was 6–5 for the Swiss, but the Germans avenged the loss in their second match. Against the Swiss, the Germans obtained their first victory. Germany is currently ranked 11th in the world, despite having nine times more female hockey players than 5th-ranked Russia. Germany's best finishes at the Worlds were in 2001, 2005 and 2013, where they earned a fifth-place finish on each occasion.

==Tournament record==
===Olympic===
*[[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] – Finished in 6th place
*[[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] – Finished in 5th place
*[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] – Finished in 7th place

===World Championship===
*[[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] – Finished in 7th place (as '''West Germany''')
*[[1994 IIHF Women's World Championship|1994]] – Finished in 8th place
*[[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|1999]] – Finished in 7th place
*[[2000 IIHF Women's World Championship|2000]] – Finished in 7th place
*[[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]] – Finished in 5th place
*[[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]] – Finished in 6th place
*[[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]] – Finished in 5th place
*[[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]] – Finished in 8th place
*[[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship|2008]] – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division I)
*[[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]] – Finished in 11th place (2nd in Division I)
*[[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]] – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division I, promoted to Top Division)
*[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]] – Finished in 7th place
*[[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]] – Finished in 5th place
*[[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship|2015]] – Finished in 8th place (relegated to Division IA)
*[[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]] – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division IA, promoted to Top Division)

===European Championship===
*1989 – '''Won bronze medal''' (as '''West Germany''')
*1991 – Finished in 6th place
*1993 – Finished in 4th place
*1995 – Finished in 5th place
*1996 – Finished in 6th place

==U18 Team==
{{ Infobox_national_hockey_team
| Name               = Germany
| Badge              = hockeygermany.PNG
| Badge_size         = 140px
| Nickname           = 
| Association        = [[Deutscher Eishockey-Bund]]
| Most games         = Marie Delarbre (17)<br>Anna-Maria Fiegert (17)
| Top scorer         = Kerstin Spielberger (10)
| Most points        = Emily Nix (19)
| Home Stadium       = 
| IIHF code          = GER
| IIHF Rank          = 
| IIHF max           = 
| IIHF max date      = 
| IIHF min           = 
| IIHF min date      = 

| Team_Colors        = {{color box|ffffff}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|red}} {{color box|yellow}}
| Jerseys            = 

| First game         = {{ihw18|GER}} 4 – 2 {{ihw18-rt|FIN}} <br> <small>(Calgary, [[Canada]]; January 7, 2008)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ihw18|GER}} 10 – 0 {{ihw18-rt|GBR}}<br><small>([[Füssen]], [[Germany]]; March 29, 2014)</small>
| Largest loss       = {{ihw18|CAN}} 15 – 0 {{ihw18-rt|GER}} <br> <small>(Chicago, [[United States]]; March 28, 2010)</small>

| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships]]
| World champ2 apps  = 6
| World champ2 first = [[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]]
| World champ2 best  = 4th ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]], [[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2012]])

| Record             = 20–27–0
}}

The '''German women's national under 18 ice hockey team''' is the national under-18 [[ice hockey]] team in [[Germany]]. The team represents Germany at the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships]].

===World Women's U18 Championship record===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! GP
! W
! L
! T
! GF
! GA
! Pts
! Rank
|-
| ''[[2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2008]]'' || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 13 || 17 || 9 || 5th place
|-
| ''[[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2009]]'' || 5 || 1* || 4 || 0 || 6 || 27 || 2 || 6th place
|-
| ''[[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]'' || 6 || 2* || 4 || 0 || 12 || 39 || 5 || 4th place
|-
| ''[[2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2011]]'' || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 15 || 6 || 6th place
|-
| ''[[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2012]]'' || 6 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 10 || 22 || 6 || 4th place
|-
| ''[[2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2013]]'' || 5 || 0 || 5^ || 0 || 9 || 21 || 2 || 8th place (relegated to Division I)
|-
| ''[[2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2014]]'' || 5 || 4* || 1 || 0 || 20 || 8 || 11 || 11th place
|-
| ''[[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2015]]'' || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 20 || 15 || 6 || 12th place
|-
| ''[[2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2016]]'' || 5 || 4* || 1 || 0 || 19 || 8 || 11 || 10th place
|}

''*Includes one win in extra time (round robin and playoff round)''<br>
''^Includes two losses in extra time (preliminary and relegation round)''


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.deb-online.de/ Official website]
*[http://www.iihf.com/sk/iihf-home/countries/germany/ IIHF profile]

{{Women's national teams}}
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Women's national ice hockey teams in Europe]]