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{{Infobox sports season
| title            = 2019–20 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
| league           = [[Austrian Hockey League|Erste&nbsp;Bank&nbsp;Eishockey&nbsp;Liga]]
| sport            = [[Ice hockey]]
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| duration         = 13 September 2019 – 3 March 2020
| no_of_teams      = 11
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| season           = Regular season
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| league_champ_name= no champion (season abandoned)
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| MVP_link         = Ron Kennedy Trophy
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| seasonslist      = Austrian Hockey League#Seasons
| seasonslistnames = Austrian Hockey League
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| prevseason_year  = [[2018–19 Austrian Hockey League season|2018–19 season]]
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| nextseason_year  = [[2020–21 ICE Hockey League season|2020–21 season]]
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The '''2019–20 Austrian Hockey League season''' began on 13 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.erstebankliga.at/index.php/tabelle | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190326221457/https://www.erstebankliga.at/index.php/tabelle | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 26, 2019 | title = 2019-20 EBEL Standings and schedule | publisher = [[Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]] | date = 2017-05-04 | access-date = 2017-05-04 }}</ref>  The defending champion's are [[EC KAC]].

Following the conclusion of his previous season Croatian club, [[KHL Medveščak Zagreb]], announced their withdrawal from the EBEL citing financial difficulties.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.medvescak.com/ebel/vijesti-o-buducnosti-khl-medvescak-zagreb-no3205 | title = News about the future of KHL Medveščak Zagreb | publisher = [[KHL Medveščak Zagreb]] | language = hr | date = 28 January 2019 | access-date = 28 January 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> With the reduction to the 11 team league, the EBEL announced changes in the second round of the season, taking place from 26 January 2020.

The placement round will be reduced to a pool of 5 teams, qualifying automatically for the post-season while each playing 8 games for seeding. The bottom placed 6 teams are drawn into the Qualifying round with each team playing 10 games, with the highest 3 ranked clubs advancing to the post-season.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.erstebankliga.at/news/?id/10657/86147 | title = Schedule for the 2019-20 season is fixed | publisher = [[Austrian Hockey League]] | date = 28 June 2019 | access-date = 28 June 2019 | language = de }}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The season was prematurely ended on 3 March 2020 due to concerns about the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.erstebankliga.at/news/?id%2F10657%2F103105 |title=NEWS |access-date=2021-03-20 |archive-date=2020-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330161407/https://www.erstebankliga.at/news/?id%2F10657%2F103105 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Teams==

{| class="wikitable" width="610px"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"
| Team || City || Arena || Capacity
|-
| [[Dornbirn Bulldogs]] || {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Dornbirn]] || [[Messestadion|Messestadion Dornbirn]] || 4,270
|-
| [[Graz 99ers|Moser Medical Graz 99ers]] || {{Flagicon|AUT}}  [[Graz]] || [[Eisstadion Liebenau|Merkur-Eisarena]] || 4,126
|-
| [[HC TWK Innsbruck]] || {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Innsbruck]] || [[Tyrolean Ice Arena|Tiroler Wasserkraft Arena]] || 3,000
|-
| [[EC KAC]] || {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Klagenfurt]] || [[Stadthalle (Klagenfurt)|Stadthalle Klagenfurt]] || 4,945
|-
| [[EHC Black Wings Linz|EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz]] || {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Linz]] || [[Donauhalle|Keine Sorgen EisArena]] || 4,863
|-
| [[EC Red Bull Salzburg]] || {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Salzburg]] || [[Eisarena Salzburg]] || 3,200
|-
| [[Vienna Capitals]] || {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna]] || [[Erste Bank Arena]] || 7,022
|-
| [[EC VSV|EC Panaceo VSV]] || {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Villach]] || [[Stadthalle (Villach)|Stadthalle Villach]] || 4,500
|-
| [[Orli Znojmo|HC Orli Znojmo]] || {{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Znojmo]]  || [[Hostan Arena]] || 4,800
|-
| [[Alba Volán Székesfehérvár|Hydro Fehérvár AV19]] || {{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Székesfehérvár]] || [[Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall]] || 3,500
|-
| [[HC Bolzano|HCB Südtirol Alperia]] || {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Bolzano]] || [[PalaOnda|Eiswelle]] || 7,200
|}

==Standings==
===Regular season===
<small>(<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.erstebankliga.at/ |title=Erste Bank Eishockey Liga |date=2020-03-03 |access-date=2019-07-04 |archive-date=2018-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812040952/https://www.erstebankliga.at/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>)<br /></small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"
|-
! Rank ||style="width:250px;"| Team ||style="width:35px;"| GP ||style="width:35px;"| W ||style="width:35px;"| L ||style="width:35px;"| OTW||style="width:35px;"| OTL ||style="width:35px;"| GF ||style="width:35px;"| GA ||style="width:35px;"| GD ||style="width:35px;"| Points
|- style="background:#99DD99"
| 1 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[EC Red Bull Salzburg]] || 40 || 22 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 138 || 82 || +56 || '''83'''
|- style="background:#BCD2EE"
| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Vienna Capitals]] || 40 || 23 || 10 || 2 || 5 || 130 || 86 || +44 || '''78'''
|- style="background:#BCD2EE"
| 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[EC KAC]] || 40 || 19 || 14 || 4 || 3 || 110 || 79 || +31 || '''68'''
|- style="background:#BCD2EE"
| 4 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Graz 99ers]] || 40 || 18 || 14 || 4 || 4 || 113 || 113 || 0 || '''66'''
|- style="background:#BCD2EE"
| 5 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[HC Bozen]] || 40 || 18 || 15 || 5 || 2 || 118 || 96 || +22 || '''66'''
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 6 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[EC VSV]] || 40 || 17 || 15 || 5 || 3 || 122 || 109 || +13 || '''64'''
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 7 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Black Wings Linz]] || 40 || 17 || 14 || 3 || 6 || 132 || 132 || 0 || '''63'''
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 8 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Orli Znojmo]] || 40 || 17 || 16 || 3 || 4 || 128 || 133 || −5 || '''61'''
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 9 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Fehérvár AV19]] || 40 || 13 || 19 || 4 || 4 || 108 || 137 || −29 || '''51'''
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 10 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[HC Innsbruck]] || 40 || 7 || 26 || 3 || 4 || 100 || 159 || −59 || '''31'''
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 11 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Dornbirn Bulldogs]] || 40 || 6 || 27 || 4 || 3 || 84 || 157 || −73 || '''29'''
|}

===Placement round===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"
|-
! Rank
! style="width:250px"|Team
! style="width:35px"|GP
! style="width:35px"|W
! style="width:35px"|L
! style="width:35px"|OTW
! style="width:35px"|OTL
! style="width:35px"|GF
! style="width:35px"|GA
! style="width:35px"|GD
! style="width:80px"|Points
|- style="background:#99DD99"
| 1 ||style="text-align:left;"| HC Bozen || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 || 11 || +16 || '''21''' (0)
|- style="background:#CCFFCC"
| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"| EC Red Bull Salzburg || 8 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 22 || 21 || +1 || '''20''' (4)
|- style="background:#CCFFCC"
| 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| Vienna Capitals || 8 || 3 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 25 || 24 || +1 || '''13''' (2)
|- style="background:#CCFFCC"
| 4 ||style="text-align:left;"| EC KAC || 8 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 19 || 22 || −3 || '''10''' (1)
|- style="background:#cae1ff"
| 5 ||style="text-align:left;"| EC Graz 99ers || 8 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 19 || 34 || −15 || '''3''' (0)
|}

===Qualification round===
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#CAE1FF; text-align:center;"
! Rank
! style="width:250px"|Team
! style="width:35px"|GP
! style="width:35px"|W
! style="width:35px"|L
! style="width:35px"|OTW
! style="width:35px"|OTL
! style="width:35px"|GF
! style="width:35px"|GA
! style="width:35px"|GD
! style="width:80px"|Points
|- style="background:#CCFFCC"
| 1 ||style="text-align:left;"| EC VSV || 10 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 30 || 27 || +3 || '''25''' (8)
|- style="background:#CCFFCC"
| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"| Black Wings Linz || 10 || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 38 || 32 || +6 || '''24''' (6)
|- style="background:#CCFFCC"
| 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| HC Orli Znojmo || 10 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 25 || 28 || −3 || '''19''' (4)
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 4 ||style="text-align:left;"| Fehérvár AV19 || 10 || 3 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 35 || 29 || +6 || '''16''' (2)
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 5 ||style="text-align:left;"| HC Innsbruck || 10 || 4 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 33 || 32 || +1 || '''16''' (1)
|- style="background:#EECFA1"
| 6 ||style="text-align:left;"| Dornbirn Bulldogs || 10 || 2 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 23 || 36 || −13 || '''11''' (0)
|}

==Playoffs==
;Quarterfinals
*HC Bozen - HC Orli Znojmo 3:1, 4:0, 4:3
*EC Red Bull Salzburg - EC VSV 1:2, 7:2, 4:0
*Vienna Capitals - Graz 99ers 3:2, 2:3, 3:2
*Black Wings Linz - EC KAC 6:3, 4:3 OT, 3:2

Remainder of playoffs cancelled.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{official website|1=http://www.erstebankliga.at/erste-bank-eishockey-liga-en}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224105/http://www.erstebankliga.at/de/statistik/spieler/?season=6p&phase=0&team=0&position=0&nation=0&report=0&submit=Submit&playername= Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Statistics]

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