Ratinger Löwen

{{Infobox hockey team | team = Ratinger Lowen | bg_colour = Red | text_colour = White | logo = | logo_size = | city = Ratingen, Germany | league = Deutsche Eishockey Liga | conference = | division = | founded = 1979 | operated = 1979 - 1997 | arena = | colours = Red, White, Black | coach = | gm = | website = | name1 = | dates1 = | name2 = | dates2 = | name3 = | dates3 = }} '''Ratinger Lowen''' was an ice hockey team in Ratingen, Germany founded in 1979. They played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1994-1997.

==History== *{{see also|:Category:EC Ratinger Löwen players}} Ratinger played in the Regionalliga for the 1984-85 season, which they promptly won, and were promoted to the Oberliga. They won the Oberliga two years later, and were promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. Ratinger was promoted to the 1.Bundesliga after a second-place finish in the 2.Bundesliga. When the 1.Bundesliga became the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 1994, Ratinger continued playing there until they folded in 1997.

A successor club, Revierlöwen Oberhausen, was founded in 1997 and operated until 2007.

==Season-by-season record== {| class="wikitable" ! width="70" align="center" | Season ! width="100" align="center" | League ! width="100" align="center" | First round ! width="100" align="center" | Final round/<br/>Play-offs |- align="center" | 1984-85 || Regionalliga || 1st place || 1st place^↑ |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1985-86 || Oberliga || 2nd place || 4th place^↑ |- align="center" | 1986-87 || Oberliga || 1st place || 6th place^↑ |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1987-88 || 2nd Bundesliga || 5th place || 9th place^↑ |- align="center" | 1988-89 || 2. Bundesliga || 6th place || 5th place^↓ |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1989-90|| 2. Bundesliga || 8th place || 1st place^↓ |- align="center" | 1990-91 || 2. Bundesliga || 4th place|| 8th place^↑ |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1991-92 || 2. Bundesliga || 2nd place| 2nd place^↑ |- align="center" | 1992-93 || Bundesliga || 8th place|| Quarterfinal^↑ |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1993-94 || Bundesliga || 8th place || 2nd round^↓ |- align="center" |1994-95 ||DEL || 16th place || 1/8 Final^↑ |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1995-96 || DEL || 10th place || 1/8 Final^↑ |- align="center" |1996-97|| DEL || 10th place^↓ || Relegation^↓ |}

==External links== *[http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php?page=4000&c=wl&lcID=de&cupID=eu&type=0&tmID=1112 Club profile] on hockeyarenas.net

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratinger Lowen}} Category:Ice hockey teams in Germany Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1979 Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1997 Category:Deutsche Eishockey Liga teams Category:1979 establishments in West Germany Category:1997 disestablishments in Germany Category:Mettmann (district) Category:Sports clubs and teams in North Rhine-Westphalia