The German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL; German: Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Liga), also known as the German Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga (German: Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga, lit. 'German Women's Ice Hockey National League'), is the top-tier women's ice hockey league in Germany. It was founded in 1988 by the German Ice Hockey Federation (German: Deutscher Eishockey Bund; DEB).