[2] Teams first play each other in the regular season home and away.
After this, teams ranked 1–6 and 7-10 are divided in two groups to qualify for the playoffs.
In the playoffs, the best eight teams play each other for the national championship in best-of-five series.
Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld and Vienna DC Timberwolves confirmed later they met the requirements.
[3] On 6 August 2019, it was announced Panthers Fürstenfeld did not receive a licence while SKN St. Pölten entered the league.