[1] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the start of the season was first postponed,[2] and later completely cancelled.
[3] The season was expected to conclude with German Bowl XLII, which was planned to be held on 10 October 2020 in Frankfurt.
During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing 14 regular season games.
From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same division can meet again.
[4] The eighth placed team in each division enter a two-leg play-off with the winner of the respective division of the German Football League 2, the second tier of the league system in Germany.