The 2019–20 Bundesliga was the 78th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier field hockey league. It began on 7 September 2019 and it concluded with the championship final on 24 May 2019 in Mannheim.[1][2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league was suspended on 13 March until 1 April 2020.[3] The season returned on 2 September 2020 and was extended into 2021 with an extra round of matches.
| Season | 2019–2021 |
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| Dates | 7 September 2019 – 9 May 2021 |
| Champions | Rot-Weiss Köln (9th title) |
| Regular season | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Relegated | Großflottbek Crefelder HTC |
| Euro Hockey League | Rot-Weiss Köln Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| EHL Ranking Cup | Mannheimer HC |
| Matches played | 161 |
| Goals scored | 795 (4.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Michael Körper (36 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Uhlenhorst Mülheim 10–0 Nürnberger HTC |
| Biggest away win | Großflottbek 1–9 Harvestehuder THC |
| Highest scoring | TSV Mannheim 8–5 Nürnberger HTC |
← 2018–19 2021–22 → | |
For the 2019–20 season, the German Hockey Federation introduced a new format.[4] The league was played by twelve teams grouped in two pools of six (Pool A and Pool B) based on the previous season's ranking. The teams of the same pool competed 2 times and faced the teams of the other pool once. The first four of each pool were qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool played the play-downs.
Uhlenhorst Mülheim are the two-time defending champions.[5]
Teams
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A total of 12 teams participated in the 2019–2021 edition of the Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Großflottbek and TSV Mannheim who replaced Düsseldorfer HC and Blau-Weiss Berlin.
Number of teams by state
edit| State | Number of teams | Clubs |
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 Hamburg |
5 | Club an der Alster, Großflottbek, Hamburger Polo Club, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg |
 North Rhine-Westphalia |
3 | Crefelder HTC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
 Baden-Württemberg |
2 | Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim |
 Berlin |
1 | Berliner HC |
 Bavaria |
Nürnberger HTC | |
| Total | 12 |
Regular season
editPool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 105 | 44 | +61 | 55 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | UHC Hamburg | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 43 | |
| 3 | Harvestehuder THC | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 88 | 73 | +15 | 42 | |
| 4 | Club an der Alster | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 38 | |
| 5 | Crefelder HTC | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 26 | Qualification for the play-downs |
| 6 | Großflottbek | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 104 | −66 | 13 |
Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 59 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | Mannheimer HC | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 51 | |
| 3 | Berliner HC | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 50 | |
| 4 | Hamburger Polo Club | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 47 | |
| 5 | TSV Mannheim | 27 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 91 | −38 | 18 | Qualification for the play-downs |
| 6 | Nürnberger HTC | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 102 | −72 | 11 |
Overall table
editThe leading team in this table qualifies for the Euro Hockey League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 59 | 2022 Euro Hockey League |
| 2 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 105 | 44 | +61 | 55 | |
| 3 | Mannheimer HC | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 51 | 2022 Euro Hockey League Ranking Cup |
| 4 | Berliner HC | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 50 | |
| 5 | Hamburger Polo Club | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 47 | |
| 6 | UHC Hamburg | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 43 | |
| 7 | Harvestehuder THC | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 88 | 73 | +15 | 42 | |
| 8 | Club an der Alster | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 38 | |
| 9 | Crefelder HTC | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 26 | |
| 10 | TSV Mannheim | 27 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 91 | −38 | 18 | |
| 11 | Großflottbek | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 104 | −66 | 13 | |
| 12 | Nürnberger HTC | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 102 | −72 | 11 |
Results
editMatches 1–22
editMatches 23–27
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Top goalscorers
edit- As of 17 April 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
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| 1 |  Michael Körper
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Harvestehuder THC | 14 | 21 | 1 | 36 |
| 2 |  Gonzalo Peillat
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Mannheimer HC | 0 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 3 |  Malte Hellwig
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Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 25 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Martin Häner
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Berliner HC | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | Christopher Rühr
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Rot-Weiss Köln | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Constantin Staib
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Hamburger Polo Club | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Timm Herzbruch
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Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Lukas Windfeder
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| 9 | Philip Schlageter
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TSV Mannheim | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Niklas Bruns
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Club an der Alster | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Tino Kossel
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Crefelder HTC | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Play-downs
editOverview
editThe play-downs were played in a best of three format with the first match hosted by the weaker-placed team on 25 April and the return match and potential third decisive match hosted by the better placed team on 1 and 2 May respectively.[6]
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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| TSV Mannheim | 2–0 | Großflottbeker THGC | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| Crefelder HTC | 1–2 | Nürnberger HTC | 2–2 (2–4 p.s.o.) | 3–2 | 1–1 (2–4 p.s.o.) |
Matches
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TSV Mannheim won series 2–0 and stay in the Bundesliga while Großflottbeker THGC are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
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Nürnberger HTC won series 2–1 and stay in the Bundesliga while Crefelder HTC are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
Play-offs
editThe quarter-finals were played in a best of three format with the first match hosted by the weaker-placed team on 25 April and the return match and potential third decisive match hosted by the better placed team on 1 and 2 May respectively.[6] The semi-finals and final were hosted by Mannheimer HC in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.[7]
Bracket
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| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Club an der Alster | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| UHC Hamburg | 0 | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
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| Berliner HC | 3 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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| Hamburger Polo Club | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim (s.o.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||
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| Harvestehuder THC | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Rot-Weiss Köln won series 2–0.
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Uhlenhorst Mülheim won series 2–0.
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Berliner HC won series 2–0.
Semi-finals
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Final
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References
edit- ^ "Restspielplan". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Ausschreibung Der Final Four Damen & Herren Feld 2020". web.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Feldhockey-Bundesligen: Spielverkehr bis Ende April ausgesetzt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "1. Liga: Neuer Modus erklärt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Jensen, Björn (19 May 2019). "Uhlenhorst Mülheim verteidigt Feldhockey-Titel der Herren". www.waz.de (in German). Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Play-offs & -downs stehen fest" (in German). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Deutsche Feld-Endrunde 2020 beim Mannheimer HC". web.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.