2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga

The 2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga was the 76th season of the top German league for field hockey clubs. The season started in on 9 September 2017 and concluded with the championship final on 10 June 2018. Mannheimer HC were the defending champions, while Düsseldorfer HC and Münchner SC entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga.

Bundesliga
Season2017–18
Dates9 September 2017 – 10 June 2018
ChampionsUhlenhorst Mülheim (17th title)
PremiersRot-Weiss Köln
RelegatedTSV Mannheim
Münchner SC
Euro Hockey LeagueUhlenhorst Mülheim
Rot-Weiss Köln
Mannheimer HC
Matches played132
Goals scored680 (5.15 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Körper (29 goals)
Biggest home winClub an der Alster 8–2 Düsseldorfer HC
Biggest away winDüsseldorfer HC 1–10 Harvestehude
Highest scoringDüsseldorfer HC 1–10 Harvestehude

Rot-Weiss Köln won the regular season with an eight point lead, they qualified together with Mannheimer HC, Uhlenhorst Mülheim and Harvetshude for the Final Four.[1] In the Final Four or championship playoff Uhlenhorst Mülheim and Rot-Weiss Köln qualified for the final where Uhlenhorst Mülheim won 3–2 and they won their 17th title after a 21 year wait.[2]

Teams
2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga is located in Germany
Berliner HC
Berliner HC
Rot-Weiss Köln
Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Krefeld
Krefeld
Nürnberger HTC
Nürnberger HTC
Düsseldorfer HC
Düsseldorfer HC
Mannheimer HC
TSV Mannheim
TSV Mannheim
Harvestehude
UHC Hamburg
Alster
Münchner SC
Münchner SC
2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the 2. Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Düsseldorfer HC and Münchner SC, who replaced Klipper THC and Lichterfelde.

TeamLocationState
Berliner HCBerlin Berlin
Club an der AlsterHamburg Hamburg
Düsseldorfer HCDüsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia
Harvestehuder THCHamburg Hamburg
Crefelder HTCKrefeld North Rhine-Westphalia
Mannheimer HCMannheim Baden-Württemberg
Münchner SCMunich Bavaria
Nürnberger HTCNuremberg Bavaria
Rot-Weiss KölnCologne North Rhine-Westphalia
TSV MannheimMannheim Baden-Württemberg
UHC HamburgHamburg Hamburg
Uhlenhorst MülheimMülheim North Rhine-Westphalia

Number of teams by state
StateNumber of teamsClubs
 North Rhine-Westphalia4Düsseldorfer HC, Crefelder HTC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim
 Hamburg3Club an der Alster, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg
 Baden-Württemberg2Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim
 BavariaNürnberger HTC and Münchner SC
 Berlin1Berliner HC
Total 12

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rot-Weiss Köln 22 16 3 3 71 39 +32 51 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play offs
2 Mannheimer HC 22 12 7 3 62 44 +18 43
3 Uhlenhorst Mülheim (C) 22 13 3 6 71 50 +21 42
4 Harvestehuder THC 22 12 5 5 74 46 +28 41 Qualification for the play offs
5 Club an der Alster 22 11 4 7 84 58 +26 37
6 Berliner HC 22 11 2 9 42 47 −5 35
7 UHC Hamburg 22 7 6 9 59 63 −4 27
8 Crefelder HTC 22 6 5 11 42 55 −13 23
9 Nürnberger HTC 22 6 3 13 48 67 −19 21
10 Düsseldorfer HC 22 6 2 14 44 80 −36 20
11 TSV Mannheim (R) 22 5 4 13 48 63 −15 19 Relegation to the 2. Bundesliga
12 Münchner SC (R) 22 3 4 15 35 68 −33 13
Source: hockey.de & Flashscore
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away BHC ALS CRE DHC HAR MHC MSC NÜR RWK TSV UHC UHL
Berliner HC — 3–6 3–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 4–2 1–0
Club an der Alster 5–1 — 2–2 8–2 4–7 2–2 5–0 5–4 2–3 4–1 3–3 3–6
Crefelder HTC 2–4 3–1 — 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 2–5
Düsseldorfer HC 6–2 2–7 3–2 — 1–10 2–3 2–1 2–3 2–5 5–0 0–5 0–3
Harvestehuder THC 1–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 — 4–4 4–1 5–2 2–1 2–2 4–3 4–2
Mannheimer HC 1–1 3–2 5–1 5–3 3–2 — 3–0 4–1 2–2 3–1 3–2 1–1
Münchner SC 1–3 3–1 3–3 1–1 4–4 2–3 — 4–2 0–3 1–3 2–2 5–4
Nürnberger HTC 0–0 2–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–2 4–1 — 0–2 4–2 3–2 2–2
Rot-Weiss Köln 3–0 2–5 3–1 3–3 1–0 6–3 4–3 7–3 — 1–0 5–3 4–1
TSV Mannheim 5–1 2–6 1–3 5–0 2–4 3–3 3–1 5–4 3–3 — 4–4 2–3
UHC Hamburg 2–1 2–5 4–3 3–4 2–1 2–2 4–1 5–3 1–8 2–0 — 2–3
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 2–3 4–3 5–1 3–1 6–4 2–5 6–1 4–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1Austria Michael KörperHarvestehuder THC29
2Germany Niklas BrunsClub an der Alster23
Argentina Gonzalo PeillatMannheimer HC
4Germany Christopher RührRot-Weiss Köln21
5Germany Thilo StralkowskiUhlenhorst Mülheim16
6Germany Philip SchlageterTSV Mannheim14
Germany Moritz FürsteUHC Hamburg
8Germany Marco MiltkauRot-Weiss Köln13
9Germany Constantin StaibClub an der Alster12
10Germany Martin HänerBerliner HC11
Germany Paul ZmyslonyMannheimer HC
South Africa Lloyd Norris-JonesUHC Hamburg

Championship playoff

The playoffs were played on 9 and 10 June 2018 in Krefeld.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June – Krefeld
 
 
Rot-Weiss Köln8
 
10 June – Krefeld
 
Harvestehuder THC2
 
Rot-Weiss Köln2
 
9 June – Krefeld
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim3
 
Mannheimer HC1
 
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim2
 

Semi-finals
9 June 2018
16:00
Rot-Weiss Köln 8–2 Harvestehuder THC
Trompertz field hockey ball 3'
Zeller field hockey ball 11'
T. Grambusch field hockey ball 12'
Rühr field hockey ball 29', 53'
Fleckhaus field hockey ball 38', 57'
Miltkau field hockey ball 55'		 Report Spooner field hockey ball 10'
Von Drachenfels field hockey ball 18'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld
9 June 2018
18:00
Mannheimer HC 1–2 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Haase field hockey ball 55' Report Hellwig field hockey ball 1'
Herzbruch field hockey ball 28'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld

Final
10 June 2018
15:00
Rot-Weiss Köln 2–3 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Rühr field hockey ball 30'
Fleckhaus field hockey ball 40'		 Report Stralkowski field hockey ball 22'
Hellwig field hockey ball 49'
Schiffer field hockey ball 54'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld

References
  1. "German FINAL FOUR a carbon copy of 2017 match-ups". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. "Uhlenhorst end 21-year wait for German title". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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