Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga

The Feldhockey Bundesliga is the top level of men's field hockey in Germany and is managed by the German Hockey Federation. The league currently ranks first in the men's European league rankings.[1] It was established in 1937.

Bundesliga
SportField hockey
Founded1937 (1937)
Inaugural season1973–74
AdministratorDeutscher Hockey-Bund
No. of teams12
CountryGermany
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Rot-Weiss Köln (11th title)
(2022–23)
Most titlesUhlenhorst Mülheim (18 titles)
Relegation to2. Bundesliga
International cup(s)Euro Hockey League
Official websitehockeybundesliga.de

Format

The season starts in August or September and is interrupted by the indoor hockey season from November to March. From April the outdoor season will be continued. Since the 2011–12 season the league was played by twelve teams who played each other twice and who competed for four spots in the championship play-offs. The number one and four and the number two and three played each other in the semi-final and winners qualified for the final where the winner was crowned champion. The two last-placed teams were relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. [2]

For the 2019–20 season the German Hockey Federation introduced a new format.[3] The league is 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 compete 2 times and face the teams of the other pool once. The first four of each pool are qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool play the play-downs.

The quarter-finals of the play-offs are played in best-of-2 according to the following scheme:

  • Series 1: 1A/4B
  • Series 2: 2B/3A
  • Series 3: 1B/4A
  • Series 4: 2A/3B

Finals

Champions

By club
Club Championships Runners-up Seasons won
Uhlenhorst Mülheim18101949–50, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2017–18, 2018–19
Rot-Weiss Köln1191971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Club an der Alster731998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
Berliner HC21940–41, 1941–42, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 2011–12
Rüsselsheim521967–68, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78
Harvestehude441995–96, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2013–14
1880 Frankfurt341968–69, 1969–70, 1988–89
Gladbacher HTC41965–66, 1980–81, 2001–02
Frankenthal11978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83
Sachsenhausen241938–39, 1942–43
Club Raffelberg21950–51, 1952–53
Brandenburg11955–56, 1958–59
Dürkheim11991–92, 1992–93
Berliner SC01937, 1937–38
Schwarz-Weiß Köln141975–76
Stuttgarter Kickers42004–05
Mannheimer HC22016–17
Crefelder HTC12005–06
Limburg11983–84
Heidelberg11981–82
Klipper THC11951–52
LSV Hamburg01943–44
Berliner SV01939–40
UHC Hamburg08
Wacker München2
Düsseldorfer HC1
ETUF Essen1
Goslar1
Hamburger Polo Club1
Hannover1
Ludwigsburg1
Pasing1
HG Nürnberg1
Rot-Weiß München1

By state
State Championships Runners-up Winning clubs
 North Rhine-Westphalia3632HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim (18), Rot-Weiss Köln (11), Gladbacher HTC (30), Club Raffelberg (2), Schwarz-Weiß Köln (1), Crefelder HTC (1)
 Hamburg1317Club an der Alster (7), Harvestehude (4), Klipper THC (1), LSV Hamburg (1)
 Berlin123Berliner HC (7), Brandenburg (2), Berliner SC (2), Berliner SV (1)
 Hesse1111Rüsselsheim (5), 1880 Frankfurt (3), Sachsenhausen (2), Limburg (1)
 Rhineland-Palatinate52Frankenthal (3), Dürkheim (2)
 Baden-Württemberg38Stuttgarter Kickers (1), Heidelberg (1), Mannheimer HC (1)
 Bavaria05
 Lower Saxony2

See also

Notes
  1. An extra match was needed because the previous match ended in a draw after extra time

References
  1. "Top Five Nations Confirmed on EHL Men's Ranking Table for 2019/20 Season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Spielsystem". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "1. Liga: Neuer Modus erklärt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. "Deutsche Meister Feld". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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