Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga

Bundesliga
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1937; 87 years ago
First season	1973–74
Administrator	Deutscher Hockey-Bund
No. of teams	12
Country	Germany
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent; champion(s)	Mannheimer HC (2nd title) ; (2023–24)
Most titles	Uhlenhorst Mülheim (18 titles)
Relegation to	2. Bundesliga
International cup(s)	Euro Hockey League
Official website	hockeybundesliga.de

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.

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

1937–1984
Season	Winner	Result	Runners-up	Venue
1937	Berliner SC	2–1 (a.e.t)	ETUF Essen	Berlin
1937–38	Berliner SC	1–0	Sachsenhausen	Frankfurt
1938–39	Sachsenhausen	1–0	Berliner SC	Berlin
1939–40	Berliner SV	5–0	Sachsenhausen	Berlin
1940–41	Berliner HC	1–0	Pasing	Munich
1941–42	Berliner HC	1–1 (a.e.t) 5–3^[a]	Sachsenhausen	Frankfurt Berlin
1942–43	Sachsenhausen	2–1	UHC Hamburg	Frankfurt
1943–44	LSV Hamburg	1–0 (a.e.t)	Sachsenahausen	Magdeburg
1949–50	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	1–0	Club Raffelberg	Mülheim
1950–51	Club Raffelberg	1–0	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Duisburg
1951–52	Klipper THC	3–1	Wacker München	Munich
1952–53	Club Raffelberg	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Mülheim
1953–54	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	4–2	Brandenburg	Mülheim
1954–55	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	1–0	Wacker München	Mülheim
1955–56	Brandenburg	2–1	Goslar	Goslar
1956–57	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–0^[a]	Club Raffelberg	Duisburg Mülheim
1957–58	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	5–1	Klipper THC	Mülheim
1958–59	Brandenburg	1–0	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Mülheim
1959–60	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Berliner HC	Mülheim
1960–61	Berliner HC	3–1 (e.a.t.)	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Mülheim
1961–62	Berliner HC	3–0	Ludwigsburg	Ludwigsburg
1962–63	Berliner HC	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Harvestehude	Berlin
1963–64	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2–1	HG Nürnberg	Mülheim
1964–65	Berliner HC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	UHC Hamburg	Berlin
1965–66	Gladbacher HTC	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Rot-Weiss Köln	Cologne
1967–1968	Rüsselsheim	4–1	Schwarz-Weiß Köln	Rüsselsheim
1968–69	1880 Frankfurt	2–1	Schwarz-Weiß Köln	Cologne
1969–70	1880 Frankfurt	3–0	Rot-Weiss Köln	Cologne
1970–71	Rüsselsheim	1–0	Rot-Weiss Köln	Rüsselsheim
1971–72	Rot-Weiss Köln	2–1 (a.e.t.)	1880 Frankfurt	Cologne
1972–73	Rot-Weiss Köln	2–0	Rüsselsheim	Rüsselsheim
1973–74	Rot-Weiss Köln	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Rüsselsheim	Cologne
1974–75	Rüsselsheim	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Rot-Weiss Köln	Rüsselsheim
1975–76	Schwarz-Weiß Köln	3–1	Stuttgarter Kickers	Cologne
1976–77	Rüsselsheim	4–1	Stuttgarter Kickers	Rüsselsheim
1977–78	Rüsselsheim	2–0	Gladbacher HTC	Mönchengladbach
1978–79	Frankenthal	2–1	Hannover	Frankenthal
1979–80	Frankenthal	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Schwarz-Weiß Köln	Frankenthal
1980–81	Gladbacher HTC	5–1	Frankenthal	Frankenthal
1981–82	Heidelberg	3–2	Limburg	Heidelberg
1982–83	Frankenthal	2–0	Schwarz-Weiß Köln	Cologne
1983–84	Limburg	3–1	Heidelberg	Heidelberg
Source^[4]

1984–present
Season	Winner	Result	Runners-up	Venue
1984–85	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Gladbacher HTC	Mönchengladbach
1985–86	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	4–3	Stuttgarter Kickers	Limburg
1986–87	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2–1	1880 Frankfurt	Mülheim
1987–88	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	3–1	1880 Frankfurt	Frankfurt
1988–89	1880 Frankfurt	3–2 (p.s.)	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Mülheim
1989–90	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	3–0	Rot-Weiss Köln	Cologne
1990–91	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Rot-Weiß München	Mülheim
1991–92	Dürkheim	7–5 (p.s.)	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Bad Dürkheim
1992–93	Dürkheim	2–1	Harvestehude	Bad Dürkheim
1993–94	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	3–0	Harvestehude	Mülheim
1994–95	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	6–1	Gladbacher HTC	Mülheim
1995–96	Harvestehude	2–1	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Mülheim
1996–97	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	6–1	1880 Frankfurt	Bad Dürkheim
1997–98	Harvestehude	7–6 (p.s.)	Gladbacher HTC	Rüsselsheim
1998–99	Club an der Alster	3–2	Harvestehude	Hamburg
1999–2000	Harvestehude	9–8 (p.s.)	Club an der Alster	Mainz
2000–01	Club an der Alster	2–1	Dürkheim	Bad Dürkheim
2001–02	Gladbacher THC	2–1	Club an der Alster	Hamburg
2002–03	Club an der Alster	5–4	Crefelder HTC	Hamburg
2003–04	Club an der Alster	6–5	UHC Hamburg	Hamburg
2004–05	Stuttgarter Kickers	5–4 (p.s.)	Club an der Alster	Düsseldorf
2005–06	Crefelder HTC	7–1	Stuttgarter Kickers	Mönchengladbach
2006–07	Club an der Alster	9–8 (p.s.)	UHC Hamburg	Mönchengladbach
2007–08	Club an der Alster	5–2	Düsseldorfer HC	Düsseldorf
2008–09	Rot-Weiss Köln	4–2 (a.e.t.)	UHC Hamburg	Mannheim
2009–10	Rot-Weiss Köln	4–2	UHC Hamburg	Düsseldorf
2010–11	Club an der Alster	4–1	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Mannheim
2011–12	Berliner HC	2–1	Rot-Weiss Köln	Berlin
2012–13	Rot-Weiss Köln	3–2	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Hamburg
2013–14	Harvestehude	5–1	Rot-Weiss Köln	Hamburg
2014–15	Rot-Weiss Köln	4–3	UHC Hamburg	Hamburg
2015–16	Rot-Weiss Köln	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 s.o.)	UHC Hamburg	Mannheim
2016–17	Mannheimer HC	3–2	Rot-Weiss Köln	Mannheim
2017–18	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	3–2	Rot-Weiss Köln	Krefeld
2018–19	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	5–4	Mannheimer HC	Krefeld
2019–2021	Rot-Weiss Köln	1–0	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Mannheim
2021–22	Rot-Weiss Köln	1–0	Hamburger Polo Club	Bonn
2022–23	Rot-Weiss Köln	3–2	Mannheimer HC	Mannheim
2023–24	Mannheimer HC	2–2 (2–0 s.o.)	Hamburger Polo Club	Bonn
Source^[4]

Champions

By club

Club	Championships	Runners-up	Seasons won
Uhlenhorst Mülheim	18	10	1949–50, 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 Köln	11	9	1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Club an der Alster	7	3	1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
Berliner HC	7	2	1940–41, 1941–42, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 2011–12
Rüsselsheim	5	2	1967–68, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78
Harvestehude	4	4	1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2013–14
1880 Frankfurt	3	4	1968–69, 1969–70, 1988–89
Gladbacher HTC		4	1965–66, 1980–81, 2001–02
Frankenthal		1	1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83
Sachsenhausen	2	4	1938–39, 1942–43
Club Raffelberg		2	1950–51, 1952–53
Mannheimer HC		2	2016–17, 2023–24
Brandenburg		1	1955–56, 1958–59
Dürkheim		1	1991–92, 1992–93
Berliner SC		0	1937, 1937–38
Schwarz-Weiß Köln	1	4	1975–76
Stuttgarter Kickers		4	2004–05
Crefelder HTC		1	2005–06
Limburg		1	1983–84
Heidelberg		1	1981–82
Klipper THC		1	1951–52
LSV Hamburg		0	1943–44
Berliner SV		0	1939–40
UHC Hamburg	0	8
Wacker München		2
Hamburger Polo Club		2
Düsseldorfer HC		1
ETUF Essen		1
Goslar		1
Hannover		1
Ludwigsburg		1
Pasing		1
HG Nürnberg		1
Rot-Weiß München		1

By state

State	Championships	Runners-up	Winning clubs
North Rhine-Westphalia	36	32	Uhlenhorst Mülheim (18), Rot-Weiss Köln (11), Gladbacher HTC (3), Club Raffelberg (2), Schwarz-Weiß Köln (1), Crefelder HTC (1)
Hamburg	13	18	Club an der Alster (7), Harvestehuder THC (4), Klipper THC (1), LSV Hamburg (1)
Berlin	12	3	Berliner HC (7), Brandenburg (2), Berliner SC (2), Berliner SV (1)
Hesse	11	11	Rüsselsheimer RK (5), 1880 Frankfurt (3), Sachsenhausen (2), Limburger HC (1)
Rhineland-Palatinate	5	2	Frankenthal (3), Dürkheimer HC (2)
Baden-Württemberg	4	8	Mannheimer HC (2), Stuttgarter Kickers (1), Heidelberg (1)
Bavaria	0	5
Lower Saxony	0	2

Notes

^ ^a ^b An extra match was needed because the previous match ended in a draw after extra time

References

^ "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.
^ "Spielsystem". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ "1. Liga: Neuer Modus erklärt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Deutsche Meister Feld". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2018.

External links

[twolegs-4] An extra match was needed because the previous match ended in a draw after extra time

[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.

[champions-5] "Deutsche Meister Feld". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2018.

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v t e Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga
2023–24 clubs	Berliner HC Club an der Alster Crefelder HTC Frankfurt 1880 Gladbacher HTC Hamburger Polo Club Harvestehuder THC Mannheimer HC Rot-Weiss Köln TSV Mannheim UHC Hamburg Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Former clubs	Berliner SC Blau-Weiss Berlin Dürkheimer HC Düsseldorfer HC Großflottbeker THGC Klipper THC Limburger HC Münchner SC Nürnberger HTC Rheydter SV Rot-Weiß München Rüsselsheimer RK SAFO Frankfurt Schwarz-Weiß Neuss Stuttgarter Kickers TG Frankenthal TuS Lichterfelde Zehlendorfer Wespen
Seasons	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–2021 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
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