# 2021–22 Feldhockey-Bundesliga

The 2021–22 Feldhockey-Bundesliga was the 79th season of the Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga, Germany's premier field hockey league.
The season started on 4 September and concluded on 5 June 2022 with the championship final. Rot-Weiss Köln are the defending champions. They defended their title by defeating Hamburger Polo Club 1–0 in the championship final.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams participate in the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga. The promoted teams are Frankfurt 1880 and Düsseldorfer HC who replaced Crefelder HTC and Grossflottbeker THGC.
| Team | Location | State |
| Berliner HC | Berlin | Berlin |
| Club an der Alster | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Düsseldorfer HC | Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Frankfurt 1880 | Frankfurt | Hesse |
| Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Harvestehuder THC | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Mannheimer HC | Mannheim | Baden-Württemberg |
| Nürnberger HTC | Nuremberg | Bavaria |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | Cologne | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| TSV Mannheim | Mannheim | Baden-Württemberg |
| UHC Hamburg | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Mülheim | North Rhine-Westphalia |

### Number of teams by state

| State | Number of teams | Clubs |
| Hamburg | 4 | Club an der Alster, Hamburger Polo Club, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 | Düsseldorfer HC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Baden-Württemberg | 2 | Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim |
| Berlin | 1 | Berliner HC |
| Bavaria | 1 | Nürnberger HTC |
| Hesse | 1 | Frankfurt 1880 |
| Total | 12 | |

## Regular season
### Standings
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 15 | +46 | 40 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | Hamburger Polo Club | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 38 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Club an der Alster | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 27 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Berliner HC | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 22 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | TSV Mannheim | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 9 | Qualification for the play-downs |
| 6 | Frankfurt 1880 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 5 | Qualification for the play-downs |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mannheimer HC | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 37 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | Harvestehuder THC | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 34 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 33 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | UHC Hamburg | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 13 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Düsseldorfer HC | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 72 | −49 | 11 | Qualification for the play-downs |
| 6 | Nürnberger HTC | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 93 | −75 | 4 | Qualification for the play-downs |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BHC | ALS | DHC | FRA | HPC | HAR | MHC | NÜR | RWK | TSV | UHC | UHL |
| Berliner HC | — | 3–5 | 5–1 | 7–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Club an der Alster | 1–5 | — | — | 3–1 | 4–4 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Düsseldorfer HC | — | 0–6 | — | 2–2 | — | 1–9 | 2–3 | 5–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–10 |
| Frankfurt 1880 | 1–5 | 2–2 | — | — | 3–6 | 2–4 | 2–7 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–3 |
| Hamburger Polo Club | 3–2 | 5–3 | 8–1 | 8–3 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–2 | 5–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Harvestehuder THC | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–4 | 10–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Mannheimer HC | 5–1 | — | 6–1 | — | 3–4 | 5–1 | — | 9–1 | 2–0 | — | 6–0 | 4–5 |
| Nürnberger HTC | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–8 | 0–11 | 1–6 | — | — | — | 0–3 | 4–6 |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | — | 9–0 | — | 9–0 | — | — |
| TSV Mannheim | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–5 | — | 2–2 | — |
| UHC Hamburg | — | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 3–4 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | — | 5–6 | 6–2 | — | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 9–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gonzalo Peillat | Mannheimer HC | 31 |
| 2 | Kane Russell | Hamburger Polo Club | 29 |
| 3 | Malte Hellwig | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 16 |
| 3 | Michael Körper | Harvestehuder THC | 16 |
| 5 | Masi Pfandt | Harvestehuder THC | 15 |
| 6 | Niklas Bruns | Club an der Alster | 12 |
| 7 | Paul Smith | Hamburger Polo Club | 11 |
| 8 | Christopher Rühr | Rot-Weiss Köln | 10 |
| 8 | Justus Weigand | Mannheimer HC | 10 |
| 8 | Constantin Staib | Hamburger Polo Club | 10 |
| 8 | Raphael Hartkopf | Mannheimer HC | 10 |
| 8 | Elian Mazkour | Rot-Weiss Köln | 10 |

## Play-downs

The play-downs took place from 14 May to 4 June 2022 and were played in a best of five format.

### Overview

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| TSV Mannheim | 3–0 | Nürnberger HTC | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| Düsseldorfer HC | 3–2 | Frankfurt 1880 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–2 (3–2 s.o.) |

### Matches

* 14 May 2022 15:00
| TSV Mannheim | 1–0 | Nürnberger HTC |
| Proske 17' | Report | |
* TSV Mannheim Hockey, Mannheim
* 15 May 2022 12:00
| TSV Mannheim | 3–1 | Nürnberger HTC |
| Goerdt 18' Rothländer 24' Wossidlo 53' | Report | Büttner 34' |
* TSV Mannheim Hockey, Mannheim
* 28 May 2022 15:00
| Nürnberger HTC | 0–5 | TSV Mannheim |
| | Report | Proske 3', 59' Benke 35' Wossidlo 36' Rothländer 60' |
* Nürnberger HTC, Nuremberg
TSV Mannheim won series 3–0 and stayed in the Bundesliga while Nürnberger HTC were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga..
* 14 May 2022 14:00
| Düsseldorfer HC | 0–3 | Frankfurt 1880 |
| | Report | Werner 45' Hautzel 54' Meurer 58' |
* Düsseldorfer HC, Düsseldorf
* 15 May 2022 12:00
| Düsseldorfer HC | 1–0 | Frankfurt 1880 |
| Stollarz 9' | Report | |
* Düsseldorfer HC, Düsseldorf
* 28 May 2022 14:00
| Frankfurt 1880 | 4–2 | Düsseldorfer HC |
| Dahlinger 15' Werner 23' J. Schmidt-Opper 29' Hautzel 37' | Report | Dames 39' Cofalla 55' |
* Sportanlage SC 1880, Frankfurt
* 29 May 2022 12:00
| Frankfurt 1880 | 1–4 | Düsseldorfer HC |
| Meurer 55' | Report | Giskes 3', 48' Braun 47' Hartkopf 60' |
* Sportanlage SC 1880, Frankfurt
* 4 June 2022 12:30
| Düsseldorfer HC | 2–2 |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–2 |
* Düsseldorfer HC, Düsseldorf
Düsseldorfer HC won series 3–2 and stayed in the Bundesliga while Frankfurt 1880 were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga..

## Play-offs

The quarter-finals were played in a best of three format with the first match hosted by the weaker-placed team on 14 or 15 May and the return match and potential third decisive match hosted by the better placed team on 28 and 29 May respectively. The semi-finals and final were hosted by Bonner THV in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia on 4 and 5 June 2022.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 1 (2) | 7 | | | | |
| Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 1 (2) | 7 | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | | | |
| Berliner HC | Berliner HC | 1 (1) | 3 | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn |
| Berliner HC | Berliner HC | 1 (1) | 3 | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 0 |
| | | | | Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburger Polo Club | 3 |
| Hamburger Polo Club | 1 | 5 | 1 | Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburger Polo Club | 3 |
| Hamburger Polo Club | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburger Polo Club | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 1 |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 (2) | 3 | | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 1 |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 (2) | 3 | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | | | | |
| UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | 4 June – Bonn | | | | |
| UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | 2 (1) | 0 | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Harvestehuder THC | 3 | 3 (0) | 4 | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Harvestehuder THC | 3 | 3 (0) | 4 | | | | | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn |
| Club an der Alster | 2 | 3 (2) | 1 | | | | | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn | 5 June – Bonn |
| Club an der Alster | 2 | 3 (2) | 1 | | | | | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | 4 |

### Quarter-finals

* 14 May 2022 14:00
| Berliner HC | 1–1 | Mannheimer HC |
| Strüven 36' | Report | Zmyslony 34' |
| Penalties |||
| Klink Lehmann-Richter Zwicker Gomoll Dösch | 1–2 | Müller Hartkopf Hinrichs Weigand |
* Ernst-Reuter Platz, Berlin
* 28 May 2022 14:30
| Mannheimer HC | 7–3 | Berliner HC |
| Peillat 6', 34', 48', 54', 58' Schachner 41' Held 59' | Report | Neßelhauf 30' Klink 49' Lehmann-Richter 57' |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim
Mannheimer HC won series 2–0.
* 14 May 2022 12:30
| UHC Hamburg | 2–2 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Golden 24' Graffitti 32' | Report | Rühr 24' Adrians 55' |
| Penalties |||
| Struthoff H. Schmid Kloss Golden P. Schmid | 1–2 | Rühr Prinz Mazkour Große |
* UHC Hamburg, Hamburg
* 28 May 2022 12:00
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 3–0 | UHC Hamburg |
| Rühr 12' Van der Weerden 37' Prinz 60' | Report | |
* Stadion Rot-Weiss, Cologne
Rot-Weiss Köln won series 2–0.
* 14 May 2022 14:00
| Club an der Alster | 2–3 | Harvestehuder THC |
| Schnepel 28' Heldens 44' | Report | Spooner 32' Ntuli 40' Körper 51' |
* Club an der Alster, Hamburg
* 28 May 2022 14:00
| Harvestehuder THC | 3–3 | Club an der Alster |
| Körper 7' Pfandt 21' Ntuli 44' | Report | Schmidt 33' Walker 43' Schnepel 54' |
| Penalties |||
| | 0–2 | |
* HTHC Voßberg, Hamburg
* 29 May 2022 12:30
| Harvestehuder THC | 4–1 | Club an der Alster |
| Losonci 26' Habif 27' Ntuli 43', 54' | Report | Walker 13' |
* HTHC Voßberg, Hamburg
Harvestehuder THC won series 2–1.
* 15 May 2022 14:00
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2–1 | Hamburger Polo Club |
| Brock 10' Von Schwerin 59' | Report | Thörnblom 33' |
* Uhlenhorst Mülheim, Mülheim
* 28 May 2022 14:30
| Hamburger Polo Club | 5–2 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Inglis 10', 25' Russell 22', 55' Staib 50' | Report | Ludwig 33' Mertgens 43' |
* Kunstrasenplatz Polo, Hamburg
* 29 May 2022 14:00
| Hamburger Polo Club | 1–0 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Smith 41' | Report | |
* Kunstrasenplatz Polo, Hamburg
Hamburger Polo Club won series 2–1.

### Semi-finals

* 4 June 2022 11:45
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 3–1 | Harvestehuder THC |
| Aichinger 46' Mazkour 49' Rühr 52' | Report | Körper 17' |
* Bonner THV, Bonn
* 4 June 2022 14:00
| Mannheimer HC | 0–3 | Hamburger Polo Club |
| | Report | Staib 45' Mink 47' Smith 53' |
* Bonner THV, Bonn

### Third place match

* 5 June 2022 11:30
| Mannheimer HC | 2–4 | Harvestehuder THC |
| Hinrichs 42' Hartkopf 45' | Report | Körper 9' Ntuli 27', 47' Keim 53' |
* Bonner THV, Bonn

### Final

* 5 June 2022 13:45
| Hamburger Polo Club | 0–1 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| | Report | Adrians 54' |
* Bonner THV, Bonn