# 2022–23 Men's Feldhockey-Bundesliga

The 2022–23 Men's Feldhockey-Bundesliga was the 80th season of the Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga, Germany premier field hockey competition for men. The season began on 3 September 2022 and concluded on 4 June 2023 with the championship final.
Rot-Weiss Köln were the two-time defending champions. They defended their title by defeating Mannheimer HC 3–2 in the championship final.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams participate in the 2022–23 edition of the Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Crefelder HTC and Münchner SC who replaced SC 1880 Frankfurt and Nürnberger HTC.
| Team | Location | State |
| Berliner HC | Berlin | Berlin |
| Club an der Alster | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Crefelder HTC | Krefeld | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Düsseldorfer HC | Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Harvestehuder THC | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Mannheimer HC | Mannheim | Baden-Württemberg |
| Münchner SC | Munich | 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 | 4 | Crefelder HTC, Düsseldorfer HC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Baden-Württemberg | 2 | Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim |
| Berlin | 1 | Berliner HC |
| Bavaria | 1 | Münchner SC |
| Total | 12 | |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 33 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | UHC Hamburg | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 31 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Harvestehuder THC | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 26 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Crefelder HTC | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 25 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 24 | Qualification for the play-downs |
| 6 | Düsseldorfer HC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 87 | −69 | 0 | Qualification for the play-downs |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mannheimer HC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 36 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | Hamburger Polo Club | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 32 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Club an der Alster | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 27 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Berliner HC | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 22 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Münchner SC | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 11 | Qualification for the play-downs |
| 6 | TSV Mannheim | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 7 | Qualification for the play-downs |

### Results

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

## Play-offs
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mannheimer HC | 2 | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | | | | |
| Mannheimer HC | 2 | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | | | |
| Crefelder HTC | 5 | 2 (0) | 2 (2) | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim |
| Crefelder HTC | 5 | 2 (0) | 2 (2) | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 4 |
| | | | | UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | 0 |
| UHC Hamburg | 1 | 2 (8) | 1 (5) | UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | 0 |
| UHC Hamburg | 1 | 2 (8) | 1 (5) | | | | | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim |
| Club an der Alster | 3 | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | | | | | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim |
| Club an der Alster | 3 | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | | | | | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 3 |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 3 |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | | | | |
| Berliner HC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | 3 June – Mannheim | | | | |
| Berliner HC | 3 | 0 | 3 | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Hamburger Polo Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Hamburger Polo Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim |
| Harvestehuder THC | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim | 4 June – Mannheim |
| Harvestehuder THC | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | 3 |

### Quarter-finals

* 13 May 2023 14:00
| Crefelder HTC | 5–2 | Mannheimer HC |
| Pfandt 7', 42' Ferreiro 13', 18' Boomes 20' | Report | Hartkopf 32' Peillat 57' |
* Gerd-Wellen-Hockeyanlage, Krefeld Umpires: Andreas Knechten Christian Blasch
* 20 May 2023 16:00
| Mannheimer HC | 2–2 | Crefelder HTC |
| Müller 7' Peillat 22' | Report | Pfandt 6', 35' |
| Penalties |||
| Fischer Müller Weigand Hartkopf | 2–0 | Wellen Acosta Ehling Bachmann |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim Umpires: Raphaël Adrien Tim Meissner
* 21 May 2023 14:00
| Mannheimer HC | 2–2 | Crefelder HTC |
| Seagon 41' Peillat 59' | Report | Wellen 46' Pfandt 47' |
| Penalties |||
| Fischer Müller Weigand Hartkopf Barreiros | 3–2 | Wellen Ferreiro Boomes Acosta |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim Umpires: Stefan Leiber Piere Papiest
Mannheimer HC won series 2–1.
* 13 May 2023 12:00
| Berliner HC | 3–2 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Neßelhauf 45', 48' Gill 47' | Report | Rühr 12' Siegburg 26' |
* Berliner HC, Berlin Umpires: Pierre Papiest Christoph Bastobbe
* 20 May 2023 13:00
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2–0 | Berliner HC |
| M. Grambusch 13' Mazkour 24' | Report | |
* REWE Sportpark , Cologne Umpires: Johannes Berneth Thomas Lange
* 21 May 2023 12:00
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 5–3 | Berliner HC |
| Mazkour 13', 28', 56', 58' M. Grambusch 13' | Report | Gill 51' Klink 56' Poeschel 60' |
* REWE Sportpark, Cologne Umpires: Thomas Hinsken Marcel Knakowski
Rot-Weiss Köln won series 2–1.
* 13 May 2023 16:00
| Harvestehuder THC | 1–2 | Hamburger Polo Club |
| Glander 14' | Report | Russell 21' Smith 28' |
* Anlage am Voßberg, Hamburg Umpires: Raphaël Adrien Oscar Lohse
* 20 May 2023 14:00
| Hamburger Polo Club | 0–1 | Harvestehuder THC |
| | Report | Ntuli 28' |
* Hamburger Polo Club, Hamburg Umpires: René Pleißner Oscar Lohse
* 21 May 2023 14:00
| Hamburger Polo Club | 0–4 | Harvestehuder THC |
| | Report | Ntuli 33' Glander 42' Reuter 53' Körper 56' |
* Hamburger Polo Club, Hamburg Umpires: Ole Ingwersen Sascha Sohns
Harvestehuder THC won series 2–1.
* 13 May 2023 16:00
| Club an der Alster | 3–1 | UHC Hamburg |
| Rothländer 10' Walker 24' Bruns 59' | Report | Schwarzhaupt 18' |
* Der Club an der Alster, Hamburg Umpires: René Pleißner Marcel Knakowski
* 20 May 2023 15:00
| UHC Hamburg | 2–2 | Club an der Alster |
| Schwarzhaupt 9' Schmid 51' | Report | Walker 7' Bruns 33' |
| Penalties |||
| Kloss Sperling Golden Martins Müller Sperling Müller Martins | 8–7 | Boeckel Walker Fernandez Linnekogel Kerner Boeckel Walker Fernandez |
* UHC Hamburg, Hamburg Umpires: Ole Ingwersen Sascha Sohns
* 21 May 2023 14:30
| UHC Hamburg | 1–1 | Club an der Alster |
| Kloss 18' | Report | Bruns 36' |
| Penalties |||
| Kloss Sperling Golden Martins Müller | 5–4 | Boeckel Kerner Linnekogel Walker Wildung |
* UHC Hamburg, Hamburg Umpires: René Pleißner Oscar Lohse
UHC Hamburg won series 2–1.

### Semi-finals

* 3 June 2023 16:15
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2–1 | Harvestehuder THC |
| T. Grambusch 24' Prinz 27' | Report | Ntuli 5' |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim Umpires: Ben Göntgen Raphaël Adrien
* 3 June 2023 18:30
| Mannheimer HC | 4–0 | UHC Hamburg |
| Weigand 13' Peillat 18' Hartkopf 35' Hinrichs 59' | Report | |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim Umpires: Tim Meissner Ole Ingwersen

### Third place match

* 4 June 2023 13:45
| UHC Hamburg | 2–3 | Harvestehuder THC |
| Müller 26' Kloss 30' | Report | Spooner 3' Ntuli 6' Körper 54' |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim Umpires: Ben Göntgen René Pleißner

### Final

* 4 June 2023 16:15
| Mannheimer HC | 2–3 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Weigand 18' Hinrichs 22' | Report | Rühr 8', 45' Van der Weerden 49' |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim Umpires: Tim Meissner Ole Ingwersen