# 2019–2021 Feldhockey-Bundesliga

The 2019–20 Bundesliga was the 78th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier field hockey league. It began on 7 September 2019 and it concluded with the championship final on 24 May 2019 in Mannheim. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league was suspended on 13 March until 1 April 2020. The season returned on 2 September 2020 and was extended into 2021 with an extra round of matches.
For the 2019–20 season, the German Hockey Federation introduced a new format. The league was 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 competed 2 times and faced the teams of the other pool once. The first four of each pool were qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool played the play-downs.
Uhlenhorst Mülheim are the two-time defending champions.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 2019–2021 edition of the Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Großflottbek and TSV Mannheim who replaced Düsseldorfer HC and Blau-Weiss Berlin.
| Team | Location | State |
| Berliner HC | Berlin | Berlin |
| Club an der Alster | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Crefelder HTC | Krefeld | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Großflottbek | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| 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 | 5 | Club an der Alster, Großflottbek, Hamburger Polo Club, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 | Crefelder HTC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Baden-Württemberg | 2 | Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim |
| Berlin | 1 | Berliner HC |
| Bavaria | 1 | Nürnberger HTC |
| Total | 12 | |

## Regular season
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 105 | 44 | +61 | 55 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | UHC Hamburg | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 43 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Harvestehuder THC | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 88 | 73 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Club an der Alster | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 38 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Crefelder HTC | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 26 | Qualification for the play-downs |
| 6 | Großflottbek | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 104 | −66 | 13 | Qualification for the play-downs |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 59 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | Mannheimer HC | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 51 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Berliner HC | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 50 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Hamburger Polo Club | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 47 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | TSV Mannheim | 27 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 91 | −38 | 18 | Qualification for the play-downs |
| 6 | Nürnberger HTC | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 102 | −72 | 11 | Qualification for the play-downs |

### Overall table

The leading team in this table qualifies for the Euro Hockey League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 59 | 2022 Euro Hockey League |
| 2 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 105 | 44 | +61 | 55 | 2022 Euro Hockey League |
| 3 | Mannheimer HC | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 51 | 2022 Euro Hockey League Ranking Cup |
| 4 | Berliner HC | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 50 | |
| 5 | Hamburger Polo Club | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 47 | |
| 6 | UHC Hamburg | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 43 | |
| 7 | Harvestehuder THC | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 88 | 73 | +15 | 42 | |
| 8 | Club an der Alster | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 38 | |
| 9 | Crefelder HTC | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 26 | |
| 10 | TSV Mannheim | 27 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 91 | −38 | 18 | |
| 11 | Großflottbek | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 104 | −66 | 13 | |
| 12 | Nürnberger HTC | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 102 | −72 | 11 | |

### Results
#### Matches 1–22

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

#### Matches 23–27
### Top goalscorers

    As of 17 April 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
| 1 | Michael Körper | Harvestehuder THC | 14 | 21 | 1 | 36 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Peillat | Mannheimer HC | 0 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 3 | Malte Hellwig | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 25 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Martin Häner | Berliner HC | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | Christopher Rühr | Rot-Weiss Köln | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Constantin Staib | Hamburger Polo Club | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Timm Herzbruch | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Lukas Windfeder | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Philip Schlageter | TSV Mannheim | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Niklas Bruns | Club an der Alster | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Tino Kossel | Crefelder HTC | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |

## Play-downs
### Overview

The play-downs were played in a best of three format with the first match hosted by the weaker-placed team on 25 April and the return match and potential third decisive match hosted by the better placed team on 1 and 2 May respectively.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| TSV Mannheim | 2–0 | Großflottbeker THGC | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| Crefelder HTC | 1–2 | Nürnberger HTC | 2–2 (2–4 p.s.o.) | 3–2 | 1–1 (2–4 p.s.o.) |

### Matches

* 25 April 2021 13:00
| Großflottbeker THGC | 0–1 | TSV Mannheim |
| | Report | Dehoff 37' |
* Großflottbeker THGC, Hamburg
* 1 May 2021 13:00
| TSV Mannheim | 6–0 | Großflottbeker THGC |
| Schlageter 21' Haber 26' Holzhauser 46' Weiher 53' Röthlander 58' Proske 59' | Report | |
* TSV Mannheim Hockey, Mannheim
TSV Mannheim won series 2–0 and stay in the Bundesliga while Großflottbeker THGC are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
* 25 April 2021 12:00
| Nürnberger HTC | 2–2 | Crefelder HTC |
| F. Wolff 29' Mechtold 36' | Report | Kossol 54' Eschler 56' |
| Penalties |||
| Wesley Mechtold F. Wolff Haustein Bechhold | 4–2 | Eschler Ehling Bachmann Michler |
* Nürnberger HTC, Nuremberg
* 1 May 2021 15:00
| Crefelder HTC | 3–2 | Nürnberger HTC |
| Kossol 1' Westphal 43', 52' | Report | Benke 58' Wesley 60' |
* Gerd-Wellen-Hockeyanlage, Krefeld
* 2 May 2021 13:00
| Crefelder HTC | 1–1 | Nürnberger HTC |
| Jansen 20' | Report | Benke 56' |
| Penalties |||
| Ehling Michler Bachmann Deecke | 2–4 | Wesley Mechtold F. Wolff Benke Jordan |
* Gerd-Wellen-Hockeyanlage, Krefeld
Nürnberger HTC won series 2–1 and stay in the Bundesliga while Crefelder HTC are 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 25 April and the return match and potential third decisive match hosted by the better placed team on 1 and 2 May respectively. The semi-finals and final were hosted by Mannheimer HC in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 | 4 | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | | | |
| Club an der Alster | Club an der Alster | 0 | 1 | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim |
| Club an der Alster | Club an der Alster | 0 | 1 | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 6 |
| | | | | Berliner HC | Berliner HC | Berliner HC | 4 |
| UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | 0 | 1 (2) | Berliner HC | Berliner HC | Berliner HC | 4 |
| UHC Hamburg | UHC Hamburg | 0 | 1 (2) | | | | | 9 May – Mannheim | 9 May – Mannheim | 9 May – Mannheim | 9 May – Mannheim |
| Berliner HC | Berliner HC | 3 | 1 (3) | | | | | 9 May – Mannheim | 9 May – Mannheim | 9 May – Mannheim | 9 May – Mannheim |
| Berliner HC | Berliner HC | 3 | 1 (3) | | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | Rot-Weiss Köln | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 0 |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 1 | 6 | | | | | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 0 |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 1 | 6 | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | | | | |
| Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburger Polo Club | 0 | 4 | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | 8 May – Mannheim | | | | |
| Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburger Polo Club | 0 | 4 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim (s.o.) | Uhlenhorst Mülheim (s.o.) | Uhlenhorst Mülheim (s.o.) | 2 (4) | | | | |
| | | | | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 2 (3) |
| Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 1 | 4 | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | Mannheimer HC | 2 (3) |
| Harvestehuder THC | Harvestehuder THC | 0 | 2 | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* 24 April 2021 13:00
| Club an der Alster | 0–2 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| | Report | Van der Weerden 30' Rühr 43' |
* Club an der Alster, Hamburg
* 1 May 2021 13:00
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 4–1 | Club an der Alster |
| Rühr 8' Prinz 11' Van der Weerden 39' Oruz 49' | Report | Alt 46' |
* Stadium Rot-Weiss, Cologne
Rot-Weiss Köln won series 2–0.
* 24 April 2021 13:00
| Hamburger Polo Club | 0–1 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| | Report | Meyer 9' |
* Kunstrasenplatz Polo, Hamburg
* 1 May 2021 13:00
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 6–4 | Hamburger Polo Club |
| Windfeder 3', 9', 36', 46', 52' Hellwig 60' | Report | Russell 15' Procházka 23', 41' Staib 35' |
* Uhlenhorst Mülheim, Mülheim
Uhlenhorst Mülheim won series 2–0.
* 25 April 2021 12:00
| Harvestehuder THC | 0–1 | Mannheimer HC |
| | Report | Peillat 45' |
* HTHC Voßberg, Hamburg
* 1 May 2021 12:30
| Mannheimer HC | 4–2 | Harvestehuder THC |
| Schöllkopf 11' Zmyslony 34' Peillat 50' T. Nguyen 60' | Report | Pöhling 12' Heuer 21' |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim
Mannheimer HC won series 2–0.
* 24 April 2021 15:00
| Berliner HC | 3–0 | UHC Hamburg |
| Gomoll 31', 55' Neßelhauf 52' | Report | |
* Ernst-Reuter Platz, Berlin
* 1 May 2021 15:30
| UHC Hamburg | 1–1 | Berliner HC |
| Schwarzhaupt 52' | Report | Neßelhauf 39' |
| Penalties |||
| Struthoff Harms H. Schmid Müller Kutter | 2–3 | Klink Poljaric Dösch Lehmann-Richter Zwicker |
* UHC Hamburg, Hamburg
Berliner HC won series 2–0.

### Semi-finals

* 8 May 2021 16:00
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 6–4 | Berliner HC |
| Prinz 11', 19' Rühr 48', 50' Adrians 49' Mazkour 58' | Report | Häner 16' Neßelhauf 23' Gomoll 39', 47' |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim
* 8 May 2021 19:00
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2–2 | Mannheimer HC |
| Hellwig 13', 44' | Report | Peillat 14', 57' |
| Penalties |||
| Herzbruch Hellwig Fürk Schiffer Matania Herzbruch | 4–3 | Hinrichs Hartkopf Weigand Müller Barreiros Hinrichs |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim

### Final

* 9 May 2021 16:00
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 1–0 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Mazkour 38' | Report | |
* Mannheimer HC, Mannheim