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.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 September 2021 – 5 June 2022 |
| Champions | Rot-Weiss Köln (10th title) |
| Relegated | Frankfurt 1880 Nürnberger HTC |
| Euro Hockey League | Hamburger Polo Club Harvestehuder THC Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Matches played | 96 |
| Goals scored | 528 (5.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gonzalo Peillat (31 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rot-Weiss Köln 9–0 Nürnberger HTC Harvestehude 10–1 Nürnberger HTC Rot-Weiss Köln 9–0 TSV Mannheim Mülheim 9–0 Nürnberger HTC |
| Biggest away win | Nürnberger HTC 0–11 Harvestehude |
| Highest scoring | Harvestehude 10–1 Nürnberger HTC Hamburger PC 8–3 Frankfurt 1880 Mülheim 5–6 Alster Nürnberger HTC 3–8 Hamburger PC Nürnberger HTC 0–11 Harvestehude |
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The season started on 4 September and concluded on 5 June 2022 with the championship final.[1] Rot-Weiss Köln are the defending champions.[2] They defended their title by defeating Hamburger Polo Club 1–0 in the championship final.[3]
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.[4]
| Team | Location | State |
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| Berliner HC | Berlin | |
| Club an der Alster | Hamburg | |
| Düsseldorfer HC | Düsseldorf | |
| Frankfurt 1880 | Frankfurt | |
| Hamburger Polo Club | Hamburg | |
| Harvestehuder THC | Hamburg | |
| Mannheimer HC | Mannheim | |
| Nürnberger HTC | Nuremberg | |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | Cologne | |
| TSV Mannheim | Mannheim | |
| UHC Hamburg | Hamburg | |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Mülheim |
Number of teams by state
| State | Number of teams | Clubs |
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| 4 | Club an der Alster, Hamburger Polo Club, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg | |
| 3 | Düsseldorfer HC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim | |
| 2 | Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim | |
| 1 | Berliner HC | |
| Nürnberger HTC | ||
| Frankfurt 1880 | ||
| Total | 12 |
Regular season
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 | |
| 3 | Club an der Alster | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 27 | |
| 4 | Berliner HC | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 22 | |
| 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 |
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 | |
| 3 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 33 | |
| 4 | UHC Hamburg | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 13 | |
| 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 |
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player[5] | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Mannheimer HC | 31 | |
| 2 | Hamburger Polo Club | 29 | |
| 3 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 16 | |
| Harvestehuder THC | |||
| 5 | Harvestehuder THC | 15 | |
| 6 | Club an der Alster | 12 | |
| 7 | Hamburger Polo Club | 11 | |
| 8 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 10 | |
| Mannheimer HC | |||
| Hamburger Polo Club | |||
| Mannheimer HC | |||
| Rot-Weiss Köln |
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 |
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| 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
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TSV Mannheim won series 3–0 and stayed in the Bundesliga while Nürnberger HTC were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga..
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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.[6]
Bracket
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| Mannheimer HC | 1 (2) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
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| Berliner HC | 1 (1) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Mannheimer HC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Hamburger Polo Club | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Hamburger Polo Club | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hamburger Polo Club | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 (2) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| UHC Hamburg | 2 (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Harvestehuder THC | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
| Harvestehuder THC | 3 | 3 (0) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 June – Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
| Club an der Alster | 2 | 3 (2) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mannheimer HC | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Harvestehuder THC | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Rot-Weiss Köln won series 2–0.
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Harvestehuder THC won series 2–1.
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Hamburger Polo Club won series 2–1.
Semi-finals
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Third place match
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Final
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References
- "Gesamter Spielplan". hockey.de.
- "Dragons en Gantoise vieren de titel in België, Vanasch in Duitsland". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Köln holt zehnten Feldhockey-Titel" (in German).
- "Empfehlung: 2. Liga Mit Aufsteigern Ohne Absteiger" (in German). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Torschützen: 1. BL Herren".
- "Feldhockey-Premiere in Bonn: Final4 beim BTHV". hockeybundesliga.de (in German). 2 April 2022.
