2019–21 Women's Feldhockey-Bundesliga

The 2019–21 Bundesliga was the 75th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier field hockey league. It began on 7 September 2019 and it concluded with the championship final on 9 May 2021 in Mannheim.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league was suspended on 13 March until 1 April 2020.[2] The season returned on 5 September 2020 and was extended into 2021 with an extra round of matches.

Bundesliga
Season2019–2021
Dates7 September 2019 – 9 May 2021
ChampionsDüsseldorfer HC (1st title)
Regular seasonDüsseldorfer HC
RelegatedRüsselsheimer RK
Zehlendorfer Wespen
Euro Hockey LeagueDüsseldorfer HC
Matches played180
Goals scored631 (3.51 per match)
Top goalscorerLena Micheel (23 goals)
Biggest home winClub an der Alster 9–0 Zehlen Wespen
Hamburg 9–0 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Biggest away winUhlenhorst Mülheim 0–7 Hamburg
Zehlen Wespen 0–7 Düsseldorfer HC
2021–22 →

For the 2019–21 season, the German Hockey Federation introduced a new format.[3] 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 qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool played the play-downs.

Club an der Alster were the two-time defending champions.[4]

Teams
2019–2021 Feldhockey-Bundesliga teams
Location of Hamburg teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 2019–2021 edition of the Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Großflottbek and Rüsselsheimer who replaced TSV Mannheim and Bremer HC.

TeamLocationState
Berliner HCBerlin Berlin
Club an der AlsterHamburg Hamburg
Düsseldorfer HCDüsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia
Grossflottbeker THGCHamburg Hamburg
Harvestehuder THCHamburg Hamburg
UHC HamburgHamburg Hamburg
Mannheimer HCMannheim Baden-Württemberg
Münchner SCMunich Bavaria
Rot-Weiss KölnCologne North Rhine-Westphalia
Rüsselsheimer RKRüsselsheim Hesse
Uhlenhorst MülheimMülheim North Rhine-Westphalia
Zehlendorfer WespenBerlin Berlin

Number of teams by state
StateNumber of teamsClubs
 Hamburg4Club an der Alster, Großflottbek, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg
 North Rhine-Westphalia3Düsseldorfer HC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim
 Berlin2Berliner HC and Zehlendorfer Wespen
 Baden-Württemberg1Mannheimer HC
 BavariaMünchner SC
 HesseRüsselsheimer RK
Total 12

Regular season

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mannheimer HC 27 19 4 4 45 19 +26 61 Qualified to Play–offs
2 Club an der Alster 27 20 1 6 80 31 +49 58
3 Rot-Weiss Köln 27 18 3 6 69 35 +34 57
4 Harvestehuder THC 27 9 8 10 42 44 −2 35
5 Münchner SC 27 4 7 16 23 54 −31 19 Advance to Play–downs
6 Grossflottbeker THGC 27 2 4 21 25 55 −30 10
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Düsseldorfer HC 27 20 4 3 77 24 +53 64 Qualified to Play–offs
2 UHC Hamburg 27 19 3 5 80 29 +51 60
3 Berliner HC 27 9 5 13 30 40 −10 32
4 Uhlenhorst Mülheim 27 9 5 13 35 59 −24 32
5 Rüsselsheimer RK 27 6 4 17 45 71 −26 22 Advance to Play–downs
6 Zehlendorfer Wespen 27 1 4 22 19 109 −90 7
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.

Overall table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Düsseldorfer HC 27 20 4 3 77 24 +53 64 Qualified to 2022 Euro Hockey League
2 Mannheimer HC 27 19 4 4 45 19 +26 61
3 UHC Hamburg 27 19 3 5 80 29 +51 60
4 Club an der Alster 27 20 1 6 80 31 +49 58
5 Rot-Weiss Köln 27 18 3 6 69 35 +34 57
6 Harvestehuder THC 27 9 8 10 42 44 −2 35
7 Berliner HC 27 9 5 13 30 40 −10 32
8 Uhlenhorst Mülheim 27 9 5 13 35 59 −24 32
9 Rüsselsheimer RK 27 6 4 17 45 71 −26 22
10 Münchner SC 27 4 7 16 23 54 −31 19
11 Grossflottbeker THGC 27 2 4 21 25 55 −30 10
12 Zehlendorfer Wespen 27 1 4 22 19 109 −90 7
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.

Play–downs

The play-downs were played in a best of three format with the first match hosted by the weaker-placed team on 24 or 25 April and the return match and potential third decisive match hosted by the better placed team on 1 and 2 May respectively.[5]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Rüsselsheimer RK 1–2 Grossflottbeker THGC 2–0 2–2 (3–4 pen.) 1–1 (2–4 pen.)
Münchner SC 2–0 Zehlendorfer Wespen 2–1 3–0
24 April 2021
11:30
Grossflottbeker THGC 0–2 Rüsselsheimer RK
Report Hocks  21', 51'
Grossflottbeker THGC, Hamburg
Umpires:
J. Borgmann (GER)
A. Calder (GER)
1 May 2021
13:00
Rüsselsheimer RK 2–2 Grossflottbeker THGC
Hocks  10'
Heinz  58'		 Report Fleschütz  4'
Schabacker  24'
Penalties
Heinz
Tatarczuk
Becker
Bentscheck
Hocks 		3–4 Fleschütz
Cobano
Hansen
Iglesias
Polewczak
Rüsselsheimer RK, Rüsselsheim
Umpires:
L. Oßwald (GER)
P. Ostwaldt (GER)
1 May 2021
12:00
Rüsselsheimer RK 1–1 Grossflottbeker THGC
Tegtmeier  17' Report Nauck  56'
Penalties
Bentscheck
Heinz
Hocks
Zimmermann 		2–4 Fleschütz
Cobano
Hansen
Iglesias
Polewczak
Rüsselsheimer RK, Rüsselsheim
Umpires:
P. Ostwaldt (GER)
L. Oßwald (GER)

Grossflottbeker THGC won the series 2–1.

25 April 2021
12:00
Zehlendorfer Wespen 1–2 Münchner SC
Danne  37' Report Sambeth  20'
Bolle  43'
Zehlendorfer Wespen, Berlin
Umpires:
F. Bariszlovich (GER)
B. Ströhle (GER)
1 May 2021
12:00
Münchner SC 3–0 Zehlendorfer Wespen
Bolle  30'
Dorner  58'
Bleuel  60'		 Report
Münchner SC, Munich
Umpires:
S. Johnson (GER)
F. Jung (GER)

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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
Mannheimer HC3 (3)2 (1)4
 
8 May – Mannheim
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim3 (1)2 (2)0
 
Mannheimer HC (pen.)1 (4)
 
 
 
Rot-Weiss Köln1 (3)
 
UHC Hamburg3 (3)3 (2)2
 
9 May – Mannheim
 
Rot-Weiss Köln3 (2)3 (3)3
 
Mannheimer HC1 (2)
 
 
 
Düsseldorfer HC (pen.)1 (3)
 
Düsseldorfer HC22
 
8 May – Mannheim
 
Harvestehuder THC10
 
Düsseldorfer HC (pen.)0 (3)
 
 
 
Club an der Alster0 (2)
 
Club an der Alster61
 
 
Berliner HC00
 

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Mannheimer HC 2–1 Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3–3 (3–1 pen.) 2–2 (1–2 pen.) 4–0
UHC Hamburg 1–2 Rot-Weiss Köln 3–3 (3–2 pen.) 3–3 (2–3 pen.) 2–3
Düsseldorfer HC 2–0 Harvestehuder THC 2–1 2–0
Club an der Alster 2–0 Berliner HC 6–0 1–0
24 April 2021
13:00
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3–3 Mannheimer HC
Kiefer  52'
Ankenbrand  54'
Hemmerle  60'		 Report Von der Heyde  37'
Cavallero  41'
Neumann  46'
Penalties
Meister
Kresken
Birkner
Kiefer 		1–3 Zimmermann
Badia Bogner
Von der Heyde
Uhlenhorst Mülheim, Mülheim
Umpires:
F. Jung (GER)
L. Oßwald (GER)
1 May 2021
15:30
Mannheimer HC 2–2 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Kurz  15'
Neumann  45'		 Report Schaunig  38'
Hahn  56'
Penalties
Zimmermann
Von der Heyde
Kurz
Meffert
Badia Bogner
——
Von der Heyde
Zimmermann
Badia Bogner
Kurz 		1–2 Von Hülsen
Ankenbrand
Schaunig
Birkner
Meister
——
Ankenbrand
Von Hülsen
Birkner
Schaunig
Mannheimer HC, Mannheim
Umpires:
Y. Holzmüller (GER)
R. Müller (GER)
2 May 2021
12:30
Mannheimer HC 4–0 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Neumann  13'
Schmidt  47'
Von der Heyde  48'
Kurz  54'		 Report
Mannheimer HC, Mannheim
Umpires:
Y. Holzmüller (GER)
R. Müller (GER)

Mannheimer HC won the series 2–1.

25 April 2021
13:00
Rot-Weiss Köln 3–3 UHC Hamburg
Boermans  24'
Grote  34', 48'		 Report Micheel  28', 47'
Wortmann  39'
Penalties
Pieper
Maertens
Lorenz
Reuten
Grote 		2–3 Hillmann
Mandel
Seifert
Martin-Pelegrina
Stapenhorst
Rot-Weiss Köln, Cologne
Umpires:
L. Fernkorn (GER)
G. Küpper (GER)
1 May 2021
13:00
UHC Hamburg 3–3 Rot-Weiss Köln
Pluta  9'
Stapenhorst  35'
Günther  39'		 Report Reuten  5', 50'
Maertens  8'
Penalties
Hillmann
Stomps
Seifert
Martin-Pelegrina
Stapenhorst
——
Stapenhorst
Hillmann
Martin-Pelegrina
Seifert
Stomps
Stapenhorst
Hillmann
Martin-Pelegrina
Seifert 		2–3 Lorenz
Grote
Busch
Brux
Maertens
——
Lorenz
Maertens
Brux
Grote
Busch
Lorenz
Maertens
Brux
Grote
UHC Hamburg, Hamburg
Umpires:
L. Fernkorn (GER)
H. Völker (GER)
2 May 2021
11:30
UHC Hamburg 2–3 Rot-Weiss Köln
Pluta  21'
Stapenhorst  28'		 Report Maertens  19'
Boermans  28'
Grote  52'
UHC Hamburg, Hamburg
Umpires:
O. Lohse (GER)
S. Wagner (GER)

Rot-Weiss Köln won the series 2–1.

24 April 2021
12:00
Harvestehuder THC 1–2 Düsseldorfer HC
Steyrer  13' Report Schwabe  53'
Sprink  59'
Harvestehuder HC, Hamburg
Umpires:
A. Korth (GER)
O. Lohse (GER)
1 May 2021
14:00
Düsseldorfer HC 2–0 Harvestehuder THC
Nolte  51'
Strauss  58'		 Report
Düsseldorfer HC, Düsseldorf
Umpires:
G. Küpper (GER)
T. Schmidt (GER)

Düsseldorfer HC won the series 2–0.

24 April 2021
12:00
Berliner HC 0–6 Club an der Alster
Report Granitzki  6'
Huse  14'
Schröder  19', 32'
Sippel  36'
Grashoff  38'
Berliner HC, Berlin
Umpires:
T. Lipsky (GER)
N. Schuschel (GER)
1 May 2021
13:00
Club an der Alster 1–0 Berliner HC
Aring  23' Report
Club an der Alster, Hamburg
Umpires:
O. Lohse (GER)
S. Wagner (GER)

Club an der Alster won the series 2–0.

Semi-finals
8 May 2021
10:00
Düsseldorfer HC 0–0 Club an der Alster
Report
Penalties
Stoffelsma
Oruz
Strauss
Lhotak 		3–2 Gablać
Schröder
Huse
Wiedermann
Altenburg
Mannheimer HC, Mannheim
Umpires:
L. Fernkorn (GER)
P. Ostwaldt (GER)
8 May 2021
13:00
Mannheimer HC 1–1 Rot-Weiss Köln
Zimmermann  49' Report Grote  47'
Penalties
Zimmermann
Von der Heyde
Gerstenhöfer
Cavallero
F. Habif
——
Zimmermann 		4–3 Lorenz
Nobis
Brux
Maertens
Grote
——
Lorenz
Mannheimer HC, Mannheim
Umpires:
F. Jung (GER)
L. Oßwald (GER)

Final
9 May 2021
13:00
Mannheimer HC 1–1 Düsseldorfer HC
F. Habif  51' Report Heßler  18'
Penalties
Zimmermann
Von der Heyde
Gerstenhöfer
Badia Bogner
Cavallero 		2–3 Stoffelsma
Schubert
Strauss
Nolte
Oruz
Mannheimer HC, Mannheim
Umpires:
L. Fernkorn (GER)
F. Jung (GER)

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lena Micheel UHC Hamburg 23
2 Pia Maertens Rot-Weiss Köln 18
3 Charlotte Stapenhorst UHC Hamburg 15
4 Pauline Heinz Rüsselsheimer RK 14
5 Hannah Gablać Club an der Alster 13
6 Petra Ankenbrand Uhlenhorst Mülheim 12
Rebecca Grote Rot-Weiss Köln
Celina Hocks Rüsselsheimer RK
9 Emma-Sophie Heßler Düsseldorfer HC 11
Lilly Stoffelsma
Hanna Valentin Club an der Alster
12 Lisa Altenburg 10
Laura Saenger Harvestehuder THC
Sara Strauss Düsseldorfer HC

References
  1. "1. Bundesliga - Damen". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. "Feldhockey-Bundesligen: Spielverkehr bis Ende April ausgesetzt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. "1. Liga: Neuer Modus erklärt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. "EHL Women debuts tomorrow!". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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