Women's Feldhockey Bundesliga

Women's Feldhockey Bundesliga
SportField hockey
Founded1940; 84 years ago (1940)
AdministratorDeutscher Hockey-Bund
No. of teams12
CountryGermany
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Mannheimer HC (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most titlesHarvestehude (14 titles)
Level on pyramidLevel 1
Relegation to2. Bundesliga
International cup(s)Euro Hockey League
Official websitehockeybundesliga.de

The Feldhockey Bundesliga is the top level of women's field hockey in Germany and is organized by the German Hockey Federation. The league ranks second European women's league rankings.[1] It was established in 1940.

Format

The season starts in August or September and is interrupted by the indoor hockey season from November to March. From April the outdoor season will be continued. Since the 2011–12 season the league was played by twelve teams who played each other twice and who competed for four spots in the championship play-offs. The number one and four and the number two and three played each other in the semi-final and winners qualified for the final where the winner was crowned champion. The two last-placed teams were relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. [2]

For the 2019–20 season the German Hockey Federation introduced a new format.[3] The league is 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 compete 2 times and face the teams of the other pool once. The first four of each pool are qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool play the play-downs.

The quarter-finals of the play-offs are played in best-of-2 according to the following scheme:

  • Series 1: 1A/4B
  • Series 2: 2B/3A
  • Series 3: 1B/4A
  • Series 4: 2A/3B

Finals

1940–1984
Season Winner Result Runner-up Venue
1940 Rot-Weiß Berlin 5–1 Würzburger Kickers Berlin
1940–41 Würzburger Kickers 1–0 WAC Munich
1941–42 Harvestehude 2–0 Würzburger Kickers Würzburg
1942–43 Harvestehude 4–1 Würzburger Kickers Hamburg
1943–44 Harvestehude 7–0 Düsseldorfer SC Hamburg
1949–50 Harvestehude 0–0 (a.e.t.)
3–1 (a.e.t.)[a]		 1. FC Nürnberg Hamburg
Nuremberg
1950–51 Harvestehude 3–1 Blau-Weiß Berlin Berlin
1951–52 Würzburger Kickers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Harvestehude Hamburg
1952–53 Würzburger Kickers 5–0 Harvestehude Würzburg
1953–54 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 SC Brandenburg Berlin
1954–55 Würzburger Kickers 1–0 GW Wuppertal Wuppertal
1955–56 Würzburger Kickers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
2–1[a]		 1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg
Würzburg
1956–57 Harvestehude 3–1 UHC Hamburg Hamburg
1957–58 Harvestehude 2–0 UHC Hamburg Hamburg
1958–59 Harvestehude 5–1 UHC Hamburg Hamburg
1959–60 Harvestehude 1–1 (a.e.t.)
1–0[a]		 UHC Hamburg Hamburg
Hamburg
1960–61 SC Brandenburg 2–1 UHC Hamburg Berlin
1961–62 Harvestehude 1–0 UHC Hamburg Hamburg
1962–63 UHC Hamburg 4–0 SC Brandenburg Hamburg
1963–64 Harvestehude 0–0 (a.e.t.)
2-1 (a.e.t.)[a]		 Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig
Hamburg
1964–65 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0 (a.e.t.)
1–1 (a.e.t.)[a]
3–1 (a.e.t.)[a]		 Großflottbeker THGC Hamburg
Braunschweig
Hannover
1965–66 Großflottbeker THGC 4–1 Harvestehude Hamburg
1967–68 Harvestehude 1–0 Großflottbeker THGC Hamburg
1968–69 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 HC Rot-Weiß München Braunschweig
1969–70 Großflottbeker THGC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
1–0[a]		 Harvestehude Hamburg
Hamburg
1970–71 Harvestehude 1–0 Großflottbeker THGC Hamburg
1971–72 TSV Zehlendorf 88 2–1 SC Brandenburg Berlin
1972–73 Harvestehude 2–0 (a.e.t.) Blau-Weiß Köln Cologne
1973–74 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–0 Großflottbeker THGC Braunschweig
1974–75 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 (a.e.t.)
2-1 (a.e.t.)[a]		 SC Brandenburg Berlin
Braunschweig
1975–76 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 SC Brandenburg Berlin
1976–77 Großflottbeker THGC 2–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Hamburg
1977–78 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 (a.e.t.) Großdlottbeker THGC Braunschweig
1978–79 Großflottbeker THGC 2–0 Blau-Weiß Köln Hamburg
1979–80 Blau-Weiß Köln 3–2 (a.e.t.) 1. Hanauer THC Cologne
1980–81 1. Hanauer THC 1–0 Blau-Weiß Köln Hanau
1981–82 RTHC Leverkusen 1–0 Blau-Weiß Köln Cologne
1982–83 RTHC Leverkusen 3–1
(p.s.)		 Blau-Weiß Köln Leverkusen
1983–84 1. Hanauer THC 5–4
(p.s.)		 SC Brandenburg Hanau
Source[4]
1984–present
Season Winner Result Runner-up Venue
1984–85 RTHC Leverkusen 3–1 (a.e.t.) Blau-Weiß Köln Cologne
1985–86 Blau-Weiß Köln 3–1 RTHC Leverkusen Leverkusen
1986–87 Blau-Weiß Köln 1–0 Club Raffelberg Duisburg
1987–88 SC Frankfurt 80 3–2 (a.e.t.) 1. Hanauer THC Velbert
1988–89 SC Frankfurt 80 3–2 (a.e.t.) Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt
1989–90 RTHC Leverkusen 2–1 (a.e.t.) SC Frankfurt 80 Frankfurt
1990–91 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Club Raffelberg Frankfurt
1991–92 Rüsselsheimer RK 1–0 RTHC Leverkusen Rüsselsheim
1992–93 Rüsselsheimer RK 6–5
(p.s.)		 RTHC Leverkusen Leverkusen
1993–94 Berliner HC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Rüsselsheimer RK Hamburg
1994–95 Rüsselsheimer RK 2–1 Beriner HC Rüsselsheim
1995–96 Berliner HC 3–1 RTHC Leverkusen Berlin
1996–97 Rüsselsheimer RK 3–1 Berliner HC Frankfurt
1997–98 Rot-Weiss Köln 2–0 Berliner HC Duisburg
1998–99 Berliner HC 4–1 Rot-Weiss Köln Hamburg
1999–2000 Berliner HC 3–2 Rot-Weiss Köln Berlin
2000–01 Rösselsheimer RK 5–3
(p.s.)		 Berliner HC Hamburg
2001–02 Klipper Hamburg 1–0 Club an der Alster Berlin
2002–03 Rot-Weiss Köln 2–0 Klipper Hamburg Hamburg
2003–04 Rüsselsheimer RK 5–3
(p.s.)		 Rot-Weiss Köln Cologne
2004–05 Berliner HC 4–3
(p.s.)		 Rot-Weiss Köln Düsseldorf
2005–06 Berliner HC 2–1 Club an der Alster Cologne
2006–07 Rot-Weiss Köln 2–1 Rüsselsheimer RK Mönchengladbach
2007–08 Berliner HC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Rot-Weiss Köln Hamburg
2008–09 UHC Hamburg 1–0 Club an der Alster Düsseldorf
2009–10 Berliner HC 4–2 UHC Hamburg Mannheim
2010–11 UHC Hamburg 4–1 Rot-Weiss Köln Hamburg
2011–12 Rot-Weiss Köln 1–0 UHC Hamburg Berlin
2012–13 Berliner HC 3–2 (a.e.t.) UHC Hamburg Hamburg
2013–14 Rot-Weiss Köln 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p.s.)		 UHC Hamburg Hamburg
2014–15 UHC Hamburg 4–0 Müncher SC Hamburg
2015–16 UHC Hamburg 3–3
(3–2 s.o.)		 Rot-Weiss Köln Mannheim
2016–17 UHC Hamburg 2–0 Mannheimer HC Mannheim
2017–18 Club an der Alster 3–1 UHC Hamburg Krefeld
2018–19 Club an der Alster 1–1
(4–2 s.o.)		 Düsseldorfer HC Krefeld
2019–2021 Düsseldorfer HC 1–1
(3–2 s.o.)		 Mannheimer HC Mannheim
2021–22 Düsseldorfer HC 0–0
(3–2 s.o.)		 Mannheimer HC Bonn
2022–23 Mannheimer HC 5–4 Club an der Alster Mannheim
Source[4]

Champions

By club

Club Championships Runners-up Seasons won
Harvestehude 14 4 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1058–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1972–73
Berliner HC 9 4 1993–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13
UHC Hamburg 6 11 1962–63, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Rüsselsheimer RK 2 1991–92, 1992–92, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2003–04
Eintracht Braunschweig 2 1964–65, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78
Rot-Weiss Köln 5 7 1997–98, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2013–14
Würzburger Kickers 3 1940–41, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56
Großflottbeker THGC 4 5 1965–66, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1978–79
RTHC Leverkusen 4 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90
Blau-Weiß Köln 3 6 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87
Club an der Alster 2 4 2017–18, 2018–19
1. Hanauer THC 2 1980–81, 1983–84
SC Frankfurt 80 1 1987–88, 1988–89
Düsseldorfer HC 1 2019–2021, 2021–22
SC Brandenburg 1 6 1960–61
Mannheimer HC 3 2022–23
1. FC Nürnberg 2 1953–54
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1990–91
Klipper Hamburg 1 2001–02
Rot-Weiß Berlin 0 1940
TSV Zehlendorf 88 0 1971–72
Club Raffelberg 0 2
Düsseldorfer SC 1
Blau-Weiss Berlin 1
Rot-Weiß München 1
Münchner SC 1
WAC 1
GW Wuppertal 1

By state

State Championships Runners-up Clubs
 Hamburg 27 25 Harvestehude (14), UHC Hamburg (6), Großflottbeker THGC (4), Club an der Alster (2), Klipper Hamburg (1)
 North Rhine-Westphalia 14 22 Rot-Weiss Köln (5), RTHC Leverkusen (4), Blau-Weiß Köln (3), Düsseldorfer HC (2)
 Berlin 12 11 Berliner HC (9), SC Brandenburg (1), Rot-Weiß Berlin (1), TSV Zehlendorf 88 (1)
 Hesse 11 6 Rüsselsheimer RK (6), 1. Hanauer THC (2), SC Frankfurt 80 (2), Eintracht Frankfurt (1)
 Bavaria 6 7 Würzburger Kickers (5), 1. FC Nürnberg (1)
 Lower Saxony 2 Eintracht Braunschweig (6)
 Baden-Württemberg 1 3 Mannheimer HC (1)
 Austria 0 1

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h An extra match was needed because the previous match ended in a draw after extra time

References

  1. ^ "EHL Women's Rankings Table Revealed as Surbiton First Side to Qualify". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Spielsystem". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ "1. Liga: Neuer Modus erklärt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Deutsche Meister Feld". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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