2018–19 Feldhockey-Bundesliga Explained

Competition:Bundesliga
Season:2018–19
Dates:25 August 2018 – 19 May 2019
Winners:Uhlenhorst Mülheim (18th title)
Premiers:Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Relegated:Düsseldorfer HC
Blau-Weiss Berlin
Continentalcup1:Euro Hockey League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Mannheimer HC
Rot-Weiss Köln
Matches:132
Total Goals:687
League Topscorer:Timm Herzbruch (29 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
(30 March 2019)
Biggest Away Win:Blau-Weiss Berlin 0–10 Mannheimer HC
(4 May 2019)
Highest Scoring:Düsseldorfer HC 5–6 Nürnberger HTC
(22 September 2018)
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–2021

The 2018–19 Bundesliga was the 77th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's highest field hockey league. It began on 25 August 2019 and it concluded with the championship final on 19 May 2019 in Krefeld.

Uhlenhorst Mülheim were the defending champions,[1] and won their 18th Bundesliga title by defeating Mannheimer HC 5–4 in the final.[2]

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the 2. Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Hamburger Polo Club and Blau-Weiss Berlin, who replaced TSV Mannheim and Münchner SC.

TeamLocationState
Berliner HCBerlin
Blau-Weiss BerlinBerlin
Club an der AlsterHamburg
Düsseldorfer HCDüsseldorf
Hamburger Polo ClubHamburg
Harvestehuder THCHamburg
Mannheimer HCMannheim
Crefelder HTCKrefeld
Nürnberger HTCNuremberg
Rot-Weiss KölnCologne
UHC HamburgHamburg
Uhlenhorst MülheimMülheim

Number of teams by state

StateNumber of teamsClubs
align=center rowspan=24Düsseldorfer HC, Crefelder HTC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Club an der Alster, Hamburger Polo Club, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg
2Berliner HC and Blau-Weiss Berlin
align=center rowspan=21Mannheimer HC
Nürnberger HTC
Total12

Regular season

Results

Play-offs

The championship play-offs were held at the Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion in Krefeld on 18 and 19 May 2019.[3]

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

[4]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 29
2 25
align=center rowspan=23 align=center rowspan=220
Rot-Weiss Köln
5 Berliner HC 19
align=center rowspan=26 Michael Körper align=center rowspan=217
Uhlenhorst Mülheim
8 Peter Kohl 16
align=center rowspan=29 Jonathan Fröschle align=center rowspan=215
Nürnberger HTC

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uhlenhorst end 21-year wait for German title . ehlhockey.tv . Euro Hockey League . 2 May 2019 . 11 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Jensen . Björn . Uhlenhorst Mülheim verteidigt Feldhockey-Titel der Herren . www.waz.de . . 19 May 2019 . German . 19 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Final Four: Halbfinals komplett . beta.hockey.de . 18 May 2019 . German . 13 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Torschützen: 1. BL Herren . www.hockey.de . 12 May 2019 . German.