| Competition: | Bundesliga |
| Season: | 2019–2021 |
| Dates: | 7 September 2019 – 9 May 2021 |
| Shieldtitle: | Regular season |
| Winners: | Rot-Weiss Köln (9th title) |
| Relegated: | Großflottbek Crefelder HTC |
| Continentalcup1: | Euro Hockey League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Rot-Weiss Köln Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Continentalcup2: | EHL Ranking Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Mannheimer HC |
| Matches: | 161 |
| Total Goals: | 795 |
| League Topscorer: | Michael Körper (36 goals) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Großflottbek 1–9 Harvestehuder THC |
| Highest Scoring: | TSV Mannheim 8–5 Nürnberger HTC |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
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.[1] [2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league was suspended on 13 March until 1 April 2020.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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 | ||
| Club an der Alster | Hamburg | ||
| Crefelder HTC | Krefeld | ||
| Großflottbek | Hamburg | ||
| 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 |
| State | Number of teams | Clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Club an der Alster, Großflottbek, Hamburger Polo Club, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg | ||
| 3 | Crefelder HTC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim | ||
| 2 | Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 1 | Berliner HC | |
| Nürnberger HTC | |||
| Total | 12 |
The leading team in this table qualifies for the Euro Hockey League.
| Rank | Player | Club | 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 |
| Lukas Windfeder | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Philip Schlageter | TSV Mannheim | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Niklas Bruns | Club an der Alster | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Tino Kossel | Crefelder HTC | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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.[6] |}
TSV Mannheim won series 2–0 and stay in the Bundesliga while Großflottbeker THGC are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.----Nürnberger HTC won series 2–1 and stay in the Bundesliga while Crefelder HTC are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
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.[6] The semi-finals and final were hosted by Mannheimer HC in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.[7]
Rot-Weiss Köln won series 2–0.----Uhlenhorst Mülheim won series 2–0.----Mannheimer HC won series 2–0.----Berliner HC won series 2–0.
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