The Feldhockey Bundesliga is the top level of men's field hockey in Germany and is managed by the German Hockey Federation. The league currently ranks first in the men's European league rankings. It was established in 1937.

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.

For the 2019–20 season the German Hockey Federation introduced a new format. 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

1937–1986SeasonWinnerResultRunners-upVenue1937Berliner SC (1)2–1 (a.e.t)ETUF Essen (1)Berlin1937–38Berliner SC (2)1–0Sachsenhausen (1)Frankfurt1938–39Sachsenhausen (1)1–0Berliner SC (1)Berlin1939–40Berliner SV (1)5–0Sachsenhausen (2)Berlin1940–41Berliner HC (1)1–0Pasing (1)Munich1941–42Berliner HC (2)1–1 (a.e.t)5–3Sachsenhausen (3)FrankfurtBerlin1942–43Sachsenhausen (2)2–1UHC Hamburg (1)Frankfurt1943–44LSV Hamburg (1)1–0 (a.e.t)Sachsenahausen (3)Magdeburg1949–50Uhlenhorst Mülheim (1)1–0Club Raffelberg (1)Mülheim1950–51Club Raffelberg (1)1–0Uhlenhorst Mülheim (1)Duisburg1951–52Klipper THC (1)3–1Wacker München (1)Munich1952–53Club Raffelberg (2)1–0 (a.e.t.)Uhlenhorst Mülheim (2)Mülheim1953–54Uhlenhorst Mülheim (2)4–2Brandenburg (1)Mülheim1954–55Uhlenhorst Mülheim (3)1–0Wacker München (2)Mülheim1955–56Brandenburg (1)2–1Goslar (1)Goslar1956–57Uhlenhorst Mülheim (4)1–1 (a.e.t.)2–0Club Raffelberg (2)DuisburgMülheim1957–58Uhlenhorst Mülheim (5)5–1Klipper THC (1)Mülheim1958–59Brandenburg (1)1–0Uhlenhorst Mülheim (3)Mülheim1959–60Uhlenhorst Mülheim (6)2–1 (a.e.t.)Berliner HC (1)Mülheim1960–61Berliner HC (3)3–1 (e.a.t.)Uhlenhorst Mülheim (4)Mülheim1961–62Berliner HC (4)3–0Ludwigsburg (1)Ludwigsburg1962–63Berliner HC (5)4–1 (a.e.t.)Harvestehuder THC (1)Berlin1963–64Uhlenhorst Mülheim (7)2–1HG Nürnberg (1)Mülheim1964–65Berliner HC (6)2–1 (a.e.t.)UHC Hamburg (2)BerlinGladbacher HTC (1)3–2 (a.e.t.)Rot-Weiss Köln (1)Cologne1967–68Rüsselsheimer RK (1)4–1Schwarz-Weiß Köln (1)Rüsselsheim1968–691880 Frankfurt (1)2–1Schwarz-Weiß Köln (1)Cologne1969–701880 Frankfurt (2)3–0Rot-Weiss Köln (2)Cologne1970–71Rüsselsheimer RK (2)1–0Rot-Weiss Köln (3)Rüsselsheim1971–72Rot-Weiss Köln (3)2–1 (a.e.t.)1880 Frankfurt (1)Cologne1972–73Rot-Weiss Köln (4)2–0Rüsselsheimer RK (1)Rüsselsheim1973–74Rot-Weiss Köln (5)3–1 (a.e.t.)Rüsselheimer RK (2)Cologne1974–75Rüsselsheimer RK (3)5–3 (a.e.t.)Rot-Weiss Köln (4)Rüsselsheim1975–76Schwarz-Weiß Köln (1)3–1Stuttgarter Kickers (1)Cologne1976–77Rüsselsheimer RK (4)4–1Stuttgarter Kickers (2)Rüsselsheim1977–78Rüsselsheimer RK (5)2–0Gladbacher HTC (1)Mönchengladbach1978–79Frankenthal (1)2–1Hannover (1)Frankenthal1979–80Frankenthal (2)4–3 (a.e.t.)Schwarz-Weiß Köln (2)Frankenthal1980–81Gladbacher HTC (2)5–1Frankenthal (1)Frankenthal1981–82Heidelberg (1)3–2Limburger HC (1)Heidelberg1982–83Frankenthal (3)2–0Schwarz-Weiß Köln (3)Cologne1983–84Limburger HC (1)3–1Heidelberg (1)Heidelberg1984–85Uhlenhorst Mülheim (8)3–1 (a.e.t.)Gladbacher HTC (2)Mönchengladbach1985–86Uhlenhorst Mülheim (9)4–3Stuttgarter Kickers (3)LimburgSource

1986–presentSeasonWinnerResultRunners-upVenueUhlenhorst Mülheim (10)2–11880 Frankfurt (2)Mülheim1987–88Uhlenhorst Mülheim (11)3–11880 Frankfurt (3)Frankfurt1988–891880 Frankfurt (3)3–2(p.s.)Uhlenhorst Mülheim (5)Mülheim1989–90Uhlenhorst Mülheim (12)3–0Rot-Weiss Köln (5)Cologne1990–91Uhlenhorst Mülheim (13)2–1 (a.e.t.)Rot-Weiß München (1)Mülheim1991–92Dürkheimer HC (1)7–5(p.s.)Uhlenhorst Mülheim (6)Bad Dürkheim1992–93Dürkheimer HC (2)2–1Harvestehuder THC (2)Bad Dürkheim1993–94Uhlenhorst Mülheim (14)3–0Harvestehuder THC (3)Mülheim1994–95Uhlenhorst Mülheim (15)6–1Gladbacher HTC (3)Mülheim1995–96Harvestehuder THC (1)2–1Uhlenhorst Mülheim (7)Mülheim1996–97Uhlenhorst Mülheim (16)6–11880 Frankfurt (4)Bad Dürkheim1997–98Harvestehuder THC (2)7–6(p.s.)Gladbacher HTC (4)Rüsselsheim1998–99Club an der Alster (1)3–2Harvestehuder THC (4)Hamburg1999–2000Harvestehuder THC (3)9–8(p.s.)Club an der Alster (1)Mainz2000–01Club an der Alster (2)2–1Dürkheimer HC (1)Bad Dürkheim2001–02Gladbacher THC (3)2–1Club an der Alster (2)Hamburg2002–03Club an der Alster (3)5–4Crefelder HTC (1)Hamburg2003–04Club an der Alster (4)6–5UHC Hamburg (2)Hamburg2004–05Stuttgarter Kickers (1)5–4(p.s.)Club an der Alster (3)Düsseldorf2005–06Crefelder HTC (1)7–1Stuttgarter Kickers (4)Mönchengladbach2006–07Club an der Alster (5)9–8(p.s.)UHC Hamburg (3)Mönchengladbach2007–08Club an der Alster (6)5–2Düsseldorfer HC (1)Düsseldorf2008–09Rot-Weiss Köln (4)4–2 (a.e.t.)UHC Hamburg (4)Mannheim2009–10Rot-Weiss Köln (5)4–2UHC Hamburg (5)Düsseldorf2010–11Club an der Alster (7)4–1Uhlenhorst Mülheim (8)Mannheim2011–12Berliner HC (7)2–1Rot-Weiss Köln (6)Berlin2012–13Rot-Weiss Köln (6)3–2Uhlenhorst Mülheim (9)Hamburg2013–14Harvestehuder THC (4)5–1Rot-Weiss Köln (7)Hamburg2014–15Rot-Weiss Köln (7)4–3UHC Hamburg (6)Hamburg2015–16Rot-Weiss Köln (8)2–2 (a.e.t.)(6–5 s.o.)UHC Hamburg (7)Mannheim2016–17Mannheimer HC (1)3–2Rot-Weiss Köln (8)Mannheim2017–18Uhlenhorst Mülheim (17)3–2Rot-Weiss Köln (9)Krefeld2018–19Uhlenhorst Mülheim (18)5–4Mannheimer HC (1)KrefeldRot-Weiss Köln (9)1–0Uhlenhorst Mülheim (10)Mannheim2021–22Rot-Weiss Köln (10)1–0Hamburger Polo Club (1)Bonn2022–23Rot-Weiss Köln (11)3–2Mannheimer HC (2)Mannheim2023–24Mannheimer HC (2)2–2(2–0 s.o.)Hamburger Polo Club (2)Bonn2024–25Crefelder HTC (2)3–1Rot-Weiss Köln (10)Krefeld2025–26Hamburger Polo Club (1)4–0Uhlenhorst Mülheim (11)BonnSource

Champions By club ClubChampionshipsSeasons wonUhlenhorst Mülheim18111949–50, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2017–18, 2018–19Rot-Weiss Köln11101971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–21, 2021–22, 2022–23Club an der Alster731998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11Berliner HC21940–41, 1941–42, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 2011–12Rüsselsheimer RK521967–68, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78Harvestehuder THC441995–96, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2013–141880 Frankfurt341968–69, 1969–70, 1988–89Gladbacher HTC41965–66, 1980–81, 2001–02Frankenthal11978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83Sachsenhausen241938–39, 1942–43Club Raffelberg21950–51, 1952–53Mannheimer HC22016–17, 2023–24Brandenburg11955–56, 1958–59Dürkheim11991–92, 1992–93Crefelder HTC12005–06, 2024–25Berliner SC01937, 1937–38Schwarz-Weiß Köln141975–76Stuttgarter Kickers42004–0522025–26Limburg11983–84Heidelberg11981–82Klipper THC11951–52LSV Hamburg01943–44Berliner SV01939–40UHC Hamburg08Wacker München2Düsseldorfer HC1ETUF Essen1Goslar1Hannover1Ludwigsburg1Pasing1HG Nürnberg1Rot-Weiß München1

By state StateChampionshipsRunners-upWinning clubs3734Uhlenhorst Mülheim (18), Rot-Weiss Köln (11), Gladbacher HTC (3), Club Raffelberg (2), Crefelder HTC (2), Schwarz-Weiß Köln (1)1418Club an der Alster (7), Harvestehuder THC (4), Hamburger Polo Club (1), Klipper THC (1), LSV Hamburg (1)123Berliner HC (7), Brandenburg (2), Berliner SC (2), Berliner SV (1)1111Rüsselsheimer RK (5), 1880 Frankfurt (3), Sachsenhausen (2), Limburger HC (1)52Frankenthal (3), Dürkheimer HC (2)48Mannheimer HC (2), Stuttgarter Kickers (1), Heidelberg (1)052

See also Women's Feldhockey Bundesliga German Hockey Federation

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References

External links Official website Feldhockey Bundesliga at Hockey.de