The 2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga was the 76th season of the top German league for field hockey clubs. The season started in on 9 September 2017 and concluded with the championship final on 10 June 2018. Mannheimer HC were the defending champions, while Düsseldorfer HC and Münchner SC entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga.
Rot-Weiss Köln won the regular season with an eight point lead, they qualified together with Mannheimer HC, Uhlenhorst Mülheim and Harvetshude for the Final Four. In the Final Four or championship playoff Uhlenhorst Mülheim and Rot-Weiss Köln qualified for the final where Uhlenhorst Mülheim won 3–2 and they won their 17th title after a 21 year wait.
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 Düsseldorfer HC and Münchner SC, who replaced Klipper THC and Lichterfelde.
TeamLocationStateBerliner HCBerlinClub an der AlsterHamburgDüsseldorfer HCDüsseldorfHarvestehuder THCHamburgCrefelder HTCKrefeldMannheimer HCMannheimMünchner SCMunichNürnberger HTCNurembergRot-Weiss KölnCologneTSV MannheimMannheimUHC HamburgHamburgUhlenhorst MülheimMülheim
Number of teams by state StateNumber of teamsClubs4Düsseldorfer HC, Crefelder HTC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim3Club an der Alster, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg2Mannheimer HC and TSV MannheimNürnberger HTC and Münchner SC1Berliner HCTotal12
Regular season League table
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Michael Körper Harvestehuder THC 29 2 Niklas Bruns Club an der Alster 23 Gonzalo Peillat Mannheimer HC 4 Christopher Rühr Rot-Weiss Köln 21 5 Thilo Stralkowski Uhlenhorst Mülheim 166 Philip Schlageter TSV Mannheim 14 Moritz Fürste UHC Hamburg 8 Marco Miltkau Rot-Weiss Köln 13 9 Constantin Staib Club an der Alster 12 10 Martin Häner Berliner HC 11 Paul Zmyslony Mannheimer HC Lloyd Norris-Jones UHC Hamburg
Championship playoff The playoffs were played on 9 and 10 June 2018 in Krefeld.
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links hockey.de page Flashscore page