The 2019–21 Bundesliga was the 75th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier field hockey league. It began on 7 September 2019 and it concluded with the championship final on 9 May 2021 in Mannheim. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league was suspended on 13 March until 1 April 2020. The season returned on 5 September 2020 and was extended into 2021 with an extra round of matches.
For the 2019–21 season, the German Hockey Federation introduced a new format. 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 qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool played the play-downs.
Club an der Alster were the two-time defending champions.
Teams
A total of 12 teams participated in the 2019–2021 edition of the Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Großflottbek and Rüsselsheimer who replaced TSV Mannheim and Bremer HC.
TeamLocationStateBerliner HCBerlinClub an der AlsterHamburgDüsseldorfer HCDüsseldorfGrossflottbeker THGCHamburgHarvestehuder THCHamburgUHC HamburgHamburgMannheimer HCMannheimMünchner SCMunichRot-Weiss KölnCologneRüsselsheimer RKRüsselsheimUhlenhorst MülheimMülheimZehlendorfer WespenBerlin Number of teams by state StateNumber of teamsClubs4Club an der Alster, Großflottbek, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg3Düsseldorfer HC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim2Berliner HC and Zehlendorfer Wespen1Mannheimer HCMünchner SCRüsselsheimer RKTotal12
Regular season Pool A
Pool B
Overall table
Play–downs The play-downs were played in a best of three format with the first match hosted by the weaker-placed team on 24 or 25 April and the return match and potential third decisive match hosted by the better placed team on 1 and 2 May respectively.
Grossflottbeker THGC won the series 2–1.
Play–offs 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. The semi-finals and final were hosted by Mannheimer HC in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Mannheimer HC won the series 2–1.
Rot-Weiss Köln won the series 2–1.
Düsseldorfer HC won the series 2–0.
Club an der Alster won the series 2–0.
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Lena MicheelUHC Hamburg232 Pia MaertensRot-Weiss Köln183 Charlotte StapenhorstUHC Hamburg154 Pauline HeinzRüsselsheimer RK145 Hannah GablaćClub an der Alster136 Petra AnkenbrandUhlenhorst Mülheim12 Rebecca GroteRot-Weiss Köln Celina HocksRüsselsheimer RK9 Emma-Sophie HeßlerDüsseldorfer HC11 Lilly Stoffelsma Hanna ValentinClub an der Alster12 Lisa Altenburg10 Laura SaengerHarvestehuder THC Sara StraussDüsseldorfer HC
References
External links Official website