2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga

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.

Bundesliga
Season2017–18
Dates9 September 2017 – 10 June 2018
ChampionsUhlenhorst Mülheim (17th title)
PremiersRot-Weiss Köln
RelegatedTSV Mannheim
Münchner SC
Euro Hockey LeagueUhlenhorst Mülheim
Rot-Weiss Köln
Mannheimer HC
Matches played132
Goals scored680 (5.15 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Körper (29 goals)
Biggest home winClub an der Alster 8–2 Düsseldorfer HC
Biggest away winDüsseldorfer HC 1–10 Harvestehude
Highest scoringDüsseldorfer HC 1–10 Harvestehude
← 2016–17

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.[1] 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.[2]

Teams
Berliner HC
Krefeld
Nürnberger HTC
Düsseldorfer HC
TSV Mannheim
Münchner SC
2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga 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.

TeamLocation
Berliner HCBerlin
Club an der AlsterHamburg
Düsseldorfer HCDüsseldorf
HarvestehudeHamburg
KrefeldKrefeld
Mannheimer HCMannheim
Münchner SCMünchen
Nürnberger HTCNuremberg
Rot-Weiss KölnKöln
TSV MannheimMannheim
UHC HamburgHamburg
Uhlenhorst MülheimMülheim

Number of teams by state
StateNumber of teamsClubs
 North Rhine-Westphalia4Düsseldorfer HC, Krefeld, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim
 Hamburg3Club an der Alster, Harvestehude and UHC Hamburg
 Baden-Württemberg2Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim
 BavariaNürnberger HTC and Münchner SC
 Berlin1Berliner HC
Total 12

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rot-Weiss Köln 22 16 3 3 71 39 +32 51 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play offs
2 Mannheimer HC 22 12 7 3 62 44 +18 43
3 Uhlenhorst Mülheim (C) 22 13 3 6 71 50 +21 42
4 Harvestehude 22 12 5 5 74 46 +28 41 Qualification for the play offs
5 Club an der Alster 22 11 4 7 84 58 +26 37
6 Berliner HC 22 11 2 9 42 47 −5 35
7 UHC Hamburg 22 7 6 9 59 63 −4 27
8 Krefeld 22 6 5 11 42 55 −13 23
9 Nürnberger HTC 22 6 3 13 48 67 −19 21
10 Düsseldorfer HC 22 6 2 14 44 80 −36 20
11 TSV Mannheim (R) 22 5 4 13 48 63 −15 19 Relegation to the 2. Bundesliga
12 Münchner SC (R) 22 3 4 15 35 68 −33 13
Source: hockey.de & Flashscore
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away BHC ALS KRE DHC HAR MHC MSC NÜR RWK TSV UHC UHL
Berliner HC — 3–6 3–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 4–2 1–0
Club an der Alster 5–1 — 2–2 8–2 4–7 2–2 5–0 5–4 2–3 4–1 3–3 3–6
Krefeld 2–4 3–1 — 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 2–5
Düsseldorfer HC 6–2 2–7 3–2 — 1–10 2–3 2–1 2–3 2–5 5–0 0–5 0–3
Harvestehude 1–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 — 4–4 4–1 5–2 2–1 2–2 4–3 4–2
Mannheimer HC 1–1 3–2 5–1 5–3 3–2 — 3–0 4–1 2–2 3–1 3–2 1–1
Münchner SC 1–3 3–1 3–3 1–1 4–4 2–3 — 4–2 0–3 1–3 2–2 5–4
Nürnberg 0–0 2–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–2 4–1 — 0–2 4–2 3–2 2–2
Rot-Weiss Köln 3–0 2–5 3–1 3–3 1–0 6–3 4–3 7–3 — 1–0 5–3 4–1
TSV Mannheim 5–1 2–6 1–3 5–0 2–4 3–3 3–1 5–4 3–3 — 4–4 2–3
UHC Hamburg 2–1 2–5 4–3 3–4 2–1 2–2 4–1 5–3 1–8 2–0 — 2–3
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 2–3 4–3 5–1 3–1 6–4 2–5 6–1 4–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play off

The play offs were played on 9 and 10 June 2018 in Krefeld.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June 2018
 
 
Rot-Weiss Köln8
 
10 June 2018
 
Harvestehude2
 
Rot-Weiss Köln2
 
9 June 2018
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim3
 
Mannheimer HC1
 
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim2
 

References
  1. "German FINAL FOUR a carbon copy of 2017 match-ups". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. "Uhlenhorst end 21-year wait for German title". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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