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

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

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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.

Team Location State
Berliner HC Berlin   Berlin
Club an der Alster Hamburg   Hamburg
Düsseldorfer HC Düsseldorf   North Rhine-Westphalia
Harvestehuder THC Hamburg   Hamburg
Crefelder HTC Krefeld   North Rhine-Westphalia
Mannheimer HC Mannheim   Baden-Württemberg
Münchner SC Munich   Bavaria
Nürnberger HTC Nuremberg   Bavaria
Rot-Weiss Köln Cologne   North Rhine-Westphalia
TSV Mannheim Mannheim   Baden-Württemberg
UHC Hamburg Hamburg   Hamburg
Uhlenhorst Mülheim Mülheim   North Rhine-Westphalia

Number of teams by state

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State Number of teams Clubs
  North Rhine-Westphalia 4 Düsseldorfer HC, Crefelder HTC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim
  Hamburg 3 Club an der Alster, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg
  Baden-Württemberg 2 Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim
  Bavaria Nürnberger HTC and Münchner SC
  Berlin 1 Berliner HC
Total 12

Regular season

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League table

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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 Harvestehuder THC 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 Crefelder HTC 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) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BHC ALS CRE 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
Crefelder HTC 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
Harvestehuder THC 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
Nürnberger HTC 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.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
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 16
6   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

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

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June – Krefeld
 
 
Rot-Weiss Köln8
 
10 June – Krefeld
 
Harvestehuder THC2
 
Rot-Weiss Köln2
 
9 June – Krefeld
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim3
 
Mannheimer HC1
 
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim2
 

Semi-finals

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9 June 2018
16:00
Rot-Weiss Köln 8–2 Harvestehuder THC
Trompertz   3'
Zeller   11'
T. Grambusch   12'
Rühr   29'53'
Fleckhaus   38'57'
Miltkau   55'
Report Spooner   10'
Von Drachenfels   18'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld

9 June 2018
18:00
Mannheimer HC 1–2 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Haase   55' Report Hellwig   1'
Herzbruch   28'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld

Final

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10 June 2018
15:00
Rot-Weiss Köln 2–3 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Rühr   30'
Fleckhaus   40'
Report Stralkowski   22'
Hellwig   49'
Schiffer   54'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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