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.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 9 September 2017 – 10 June 2018 |
Champions | Uhlenhorst Mülheim (17th title) |
Premiers | Rot-Weiss Köln |
Relegated | TSV Mannheim Münchner SC |
Euro Hockey League | Uhlenhorst Mülheim Rot-Weiss Köln Mannheimer HC |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 680 (5.15 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Michael Körper (29 goals) |
Biggest home win | Club an der Alster 8–2 Düsseldorfer HC |
Biggest away win | Düsseldorfer HC 1–10 Harvestehude |
Highest scoring | Düsseldorfer HC 1–10 Harvestehude |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
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
editTwelve 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.
Number of teams by state
editState | Number of teams | Clubs |
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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
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Results
editTop goalscorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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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
editThe playoffs were played on 9 and 10 June 2018 in Krefeld.[1]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 June – Krefeld | ||||||
Rot-Weiss Köln | 8 | |||||
10 June – Krefeld | ||||||
Harvestehuder THC | 2 | |||||
Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 | |||||
9 June – Krefeld | ||||||
Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 3 | |||||
Mannheimer HC | 1 | |||||
Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Final
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References
edit- ^ a b "German FINAL FOUR a carbon copy of 2017 match-ups". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Uhlenhorst end 21-year wait for German title". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.