2023–24 Men's Feldhockey-Bundesliga

Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga
Season2023–24
ChampionsMannheimer HC (2nd title)
RelegatedGladbacher HTC
SC 1880 Frankfurt
Euro Hockey LeagueMannheimer HC
Hamburger Polo Club
Matches played114
Goals scored538 (4.72 per match)
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The 2023–24 Men's Feldhockey-Bundesliga was the 81st season of the Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga, Germany's premier field hockey competition. The season began on 9 September 2023 and concluded on 19 May 2024 with the championship final.[1]

Rot-Weiss Köln were the defending champions, however, following the regular season, they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Crefelder HTC.[2][3] The championship was won by Mannheimer HC, who defeated Hamburger Polo Club in the final following a penalty shootout.[4]

Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 2023–24 edition of the Feldhockey Bundesliga.

Team Location State
Berliner HC Berlin Berlin
Club an der Alster Hamburg Hamburg
Crefelder HTC Krefeld North Rhine-Westphalia
Gladbacher HTC Mönchengladbach North Rhine-Westphalia
Hamburger Polo Club Hamburg Hamburg
Harvestehuder THC Hamburg Hamburg
Mannheimer HC Mannheim Baden-Württemberg
Rot-Weiss Köln Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia
SC 1880 Frankfurt Frankfurt Hesse
TSV Mannheim Mannheim Baden-Württemberg
UHC Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg
Uhlenhorst Mülheim Mülheim North Rhine-Westphalia

Number of teams by state

State Number of teams Clubs
Hamburg 4 Club an der Alster, Hamburger Polo Club, Harvestehuder THC and UHC Hamburg
North Rhine-Westphalia Crefelder HTC, Gladbacher HTC, Rot-Weiss Köln and Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Baden-Württemberg 2 Mannheimer HC and TSV Mannheim
Berlin 1 Berliner HC
Hesse SC 1880 Frankfurt
Total 12

Regular season

Standings

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uhlenhorst Mülheim 16 11 1 2 2 52 21 +31 37 Qualification for the play-offs
2 Rot-Weiss Köln 16 12 0 0 4 47 18 +29 36
3 Hamburger Polo Club 16 11 1 1 3 49 22 +27 36
4 Harvestehuder THC 16 7 4 0 5 39 39 0 29
5 Berliner HC 16 5 0 3 8 34 39 −5 18 Qualification for the play-downs
6 SC 1880 Frankfurt 16 1 3 0 12 22 75 −53 9

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mannheimer HC 16 11 1 1 3 47 28 +19 36 Qualification for the play-offs
2 UHC Hamburg 16 7 1 1 7 40 31 +9 24
3 Crefelder HTC 16 6 2 1 7 40 35 +5 23
4 Club an der Alster 16 6 1 2 7 33 36 −3 22
5 TSV Mannheim 16 2 1 4 9 22 38 −16 12 Qualification for the play-downs
6 Gladbacher HTC 16 1 1 1 13 19 62 −43 6

Results

Home \ Away BHC ALS CRE FRA GLA HPC HAR MHC RWK TSV UHC UHL
Berliner HC 2–4 6–1 2–1 2–4 0–1 2–3 4–1 0–3
Club an der Alster 3–2 2–3 3–2 6–1 2–1 1–2 5–6 2–5
Crefelder HTC 2–0 4–0 2–3 3–4 1–2 3–2 3–1 3–4
SC 1880 Frankfurt 1–5 1–4 6–4 0–1 2–4 2–0 7–5 1–9
Gladbacher HTC 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–8 0–1 1–5 1–3
Hamburger Polo Club 6–4 2–1 12–0 5–0 5–2 0–2 3–2 1–0
Harvestehuder THC 3–2 3–2 5–1 6–3 4–2 2–5 1–3 2–6
Mannheimer HC 5–1 4–5 5–2 6–1 5–1 2–4 2–0 2–0
Rot-Weiss Köln 3–0 5–1 6–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–2
TSV Mannheim 3–5 2–4 7–8 4–5 5–6 0–2 2–3 1–0
UHC Hamburg 2–3 2–0 5–4 8–2 0–2 0–3 3–0 4–2
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3–0 3–1 6–1 1–2 3–4 5–2 2–1 4–3
Source: hockeybundesliga.de
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Play-downs

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Play-down 1
 
 
TSV Mannheim521 (1)
 
Play-down 3
 
Berliner HC331 (0)
 
Berliner HC6
 
Play-down 2
 
SC 1880 Frankfurt2
 
Gladbacher HTC262
 
 
SC 1880 Frankfurt324
 

Play-down 1

27 April 2024
14:00
TSV Mannheim 5–3 Berliner HC
Gomes  7'
Brilla  14'19'
Proske  33'
Wossidlo  44'
Report Poljaric  19'
Holdermann  49'59'
TSV Mannheim Clubgelände, Mannheim
Umpires:
Johannes Berneth, Hendrik Völker
11 May 2024
12:00
Berliner HC 3–2 TSV Mannheim
Kirstein  14'27'
Holdermann  60'
Report Brilla  34'
Rothländer  52'
Berliner HC Sportanlage, Berlin
Umpires:
Dirk Möller, Thomas Hinsken, Marcel Knakowski
12 May 2024
13:00
Berliner HC 1–1 TSV Mannheim
Poljaric  47' Report Brilla  10'
Penalties
Zwicker
Poljaric
Schmidt
Dösch
Holdermann
0–1 Brilla
Rothländer
Kurowski
Prol
Berliner HC Sportanlage, Berlin
Umpires:
Thomas Hinsken, Marcel Knakowski, Dirk Möller

TSV Mannheim won the series 2–1 and stayed in the Bundesliga while Berliner HC advanced to play-down 3.

Play-down 2

27 April 2024
13:30
Gladbacher HTC 2–3 SC 1880 Frankfurt
Abdulla  42'
Braun  60'
Report Hautzel  29'36'
Gans  49'
Gladbacher HTC Sportanlage, Mönchengladbach
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski, Malte Garske, Thomas Baatz
11 May 2024
12:30
SC 1880 Frankfurt 2–6 Gladbacher HTC
Schmidt-Opper  35'
Gans  41'
Report Mvimbi  4'47'
Braun  42'45'
Wuts  58'
Schiefer  59'
SC Frankfurt 1880 Sportanlage, Frankfurt
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien, Oscar Lohse

SC 1880 Frankfurt won the series 2–0 and advanced to play-down 3 while Gladbacher HTC were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

Play-down 3

18 May 2024
13:00
Berliner HC 6–2 SC 1880 Frankfurt
Kirstein  24'
Herzsprung  30'
Neßelhauf  42'
Dösch  44'
Poljaric  60'
Franz  60'
Report Hautzel  9'38'
Berliner HC Sportanlage, Berlin
Umpires:
Lorenz Fernkorn, Fabian Jung

Berliner HC won 6–2 and stayed in the Bundesliga while SC 1880 Frankfurt were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

Play-offs

The quarter-finals were played in a best of three format with the first leg played on 27 April 2024 and the second leg played on 11 May. The semi-finals and final took place at the Bonner THV Sportanlage in Bonn on 18 and 19 May.[5]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
Harvestehuder THC13
 
18 May – Bonn
 
Mannheimer HC410
 
Mannheimer HC2
 
 
 
Crefelder HTC0
 
Crefelder HTC12 (3)
 
19 May – Bonn
 
Rot-Weiss Köln02 (0)
 
Mannheimer HC2 (2)
 
 
 
Hamburger Polo Club2 (0)
 
Hamburger Polo Club45
 
18 May – Bonn
 
UHC Hamburg11
 
Hamburger Polo Club2
 
 
 
Club an der Alste1
 
Club an der Alste43 (4)2
 
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim23 (5)1
 

Quarter-finals

27 April 2024
14:15
Harvestehuder THC 1–4 Mannheimer HC
Pfähler  8' Report Peillat  21'47'
von Montgelas  56'
Hartkopf  59'
Anlage am Voßberg, Hamburg
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen, Tobias Strehlow
11 May 2024
16:00
Mannheimer HC 10–3 Harvestehuder THC
Hinrichs  1'21'
Seagon  12'
Peillat  17'58'60'
Weigand  33'37'52'55'
Report Reuter  27'33'
Pfähler  54'
Mannheimer HC Sportanlage, Mannheim
Umpires:
Andreas Knechten, Fabian Jung

Mannheimer HC won the series 2–0.


27 April 2024
15:00
Crefelder HTC 1–0 Rot-Weiss Köln
Boomes  10' Report
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeyanlage, Krefeld
Umpires:
Thomas Lange, Fabian Jung
11 May 2024
14:30
Rot-Weiss Köln 2–2 Crefelder HTC
Grambusch  11'
Struthoff  12'
Report Wellen  44'56'
Penalties
Prinz
Prinz
Mazkour
0–3 Wellen
Ignacio
Kossol
Michler
REWE Sportpark, Cologne
Umpires:
Tim Meissner, Christian Blasch

Crefelder HTC won the series 2–0.


27 April 2024
15:30
Hamburger Polo Club 4–1 UHC Hamburg
Staib  15'
Russell  29'32'
Thörnblom  58'
Report Kloss  8'
Hamburger Polo Club, Hamburg
Umpires:
Thomas Hinsken, Julius Heinlein
11 May 2024
15:00
UHC Hamburg 1–5 Hamburger Polo Club
Schwarzhaupt  4' Report Sarikaya  10'
Smith  19'
Mink  36'
Bartels  43'
Staib  59'
UHC Hamburg, Hamburg
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen, Julius Heinlein

Hamburger Polo Club won the series 2–0.


27 April 2024
14:00
Club an der Alster 4–2 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Newbold  21'60'
Boeckel  26'
Rothländer  44'
Report Windfeder  41'
Ludwig
Der Club an der Alster, Hamburg
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien, Oscar Lohse
11 May 2024
14:00
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3–3 Club an der Alster
H. Mertgens  21'
Windfeder  40'
L. Mertgens  51'
Report Bruns  27'55'
Brockmann  35'
Penalties
Ludwig
Herzbruch
Sanda
Hellwig
H. Mertgens
5–4 Boeckel
Linnekogel
Kerner
Gröpper
Hansen
Uhlenhorst Mülheim Sportanlage, Mülheim
Umpires:
Lorenz Fernkorn, Benjamin Göntgen
12 May 2024
14:00
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 1–2 Club an der Alster
Herzbruch  32' Report Boeckel  53'
Newbold  55'
Uhlenhorst Mülheim Sportanlage, Mülheim
Umpires:
Tim Meissner, Benjamin Göntgen

Club an der Alster won the series 2–1.

Semi-finals

18 May 2024
16:15
Mannheimer HC 2–0 Crefelder HTC
Weigand  26'
von Montgelas  53'
Report
Bonner THV Sportanlage, Bonn

18 May 2024
18:30
Hamburger Polo Club 2–1 Club an der Alster
Inglis  6'
Russell  44'
Report Linnekogel  39'
Bonner THV Sportanlage, Bonn
Umpires:
Thomas Hinsken, Benjamin Göntgen

Final

19 May 2024
14:15
Mannheimer HC 2–2 Hamburger Polo Club
Schachner  33'
Weigand  39'
Report Russell  28'45'
Penalties
Fischer
Hartkopf
Weigand
2–0 Staib
Inglis
Smith
Thörnblom
Bonner THV Sportanlage, Bonn
Umpires:
Thomas Hinsken, Benjamin Göntgen

References

  1. ^ "1. Feldhockey Bundesliga Herren 23/24". Hockey Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Rot-Weiss defeated by Mannheim on Bundesliga return". Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Long Rot-Weiss run in EHL comes to an end in German quarters". Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Mannheimer HC win German men's double". Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Dyn zeigt Hockey-Saisonfinale mit erstklassigem Programm". Hockey Bundesliga (in German). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.