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, Germany's premier

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league. It began on 7 September 2019 and it concluded with the championship final on 24 May 2019 in

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. Due to the

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the league was suspended on 13 March until 1 April 2020. The season returned on 2 September 2020 and was extended into 2021 with an extra round of matches. For the 2019–20 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 were qualified for the

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and the last two of each pool played the play-downs. Uhlenhorst Mülheim are 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 TSV Mannheim who replaced Düsseldorfer HC and Blau-Weiss Berlin.

Number of teams by state

Regular season

Pool A

Pool B

Overall table

The leading team in this table qualifies for the

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Results

Matches 1–22

Matches 23–27

;Pool A ;Pool B

Top goalscorers

Play-downs

Overview

The play-downs were played in a

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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.

Matches

''TSV Mannheim won series 2–0 and stay in the Bundesliga while Großflottbeker THGC are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.'' ---- ''Nürnberger HTC won series 2–1 and stay in the Bundesliga while Crefelder HTC are relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.''

Play-offs

The quarter-finals were played in a

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

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Bracket

Quarter-finals

''Rot-Weiss Köln won series 2–0.'' ---- ''Uhlenhorst Mülheim won series 2–0.'' ---- ''Mannheimer HC won series 2–0.'' ---- ''Berliner HC won series 2–0.''

Semi-finals

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Final

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-21 Feldhockey-Bundesliga Feldhockey Bundesliga (Men's field hockey)

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