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The 2019–21 Bundesliga was the 75th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier field hockey league. It began on 7 September 2019 and it concluded with the championship final on 9 May 2021 in Mannheim. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league was suspended on 13 March until 1 April 2020. The season returned on 5 September 2020 and was extended into 2021 with an extra round of matches.
For the 2019–21 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 qualified for the play-offs and the last two of each pool played the play-downs.
A total of 12 teams participated in the 2019–2021 edition of the Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Großflottbek and Rüsselsheimer who replaced TSV Mannheim and Bremer HC.
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
Play–downs
The play-downs were played in a best of three format with the first match hosted by the weaker-placed team on 24 or 25 April and the return match and potential third decisive match hosted by the better placed team on 1 and 2 May respectively.
Münchner SC, Munich Umpires: S. Johnson (GER) F. Jung (GER)
Play–offs
The quarter-finals were played in a best of three 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 Mannheimer HC in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.