German Hockey Federation

German Hockey Federation
Deutscher Hockey-Bund
SportField Hockey
JurisdictionGerman
Membership66,145[1]
AbbreviationDHB
Founded1909 (1909)
AffiliationFIH
Regional affiliationEurope (EHF)
HeadquartersAm Hockeypark 1, 41179, Mönchengladbach
PresidentHenning Fastrich
Official website
hockey.de

The German Hockey Federation (German: Deutscher Hockey-Bund or DHB) is the national governing body for field (and indoor) hockey in Germany. It was founded in 1909 in Bonn. It is situated in Mönchengladbach and had 66,145 members on 1 January 2006.[1] The body is built by the club which are organised in subdivisions on the level of the Bundesländer. The association itself is member of the DOSB (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund), the EHF and the FIH. It is responsible for the German national hockey teams and is the administrator of the Men's Bundesliga and Women's Bundesliga

History

The German Hockey Federation was founded on 31 December 1909[2] in Bonn as part of an international hockey week in Bonn by a number of clubs founded from 1901 onwards. Kurt Doerry was elected the first President.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bestandserhebung 2021" (PDF). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  2. ^ "hockey.de - Historie DHB". www.hockey.de. Retrieved 2022-05-07.