Hockey floodlighting for Regionalliga, Oberliga and Verbandsliga

The DHB floodlighting guideline assigns all divisions below the 2. Bundesliga to lighting class III. New systems or systems converted to LED need an average of at least 200 lx on the pitch, a uniformity of 0.7 and a glare rating below GR 55. Calculations use a maintenance factor of 0.90.

As a reference system, the DHB names four masts for 200 lx and six masts for 300 lx. It can recommend both, but neither is a condition for approval of the system.

For hockey pitches with few masts, the STL1443 is usually the right choice, as its modules can be aimed individually.

As soon as a match is officially broadcast on television, lighting class II applies: at least 300 lx, uniformity 0.7, glare below GR 50. The technical publication licht.wissen 08 gives 200 lx for Class II in hockey, so the DHB requires more here.

Anyone who wants to move up to the 2. Bundesliga or plans broadcasts is best advised to settle the design before construction. The guideline reserves lighting class I for international tournaments.

For every floodlight system the guideline requires a lighting plan with isolux diagrams and proof of the lighting values. For new systems and conversions, an acceptance report from an independent specialist company is also required. Repeat tests are due every four years.

Systems that have not yet been converted to LED must meet the same minimum values. They may continue to operate if a specialist company inspects them annually with a calibrated measuring system and documents this.

We calculate the lighting plan with the luminaire data of the chosen floodlight.

The DHB rules of play allow championship matches under artificial lighting (§ 28(4)). They give no lux value, and neither do the youth regulations.

The floodlighting guideline applies to official evening matches within the DHB and lists only Regionalliga, Oberliga and Verbandsliga as examples. Ask your regional association if mainly youth matches take place at your facility.

For training, the guideline gives no separate value. For outdoor hockey, the technical publication licht.wissen 08 lists 200 lx at a uniformity of 0.7, also in Class III.

The DHB recommends dimmable LED luminaires so that the light can be adapted to training. The STL963 and STL1443 floodlights can be dimmed via 0⁠–⁠10 V.

The DHB recommends at least 4000 K. For funding under the Kommunalrichtlinie, sports facilities are in principle limited to 3000 K at most, in exceptional cases up to 4000 K if the sport requires it. Clarify the colour temperature before the application. Our floodlights are available in 3000 and 4000 K, Series 12 also in 5000 K.

According to the guideline, light outside the playing area must comply with the requirements of the LAI and the Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz. To protect adjacent residential areas, the DHB recommends glare protection such as shielding.