EuroHockey Club Champions Cup 1978 (men, field)

The fifth official EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for men in hockey , hosted by the European Hockey Federation , took place from 12-15. May 1978 in Barcelona . Twelve clubs from eleven countries took part. The English club Southgate HC from London won the European Cup for the third time in a row with a 4-1 win in the final against the German champions Rüsselsheimer RK .

Preliminary round

Group A

Southgate HC - Rotweiss Wettingen 2: 0

Dinamo Alma-Ata - Southgate HC 0-1

Rotweiss Wettingen - Dinamo Alma-Ata 3: 1

Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	Southgate HC	3-0	4-0
2.	Rotweiss Wettingen	3: 3	2: 2
3.	Dinamo Alma-Ata	1: 4	0: 4

Group B

Royal Uccle Sport - Swansea HC 3-1

Swansea HC - HC Klein Zwitserland 1: 5

HC Klein Zwitserland - Royal Uccle Sport 1-0

Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	HC Klein Zwitserland	6: 1	4-0
2.	Royal Uccle Sport	3: 2	2: 2
3.	Swansea HC	2: 8	0: 4

Group C

Slough HC - Real Club de Polo 0-1

HK Jedinstvo - Slough HC 1: 6

Real Club de Polo 3-0 HK Jedinstvo

Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	Real Club de Polo	4-0	4-0
2.	Slough HC	6: 2	2: 2
3.	HK Jedinstvo	1: 9	0: 4

Group D

Rüsselsheimer RK - Edinburgh HC 3: 2

Slavia Prague - Rüsselsheimer RK 1: 2

Edinburgh HC - Slavia Prague 2-2

Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	Rüsselsheim RK	5: 3	4-0
2.	Slavia Prague	4: 5	1: 3
3.	Edinburgh HC	3: 4	1: 3

Placement games

Edinburgh HC - Swansea HC 4-0

HK Jedinstvo - Dinamo Alma-Ata 5: 4 nV (4: 4)

Game for 11th place

Swansea HC - Dinamo Alma-Ata 2-0

Play for 9th place

Edinburgh HC - HK Jedinstvo 5-2

Royal Uccle Sport - Slavia Prague 3-1

Slough HC - Rotweiss Wettingen 2-0

Game for 7th place

Slavia Prague - Rotweiss Wettingen 4: 3 nV (2: 2)

Play for 5th place

Slough HC - Royal Uccle Sport 2-1

Semifinals

Klein Zwitserland - Rüsselsheim RK 3: 5 nV (3: 3)

Southgate - Club de Polo 2-1

3rd place match

Klein Zwitserland - Club de Polo 5: 2 nV (2: 2)

final

Southgate HC - Rüsselsheimer RK 5: 2

source

• German hockey newspaper May 1978
• EHF Handbook 2016