EuroHockey Club Champions Cup 2003 (men, field)

The 30th edition of the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (men, field) took place from June 6th to 9th, 2003 in the Belgian capital, Brussels . Only the Polish WKS Grunwald took part in 2002. The English champions Reading HC secured the title for the first time with a 4: 2 n.7-m in the final against the Real Club de Polo from Barcelona.

EuroHockey Club Champions Cup

Group A

Friday June 3, 2003

• 12:00 A: Gladbacher HTC - Cork Harlequins HC 3: 1
• 14:00 A: Reading HC - WKS Grunwald Posen 1: 2

Saturday 4th June 2003

• 11:00 A: Gladbacher HTC - WKS Grunwald Posen 4: 3
• 13:00 A: Reading HC - Cork Harlequins HC 10: 0

Sunday June 5, 2003

• 10:00 A: WKS Grunwald Posen - Cork Harlequins HC 4: 0
• 12:00 A: Gladbacher HTC - Reading HC 1: 3

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Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	Reading HC	14: 3	6th
2.	Grunwald poses	9: 5	6th
3.	Gladbacher HTC	8: 7	6th
4th	Cork Harlequins HC	1:17	0

Group B

Friday June 3, 2003

• 16:00 B: HC Bloemendaal - CA Montrouge 3: 1
• 18:00 B: Real Club de Polo - Royal Léopold Club 4: 2

Saturday 4th June 2003

• 15:00 B: HC Bloemendaal - Royal Léopold Club 6: 1
• 17:00 B: Real Club de Polo - CA Montrouge 8: 0

Sunday June 5, 2003

• 14:00 B: HC Bloemendaal - Real Club de Polo 1: 3
• 16:00 B: Royal Léopold Club - CA Montrouge 2: 1

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Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	Real Club de Polo	15: 3	9
2.	HC Bloemendaal	10: 5	6th
3.	Royal Léopold Club	5:11	3
4th	CA Montrouge	2:13	0

Placement games

Monday June 6, 2003

• 08:00 Relegation game 4th A - 3rd B: Cork Harlequins HC - Royal Léopold Club 0: 2
• 10:30 Relegation game 3rd A - 4th B: Gladbacher HTC - CA Montrouge 8: 2
• 12:00 Match for 3rd place: WKS Grunwald Posen - HC Bloemendaal 2: 5
• 15:30 Final: Reading HC - Real Club de Polo 1: 1, 4: 2 n.7-m.

Final score

• 1st Reading HC Euro Hockey Club Champions Cup 2003
• 2. Real Club de Polo
• 3. HC Bloemendaal
• 4. WKS Grunwald Poznan
• 5. Gladbacher HTC
• 5. Royal Léopold Club
• 7. CA Montrouge (relegation for France to the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy 2004)
• 7. Cork Harlequins HC (relegation for Ireland to the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy 2004)

EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy

The EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy took place from June 5th to 8th, 2003 in the Italian capital Rome . It formed the first substructure for the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. In addition to the title, the clubs also played for the promotion and relegation of their national associations for the following European Cup season.

Group A

Thursday June 5, 2003

• 09:30 h: SC Stroitel Brest - Orient Lyngby 10: 1
• 11:30 h: HC Rotweiss Wettingen - AHTC Vienna 8: 1

Friday June 6, 2003

• 10:00 h: SC Stroitel Brest - AHTC Vienna 3: 7
• 12:00 h: HC Rotweiss Wettingen - Orient Lyngby 7: 0

Saturday June 7, 2003

• 10:00 h: AHTC Vienna - Orient Lyngby 7: 0
• 12:00 h: SC Stroitel Brest - HC Rotweiss Wettingen 0: 2

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Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	HC Rotweiss Wettingen	17: 1	9
2.	AHTC Vienna	15:11	6th
3.	SC Stroitel Brest	13:10	3
4th	Orient Lyngby	1:24	0

Group B

Thursday June 5, 2003

• 14:30 h: Dinamo Ekaterinburg - Slavia Prague 0-0
• 17:30 h: Grange HC - HC Rom 2: 2

Friday June 6, 2003

• 3:30 p.m.: Grange HC - Slavia Prague 1: 1
• 17:30 h: Dinamo Ekaterinburg - HC Roma 3: 3

Saturday June 7, 2003

• 14:30 h: Grange HC - Dinamo Ekaterinburg 1: 1, 4: 5 after 7m
• 16:30 h: Slavia Prague - HC Roma 1: 2

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Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	HC Rome	7: 6	5
2.	Dinamo Ekaterinburg	4: 4	3
3.	Grange HC	4: 4	3
4th	Slavia Prague	2: 3	2

Placement games

Sunday June 8, 2003

• 09:00 Relegation game 4th A - 3rd B: Orient Lyngby - Grange HC 1: 7
• 11:30 Relegation game 3rd A - 4th B: SC Stroitel Brest - Slavia Prague 2: 3
• 14:30 Promotion game 2.A - 1.B: AHTC Vienna - HC Rom 3: 3, 4: 2 after 7m
• 17:00 Promotion game 1.A - 2.B: HC Rotweiss Wettingen - Dinamo Ekaterinburg 1: 1, 5: 4 after 7m

Final score

• 1. AHTC Vienna (promotion for Austria to the Euro Hockey Club Champions Cup 2004)
• 1. HC Rotweiss Wettingen (promotion for Switzerland to the Euro Hockey Club Champions Cup 2004)
• 3rd HC Rome
• 3. Dinamo Ekaterinburg
• 5. Slavia Prague
• 5. Grange HC
• 7. Orient Lyngby (relegation for Denmark to the EuroHockey Club Champions Challenge 2004)
• 7. SC Stroitel Brest (relegation for Belarus to the EuroHockey Club Champions Challenge 2004)

EuroHockey Club Champions Challenge

The EuroHockey Club Champions Challenge took place from June 5th to 8th, 2003 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . It formed the second substructure for the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. In addition to the title, the clubs also played for the promotion of their national associations for the following European Cup season.

Group A

Thursday May 5, 2003

• 13:00 h: Eagles HC - NSA Sofia 7: 1
• 15:00 h: Ramaldense HC - HK Marathon 3: 2

Friday May 6, 2003

• 13:00 h: Eagles HC - HK Marathon 4: 2
• 15:00 h: Ramaldense HC - NSA Sofia 3: 1

Saturday May 7, 2003

• 13:00 h: Eagles HC - Ramaldense HC 3: 2
• 15:00 h: HK Marathon - NSA Sofia 5: 1

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Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	Eagles HC	14: 5	9
2.	Ramaldense HC	8: 6	6th
3.	HK marathon	9: 8	3
4th	NSA Sofia	3:15	0

Group B

Thursday May 5, 2003

• 09:00 h: Kolos Borispol - Építők SC 2: 1
• 11:00 h: Whitchurch HC - Nayan 81 1: 1

Friday May 6, 2003

• 09:00 h: Kolos Borispol - Nayan 81 5: 0
• 11:00 h: Whitchurch HC - Építők SC 4: 1

Saturday May 7, 2003

• 09:00 h: Nayan 81 - Építők SC 3: 5
• 11:00 h: Kolos Borispol - Whitchurch HC 2: 1

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Item	society	Gates	Points
1.	Kolos Borispol	9: 2	9
2.	Whitchurch HC	6: 4	4th
3.	Építők SC	7: 9	3
4th	Nayan 81	4:11	1

Placement games

Sunday June 8, 2003

• 08:00 Relegation game 4.A - 3.B: NSA Sofia - Építők SC 1: 3
• 10:30 Relegation game 3rd A - 4th B: HK Marathon - Nayan 81 1: 1, 5: 3 after 7-m
• 13:00 Promotion game 2.A - 1.B: Ramaldense HC - Kolos Borispol 0: 3
• 15:00 Promotion game 1.A - 2.B: Eagles HC - Whitchurch HC 1: 3

Final score

• 1. Whitchurch HC (promotion for Wales to Euro Hockey Club Champions Trophy 2004)
• 1. Kolos Borispol (promotion for Ukraine to Euro Hockey Club Champions Trophy 2004)
• 3. Ramaldense HC
• 3. Eagles HC
• 5th HK Marathon
• 5. Építők SC
• 7. NSA Sofia
• 7. Nayan 81

source

German Hockey Newspaper June 2003