Euro Hockey League 2008/09

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The Euro Hockey League 2008/2008 , the second season of the European Hockey Federation discharged Euro Hockey League , the most important European competition for club teams in hockey . The competition was played out in a total of four tournaments with group and knockout phases.

The winner was HC Bloemendaal , which was able to prevail in the final against last year's winner UHC Hamburg .

Experimental rules

In the Euro Hockey League, new rules are tried out again and again before they are also introduced in the national leagues and other international competitions after testing.

The self-pass was introduced in the 2008/2009 season : This means that if the player hits a free or tee-off, the player can immediately start running with the ball. In addition, free hits in the opposing quarter have been significantly defused: the ball must be taken at least five meters from the shooting circle and must be moved five meters in freely selectable directions before entering the circle. These new rules were completely incorporated into the general set of rules in 2010. In addition, the teams in EHL now have the opportunity to request video evidence. This procedure was also adopted at least in all international hockey competitions.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round, which was held as a group stage in autumn 2008, took place in two tournaments at the Dutch club Amsterdamsche Hockey and Bandy Club , as well as at the French representative Lille MHC . There were 5 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and one point for a defeat with fewer than three goals.

Group A

October 24-26, 2008 in Amsterdam

team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
SpainSpain Club Egara 10 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11
GermanyGermany The club on the Alster 6th 2 1 0 1 3 4th −1
PolandPoland KS Pocztowiec Poznań 0 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10
October 24, 2008
KS Pocztowiec Poznań 0: 3 (0: 2) The club on the Alster
October 25, 2008
Club Egara 8: 1 (5: 0) KS Pocztowiec Poznań
October 26, 2008
The club on the Alster 0: 4 (0: 3) Club Egara

Group B

October 24-26, 2008 in Amsterdam

team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
GermanyGermany Düsseldorf HC 7th 2 1 1 0 7th 5 +2
FranceFrance St. Germain HC 7th 2 1 1 0 6th 4th +2
ItalyItaly HC Bra 2 2 0 0 2 3 7th −4
October 24, 2008
HC Bra 1: 3 (0: 2) St. Germain HC
October 25, 2008
Düsseldorf HC 4: 2 (2: 1) HC Bra
October 26, 2008
St. Germain HC 3: 3 (2: 1) Düsseldorf HC

Group C

October 24-26, 2008 in Amsterdam

team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
NetherlandsNetherlands Amsterdam H&BC 10 2 2 0 0 16 1 +15
PolandPoland Grunwald Poznań 5 2 1 0 1 6th 10 −4
UkraineUkraine Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia 0 2 0 0 2 2 13 −11
October 24, 2008
Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia 2: 5 (1: 2) Grunwald Poznań
October 25, 2008
Grunwald Poznań 1: 8 (1: 3) Amsterdam H&BC
October 26, 2008
Amsterdam H&BC 8: 0 (4: 0) Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia

Group D

October 24-26, 2008 in Amsterdam

team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
NetherlandsNetherlands HC Bloemendaal 10 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10
EnglandEngland Cannock HC 5 2 1 0 1 7th 9 −2
RussiaRussia Dinamo Kazan 1 2 0 0 2 5 13 −8
October 24, 2008
Cannock HC 5: 4 (3: 3) Dinamo Kazan
October 25, 2008
Dinamo Kazan 1: 8 (0: 5) HC Bloemendaal
October 26, 2008
HC Bloemendaal 5: 2 (2: 1) Cannock HC

Group E

October 31 to November 2, 2008 in Lille

team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
NetherlandsNetherlands HC Rotterdam 10 2 2 0 0 7th 1 +6
EnglandEngland Reading HC 6th 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
ScotlandScotland Western wildcats 1 2 0 0 2 0 7th −5
October 31, 2008
Western wildcats 0: 2 (0: 2) Reading HC
November 1, 2008
HC Rottderdam 5: 0 (4: 0) Western wildcats
November 2, 2008
Reading HC 1: 2 (0: 1) HC Rotterdam

Group F.

October 31 to November 2, 2008 in Lille

team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
EnglandEngland East Grinstead HC 10 2 2 0 0 6th 2 +4
BelgiumBelgium Waterloo Ducks HC 6th 2 1 0 1 6th 4th +2
ScotlandScotland Kelburne HC 0 2 0 0 2 1 7th −6
October 31, 2008
Waterloo Ducks HC 4: 1 (0: 1) Kelburne HC
November 1, 2008
East Grinstead HC 3: 2 (1: 1) Waterloo Ducks HC
November 2, 2008
Kelburne HC 0: 3 (0: 1) East Grinstead HC

Group G

October 31 to November 2, 2008 in Lille

team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
SpainSpain Real Club de Polo de Barcelona 10 2 2 0 0 8th 2 +6
GermanyGermany UHC Hamburg 5 2 1 0 1 5 6th −1
FranceFrance Lille MHC 1 2 0 0 2 3 8th −5
October 31, 2008
RC de Polo de Barcelona 4: 1 (1: 1) Lille MHC
November 1, 2008
UHC Hamburg 1: 4 (0: 1) RC de Polo de Barcelona
November 2, 2008
Lille MHC 2: 4 (0: 2) UHC Hamburg

Group H.

October 31 to November 2, 2008 in Lille

team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
BelgiumBelgium KHC Leuven 7th 2 1 1 0 4th 2 +2
IrelandIreland Three Rock Rovers 4th 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
SpainSpain Atletic Terassa 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2
October 31, 2008
Atletic Terassa 0: 0 (0: 0) Three Rock Rovers
November 1, 2008
Three Rock Rovers 1: 1 (0: 0) KHC Leuven
November 2, 2008
KHC Leuven 3: 1 (2: 1) Atletic Terassa

KO round

The eighth and quarter finals were held at UHC Hamburg at Easter 2009 . In the event of a tie, there was two extra times of 7.5 minutes with the Silver Goal rule. If there was still no winner, the penalty shootout followed.

Round of 16

April 10, 2009
SpainSpain Club Egara 4: 2 (3: 1) GermanyGermany Club on the Alster
EnglandEngland East Grinstead 3: 2 (0: 0) FranceFrance St. Germain HC
NetherlandsNetherlands HC Bloemendaal 3: 1 (1: 0) EnglandEngland Cannock HC
GermanyGermany Düsseldorf HC 2: 3 (2: 2) GermanyGermany UHC Hamburg
April 11, 2009
SpainSpain Real Club de Polo de Barcelona 0: 1 (0: 1) EnglandEngland Reading HC
NetherlandsNetherlands HC Rotterdam 4: 2 (0: 2) PolandPoland Grunwald Poznań
NetherlandsNetherlands Amsterdam H&BC 4: 2 (3: 2) BelgiumBelgium Waterloo Ducks HC
BelgiumBelgium KHC Leuven 6: 2 (3: 0) IrelandIreland Three Rock Rovers

Quarter finals

April 12, 2010
GermanyGermany UHC Hamburg 4: 3 (2: 1) SpainSpain Club Egara
NetherlandsNetherlands HC Bloemendaal 3: 2 (1: 1) EnglandEngland East Grinstead
April 13, 2009
BelgiumBelgium KHC Leuven 2: 1 (1: 0) EnglandEngland Reading HC
Amsterdam H&BCAmsterdam H&BC Amsterdam H&BC 3: 5 n.P. (2: 2.2: 1) HC RotterdamHC Rotterdam HC Rotterdam

Final Four

The semi-finals as well as the final and the match for third place took place over Whitsun 2009, as in the previous year, at the Dutch club HC Rotterdam .

Semifinals

May 30, 2009
GermanyGermany UHC Hamburg 3: 2 (3: 2) BelgiumBelgium KHC Leuven
NetherlandsNetherlands HC Bloemendaal 4: 3 (2: 0) NetherlandsNetherlands HC Rotterdam

3rd place match

May 31, 2009
BelgiumBelgium KHC Leuven 1: 8 (1: 4) NetherlandsNetherlands HC Rotterdam

Endgame

May 31, 2009
GermanyGermany UHC Hamburg 4: 5 (2: 5) NetherlandsNetherlands HC Bloemendaal

EuroHockey Club Trophy

The Euro Hockey Trophy was held from 10th to 13th April 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. It forms the first substructure for the Euro Hockey League. In addition to the title, the clubs also play for points for their national association in the EHF 3-year rating, which determines the number of clubs in a nation for the European Cup competitions.

Group A

  • Dinamo Elektrostal - HAHK Mladost 4: 3 (3: 1)
  • AHC Suelli - HC RotWeiss Wettingen 2: 4 (0: 2)
  • Dinamo Elektrostal - HC RotWeiss Wettingen 4: 0 (1: 0)
  • AHC Suelli - HAHK Mladost 4: 2 (3: 0)
  • HC RotWeiss Wettingen - HAHK Mladost 4: 1 (2: 0)
  • Dinamo Elektrostal - AHC Suelli 8: 2 (4: 1)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
RussiaRussia Dinamo Elektrostal 9 3 3 0 0 16 5 +11
SwitzerlandSwitzerland HC Rotweiss Wettingen 6th 3 2 0 1 8th 7th +1
ItalyItaly HC Suelli 3.5 3 1 0 2 8th 14th −6
CroatiaCroatia HAHK Mladost 1 3 0 0 3 6th 12 −6

Group B

  • Dinamo Olimpik VSM - AHTC Vienna 2: 3 (0: 1)
  • Pembroke Wanderers - SC Stoitel Brest 4: 2 (3: 1)
  • Dinamo Olimpik VSM - SC Stoitel Brest 5: 7 (2: 4)
  • Pembroke Wanderers - AHTC Vienna 2: 0 (1: 0)
  • AHTC Vienna - SC Stoitel Brest 2: 4 (0: 0)
  • Pembroke Wanderers - Dinamo Olimpik VSM 7: 2 (4: 1)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
IrelandIreland Pembroke Wanderers 9 3 3 0 0 13 4th +9
Belarus 1995Belarus SC Stroitel Brest 6.5 3 2 0 1 13 11 +2
AustriaAustria AHTC Vienna 4th 3 1 0 2 5 8th −3
UkraineUkraine Dinamo Olimpik VSM 1 3 0 0 3 9 17th −8

Placement games

  • Game place 7 HAHK Mladost - Dinamo Olimpik VSM 4: 3 (1: 1)
  • 5th place AHC Suelli - AHTC Vienna 2: 3 (0: 1)
  • 3rd place HC RotWeiss Wettingen - SC Stoitel Brest 1: 3 (0: 1)
  • Final Dinamo Elektrostal - Pembroke Wanderers 0: 4 (0: 2)

EuroHockey Club Challenge

Venue: Prague

Group A

  • Vienna AC - Slagelse HC 2: 1 (2: 0)
  • Whitchurch HC - Cardiff UWIC 4: 0 (3: 0)
  • Vienna AC - Cardiff UWIC 2: 2 (1: 0)
  • Whitchurch HC - Slagelse HC 3: 1 (0: 0)
  • Cardiff UWIC - Slagelse HC 5: 0 (2: 0)
  • Vienna AC - Whitchurch HC 2: 4 (1: 1)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Whitchurch HC 9 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff UWIC 4th 3 1 1 1 7th 6th +1
AustriaAustria Vienna AC 4th 3 1 1 1 6th 7th −1
DenmarkDenmark Slagelse HC 0 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8

Group B

  • Lucerne SC - HC RCOR Minsk 0: 1 (0: 0)
  • SK Slavia Prague - Orient Lyngby 11: 0 (6: 0)
  • Lucerne SC - Orient Lyngby 6: 1 (5: 1)
  • SK Slavia Prague - HC RCOR Minsk 5-3 (2-0)
  • Orient Lyngby - HC RCOR Minsk 2: 9 (1: 2)
  • Lucerne SC - SK Slavia Prague 4: 3 (2: 2)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
Czech RepublicCzech Republic SK Slavia Prague 6th 3 2 0 1 19th 7th +12
Belarus 1995Belarus HC RCOR Minsk 6th 3 2 0 1 13 7th +6
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Lucerne SC 6th 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5
DenmarkDenmark Orient Lyngby 0 3 0 0 3 3 26th −23


Playoffs

  • 4.A - 3.B: Slagelse HC - Lucerne SC 2: 5 (2: 2)
  • 3.A - 4.B: Vienna AC - Orient Lyngby 5: 2 (2: 0)
  • 2.A - 1.B: Cardiff UWIC - SK Slavia Prague 2: 2 (1: 2) 3: 0 after 7m
  • 1.A - 2.B: Whitchurch HC - HC RCOR Minsk 1: 1 (1: 0) 4: 3 after 7m

Final placements

  • 1. Whitechurch HC (WAL)
  • 1. Cardiff UWIC (WAL)
  • 3. Slavia Praha (CZE)
  • 3rd HC Minsk (BLR)
  • 5. Lucerne SC (SUI)
  • 5th Vienna AC (AUT)
  • 7. Slagelse HC (DEN)
  • 7. Orient Lyngby (DEN)

EuroHockey Club Challenge II

Venue: Lousada

Group A

  • HC 1972 Rakovnic - HC Napaios 6: 0 (2: 0)
  • Rosco Budapest HC - HC Napaios 3: 1 (0: 0)
  • HC 1972 Rakovnic - Rosco Budapest HC 5: 2 (3: 1)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
Czech RepublicCzech Republic HC 1972 Rakovnic 6th 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9
HungaryHungary Rosco Budapest HC 3 2 1 0 1 5 6th −1
GreeceGreece HC Napaios 0 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8


Group B

  • CFU Lamas - Atasport HC 1: 1 (0: 0)
  • AD Lousada - HC Pliva Lipovci 2: 3 (1: 1)
  • CFU Lamas - HC Pliva Lipovci 2: 2 (1: 1)
  • AD Lousada - Atasport HC 0: 1 (0: 0)
  • Atasport HC - HC Pliva Lipovci 2: 3 (1: 1)
  • AD Lousada - CFU Lamas 1: 2 (0: 0)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
SloveniaSlovenia HC Pliva Lipovci 7th 3 2 1 0 8th 6th +2
PortugalPortugal CFU llamas 5 3 1 2 0 5 4th +1
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Atasport HC 4th 3 1 1 1 4th 4th +0
PortugalPortugal AD Lousada 0 3 0 0 3 3 6th −3


Playoffs

  • 3.A - 4.B: HC Napaios - AD Lousada 0: 3 (0: 2)
  • 2.A - 1.B: Rosco Budapest HC - HC Pliva Lipovci 0:10 (0: 4)
  • 1.A - 2.B: HC 1972 Rakovnic - CFU Lamas 3: 1 (1: 0)


Final placements

  • 1. HC Pliva Lipovci (SLO)
  • 1st HC 1972 Rakovnic (CZE)
  • 3. CFU Lamas (POR)
  • 3. Rosco Budapest (HUN)
  • 5. Atasport (AZE)
  • 6. AD Lousada (POR)
  • 7th HC Napaios Apollon (GRE)

EuroHockey Club Challenge III

Venue: Bratislava

Group A

  • Epitok HC - HC NSA 1: 3 (0: 1)
  • KPH Raca - HC NSA 4: 1 (2: 0)
  • KPH Raca - Epitok HC 4: 2 (3: 1)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
SlovakiaSlovakia KPH Raca 6th 2 2 0 0 8th 3 +5
BulgariaBulgaria HC NSA 3 2 1 0 1 4th 5 −1
HungaryHungary Epitok HC 0 2 0 0 2 3 7th −4


Group B

  • Qormi HC - Elektrovojvodina Subotica 1: 1 (1: 1)
  • HC Ymittos - Elektrovojvodina Subotica 2: 1 (0: 0)
  • Qormi HC - HC Ymittos 1: 0 (0: 0)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
MaltaMalta Qormi HC 4th 2 2 0 0 2 1 +1
GreeceGreece HC Ymittos 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
SerbiaSerbia E. Subotica 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1


Playoffs

  • 3.A - 3.B: Epitok HC - E. Subotica 7: 3 (1: 2)
  • 2.A - 1.B: HC NSA - Qormi HC 3: 2 (0: 1)
  • 1.A - 2.B: KPH Raca - HC Ymittos 3: 1 (0: 1)


Final placements

  • 1. KPH Raca (SVK)
  • 1. HC NSA (BUL)
  • 3. Qormi HC (MLT)
  • 3rd HC Ymittos (GRE)
  • 5. Epitok HC (HUN)
  • 6. Elektrovojvodina Subotica (SRB)

EuroHockey Club Challenge IV

Venue: Vilnius


Group A

  • IFK Taby LHK - Rudamina Ardas 2: 1 (0: 0)
  • Kecioren Bld SC - HK Moravske Toplice 0: 1 (0: 0)
  • IFK Taby LHK - HK Moravske Toplice 0: 3 (0: 0)
  • Kecioren Bld SC - Rudamina Ardas 2: 2 (0: 1)
  • HK Moravske Toplice - Rudamina Ardas 1: 0 (0: 0)
  • IFK Taby LHK - Kecioren Bld SC 0: 0 (0: 0)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
SloveniaSlovenia HK Moravske Toplice 9 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5
SwedenSweden IFK Taby LHK 4th 3 1 1 1 2 4th −2
TurkeyTurkey Kecioren Bld SC 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1
LithuaniaLithuania Rudamina Ardas 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2


Group B

  • Valhalla LHC - Aker HC 3: 3 (2: 0)
  • Seinäjoki United - Zuverdra Tauras HC 0: 5 (0: 3)
  • Seinäjoki United - Aker HC 1: 7 (0: 3)
  • Valhalla LHC - Zuverdra Tauras HC 2: 3 (0: 1)
  • Aker HC - Zuverdra Tauras HC 3: 1 (3: 1)
  • Seinäjoki United - Valhalla LHC SC 1: 4 (0: 1)
team Pt Sp S. U N T + T- Diff.
NorwayNorway Aker HC 7th 3 2 1 0 13 5 +8
LithuaniaLithuania Zuverdra Tauras HC 6th 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4
NorwayNorway Valhalla LHC 4th 3 1 1 1 10 7th +3
FinlandFinland Seinäjoki United 0 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14


Playoffs

  • 4.A - 3.B: Ardas Rudamina - Valhalla LHC 3: 0 (1: 0)
  • 3.A - 4.B: Kecioren Bld SC - Seinäjoki United 1: 1 (0: 0) 3: 5 after 7m
  • 2.A - 1.B: IFK Taby - Aker HC 1: 3 (1: 3)
  • 1.A - 2.B: HK Moravske Toplice - Zuverdra Tauras HC 3: 1 (0: 1)


Final placements

  • 1. HK Moravske Toplice (SLO)
  • 1. Aker HC (NOR)
  • 3. Zuverdra Tauras HC (LTU)
  • 3rd IFK Taby (SWE)
  • 5. Ardas Rudamina (LTU)
  • 5. Seinäjoki Utd (FIN)
  • 7. Valhalla LHC (SWE)
  • 7. Kecioren Bld SC (TUR)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/BildArchiv/file/2010/Selfpass-Kleinfeld.pdf
  2. ↑ Video Video evidence brings men's hockey victory  in the ZDFmediathek , accessed on January 26, 2014. (offline)

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