Euro Hockey League 2011/12

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The Euro Hockey League 2011/2012 , the fifth season of the European Hockey Federation discharged Euro Hockey League , the most important European competition for club teams in hockey be. The competition is played out in a total of four tournaments with group and knockout phases. The winner was Uhlenhorster HC , who defeated the host Amsterdam H&BC 4: 3 in the final after extra time and penalty shoot-out.

Attendees

A total of 24 teams from the 12 best-placed nations in the EHF 3-year ranking qualify for the EHL competition. All other nations send their teams to the Trophy and Challenge competitions.

Netherlands :		Amsterdam H&BC	Dutch champion 2010/2011
		HC Bloemendaal	Dutch runner-up 2010/2011
		HC Rotterdam	EHL Play-Off Winner 2010/11 Netherlands
Spain :		Atlètic Terrassa	Spanish champion 2010/2011
		Club de Campo Madrid	Spanish runner-up 2010/2011
		Real Club de Polo de Barcelona	Third 2010/11 Spain
England :		Beeston HC	English champion 2010/11
		East Grinstead HC	English runner-up 2010/11
		Reading HC	Third 2010/11 England
Germany :		Club on the Alster	German champion 2010/11
		Uhlenhorst Mülheim	German runner-up 2010/11
		UHC Hamburg	EHL play-off winner 2010/11 Germany
Belgium :		KHC Dragons Brasschaat	Belgian champion 2010/11
		Royal Racing Club Bruxelles	Belgian runner-up 2010/11
Ireland :		Banbridge HC	Irish Champion 2010/11
		Cookstown HC	Irish Cup Winner 2010/11
Poland :		Grunwald Poznań	Polish champion 2010/11
		Pomorzanin Toruń	Polish runner-up 2010/11
Russia :		HC Dinamo Kazan	Russian champion 2010/11
		Dinamo Elektrostal	Russian runner-up 2010/11
France :		CA Montrouge	French champion 2010/11
Austria :		AHTC Vienna	Austrian champion 2010/11
Ukraine :		HC Olympia Kolos Sekvoia	Ukrainian champion 2010/11
Switzerland :		HC Rotweiss Wettingen	Swiss champions 2010/11

EHF 3-year rating

rank	team	2008/09 25%	2009/10 50%	2010/11 100%	TOTAL
1. (1.)	Netherlands	7.417	14.667	29,000	51.084
2. (3.)	Spain	4,000	10,334	19,000	33,334
3. (4.)	England	4.333	7.336	21,333	33.002
4. (2.)	Germany	4,417	11,834	15,000	31,251
5. (5.)	Belgium	4,625	7.250	15,000	26,250
6. (6.)	Ireland	2.875	4.25	11,000	18.125
7. (7.)	Poland	2.250	4,750	8,000	15,000
8. (8.)	Russia	2.125	4,750	7,500	14.375
9. (9.)	France	2.625	3,750	7,000	13.375
10. (16.)	Austria	1,000	0.000	12,000	13,000
11. (11.)	Ukraine	0.875	4,000	7,000	11.875
12. (14.)	Switzerland	1,500	1,750	8,000	11,250
13. (12.)	Belarus	2,000	3,000	6,000	11,000
14. (10.)	Scotland	1.625	4,250	5,000	10.875
14. (13.)	Italy	1.375	2,500	7,000	10.875
16. (15.)	Wales	0.000	1,500	3,000	4,500
17. (17.)	Czech Republic	0.000	0.000	1,000	1,000
18. (17.)	Croatia	0.500	0.000	-	0.500

Preliminary round

The preliminary round took place in autumn 2011 as part of two tournaments on the one hand in Mülheim an der Ruhr on the HTC Uhlenhorst facility and in Antwerp at the Belgian representative KHC Dragons . From the eight groups of three teams each qualified first and second in the table for the round of 16. 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 21-23, 2011 in Antwerp

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Amsterdam H&BC	2	2	0	0	12: 20	10
2. Reading HC	2	1	0	1	6: 20	6th
3. Cookstown HC	2	0	0	2	1:150	0

October 21, 2011
Reading HC	5: 0 (2: 0)	Cookstown HC
October 22, 2011
Cookstown HC	1:10 (0: 4)	Amsterdam H&BC
October 23, 2011
Amsterdam H&BC	2: 1 (1: 0)	Reading HC

Group B

October 7th to 9th, 2011 in Mülheim

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2	2	0	0	7: 3	10
2. Atlètic Terrassa	2	1	0	1	5: 6	6th
3. AHTC Vienna	2	0	0	2	3: 6	2

October 7, 2011
HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim	3: 1 (2: 1)	AHTC Vienna
October 8, 2011
AHTC Vienna	2: 3 (1: 2)	Atlètic Terrassa
October 9, 2011
Atlètic Terrassa	2: 4 (0: 1)	HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim

Group C

October 7th to 9th, 2011 in Mülheim

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Beeston HC	2	2	0	0	8: 10	10
2. Club de Polo	2	1	0	1	3: 30	6th
3. KS Pomorzanin Toruń	2	0	0	2	0: 70	1

October 7, 2011
Beeston HC	5: 0 (3: 0)	KS Pomorzanin Toruń
October 8, 2011
KS Pomorzanin Toruń	0: 2 (0: 0)	Club de Polo
October 9, 2011
Club de Polo	1: 3 (1: 1)	Beeston HC

Group D

October 21-23, 2011 in Antwerp

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Club on the Alster	2	1	1	0	7: 60	7th
2. Club de Campo	2	1	0	1	5: 20	6th
3. Racing Club Bruxelles	2	0	1	1	5: 90	2

October 21, 2011
Racing Club Bruxelles	5: 5 (2: 3)	Club on the Alster
October 22, 2011
Club on the Alster	2: 1 (0: 0)	Club de Campo
October 23, 2011
Club de Campo	4: 0 (1: 0)	Racing Club Bruxelles

Group E

October 21-23, 2011 in Antwerp

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. KHC Dragons	2	2	0	0	12: 40	10
2. HC Rotterdam	2	1	0	1	15: 60	6th
3. HC Rotweiss Wettingen	2	0	0	2	1:180	0

October 21, 2011
HC Rotterdam	11: 1 (6: 0)	HC Rotweiss Wettingen
October 22, 2011
HC Rotweiss Wettingen	0: 7 (0: 1)	KHC Dragons
October 23, 2011
KHC Dragons	5: 4 (2: 3)	HC Rotterdam

Group F.

October 21-23, 2011 in Antwerp

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Uhlenhorster HC	2	2	0	0	7: 30	10
2. CA Montrouge	2	1	0	1	4: 50	6th
3. Banbridge HC	2	0	0	2	6: 90	2

October 21, 2011
Banbridge HC	3: 4 (2: 3)	CA Montrouge
October 22, 2011
CA Montrouge	0: 2 (0: 0)	Uhlenhorster HC
October 23, 2011
Uhlenhorster HC	5: 3 (2: 1)	Banbridge HC

Group G

October 7th to 9th, 2011 in Mülheim

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. East Grinstead HC	2	2	0	0	9: 50	10
2. Dinamo Elektrostal	2	1	0	1	8:100	5
3. Grunwald Poznań	2	0	0	2	6: 80	2

October 7, 2011
Grunwald Poznań	4: 5 (2: 2)	Dinamo Elektrostal
October 8, 2011
Dinamo Elektrostal	3: 6 (2: 4)	East Grinstead HC
October 9, 2011
East Grinstead HC	3: 2 (2: 1)	Grunwald Poznań

Group H.

October 7th to 9th, 2011 in Mülheim

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. HC Bloemendaal	2	2	0	0	13: 10	10
2. HC Dinamo Kazan	2	1	0	1	3: 40	6th
3rd HC Olympia Kolos Sekvoia	2	0	0	2	1:120	1

October 7, 2011
HC Dinamo Kazan	2: 1 (1: 1)	Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
October 8, 2011
Olympia Kolos Sekvoia	0:10 (0: 5)	HC Bloemendaal
October 9, 2011
HC Bloemendaal	3: 1 (1: 0)	HC Dinamo Kazan

KO rounds

	Round of 16 6./7. April 2012 in Rotterdam				Quarterfinals 8th / 9th April 2012 in Rotterdam				Semi-finals May 26, 2012 in Amsterdam				Final May 27, 2012 in Amsterdam
	Amsterdam	6 (2)
	HC Dinamo Kazan	0 (0)
					Amsterdam	3 (2)
					HC Bloemendaal	2 (0)
	HC Bloemendaal	4 (2)
	Atlètic Terrassa	3 (0)
									Amsterdam	3 (1)
									HC Rotterdam	0 (0)
	East Grinstead HC	8 (2)
	CA Montrouge	0 (0)
					East Grinstead HC	1 (0)
					HC Rotterdam	3 (2)
	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	8 (4 4 0)
	HC Rotterdam	9 (4 4 3)
													Amsterdam	3 (2 2 1)
													Uhlenhorster HC	4 (1 2 2)
	Beeston HC	2 (0)
	Club de Campo	1 (1)
					Beeston HC	1 (1)
					Uhlenhorster HC	7 (4)
	Uhlenhorster HC	3 (0)
	RC de Polo de Barcelona	0 (0)
									Uhlenhorster HC	4 (0 2 2)
									KHC Dragons	3 (2 2 1)
	KHC Dragons	2 (1)
	Dinamo Elektrostal	0 (0)
					KHC Dragons	3 (1)
					Reading HC	1 (0)
	Club on the Alster	1 (0)
	Reading HC	3 (1)

EuroHockey Club Trophy

The Euro Hockey Trophy was held from 6th to 9th April 2012 in Lille , France . It forms the first substructure for the Euro Hockey League. In addition to the title, the clubs also played for points for their national association in the EHF 3-year evaluation, which determines the number of clubs in a nation for the European Cup competitions.

The starting places for the Trophy were awarded on the one hand after the EHF 3-year ranking. Belarus and Scotland did not get a starting place in the EHL , so that their national champions competed in the Trophy. On the other hand, due to good results, last year's trophy participants were allowed to play champions from Austria and Switzerland in the EHL .

The dovetailing with the third-class Euro Hockey Challenge I takes place via a promotion and relegation regulation. The second starter from Scotland and the Czech champion only achieved the last two places seven and eight in last year's trophy and thus relegated to the challenge. Instead, the winners of the promotion games in the Challenge, the second starter from Austria and Switzerland in the trophy.

The four remaining representatives remained unchanged from the previous year: Welsh champions, second European starter from France and the two representatives of Italy.

Group A

• HC Bra - Lucerne SC 2: 0 (1: 0)
• SC Stroitel Brest - MHC Lille 0: 3 (0: 3)
• HC Bra - SC Stroitel Brest 0: 1 (0: 0)
• MHC Lille - Lucerne SC 3: 2 (2: 0)
• SC Stroitel Brest - Lucerne SC 2: 2 (0: 1)
• MHC Lille - HC Bra 5: 0 (3: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Lille MHC	15th	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9
SC Stroitel Brest	7th	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2
HC Bra	6th	3	1	0	2	2	6th	−4
Lucerne sports club	4th	3	0	1	2	4th	7th	−3

Group B

• Kelburne HC - HC Rom 5: 1 (2: 0)
• Whitchurch HC - SV Arminen 0: 1 (0: 1)
• HC Rome - SV Arminen 1: 0 (1: 0)
• Kelburne HC - Whitchurch HC SC 5: 2 (2: 1)
• SV Arminen - Kelburne HC 3: 3 (0: 1)
• Whitchurch HC - HC Rom 1: 3 (1: 2)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Kelburne HC	12	3	2	1	0	13	6th	+7
HC Roma	10	3	2	0	1	5	6th	−1
SV Arminen	8th	3	1	1	1	4th	4th	0
Whitchurch HC	2	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6

Placement games

• Game place 7: Luzerner Sportclub - Whitchurch HC 3: 2 (1: 2)
• 5th place: SV Arminen - HC Bra 2: 0 (0: 0)
• Game 3rd place: SC Stroitel Brest - HC Roma 4: 2 (2: 2.1: 1)
• Final: Lille MHC - Kelburne HC 3: 2 (2: 1)

EuroHockey Club Challenge

The Euro Hockey Challenge I was held from 25. – 28. May 2012 in the Croatian capital Zagreb . It forms the second substructure for the Euro Hockey League. The participants in the tournament were the two relegated champions from the previous year from the trophy of the Czech champions and the second Scottish representative, the climbers from Challenge II of the masters from Gibraltar and the second Belarusian starter. The four remaining representatives remained unchanged from the previous year: second Welsh starter, second European Cup starter from the Czech Republic and the champions from Croatia and Portugal. The Portuguese club AD Lousada did not take part.

Group A

• Grange HC - AD Lousada -: - (- :-)
• HC 1972 Rakovnik - Eagles HC 1: 5 (0: 2)
• AD Lousada - Eagles HC -: - (- :-)
• Grange HC - HC 1972 Rakovnik 3: 3 (1: 2)
• Eagles HC - Grange HC 1: 5 (0: 2)
• AD Lousada - HC 1972 Rakovnik -: - (- :-)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Grange HC	7th	2	2	0	0	8th	4th	+4
Eagles HC	5	2	1	0	1	6th	6th	0
HC 1972 Rakovnik	2	2	0	1	1	4th	8th	−4
AD Lousada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B

• SK Slavia Praha - Cardiff & UWIC HC 1: 1 (0: 0)
• HAHK Mladost - HC Minsk 3: 4 (3: 2)
• Cardiff & UWIC HC - HC Minsk 1: 0 (1: 0)
• SK Slavia Praha HAHK Mladost 4: 3 (2: 2)
• HC Minsk - SK Slavia Praha 3: 3 (0: 2)
• HAHK Mladost - Cardiff & UWIC HC 1: 7 (1: 1)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Cardiff & UWIC HC	12	3	2	1	0	9	2	7th
Slavia Prague	9	3	1	2	0	8th	7th	1
HC Minsk	8th	3	1	1	1	7th	7th	0
HAHK Mladost	2	3	0	0	3	7th	15th	−8

Placement games

• Promotion game 2.A - 1.B: Eagles HC - Cardiff & UWIC HC 1: 2 (0: 0)
• Promotion game 1.A - 2.B: Grange Hockey Club - Slavia Prague 2: 1 (2: 0)
• Placement game 3.A - 3.B: HC 1972 Rakovnik - HC Minsk 3: 6 (1: 4)

EuroHockey Club Challenge II

The Euro Hockey Challenge II was held from 25. – 28. May 2012 in the Greek capital Athens . It forms the third substructure for the Euro Hockey League. The participants in the tournament were the two relegated last year from the challenge of the Slovenian champions and the second Portuguese representative. Four representatives remained unchanged from the previous year: first starters from Azerbaijan, Sweden, Greece and Denmark. Since Challenge III could not take place in 2011 due to a lack of organizers, no promoters to Challenge II were identified. The second starter from Gibraltar and, as in the previous year, the second club from Denmark were determined as further participants.

Group A

• CFU Lamas - Partille SC 1: 1 (0: 0)
• Asteras Agion Anargyron - Sorbymagle IF 3: 7 (2: 3)
• Sorbymagle IF - CFU Lamas 3: 4 (1: 0)
• Partille SC - Asteras Agion Anagyron 3: 1 (1: 0)
• Sorbymagle IF - Partille SC 1: 5 (1: 1)
• Asteras Agion Anagyron - CFU Lamas 1: 8 (1: 2)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
CFU llamas	12	3	2	1	0	13	5	8th
Partille SC	12	3	2	1	0	9	3	6th
Sorbymagle IF	6th	3	1	0	2	11	12	−1
Asteras Agion Anargyron	1	3	0	0	3	5	18th	−13

Group B

• HK Pliva Lipovci - Atasport 3: 2 (3: 1)
• Slagelse HK - Grammarians 2: 3 (1: 3)
• Atasport - Slagelse HK 5: 1 (1: 0)
• Grammarians - HK Pliva Lipovci 5: 3 (0: 1)
• Grammarians - Ataport 1: 2 (0: 1)
• Slagelse HK - HK Pliva Lipovci 1: 4 (0: 2)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Atasport HC	11	3	2	0	1	9	5	4th
HK Pliva Lipovci	11	3	2	0	1	10	8th	2
Grammarians HC	11	3	2	0	1	9	7th	2
Slagelse HC	1	3	0	0	3	4th	12	−8

Placement games

• Promotion game 2.A - 1.B: Partille SC - Atasport 0: 2 (0: 1)
• Promotion game 1.A - 2.B: CFU Lamas - HK Pliva Lipovci 2: 3 (2: 2.1: 1)
• Relegation game 4.A - 3.B: Asteras Agion Anagyron - Grammarians HC 0: 8 (0: 3)
• Relegation game 3.A - 4.B: Sorbymagle IF - Slagelse HK 5: 1 (2: 1)

EuroHockey Club Challenge III

The tournament took place from 25. – 28. May 2012 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Group A

• Aker HC - KPH Raca 1: 5 (0: 1)
• NC NSA - Seinäjoki United 8: 2 (5: 0)
• Seinäjoki United - Aker HC 2: 2 (0: 1)
• KPH Raca - HC NSA 3: 0 (1: 0)
• Seinäjoki United - KPH Raca 1: 7 (0: 4)
• HC NSA - Aker HC 3: 2 (2: 1)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
KPH Raca	15th	3	3	0	0	15th	2	13
HC NSA	10	3	2	0	1	11	7th	4th
Aker HC	3	3	0	1	2	5	10	−5
Seinäjoki United	2	3	0	1	2	5	17th	−12

Group B

• SK Senkvice - chord HC 1: 5 (1: 2)
• Gazientep Polis Gucu - HC Lokomotiv Sofia 5: 1 (2: 1)
• HC Lokomotiv Sofia - SK Senkvice 0: 7 (0: 4)
• Chord HC - Gazientep Polis Gucu 3: 0 (2: 0)
• HC Lokomotive Sofia - chord HC 0: 7 (0: 4)
• Gazientep Poli Gucu - Sk Senkvice 1: 5 (0: 3)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Chord HC	15th	3	3	0	0	15th	1	14th
SK Senkvice	10	3	2	0	1	13	6th	7th
Gazientep Polis Gucu SC	5	3	1	0	2	6th	9	−3
Sofia locomotive	0	3	0	0	3	1	19th	−18

Placement games

• Promotion game 2.A - 1.B: HC NSA - chord HC 0: 5 (0: 2)
• Promotion game 1.A - 2.B: KPH Raca - SK Senkvice 8: 7 (2: 2.0: 1)
• Relegation game 4.A - 3.B: Seinäjoki United - Gazientep Polis Gucu SC 2: 3 (2: 2.1: 1)
• Relegation game 3.A - 4.B: Aker HC - Lokomotiv Sofia 3: 4 (3: 3.2: 1)

EuroHockey Club Challenge IV

May 25, 2012 - May 28, 2012 in Predanovci (Slovenia)

Group A

• HK Cukaricki - Kringsjå 3: 5 (2: 1)
• Rosco Budapest HC - Qormi HC 4: 2 (0: 1)
• Qormi HC - HK Cukaricki 7: 0 (4: 0)
• Kringsjå - Rocso Budapest HC 1: 5 (1: 2)
• Qormi HC - Kringsjå 1: 2 (1: 1)
• Rosco Budapest HC - HK Cukarick 9: 0 (3: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Rosco Budapest HC	15th	3	3	0	0	18th	3	15th
Kringsjå	10	3	2	0	1	8th	9	−1
Qormi HC	7th	3	1	0	2	10	6th	4th
HK Cukaricki	1	3	0	0	3	3	21st	−18

Group B

• Ardas Rudamina - Olcote HC 3: 3 (2: 1)
• HK Triglav Predanovci - HK Jedinstvo 8: 3 (2: 0)
• HK Jendinstvo - Ardas Rudamina 5: 2 (4: 1)
• Olcote HC - HK Triglav Predanovci 2: 4 (1: 1)
• Olcote HC - HK Jedinstvo 1: 7 (1: 3)
• Ardas Rudmina - HK Triglav Predanovci 1: 5 (0: 3)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
HK Triglav Predanovci	15th	3	3	0	0	17th	6th	11
HK Jedinstvo	10	3	2	0	1	15th	11	4th
Olcote HC	3	3	0	1	2	6th	14th	−8
Ardas Rudamina	2	3	0	1	2	6th	13	−7

Placement games

• Promotion game 2.A - 1.B: Kringsjå - HK Triglav Predanovci 3: 5 (1: 3)
• Promotion game 1.A - 2.B: Rosco Budapest HC - HK Jedinstvo 6: 5 (1: 2)
• 4.A - 3.B: HK Cukaricki - Olcote HC 1: 4 (0: 1)
• 3.A - 4.B: Qormi HC - Ardas Rudamina 3: 1 (1: 0)

Web links

• Official website
• European Hockey Federation (EHF) website