Euro Hockey League 2013/14

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The Euro Hockey League 2013/2014 was the seventh 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 three tournaments with group and knockout phases. The mode has not changed since previous years. In eight preliminary round groups of three teams each, the two group winners qualify for the round of 16. The knockout games were played in Eindhoven on Easter 2014 between April 16 and 21. In the final, the debutant Harvestehuder THC prevailed against the Dutch representative Oranje Zwart .

Attendees

A total of 24 teams from the 12 best-placed nations in the EHF 3-year ranking qualified for the EHL competition. All other nations starting at the European Cup sent their two participating teams to the Trophy and Challenge competitions. The nations on ranks 1-4 of the EHF 3-year ranking provided three clubs, those on positions 5-8 two and those of 9-12 one for the field of the EHL.

Three clubs qualified for each of the seven EHL draws: Reading HC from England, HC Dinamo Kazan from Russia and WKS Grunwald Posen from Poland. With the German representative Harvestehuder THC from Hamburg, the SV Kampong from the Netherlands, the English representative Surbiton HC and the SV Arminen from Austria, four clubs made their debut at the EHL.

Fourteen of the 24 teams also played in the EHL last year. All three previous title holders, record winner Uhlenhorster HC , defending champion HC Bloemendaal and the title holder from 2011 HGC Wassenaar could not qualify nationally, so that a new club provided the winner in the 2013/2014 season. Poland got a second starting place after a year at Scotland's expense. Ireland no longer provided a team, but for the first time a club from Wales was eligible to compete in the EHL.

Netherlands :		HC Rotterdam
		Orange Zwart
		SV Kampong
Germany :		Red and White Cologne
		Uhlenhorst Mülheim
		Harvestehuder THC
Belgium :		Waterloo Ducks HC
		Royal Racing Club Bruxelles
		KHC Dragons Brasschaat
England :		Beeston HC
		Surbiton HC
		Reading HC
Spain :		Real Club de Polo de Barcelona
		Club de Campo Madrid
Russia :		HC Dinamo Kazan
		Dinamo Elektrostal
Poland :		Grunwald poses
		AZS Politechnika Poznan
France :		Saint-Germain-en-Laye HC
		Lille MHC
Scotland :		Kelburne HC
Austria :		SV Arminen Vienna
Belarus :		SC Stroitel Brest
Wales :		Cardiff & Met

EHF 3-year rating

rank	team	2010/11 25%	2011/12 50%	2012/13 100%	TOTAL
1. (1.)	Netherlands	7.250	13,334	26.667	47.251
2. (2.)	Germany	3,750	11,500	21.667	36.917
3. (4.)	Belgium	3,750	9.250	21,000	34,000
4. (3.)	England	5.333	10,334	16,000	31.667
5. (5.)	Spain	4.833	6.334	13,000	24.167
6. (6.)	Russia	1,875	6,000	8,500	16.375
7. (10.)	Poland	2,000	3,750	10,000	15.750
8. (7.)	France	1,750	6,000	8,000	15.750
9. (8.)	Scotland	2.125	5,500	8,500	14.750
10. (12.)	Austria	3,000	3,000	7,500	13,500
11. (11.)	Belarus	1,500	4,000	6,000	11,500
12. (16.)	Wales	0.750	0.500	10,000	11,250
13. (9.)	Ireland	2.750	3,500	5,000	11,250
14. (15.)	Ukraine	1,750	0.500	6,000	8.250
15. (13.)	Italy	1,750	2.250	3,500	7,500
16. (14.)	Switzerland	2,000	2,000	1,000	5,000
17. (17.)	Czech Republic	0.250	0.000	0.000	0.250

Preliminary round

The preliminary round took place in autumn 2013 as part of two tournaments on the one hand in Barcelona and at the French representative Lille MHC . 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 25-27, 2013 in Lille

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. HC Rotterdam	2	2	0	0	8: 2	10
2. Reading HC	2	1	0	1	4: 4	5
3. Lille MHC	2	0	0	2	1: 7	0

October 25, 2013
HC Rotterdam	4: 1 (1: 1)	Lille MHC
October 26, 2013
Reading HC	1: 4 (0: 1)	HC Rotterdam
October 27, 2013
Lille MHC	0: 3 (0: 1)	Reading HC

Group B

October 25-27, 2013 in Lille

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. SV Kampong	2	2	0	0	18: 2	10
2. Red-White Cologne	2	1	0	1	7: 5	6th
3rd SC Stroitel Brest	2	0	0	2	1:19	0

October 25, 2013
Red and White Cologne	5: 1 (3: 0)	SC Stroitel Brest
October 26, 2013
SC Stroitel Brest	0:14 (0: 6)	SV Kampong
October 27, 2013
SV Kampong	4: 2 (2: 0)	Red and White Cologne

Group C

October 25-27, 2013 in Lille

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Waterloo Ducks HC	2	2	0	0	6: 2	10
2. Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2	1	0	1	4: 3	6th
3. AZS Polit. Poses	2	0	0	2	1: 6	1

October 25, 2013
Waterloo Ducks HC	3: 1 (1: 0)	AZS Poznań
October 26, 2013
AZS Poznań	0: 3 (0: 1)	Uhlenhorst Mülheim
October 27, 2013
Uhlenhorst Mülheim	1: 3 (0: 1)	Waterloo Ducks HC

Group D

October 11-13, 2013 in Barcelona

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Harvestehuder THC	2	2	0	0	12: 3	10
2. Beeston HC	2	1	0	1	5: 4	6th
3. Cardiff & Met	2	0	0	2	2:12	1

October 25, 2013
Beeston HC	3: 1 (2: 0)	Cardiff & Met
October 26, 2013
Harvestehuder THC	9: 1 (3: 1)	Cardiff & Met
October 27, 2013
Beeston HC	2: 3 (2: 3)	Harvestehuder THC

Group E

October 11-13, 2013 in Barcelona

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Real Club de Polo	2	2	0	0	6: 1	10
2. Surbiton HC	2	1	0	1	5: 3	5
3. SV Arminen Vienna	2	0	0	2	1: 8	1

October 25, 2013
Surbiton HC	5: 0 (1: 0)	SV Arminen Vienna
October 26, 2013
SV Arminen Vienna	1: 3 (1: 2)	Real Club de Polo
October 27, 2013
Real Club de Polo	3: 0 (2: 0)	Surbiton HC

Group F.

October 11-13, 2013 in Barcelona

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Club de Campo Madrid	2	1	1	0	3: 2	7th
2. KHC Dragons	2	1	0	1	4: 2	6th
3. HC Dinamo Kazan	2	0	1	1	1: 4	2

October 25, 2013
HC Dinamo Kazan	1: 1 (0: 1)	Club de Campo Madrid
October 26, 2013
Club de Campo Madrid	2: 1 (1: 0)	KHC Dragons
October 27, 2013
KHC Dragons	3: 0 (2: 0)	HC Dinamo Kazan

Group G

October 11-13, 2013 in Barcelona

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Orange Zwart	2	2	0	0	10: 1	10
2. WKS Grunwald Poznań	2	1	0	1	5: 5	5
3. Kelburne HC	2	0	0	2	1:10	0

October 25, 2013
Orange Zwart	6: 0 (2: 0)	Kelburne HC
October 26, 2013
WKS Grunwald Poznań	1: 4 (0: 1)	Orange Zwart
October 27, 2013
Kelburne HC	1: 4 (0: 1)	WKS Grunwald Poznań

Group H.

October 25-27, 2013 in Lille

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Racing Club Bruxelles	2	2	0	0	9: 3	10
2. Saint-Germain HC	2	1	0	1	4: 6	3
3. Dinamo Elektrostal	2	0	0	2	5: 9	2

October 25, 2013
Saint-Germain HC	3: 3 (2: 1)	Dinamo Elektrostal
October 26, 2013
Dinamo Elektrostal	2: 6 (1: 4)	Racing Club Bruxelles
October 27, 2013
Racing Club Bruxelles	3: 1 (2: 1)	Saint-Germain HC

Round of 16

The round of 16 took place on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 and Maundy Thursday, April 17, at the Dutch club Oranje Zwart in Eindhoven. The nations of the Netherlands, Germany, England and Belgium with three clubs starting in the EHL were able to bring all teams into the knockout phase. Both Spanish clubs, the Polish WKS Grunwald Poznań and St. Germain HC from France completed the field.

April 16, 2014
Club de Campo Madrid	5: 0 (2: 0)	Saint-Germain HC
April 16, 2014
Harvestehuder THC	1: 0 (1: 0)	Uhlenhorst Mülheim
April 16, 2014
HC Rotterdam	6: 1 (3: 0)	WKS Grunwald Poznań
April 16, 2014
SV Kampong	5: 6 (2: 2.2: 1)	KHC Dragons
17th April 2014
Real Club de Polo	4: 2 (3: 0)	Reading HC
17th April 2014
Royal Racing Club Bruxelles	5: 4 (2: 2.2: 1)	Red and White Cologne
17th April 2014
Waterloo Ducks HC	4: 3 (1: 1)	Beeston HC
17th April 2014
Orange Zwart	3: 1 (1: 1)	Surbiton HC

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played on Good Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Dutch club Oranje Zwart in Eindhoven. Belgium was able to advance to the quarter-finals with all of its three teams, as were the two Spanish representatives. The Netherlands provided two clubs. The German harvester THC completed the field.

April 18, 2014
Club de Campo Madrid	1: 4 (0: 1)	Harvestehuder THC
April 18, 2014
Waterloo Ducks HC	2: 4 (2: 1)	Royal Racing Club Bruxelles
April 18, 2014
HC Rotterdam	0: 1 (0: 1)	KHC Dragons
April 18, 2014
Orange Zwart	3: 1 (0: 0.0: 0)	Real Club de Polo

Semifinals

The semi-finals were held in Eindhoven on Easter Sunday 2014.

April 20, 2014
Harvestehuder THC	3: 2 (0: 2)	Royal Racing Club Bruxelles
April 20, 2014
KHC Dragons	0: 3 (0: 1)	Orange Zwart

Finals

The finals were played in Eindhoven on Easter Monday 2014.

April 21, 2014	3rd place match
Royal Racing Club Bruxelles	1: 2 (1: 1)	KHC Dragons
April 21, 2014	final
Harvestehuder THC	5: 3 (2: 2.0: 1)	Orange Zwart

EuroHockey Club Trophy

Cagliari (ITA) - 06-09 June 2014

Group A

• HC OKS Vinnyzja - Whitchurch HC 4: 0 (1: 0)
• Grange HC - SG Amsicora ASD 0: 3 (0: 3)
• HC OKS Vinnyzja - Grange HC 7: 1 (5: 0)
• SG Amsicora ASD - Whitchurch HC 5: 1 (1: 0)
• Whitchurch HC - Grange HC 0: 4 (0: 4)
• SG Amsicora ASD - HC OKS Vinnyzja 2: 4 (1: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
HC OKS Vinnytsia	15th	3	3	0	0	15th	3	+12
SG Amsicora ASD	11	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5
Grange HC	5	3	1	0	2	5	10	−5
Whitchurch HC	0	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12

Group B

• Monkstown HC - HC Bra 6: 0 (5: 0)
• AHTC Vienna - Atasport HC 1: 3 (0: 1)
• Atasport HC - HC Bra 8: 1 (1: 1)
• AHTC Vienna - Monkstown HC 1: 5 (0: 3)
• Monkstown HC - Atasport HC 3: 2 (2: 1)
• HC Bra - AHTC Vienna 3: 2 (0: 1)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Monkstown HC	15th	3	3	0	0	14th	3	+11
Atasport HC	11	3	2	0	1	13	5	+8
HC Bra	5	3	1	0	2	4th	16	−12
AHTC Vienna	2	3	0	0	3	4th	11	−7

Placement games

• Game place 7: Whitchurch HC - AHTC Vienna 0: 4 (0: 1)
• Game 5th place: Grange HC - HC Bra 2: 3 (2: 2.1: 2)
• Third place: SG Amsicora ASD - Atasport HC 0: 4 (0: 0)
• Final: HC OKS Vinnyzja - Monkstown HC 0: 2 (0: 1)

EuroHockey Club Challenge

Rakovnik, (CZE), 6.-9. June 2014

Group A

• Banbridge HC - Grammarians HC 5: 2 (0: 0)
• Slavia Prague - HAHK Mladost 2: 2 (1: 1)
• Grammarians HC - HAHK Mladost 0: 3 (0: 1)
• Slavia Prague - Banbridge HC 0: 2 (0: 1)
• Banbridge HC - HAHK Mladost 7: 0 (4: 0)
• Grammarians HC - Slavia Prague 0: 6 (0: 2)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Banbridge HC	15th	3	3	0	0	14th	2	+12
Slavia Prague	8th	3	1	1	1	8th	4th	+4
HAHK Mladost	7th	3	1	1	1	5	9	−4
Grammarians HC	0	3	0	0	3	2	14th	−12

Group B

• HC Rotweiss Wettingen - chord HC 5: 1 (2: 0)
• HC 1972 Rakovník - HC Rotweiss Wettingen 1: 3 (1: 2)
• Akkord HC - HC 1972 Rakovník 5: 4 (1: 2)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Rotweiss Wettingen	10	2	2	0	0	8th	2	+6
Chord HC	5	2	1	0	1	6th	9	−3
HC 1972 Rakovník	1	2	0	0	2	5	8th	−3

Playoffs

• 4.A-3.B: Grammarians HC - HC 1972 Rakovnik 2: 8
• 2.A-1.B: Slavia Prague - HC Rotweiss Wettingen 4: 3 SO (3: 3)
• 1.A-2.B: Banbridge HC - chord HC 6: 3

Final score

• 1. Banbridge HC (IRL) (Promotion for Ireland 2 to Euro Hockey Trophy 2015)
• 1. Slavia Prague (CZE) (promotion for the Czech Republic 1 to the Euro Hockey Trophy 2015)
• 3rd HC Rotweiss Wettingen (SUI)
• 3rd chord HC (AZE)
• 5th HAHK Mladost (CRO)
• 5th HC 1972 Rakovnik (CZE)
• 7. Grammarians HC (GIB) (Relegation for Gibraltar 1 to Euro Hockey Challenge II 2015)

EuroHockey Club Challenge II

Slagelse, (DEN), 6.-9. June 2014

Original field of participants: Luzerner SC (SUI) / Soerbymagle HC (DEN) / Partille SC (SWE) / Eagles HC (GIB) / HC Asteras Agion Anargyron (GRE) / Gaziantep Polisgucu SK (TUR)

Group A

• HC Gomel - Eagles HC 2: 4 (2: 3)
• Partille SC - ŠK Šenkvice 3: 2 (1: 2)
• Eagles HC - ŠK Šenkvice 0-7
• Partille SC - HC Gomel 3: 1
• HC Gomel - ŠK Šenkvice 0-1
• Eagles HC - Partille SC 4: 2

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
ŠK Šenkvice	11	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7
Partille SC	11	3	2	0	1	8th	7th	+1
Eagles HC	10	3	2	0	1	8th	11	−3
HC Gomel	3	3	0	0	3	3	8th	−5

Group B

• Soerbymagle HK - Gaziantep Polisgucu HK 1: 3 (1: 1)
• Lucerne SC - Soerbymagle HK 4: 1
• Gaziantep Polisgucu HK - Lucerne SC 0: 1

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Lucerne SC	10	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
Gaziantep Polisgucu	6th	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Soerbymagle HK	1	2	0	0	2	2	7th	−5

Playoffs

• Gaziantep Polisgucu SK - SK Senkvice 5: 2
• Lucerne SC - Partille SC 8: 0
• Soerbymagle HK - HC Gomel 3: 2

Final score

• 1. Luzerner SC (SUI) (promotion for Switzerland 2 to the Euro Hockey Challenge 2015)
• 1. Gaziantep Polisgucu SK (TUR) (Promotion for Turkey 1 to the Euro Hockey Challenge 2015)
• 3. Partille SC (SWE)
• 3. SK Senkvice (SVK)
• 5. Soerbymagle HK (DEN)
• 5th Eagles HC (GIB)
• 7. HC Gomel (BLR)

Slovenia 1 and Greece 1 relegated to the Euro Hockey Club Challenge III 2015 due to non-participation .

EuroHockey Club Challenge III

Bratislava (SVK), 6.-9. June 2014

Group A

• AD Lousada - HK Triglav Predanovci 7: 1 (3: 1)
• HC NSA Sofia - Ardas-Rudamina 6: 0 (1: 0)
• HK Triglav Predanovci - Ardas-Rudamina 7: 2 (3: 1)
• HC NSA Sofia - AD Lousada 3: 5 (2: 4)
• AD Lousada - Ardas-Rudamina 4: 0 (1: 0)
• HK Triglav Predanovci - HC NSA Sofia 1:10 (1: 5)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
AD Lousada	15th	3	3	0	0	16	4th	+12
HC NSA Sofia	11	3	2	0	1	19th	6th	+13
HK Triglav Predanovci	5	3	1	0	2	9	19th	−10
Ardas-Rudamina	0	3	0	0	3	2	17th	−15

Group B

• Slagelse HC - HK Jedinstvo 5: 0 (2: 0)
• KPH Raca (SVK) - Epitok Hockey Club 3: 2 (3: 1)
• Epitok Hockey Club - HK Jedinstvo 2: 7 (1: 0)
• Slagelse HC - KPH Raca 1: 1 (0: 0)
• Epitok Hockey Club - Slagelse HC 1:11 (0: 3)
• KPH Raca - HK Jedinstvo 8: 0 (2: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Slagelse HC	12	3	2	1	0	17th	2	+15
KPH Raca	12	3	2	1	0	12	3	+9
HK Jedinstvo	5	3	1	0	2	7th	15th	−8
Epitok Hockey Club	1	3	0	0	3	5	21st	−16

Playoffs

• 3rd B - 4th A: HK Jedinstvo - Ardas-Rudamina 2: 3 (0: 1)
• 3.A - 4.B: HK Triglav Predanovci - Epitok Hockey Club 8: 3 (2: 2)
• 1.B - 2.A: Slagelse HC - HC NSA Sofia 5: 4 SO (3: 3.1: 2)
• 1.A - 2.B: AD Lousada-KPH Raca 4: 2 SO (2: 2.2: 1)

Final score

• 1. AD Lousada (POR) (promotion for Portugal 1 to Euro Hockey Challenge II 2015)
• 1. Slagelse HC (DEN) (promotion for Denmark 2 to Euro Hockey Challenge II 2015)
• 3rd HC NSA Sofia (BUL)
• 3. KPH Raca (SVK)
• 5. HK Triglav Predanovci (SLO)
• 5. Ardas-Rudamina (LTU)
• 7. HK Jedinstvo (CRO) (relegation for Croatia 2 to Euro Hockey Challenge IV 2015)
• 7. Epitok Hockey Club (HUN) (relegation for Hungary 1 to Euro Hockey Challenge IV 2015)

EuroHockey Club Challenge IV

Kordin (MLT), 6.-9. June 2014

Original field of participants: Seinäjoki United (FIN), Qormi HC (MLT), Inta-Baltic-Champignons (LTU), Kringsjå SK (NOR), Lokomotiv HC (BUL) (did not start), Olcote HC (HUN), HC SHVSM Olimpia (UKR) (did not run), ABC Team (FIN) (did not run)

• Reserve team: Akker HC (NOR) waived a replacement place so that Floriana Young Stars (MLT) completed the field.

Group A

• Young Stars - Seinäjoki Utd 4-3
• Inta-Baltic Champignons - Seinäjoki United 2: 0 (0: 0)
• Inta-Baltic Champignons - Young Stars 3: 2

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Inta-Baltic Champ.	10	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3
Young Stars	6th	2	1	0	1	6th	6th	+0
Seinäjoki United	2	2	0	0	2	3	6th	−3

Group B

• Olcote HC - Kringsjå HC 1: 1 (1: 1)
• Qormi HC - Olcote HC 5: 1
• Kringsjå SK - Qormi HC 0-3

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Qormi HC	10	2	2	0	0	8th	1	+7
Kringsjå SK	2	2	0	1	1	1	4th	−3
Olcote HC	2	2	0	1	1	2	6th	−4

Playoffs

• 3.A - 3.B: Seinäjoki United - Olcote HC 7: 5 (2: 3)
• 1.B - 2.A: Qormi HC - Floriana Young Stars 4: 0
• 1.A - 2.B: Inta-Baltic - Kringsjå SK 2: 1

Final score

• 1. Qormi HC (MLT) (promotion for Malta 1 to Euro Hockey Challenge III 2015)
• 1. Inta-Baltic Champignons (LTU) (Promotion for Lithuanians 2 to Euro Hockey Challenge III 2015)
• 3. Kringsjå HC (NOR)
• 3. Floriana Young Stars (MLT)
• 5. Olcote HC (HUN)
• 6. Seinäjoki United (FIN)

Web links

• official website
• European Hockey Federation (EHF) website