Euro Hockey League 2014/15

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The Euro Hockey League 2014/2015 was the eighth 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 two tournaments with group and knockout phases. The mode had changed for the first time since previous years. In four preliminary round groups of three teams each, the group leader qualified for the round of 16, for which twelve teams were already seeded. The knockout games were played at Easter 2015. In the final, the Dutch club Oranje Zwart from Eindhoven prevailed against the record winner Uhlenhorster HC from Hamburg 6: 5 after a shoot-out.

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 from 9 to 12 one for the field of the EHL.

Two clubs qualified for each of the eight EHL draws: HC Dinamo Kazan from Russia and WKS Grunwald Posen from Poland. With the Belgian representative Royal Daring Club from Brussels, Dinamo-Stroitel Ekaterinburg from Russia, the Racing Club de France and the Monkstown HC from Ireland, four clubs made their debut at the EHL.

Thirteen of the 24 teams also played in the EHL last year. Two of the three previous title holders, record winners Uhlenhorster HC , and HC Bloemendaal were able to qualify nationally. After two years, Spain got a third place on the grid at the expense of England. Belarus and Wales no longer provide teams, but one club from Italy and one from Ireland were again eligible to compete in the EHL.

Netherlands :		HC Bloemendaal
		Orange Zwart
		SV Kampong
Belgium :		Waterloo Ducks HC
		Royal Daring Club Bruxelles
		KHC Dragons Brasschaat
Germany :		Red and White Cologne
		Uhlenhorster HC
		Harvestehuder THC
Spain :		Real Club de Polo de Barcelona
		Club Egara
		Atlètic Terrassa
England :		Beeston HC
		East Grinstead HC
Poland :		Grunwald Poznań
		Pomorzanin Toruń
Russia :		HC Dinamo Kazan
		Dinamo-Stroitel Yekaterinburg
France :		Saint-Germain-en-Laye HC
		Racing Club de France
Scotland :		Kelburne HC
Ireland :		Monkstown HC
Austria :		SV Arminen
Italy :		HC Bra

EHF 3-year rating

rank	team	2011/12 25%	2012/13 50%	2013/14 100%	TOTAL
1. (1.)	Netherlands	6.667	13,334	24.667	44.667
2. (3.)	Belgium	4,625	10.333	24,333	39.292
3. (2.)	Germany	5.750	10,834	22,000	38,584
4. (5.)	Spain	3.167	6,500	20,500	30.167
5. (4.)	England	5.167	8,000	12,333	25,500
6. (7.)	Poland	1,875	5,000	9,000	15.875
7. (6.)	Russia	3,000	4,250	8,000	15,250
8. (8.)	France	3,000	4,000	7,500	14,500
9. (9.)	Scotland	2,500	4,250	6,000	12,750
10. (13.)	Ireland	1,750	2,500	7,500	11,750
11. (10.)	Austria	1,500	3,750	6,000	11,250
12. (16.)	Italy	1.125	1,750	8,000	11,250
13. (12.)	Wales	0.250	5,000	5,500	10,750
14. (11.)	Belarus	2,000	3,000	3,000	8,000
15. (-)	Azerbaijan	0.000	0.000	5,500	5,500
16. (14.)	Ukraine	0.250	3,000	0.000	3,250
17. (16.)	Switzerland	1,000	0.500	0.000	1,500

Preliminary round

The preliminary round took place in Barcelona in autumn 2014 at the Pau Negre Stadium on the 1992 Olympic site. Each of the twelve participating countries put their worst-placed team for the preliminary round. From the four groups of three teams each, the first in the table qualified 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 10-12, 2013 in Barcelona

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. SV Kampong	2	2	0	0	10: 3	10
2. East Grinstead HC	2	1	0	1	6: 6	6th
3. DS Ekaterinburg	2	0	0	2	4:11	1

October 10, 2014
East Grinstead HC	4: 3 (2: 3)	Dinamo-Stroitel Yekaterinburg
October 11, 2014
SV Kampog	3: 2 (0: 1)	East Grinstead HC
October 12, 2014
Dinamo-Stroitel Yekaterinburg	1: 7 (0: 5)	SV Kampog

Group B October 10-12, 2013 in Barcelona

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Royal Daring Club	2	2	0	0	6: 1	10
2. Racing Club de France	2	1	0	1	3: 4	6th
3. Monkstown HC	2	0	0	2	1: 5	1

October 10, 2014
Monkstown HC	1: 2 (0: 2)	Racing Club de France
October 11, 2014
Royal Daring Club	3: 0 (1: 0)	Monkstown HC
October 12, 2014
Racing Club de France	1: 3 (0: 1)	Royal Daring Club

Group C October 10-12, 2013 in Barcelona

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Rot-Weiss Cologne	2	2	0	0	14: 0	10
2. WKS Grunwald Poznań	2	1	0	1	3: 7	5
3. HC Bra	2	0	0	2	2:12	1

October 10, 2014
HC Bra	2: 3 (1: 0)	WKS Grunwald Poznań
October 11, 2014
WKS Grunwald Poznań	0: 5 (0: 0)	Rot-Weiss Cologne
October 12, 2014
Rot-Weiss Cologne	9: 0 (6: 0)	HC Bra

Group D October 10-12, 2013 in Barcelona

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. SV Arminen	2	1	1	0	7: 4	7th
2. Atlètic Terrassa	2	1	1	0	6: 3	7th
3. Kelburne HC	2	0	0	2	3: 9	0

October 10, 2014
Kelburne HC	2: 5 (1: 3)	SV Arminen
October 11, 2014
SV Arminen	2: 2 (2: 0)	Atlètic Terrassa
October 12, 2014
Atlètic Terrassa	4: 1 (1: 0)	Kelburne HC

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 in Bloemendal , Netherlands , resulted in the following matches:

April 1, 2015
Saint-Germain HC	1: 1, 4: 5 a.s.	Club Egara
April 1, 2015
HC Dinamo Kazan	0: 1	Uhlenhorster HC
April 1, 2015
Harvestehuder THC	2: 6	KHC Dragons
April 1, 2015
KS Pomorzanin Toruń	2:14	HC Bloemendaal
2nd April 2015
Real Club de Polo	1: 2	Rot-Weiss Cologne
2nd April 2015
Beeston HC	2: 2, 2: 4 after SO	Royal Daring Club
2nd April 2015
Orange Zwart	2-0	SV Arminen
2nd April 2015
Waterloo Ducks HC	0: 2	SV Kampong

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played at HC Bloemendaal in Bloemendaal , Netherlands . All three Dutch clubs qualified for the round of the last eight. Germany and Belgium each brought two of their three representatives to the next round. The field was completed by the Spanish club Egara .

April 4, 2015
Royal Daring Club	2: 2, 5: 3 after SO	Rot-Weiss Cologne
April 4, 2015
Orange Zwart	4: 1	Club Egara
April 4, 2015
KHC Dragons	3: 4	HC Bloemendaal
April 4, 2015
Uhlenhorster HC	3: 2	SV Kampong

Semifinals

The semi-finals were held in Bloemendaal on Easter Sunday . The winning stretch of the Royal Daring Club finally ended with the three-time EHL winner Uhlenhorster HC , who was able to qualify for the final for the fifth time. In the Dutch duel, Oranje Zwart was only able to prevail in the shoot-out against host HC Bloemendaal, who failed for the first time in a semi-final of the Euro Hockey League. This meant the second participation in the finals in a row for Oranje Zwart.

April 5, 2015
Uhlenhorster HC	2-0	Royal Daring Club
April 5, 2015
HC Bloemendaal	2: 2, 4: 5 a.s.	Orange Zwart

Finals

On Easter Monday the game for third place and the final were played on the grounds of HC Bloemendaal. The host himself faced the Royal Daring Club in his first EHL season in the game for third place. Only in the last quarter could the Dutch favorites score the decisive goal. In the final stood the record winner Uhlenhorster HC and last year's finalist Oranje Zwart. After regular playing time it was 1: 1. In the shoot-out that followed, it took eleven attempts per team to come to a decision. It was Oranje Zwart's first Euro Hockey League title in the club's history.

April 6, 2015
Royal Daring Club	0: 1	HC Bloemendaal
April 6, 2015
Uhlenhorster HC	1: 1, 5: 6 a.s.	Orange Zwart

EuroHockey Club Trophy

The Euro Hockey Club Trophy took place from May 22nd to 25th 2015 in the Irish capital Dublin on the grounds of the Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club . It formed 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.

Group A

• Atasport - Slavia Prague 2-2
• Amsicora - Whitchurch HC 2: 2
• Slavia Prague - Amsicora 5-2
• Atasport - Whitchurch HC 3: 1
• Slavia Prague - Whitchurch HC 7-2
• Amsicora - Atasport 1: 3

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Slavia Prague	12	3	2	1	0	14th	6th	+8
Atasport HC	12	3	2	1	0	8th	4th	+4
SG Amsicora ASD	3	3	0	1	2	5	10	−5
Whitchurch HC	3	3	0	1	2	5	12	−7

Group B

• Three Rock Rovers - HC OKS Vinnytsia 5: 2
• Grange Hockey Club - SC Stroitel Brest 1: 2
• HC OKS Vinnytsia - SC Stroitel Brest 2: 2
• Grange Hockey Club - Three Rock Rovers 2-3
• Grange Hockey Club - HC OKS Vinnytsia 5: 2
• Three Rock Rovers 1-2 SC Stroitel Brest

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
SC Stroitel Brest	12	3	2	1	0	6th	4th	+2
Three Rock Rovers	11	3	2	0	1	9	6th	+3
Grange HC	7th	3	1	0	2	8th	7th	+1
HC OKS Vinnytsia	2	3	0	1	2	6th	12	−6

Playoffs

• Game place 7: HC OKS Vinnyzja - Whitchurch HC 4: 0
• Game 5th place: Grange HC - SG Amsicora ASD 5: 0
• Game 3rd place: Atasport HC - Three Rock Rovers 3: 2
• Final: SC Stroitel Brest - Slavia Prague 3-1

EuroHockey Club Challenge

Venue: Wettingen 22. – 25. May 2016

• Pool A: Navax AHTC (AUT), Akkord (AZE), HAHK Mladost (CRO), Ganziatep Polis Gucu SK (TUR)
• Pool B: Cardiff & Met HC (WAL), Servette HC (SUI), Bohemians Praha (CZE), HC Rotweiss Wettingen (SUI)

Group A

• AHTC Vienna - HAHK Mladost 4: 2 (3: 1)
• Akkord HC - Gazientep Polis Gucu SC 3: 4 (1: 1)
• Gazientep Polis Gucu SC - HAHK Mladost 1: 2 (1: 1)
• Akkord HC - AHTC Vienna 1: 2 (0: 0)
• AHTC Vienna - Gazientep Polis Gucu SC 3: 0 (2: 0)
• HAHK Mladost - chord HC 4: 1 (1: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
AHTC Vienna	15th	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6
HAHK Mladost	11	3	2	1	0	8th	6th	+2
Gazientep Polis Gucu	6th	3	1	0	2	5	8th	−3
Chord HC	2	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5

Group B

• Cardiff & Met - HC Bohemians Prague 3: 1 (1: 1)
• HC Servette Geneva - HC Rotweiss Wettingen 2: 2 (1: 2)
• HC Rotweiss Wettingen - HC Bohemians Prague 9: 0 (3: 0)
• HC Servette Geneva - Cardiff & Met 1: 3 (1: 1)
• HC Bohemians Prague - HC Servette Geneva 3:13 (2: 4)
• Cardiff & Met - HC Rotweiss Wettingen 0: 0 (0: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Cardiff & Met	12	3	2	1	0	6th	2	+4
HC RW Wettingen	9	3	1	2	0	11	2	+9
Servette Geneva	8th	3	1	1	1	16	8th	+8
Bohemians Prague	1	3	0	0	3	4th	25th	−21

Playoffs

• 4th A-3rd B chord HC - HC Servette 1: 2 (1: 2)
• 3.A-4.B Gazientep Polis Gucu SC - HC Bohemians Prague 3: 5 (1: 1)
• 2.A-1.B HAHK Mladost - Cardiff & Met 0: 9 (0: 3)
• 1.A-2.B AHTC Vienna - HC Rotweiss Wettingen 0: 7 (0: 2)

Final score

• 1. Cardiff & Met HC (WAL) (promotion to EuroHockey Trophy 2016)
• 1. HC Rotweiss Wettingen (SUI) (promotion to EuroHockey Trophy 2016)
• 3. NAVAX AHTC Vienna (AUT)
• 3. HAHK Mladost (CRO)
• 5. Servette Hockey Club (SUI)
• 5. Bohemians Praha (CZE)
• 7. Gaziantep Polis Gucu SK (TUR) (relegation to EuroHockey Challenge II 2016)
• 7th chord (AZE) (relegation to EuroHockey Challenge II 2016)

EuroHockey Club Challenge II

Lousada (POR) - 22-25. May 2015

• Pool A: SDUSHOR Minsk (BLR), Eagles HC (GIB), Slagelse HC (DEN)
• Pool B: Grammarians HC (GIB), SK Senkvice (SVK), AD Lousada (POR)

• Soerbymagle HK (DEN) and Partille SC (SWE) did not participate

Group A

• Eagles HC - SDUSHOR Minsk 4: 4 (2: 3)
• Slagelse HC - Eagles HC 2: 3 (2: 1)
• SDUSHOR Minsk - Slagelse HC 4: 0 (2: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
SDUSHOR Minsk	6th	2	1	1	0	8th	4th	+4
Eagles HC	6th	2	1	1	0	7th	6th	+1
Slagelse HC	1	2	0	0	2	2	7th	−5

Group B

• SK Senkvice - AD Lousada 0: 4 (0: 2)
• Grammarians HC - SK Senkvice 1: 1 (0: 0)
• AD Lousada - Grammarians HC 5: 1 (4: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
AD Lousada	10	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Grammarians HC	1	2	0	1	1	2	6th	−4
SK Senkvice	1	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4

Playoffs

• Match for 5th place: Slagelse HC - SK Senkvice 7: 3 (5: 1)
• Promotion game: Eagles HC - AD Lousada 1: 3 (0: 2)
• Promotion game: SDUSHOR Minsk - Grammarians HC 7: 0 (3: 0)

Final score

• 1. AD Lousada (POR) (Promoted to EuroHockey Challenge I in 2016)
• 1. SDUSHOR Minsk (BLR) (Promoted to EuroHockey Challenge I in 2016)
• 3rd Eagles HC (GIB)
• 3. Grammarians HC (GIB)
• 5. Slagelse Hockey Club (DEN)
• 6. ŠK Šenkvice (SVK)

EuroHockey Club Challenge III

Zagreb 22-25 May 2015

• Pool B: Ardas Rudamina (LTU), Inta Baltic Champignons (LTU), Napeos Apollon HC (GRE), Olcote HC (HUN)
• Pool A: NSA (BUL), HK Marathon (CRO), HK Moravske Toplice (SLO)

• Qormi Hockey Club (MLT) and KPH Raca (SVK) withdrew their participation.
• Olcote HC (HUN) moved up from Challenge IV.

Group A

• HC NSA Sofia - HK Moravske Toplice 7: 0 (2: 0)
• HK Moravske Toplice - HK Marathon 0: 9 (0: 4)
• HK Marathon - NSA Sofia 4-1

Group B

• Inta Baltic - Olcote HC 2: 1
• Ardas Rudamina - Napeos Apollon HC 2: 2
• Napeos Apollon HC - Olcote HC 2-0
• Inta Baltic - Ardas Rudamina 2: 4
• Ardas-Rudamina - Olcote HC 4: 1 (2: 0)
• Napeos Apollon HC - Inta-Baltic Champignons 1: 2 (0: 1)

Playoffs

• 4.B-3.A Olcote HC - HK Moravske Toplice 4: 5 (4: 4)
• 2.A-1.B HC NSA Sofia - Ardas-Rudamina 5: 3 (4: 0)
• 1.A-2.B HK Marathon - Inta-Baltic Champignons 3: 1 (3: 0)

Final score

• 1. HK Marathon (CRO) (promotion to EuroHockey Challenge II 2016)
• 1. NSA Sofia (BUL) (promotion to EuroHockey Challenge II 2016)
• 3. Ardas Rudamina (LTU)
• 3. Inta Baltic Champignons (LTU)
• 5. Napeos Apollon Hockey Club (GRE)
• 5. HK Moravske Toplice (SLO)
• 7. Olcote HC (HUN) (relegated to EuroHockey Challenge IV 2016)

EuroHockey Club Challenge IV

Santa Maria de Lamas (POR) - 21.-24. May 2015

• Pool A: Floriana Young Stars HC (MLT), Clube de Futebol Uniao de Lamas Hoquei (POR), HC Immittos (GRE)
• Pool B: Aker Sports Club (NOR), HC Kilppari (FIN), Highway Hockey HC (TUR)

• Olcote HC (HUN) slipped from Challenge IV to Challenge III due to the waiver of participation. SHVSM-Olimpiia Vinnitsa (UKR) declined to participate

Group A

• Floriana Young Stars - Imittos HC 3: 1 (2: 1)
• CFU Lamas - Floriana Young Stars 11: 1 (6: 0)
• Imittos HC - Clube de Futebol Uniao de Lamas 0: 9 (0: 3)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
CFU llamas	10	2	2	0	0	20th	1	+19
Floriana Young Stars	5	2	1	0	1	4th	12	−8
HC Imittos	1	2	0	0	2	1	12	−11

Group B

• Highway HC - Aker HC 8: 0 (4: 0)
• HC Kilppari - Aker HC 4: 0 (2: 0)
• Highway HC - HC Kilppari 5: 0 (2: 0)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Highway HC	10	2	2	0	0	13	0	+13
HC Kilppari	5	2	1	0	1	4th	5	−1
Aker HC	0	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12

Placement games

• Match for 5th place: HC Imittos - Aker HC 1-3 (1-2)
• Promotion game: Floriana Young Stars - Highway Hockey HC 1-4 (1-2)
• Promotion game: CFU Lamas - HC Kilppari 4-1 (1-1)

Final score

• 1. Highway Hockey HC (TUR) (promotion to EuroHockey Club Challenge III 2016)
• 1. CFU Lamas (POR) (promotion to EuroHockey Club Challenge III 2016)
• 3. Floriana Young Stars (MLT)
• 3rd HC Kilppari (FIN)
• 5. Aker HC (NOR)
• 6. HC Imittos (GRE)

Web links

• official website
• European Hockey Federation (EHF) website

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ European Hockey Federation: Altiusrt. In: eurohockey.altiusrt.com. Retrieved January 9, 2016 . 
3. ↑ European Hockey Federation: Altiusrt. In: eurohockey.altiusrt.com. Retrieved January 9, 2016 .