Euro Hockey League 2017/18

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The Euro Hockey League 2017/18 is the 11th season of the European Hockey Federation discharged Euro Hockey League , the most important European competition for club teams in hockey. The competition is played out in a total of three tournaments with group and knockout phases.

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.

EHF 3-year rating

rank	country	2014/15 25%	2015/16 50%	2016/17 100%	Total
1. (1.)	Netherlands	7,083	15,334	20,667	43,083
2. (2.)	Germany	5,667	10.167	24,667	40,500
3. (3.)	Belgium	4,667	8,334	18,333	31,334
4. (4.)	Spain	3,500	8,834	17,000	29,334
5. (5.)	England	3,250	5,500	16,500	25,250
6. (8.)	Ireland	2,000	5,750	12,000	19,750
7. (6.)	France	2,875	5,000	11,500	19,375
8. (9.)	Russia	2.125	5,000	10,000	17,125
9. (10.)	Scotland	1,625	4,750	10,500	16,875
10. (7.)	Poland	2,875	4,750	7,500	15,125
11. (13.)	Austria	1,750	2,000	9,500	13,250
12. (12.)	Wales	0.500	3,750	6,000	10,250
13. (11.)	Italy	1,625	3,000	5,500	10.125
14. (17.)	Switzerland	0,000	1,750	7,500	9,250
15. (15.)	Belarus	1,875	1,250	3,500	6,625
16. (14.)	Czech Republic	1,625	2,250	2,000	5,875
17. (16.)	Azerbaijan	1,375	0,000	0,000	1,375

Two clubs qualified for each of the eleven editions of the EHL: HC Dinamo Kazan from Russia and WKS Grunwald Posen from Poland. With the Belgian Royal Herakles HC, only one club has qualified that has not been there before. The English champions Surbiton HC decided against taking part because they feared that they would only be able to offer a weakened team due to the Commonwealth Games 2018 . Instead, Holcombe HC represents England as the first representative.

country		society		Participation 1	Title 2
Netherlands		SV Kampong	Master Netherlands	13 (13 / - / -)	3 (3 / - / -)
		HC Rotterdam		6 (6 / - / -)	0 (0 / - / -)
		HC Bloemendaal		19 (19 / - / -)	5 (5 / - / -)
Germany		Mannheimer HC	German champions	2 (2 / - / -)	0 (0 / - / -)
		Red and White Cologne		12 (12 / - / -)	1 (1 / - / -)
		Uhlenhorst Mülheim		15 (15 / - / -)	9 (9 / - / -)
Belgium		KHC Dragons	Belgian champion	16 (11/5 / -)	3 (0/3 / -)
		Royal Heracles HC		2 (1/1 / -)	1 (0/1 / -)
		Racing Club Bruxelles		4 (4 / - / -)	0 (0 / - / -)
Spain		Atlètic Terrassa	Spanish master	29 (28/1 / -)	5 (4/1 / -)
		Real Club de Polo		21 (21 / - / -)	1 (1 / - / -)
		Club Egara		26 (26 / - / -)	2 (2 / - / -)
England		Holcombe HC	Replaces Master Surbiton HC	1 (1 / - / -)	0 (0 / - / -)
		Wimbledon HC		2 (2 / - / -)	0 (0 / - / -)
Ireland		Three Rock Rovers HC	Irish master	3 (2/1 / -)	0 (0/0 / -)
		Banbridge HC		9 (3/5/1)	2 (0/1/1)
France		Racing Club de France	Champion France	17 (12/5 / -)	4 (0/4 / -)
		St. Germain HC		11 (10/1 / -)	0 (0/0 / -)
Russia		HC Dinamo Kazan	Russian master	13 (10/3 / -)	1 (0/1 / -)
		Dinamo Elektrostal		9 (6/3 / -)	1 (0/1 / -)
Scotland		Kelburne HC	Scottish master	18 (11/7 / -)	0 (0/2 / -)
Poland		Grunwald Poznań	Polish master	26 (22/4 / -)	2 (0/2 / -)
Austria		SV Arminen Vienna	Master Austria	17 (4/11/2)	2 (0/0/2)
Wales		Cardiff & Met	Welsh master	21 (3/10/8) 3	4 (0/1/3)

¹ Number of European Cup participations to date (EHL and Cup / Trophy / Challenges)

² Number of previous European Cup titles (EHL and Pokal / Trophy / Challenges)

³ Until 2008 Cardiff HC and UWIC HC, 2008–2011 Cardiff & UWIC HC

news

The EHL announced a number of changes on September 12, 2017.

Goal point system

The most important change concerns the counting of goals. Until then, every goal counted no matter how it was scored. However, from this season onwards, every field goal counts two and every goal from a short corner one point. For 7-meter goals it is decided whether they originated from a short corner (1 point) or from free play (2 points). This rule was adopted from the Hockey India League.

Placement games

The EHL introduces placement games for the teams eliminated in the round of 16. They play four placement games on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday as part of the quarter-finals. The winners of these games are ranked as a split ninth and the losers as a split twelfth. The news is connected with the change in the nation ranking .

Change of video referee

As since last season, the video referee is only available from the round of 16. There is also no video referee for the newly introduced placement games. In addition, a video referee can no longer be consulted during a shoot-out.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round took place from October 6th to 8th, 2017. The preliminary round was held in the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona . The participants were the worst-placed clubs in the participating associations. In the draw, the participants from the associations with three clubs ( Netherlands , Germany , Belgium and Spain ) were top-placed in the four groups of three. The regulations stipulate that every win brings 5 ​​points, every draw 2 points and every defeat, with a maximum of two goals difference, one point. In the end, the first in the table qualified for the round of 16.

Group A

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. HC Bloemendaal	2	2	0	0	19: 2	10
2. Wimbledon HC	2	1	0	1	9: 4	5
3. SV Arminen	2	0	0	2	2:24	0

October 6, 2017
HC Bloemendaal	4: 0 (2: 0)	Wimbledon HC
October 7, 2017
Wimbledon HC	9: 0 (3: 0)	SV Arminen
October 8, 2017
HC Bloemendaal	15: 2 (9: 0)	SV Arminen

Group B

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2	1	1	0	13: 3	7th
2. Dinamo Elektrostal	2	1	1	0	14: 5	7th
3. Cardiff & Met	2	0	0	2	2:21	0

October 6, 2017
Uhlenhorst Mülheim	10: 0 (4: 0)	Cardiff & Met
October 7, 2017
Dinamo Elektrostal	11: 2 (5: 0)	Cardiff & Met
October 8, 2017
Dinamo Elektrostal	3: 3 (2: 0)	Uhlenhorst Mülheim

Group C

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. Racing Club Brussels	2	2	0	0	12: 4	10
2. Grunwald Poznan	2	1	0	1	8: 6	5
3. Banbridge HC	2	0	0	2	2:12	0

October 6, 2017
Racing Club Brussels	6: 2 (6: 2)	Grunwald poses
October 7, 2017
Banbridge HC	0: 6 (0: 1)	Grunwald poses
October 8, 2017
Racing Club Brussels	6: 2 (3: 2)	Banbridge HC

Group D

team	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1. St.Germain HC	2	2	0	0	7: 4	10
2. Club Egara	2	1	0	1	13: 7	6th
3. Kelburne HC	2	0	0	2	1:10	1

October 6, 2017
Club Egara	9: 1 (3: 1)	Kelburne HC
October 7, 2017
St. Germain HC	1: 0 (1: 0)	Kelburne HC
October 8, 2017
Club Egara	4: 6 (1: 4)	St. Germain HC

Round of 16 and quarter finals

On August 21, 2017, HC Rotterdam was announced as the host of the eighth and quarter-finals. The games were played from March 30th to April 2nd, 2018. The teams ranked first in the associations 1–8 in the nation ranking were seeded at the draw. On October 16, 2017 this resulted in the following pairings:

Round of 16

March 30, 2018
Holcombe HC	4: 7 (2: 3)	Real Club de Polo
Heracles HC	4: 2 (2: 1)	Atlètic Terrassa
Racing Club Bruxelles	9: 0 (7: 0)	HC Dinamo Kazan
SV Kampong	1: 0 (1: 0)	Red and White Cologne
March 31, 2018
St. Germain HC	3: 2 (2: 2)	Three Rock Rovers HC
Racing Club de France	0: 3 (0: 1)	Uhlenhorst Mülheim
HC Rotterdam	4: 4 (0: 4) (SO 5: 4)	Mannheimer HC
KHC Dragons	0: 8 (0: 4)	HC Bloemendaal

Heracles - Terrassa

Kazan - Brussels

RW Cologne - Kampong

Placement games

April 1, 2018
Holcombe HC	4: 8 (4: 6)	Atlètic Terrassa
Red and White Cologne	8:10 (2: 4)	HC Dinamo Kazan
2nd April 2018
KHC Dragons	20:10 (9: 1)	Three Rock Rovers HC
Racing Club de France	0: 7 (0: 3)	Mannheimer HC

Quarter finals

April 1, 2018
SV Kampong	4: 1 (4: 1)	Racing Club Bruxelles
Real Club de Polo	1: 1 (0: 0) (SO 6: 7)	Heracles HC
2nd April 2018
HC Bloemendaal	8: 0 (6: 0)	St. Germain HC
Uhlenhorst Mülheim	1:13 (1: 8)	HC Rotterdam

Semifinals and finals

Immediately after HC Bloemendaal qualified on April 2, 2018, the club was presented as the host of the Final Four. The games did not take place on the weekend of Pentecost 2018, as usual, but the weekend after. After 2013 and 2015 (2015 together with the eighth and quarter finals), 't Kopje in Bloemendaal hosted the EHL Final Four for the third time. For the first time in the history of the Euro Hockey League, all three Dutch representatives reached the semifinals. The winner for the third time was HC Bloemendaal.

Semifinals

May 26, 2018
SV Kampong	6: 2 (4: 0)	Heracles HC
HC Bloemendaal	6: 0 (2: 0)	HC Rotterdam

Finals

May 27, 2018	3rd place match
Heracles HC	4: 5 (2: 0)	HC Rotterdam
	final
SV Kampong	2: 8 (2: 0)	HC Bloemendaal

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Euro Hockey League 2017/2018
HC Bloemendaal 3rd EHL title

EuroHockey Club Trophy

The Eurhockey Club Trophy 2018 was held from May 18th to 21st in the Austrian capital Vienna . It formed the first substructure for the Euro Hockey League. In addition to the trophy title, the teams fought for points for the EHF country ranking, which calculated the number of starting places in the Euro Hockey League.

Participants and seeding list

No.	Launch site		Size	society	Participation 1
1	Poland 2	Relegated from EHL	A.	AZS AWF Poznan	2 (2 / - / -)
2	Italy 1	Relegated from EHL	B.	HC Bra	8 (3/5 / -)
3	Switzerland 1		B.	HC Rotweiss Wettingen	28 (12/12/4)
4th	Scotland 2		A.	Grange Hockey Club	13 (4/8/1)
5	Belarus 1		A.	Hockey Club Minsk	17 (3/6/8)
6th	Austria 2		B.	Vienna AC	22 (3/13/6)
7th	Ukraine 1	Newcomers from the challenge	B.	HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa
8th	Belarus 2	Newcomers from the challenge	A.	SC Stroitel Brest

¹ Number of European Cup participations to date (EHL and Cup / Trophy / Challenges)

Group A

Friday May 18, 2018

• 11:00 h AZS AWF Poznan (POL) - HC Minsk (BLR) 2: 3 (1: 0)
• 13:15 h Grange Hockey Club (SCO) - SC Stroitel Brest (BLR) 1: 2 (0: 0)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 10:00 h HC Minsk (BLR) - SC Stroitel Brest (BLR) 4: 2 (3: 1)
• 12:15 p.m. Grange Hockey Club (SCO) - AZS AWF Posen (POL) 4: 0 (1: 0)

Sunday 20th May 2018

• 10:00 h AZS AWF Poznan (POL) - SC Stroitel Brest (BLR) 3: 4 (2: 1)
• 12:15 h HC Minsk (BLR) - Grange Hockey Club (SCO) 2: 3 (0: 1)

team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Grange HC	3	2	0	1	8: 4	+4	11
HC Minsk	3	2	0	1	9: 7	+2	11
SC Stroitel Brest	3	2	0	1	8: 8	0	11
AZS AWF Poznan	3	0	0	3	5:11	−6	2

Group B

Friday May 18, 2018

• 3:30 p.m. HC Rotweiss Wettingen (SUI) - HC Olympia Kolos Sekvoia (UKR) 0: 2 (0: 2)
• 17:45 h HC Bra (ITA) - Vienna AC (AUT) 0: 7 (0: 4)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 14:30 h HC Rotweiss Wettingen (SUI) - HC Bra (ITA) 7: 0 (3: 0)
• 16:45 Vienna AC (AUT) - HC Olympia Kolos Sekvoia (UKR) 1: 1 (0: 1)

Sunday 20th May 2018

• 14:30 h HC Bra (ITA) - HC Olympia Kolos Sekvoia (UKR) 1:13 (1: 6)
• 16:45 h Vienna AC (AUT) - HC Rotweiss Wettingen (SUI) 2: 3 (2: 2)

team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa	3	2	1	0	16: 2	+14	12
RW Wettingen	3	2	0	1	10: 4	+6	11
Vienna AC	3	1	1	1	10: 4	+6	8th
HC Bra	3	0	0	3	1:27	−26	0

Placement games

Monday May 21, 2018

• 09:00 h 4th A - 4th B: AZS AWF Posen - HC Bra 19: 2 (10: 2)
• 11:15 h 3rd A - 3rd B: SC Stroitel Brest - Vienna AC 2: 0 (1: 0)
• 13:30 h 2nd A - 2nd B: HC Minsk - HC Rotweiss Wettingen HC 5: 3 (3: 1)
• 15:45 h 1.A - 1.B: Grange Hockey Club - HC Olympia Kolos Sekvoia 5: 2 (1: 1)

Final score

• 1. Grange Hockey Club (climb for Scotland 2 for Euro Hockey League 2018/19)
• 2. HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa
• 3. Hockey Club Minsk (ascent for Belarus 1 to the Euro Hockey League 2018/19)
• 4. HC Rotweiss Wettingen
• 5th SC Stroitel Brest
• 6. Vienna AC
• 7. AZS AWF Posen (relegation for Poland 2 to EuroHockey Challenge 2019)
• 8. HC Bra (relegation for Italy 1 to the EuroHockey Challenge 2019)

EuroHockey Club Challenge

The EuroHockey Club Challenge 2018 took place in Geneva from May 18-21, 2018. The first two placed rose to the EuroHockey Club Trophy 2019 and the two last placed rose to the EuroHockey Club Challenge II 2019.

Group A

Friday May 18, 2018

• 10:00 h SH Paolo Bonomi - HAHK Mladost 1: 2 (0: 1)
• 12:15 h AD Lousada - União Lamas 0: 2 (0: 0)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 10:00 h HAHK Mladost - União Lamas 2: 2 (2: 1)
• 12:15 p.m. AD ​​Lousada - SH Paolo Bonomi 0: 2 (0: 1)

Sunday 20th May 2018

• 10:00 h SH Paolo Bonomi - União Lamas 0: 0 (0: 0)
• 12:15 pm HAHK Mladost - AD Lousada 3: 2 (2: 1)

team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
HAHK Mladost	3	2	1	0	7: 5	+2	12
União lamas	3	1	2	0	6: 3	+3	9
HH Paolo Bonomi	3	1	1	1	3: 2	+1	8th
AD Lousada	3	0	0	3	3: 9	−6	2

Group B

Friday May 18, 2018

• 14:30 h Slavia Prague - Slagelse HC 2: 3 (1: 1)
• 16:45 h TJ Pilsen Litice - Servette Geneva 0: 4 (0: 4)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 14:30 h TJ Pilsen Litice - Slavia Prague 0: 2 (0: 0)
• 16:45 h Slagelse HC - Servette Geneva 4: 3 (3: 3)

Sunday 20th May 2018

• 14:30 h Slagelse HC - TJ Pilsen Litice 3: 0 (0: 0)
• 16:45 h Slavia Prague - Servette Geneva 1: 0 (1: 0)

team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Slagelse HC	3	3	0	0	10: 5	+5	15th
Slavia Prague	3	2	0	1	5: 3	+2	11
Servette Geneva	3	1	0	2	7: 5	+2	7th
TJ Pilsen Litice	3	0	0	3	0: 9	−9	1

Placement games

Monday May 21, 2018

• 08:30 h 3rd B - 4th A: Servette Geneva - AD Lousada 3: 1 (2: 1)
• 10:45 h 3rd A - 4th B: SH Paolo Bonomi - TJ Pilsen Litice 3: 0 (2: 0)
• 13:00 h 1.B - 2.A: Slagelse HC - União Lamas 1: 2 (1: 1)
• 15:15 h 1.A - 2.B: HAHK Mladost - Slavia Prague 0: 3 (0: 3)

Final score

• 1. Slavia Prague (promotion for the Czech Republic 1 to the EuroHockey Trophy 2018/19)
• 1. União Lamas (promotion for Portugal 1 to the EuroHockey Trophy 2018/19)
• 3. HAHK Mladost
• 3. Slagelse HC
• 5. HH Paolo Bonomi
• 5th Servette Geneva
• 7. TJ Pilsen Litice (relegation for Czech Republic 2 to EuroHockey Challenge II 2018/19)
• 7. AD Lousada (relegation for Portugal 2 to EuroHockey Challenge II 2018/19)

EuroHockey Club Challenge II

The EuroHockey Club Challenge III 2018 took place from May 17th to 20th, 2018 in Lipovci , Slovenia . The first two placed rose to the EuroHockey Club Challenge 2019 and the last two placed rose to the EuroHockey Club Challenge III 2019.

Group A

Thursday 17th May 2018

• 12:45 h Whitchurch HC - HK Zelina 2: 3 (1: 1)

Friday May 18, 2018

• 12:45 p.m. Bolu Belediyesi SK - Whitchurch HC 1: 6 (0: 2)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 12:45 p.m. HK Zelina - Bolu Belediyesi SK 6: 1 (2: 0)

team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
HK Zelina	2	2	0	0	9: 3	+6	10
Whitchurch HC	2	1	0	1	8: 4	+4	6th
Bolu Belediyesi SK	2	0	0	2	2:12	−10	0

Group B

Thursday 17th May 2018

• 15:00 h FHC Akademik Sofia - KPH Rača 2: 8 (1: 3)
• 17:15 h Grammarians HC - HK Lipovci 5: 2 (1: 1)

Friday May 18, 2018

• 15:00 h Grammarians HC - FHC Akademik Sofia 4: 0 (1: 0)
• 17:15 h KPH Rača - HK Lipovci 1: 4 (1: 1)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 15:00 h KPH Rača - Grammarians HC 2: 1 (1: 0)
• 5:15 p.m. FHC Akademik Sofia - HK Lipovci 2: 9 (0: 4)

team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Grammarians HC	3	2	0	1	10: 4	+6	11
HK Lipovci	3	2	0	1	15: 8	+7	10
KPH Rača	3	2	0	1	11: 7	+4	10
FHC Akademik Sofia	3	0	0	3	4:21	−17	0

Placement games

Sunday 20th May 2018

• 09:30 h 3rd A - 4th B: Bolu Belediyesi SK - FHC Akademik Sofia 7: 3 (4: 1)
• 11:45 h 1st B - 2nd A: Grammarians HC - Whitchurch HC 4: 4 (3: 2), SO 1: 3
• 14:00 h 1.A - 2.B: HK Zelina - HK Lipovci 8: 4 (2: 2)

Final score

• 1. HK Zelina (promotion for Croatia 2 to the EuroHockey Challenge 2018/19)
• 1. Whitchurch HC (promotion for Wales 2 to the EuroHockey Challenge 2018/19)
• 3. HK Lipovci
• 3. Grammarians HC
• 5th KPH Rača
• 5. Bolu Belediyesi SK
• 7. FHC Akademik Plus Sofia (relegation for Bulgaria 1 to EuroHockey Challenge III 2018/19)
• 7. not participated (relegation for Greece 1 to EuroHockey Challenge III 2018/19)

EuroHockey Club Challenge III

The EuroHockey Club Challenge III 2018 took place from May 18-21, 2018 in the Danish capital Copenhagen . The two first placed rose to the EuroHockey Club Challenge II 2019 and the two last placed rose to the EuroHockey Club Challenge IV 2019.

Group A

Friday May 18, 2018

• 14:30 h SC Baltic Champs - Gaziantep Polisgücü SK 1: 3 (0: 3)
• 16:45 h Copenhagen HC - Start Berdyscev Region 4: 3 (2: 2)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 14:30 h Baltic Champs - Copenhagen HC 3: 1 (2: 1)
• 16:45 h Start Berdyscev Region - Gaziantep Polisgücü SK 5: 4 (2: 2)

Sunday 20th May 2018

• 14:30 h Copenhagen HC - Gaziantep Polisgücü SK 1: 4 (0: 1)
• 16:45 h Start Berdyscev Region - Baltic Champs 3: 2 (2: 0)

Group A

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Gaziantep Polisgücü SK	11	3	2	0	1	11	7th	+4
Start Berdyscev region	11	3	2	0	1	11	10	+1
Baltic Champs	7th	3	1	0	2	6th	7th	−1
Copenhagen HC	6th	3	1	0	2	6th	10	−4

Group B

Friday May 18, 2018

• 10:00 h Nacka LHK - Sliema Hotsticks HC 4: 4 (4: 3)
• 12:15 p.m. Kringsja SK - Zuvedra Tauras 1: 4 (1: 2)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 10:00 am Kringsja SK - Nacka LHK 2: 4 (2: 2)
• 12:15 p.m. Sliema Hotsticks HC - Zuvedra Tauras 0: 3 (0: 2)

Sunday 20th May 2018

• 10:00 h Sliema Hotsticks HC - Kringsja SK 1: 3 (1: 1)
• 12:15 p.m. Nacka LHK - Zuvedra Tauras 1: 3 (0: 2)

team	Pt	Sp	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.
Zuvedra Tauras	15th	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8
Nacka LHK	8th	3	1	1	1	9	9	0
Kringsja SK	6th	3	1	0	2	6th	9	−3
Sliema Hotsticks HC	3	3	0	1	2	5	10	−5

Placement games

Monday May 21, 2018

• 08:30 h 3rd B - 4th A: Kringsjå SK - Copenhagen HC 2: 2 (1: 1), SO 4: 5
• 10:45 h 3rd A - 4th B: Inta Baltic Champignons - Sliema Hotsticks HC 2: 1 (2: 1)
• 13:00 h 1.B - 2.A: Zuvedra Tauras - Start Berdyscev Region 4: 3 (0: 2)
• 15:15 h 1.A - 2.B: Gaziantep Polisgücü SK - Nacka LHK 5: 1 (3: 0)

Final score

• 1. Gaziantep Polisgücü SK (promotion for Turkey 2 to EuroHockey Challenge II 2018/19)
• 1. Zuvedra Tauras (promotion for Lithuanians 1 to EuroHockey Challenge II 2018/19)
• 3. Start Berdyscev region
• 3. Nacka LHK
• 5. Copenhagen HC
• 5. Inta Baltic mushrooms
• 7. Kringsjå SK (relegation for Norway 1 to EuroHockey Challenge IV 2018/19)
• 7. Sliema Hotsticks HC (relegation for Malta 1 to EuroHockey Challenge IV 2018/19)

EuroHockey Club Challenge IV

The EuroHockey Club Challenge III 2018 took place from May 17th to 20th, 2018 in the Finnish capital Helsinki . The first two winners were promoted to the EuroHockey Club Challenge III 2019.

Thursday 17th May 2018

• 12:00 h Floriana Young Stars HC - HK Moravske Toplice 0: 2 (0: 1)
• 14:15 h HC Kilppari - Építők HC 2: 0 (2: 0)

Friday May 18, 2018

• 12:00 h HC Kilppari - Floriana Young Stars HC 3: 2 (2: 1)
• 14:15 h HK Moravske Toplice - Építők HC 2: 1 (1: 0)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 11:00 h HK Moravske Toplice - HC Kilppari 3: 2 (2: 0)
• 13:15 h Floriana Young Stars HC - Építők HC 0: 2 (0: 1)

Group A

team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
HK Moravske Toplice	3	3	0	0	7: 3	+4	15th
HC Kilppari	3	2	0	1	7: 5	+2	11
Építők HC	3	1	0	2	3: 4	−1	7th
Floriana Young Stars HC	3	0	0	3	2: 7	−5	3

Group B

Thursday 17th May 2018

• 16:30 h Soroksári - Olcote HC - Mortensrud-Aker SK 9: 0 (2: 0)
• 18:45 FHC Slavia 1921 - ABC-Team 1: 4 (0: 3)

Friday May 18, 2018

• 16:30 FHC Slavia 1921 - Soroksári - Olcote HC 0: 6 (0: 4)
• 18:45 h Mortensrud-Aker SK - ABC-Team 0: 2 (0: 2)

Saturday 19th May 2018

• 15:30 h Mortensrud-Aker SK - FHC Slavia 1921 2: 3 (1: 2)
• 17:45 h Soroksári - Olcote HC - ABC team 7: 1 (3: 1)

team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
Soroksári - Olcote HC	3	3	0	0	22: 1	+21	15th
ABC team	3	2	0	1	7: 8	−1	10
FHC Slavia 1921	3	1	0	2	4:12	−8	5
Mortensrud-Aker SK	3	0	0	3	2:14	−12	2

Placement games

Sunday 20th May 2018

• 08:30 h 3rd B - 4th A: FHC Slavia 1921 - Floriana Young Stars HC 2: 1 (0: 1)
• 10:45 h 3rd A - 4th B: Építők HC - Mortensrud-Aker SK 6: 1 (1: 0)
• 13:00 h 1.B - 2.A: Soroksári - Olcote HC - HC Kilppari 3: 0 (2: 0)
• 15:15 h 1.A - 2.B: HK Moravske Toplice - ABC-Team 2: 1 (1: 0)

Final score

• 1. HK Moravske Toplice (promotion for Slovenia 2 to EuroHockey Challenge III 2018/19)
• 1. Soroksári - Olcote HC (promotion for Hungary 1 to EuroHockey Challenge III 2018/19)
• 3rd HC Kilppari
• 3. ABC team
• 5. Építők HC
• 5. FHC Slavia 1921
• 7. Floriana Young Stars HC
• 7. Mortensrud-Aker SK

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EHF 3-year evaluation on the EHL website
2. ↑ Holcombe set to replace Surbiton in EHL KO16.Retrieved October 8, 2017
3. ↑ Compilation from EHF Handbook 2016, pp. 72–111
4. ↑ EHL to trial new points scoring system for 2017/18 season.Retrieved October 8, 2017
5. ↑ Twitter.Retrieved October 8, 2017
6. ↑ EHL and Rotterdam sign deal to bring KP16 to famous Dutch venue.Retrieved October 8, 2017
7. ↑ Regulations.Retrieved October 8, 2017
8. ↑ EHL KO16 Draw Youtube channel of the EHL. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
9. ↑ HC Bloemendaal confirmed as Final Four hosts for May 26 and 27 EHL website. Retrieved April 3, 2018
10. ↑ 2018 EuroHockey Club Champions venues and dates website of the EHF. Retrieved October 8, 2016.