The Euro Hockey League 2017–18 was the eleventh season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament. Round One was held in Barcelona and the round of 16 and quarterfinals in Rotterdam.[1][2] The semi-finals, third place game and the final were held in Bloemendaal.[3]
Association team allocation
A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participate in the 2018–19 Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
- Associations 1–4 each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 5–8 each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 9–12 each have one team qualify.
EHL Rankings
| Ranking[4]
|
Member association
|
EHL Points
|
Places in EHL 2017/18
|
| 2017 |
2016 |
2014/15
(25%) |
2015/16
(50%) |
2016/17
(100%) |
Total |
KO16 |
R1 |
Total
|
| 1 |
1 |
Netherlands |
28.333 |
30.667 |
20.667 |
43.083 |
2 |
1 |
3
|
| 2 |
2 |
Germany |
22.667 |
20.333 |
24.667 |
40.500
|
| 3 |
3 |
Belgium |
18.667 |
16.667 |
18.333 |
31.334
|
| 4 |
4 |
Spain |
14.000 |
17.667 |
17.000 |
29.334
|
| 5 |
5 |
England |
13.000 |
11.000 |
16.500 |
25.250 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| 6 |
8 |
Ireland |
8.000 |
11.500 |
12.000 |
19.750
|
| 7 |
6 |
France |
11.500 |
10.000 |
11.500 |
19.375
|
| 8 |
9 |
Russia |
8.500 |
10.000 |
10.000 |
17.125
|
| 9 |
10 |
Scotland |
6.500 |
9.500 |
10.500 |
16.875 |
0 |
1 |
1
|
| 10 |
7 |
Poland |
11.500 |
9.500 |
7.500 |
15.125
|
| 11 |
13 |
Austria |
7.000 |
4.000 |
9.500 |
13.250
|
| 12 |
12 |
Wales |
2.000 |
7.500 |
6.000 |
10.250
|
| 13 |
11 |
Italy |
6.500 |
6.000 |
5.500 |
10.125
|
0 |
0 |
0
|
| 14 |
17 |
Switzerland |
0.000 |
3.500 |
7.500 |
9.250
|
| 15 |
15 |
Belarus |
7.500 |
2.500 |
3.500 |
6.625
|
| 16 |
14 |
Czech Republic |
6.500 |
4.500 |
2.000 |
5.875
|
| 17 |
16 |
Azerbaijan |
5.500 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
1.375
|
Qualified teams
Round One
All times are local (UTC+01:00)
If a game is won, the winning team receives 5 points. A draw results in both teams receiving 2 points. A loss gives the losing team 1 point unless the losing team loses with more than 3 goals, then they receive 0 points.
The Euro Hockey League trialed a new scoring system for the season 2017–18:[6]
- For every Field Goal and a Penalty Stroke Goal scored in a match NOT resulting from a Penalty Corner = 2 goals
- For every Penalty Corner scored in a match = 1 goal
- For every goal scored from a Penalty Stroke resulting from a Penalty Corner situation = 1 goal
- In a shoot-out competition a goal from a direct Shoot-out and a Penalty Stroke = 1 goal
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands between the 30th of March and the 2nd of April 2018. The semi-finals, third place match and the final will be played in Bloemendaal, Netherlands.
Bracket
Round of 16
Ranking matches
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
|
|
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
|
|
Third place
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Martin Madden (SCO)
|
|
Final
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez López (ESP)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
|
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See also
References
External links