2022–23 Men's Euro Hockey League

2022–23 Men's Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countriesGermany
Netherlands
Dates29 September 2022 – 10 April 2023
Teams20 (from 11 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bloemendaal (6th title)
Runner-up Rot-Weiss Köln
Third place Racing
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored152 (5.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)Alexander Hendrickx (Pinoké) (10 goals)
2022 (previous) (next) 2023–24

The 2022–23 Men's Euro Hockey League was the 16th season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's men's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation.

The first round was held from 30 September to 2 October 2022 and the Final8 took place from 6 to 10 April 2023.[1]

Bloemendaal were the defending champions, having won a record fifth title in the previous edition.[2] They defended their title after defeating Rot-Weiss Köln 1–0 in the final.[3]

Association team allocation

Location of teams of the 2022–23 Euro Hockey League
Location of Benelux teams in 2022–23 Euro Hockey League

A total of 20 teams from 11 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2022–23 Men's Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

  • Associations 1–3 each had three teams qualify.
  • Associations 4–6 each had two teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–11 each had one team qualify.

Association ranking

For the 2022–23 Euro Hockey League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2021–22 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2021–22.[4]

Association ranking for the 2022–23 Men's Euro Hockey League

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season
Qualified teams for 2022–23 Euro Hockey League
Entry round Teams
Quarter-finals Bloemendaal (1st) Rot-Weiss Köln (1st)
Atlètic Terrassa (1st) Racing (1st)
Preliminary round Pinoké (2nd) Amsterdam (3rd)
Hamburger Polo Club (2nd) Harvestehuder THC (3rd)
Real Club de Polo (2nd) Club Egara (3rd)
Gantoise (2nd) Old Georgians (1st)
Wimbledon (2nd) Montrouge (1st)
Lille (2nd) Arminen (1st)
Western Wildcats (1st) Rotweiss Wettingen (1st)
Lisnagarvey (1st) Slavia Prague (1st)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was hosted by Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg, Germany from 29 September to 2 October 2022. The draw took place on 18 July 2022.[5][6] The winners of the second round advanced to the quarter-finals during Easter 2023.

Bracket

 
First roundSecond round
 
      
 
29 September
 
 
Lille1
 
30 September
 
Amsterdam6
 
Amsterdam1 (2)
 
29 September
 
Gantoise (s.o.)1 (4)
 
Rotweiss Wettingen0
 
 
Gantoise7
 
 
29 September
 
 
Montrouge0
 
30 September
 
Lisnagarvey4
 
Lisnagarvey1
 
29 September
 
Hamburger Polo Club7
 
Wimbledon0
 
 
Hamburger Polo Club4
 
 
1 October
 
 
Pinoké16
 
2 October
 
Slavia Prague0
 
Pinoké3
 
1 October
 
Old Georgians1
 
Arminen0
 
 
Old Georgians4
 
 
1 October
 
 
Real Club de Polo5
 
2 October
 
Club Egara2
 
Real Club de Polo0
 
1 October
 
Harvestehuder THC3
 
Western Wildcats1
 
 
Harvestehuder THC9
 

First round

29 September 2022
12:15
Lille 1–6 Amsterdam
Bonomi  53' Report Burkhardt  3'44'
Pruyser  14'
Rupinder  27'50'
Dawson  53'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

29 September 2022
14:30
Rotweiss Wettingen 0–7 Gantoise
Report Duvekot  13'16'34'
Molenaer  35'
Madeley  44'
Murray  52'
T. Clément  55'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaer (FRA)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

29 September 2022
16:45
Montrouge 0–4 Lisnagarvey
Report Corry  4'
T. Chambers  7'
Williamson  11'
Nelson  44'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

29 September 2022
19:00
Wimbledon 0–4 Hamburger Polo Club
Report Staib  5'35'
Smith  17'
Russell  49'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

1 October 2022
10:30
Arminen 0–4 Old Georgians
Report J. Carson  6'
Ward  37'45'
Proctor  43'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

1 October 2022
12:45
Pinoké 16–0 Slavia Prague
Hendrickx  1'15'29'38'53'
Landbrug  2'27'
Bukkens  3'24'41'42'
Sutorius  10'
Van der Valk  23'
Dockier  45'
Aardenburg  52'
Schoenaker  55'
Report
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Tim Meissner (GER)

1 October 2022
15:00
Real Club de Polo 5–2 Club Egara
Miralles  2'36'
Terradas  28'
Ruiz  54'
Fortuño  60'
Report X. Gispert  28'
Aguilar  38'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

1 October 2022
17:15
Western Wildcats 1–9 Harvestehuder THC
F. Moran  42' Report Frey  9'60'
Glander  10'24'42'
Körper  18'33'47'56'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

Ranking matches

30 September 2022
12:15
Lille 2–2 Rotweiss Wettingen
Lockwood  11'29' Report Winkler  18'59'
Penalties
Lockwood
Ponthieu
Paz
3–0 Y. Morard
Kirschbaum
Flück
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

30 September 2022
16:45
Montrouge 3–5 Wimbledon
Mazurier  29'
Montecot  30'
Poupee  37'
Report Darlington  12'
Hooper  35'
Francis  39'
Horler  41'
Condon  46'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Benjamin Messerli (BEL)

2 October 2022
09:45
Slavia Prague 2–4 Arminen
Bodnár  43'
Brzák  47'
Report Uher  15+'32'
A. Bele  17'
Campe  44'
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

2 October 2022
14:15
Club Egara 3–1 Western Wildcats
Aguilar  33'
Mercadé  50'
Amat  59'
Report Mackenzie  47'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

Second round

30 September 2022
14:30
Amsterdam 1–1 Gantoise
Pruyser  36' Report Duvekot  42'
Penalties
Middendorp
Pruyser
Verga
Burkhardt
2–4 Murray
Kina
Murray
Duvekot
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

30 September 2022
19:00
Lisnagarvey 1–7 Hamburger Polo Club
Kidd  32' Report Russell  2'9'35'49'
Inglis  53'
Bartels  53'
Staib  59'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

2 October 2022
12:00
Pinoké 3–1 Old Georgians
Landbrug  26'
Dockier  37'
Bukkens  56'
Report Morton  59'
Umpires:
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Tim Meissner (GER)

2 October 2022
16:30
Real Club de Polo 0–3 Harvestehuder THC
Report Hasbach  28'
Frey  29'
Glander  43'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

Final8

The Final8 was hosted by Pinoké at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 6 to 10 April 2023 alongside the women's tournament.[7] The draw was held on 14 December 2022.[8]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April
 
 
Bloemendaal7
 
8 April
 
Harvestehuder THC2
 
Bloemendaal4
 
6 April
 
Racing1
 
Pinoké2
 
10 April
 
Racing3
 
Bloemendaal 1
 
7 April
 
Rot-Weiss Köln0
 
Atlètic Terrassa (s.o.)2 (3)
 
9 April
 
Gantoise2 (2)
 
Atlètic Terrassa3 (3)
 
7 April
 
Rot-Weiss Köln (s.o.)3 (4) Third place
 
Hamburger Polo Club4 (0)
 
10 April
 
Rot-Weiss Köln (s.o.)4 (3)
 
Racing3
 
 
Atlètic Terrassa0
 

Quarter-finals

6 April 2023
17:00
Bloemendaal 7–2 Harvestehuder THC
T. Brinkman  2'42'
Swaen  34'53'
Van der Veen  37'
Beins  47'
Hiebendaal  59'
Report Glander  11'
Körper  57'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

6 April 2023
19:15
Pinoké 2–3 Racing
Landbrug  6'
Hendrickx  25'
Report Malherbe  11'17'
Cosyns  49'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Tim Meissner (GER)

7 April 2023
09:30
Hamburger Polo Club 4–4 Rot-Weiss Köln
Russell  6'17'
Silanoglu  34'
Staib  36'
Report Pelzner  15'
Prinz  45'
M. Grambusch  52'
Van der Weerden  58'
Penalties
Inglis
Woods
Smith
0–3 Große
Trompertz
Mazkour
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

7 April 2023
18:00
Atlètic Terrassa 2–2 Gantoise
Tarres  14'
Cabré-Verdiell  57'
Report M. Deplus  17'
Hellin  52'
Penalties
Malgosa
Pe. Cunill
Bonastre
Figa
Cabré-Verdiell
3–2 Kina
Masson
Murray
Duvekot
T. Deplus
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

Ranking matches

8 April 2023
11:30
Harvestehuder THC 4–5 Pinoké
Körper  18'56'
Losonci  19'
Ntuli  36'
Report Hendrickx  14'30'44'58'
Aardenburg  39'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

9 April 2023
16:00
Gantoise 2–2 Hamburger Polo Club
T. Clément  15'
Hellin  46'
Report Russell  3'
Smith  9'
Penalties
T. Clément
Tynevez
Esquelin
M. Deplus
3–1 Staib
Inglis
Thörnblom
Mink
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

Semi-finals

8 April 2023
13:45
Bloemendaal 4–1 Racing
Swaen  19'
Bovendeert  35'
J. Brinkman  54'
Wortelboer  60'
Report Cayphas  50'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Tim Meissner (GER)

9 April 2023
13:45
Atlètic Terrassa 3–3 Rot-Weiss Köln
Pe. Cunill  20'52'
Castello  53'
Report Rühr  22'
Seitz  25'
Mazkour  30'
Penalties
Malgosa
Pe. Cunill
Cabré-Verdiell
Bonastre
Salles
3–4 Große
Trompertz
Mazkour
Prinz
M. Grambusch
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

Third and fourth place

10 April 2023
11:30
Racing 3–0 Atlètic Terrassa
Cosyns  30'32'47' Report
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

Final

10 April 2023
16:15
Bloemendaal 1–0 Rot-Weiss Köln
Beins  21' Report
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

Top goalscorers

Rank[9] Player Team FG PC PS Goals
1 Alexander Hendrickx Pinoké 0 8 2 10
2 Kane Russell Hamburger Polo Club 0 6 2 8
3 Michael Körper Harvestehuder THC 4 3 0 7
4 Miles Bukkens Pinoké 5 0 0 5
Paul Glander Harvestehuder THC 1 4 0
6 Roman Duvekot Gantoise 4 0 0 4
Marlon Landbrug Pinoké 4 0 0
Constantin Staib Hamburger Polo Club 4 0 0
Tanguy Cosyns Racing 0 4 0
10 Moritz Frey Harvestehuder THC 3 0 0 3
Tim Swaen Bloemendaal 0 3 0

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Belarusian and Russian clubs were excluded from participation due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "EHL Ranking Tables and 2022/23 allocations confirmed".
  2. ^ Weber, Natasja (18 April 2022). "Er staat geen maat op de hockeyers van Bloemendaal: winst in EHL". volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bloemendaal wint voor derde keer op rij Euro Hockey League na krappe zege". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Outdoor Clubs Ranking Points Men" (PDF).
  5. ^ "EHL Men's KO16 draw confirmed with Hamburg to host". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Pinoké in Euro Hockey League tegen Slavia Praag". rtlnieuws.nl (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Pinoké to host next easter's FINAL8". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ^ Thys, Werner (14 December 2022). "Gantoise-teams krijgen Spaanse opponenten in de kwartfinale van de Euro Hockey League in Amstelveen". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Individual Statistics - Goal Scorers".