2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League

2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countriesSpain
Netherlands
Dates6 October 2023 – 1 April 2024
Teams20 (from 11 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Pinoké (1st title)
Runner-up Kampong
Third place Old Georgians
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored144 (5.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)Duco Telgenkamp (Kampong) (6 goals)
2022–23 (previous) (next) 2024–25

The 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League was the 17th season of the Men's Euro Hockey League, Europe's men's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation.

The first round was held from 6 to 8 October 2023 in Barcelona, Spain and the Final8 took place from 28 March to 1 April 2024 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1]

Bloemendaal were the defending champions, having won the last three editions.[2] They were eliminated in the first round by Kampong.[3] The hosts Pinoké won their first title by defeating Kampong 1–0 in the final.[4] Old Georgians won their first medal by defeating Rot-Weiss Köln 3–2 in the bronze medal match.[5]

Association team allocation

A total of 20 teams from 11 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2023–24 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 2023–24 Euro Hockey League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022–23 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2020–21 to 2022–23.[6]

Association ranking for the 2023–24 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
  • RS: Regular season winners
Qualified teams for 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League
Entry round Teams
Quarter-finals Pinoké (1st) Rot-Weiss Köln (1st)
Gantoise (1st) Club de Campo (1st)
Preliminary round Bloemendaal (2nd) Kampong (RS)
Mannheimer HC (2nd) Harvestehuder THC (3rd)
Léopold (RS) Waterloo Ducks (2nd)
Real Club de Polo (2nd) Old Georgians (1st)
Holcombe (2nd) CAM 92 (1st)
Racing Club de France (2nd) Post SV (1st)
Western Wildcats (1st) Banbridge (1st)
Rotweiss Wettingen (1st) Plzeň-Litice (1st)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was hosted by Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain from 7 to 9 October 2023.[7] The draw took place on 26 July 2023.[8][9] The winners of the second round advanced to the quarter-finals during Easter 2024.

Bracket

 
First roundSecond round
 
      
 
6 October
 
 
Waterloo Ducks5
 
8 October
 
Banbridge3
 
Waterloo Ducks2
 
6 October
 
Old Georgians3
 
Old Georgians5
 
 
Mannheimer HC1
 
 
6 October
 
 
Racing Club de France2
 
8 October
 
Holcombe4
 
Holcombe0
 
6 October
 
Real Club de Polo1
 
CAM 921
 
 
Real Club de Polo4
 
 
7 October
 
 
Léopold1
 
8 October
 
Harvestehuder THC0
 
Léopold3
 
7 October
 
Post SV1
 
Post SV (s.o.)1 (2)
 
 
Rotweiss Wettingen1 (1)
 
 
7 October
 
 
Bloemendaal1
 
8 October
 
Kampong2
 
Kampong11
 
7 October
 
Western Wildcats0
 
Western Wildcats3
 
 
Plzeň-Litice1
 

First round

6 October 2023
11:15
Waterloo Ducks 5–3 Banbridge
Charlet  13'40'
Rogeau  37'
Depelsenaire  39'56'
Report L. Rowe  3'47'
J. McKee  29'
Umpires:
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

6 October 2023
13:30
Old Georgians 5–1 Mannheimer HC
Forsyth  8'
Morton  16'
J. Carson  42'
Ward  47'56'
Report Holste  4'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

6 October 2023
15:45
Racing Club de France 2–4 Holcombe
Peters-Deutz  14'49' Report Bandurak  7'51'
Roper  23'
Russell  36'
Umpires:
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

6 October 2023
18:00
CAM 92 1–4 Real Club de Polo
Liddiard  51' Report Recasens  31'54'
Borras  36'
A. Reyne  57'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Michaël Pontus (BEL)

7 October 2023
09:45
Post SV 1–1 Rotweiss Wettingen
Scholz  48' Report Aebi  60'
Penalties
Mar. Nyckowiak
Kovalenko
Kaltenböck
Drusany
2–1 Conrad
Y. Morard
Flück
Marelli
M. Morard
Umpires:
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

7 October 2023
12:00
Léopold 1–0 Harvestehuder THC
Boon  18' Report
Umpires:
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)
Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

7 October 2023
14:15
Western Wildcats 3–1 Plzeň-Litice
F. Moran  13'
Christie  51'
McAllister  54'
Report Uhlíř  51'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

7 October 2023
16:30
Bloemendaal 1–2 Kampong
Van der Veen  51' Report Marree  31'
Janssen  52'
Umpires:
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

Ranking matches

7 October 2023
11:30
Banbridge 2–7 Mannheimer HC
J. McKee  18'
Brown  47'
Report Hartkopf  9'
Peillat  21'32'56'
Holste  51'57'
Seagon  60'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Michaël Pontus (BEL)

7 October 2023
16:00
Racing Club de France 3–6 CAM 92
Kieffer  6'
Coffigniez  39'
Wiart  49'
Report Poupée  15'26'60+'
Mayer  17'
Igau  24'
Gaillard  58'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

8 October 2023
11:30
Harvestehuder THC 4–1 Rotweiss Wettingen
Hasun  7'
Körper  14'
Ntuli  29'
A. Pöhling  57'
Report M. Morard  45'
Umpires:
Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)
Gema Calderon (ESP)

8 October 2023
16:00
Bloemendaal 17–1 Plzeň-Litice
Bovelander  10'
J. Brinkman  12'19'53'
T. Brinkman  14'16'20'47'
Miralles  27'38'
Warmerdam  33'35'
Beins  35'51'
Van Doren  48'
Wortelboer  56'60'
Report Gerlický  32'
Umpires:
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)

Second round

8 October 2023
09:45
Waterloo Ducks 2–3 Old Georgians
Charlet  22'37' Report Ward  26'
Forsyth  40'
Proctor  49'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)

8 October 2023
12:00
Holcombe 0–1 Real Club de Polo
Report Fortuño  1'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Michaël Pontus (BEL)

8 October 2023
14:15
Léopold 3–1 Post SV
Boon  5'
De Trez  40'
A. Verdussen  48'
Report Scholz  15+'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

8 October 2023
16:30
Kampong 11–0 Western Wildcats
Janssen  2'50'
Telgenkamp  6'36'48'59'
Lageman  27'
Pieters  47'
De Wijn  48'
B. Phijffer  55'
Marree  57'
Report
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Final8

The Final8 was hosted by Pinoké and Amsterdam and held alongside the women's tournament at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 28 March to 1 April 2024.[10][11][12] The draw was held on 13 December 2023.[13] The schedule was announced on 15 December 2023.[14]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
28 March
 
 
Pinoké1
 
30 March
 
Real Club de Polo0
 
Pinoké4
 
28 March
 
Old Georgians1
 
Old Georgians4
 
1 April
 
Club de Campo2
 
Pinoké1
 
29 March
 
Kampong0
 
Gantoise1
 
31 March
 
Kampong2
 
Kampong (s.o.)5 (3)
 
29 March
 
Rot-Weiss Köln5 (2) Bronze medal match
 
Léopold2
 
1 April
 
Rot-Weiss Köln3
 
Old Georgians3
 
 
Rot-Weiss Köln2
 

Quarter-finals

28 March 2024
14:45
Old Georgians 4–2 Club de Campo
J. Carson  7'8'40'
Forsyth  60'
Report Zorita  15'
Basterra  34'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

28 March 2024
19:15
Pinoké 1–0 Real Club de Polo
Troost  22' Report
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

29 March 2024
13:15
Léopold 2–3 Rot-Weiss Köln
A. Verdussen  37'
Boon  60'
Report T. Grambusch  26'54'
Struthoff  34'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

29 March 2024
17:45
Gantoise 1–2 Kampong
T. Clément  25' Report Lageman  1'
Telgenkamp  55'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Ranking matches

30 March 2024
11:30
Real Club de Polo 2–4 Club de Campo
Ibran  8'
A. Reyne  15'
Report Basterra  22'30'44'
Van Pelt  52'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

31 March 2024
17:00
Gantoise 1–4 Léopold
T. Clément  54' Report Boon  1'13'
Baumgarten  29'30'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

Semi-finals

30 March 2024
16:00
Pinoké 4–1 Old Georgians
Troost  1'24'
Hendrickx  39'44'
Report Hiha  40'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

31 March 2024
14:45
Kampong 5–5 Rot-Weiss Köln
Telgenkamp  1'
Janssen  9'56'
De Geus  22'
Lageman  29'
Report T. Grambusch  8'
Seitz  42'
Struthoff  45'
M. Grambusch  54'
Prinz  60'
Penalties
De Geus
Lageman
De Vilder
Sprengers
Telgenkamp
3–2 Prinz
Struthoff
Große
Höchemer
M. Grambusch
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

Bronze medal match

1 April 2024
11:30
Old Georgians 3–2 Rot-Weiss Köln
Forsyth  14'
Proctor  39'54'
Report T. Grambusch  42'45'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

Final

1 April 2024
16:15
Pinoké 1–0 Kampong
Hendrickx  10' Report
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player[15][16] Team FG PC PS Goals
1 Duco Telgenkamp Kampong 6 0 0 6
2 Tom Boon Léopold 2 3 0 5
Tom Grambusch Rot-Weiss Köln 0 5 0
Jip Janssen Kampong 0 5 0
5 Thierry Brinkman Bloemendaal 4 0 0 4
James Carson Old Georgians 3 1 0
José Basterra Club de Campo 2 2 0
Alan Forsyth Old Georgians 2 0 2
Victor Charlet Waterloo Ducks 4 0 0

See also

References

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