2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League|
Host countries | Spain Netherlands |
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Dates | 6 October 2023 – 1 April 2024 |
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Teams | 20 (from 11 associations) |
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Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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Champions | Pinoké (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Kampong |
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Third place | Old Georgians |
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Matches played | 26 |
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Goals scored | 144 (5.54 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Duco Telgenkamp (Kampong) (6 goals) |
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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
Rank
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Change
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Association
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Points
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Teams
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1
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Netherlands
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41,167
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3
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2
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Germany
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38,500
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3
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1
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Belgium
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37,750
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4
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1
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Spain
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32,833
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2
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5
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England
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27,250
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6
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France
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22,375
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7
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Austria
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20,625
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1
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8
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Scotland
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16,750
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9
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1
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Ireland
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16,375
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10
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1
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Switzerland
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15,625
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11
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2
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Czech Republic
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12,500
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Rank
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Change
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Association
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Points
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Teams
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12
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4
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Ukraine
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11,875
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0
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13
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2
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Wales
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11,125
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14
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Portugal
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6,625
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15
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2
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Denmark
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6,375
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16
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4
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Croatia
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3,125
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17
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6
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Belarus
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3,125
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18
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Italy
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2,875
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19
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7
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Russia
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2,750
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20
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Turkey
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1,500
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21
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2
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Poland
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0,750
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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
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 round
Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Ole Ingwersen (GER)
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Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
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Umpires: Gema Calderon (ESP) Daniël Veerman (NED)
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Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Michaël Pontus (BEL)
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Post SV
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1–1
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Rotweiss Wettingen
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Scholz 48'
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Report
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Aebi 60'
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Penalties
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Mar. Nyckowiak Kovalenko Kaltenböck Drusany
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2–1
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Conrad Y. Morard Flück Marelli M. Morard
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Umpires: Daniel Rodriguez (ESP) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
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Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)
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Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Kevin Roberts (WAL)
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Umpires: Gema Calderon (ESP) Nick Bennett (ENG)
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Ranking matches
Umpires: Daniël Veerman (NED) Michaël Pontus (BEL)
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Umpires: Ole Ingwersen (GER) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
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Umpires: Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT) Gema Calderon (ESP)
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Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Rebecca Edwards (ENG)
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Second round
Umpires: Daniël Veerman (NED) Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
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Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Michaël Pontus (BEL)
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Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
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Umpires: Ole Ingwersen (GER) Kevin Roberts (WAL)
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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-finals
Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
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Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
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Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Shane O'Donnell (IRL)
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Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
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Ranking matches
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
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Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Shane O'Donnell (IRL)
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Semi-finals
Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Shane O'Donnell (IRL)
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Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Alison Keogh (IRL)
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Bronze medal match
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
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Final
Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
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Top goalscorers
See also
References
External links