2013–14 Euro Hockey League

Tournament details
Dates	11 October 2013 (2013-10-11)–21 April 2014 (2014-04-21)-->
Teams	24
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Harvestehude (1st title)
Runner-up	Oranje Zwart
Third place	Dragons
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
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The 2013–14 Euro Hockey League was the sixth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation. The group phase was held in Barcelona, Spain, and Lille, France, in October 2013 and the knockout stage was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands in April 2014.

The final was played between Harvestehude and Oranje Zwart at Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Harvestehude defeated the hosts Oranje Zwart 3–1 in a shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. Bloemendaal were the defending champions but they did not qualify for this season's edition. Dragons took the bronze medal.

Association team allocation

A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2013–14 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

Association ranking for 2013–14 Euro Hockey League

Rank	Change	Association	Points	Teams
1		Netherlands	47.252	3
2		Germany	36.917
3	1	Belgium	34.000
4	1	England	31.667
5		Spain	24.167	2
6		Russia	16.375
7	3	Poland	15.750
8	1	France	15.750
9	1	Scotland	14.750	1
10	2	Austria	13.500
11		Belarus	11.500
12	4	Wales	11.250
13	4	Ireland	11.250	0
14	1	Ukraine	8.250
15	2	Italy	7.500
16	2	Switzerland	5.000
17		Czech Republic	0.250

Teams

Group phase

The 24 teams were drawn into eight pools of three. In each pool, teams played against each other once in a round-robin format. The pool winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Pools D, E, F, and G were played in Barcelona, Spain, from 11 to 13 October 2013 and the other pools were played in Lille, France, from 25 to 27 October 2013. If a game was won, the winning team received five points. A draw resulted in both teams receiving two points. A loss gave the losing team one point unless the losing team lost by three or more goals, then they received zero points.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rotterdam	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Reading	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	5
3	Lille (H)	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

25 October 2013 17:00 Rotterdam 4–1 Lille J. Hertzberger   34' O.G.   54' Thys   62',  69' Report A. Fourcroy   31' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

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26 October 2013 14:30 Rotterdam 4–1 Reading F. Hagemans   14' Kellerman   41',  53' Van Ass   56' Report Clarke   54' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Warren McCully (IRL)

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27 October 2013 17:00 Reading 3–0 Lille R. Mantell   16',  39' Carson   64' Report Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kampong	2	2	0	0	18	2	+16	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Rot-Weiss Köln	2	1	0	1	7	5	+2	6
3	Stroitel Brest	2	0	0	2	1	19	−18	0

25 October 2013 12:00 Rot-Weiss Köln 5–1 Stroitel Brest Montag   17',  22',  34' T. Grambusch   39' Hüttermann   62' Report Kisialevich   44' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Warren McCully (IRL) Andres Ortiz (ESP)

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26 October 2013 12:00 Kampong 14–0 Stroitel Brest Jonker   3',  11',  42',  43',  52' Weusthof   10',  39' Meulenbroek   17' Havenga   22' Brinkman   30',  51' Kemperman   45',  59' Caspers   62' Report Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Vincent Clause (BEL)

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27 October 2013 12:00 Rot-Weiss Köln 2–4 Kampong Hütterman   61' Montag   63' Report Caspers   3' Weusthof   26',  36' Kemperman   40' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Vincent Clause (BEL)

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Waterloo Ducks	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uhlenhorst Mülheim	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Politechnika Poznanska	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	1

25 October 2013 09:30 Waterloo Ducks 3–1 Politechnika Poznanska Bertrand   41' De Paeuw   45' De Saedeleer   61' Report Kmiec   7' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Benjamin Mauss (FRA)

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26 October 2013 09:30 Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3–0 Politechnika Poznanska Stralkowski   23',  61' Matania   53' Report Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Benjamin Mauss (FRA)

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27 October 2013 09:30 Waterloo Ducks 3–1 Uhlenhorst Mülheim De Saedeleer   8' Boccard   39' Dohmen   43' Report Matania   60' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Warren McCully (IRL)

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Harvestehuder THC	2	2	0	0	12	3	+9	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Beeston	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	Cardiff & Met	2	0	0	2	2	12	−10	1

11 October 2013 12:00 Beeston 3–1 Cardiff & Met Ward   33',  69' Blackwell   34' Report Dolan-Gray   66' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Thomas Lingg (SUI) Michiel Otten (NED)

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12 October 2013 09:00 Harvestehuder THC 9–1 Cardiff & Met Joh. Björkman   5',  70' Körper   18' Borchard   21' Fuhrmann   43' Spooner   51' Linsmeier   53' Feller   57' Pongs   66' Report Tomos   30' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Georgios Makris (GRE)

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13 October 2013 09:30 Beeston 2–3 Harvestehuder THC Proctor   4' Whiteman   9' Report Körper   25',  29' Linsmeier   27' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL)

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Club de Polo	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Surbiton	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	5
3	Arminen	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	1

11 October 2013 09:30 Surbiton 5–0 Arminen Daly   22' Forsyth   48',  68' Watt   60' Tindall   62' Report Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Georgios Makris (GRE)

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12 October 2013 12:00 Real Club de Polo 3–1 Arminen Padrós   3',  16' Llorens   63' Report Rachwalski   11' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL) Moritz Meissner (GER)

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13 October 2013 12:00 Real Club de Polo 3–0 Surbiton Llorens   20' Padrós   29',  39' Report Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Michiel Otten (NED)

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Club de Campo	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Dragons	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Dinamo Kazan	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	2

11 October 2013 17:00 Dinamo Kazan 1–1 Club de Campo O.G.   61' Report O.G.   15' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Moritz Meissner (GER)

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12 October 2013 17:00 Dragons 1–2 Club de Campo Luypaert   64' Report González   20' Borrell   59' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Paul Walker (ENG)

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13 October 2013 17:00 Dinamo Kazan 0–3 Dragons Report Iglesias   26' Luypaert   32' Rombouts   62' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Vicenzo Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Thomas Lingg (SUI)

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oranje Zwart	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Grunwald Poznań	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	5
3	Kelburne	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0

11 October 2013 14:30 Oranje Zwart 6–0 Kelburne Galema   7' Van der Weerden   22',  51',  59' Dabanch   40' Briels   56' Report Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL) Paul Walker (ENG)

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12 October 2013 14:30 Grunwald Poznań 1–4 Oranje Zwart Dutkiewicz   56' Report Briels   10' Dabanch   50' Reckers   54' De Voogd   68' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Vicenzo Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)

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13 October 2013 14:30 Grunwald Poznań 4–1 Kelburne Mikula   8',  57',  64' Dutkiewicz   65' Report J. Christie   51' Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Moritz Meissner (GER) Paul Walker (ENG)

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Racing Club de Bruxelles	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Saint Germain	2	0	1	1	4	6	−2	3
3	Dinamo Elektrostal	2	0	1	1	5	9	−4	2

25 October 2013 14:30 Saint Germain 3–3 Dinamo Elektrostal Deront   17' P. L. Verrier   34' C. Verrier   68' Report A. Kuraev   6' Platonov   48' Azarov   56' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Vincent Clause (BEL)

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26 October 2013 17:00 Racing Club de Bruxelles 6–2 Dinamo Elektrostal Tupper   20',  28' Cornillie   22' Dabin   33' Panesar   46' Beckers   53' Report Platonov   9' Azarov   69' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

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27 October 2013 14:30 Saint Germain 1–3 Racing Club de Bruxelles Genestet   9' Report Charlier   1' Tupper   9' Versluys   53' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 16 to 21 April 2014.

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

16 April

Club de Campo

5

18 April

Saint Germain

0

Club de Campo

1

16 April

Harvestehude

4

Harvestehude

1

20 April

Uhlenhorst Mülheim

0

Harvestehude

3

17 April

Racing Bruxelles

2

Waterloo Ducks

4

18 April

Beeston

3

Waterloo Ducks

2

17 April

Racing Bruxelles

4

Racing Bruxelles ( s.o.)

2 (3)

21 April

Rot-Weiss Köln

2 (2)

Harvestehude ( s.o.)

2 (3)

16 April

Oranje Zwart

2 (1)

Rotterdam

6

18 April

Grunwald Poznań

1

Rotterdam

0

16 April

Dragons

1

Kampong

2 (3)

20 April

Dragons ( s.o.)

2 (4)

Dragons

0

17 April

Oranje Zwart

3

Bronze medal match

Oranje Zwart

3

18 April

21 April

Surbiton

1

Oranje Zwart ( s.o.)

0 (3)

Racing Bruxelles

1

17 April

Real Club de Polo

0 (1)

Dragons

2

Real Club de Polo

4

Reading

2

Quarter-finals

18 April 2014 11:30 Club de Campo 1 – 4 Harvestehuder THC Mulder   65' Report Björkmann   14',  64' Brockmann   67' Körper   70' Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)

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18 April 2014 14:00 Waterloo Ducks 2 – 4 RC Bruxelles de Saedeleer   30',  32' Report Dalla Palma   3' Versluys   40' Tupper   43' Charlier   68' Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Christian Blasch (GER)

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18 April 2014 16:30 HC Rotterdam 0 – 1 KHC Dragons Report Denayer   29' Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB) Paco Vasques (ESP)

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18 April 2014 19:00 Oranje Zwart 0 – 0 Real Club de Polo Report Penalties Dabanch Rizwan Galema Baart de Voogd 3 – 1 Padrós D. Alegre Lleonart Rey Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Semi-finals

20 April 2014 11:00 Harvestehuder THC 3 – 2 RC Bruxelles Hauke   7' Hasun   55' Körper   64' Report Beckers   7',  35' Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)

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20 April 2014 14:00 KHC Dragons 0 – 3 Oranje Zwart Report Galema   35' van der Weerden   41' Dabanch   53' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Martin Madden (SCO)

Third place

21 April 2014 12:00 RC Bruxelles 1 – 2 KHC Dragons Rickli   20' Report van Aubel   16',  68' Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Paco Vazquez (ESP)

Final

21 April 2014 14:30 Harvestehuder THC 2 – 2 Oranje Zwart Spooner   42' Michael Körper   53' Report van der Weerden   35' Reckers   50' Penalties Hauke , Pongs [Note 1] Pongs Stanzl Körper 3 – 1 Dabanch van der Horst Galema Baart Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Notes

References

External links

• Official Website (English)
• YouTube Channel for EHL
• European Hockey Federation