2013–14 Euro Hockey League

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

Champions
Rotterdam	Real Club de Polo	Kelburne
Rot-Weiss Köln	Dinamo Kazan	Arminen
Waterloo Ducks	Grunwald Poznań	Stroitel Brest
Beeston	Saint Germain	Cardiff & Met
Runners-up		Third placed
Oranje Zwart	Club de Campo	Kampong
Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Dinamo Elektrostal	Harvestehude
Racing Club de Bruxelles	Politechnika Poznanska	Dragons
Surbiton	Lille	Reading

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

Source: EHF
(H) Hosts

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

Source: EHF

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

Source: EHF

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

Source: EHF

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

Source: EHF

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

Source: EHF

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

Source: EHF

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

Source: EHF

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 Pongs Stanzl Körper 3 – 1 Dabanch van der Horst Galema Baart Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Notes

External links

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