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2022–23 WSE Champions League

The 2022–23 WSE Champions League was the 58th season of Europe's premier club roller hockey tournament organised by World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey, and the first season under the WSE Champions League branding. This season expanded the maximum number of participating teams from 16 to 32, introducing two preliminary rounds prior to the group stage. The knockout stage was contested as a final-eight tournament played at the Pavilhão Municipal José Natário in Viana do Castelo, Portugal from 4 to 7 May 2023.

2022–23 WSE Champions League
Tournament details
CityFinal eight:
Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Dates30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) – 7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)
TeamsGroup stage: 16
Total: 32 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsPorto (3rd title)
Runners-upValongo
Tournament statistics
Matches played103
Goals scored654 (6.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Giulio Cocco (15 goals)

The final was contested between Porto and Valongo, the fifth to feature two Portuguese sides. Porto won 5–1 to secure the club's third title in the competition, ending a 33-year drought since their last win and a run of 11 consecutive final losses. Italian side Trissino were the defending champions, as a result of their win over Valongo in the 2022 final,[1] but were unable to retain their title after elimination in the quarter-finals by Portuguese side Oliveirense.

Team allocation edit

Association ranking edit

Main article: Roller hockey rankings § World Skate Europe league ranking

For the 2022–23 WSE Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their coefficient, which takes into account the performance of each association's representative teams in European competitions between the 2017–18 and the 2021–22 seasons (except for the 2019–20 season, which was discarded due to being interrupted). The coefficient is calculated by dividing the total of points accumulated by the number of participating teams.

The D'Hondt method was applied to the coefficient of each association to determine the number of teams entering in each round:

Association ranking and number of participating teams
Rank Association Coefficient Teams Teams per round
GS QR2 QR1
1   Portugal 21.667 7 3 2 2
2   Spain 18.500 7 2 2 3
3   Italy 16.235 7 2 2 3
4   France 8.560 5 1 0 4
5   Switzerland 5.727 4 0 1 3
6   Germany 4.909 2 0 1 1
7   England 3.000 2 0 0 2

Schedule edit

Schedule for 2022–23 WSE Champions League[2]
Phase Round Draw date Date
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 23 July 2022[3] 30 September–2 October 2022
Second qualifying round 11 October 2022[4] 16–18 December 2022
Group Stage Matchday 1 29 December 2022[5] 26 January 2023
Matchday 2 9 February 2023
Matchday 3 23 February 2023
Matchday 4 9 March 2023
Matchday 5 23 March 2023
Matchday 6 13 April 2023
Final eight Quarter-finals 4–5 May 2023
Semi-finals 6 May 2023
Final 7 May 2023

First Qualifying Round edit

A total of 16 teams participated, divided into 4 groups of 4 teams by means of a conditional draw so that teams from the same country would not face each other.[6] The teams played in an all-against-all format in a single round, with the team with the lowest ranking in each group hosting the games played between September 30th and October 2nd, 2022. The two best ranked teams from each group advanced to next phase, while the remaining were relegated to the WSE Cup.[7][8]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FOR BRA ALC COU
1   HC Forte dei Marmi 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 advance to 2nd phase — 1–1 6–2 5–1
2   HC Braga 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5 — 3–2 3–3
3   PAS Alcoy 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 3 relegated to WSE Cup — 5–1
4   US Coutras (H) 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1 —
Source: [1]
(H) Hosts

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GRO VEN LEI KIN
1   CP Grosseto 3 2 0 1 18 6 +12 6 advance to 2nd phase — 1–3 3–1 13–2
2   La Vendéenne (H) 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6 — 2–4 4–1
3   Lleida 3 2 0 1 19 7 +12 6 relegated to WSE Cup — 14–1
4   King's Lynn 3 0 0 3 4 31 −27 0 —
Source: [2]
(H) Hosts

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAL VAL NOI GEN
1   CP Calafell 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 advance to 2nd phase — 4–2 2–2 3–0
2   Hockey Valdagno 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6 — 4–2 5–0
3   Noisy Le Grand 3 1 1 1 10 9 +1 4 relegated to WSE Cup — 6–3
4   Geneve RHC (H) 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0 —
Source: [3]
(H) Hosts

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAL VAL QUE BAS
1   CH Caldes 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5 advance to 2nd phase — 1–1 1–1 5–3
2   AD Valongo 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5 — 3–2 1–1
3   HC Quévert (H) 3 1 1 1 9 9 0 4 relegated to WSE Cup — 6–5
4   Hockey Bassano 3 0 1 2 9 12 −3 1 —
Source: [4]
(H) Hosts

Second Qualifying Round edit

A total of 16 teams participated: 8 teams that entered this phase and the 8 teams qualified from the previous phase, distributed across 4 groups of 4 teams. The teams played in an all-against-all format in a single round, with the lowest ranked team in each group hosting the games played between December 16th and 18th, 2022.[9] The two best placed in each group qualified for the Group Stage, with the rest being relegated to the WSE Cup.[10]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI CAL GRO DIE
1   U.D. Oliveirense 3 3 0 0 15 7 +8 9 advance to Group stage — 3–2 7–4 5–1
2   CP Calafell 3 2 0 1 13 7 +6 6 — 6–1 5–3
3   CP Grosseto 3 1 0 2 9 16 −7 3 relegated to WSE Cup — 4–3
4   RHC Diessbach (H) 3 0 0 3 7 14 −7 0 —
Source: [5]
(H) Hosts

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REU OCB BRA VAL
1   Reus Deportiu 3 2 1 0 11 8 +3 7 advance to Group stage — 2–2 3–2 6–4
2   OC Barcelos 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5 — 3–3 2–1
3   HC Braga 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 relegated to WSE Cup — 1–0
4   HC Valdagno (H) 3 0 0 3 5 9 −4 0 —
Source: [6]
(H) Hosts

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NOI FOR FOL CAL
1   CE Noia 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4 7 advance to Group stage — 3–1 5–3 3–3
2   HC Forte dei Marmi (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 — 4–0 2–1
3   Follonica Hockey 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 3 relegated to WSE Cup — 5–4
4   CH Caldes 3 0 1 2 8 10 −2 1 —
Source: [7]
(H) Hosts

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL LOD VEN GER
1   AD Valongo 3 3 0 0 17 6 +11 9 advance to Group stage — 3–3 4–2
2   Amatori Wasken Lodi 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 4 — 5–2
3   La Vendéenne RH 3 1 1 1 10 11 −1 4 relegated to WSE Cup 2–1 6–2 — 9–3
4   SK Germania Herringen (H) 3 0 0 3 7 18 −11 0 —
Source: [8]
(H) Hosts

Group stage edit

A total of 16 teams participate: 8 teams that entered this phase and the 8 teams qualified from the previous phase, distributed across 4 groups of 4 teams. The teams play in a two-round, all-against-all format, between January 26th and April 13th, 2023. The two best classified teams from each group qualify for the Final-Eight.[11][12]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN OLI LIC CAL
1   Benfica 6 3 3 0 21 14 +7 12 Advance to Final eight — 4–2 2–2 5–3
2   Oliveirense 6 3 1 2 17 13 +4 10 2–5 — 5–1 4–0
3   Liceo 6 1 3 2 16 20 −4 6 3–3 2–3 — 4–4
4   Calafell 6 0 3 3 13 20 −7 3 2–2 1–1 3–4 —
Source: World Skate Europe

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TRI POR NOI SAR
1   Trissino 6 4 2 0 33 19 +14 14 Advance to Final eight — 6–2 9–5 7–3
2   Porto 6 3 2 1 22 13 +9 11 3–3 — 5–1 5–0
3   Noia 6 2 2 2 18 23 −5 8 4–4 0–0 — 4–2
4   Sarzana 6 0 0 6 13 31 −18 0 2–4 3–4 3–4 —
Source: World Skate Europe

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR VAL FOR LOD
1   Barça 6 4 1 1 26 15 +11 13 Advance to Final eight — 3–4 6–2 5–0
2   Valongo 6 3 2 1 19 16 +3 11 3–5 — 4–4 2–1
3   Forte dei Marmi 6 2 3 1 19 21 −2 9 4–4 3–3 — 3–2
4   Amatori Lodi 6 0 0 6 7 19 −12 0 2–3 0–3 2–3 —
Source: World Skate Europe

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCP OCB REU STO
1   Sporting CP 6 3 2 1 25 16 +9 11 Advance to Final eight — 3–1 5–7 6–1
2   Barcelos 6 3 1 2 18 15 +3 10 2–2 — 3–1 4–5
3   Reus 6 3 1 2 22 20 +2 10 2–2 1–4 — 4–2
4   SCRA Saint-Omer 6 1 0 5 18 32 −14 3 3–7 3–4 4–7 —
Source: World Skate Europe

Final eight edit

The knockout phase of the competition consists of a final-eight tournament held at the Pavilhão Municipal José Natário in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, from 4 to 7 May 2023.[13] In the quarter-finals, the group stage winners play against a group stage runner-up other than the one from their own group.

All times are local, WEST (UTC+1).

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 May
 
 
  Benfica 2
 
6 May
 
  Porto 4
 
  Porto 4
 
4 May
 
  Barça 3
 
  Barça (a.e.t.)5
 
7 May
 
  Barcelos 3
 
  Porto 5
 
5 May
 
  Valongo 1
 
  Trissino 5 (1)
 
6 May
 
  Oliveirense (p)5 (3)
 
  Oliveirense 4
 
5 May
 
  Valongo (a.e.t.) 6
 
  Sporting CP 2
 
 
  Valongo 3
 

Quarter-finals edit

Benfica  2–4  Porto
  • Pablo Álvarez   9'
  • Nil Roca   47'
 Report
  • Gonçalo Alves   3' (pen.), 46'
  • Carlo di Benedetto   44'
  • Rafa   49'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Miguel Díaz, Jonathan Sanchez (Spain)
Barça  5–3 (a.e.t.)  Barcelos
  • Pau Bargalló   30'
  • João Rodrigues   34', 56', 59'
  • Hélder Nunes   59'
 Report
  • Alvarinho   30'
  • Vieirinha   47'
  • Danilo Rampulla   57'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Claudio Ferraro, Marco Rondina (Italy)
Trissino  5–5 (a.e.t.)  Oliveirense
  • João Pinto   7'
  • Giulio Cocco   23', 42'
  • Joan Galbas   32'
  • Andrea Malagoli   58'
 Report
  • Alexandre Marques   16', 36'
  • Marc Torra   27'
  • Xavier Cardoso   47'
  • Lucas Martínez   57'
Penalties
  • Giulio Cocco  
  • Andrea Malagoli  
  • Joan Galbas  
  • Jordi Mendez  
 1–3
  • Xavier Cardoso  
  • Tomás Pereira  
  • Marc Torra  
  • Lucas Martínez  
  • Nuno Araújo  
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Miguel Díaz, Jonathan Sánchez (Spain)
Sporting CP  2–3  Valongo
  • Gonzalo Romero   34', 46'
 Report
  • Rafa Bessa   30'
  • Facundo Navarro   36', 45'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Ivan González (Spain), Francesco Stallone (Italy)

Semi-finals edit

Porto  4–3  Barça
  • Rafa   5'
  • Gonçalo Alves   33'
  • Xavi Barroso   37'
  • Ezequiel Mena   40'
 Report
  • Pau Bargalló   12', 43'
  • Hélder Nunes   42'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Francesco Stallone, Marco Rondina (Italy)
Oliveirense  4–6 (a.e.t.)  Valongo
  • Tomás Pereira   1', 29'
  • Lucas Martínez   37'
  • Xavier Cardoso   43'
 Report
  • Facundo Bridge   4', 41'
  • Nuno Santos   27'
  • Diogo Abreu   36', 54', 60'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Miguel Díaz, Jonathan Sánchez (Spain)

Final edit

Porto  5–1  Valongo
  • Rafa   8'
  • Carlo di Benedetto   18', 30'
  • Gonçalo Alves   23'
  • Xavi Barroso   49'
 Report
  • Miguel Moura   13'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Miguel Díaz, Rubén Fernández (Spain)

References edit

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  9. ^ "Os 16 à espera de sorteio na Liga dos Campeões". HoqueiPT. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  10. ^ "CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Equipas apuradas para a Fase de Grupos…". hoqueiempatins.pt. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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  13. ^ "Viana do Castelo hosts the WSE Champions League's Final Eight - World Skate Europe". 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-03-26.

External links edit

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