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.
Tournament details | |
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City | Final eight: Viana do Castelo, Portugal |
Dates | 30 September 2022 | – 7 May 2023
Teams | Group stage: 16 Total: 32 (from 7 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Porto (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Valongo |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 103 |
Goals scored | 654 (6.35 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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
editAssociation ranking
editFor 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:
Rank | Association | Coefficient | Teams | Teams per round | |||
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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
editPhase | Round | Draw date | Date |
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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
editA 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FOR | BRA | ALC | COU | |
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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 | — |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GRO | VEN | LEI | KIN | |
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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 | — |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | VAL | NOI | GEN | |
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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 | — |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | VAL | QUE | BAS | |
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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 | — |
Second Qualifying Round
editA 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLI | CAL | GRO | DIE | |
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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 | — |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | REU | OCB | BRA | VAL | |
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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 | — |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NOI | FOR | FOL | CAL | |
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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 | — |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | LOD | VEN | GER | |
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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 | — |
Group stage
editA 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | OLI | LIC | CAL | |
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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 | — |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TRI | POR | NOI | SAR | |
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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 | — |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | VAL | FOR | LOD | |
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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 | — |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCP | OCB | REU | STO | |
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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 | — |
Final eight
editThe 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
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Benfica | 2 | |||||||||
6 May | ||||||||||
Porto | 4 | |||||||||
Porto | 4 | |||||||||
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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
editBenfica | 2–4 | Porto |
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Barça | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Barcelos |
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Trissino | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | Oliveirense |
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Sporting CP | 2–3 | Valongo |
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Semi-finals
editPorto | 4–3 | Barça |
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Oliveirense | 4–6 (a.e.t.) | Valongo |
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Final
editPorto | 5–1 | Valongo |
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