2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League

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.

2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countriesSpain
Netherlands
Dates6 October 2023 – 1 April 2024
Teams20 (from 11 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlands Pinoké (1st title)
Runner-upNetherlands Kampong
Third placeEngland Old Georgians
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored144 (5.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)Duco Telgenkamp (Kampong) (6 goals)
2022–23 (previous) (next) 2024–25

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 edit

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 edit

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

Teams edit

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
Qualified teams for 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League
Entry round Teams
Quarter-finals   Pinoké (1st)   Rot-Weiss Köln (1st)
  Gantoise (1st)   Club de Campo (1st)
Preliminary round   Bloemendaal (2nd)   Kampong (RS)
  Mannheimer HC (2nd)   Harvestehuder THC (3rd)
  Léopold (RS)   Waterloo Ducks (2nd)
  Real Club de Polo (2nd)   Old Georgians (1st)
  Holcombe (2nd)   CAM 92 (1st)
  Racing Club de France (2nd)   Post SV (1st)
  Western Wildcats (1st)   Banbridge (1st)
  Rotweiss Wettingen (1st)   Plzeň-Litice (1st)

Preliminary round edit

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 edit

 
First roundSecond round
 
      
 
6 October
 
 
  Waterloo Ducks5
 
8 October
 
  Banbridge3
 
  Waterloo Ducks2
 
6 October
 
  Old Georgians3
 
  Old Georgians5
 
 
  Mannheimer HC1
 
 
6 October
 
 
  Racing Club de France2
 
8 October
 
  Holcombe4
 
  Holcombe0
 
6 October
 
  Real Club de Polo1
 
  CAM 921
 
 
  Real Club de Polo4
 
 
7 October
 
 
  Léopold1
 
8 October
 
  Harvestehuder THC0
 
  Léopold3
 
7 October
 
  Post SV1
 
  Post SV (s.o.)1 (2)
 
 
  Rotweiss Wettingen1 (1)
 
 
7 October
 
 
  Bloemendaal1
 
8 October
 
  Kampong2
 
  Kampong11
 
7 October
 
  Western Wildcats0
 
  Western Wildcats3
 
 
  Plzeň-Litice1
 

First round edit

6 October 2023
11:15
Waterloo Ducks   5–3   Banbridge
Charlet   13'40'
Rogeau   37'
Depelsenaire   39'56'
Report L. Rowe   3'47'
J. McKee   29'
Umpires:
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

6 October 2023
13:30
Old Georgians   5–1   Mannheimer HC
Forsyth   8'
Morton   16'
J. Carson   42'
Ward   47'56'
Report Holste   4'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

6 October 2023
15:45
Racing Club de France   2–4   Holcombe
Peters-Deutz   14'49' Report Bandurak   7'51'
Roper   23'
Russell   36'
Umpires:
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

6 October 2023
18:00
CAM 92   1–4   Real Club de Polo
Liddiard   51' Report Recasens   31'54'
Borras   36'
A. Reyne   57'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Michaël Pontus (BEL)

7 October 2023
09:45
Post SV   1–1   Rotweiss Wettingen
Scholz   48' Report Aebi   60'
Penalties
Mar. Nyckowiak  
Kovalenko  
Kaltenböck  
Drusany  
2–1   Conrad
  Y. Morard
  Flück
  Marelli
  M. Morard
Umpires:
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

7 October 2023
12:00
Léopold   1–0   Harvestehuder THC
Boon   18' Report
Umpires:
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)
Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

7 October 2023
14:15
Western Wildcats   3–1   Plzeň-Litice
F. Moran   13'
Christie   51'
McAllister   54'
Report Uhlíř   51'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

7 October 2023
16:30
Bloemendaal   1–2   Kampong
Van der Veen   51' Report Marree   31'
Janssen   52'
Umpires:
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

Ranking matches edit

7 October 2023
11:30
Banbridge   2–7   Mannheimer HC
J. McKee   18'
Brown   47'
Report Hartkopf   9'
Peillat   21'32'56'
Holste   51'57'
Seagon   60'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Michaël Pontus (BEL)

7 October 2023
16:00
Racing Club de France   3–6   CAM 92
Kieffer   6'
Coffigniez   39'
Wiart   49'
Report Poupée   15'26'60+'
Mayer   17'
Igau   24'
Gaillard   58'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

8 October 2023
11:30
Harvestehuder THC   4–1   Rotweiss Wettingen
Hasun   7'
Körper   14'
Ntuli   29'
A. Pöhling   57'
Report M. Morard   45'
Umpires:
Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)
Gema Calderon (ESP)

8 October 2023
16:00
Bloemendaal   17–1   Plzeň-Litice
Bovelander   10'
J. Brinkman   12'19'53'
T. Brinkman   14'16'20'47'
Miralles   27'38'
Warmerdam   33'35'
Beins   35'51'
Van Doren   48'
Wortelboer   56'60'
Report Gerlický   32'
Umpires:
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)

Second round edit

8 October 2023
09:45
Waterloo Ducks   2–3   Old Georgians
Charlet   22'37' Report Ward   26'
Forsyth   40'
Proctor   49'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)

8 October 2023
12:00
Holcombe   0–1   Real Club de Polo
Report Fortuño   1'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Michaël Pontus (BEL)

8 October 2023
14:15
Léopold   3–1   Post SV
Boon   5'
De Trez   40'
A. Verdussen   48'
Report Scholz   15+'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

8 October 2023
16:30
Kampong   11–0   Western Wildcats
Janssen   2'50'
Telgenkamp   6'36'48'59'
Lageman   27'
Pieters   47'
De Wijn   48'
B. Phijffer   55'
Marree   57'
Report
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Final8 edit

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 edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
28 March
 
 
  Pinoké1
 
30 March
 
  Real Club de Polo0
 
  Pinoké4
 
28 March
 
  Old Georgians1
 
  Old Georgians4
 
1 April
 
  Club de Campo2
 
  Pinoké1
 
29 March
 
  Kampong0
 
  Gantoise1
 
31 March
 
  Kampong2
 
  Kampong (s.o.)5 (3)
 
29 March
 
  Rot-Weiss Köln5 (2) Bronze medal match
 
  Léopold2
 
1 April
 
  Rot-Weiss Köln3
 
  Old Georgians3
 
 
  Rot-Weiss Köln2
 

Quarter-finals edit

28 March 2024
14:45
Old Georgians   4–2   Club de Campo
J. Carson   7'8'40'
Forsyth   60'
Report Zorita   15'
Basterra   34'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

28 March 2024
19:15
Pinoké   1–0   Real Club de Polo
Troost   22' Report
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

29 March 2024
13:15
Léopold   2–3   Rot-Weiss Köln
A. Verdussen   37'
Boon   60'
Report T. Grambusch   26'54'
Struthoff   34'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

29 March 2024
17:45
Gantoise   1–2   Kampong
T. Clément   25' Report Lageman   1'
Telgenkamp   55'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Ranking matches edit

30 March 2024
11:30
Real Club de Polo   2–4   Club de Campo
Ibran   8'
A. Reyne   15'
Report Basterra   22'30'44'
Van Pelt   52'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

31 March 2024
17:00
Gantoise   1–4   Léopold
T. Clément   54' Report Boon   1'13'
Baumgarten   29'30'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

Semi-finals edit

30 March 2024
16:00
Pinoké   4–1   Old Georgians
Troost   1'24'
Hendrickx   39'44'
Report Hiha   40'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

31 March 2024
14:45
Kampong   5–5   Rot-Weiss Köln
Telgenkamp   1'
Janssen   9'56'
De Geus   22'
Lageman   29'
Report T. Grambusch   8'
Seitz   42'
Struthoff   45'
M. Grambusch   54'
Prinz   60'
Penalties
De Geus  
Lageman  
De Vilder  
Sprengers  
Telgenkamp  
3–2   Prinz
  Struthoff
  Große
  Höchemer
  M. Grambusch
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

Bronze medal match edit

1 April 2024
11:30
Old Georgians   3–2   Rot-Weiss Köln
Forsyth   14'
Proctor   39'54'
Report T. Grambusch   42'45'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

Final edit

1 April 2024
16:15
Pinoké   1–0   Kampong
Hendrickx   10' Report
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player[15][16] Team FG PC PS Goals
1   Duco Telgenkamp   Kampong 6 0 0 6
2   Tom Boon   Léopold 2 3 0 5
  Tom Grambusch   Rot-Weiss Köln 0 5 0
  Jip Janssen   Kampong 0 5 0
5   Thierry Brinkman   Bloemendaal 4 0 0 4
  James Carson   Old Georgians 3 1 0
  José Basterra   Club de Campo 2 2 0
  Alan Forsyth   Old Georgians 2 0 2
  Victor Charlet   Waterloo Ducks 4 0 0

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Bloemendaal wint voor derde keer op rij Euro Hockey League na krappe zege". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Kampong schakelt titelhouder Bloemendaal uit in voorronde Euro Hockey League". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ Weber, Natasja (1 April 2024). "De 'Patron van Pinoké' leidt zijn ploeg naar de Europese hockeytitel". volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ Gilmour, Rod (1 April 2024). "Euro Hockey League: Old Georgians claim maiden medal". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Outdoor Clubs Ranking Points Men" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Real Club de Polo to host EHL Men's KO16 in October". 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Euro Hockey League - Le Watducks et le Léopold connaissent leurs adversaires sur la route du Final 8". lalibre.be (in French). La Libre. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Ehl Men's KO16 Draw Confirmed With Real Club De Polo to Host". 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ Demaret, Philippe (1 December 2023). "Le final 8 de l'EHL à Amsterdam". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Okey. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Euro Hockey League 2024 finals set for Amsterdam once again". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  12. ^ Toussaint, Laurent (1 December 2023). "L'EHL de retour au Wagener Stadium". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  13. ^ Scheire, Robben (13 December 2023). "België-Nederland in de Euro Hockey League: Gantoise neemt het in kwartfinales op tegen het Nederlandse Kampong, Léopold treft Keulen". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ^ Klanke, Peter (15 December 2023). "Speelschema EHL: Pinoké als eerste Nederlandse club in actie". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Euro Hockey League KO16 2023-2024 - Individual Statistics - Goal Scorers".
  16. ^ "Euro Hockey League FINAL8 2023-24 Men - Individual Statistics - Goal Scorers".

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