2008–09 Euro Hockey League

The 2008–09 Euro Hockey League was the second season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organised by the EHF.

2008–09 Euro Hockey League

Tournament details
Host countries	France Germany Netherlands
Dates	24 October 2008 – 31 May 2009
Teams	24 (from 12 associations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Bloemendaal (1st title)
Runner-up	UHC Hamburg
Third place	Rotterdam
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	211 (5.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Guillermo Schickendantz (11 goals)
Best player	Teun de Nooijer
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The final was played between UHC Hamburg and Bloemendaal at the Hazelaarweg Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Bloemendaal beat UHC Hamburg, the defending champions, 5–4 to win their first Euro Hockey League title. Rotterdam took the bronze medal.

Association team allocation

Reading

East Grinstead

Cannock

Lille

Saint Germain

Hamburg

Düsseldorfer HC

Three Rock Rovers

Bra

Poznań

Dinamo Kazan

Kelburne

Western Wildcats

Terrassa

Real Club de Polo

Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia

Hamburg teams
Club an der Alster
UHC Hamburg

Poznań teams
Grunwald Poznań
Pocztowiec Poznań

Terrassa teams
Atlètic Terrassa
Club Egara

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Location of teams in 2008–09 Euro Hockey League.
Pink: Group A; Green: Group B; Deep Pink: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Red: Group E; Cyan: Group F; Blue: Group G; Purple: Group H

Waterloo Ducks

Leuven

Bloemendaal

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

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Location of Benelux teams in 2008–09 Euro Hockey League

Association ranking

Rank	Change	Association	Teams
1		Netherlands	3
2		Spain
3	1	England
4	1	Germany
5	4	France	2
6	1	Poland
7	1	Belgium
8		Scotland
9	2	Russia	1
10		Ireland
11		Ukraine
12		Italy

Teams

Champions
Bloemendaal	Saint Germain	Dinamo Kazan
Real Club de Polo	Grunwald Poznań	Three Rock Rovers
Reading	Leuven	Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia
Club an der Alster	Kelburne	Bra
Runners-up		Third placed
Amsterdam	Lille	Rotterdam
Atlètic Terrassa	Pocztowiec Poznań	Club Egara
East Grinstead	Waterloo Ducks	Cannock
Düsseldorfer HC	Western Wildcats	UHC Hamburg

Round one

Pools A, B, C and D were played in Amstelveen, the Netherlands between 24 and 26 October 2008 and the other four pools were played in Lille, France. If a game was won, the winning team received 5 points. A draw resulted in both teams receiving 2 points. A loss gave the losing team 1 point unless the losing team lost by 3 or more goals, then they received 0 points.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Club Egara	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Club an der Alster	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	5
3	Pocztowiec Poznań	2	0	0	2	1	11	−10	0

Source: EHF

24 October 2008 14:30 Pocztowiec Poznań 0–3 Club an der Alster Report Sahmel  5' O. Hentschel  27' Sonnenschein  37' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL) John Heron (SCO)

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25 October 2008 10:30 Club Egara 8–1 Pocztowiec Poznań Carrera  5', 7' Amat  19', 48' Clapes  23' Schickendantz  34', 50', 62' Report Juszczak  45' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Francesco Parisi (ITA)

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26 October 2008 10:30 Club an der Alster 0–4 Club Egara Report Schickendantz  10', 30', 52' Arbos  20' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Bart de Liefde (NED)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Düsseldorfer HC	2	1	1	0	7	5	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Saint Germain	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	7
3	Bra	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	2

Source: EHF

24 October 2008 20:30 Bra 1–3 Saint Germain M. Lanzano  52' Report Coty  8', 56' Pauchet  33' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

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25 October 2008 16:30 Düsseldorfer HC 4–2 Bra Schröter  13' Simon  21', 53' Markert  46' Report M. Lanzano  27' Kanwalpreet  69' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

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26 October 2008 16:30 Saint Germain 3–3 Düsseldorfer HC Pauchet  4', 8' H. Genestet  53' Report Giese  18' Schröter  67', 70' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) John Heron (SCO)

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Amsterdam (H)	2	2	0	0	16	1	+15	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Grunwald Poznań	2	1	0	1	6	10	−4	5
3	Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia	2	0	0	2	2	13	−11	0

Source: EHF
(H) Hosts

24 October 2008 18:30 Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia 2–5 Grunwald Poznań Ozerskyi  19' Buriatynskyi  68' Report Mikula  10', 66' Strykowski  19' Dutkiewicz  51', 61' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Bart de Liefde (NED)

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25 October 2008 14:30 Grunwald Poznań 1–8 Amsterdam Dutkiewicz  31' Report Hoyng  14' Taekema  17', 33' Verga  43' Freixa  52', 53' Bakker  57' Bomans  66' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

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26 October 2008 12:30 Amsterdam 8–0 Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia Freixa  1', 26', 59' Prins  9' Buissant  35' Derikx  44' Taekema  46', 63' Report Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bloemendaal	2	2	0	0	13	3	+10	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cannock	2	1	0	1	7	9	−2	5
3	Dinamo Kazan	2	0	0	2	5	13	−8	1

Source: EHF

24 October 2008 16:30 Cannock 5–4 Dinamo Kazan Lane  14', 61' Taylor  18' Andrew  34' Pearce  69' Report A. Gevorkyan  5' Kisialevich  9' Warsi  20', 50' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

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25 October 2008 12:30 Dinamo Kazan 1–8 Bloemendaal Maiorov  56' Report O. Meijer  2', 7' Dwyer  9', 32' De Nooijer  19' Brouwer  44', 45', 68' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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26 October 2008 14:30 Bloemendaal 5–2 Cannock Docherty  20' Van Mierlo  34', 56' Brouwer  41' O. Meijer  60' Report Lane  11', 61' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rotterdam	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Reading	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	6
3	Western Wildcats	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	1

Source: EHF

31 October 2008 18:30 Western Wildcats 0–2 Reading Report Smith  7' Mantell  12' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Marc Knulle (FRA)

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1 November 2008 14:30 Rotterdam 5–0 Western Wildcats Child  2', 14', 16' J. Hertzberger  7' Taylor  62' Report Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Will Drury (FRA)

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2 November 2008 14:30 Reading 1–2 Rotterdam Watts  47' Report Child  3' Burrows  41' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	East Grinstead	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Waterloo Ducks	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Kelburne	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

Source: EHF

31 October 2008 14:30 Waterloo Ducks 4–1 Kelburne Brooke  40' T. De Saedeleer  49', 57' Muylaert  58' Report Bain  8' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Geoff Conn (IRL)

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1 November 2008 10:30 East Grinstead 3–2 Waterloo Ducks Häner  22' Hall  57' Cresswell  59' Report X. De Greve  16' Garreta  42' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Knut Lohrisch (GER)

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2 November 2008 10:30 Kelburne 0–3 East Grinstead Report Häner  23' Male  59' Hall  62' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Knut Lohrisch (GER)

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Club de Polo	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	UHC Hamburg	2	1	0	1	5	6	−1	5
3	Lille (H)	2	0	0	2	3	8	−5	1

Source: EHF
(H) Hosts

31 October 2008 20:30 Lille 1–4 Real Club de Polo T. Becuwe  35' Report Fröschle  15' Dabanch  45' Casasayas  65' Padrós  68' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)

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1 November 2008 16:30 UHC Hamburg 1–4 Real Club de Polo Breitenstein  50' Report Fröschle  31' Borrell  38' Wein  60' A. Fàbregas  69' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

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2 November 2008 16:30 Lille 2–4 UHC Hamburg T. Becuwe  44', 70' Report Miltkau  15' Breitenstein  27', 44' Sunkel  53' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Will Drury (WAL)

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leuven	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Three Rock Rovers	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	4
3	Atlètic Terrassa	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	3

Source: EHF

31 October 2008 16:30 Three Rock Rovers 0–0 Atlètic Terrassa Report Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Will Drury (WAL)

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1 November 2008 12:30 Three Rock Rovers 1–1 Leuven Blakeney  57' Report Quemada  40' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Rob ten Cate (NED)

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2 November 2008 12:30 Leuven 3–1 Atlètic Terrassa De Cooman  6' Quemada  30' Pangrazio  70' Report Witthaus  19' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Roel van Eert (NED)

Knockout stage

The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Hamburg, Germany between 10 and 13 April 2009 and the semi-finals, third place match and the final were played in Rotterdam, the Netherlands between 30 and 31 May 2009.

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

10 April – Hamburg

Düsseldorfer HC

2

12 April – Hamburg

UHC Hamburg

3

UHC Hamburg

4

10 April – Hamburg

Club Egara

3

Club Egara

4

30 May – Rotterdam

Club an der Alster

2

UHC Hamburg

3

11 April – Hamburg

Leuven

2

Leuven

2

12 April – Hamburg

Three Rock Rovers

1

Leuven

2

11 April – Hamburg

Reading

1

Real Club de Polo

0

31 May – Rotterdam

Reading

1

UHC Hamburg

4

10 April – Hamburg

Bloemendaal

5

Bloemendaal

3

13 April – Hamburg

Cannock

1

Bloemendaal

3

10 April – Hamburg

East Grinstead

2

East Grinstead

3

30 May – Rotterdam

Saint Germain

2

Bloemendaal

4

11 April – Hamburg

Rotterdam

3

Bronze medal

Amsterdam

4

13 April – Hamburg

31 May – Rotterdam

Waterloo Ducks

2

Amsterdam

2 (1)

Leuven

1

11 April – Hamburg

Rotterdam (p.s.)

2 (3)

Rotterdam

8

Rotterdam

4

Grunwald Poznań

2

Round of 16

10 April 2009 09:30 Club Egara 4–2 Club an der Alster Carrera  17' Schickendantz  24', 35', 67' Report Sonnenschein  33' Laatzen  64' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL) Andrew Mair (SCO)

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10 April 2009 12:00 East Grinstead 3–2 Saint Germain Hall  39', 70' Häner  64' Report M. Genestet  46' Pauchet  57' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

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10 April 2009 14:30 Bloemendaal 3–1 Cannock N. Meijer  21' Brouwer  58' De Nooijer  68' Report Jawanda  60' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Geoff Conn (IRL)

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10 April 2009 17:00 Düsseldorfer HC 2–3 UHC Hamburg Simon  9' Otte  25' Report Sunkel  2', 40' Miltkau  33' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Michiel Brüning (NED) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

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11 April 2009 09:30 Real Club de Polo 0–1 Reading Report Clarke  32' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Michiel Brüning (NED) Christian Blasch (GER)

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11 April 2009 12:00 Rotterdam 4–2 Grunwald Poznań J. Hertzberger  2' Abbas  24', 35' Gommers  44' Report Mikula  63' Dutkiewicz  65' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

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11 April 2009 14:30 Amsterdam 4–2 Waterloo Ducks Taekema  10', 14', 32' Pruyser  39' Report Dohmen  9', 29' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

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11 April 2009 17:00 Leuven 2–1 Three Rock Rovers Quemada  40' Bourdeaud'Hui  58' Report Blakeney  60' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

Quarter-finals

12 April 2009 12:00 UHC Hamburg 4–3 Club Egara Fürste  11', 50' Miltkau  26' Breitenstein  48' Report Schickendantz  18', 70' Tubau  49' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Michiel Brüning (GER) Andrew Mair (SCO)

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12 April 2009 14:30 Bloemendaal 3–2 East Grinstead Jolie  20', 57' N. Meijer  68' Report Hall  11' De Prez  43' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

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13 April 2009 12:00 Leuven 2–1 Reading Quemada  8' Houssein  66' Report Mantell  47' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Christian Blasch (GER)

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13 April 2009 14:30 Amsterdam 2–2 (a.e.t.) Rotterdam Rohof  4' Freixa  35' Report M. Hertzberger  30' Archibald  62' Penalties Freixa Verga 1–3 J. Hertzberger Burrows Ahmad UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Andrew Mair (SCO) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Semi-finals

30 May 2009 12:00 UHC Hamburg 3–2 Leuven Mieling  6' Miltkau  19' C. Nevado  20' Report Pangrazio  16' Quemada  29' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Andrew Mair (SCO)

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30 May 2009 14:30 Bloemendaal 4–3 Rotterdam Jolie  23' O. Meijer  34' Dwyer  50' Brouwer  54' Report Burrows  37', 52' Knowles  65' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Bronze medal match

31 May 2009 12:00 Leuven 1–8 Rotterdam Quemada  30' Report Child  2', 32' Burrows  7', 24' Archibald  47' Van Buul  50' Taylor  58' J. Hertzberger  61' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

Final

31 May 2009 14:30 UHC Hamburg 4–5 Bloemendaal Sunkel  23' Miltkau  28', 56' Breitenstein  41' Report Brouwer  6', 9' Dwyer  12' De Nooijer  19' O. Meijer  26' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Andrew Mair (SCO) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	FG	PC	PS	Goals
1	Guillermo Schickendantz	Club Egara	5	6	0	11
2	Ronald Brouwer	Bloemendaal	7	1	0	8
3	Taeke Taekema	Amsterdam	0	7	0	7
4	Santi Freixa	Amsterdam	6	0	0	6
	Simon Child	Rotterdam	6	0	0
	Marco Miltkau	UHC Hamburg	5	1	0
	Pau Quemada	Leuven	1	5	0
8	Phil Burrows	Rotterdam	3	2	0	5
	Olmer Meijer	Bloemendaal	0	5	0
	Patrick Breitenstein	UHC Hamburg	0	5	0

External links

• Official website