The EuroHockey Club Trophy I is an annual men's field hockey competition organised by the EHF for European hockey clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club competition, being one tier below the top men's European club competition the Euro Hockey League. In that sense, the ECT is hockey's equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.[1]
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Men's EuroHockey Club Trophy I | |
| Formerly | EuroHockey Club Trophy |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1981 |
| First season | 1981 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Lisnagarvey (2nd title) (2024) |
| Most titles |  Cardiff & Met Racing Club de France(3 titles each) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
Format edit
The tournament features 8 clubs from EHF member countries.
Qualification edit
Each year one of the 8 available league places is allocated to an EHF member country's national association. The clubs admitted are the clubs of those nations who finished ranked third to sixth in the previous year's Trophy II; the clubs of those two nations from the previous year's Trophy I; plus the clubs of those two nations promoted from the previous year's Challenge I.
Tournament summary edit
The teams are separated into 2 pools of 4 teams. In each pool (pool A and B) the teams play one match against each of the other three teams in their pool (making a total of six pool matches). The teams then go on to play classification matches based on their relative ranking from these pool matches to determine their final tournament position.
Tournament details edit
In each pool, A, and B, all the teams play each other once, with points awarded as follows:
- 5 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 point for a loss with a goal difference of no more than 2
- 0 points for a loss with a goal difference of more than 2
Once the relative ranking of the teams in pools A and B is settled, the classification matches proceed as follows:
- The teams ranked first in each pool will play for 1st and 2nd place (the Final)
- The teams ranked 2nd in each pool will play for 3rd/4th place (bronze medal)
- The teams ranked 3rd in each pool will play for 5th/6th place
- The teams ranked 4th in each pool will play for 7th/8th place
If the score at the end of the regulation time of a classification match is a draw, then a shoot-out competition is played to establish a winner.
Higher and lower tournaments edit
Above the EuroHockey Club Trophy II is the EuroHockey Club Trophy I, and below it is the EuroHockey Club Challenge 1, the EuroHockey Club Challenge 2, and so on. This structure is designed to give every EHF member nation the opportunity to enter their best clubs into European competition at an appropriate level, and through that exposure to improve the level of their domestic hockey.
Results edit
1981–1989 edit
From 1981 until 1989, the tournament was held once a year and the finalists' countries were promoted to the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1981 Details |
Rome, Italy |  Cookstown |
1–1 (a.e.t.) 5–2 (p.s.) |
 Eur |
 Arminen |
2–1 |  Warta Poznań | ||
| 1982 Details |
Cardiff, Wales |  Rock Gunners |
 Amiens |
 Cardiff |
 Edinburgh | ||||
| 1983 Details |
Subotica, Yugoslavia | Eur |
2–0 | Banbridge |
 Suboticanka |
5–0 | Cardiff | ||
| 1984 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Racing Club de France |
Suboticanka |
Grange |
 Espoo | ||||
| 1985 Details |
Banbridge, Northern Ireland | Banbridge |
Amsicora |
 Ramaldense |
WAC | ||||
| 1986 Details |
Göteborg, Sweden | Edinburgh |
3–1 | Grammarians |
Racing Club de France |
4–0 |  Olten | ||
| 1987 Details |
Swansea, Wales |  Southgate |
Banbridge |
Amiens |
Olten | ||||
| 1988 Details |
Helsinki, Finland | Amiens |
Arminen |
Whitchurch |
Grammarians | ||||
| 1989 Details |
Lisburn, Northern Ireland |  Léopold |
Lisnagarvey |
Grammarians |
Amsicora | ||||
Source[2]
1990–1993 edit
From 1990 until 1993 the tournament was held twice a year and only the winner's countries were promoted to the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1990 Details |
Amiens, France |  Osternienburg |
Amiens |
Grammarians |
Olten | ||||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | Lech Poznań |
Amsicora |
Menzieshill |
WAC | |||||
| 1991 Details |
Olten, Switzerland | Racing Club de France |
Grammarians |
Amsicora |
Olten | ||||
| Glasgow, Scotland | Lisnagarvey |
Kelburne |
Zorka Subotica |
HC Wien | |||||
| 1992 Details |
Gibraltar | Kelburne |
Grammarians |
Cardiff |
Espoo | ||||
| Prague, Czechoslovakia | HC Wien |
 Slavia Praha |
Pocztowiec Poznań |
Zorka Subotica | |||||
| 1993 Details |
Havant, England | Havant |
Grunwald Poznań |
 Minsk |
 Stockholm | ||||
| Prague, Czech Republic |  Dinamo Stroitel |
Amsicora |
Avoca |
Slavia Praha | |||||
Source[3]
1994–2002 edit
Because of the introduction of the EuroHockey Club Challenge, the tournament went back to the old format from 1994 until 2002.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1994 Details |
Milan, Italy | Cernusco |
Grunwald Poznań |
Minsk |
HC Wien | ||||
| 1995 Details |
Glasgow, Scotland | Racing Club de France |
Minsk |
Kelburne |
Grammarians | ||||
| 1996 Details |
Prague, Czech Republic | Samara |
Grammarians |
Teddington |
Pembroke Wanderers | ||||
| 1997 Details |
Cagliari, Italy | Instonians |
2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p.s.) |
Amsicora |
Cannock |
4–2 | White Star | ||
| 1998 Details |
Brasschaat, Belgium | Reading |
5–2 | Dragons |
Samara |
2–1 | Eagles | ||
| 1999 Details |
Milan, Italy | Cernusco |
2–1 | Eagles |
Western Wildcats |
3–1 | Instonians | ||
| 2000 Details |
Belfast, Northern Ireland | Western Wildcats |
5–3 | Instonians |
Olten |
3–2 | Dragons | ||
| 2001 Details |
Antwerp, Belgium | Dragons |
3–1 | Stroitel Brest |
Rotweiss Wettingen |
7–5 | Slavia Praha | ||
| 2002 Details |
Wettingen, Switzerland | Lille |
3–1 | Pembroke Wanderers |
Dinamo Stroitel |
4–2 | Rotweiss Wettingen | ||
Source[4]
2003–2007 edit
From 2003 until 2007 there was no final but instead, there were two promotion play-offs and the winners were ranked joint first and the winner's countries were promoted. The final ranking was decided based on their record in the pools.[5]
| Year | Host | Promotion play-off winners | Promotion play-off losers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | ||||
| 2003 Details |
Rome, Italy | Rotweiss Wettingen |
AHTC Wien |
Roma |
Dinamo Stroitel | ||
| 2004 Details |
Prague, Czech Republic | Slavia Praha |
Western Wildcats |
 Kolos Vinnitsa |
Lille | ||
| 2005 Details |
Brest, Belarus | Pocztowiec Poznań |
Stroitel Brest |
Montrouge |
WAC | ||
| 2006 Details |
Wettingen, Switzerland | Stade Français |
Kelburne |
Rotweiss Wettingen |
Lisnagarvey | ||
| 2007 Details |
Prague, Czech Republic | Dinamo Kazan |
Pembroke Wanderers |
Rotweiss Wettingen |
Cardiff | ||
Source[6]
2008–2019 edit
In 2008 the tournament went back to its old format with a final but instead of two promotion places, the clubs scored points for their national association in the EHF 3-year rating, which sets the number of clubs in a nation for the European Cup competitions. Qualifying for the trophy were the runners-up of the countries in positions 9 to 12 and the champions of the countries in positions 13 to 16 in the EHF 3-year rating.
Source[7]
2020–present edit
In 2020, the EuroHockey Club Trophy was renamed to EuroHockey Club Trophy I.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2020 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] | Cancelled | 8 | |||||||
| 2021 Details |
Montrouge |
5–0 | Post SV |
Rotweiss Wettingen |
2–2 (4–3 s.o.) |
Stroitel Brest |
6 | ||||
| 2022 Details |
Paris, France | Montrouge |
2–1 | Rotweiss Wettingen |
Lousada |
2–1 | Bohemians Prague |
4 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Cardiff & Met |
4–2 | OKS Vinnitsa |
Grange |
5–4 | Grasshoppers |
8 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Lousada, Portugal | Lisnagarvey |
4–2 | Cardiff & Met |
Arminen |
3–3 (3–1 s.o.) |
Grange |
8 | |||
Records and statistics edit
Performance by club edit
| Rank | Club | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff & Met[c] | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Racing Club de France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Rotweiss Wettingen | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Montrouge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Lisnagarvey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Politechnika Poznanska[a] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Cernusco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Kelburne | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Stroitel Brest | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Banbridge | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Amiens | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Pembroke Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Slavia Prague | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15 | Grange | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 |  Dinamo Elektrostal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Western Wildcats | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18 |  AHTC Wien | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Dragons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21–57 | Remaining | 17 | 21 | 27 | 65 |
| Totals (57 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
Performances by nation edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Ireland (IRL) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Scotland (SCO) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Wales (WAL) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  England (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Gibraltar (GIB) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
Notes edit
- ^ Includes results representing Pocztowiec Poznań until 2012
- ^ Includes results representing Olympia Kolos Sekvoia, Kolos Vinnitsa and OKS-SHVSM
- ^ Includes results representing Cardiff until 2008 and Cardiff & UWIC until 2013
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2018 EHF Announces Changes to EuroHockey Club Events". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Competition Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Competition Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. pp. 45–46. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Competition Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Outdoor Clubs – promotion and relegation explained". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Competition Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. p. 47. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Competition Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "EHF cancels all EuroHockey Club Trophy and Challenge events, 2020". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.