2017–18 CERH Women's European League

The 2017–18 CERH Women's European Cup is the 12th season of Europe's premier female club roller hockey competition organized by CERH.

2017–18 CERH Women's European Cup
Tournament details
Teams15 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Gijón (5th title)
Runners-upPortugal Benfica

Format edit

 
 
Voltregà
 
Bigues
 
Plegamans
 
Gijón
 
Iserlohn
 
Calenberg
 
Düsseldorf
 
Coutras
 
Noisy le Grand
 
Mérignac
 
Benfica
 
Stuart
 
Vordemwald
 
Uttigen
 
Molfetta
Location of teams of the 2017–18 Women's European League.

Fourteen teams joined the first round while title holders Voltregà got a wildcard for the quarterfinals.[1]

Teams edit

Fifteen teams from six federations joined the competition. The participants were confirmed on 19 September 2017.[1]

Participating teams
  Gijón (1st)   Noisy le Grand (2nd)   Benfica (1st)
  VoltregàTH (2nd)   Mérignac (3rd)   Stuart (2nd)
  Palau de Plegamans (3rd)   Iserlohn (1st)   Vordemwald (1st)
  Bigues i Riells (4th)   Bison Calenberg (2nd)   Uttigen (2nd)
  Coutras (1st)   Düsseldorf-Nord (3rd)   Estrelas Molfetta (1st)

Results edit

The draw was held at CERH headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal, on 23 September 2017.[2]

 
Preliminary roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  Palau de Plegamans123
 
 
 
  Benfica (p)03 3
 
  Benfica151025
 
 
 
  Estrelas Molfetta22 4
 
  Estrelas Molfetta437
 
 
 
  Vordemwald14 5
 
  Benfica5
 
 
  Voltregà4
 
 
 
 
 
  Voltregà437
 
 
 
  Iserlohn42 6
 
  Uttigen000
 
 
 
  Iserlohn1412 26
 
  Benfica3
 
 
 
  Gijón4
 
  Düsseldorf-Nord011
 
 
 
  Noisy le Grand95 14
 
  Noisy le Grand 235
 
 
 
  Stuart73 10
 
  Stuart101020
 
 
 
  Bison Calenberg12 3
 
  Stuart4
 
 
 
  Gijón7
 
  Mérignac415
 
 
 
  Gijón1011 21
 
  Gijón 7613
 
 
 
  Bigues i Riells12 3
 
  Coutras011
 
 
  Bigues i Riells54 9
 

Preliminary round edit

The first leg was played on 11 November and the second leg on 2 December 2017.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Coutras   1–9   Bigues i Riells 0–5 1–4
Palau de Plegamans   3–3 (1–2 p)   Benfica 1–0 2–3
Uttigen   0–26   Iserlohn 0–14 0–12
Stuart   20–3   Bison Calenberg 10–1 10–2
Estrelas Molfetta   7–5   Vordemwald 4–1 3–4
Mérignac   5–21   Gijón 4–10 1–11
Düsseldorf-Nord   1–14   Noisy le Grand 0–9 1–5

Quarterfinals edit

The quarterfinals will be played on 20 January and 17 February 2018.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Voltregà   7–6   Iserlohn 4–4 3–2
Gijón   13–3   Bigues i Riells 7–1 6–2
Noisy le Grand   5–10   Stuart 2–7 3–3
Benfica   25–4   Estrelas Molfetta 15–2 10–2

Final Four edit

The Final Four was hosted in Lisbon, Portugal.

Semifinals edit

Benfica  5–4  Voltregà
Rita Lopes   11'
Rute Lopes   38'
Macarena Astorga   41', 47'
Marlene Teixeira   46'
Report Berta Tarrida   7', 12', 35'
Adriana Gutiérrez   21'
Referee: Joseph Silecchia (ITA), Claudio Ferraro (ITA)

Stuart  4–7  Gijón
Ana Ferreira   22', 24'
Tânia Rodrigues   38', 42'
Report Sara Roces   21'
María Diez   25'
Sara González   26'
Marta González   26', 43' (d.f.)
Julieta Fernández   36', 43'
Referee: Pascal Hanras (FRA), Stéphane Rizzoti (FRA)

Final edit

Benfica  3–4  Gijón
Marlene Teixeira   6' (d.f.), 35'
Rute Lopes   28'
Report Julieta Fernández   2'
María Díez   10'
Marta González   29', 37'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Massimiliano Carmazzi (ITA), Filippo Fronte (ITA)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Official Teams Registered to European Competitions". CERS Rink Hockey. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Official Fixture Female League Cup 2017-18". CERS Rink Hockey. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Female League Cup 2017-18 – Preliminary round". CERS Rink Hockey. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  4. ^ "Female League Cup 2017-18 – Quarterfinals". CERS Rink Hockey. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-13.

External links edit