2022–23 Men's Euro Hockey League

The 2022–23 Men's Euro Hockey League was the 16th season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's men's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation.

2022–23 Men's Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countriesGermany
Netherlands
Dates29 September 2022 – 10 April 2023
Teams20 (from 11 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlands Bloemendaal (6th title)
Runner-upGermany Rot-Weiss Köln
Third placeBelgium Racing
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored152 (5.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)Alexander Hendrickx (Pinoké) (10 goals)
2022 (previous) (next) 2023–24

The first round was held from 30 September to 2 October 2022 and the Final8 took place from 6 to 10 April 2023.[1]

Bloemendaal were the defending champions, having won a record fifth title in the previous edition.[2] They defended their title after defeating Rot-Weiss Köln 1–0 in the final.[3]

Association team allocation edit

Location of teams of the 2022–23 Euro Hockey League
Location of Benelux teams in 2022–23 Euro Hockey League

A total of 20 teams from 11 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2022–23 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 2022–23 Euro Hockey League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2021–22 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2021–22.[4]

Association ranking for the 2022–23 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
Qualified teams for 2022–23 Euro Hockey League
Entry round Teams
Quarter-finals   Bloemendaal (1st)   Rot-Weiss Köln (1st)
  Atlètic Terrassa (1st)   Racing (1st)
Preliminary round   Pinoké (2nd)   Amsterdam (3rd)
  Hamburger Polo Club (2nd)   Harvestehuder THC (3rd)
  Real Club de Polo (2nd)   Club Egara (3rd)
  Gantoise (2nd)   Old Georgians (1st)
  Wimbledon (2nd)   Montrouge (1st)
  Lille (2nd)   Arminen (1st)
  Western Wildcats (1st)   Rotweiss Wettingen (1st)
  Lisnagarvey (1st)   Slavia Prague (1st)

Preliminary round edit

The preliminary round was hosted by Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg, Germany from 29 September to 2 October 2022. The draw took place on 18 July 2022.[5][6] The winners of the second round advanced to the quarter-finals during Easter 2023.

Bracket edit

 
First roundSecond round
 
      
 
29 September
 
 
  Lille1
 
30 September
 
  Amsterdam6
 
  Amsterdam1 (2)
 
29 September
 
  Gantoise (s.o.)1 (4)
 
  Rotweiss Wettingen0
 
 
  Gantoise7
 
 
29 September
 
 
  Montrouge0
 
30 September
 
  Lisnagarvey4
 
  Lisnagarvey1
 
29 September
 
  Hamburger Polo Club7
 
  Wimbledon0
 
 
  Hamburger Polo Club4
 
 
1 October
 
 
  Pinoké16
 
2 October
 
  Slavia Prague0
 
  Pinoké3
 
1 October
 
  Old Georgians1
 
  Arminen0
 
 
  Old Georgians4
 
 
1 October
 
 
  Real Club de Polo5
 
2 October
 
  Club Egara2
 
  Real Club de Polo0
 
1 October
 
  Harvestehuder THC3
 
  Western Wildcats1
 
 
  Harvestehuder THC9
 

First round edit

29 September 2022
12:15
Lille   1–6   Amsterdam
Bonomi   53' Report Burkhardt   3'44'
Pruyser   14'
Rupinder   27'50'
Dawson   53'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

29 September 2022
14:30
Rotweiss Wettingen   0–7   Gantoise
Report Duvekot   13'16'34'
Molenaer   35'
Madeley   44'
Murray   52'
T. Clément   55'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaer (FRA)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

29 September 2022
16:45
Montrouge   0–4   Lisnagarvey
Report Corry   4'
T. Chambers   7'
Williamson   11'
Nelson   44'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

29 September 2022
19:00
Wimbledon   0–4   Hamburger Polo Club
Report Staib   5'35'
Smith   17'
Russell   49'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

1 October 2022
10:30
Arminen   0–4   Old Georgians
Report J. Carson   6'
Ward   37'45'
Proctor   43'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

1 October 2022
12:45
Pinoké   16–0   Slavia Prague
Hendrickx   1'15'29'38'53'
Landbrug   2'27'
Bukkens   3'24'41'42'
Sutorius   10'
Van der Valk   23'
Dockier   45'
Aardenburg   52'
Schoenaker   55'
Report
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Tim Meissner (GER)

1 October 2022
15:00
Real Club de Polo   5–2   Club Egara
Miralles   2'36'
Terradas   28'
Ruiz   54'
Fortuño   60'
Report X. Gispert   28'
Aguilar   38'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

1 October 2022
17:15
Western Wildcats   1–9   Harvestehuder THC
F. Moran   42' Report Frey   9'60'
Glander   10'24'42'
Körper   18'33'47'56'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

Ranking matches edit

30 September 2022
12:15
Lille   2–2   Rotweiss Wettingen
Lockwood   11'29' Report Winkler   18'59'
Penalties
Lockwood  
Ponthieu  
Paz  
3–0   Y. Morard
  Kirschbaum
  Flück
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

30 September 2022
16:45
Montrouge   3–5   Wimbledon
Mazurier   29'
Montecot   30'
Poupee   37'
Report Darlington   12'
Hooper   35'
Francis   39'
Horler   41'
Condon   46'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Benjamin Messerli (BEL)

2 October 2022
09:45
Slavia Prague   2–4   Arminen
Bodnár   43'
Brzák   47'
Report Uher   15+'32'
A. Bele   17'
Campe   44'
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

2 October 2022
14:15
Club Egara   3–1   Western Wildcats
Aguilar   33'
Mercadé   50'
Amat   59'
Report Mackenzie   47'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

Second round edit

30 September 2022
14:30
Amsterdam   1–1   Gantoise
Pruyser   36' Report Duvekot   42'
Penalties
Middendorp  
Pruyser  
Verga  
Burkhardt  
2–4   Murray
  Kina
  Murray
  Duvekot
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

30 September 2022
19:00
Lisnagarvey   1–7   Hamburger Polo Club
Kidd   32' Report Russell   2'9'35'49'
Inglis   53'
Bartels   53'
Staib   59'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

2 October 2022
12:00
Pinoké   3–1   Old Georgians
Landbrug   26'
Dockier   37'
Bukkens   56'
Report Morton   59'
Umpires:
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Tim Meissner (GER)

2 October 2022
16:30
Real Club de Polo   0–3   Harvestehuder THC
Report Hasbach   28'
Frey   29'
Glander   43'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

Final8 edit

The Final8 was hosted by Pinoké at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 6 to 10 April 2023 alongside the women's tournament.[7] The draw was held on 14 December 2022.[8]

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April
 
 
  Bloemendaal7
 
8 April
 
  Harvestehuder THC2
 
  Bloemendaal4
 
6 April
 
  Racing1
 
  Pinoké2
 
10 April
 
  Racing3
 
  Bloemendaal 1
 
7 April
 
  Rot-Weiss Köln0
 
  Atlètic Terrassa (s.o.)2 (3)
 
9 April
 
  Gantoise2 (2)
 
  Atlètic Terrassa3 (3)
 
7 April
 
  Rot-Weiss Köln (s.o.)3 (4) Third place
 
  Hamburger Polo Club4 (0)
 
10 April
 
  Rot-Weiss Köln (s.o.)4 (3)
 
  Racing3
 
 
  Atlètic Terrassa0
 

Quarter-finals edit

6 April 2023
17:00
Bloemendaal   7–2   Harvestehuder THC
T. Brinkman   2'42'
Swaen   34'53'
Van der Veen   37'
Beins   47'
Hiebendaal   59'
Report Glander   11'
Körper   57'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

6 April 2023
19:15
Pinoké   2–3   Racing
Landbrug   6'
Hendrickx   25'
Report Malherbe   11'17'
Cosyns   49'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Tim Meissner (GER)

7 April 2023
09:30
Hamburger Polo Club   4–4   Rot-Weiss Köln
Russell   6'17'
Silanoglu   34'
Staib   36'
Report Pelzner   15'
Prinz   45'
M. Grambusch   52'
Van der Weerden   58'
Penalties
Inglis  
Woods  
Smith  
0–3   Große
  Trompertz
  Mazkour
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

7 April 2023
18:00
Atlètic Terrassa   2–2   Gantoise
Tarres   14'
Cabré-Verdiell   57'
Report M. Deplus   17'
Hellin   52'
Penalties
Malgosa  
Pe. Cunill  
Bonastre  
Figa  
Cabré-Verdiell  
3–2   Kina
  Masson
  Murray
  Duvekot
  T. Deplus
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

Ranking matches edit

8 April 2023
11:30
Harvestehuder THC   4–5   Pinoké
Körper   18'56'
Losonci   19'
Ntuli   36'
Report Hendrickx   14'30'44'58'
Aardenburg   39'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

9 April 2023
16:00
Gantoise   2–2   Hamburger Polo Club
T. Clément   15'
Hellin   46'
Report Russell   3'
Smith   9'
Penalties
T. Clément  
Tynevez  
Esquelin  
M. Deplus  
3–1   Staib
  Inglis
  Thörnblom
  Mink
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

Semi-finals edit

8 April 2023
13:45
Bloemendaal   4–1   Racing
Swaen   19'
Bovendeert   35'
J. Brinkman   54'
Wortelboer   60'
Report Cayphas   50'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Tim Meissner (GER)

9 April 2023
13:45
Atlètic Terrassa   3–3   Rot-Weiss Köln
Pe. Cunill   20'52'
Castello   53'
Report Rühr   22'
Seitz   25'
Mazkour   30'
Penalties
Malgosa  
Pe. Cunill  
Cabré-Verdiell  
Bonastre  
Salles  
3–4   Große
  Trompertz
  Mazkour
  Prinz
  M. Grambusch
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

Third and fourth place edit

10 April 2023
11:30
Racing   3–0   Atlètic Terrassa
Cosyns   30'32'47' Report
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

Final edit

10 April 2023
16:15
Bloemendaal   1–0   Rot-Weiss Köln
Beins   21' Report
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

Top goalscorers edit

Rank[9] Player Team FG PC PS Goals
1   Alexander Hendrickx   Pinoké 0 8 2 10
2   Kane Russell   Hamburger Polo Club 0 6 2 8
3   Michael Körper   Harvestehuder THC 4 3 0 7
4   Miles Bukkens   Pinoké 5 0 0 5
  Paul Glander   Harvestehuder THC 1 4 0
6   Roman Duvekot   Gantoise 4 0 0 4
  Marlon Landbrug   Pinoké 4 0 0
  Constantin Staib   Hamburger Polo Club 4 0 0
  Tanguy Cosyns   Racing 0 4 0
10   Moritz Frey   Harvestehuder THC 3 0 0 3
  Tim Swaen   Bloemendaal 0 3 0

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Belarusian and Russian clubs were excluded from participation due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "EHL Ranking Tables and 2022/23 allocations confirmed".
  2. ^ Weber, Natasja (18 April 2022). "Er staat geen maat op de hockeyers van Bloemendaal: winst in EHL". volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Outdoor Clubs Ranking Points Men" (PDF).
  5. ^ "EHL Men's KO16 draw confirmed with Hamburg to host". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Pinoké in Euro Hockey League tegen Slavia Praag". rtlnieuws.nl (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Pinoké to host next easter's FINAL8". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ^ Thys, Werner (14 December 2022). "Gantoise-teams krijgen Spaanse opponenten in de kwartfinale van de Euro Hockey League in Amstelveen". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Individual Statistics - Goal Scorers".

External links edit