2011–12 Euro Hockey League

The 2011–12 Euro Hockey League was the fifth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the EHF. It was held at four different locations from October 2011 to May 2012.

2011–12 Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates7 October 2011 – 27 May 2012
Teams24
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions UHC Hamburg (3rd title)
Runner-up Amsterdam
Third place Dragons
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored224 (5.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mirco Pruyser
Roderick Weusthof (8 goals)
Best player Nicolas Jacobi
2010–11 (previous) (next) 2012–13

The final was played between Hamburg and Amsterdam at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Hamburg defeated Amsterdam 2–1 on penalty strokes (2–2 after extra time) to win a record third title. HGC were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for this season's edition.

Teams

Champions
Amsterdam Dragons Montrogue
Atlètic Terrassa Banbridge AHTC Wien
Beeston Grunwald Poznań Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
Club an der Alster Dinamo Kazan Rotweiss Wettingen
Runners-up Third placed
Bloemendaal Racing Bruxelles Rotterdam
Club de Campo Cookstown Real Club de Polo
East Grinstead Pomorzanin Torún Reading
Uhlenhorst Mülheim Dinamo Elektrostal UHC Hamburg

Round One

The 24 teams were drawn into eight pools of three. In each pool, teams played against each other once in a round-robin format. The pool winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Pools A, D, E, and F were played in Brasschaat, Belgium from 21 to 23 October 2011 and the other pools were played in Mülheim, Germany. 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 Amsterdam 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Reading 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3 Cookstown 2 2 0 0 1 15 14 10
Source:
21 October 2011
Reading 5–0 Cookstown
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

22 October 2011
Cookstown 1–10 Amsterdam
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

23 October 2011
Amsterdam 2–1 Reading
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uhlenhorst Mülheim (H) 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Atlètic Terrassa 2 1 0 1 5 6 1 6
3 AHTC Wien 2 0 0 2 3 6 3 2
Source:
(H) Host.
7 October 2011
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3–1 AHTC Wien
Waldstadion, Mülheim

8 October 2011
AHTC Wien 2–3 Atlètic Terrassa
Waldstadion, Mülheim

9 October 2011
Atlètic Terrassa 2–4 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Waldstadion, Mülheim

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Beeston 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Real Club de Polo 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 Pomorzanin Torún 2 0 0 2 0 7 7 1
Source:
7 October 2011
Beeston 5–0 Pomorzanin Torún
Waldstadion, Mülheim

8 October 2011
Pomorzanin Torún 0–2 Real Club de Polo
Waldstadion, Mülheim

9 October 2011
Real Club de Polo 1–3 Beeston
Waldstadion, Mülheim

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Club an der Alster 2 1 1 0 7 6 +1 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Club de Campo 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3 Racing Bruxelles 2 0 1 1 5 9 4 2
Source:
21 October 2011
Racing Bruxelles 5–5 Club an der Alster
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

22 October 2011
Club an der Alster 2–1 Club de Campo
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

23 October 2011
Club de Campo 4–0 Racing Bruxelles
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dragons (H) 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Rotterdam 2 1 0 1 15 6 +9 6
3 Rotweiss Wettingen 2 0 0 2 1 18 17 0
Source:
(H) Host.
21 October 2011
Rotterdam 11–1 Rotweiss Wettingen
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

22 October 2011
Rotweiss Wettingen 0–7 Dragons
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

23 October 2011
Dragons 5–4 Rotterdam
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UHC Hamburg 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Montrogue 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 6
3 Banbridge 2 0 0 2 6 9 3 2
Source:
21 October 2011
Banbridge 2–4 Montrogue
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

22 October 2011
Montrogue 0–2 UHC Hamburg
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

23 October 2011
UHC Hamburg 5–3 Banbridge
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Grinstead 2 2 0 0 9 5 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Dinamo Elektrostal 2 1 0 1 8 10 2 5
3 Grunwald Poznań 2 0 0 2 6 8 2 2
Source:
7 October 2011
Grunwald Poznań 4–5 Dinamo Elektrostal
Waldstadion, Mülheim

8 October 2011
Dinamo Elektrostal 3–6 East Grinstead
Waldstadion, Mülheim

9 October 2011
East Grinstead 3–2 Grunwald Poznań
Waldstadion, Mülheim

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bloemendaal 2 2 0 0 13 1 +12 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Dinamo Kazan 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 6
3 Olympia Kolos Sekvoia 2 0 0 2 1 12 11 1
Source:
7 October 2011
Dinamo Kazan 2–1 Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
Waldstadion, Mülheim

8 October 2011
Olympia Kolos Sekvoia 0–10 Bloemendaal
Waldstadion, Mülheim

7 October 2011
Bloemendaal 3–1 Dinamo Kazan
Waldstadion, Mülheim

Knockout stage

The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 6 to 9 April 2012 and the semi-finals, bronze medal match and the final were played in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 26 to 27 May 2012. If the score remained tied, the match went to extra time with the silver goal rule being enforced. Matches that remained tied at the end of extra time were settled by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
6 April
 
 
Beeston2
 
8 April
 
Club de Campo1
 
Beeston1
 
6 April
 
UHC Hamburg7
 
UHC Hamburg3
 
26 May
 
Real Club de Polo0
 
UHC Hamburg (s.o.)2 (2)
 
7 April
 
Dragons2 (1)
 
Dragons2
 
9 April
 
Dinamo Elektrostal0
 
Dragons (a.e.t.)3
 
7 April
 
Reading1
 
Club an der Alster1
 
27 May
 
Reading3
 
UHC Hamburg (s.o.)2 (2)
 
6 April
 
Amsterdam2 (1)
 
Amsterdam6
 
8 April
 
Dinamo Kazan0
 
Amsterdam3
 
6 April
 
Bloemendaal2
 
Bloemendaal4
 
26 May
 
Atlètic Terrassa3
 
Amsterdam3
 
7 April
 
Rotterdam0 Bronze medal match
 
East Grinstead8
 
9 April27 May
 
Montrogue0
 
East Grinstead1 Dragons (a.e.t.)4
 
7 April
 
Rotterdam3 Rotterdam3
 
Rotterdam (s.o.)6 (3)
 
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim6 (2)
 

Round of 16

6 April 2012
09:30
Beeston 2–1 Club de Campo
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL
Geoff Conn (IRL)

6 April 2012
12:00
UHC Hamburg 3–0 Real Club de Polo
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

6 April 2012
14:30
Amsterdam 6–0 Dinamo Kazan
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

6 April 2012
17:00
Bloemendaal 4–3 Atlètic Terrassa
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

7 April 2012
09:30
East Grinstead 8–0 Montrogue
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Geoff Con (IRL)

7 April 2012
12:00
Dragons 2–0 Dinamo Elektrostal
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Diego Estebanez (ESP)

7 April 2012
14:30
Rotterdam 4–4 (a.e.t.) Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Penalties
5–4
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

7 April 2012
1–3
Club an der Alster 1–3 Reading
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Fransico Vazquez (ESP)

Quarter-finals

8 April 2012
12:00
Beeston 1–7 UHC Hamburg
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Diego Estebanez (ESP)

8 April 2012
14:30
Amsterdam 3–2 Bloemendaal
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Christian Blasch (GER)

9 April 2012
12:00
Dragons 3–1 (a.e.t.) Reading
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Jonas van 't Hek (NED
Geoff Conn (IRL)

9 April 2012
14:30
East Grinstead 1–3 Rotterdam
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Semi-finals

26 May 2012
12:00
UHC Hamburg 2–2 (a.e.t.) Dragons
Penalties
2–1
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Clin Hutchinson (IRL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

26 May 2012
14:30
Amsterdam 3–0 Rotterdam
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Bronze medal match

27 May 2012
12:00
Dragons 4–3 (a.e.t.) Rotterdam
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

Final

27 May 2012
14:30
UHC Hamburg 2–2 (a.e.t.) Amsterdam
Penalties
2–1
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
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