2019–20 Euro Hockey League

The 2019–20 Euro Hockey League was the 13th season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation. The Knockout 16 was held in Barcelona in October 2019 and the Final 8 was originally scheduled to be held in Amstelveen in April 2020.[1]

2019–20 Euro Hckey League
Tournament details
Dates4 October 2019 – 13 April 2020
Teams20 (from 11 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored91 (5.69 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alan Forsyth (5 goals)
← 2018–19 (previous) (next) 2021 →

Waterloo Ducks were the defending champions[2] but they failed to qualify for this year's edition.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe the Final 8 was put on hold.[3] On 12 May 2020, it was announced that the Final 8 was postponed to October 2020.[4] The Final 8 was officially cancelled on 14 August 2020.[5]

Association team allocation
Location of teams in 2019–20 Euro Hockey League
Location of Benelux teams in 2019–20 Euro Hockey League

A total of 20 teams from 11 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[6]

  • Associations 1–3 each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 4–6 each have two teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–11 each have one team qualify.

Association ranking

For the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2019 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in the Euro Hockey League and the EuroHockey Club Trophy from 2016–17 to 2018–19.

Association ranking for 2019–20 Euro Hockey League[7]
Rank Change Association Points Teams
1 1 Germany40.8333
2 1 Belgium38.583
3 2 Netherlands38.500
4  Spain29.9172
5 1 England22.625
6 1 France20.875
7 Russia19.0001
8 Scotland18.375
9 Ireland16.500
10 2 Belarus15.875
11  Austria14.375
12 2 Wales11.0000
13 3 Poland10.625
14 1  Switzerland9.625
15  Ukraine7.750
16  Portugal3.000
17  Czech Republic2.500
18 2 Italy2.375

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (RS: Regular season winners).[1]

Final 8
Uhlenhorst Mülheim (1st) Bloemendaal (1st)
Léopold (1st) Club Egara (1st)
Knockout 16
Mannheimer HC (2nd) Surbiton (RS)
Rot-Weiss Köln (3rd) Saint Germain (1st)
Beerschot (2nd) Montrouge (2nd)
Herakles (3rd) Dinamo Kazan (1st)
Kampong (2nd) Grange (1st)
HGC (3rd) Three Rock Rovers (1st)
Real Club de Polo (RS) Minsk (1st)
Hampstead & Westminster (1st) Arminen (1st)

Format changes

For the 2019–20 season the EHL moved to a new format with the removal of the round-robin tournament in round one.[6] Instead, a knock-out format will be used from the start of the tournament.[6] Round one was replaced by the knockout 16 with four sides advancing to the quarter-finals, or Final 8 as it's called, on Easter.[6] The Final 8 will consist of the champions from the top four nations on the EHL rankings table alongside the four sides that qualified from the knockout 16.[6] This means that instead of a total of 24 teams from 12 associations there were be 20 teams from 11 associations.[6]

Knockout 16

The Knockout 16 was held at the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona, Spain from 4 to 6 October 2019. The draw took place on 18 July 2019. The four winners from the knockout 8 advance to the Final 8 in April 2020.

Bracket
 
Knockout 16Knockout 8
 
      
 
4 October
 
 
 Mannheimer HC6
 
6 October
 
 Montrouge0
 
 Mannheimer HC2
 
4 October
 
 Hampstead1
 
 HGC1
 
 
 Hampstead2
 
 
4 October
 
 
 Dinamo Kazan4
 
6 October
 
 Saint Germain2
 
 Dinamo Kazan1
 
4 October
 
 Surbiton4
 
 Surbiton5
 
 
 Real Club de Polo2
 
 
5 October
 
 
 Grange0
 
6 October
 
 Three Rock Rovers5
 
 Three Rock Rovers2
 
5 October
 
 Rot-Weiss Köln4
 
 Rot-Weiss Köln3
 
 
 Beerschot1
 
 
5 October
 
 
 Kampong8
 
6 October
 
 Minsk1
 
 Kampong6
 
5 October
 
 Herakles0
 
 Herakles10
 
 
 Arminen0
 

Knockout 16
4 October 2019
11:5
Mannheimer HC 6–0 Montrouge
Peillat  11', 35'
Weigand  17', 49'
Vila  26'
Schües  40'		 Report
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Michiel Otten (NED)
4 October 2019
13:30
HGC 1–2 Hampstead & Westminster
Van Ass  56' Report Guise-Brown  12'
Smith  40'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Mikhail Golovanov (RUS)
4 October 2019
15:45
Dinamo Kazan 4–2 Saint Germain
Gilev  9'
Kornilov  16', 49'
Iankun  42'		 Report Jouin  57'
Goyet  58'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Vincenzo Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Luka Zupancic (AUT)
4 October 2019
18:00
Surbiton 5–2 Real Club de Polo
Forsyth  6', 33', 54'
Taylor  10', 47'		 Report Cabot  7'
Ruiz  34'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
5 October 2019
09:45
Grange 0–5 Three Rock Rovers
Report Hosking  9'
Grace  29'
B. Walker  37'
J. Walker  42'
Empey  53'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Andres Ortiz (ESP)
Ivona Makar (CRO)
5 October 2019
12:00
Rot-Weiss Köln 3–1 Beerschot
Gomoll  43'
Rühr  51', 59'		 Report De Sloover  49'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Michiel Otten (NED)
5 October 2019
14:15
Herakles 10–0 Arminen
Amorosini  6'
Keusters  8'
Arana  9', 20'
Hottlet  28'
De Kerpel  34'
Haig  40'
Van Stratum  42', 44'
Puglisi  53'		 Report
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Tim Meissner (GER)
5 October 2019
16:30
Kampong 8–1 Minsk
Janssen  1'
Pieters  2', 32'
Kellerman  6', 18', 48'
Kemperman  29'
Phijffer  60'		 Report Hancharou  60'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

Ranking matches
5 October 2019
11:45
Montrouge 0–3 HGC
Report Walmiki  24'
Harjeet  29'
Vis  59'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Vincenzo Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
5 October 2019
16:15
Saint Germain 1–5 Real Club de Polo
W.I. Jeammot  32' Report Llorens  6'
Borras  9'
A. Reyne  14'
Zaldua  19'
Alegre  26'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Mikhail Golovanov (RUS)
Luka Zupancic (AUT)
6 October 2019
11:45
Grange 1–7 Beerschot
Nairn  55' Report De Sloover  4', 39', 53'
Catlin  24'
Carson  26'
Perez  27'
Duvekot  60'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Luka Zupancic (AUT)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
6 October 2019
16:15
Minsk 1–3 Arminen
Luppa  60' Report Ph. Schmidt  19'
Klimon  21'
Eitenberger  30'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Mikhal Golovanov (RUS)
Vincenzo Antonio Ilgrance (ITA)

Knockout 8
6 October 2019
09:45
Mannheimer HC 2–1 Hampstead & Westminster
Knisel  15'
Peillat  47'		 Report Guise-Brown  39'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Andres Ortiz (ESP)
6 October 2019
12:00
Three Rock Rovers 2–4 Rot-Weiss Köln
B. Walker  31'
Canning  39'		 Report M. Grambusch  4'
Flekchaus  19'
T. Grambusch  37'
Rühr  59'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
6 October 2019
14:15
Kampong 6–0 Herakles
Janssen  1', 17'
Phijffer  16', 31'
Havenga  39'
Kellerman  45'		 Report
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
6 October 2019
16:30
Dinamo Kazan 1–4 Surbiton
Fattakhov  12' Report Royce  32'
Forsyth  40', 54'
Sorsby  42'
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Michiel Otten (NED)

Final 8

The Final 8 was originally scheduled to be held at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 9 to 13 April 2020.[8] The draw took place on 18 October 2019. On 12 May 2020, it was announced that the Final 8 was postponed to be held from 14 to 18 October 2020.[4] The Final 8 was officially cancelled on 14 August 2020.[5]

Statistics
As of 6 October 2019

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team FG PC PS Goals
1 Alan Forsyth Surbiton 3115
2 Bjorn Kellerman Kampong 4004
Arthur De Sloover Beerschot 040
4 Boet Phijffer Kampong 2103
Jip Janssen Kampong 030
Gonzalo Peillat Mannheimer HC 030
Christopher Rühr Rot-Weiss Köln 012
8 Diego Arana Herakles 2002
Anton Kornilov Dinamo Kazan 200
Terrance Pieters Kampong 200
Anthony Van Stratum Herakles 200
Justus Weigand Mannheimer HC 200
Matt Guise-Brown Hampstead 020
Luke Taylor Surbiton 020
Benjamin Walker Three Rock Rovers 020

See also

References
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  2. "Waterloo Ducks winnen Euro Hockey League na 4-0-winst tegen Köln". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "EHL Final8 Put on Hold". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. "Eindfase Euro Hockey League verplaatst naar oktober". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). NH (media company). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "Uitgestelde Euro Hockey League in Amstelveen alsnog afgelast". nos.nl (in Dutch). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. "Ehl Men Set for New Knock-out Format in 2019/20 Season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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  8. "Hockeystrijd om Europese clubtitels met Pasen in Amsterdam". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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