Seventh season of the Euro Hockey League
2013–14 Euro Hockey League![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Euro_Hockey_League_Logo.png/220px-Euro_Hockey_League_Logo.png) |
Tournament details |
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Dates | 11 October 2013 (2013-10-11)–21 April 2014 (2014-04-21)--> |
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Teams | 24 |
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Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Harvestehude (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Oranje Zwart |
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Third place | Dragons |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 40 |
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The 2013–14 Euro Hockey League was the seventh season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation. The group phase was held in Barcelona, Spain, and Lille, France, in October 2013 and the knockout stage was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands in April 2014.
The final was played between Harvestehude and Oranje Zwart at Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Harvestehude defeated the hosts Oranje Zwart 3–1 in a shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. Bloemendaal were the defending champions but they did not qualify for this season's edition. Dragons took the bronze medal.
Association team allocation
A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2013–14 Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
- Associations 1–4 each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 5–8 each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 9–12 each have one team qualify.
EHL Rankings
Teams
Group phase
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 D, E, F, and G were played in Barcelona, Spain, from 11 to 13 October 2013 and the other pools were played in Lille, France, from 25 to 27 October 2013. If a game was won, the winning team received five points. A draw resulted in both teams receiving two points. A loss gave the losing team one point unless the losing team lost by three or more goals, then they received zero points.
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Rotterdam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Lille (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
Source: EHF
(H) Hosts
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) | |
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Warren McCully (IRL) | |
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) | |
Pool B
Source: EHF
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Warren McCully (IRL) Andres Ortiz (ESP) | |
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Vincent Clause (BEL) | |
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Vincent Clause (BEL) | |
Pool C
Source: EHF
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Benjamin Mauss (FRA) | |
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Benjamin Mauss (FRA) | |
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Warren McCully (IRL) | |
Pool D
Source: EHF
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Thomas Lingg (SUI) Michiel Otten (NED) | |
Harvestehuder THC | 9–1 | Cardiff & Met | Joh. Björkman 5', 70' Körper 18' Borchard 21' Fuhrmann 43' Spooner 51' Linsmeier 53' Feller 57' Pongs 66' | Report | Tomos 30' | Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Georgios Makris (GRE) | |
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL) | |
Pool E
Source: EHF
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Georgios Makris (GRE) | |
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL) Moritz Meissner (GER) | |
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Michiel Otten (NED) | |
Pool F
Source: EHF
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Moritz Meissner (GER) | |
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Paul Walker (ENG) | |
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Vicenzo Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Thomas Lingg (SUI) | |
Pool G
Source: EHF
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL) Paul Walker (ENG) | |
Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Vicenzo Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) | |
Grunwald Poznań | 4–1 | Kelburne | Mikula 8', 57', 64' Dutkiewicz 65' | Report | J. Christie 51' | Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Moritz Meissner (GER) Paul Walker (ENG) | |
Pool H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Racing Club de Bruxelles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Saint Germain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
3 | Dinamo Elektrostal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
Source: EHF
Saint Germain | 3–3 | Dinamo Elektrostal | Deront 17' P. L. Verrier 34' C. Verrier 68' | Report | A. Kuraev 6' Platonov 48' Azarov 56' | Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Vincent Clause (BEL) | |
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT) | |
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT) | |
Knockout stage
The knockout stage was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 16 to 21 April 2014.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Sebastien Duterme (BEL) | |
Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Christian Blasch (GER) | |
Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB) Paco Vasques (ESP) | |
Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Hamish Jamson (ENG) | |
Semi-finals
Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL) | |
Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Martin Madden (SCO) | |
Third place
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Paco Vazquez (ESP) | |
Final
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Nathan Stagno (GIB) | |
- Notes
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Oranje Zwart goalkeeper fouled
Tobias Hauke during shoot-out. Referee awarded penalty stroke which was converted by Paul Pongs.
References
External links
- Official Website (English)
- YouTube Channel for EHL
- European Hockey Federation