2009–10 Euro Hockey League

ABN AMRO Euro Hockey League 2009–10
Tournament Details
Dates 23 October 2009 23 May 2010
Administrator(s) European Hockey Federation
Tournament Format(s) Round-robin and Knock-out
Host(s)  Spain
 France
 Netherlands
Venue(s) Barcelona
Paris
Amstelveen
Teams 24
Final Positions
Champions Germany Uhlenhorster (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands HC Rotterdam
Third Place Netherlands Amsterdam H&BC
Tournament Summary
Matches played 40
Goals scored 221 (5.53 per match)
Player of the tournament Germany Moritz Fuerste
2008-09

The Euro Hockey League 2009/2010 was the third season of the Euro Hockey League, which is the most important club tournament in European field hockey. The competition is organised jointly by the European Hockey Federation and Dutch Media and Marketing agency Pro Sport, with Dutch Bank ABN AMRO being the presenting sponsor of the tournament. The competition witnessed five rounds taking place at four locations, with Rounds 1.1 and 1.2 (Pool Stages) taking place at Real Club de Polo de Barcelona and St Germain, (Paris). HC Rotterdam in the Netherlands hosted Rounds 2 & 3 (KO16 / KO8) of the competition, which are in the "Knock Out" format. The Semi Finals and Finals were also played in the Netherlands, with Amsterdam H&BC's Wagener Stadium being the venue. UHC Hamburg of Germany were the winners of the 2009 / 2010 competition. It was their second success in the tournament following winning the trophy in 2007 / 2008 and a second-place finish in 2008 / 2009.

Round 1 (Group Stages)

Round 1 - the group stages of the tournament - took place at two locations, with Real Club de Polo de Barcelona (Spain) and St Germain HC (Paris, France) each hosting four pools of three teams. The teams needed to finish in the top two places in their respective Pools to qualify for the first of the knock-out rounds, known as KO16. Five points were awarded for a win, with a draw earning two points and one point going to a team that lost by less than three goals.

Group A

23 to 25 October 2009 in Paris

Team Pts Pl W D L GF GA Diff.
Netherlands HC Bloemendaal 10220091+8
Germany Der Club an der Alster 6210163+3
Switzerland Rot-Weiß Wettingen 02002112-11
23. October 2009
Der Club an der Alster 5:1 Rot-Weiß Wettingen
24. October 2009
HC Bloemendaal 7:0 Rot-Weiß Wettingen
25. October 2009
HC Bloemendaal 2:1 Der Club an der Alster

Group B

9 to 11 October 2009 in Barcelona

Team Pts Pl W D L GF GA Diff.
Spain Atletic Terrassa 7211064+2
England Reading HC 7211065+1
France CA Montrouge 2200258-3
9. October 2009
Reading HC 4:3 (2:1) CA Montrouge
10. October 2009
Atletic Terassa 4:2 (2:1) CA Montrouge
11. October 2009
Atletic Terassa 2:2 (2:2) Reading HC

Group C

23. to 25. October 2009 in Paris

Team Pts Pl W D L GF GA Diff.
Netherlands Amsterdam H&BC 10220081+7
England East Grinstead HC 6210153+2
Poland KS AZS AWF Poznan 02002110-9
23. October 2009
East Grinstead HC 4:1 KS AZS AWF Poznan
24. October 2009
East Grinstead HC 1:2 Amsterdam H&BC
25. October 2009
Amsterdam H&BC 6:0 KS AZS AWF Poznan

Group D

23 to 25 October 2009 in Paris

Team Pts Pl W D L GF GA Diff.
Germany Rot-Weiss Köln 102200143+11
Spain Club Egara 62101550
Italy HC Bra 12002314-11
23. October 2009
Club Egara 3:2 HC Bra
24. October 2009
Rot-Weiss Köln 11:1 HC Bra
25. October 2009
Rot-Weiss Köln 3:2 Club Egara

Group E

9 to 11 October 2009 in Barcelona

Team Pts Pl W D L GF GA Diff.
Spain RC de Polo de Barcelona 10220093+6
Belgium Waterloo Ducks HC 6210143+1
Russia HC Dinamo Kazan 22002310-7
9. October 2009
RC de Polo de Barcelona 7:2 (3:0) HC Dinamo Kazan
10. October 2009
Waterloo Ducks HC 3:1 (1:1) HC Dinamo Kazan
11. October 2009
Waterloo Ducks HC 1:2 (0:2) RC de Polo de Barcelona

Group F

23 to 25 October 2009 in Paris

Team Pts Pl W D L GF GA Diff.
England Beeston HC 10220040+4
Belgium KHC Leuven 5210174-3
France St. Germain HC 2200218-7
23. October 2009
St. Germain HC 1:7 KHC Leuven
24. October 2009
Beeston HC 3:0 KHC Leuven
25. October 2009
St. Germain HC 0:1 Beeston HC

Group G

9 to 11 October 2009 in Barcelona

Team Pts Pl W D L GF GA Diff.
Netherlands HC Rotterdam 102200121+11
Republic of Ireland Pembroke Wanderers 5210158-3
Scotland Kelburne HC 12002210-8
9. October 2009
Pembroke Wanderers 4:2 (3:0) Kelburne HC
10. October 2009
HC Rotterdam 6:0 (1:0) Kelburne HC
11. October 2009
Pembroke Wanderers 1:6 (1:3) HC Rotterdam

Group H

9 to 11 October 2009 in Barcelona

Team Pts Pl W D L GF GA Diff.
Germany UHC Hamburg 10220073+4
Poland WKS Grunwald Poznań 6210184+4
Republic of Ireland Glenanne HC 12002210-8
9. October 2009
UHC Hamburg 4:1 (2:1) Glenanne HC
10. October 2009
Grunwald Poznan 6:1 (3:0) Glenanne HC
11. October 2009
Grunwald Poznan 2:3 (0:3) UHC Hamburg

Knock Out (KO) Rounds

The KO16 and KO8 (Quarter Final) rounds of the EHL were held at HC Rotterdam in the Netherlands over the Easter weekend. Matches that ended in a draw would then play two periods of 7.5 minutes, with the "Silver Goal" rule being enforced. Matches that remain tied at the end of extra time were settled by a penalty shoot-out.

KO16 Round

2. April 2010
England Beeston HC 1:3 (1:0) Belgium KHC Leuven
Spain RC Polo de Barcelona 2:1 (1:0) England Reading HC
Netherlands Amsterdam H&BC 3:2 (0:1) England East Grinstead
Germany Rot-Weiss Köln 3:0 (1:0) Republic of Ireland Pembroke Wanderers
3. April 2010
Spain Atlètic Terrassa 4:3 (2:1) Poland WKS Grunwald Poznań
Netherlands HC Rotterdam 2:1 (2:1) Spain Club Egara
Netherlands HC Bloemendaal 6:2 (2:1) Germany Club an der Alster
Germany UHC Hamburg 6:2 (3:0) Belgium Waterloo Ducks HC

KO8 (Quarter Finals)

4. April 2010
Spain RC de Polo de Barcelona 3:2 (1:1) Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
Netherlands Amsterdam H&BC 2:1 (1:0) Belgium KHC Leuven
5. April 2010
Netherlands HC Rotterdam 5:3 (3:0) Spain Atlètic Terrassa
Netherlands HC Bloemendaal 3:5 n.P. (3:3,2:1) Germany UHC Hamburg

EHL Final Four

EHL Final Four, which consisted of the Semi Finals, Final and Third Place Play-Off matches, took place at Amsterdam H&BC's historic Wagener Stadium over Whitsun. Matches that ended in a draw would then play two periods of 7.5 minutes, with the "Silver Goal" rule being enforced. Matches that remain tied at the end of extra time were settled by a penalty shoot-out. The tournament was played alongside the Semi Finals and Final of the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for women.[1]

Semi Finals

22. May 2010
Germany UHC Hamburg 3:2 n.P. (2:2,0:2) Spain RC Polo de Barcelona
Netherlands Amsterdam H&BC 3:4 (3:2) Netherlands HC Rotterdam

Match for 3rd place

23. May 2010
Spain RC Polo de Barcelona 3:4 n.P. (2:2,2:1) Netherlands Amsterdam H&BC

Final

23. Mai 2010
Germany UHC Hamburg 3:1 (1:0) Netherlands HC Rotterdam

Test Rules

The Euro Hockey League is considered to be something of a pioneer when it comes to rules and regulations. The tournament has introduced various test rules which have now been adopted by the global game, with the "Self Pass" - which allows players to dribble with the ball from a free hit rather than passing it - being arguably the most revolutionary. The 2009-2010 Season saw the introduction of the "Own Goal" trial, which meant that defenders and goalkeepers could no longer force the ball into their own net when an opposing player has hit the ball from outside the circle. The first ever own goal in hockey arrived during Round 1.1, when Atletic Terrassa's Xavi Ribas accidentally deflected into his own goal during their match against Reading HC of England. In total, five own goals were scored during the 2009-2010 season. [2] [2]

Sources

  1. http://www.ehlhockey.tv/#/news/NTEzOA==
  2. http://www.ehlhockey.tv/#/ehlgallery/NDEyNg==

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