2013–14 Euro Hockey League
# 2013–14 Euro Hockey League

The 2013–14 Euro Hockey League was the sixth 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

Association ranking for 2013–14 Euro Hockey League :

| Rank | Change | Association | Points | Teams |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Netherlands | 47.252 | 3 |
| 2 | | Germany | 36.917 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | Belgium | 34.000 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | England | 31.667 | 3 |
| 5 | | Spain | 24.167 | 2 |
| 6 | | Russia | 16.375 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | Poland | 15.750 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | France | 15.750 | 2 |
| 9 | 1 | Scotland | 14.750 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | Austria | 13.500 | 1 |
| 11 | | Belarus | 11.500 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | Wales | 11.250 | 1 |
| 13 | 4 | Ireland | 11.250 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | Ukraine | 8.250 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | Italy | 7.500 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | Switzerland | 5.000 | 0 |
| 17 | | Czech Republic | 0.250 | 0 |

### Teams

Champions :

| Rotterdam | Real Club de Polo | Kelburne |
| - | - | - |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | Dinamo Kazan | Arminen |
| Waterloo Ducks | Grunwald Poznań | Stroitel Brest |
| Beeston | Saint Germain | Cardiff & Met |
| Runners-up | Runners-up | Third placed |
| Oranje Zwart | Club de Campo | Kampong |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Dinamo Elektrostal | Harvestehude |
| Racing Club de Bruxelles | Politechnika Poznanska | Dragons |
| Surbiton | Lille | Reading |

## 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Lille (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

* 25 October 2013 17:00

| Rotterdam | 4–1 | Lille |
| - | - | - |
| J. Hertzberger 34' O.G. 54' Thys 62', 69' | Report | A. Fourcroy 31' |

* Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
* 26 October 2013 14:30

| Rotterdam | 4–1 | Reading |
| - | - | - |
| F. Hagemans 14' Kellerman 41', 53' Van Ass 56' | Report | Clarke 54' |

* Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Warren McCully (IRL)
* 27 October 2013 17:00

| Reading | 3–0 | Lille |
| - | - | - |
| R. Mantell 16', 39' Carson 64' | Report | |

* Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kampong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Stroitel Brest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Waterloo Ducks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Politechnika Poznanska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Harvestehuder THC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Beeston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Cardiff & Met | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | |

* 11 October 2013 12:00

| Beeston | 3–1 | Cardiff & Met |
| - | - | - |
| Ward 33', 69' Blackwell 34' | Report | Dolan-Gray 66' |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Thomas Lingg (SUI) Michiel Otten (NED)
* 12 October 2013 09:00

| 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)
* 13 October 2013 09:30

| Beeston | 2–3 | Harvestehuder THC |
| - | - | - |
| Proctor 4' Whiteman 9' | Report | Körper 25', 29' Linsmeier 27' |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL)

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Real Club de Polo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Surbiton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Arminen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |

* 11 October 2013 09:30

| Surbiton | 5–0 | Arminen |
| - | - | - |
| Daly 22' Forsyth 48', 68' Watt 60' Tindall 62' | Report | |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Georgios Makris (GRE)
* 12 October 2013 12:00

| Real Club de Polo | 3–1 | Arminen |
| - | - | - |
| Padrós 3', 16' Llorens 63' | Report | Rachwalski 11' |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL) Moritz Meissner (GER)
* 13 October 2013 12:00

| Real Club de Polo | 3–0 | Surbiton |
| - | - | - |
| Llorens 20' Padrós 29', 39' | Report | |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Michiel Otten (NED)

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Club de Campo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Dragons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Dinamo Kazan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

* 11 October 2013 17:00

| Dinamo Kazan | 1–1 | Club de Campo |
| - | - | - |
| O.G. 61' | Report | O.G. 15' |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Moritz Meissner (GER)
* 12 October 2013 17:00

| Dragons | 1–2 | Club de Campo |
| - | - | - |
| Luypaert 64' | Report | González 20' Borrell 59' |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Paul Walker (ENG)
* 13 October 2013 17:00

| Dinamo Kazan | 0–3 | Dragons |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Iglesias 26' Luypaert 32' Rombouts 62' |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Vicenzo Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Thomas Lingg (SUI)

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oranje Zwart | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Grunwald Poznań | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Kelburne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

* 11 October 2013 14:30

| Oranje Zwart | 6–0 | Kelburne |
| - | - | - |
| Galema 7' Van der Weerden 22', 51', 59' Dabanch 40' Briels 56' | Report | |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL) Paul Walker (ENG)
* 12 October 2013 14:30

| Grunwald Poznań | 1–4 | Oranje Zwart |
| - | - | - |
| Dutkiewicz 56' | Report | Briels 10' Dabanch 50' Reckers 54' De Voogd 68' |

* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Vicenzo Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)
* 13 October 2013 14:30

| 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Dinamo Elektrostal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |

## Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 16 to 21 April 2014.

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 April | 16 April | | | | | | |
| Club de Campo | 5 | | | | | | |
| Club de Campo | 5 | 18 April | 18 April | | | | | |
| Saint Germain | 0 | 18 April | 18 April | | | | |
| Saint Germain | 0 | Club de Campo | 1 | | | | |
| 16 April | 16 April | | Club de Campo | 1 | | | | |
| 16 April | 16 April | Harvestehude | 4 | | | | |
| Harvestehude | 1 | Harvestehude | 4 | | | | |
| Harvestehude | 1 | | | | 20 April | 20 April | | |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 0 | | | | 20 April | 20 April | |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 0 | | | | Harvestehude | 3 | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | | Harvestehude | 3 | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | Racing Bruxelles | 2 | |
| Waterloo Ducks | 4 | | | | Racing Bruxelles | 2 | |
| Waterloo Ducks | 4 | 18 April | 18 April | | | | | |
| Beeston | 3 | 18 April | 18 April | | | | |
| Beeston | 3 | Waterloo Ducks | 2 | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | Waterloo Ducks | 2 | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | Racing Bruxelles | 4 | | | | |
| Racing Bruxelles (s.o.) | 2 (3) | Racing Bruxelles | 4 | | | | |
| Racing Bruxelles (s.o.) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | 21 April | 21 April |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 (2) | | | | | | | 21 April | 21 April |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2 (2) | | | | | | | Harvestehude (s.o.) | 2 (3) |
| 16 April | 16 April | | | | | | | | Harvestehude (s.o.) | 2 (3) |
| 16 April | 16 April | | | | | | | Oranje Zwart | 2 (1) |
| Rotterdam | 6 | | | | | | | Oranje Zwart | 2 (1) |
| Rotterdam | 6 | 18 April | 18 April | | | | | | |
| Grunwald Poznań | 1 | 18 April | 18 April | | | | | | |
| Grunwald Poznań | 1 | Rotterdam | 0 | | | | | | |
| 16 April | 16 April | | Rotterdam | 0 | | | | | | |
| 16 April | 16 April | Dragons | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kampong | 2 (3) | Dragons | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kampong | 2 (3) | | | | 20 April | 20 April | | | | |
| Dragons (s.o.) | 2 (4) | | | | 20 April | 20 April | | | |
| Dragons (s.o.) | 2 (4) | | | | Dragons | 0 | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | | Dragons | 0 | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | Oranje Zwart | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Oranje Zwart | 3 | | | | Oranje Zwart | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Oranje Zwart | 3 | 18 April | 18 April | | | | | 21 April | 21 April |
| Surbiton | 1 | 18 April | 18 April | | | | | 21 April | 21 April |
| Surbiton | 1 | Oranje Zwart (s.o.) | 0 (3) | | | | | Racing Bruxelles | 1 |
| 17 April | 17 April | | Oranje Zwart (s.o.) | 0 (3) | | | | | Racing Bruxelles | 1 |
| 17 April | 17 April | Real Club de Polo | 0 (1) | | | | | Dragons | 2 |
| Real Club de Polo | 4 | Real Club de Polo | 0 (1) | | | | | Dragons | 2 |
| Reading | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* 18 April 2014 11:30

| Club de Campo | 1 – 4 | Harvestehuder THC |
| - | - | - |
| Mulder 65' | Report | Björkmann 14', 64' Brockmann 67' Körper 70' |

* Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
* 18 April 2014 14:00

| Waterloo Ducks | 2 – 4 | RC Bruxelles |
| - | - | - |
| de Saedeleer 30', 32' | Report | Dalla Palma 3' Versluys 40' Tupper 43' Charlier 68' |

* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 18 April 2014 16:30

| HC Rotterdam | 0 – 1 | KHC Dragons |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Denayer 29' |

* Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB) Paco Vasques (ESP)
* 18 April 2014 19:00

| Oranje Zwart | 0 – 0 | Real Club de Polo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Dabanch Rizwan Galema Baart de Voogd | 3 – 1 | Padrós D. Alegre Lleonart Rey |

* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

### Semi-finals

* 20 April 2014 11:00

| Harvestehuder THC | 3 – 2 | RC Bruxelles |
| - | - | - |
| Hauke 7' Hasun 55' Körper 64' | Report | Beckers 7', 35' |

* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 20 April 2014 14:00

| KHC Dragons | 0 – 3 | Oranje Zwart |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Galema 35' van der Weerden 41' Dabanch 53' |

* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Martin Madden (SCO)

### Third place

* 21 April 2014 12:00

| RC Bruxelles | 1 – 2 | KHC Dragons |
| - | - | - |
| Rickli 20' | Report | van Aubel 16', 68' |

* Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Paco Vazquez (ESP)

### Final

* 21 April 2014 14:30

| Harvestehuder THC | 2 – 2 | Oranje Zwart |
| - | - | - |
| Spooner 42' Michael Körper 53' | Report | van der Weerden 35' Reckers 50' |
| Penalties |||
| Hauke , Pongs Pongs Stanzl Körper | 3 – 1 | Dabanch van der Horst Galema Baart |

* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

**Notes**

* ^ Oranje Zwart goalkeeper fouled Tobias Hauke during shoot-out. Referee awarded penalty stroke which was converted by Paul Pongs.
