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	Uhlenhorster (2nd title)
Runner-up	HC Rotterdam
Third Place	Amsterdam H&BC
Tournament Summary
Matches played	40
Goals scored	221 (5.53 per match)
Player of the tournament	Moritz Fuerste
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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.
HC Bloemendaal	10	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Der Club an der Alster	6	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3
Rot-Weiß Wettingen	0	2	0	0	2	1	12	-11

Group B

9 to 11 October 2009 in Barcelona

Team	Pts	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff.
Atletic Terrassa	7	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2
Reading HC	7	2	1	1	0	6	5	+1
CA Montrouge	2	2	0	0	2	5	8	-3

Group C

23. to 25. October 2009 in Paris

Team	Pts	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff.
Amsterdam H&BC	10	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7
East Grinstead HC	6	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2
KS AZS AWF Poznan	0	2	0	0	2	1	10	-9

Group D

23 to 25 October 2009 in Paris

Team	Pts	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff.
Rot-Weiss Köln	10	2	2	0	0	14	3	+11
Club Egara	6	2	1	0	1	5	5	0
HC Bra	1	2	0	0	2	3	14	-11

Group E

9 to 11 October 2009 in Barcelona

Team	Pts	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff.
RC de Polo de Barcelona	10	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6
Waterloo Ducks HC	6	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
HC Dinamo Kazan	2	2	0	0	2	3	10	-7

Group F

23 to 25 October 2009 in Paris

Team	Pts	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff.
Beeston HC	10	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
KHC Leuven	5	2	1	0	1	7	4	-3
St. Germain HC	2	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7

Group G

9 to 11 October 2009 in Barcelona

Team	Pts	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff.
HC Rotterdam	10	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11
Pembroke Wanderers	5	2	1	0	1	5	8	-3
Kelburne HC	1	2	0	0	2	2	10	-8

Group H

9 to 11 October 2009 in Barcelona

Team	Pts	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff.
UHC Hamburg	10	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4
WKS Grunwald Poznań	6	2	1	0	1	8	4	+4
Glenanne HC	1	2	0	0	2	2	10	-8

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

KO8 (Quarter Finals)

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

Match for 3rd place

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

Final

23. Mai 2010
UHC Hamburg	3:1 (1:0)	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==

External links

• Official Website (English)
• YouTube Channel for EHL
• European Hockey
• International Hockey Federation