2008–09 Euro Hockey League

The 2008–09 Euro Hockey League was the second season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organised by the EHF.

2008–09 Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countriesFrance
Germany
Netherlands
Dates24 October 2008 – 31 May 2009
Teams24 (from 12 associations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlands Bloemendaal (1st title)
Runner-upGermany UHC Hamburg
Third placeNetherlands Rotterdam
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored211 (5.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Guillermo Schickendantz (11 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Teun de Nooijer
2007–08 (previous) (next) 2009–10

The final was played between UHC Hamburg and Bloemendaal at the Hazelaarweg Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Bloemendaal beat UHC Hamburg, the defending champions, 5–4 to win their first Euro Hockey League title. Rotterdam took the bronze medal.

Association team allocation

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Lille
 
Hamburg
 
Düsseldorfer HC
 
Bra
 
Poznań
 
Dinamo Kazan
 
Terrassa
 
Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia
Location of teams in 2008–09 Euro Hockey League.
  Pink: Group A;   Green: Group B;   Deep Pink: Group C;   Yellow: Group D;
  Red: Group E;   Cyan: Group F;   Blue: Group G;   Purple: Group H
Location of Benelux teams in 2008–09 Euro Hockey League

Association ranking

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Rank Change Association Teams
1     Netherlands 3
2     Spain
3   1   England
4   1   Germany
5   4   France 2
6   1   Poland
7   1   Belgium
8     Scotland
9   2   Russia 1
10     Ireland
11     Ukraine
12     Italy

Teams

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Champions
  Bloemendaal   Saint Germain   Dinamo Kazan
  Real Club de Polo   Grunwald Poznań   Three Rock Rovers
  Reading   Leuven   Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia
  Club an der Alster   Kelburne   Bra
Runners-up Third placed
  Amsterdam   Lille   Rotterdam
  Atlètic Terrassa   Pocztowiec Poznań   Club Egara
  East Grinstead   Waterloo Ducks   Cannock
  Düsseldorfer HC   Western Wildcats   UHC Hamburg

Round one

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Pools A, B, C and D were played in Amstelveen, the Netherlands between 24 and 26 October 2008 and the other four pools were played in Lille, France. If a game was won, the winning team received 5 points. A draw resulted in both teams receiving 2 points. A loss gave the losing team 1 point unless the losing team lost by 3 or more goals, then they received 0 points.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Club Egara 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Club an der Alster 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 5
3   Pocztowiec Poznań 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Source: EHF
24 October 2008
14:30
Pocztowiec Poznań   0–3   Club an der Alster
Report Sahmel   5'
O. Hentschel   27'
Sonnenschein   37'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
John Heron (SCO)

25 October 2008
10:30
Club Egara   8–1   Pocztowiec Poznań
Carrera   5'7'
Amat   19'48'
Clapes   23'
Schickendantz   34'50'62'
Report Juszczak   45'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Francesco Parisi (ITA)

26 October 2008
10:30
Club an der Alster   0–4   Club Egara
Report Schickendantz   10'30'52'
Arbos   20'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Bart de Liefde (NED)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Düsseldorfer HC 2 1 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Saint Germain 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 7
3   Bra 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 2
Source: EHF
24 October 2008
20:30
Bra   1–3   Saint Germain
M. Lanzano   52' Report Coty   8'56'
Pauchet   33'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

25 October 2008
16:30
Düsseldorfer HC   4–2   Bra
Schröter   13'
Simon   21'53'
Markert   46'
Report M. Lanzano   27'
Kanwalpreet   69'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

26 October 2008
16:30
Saint Germain   3–3   Düsseldorfer HC
Pauchet   4'8'
H. Genestet   53'
Report Giese   18'
Schröter   67'70'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
John Heron (SCO)

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Amsterdam (H) 2 2 0 0 16 1 +15 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Grunwald Poznań 2 1 0 1 6 10 −4 5
3   Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia 2 0 0 2 2 13 −11 0
Source: EHF
(H) Hosts
24 October 2008
18:30
Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia   2–5   Grunwald Poznań
Ozerskyi   19'
Buriatynskyi   68'
Report Mikula   10'66'
Strykowski   19'
Dutkiewicz   51'61'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Bart de Liefde (NED)

25 October 2008
14:30
Grunwald Poznań   1–8   Amsterdam
Dutkiewicz   31' Report Hoyng   14'
Taekema   17'33'
Verga   43'
Freixa   52'53'
Bakker   57'
Bomans   66'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

26 October 2008
12:30
Amsterdam   8–0   Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia
Freixa   1'26'59'
Prins   9'
Buissant   35'
Derikx   44'
Taekema   46'63'
Report
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bloemendaal 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Cannock 2 1 0 1 7 9 −2 5
3   Dinamo Kazan 2 0 0 2 5 13 −8 1
Source: EHF
24 October 2008
16:30
Cannock   5–4   Dinamo Kazan
Lane   14'61'
Taylor   18'
Andrew   34'
Pearce   69'
Report A. Gevorkyan   5'
Kisialevich   9'
Warsi   20'50'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

25 October 2008
12:30
Dinamo Kazan   1–8   Bloemendaal
Maiorov   56' Report O. Meijer   2'7'
Dwyer   9'32'
De Nooijer   19'
Brouwer   44'45'68'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

26 October 2008
14:30
Bloemendaal   5–2   Cannock
Docherty   20'
Van Mierlo   34'56'
Brouwer   41'
O. Meijer   60'
Report Lane   11'61'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Rotterdam 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Reading 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3   Western Wildcats 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: EHF
31 October 2008
18:30
Western Wildcats   0–2   Reading
Report Smith   7'
Mantell   12'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)
Marc Knulle (FRA)

1 November 2008
14:30
Rotterdam   5–0   Western Wildcats
Child   2'14'16'
J. Hertzberger   7'
Taylor   62'
Report
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Will Drury (FRA)

2 November 2008
14:30
Reading   1–2   Rotterdam
Watts   47' Report Child   3'
Burrows   41'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)

Pool F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   East Grinstead 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Waterloo Ducks 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3   Kelburne 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: EHF
31 October 2008
14:30
Waterloo Ducks   4–1   Kelburne
Brooke   40'
T. De Saedeleer   49'57'
Muylaert   58'
Report Bain   8'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Geoff Conn (IRL)

1 November 2008
10:30
East Grinstead   3–2   Waterloo Ducks
Häner   22'
Hall   57'
Cresswell   59'
Report X. De Greve   16'
Garreta   42'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)
Knut Lohrisch (GER)

2 November 2008
10:30
Kelburne   0–3   East Grinstead
Report Häner   23'
Male   59'
Hall   62'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Knut Lohrisch (GER)

Pool G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Real Club de Polo 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   UHC Hamburg 2 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
3   Lille (H) 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: EHF
(H) Hosts
31 October 2008
20:30
Lille   1–4   Real Club de Polo
T. Becuwe   35' Report Fröschle   15'
Dabanch   45'
Casasayas   65'
Padrós   68'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

1 November 2008
16:30
UHC Hamburg   1–4   Real Club de Polo
Breitenstein   50' Report Fröschle   31'
Borrell   38'
Wein   60'
A. Fàbregas   69'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

2 November 2008
16:30
Lille   2–4   UHC Hamburg
T. Becuwe   44'70' Report Miltkau   15'
Breitenstein   27'44'
Sunkel   53'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Will Drury (WAL)

Pool H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Leuven 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Three Rock Rovers 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 4
3   Atlètic Terrassa 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 3
Source: EHF
31 October 2008
16:30
Three Rock Rovers   0–0   Atlètic Terrassa
Report
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Will Drury (WAL)

1 November 2008
12:30
Three Rock Rovers   1–1   Leuven
Blakeney   57' Report Quemada   40'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Rob ten Cate (NED)

2 November 2008
12:30
Leuven   3–1   Atlètic Terrassa
De Cooman   6'
Quemada   30'
Pangrazio   70'
Report Witthaus   19'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Knockout stage

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The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Hamburg, Germany between 10 and 13 April 2009 and the semi-finals, third place match and the final were played in Rotterdam, the Netherlands between 30 and 31 May 2009.

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
10 April – Hamburg
 
 
  Düsseldorfer HC2
 
12 April – Hamburg
 
  UHC Hamburg3
 
  UHC Hamburg4
 
10 April – Hamburg
 
  Club Egara3
 
  Club Egara4
 
30 May – Rotterdam
 
  Club an der Alster2
 
  UHC Hamburg3
 
11 April – Hamburg
 
  Leuven2
 
  Leuven2
 
12 April – Hamburg
 
  Three Rock Rovers1
 
  Leuven2
 
11 April – Hamburg
 
  Reading1
 
  Real Club de Polo0
 
31 May – Rotterdam
 
  Reading1
 
  UHC Hamburg4
 
10 April – Hamburg
 
  Bloemendaal5
 
  Bloemendaal3
 
13 April – Hamburg
 
  Cannock1
 
  Bloemendaal3
 
10 April – Hamburg
 
  East Grinstead2
 
  East Grinstead3
 
30 May – Rotterdam
 
  Saint Germain2
 
  Bloemendaal4
 
11 April – Hamburg
 
  Rotterdam3 Bronze medal
 
  Amsterdam4
 
13 April – Hamburg31 May – Rotterdam
 
  Waterloo Ducks2
 
  Amsterdam2 (1)  Leuven1
 
11 April – Hamburg
 
  Rotterdam (p.s.)2 (3)   Rotterdam8
 
  Rotterdam4
 
 
  Grunwald Poznań2
 

Round of 16

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10 April 2009
09:30
Club Egara   4–2   Club an der Alster
Carrera   17'
Schickendantz   24'35'67'
Report Sonnenschein   33'
Laatzen   64'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Andrew Mair (SCO)

10 April 2009
12:00
East Grinstead   3–2   Saint Germain
Hall   39'70'
Häner   64'
Report M. Genestet   46'
Pauchet   57'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

10 April 2009
14:30
Bloemendaal   3–1   Cannock
N. Meijer   21'
Brouwer   58'
De Nooijer   68'
Report Jawanda   60'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Geoff Conn (IRL)

10 April 2009
17:00
Düsseldorfer HC   2–3   UHC Hamburg
Simon   9'
Otte   25'
Report Sunkel   2'40'
Miltkau   33'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

11 April 2009
09:30
Real Club de Polo   0–1   Reading
Report Clarke   32'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Christian Blasch (GER)

11 April 2009
12:00
Rotterdam   4–2   Grunwald Poznań
J. Hertzberger   2'
Abbas   24'35'
Gommers   44'
Report Mikula   63'
Dutkiewicz   65'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

11 April 2009
14:30
Amsterdam   4–2   Waterloo Ducks
Taekema   10'14'32'
Pruyser   39'
Report Dohmen   9'29'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

11 April 2009
17:00
Leuven   2–1   Three Rock Rovers
Quemada   40'
Bourdeaud'Hui   58'
Report Blakeney   60'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

Quarter-finals

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12 April 2009
12:00
UHC Hamburg   4–3   Club Egara
Fürste   11'50'
Miltkau   26'
Breitenstein   48'
Report Schickendantz   18'70'
Tubau   49'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (GER)
Andrew Mair (SCO)

12 April 2009
14:30
Bloemendaal   3–2   East Grinstead
Jolie   20'57'
N. Meijer   68'
Report Hall   11'
De Prez   43'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

13 April 2009
12:00
Leuven   2–1   Reading
Quemada   8'
Houssein   66'
Report Mantell   47'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Christian Blasch (GER)

13 April 2009
14:30
Amsterdam   2–2 (a.e.t.)   Rotterdam
Rohof   4'
Freixa   35'
Report M. Hertzberger   30'
Archibald   62'
Penalties
Freixa  
Verga  
1–3   J. Hertzberger
  Burrows
  Ahmad
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Semi-finals

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30 May 2009
12:00
UHC Hamburg   3–2   Leuven
Mieling   6'
Miltkau   19'
C. Nevado   20'
Report Pangrazio   16'
Quemada   29'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Andrew Mair (SCO)

30 May 2009
14:30
Bloemendaal   4–3   Rotterdam
Jolie   23'
O. Meijer   34'
Dwyer   50'
Brouwer   54'
Report Burrows   37'52'
Knowles   65'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Bronze medal match

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31 May 2009
12:00
Leuven   1–8   Rotterdam
Quemada   30' Report Child   2'32'
Burrows   7'24'
Archibald   47'
Van Buul   50'
Taylor   58'
J. Hertzberger   61'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

Final

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31 May 2009
14:30
UHC Hamburg   4–5   Bloemendaal
Sunkel   23'
Miltkau   28'56'
Breitenstein   41'
Report Brouwer   6'9'
Dwyer   12'
De Nooijer   19'
O. Meijer   26'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team FG PC PS Goals
1   Guillermo Schickendantz   Club Egara 5 6 0 11
2   Ronald Brouwer   Bloemendaal 7 1 0 8
3   Taeke Taekema   Amsterdam 0 7 0 7
4   Santi Freixa   Amsterdam 6 0 0 6
  Simon Child   Rotterdam 6 0 0
  Marco Miltkau   UHC Hamburg 5 1 0
  Pau Quemada   Leuven 1 5 0
8   Phil Burrows   Rotterdam 3 2 0 5
  Olmer Meijer   Bloemendaal 0 5 0
  Patrick Breitenstein   UHC Hamburg 0 5 0
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