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Women's Euro Hockey League

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Women's Euro Hockey League
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Women's Euro Hockey League
FormerlyEuroHockey Club Cup
SportField hockey
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
First season2021
No. of teams12
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
Netherlands Amsterdam (2nd title)
(2024)
Most titlesNetherlands Amsterdam
Netherlands Den Bosch (2nd title)
Related
competitions
EuroHockey Club Trophy I (2nd tier)

The Women's Euro Hockey League is the newest annual women's field hockey tournament organised by the EHF for the very top hockey clubs in Europe.

The competition was supposed to start in 2020 replacing the old EuroHockey Club Cup.[1] The first edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[2]

The tournament has only been won by Dutch teams with Den Bosch and Amsterdam both claiming two titles.

Format

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The tournament is held at the same location as the men's Final 8.[3] For the first time the women's competition will be fully produced for television and there will be a video umpire.[1]

Original format (2020–2024)

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The new tournament had the same format as the old EuroHockey Club Cup. This meant eight teams participated in a knockout tournament, with the losers playing classification matches for their ranking.[1] Teams qualified for the Euro Hockey League similarly to before with the top two nations on the EHL rankings table earning two places in the competition while the next six nations received one entry.[1]

Expansion (2025–)

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In March 2024, it was announced the competition would expand to 12 teams. The expansion will see the number of nations represented rise from six to eight for a FINAL12 phase which will take place at Easter. It means the top four nations on the EHL Ranking Table will receive two places for the FINAL12 with the nations ranked fifth to eighth all receiving one spot each. The format sees eight teams play preliminary games with the four winners advancing to the EHL Women’s FINAL8 while the losers will contest Ranking Matches for 9th to 11th. The champions from the top four nations on the Ranking Table will receive byes into the FINAL8.[4][5]

Results

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Season Host Final Bronze medal match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2020
Details
Amstelveen, Netherlands Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] 8
2021
Details
Netherlands
Den Bosch
5–0 Spain
Club de Campo
Netherlands
Amsterdam
4–2 Germany
Club an der Alster
4
2022
Details
Netherlands
Amsterdam
2–2
(3–2 s.o.)
Netherlands
Den Bosch
Spain
Junior
2–1 Belgium
Gantoise
8
2023
Details
Netherlands
Den Bosch
1–0 Spain
Club de Campo
Germany
Düsseldorfer HC
3–0 Spain
Complutense
8
2024
Details
Netherlands
Amsterdam
2–1 Germany
Mannheimer HC
Netherlands
SCHC
3–2 Spain
Junior
8
2025
Details
12

Records and statistics

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Performances by club

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RankClubGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Netherlands Den Bosch2103
2Netherlands Amsterdam2013
3Spain Club de Campo0202
4Germany Mannheimer HC0101
5Germany Düsseldorfer HC0011
Spain Junior0011
Netherlands SCHC0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

Performances by nation

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)4127
2 Spain (ESP)0213
3 Germany (GER)0112
Totals (3 entries)44412

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "EHL Women set for launch in 2019/20 season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Uitgestelde Euro Hockey League in Amstelveen alsnog afgelast". nos.nl (in Dutch). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Ook vrouwen strijden volgend seizoen in Euro Hockey League". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Euro Hockey League women increases to 12-team competition". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  5. ^ "EHL Women to expand to 12 team competition". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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