The Euro Hockey League 2017–18 was the eleventh season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament. Round One was held in Barcelona and the round of 16 and quarterfinals in Rotterdam. The semi-finals, third place game and the final were held in Bloemendaal.
Association team allocation A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participate in the 2018–19 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 Ranking Member association EHL Points Places in EHL 2017/18 2017 2016 2014/15(25%) 2015/16(50%) 2016/17(100%) Total KO16 R1 Total11 Netherlands 28.33330.66720.66743.0832 1 322 Germany 22.66720.33324.66740.50033 18.66716.66718.33331.33444 14.00017.66717.00029.33455 England 13.00011.00016.50025.2501 1 268 Ireland 8.00011.50012.00019.75076 11.50010.00011.50019.37589 Russia 8.50010.00010.00017.125910 Scotland 6.5009.50010.50016.8750 1 1107 11.5009.5007.50015.1251113 7.0004.0009.50013.2501212 Wales2.0007.5006.00010.2501311 6.500 6.0005.50010.12500 01417 0.000 3.5007.5009.2501515 7.5002.5003.5006.6251614 6.5004.5002.0005.8751716 5.5000.0000.0001.375
Qualified teams Round OneChampionsNon-champions Kelburne Bloemendaal Wimbledon Grunwald Poznań Uhlenhorst Mülheim Banbridge Arminen Racing Club de Bruxelles Saint Germain Cardiff & Met Club Egara Dinamo ElektrostalKO16ChampionsNon-champions Kampong Surbiton Holcombe Rotterdam Mannheim Three Rock Rovers Rot-Weiss Köln Dragons Racing Club de France Royal Herakles Real Club de Polo Dinamo Kazan Atlètic Terrassa
Round One All times are local (UTC+01:00)
If a game is won, the winning team receives 5 points. A draw results in both teams receiving 2 points. A loss gives the losing team 1 point unless the losing team loses with more than 3 goals, then they receive 0 points.
The Euro Hockey League trialed a new scoring system for the season 2017–18: For every Field Goal and a Penalty Stroke Goal scored in a match NOT resulting from a Penalty Corner = 2 goals For every Penalty Corner scored in a match = 1 goal For every goal scored from a Penalty Stroke resulting from a Penalty Corner situation = 1 goal In a shoot-out competition a goal from a direct Shoot-out and a Penalty Stroke = 1 goal
Group A Team1 Bloemendaal2200192+17102 Wimbledon210194+553 Arminen2002224–220
Group B Team1 Uhlenhorst Mülheim2110133+1072 Dinamo Elektrostal2110145+973 Cardiff & Met2002221–190
Group C Team1 Racing Club de Bruxelles2200124+8102 Grunwald Poznań210186+253 Banbridge2002212–100
Group D Team1 Saint Germain220074+3102 Club Egara2101137+663 Kelburne2002110–91
Knockout stage
Round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands between the 30th of March and the 2nd of April 2018. The semi-finals, third place match and the final will be played in Bloemendaal, Netherlands. Bracket
Round of 16
Ranking matches
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
See also 2018 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
References
External links Official Website (English) YouTube Channel for EHL European Hockey Federation