The 2026–27 Men's Euro Hockey League will be the 20th edition of the Men's Euro Hockey League, Europe's men's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation.
This is the first tournament with a new format, with the Easter tournament expanding from a FINAL8 to FINAL12. October's traditional KO16 for men is replaced by Round 1, where 12 teams compete in four pools of three.
The first round will be held from 9 to 11 October 2026 in Eindhoven, Netherlands and the final 12 will be held in April 2027.
Kampong are the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous season.
Association team allocation A total of 20 teams from 40 of the 42 EHF member associations will participate in the 2026–27 Men's Euro Hockey League (the exceptions being Belarus and Russia which are currently suspended). The association ranking based on the EHL men's ranking table was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: Associations 1–3 each had three teams qualify. Associations 4–6 each had two teams qualify. Associations 7–11 each had one team qualify.
Association ranking The associations were allocated places for the 2026–27 Euro Hockey League according to their 2025–26 EHL country coefficients, considering their performance in European competitions from 2023–24 to 2025–26. + Association ranking for the 2026–27 Men's Euro Hockey League
Rank Change Association Points Teams 1 Netherlands 47,333 3 2 Belgium 36,833 3 England 31,500 4 Germany 31,000 2 5 30,250 6 24,500 7 Ireland 20,875 1 8 1 Scotland 19,375 9 1 18,375 10 1 13,750
Rank Change Association Points Teams 11 1 13,750 1 12 3 Wales 9,125 0 13 9,125 14 2 9,000 15 2 5,250 16 2 4,625 17 2 3,875 18 2 3,375 19 1 Turkey 1,000
Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each teams qualified for the place of its starting round: 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season RS: Regular season winners CW: Cup winners
+ Qualified teams for 2026–27 Men's Euro Hockey League Entry round Teams Quarter-finals Rotterdam (1st) Amsterdam (2nd) Waterloo Ducks (1st) Braxgata (RS) Surbiton (1st) Old Georgians (2nd) Hamburger Polo Club (1st) Club de Campo (1st) Preliminary round Oranje-Rood (RS) Orée (3rd) Wimbledon (3rd) Rot-Weiss Köln (2nd) Real Club de Polo (CW) CAM 92 (1st) Lille (2nd) Arminen (1st) Lisnagarvey (1st) Edinburgh University (1st) Slavia Prague (1st) Rot-Weiss Wettingen (1st)
Preliminary Round Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
See also 2027 Women's Euro Hockey League 2027 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
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