2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League

The 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League was the 17th season of the Men's Euro Hockey League, Europe's men's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation.

2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League

Tournament details
Host countries	Spain Netherlands
Dates	6 October 2023 – 1 April 2024
Teams	20 (from 11 associations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Pinoké (1st title)
Runner-up	Kampong
Third place	Old Georgians
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	144 (5.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Duco Telgenkamp (Kampong) (6 goals)
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The first round was held from 6 to 8 October 2023 in Barcelona, Spain and the Final8 took place from 28 March to 1 April 2024 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.^[1]

Bloemendaal were the defending champions, having won the last three editions.^[2] They were eliminated in the first round by Kampong.^[3] The hosts Pinoké won their first title by defeating Kampong 1–0 in the final.^[4] Old Georgians won their first medal by defeating Rot-Weiss Köln 3–2 in the bronze medal match.^[5]

Association team allocation

A total of 20 teams from 11 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients 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

For the 2023–24 Euro Hockey League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022–23 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2020–21 to 2022–23.^[6]

Association ranking for the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League

Rank Change Association Points Teams 1 Netherlands 41,167 3 2 Germany 38,500 3 1 Belgium 37,750 4 1  Spain 32,833 2 5 England 27,250 6  France 22,375 7  Austria 20,625 1 8 Scotland 16,750 9 1 Ireland 16,375 10 1   Switzerland 15,625 11 2  Czech Republic 12,500

Rank Change Association Points Teams 12 4  Ukraine 11,875 0 13 2 Wales 11,125 14  Portugal 6,625 15 2  Denmark 6,375 16 4  Croatia 3,125 17 6  Belarus 3,125 18  Italy 2,875 19 7 Russia 2,750 20 Turkey 1,500 21 2  Poland 0,750

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season
• RS: Regular season winners

Qualified teams for 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League

Entry round	Teams
Quarter-finals	Pinoké (1st)	Rot-Weiss Köln (1st)
	Gantoise (1st)	Club de Campo (1st)
Preliminary round	Bloemendaal (2nd)	Kampong (RS)
	Mannheimer HC (2nd)	Harvestehuder THC (3rd)
	Léopold (RS)	Waterloo Ducks (2nd)
	Real Club de Polo (2nd)	Old Georgians (1st)
	Holcombe (2nd)	CAM 92 (1st)
	Racing Club de France (2nd)	Post SV (1st)
	Western Wildcats (1st)	Banbridge (1st)
	Rotweiss Wettingen (1st)	Plzeň-Litice (1st)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was hosted by Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain from 7 to 9 October 2023.^[7] The draw took place on 26 July 2023.^[8][9] The winners of the second round advanced to the quarter-finals during Easter 2024.

Bracket

	First round				Second round
	6 October
	Waterloo Ducks	5
					8 October
	Banbridge	3
					Waterloo Ducks	2
	6 October
					Old Georgians	3
	Old Georgians	5
	Mannheimer HC	1
	6 October
	Racing Club de France	2
					8 October
	Holcombe	4
					Holcombe	0
	6 October
					Real Club de Polo	1
	CAM 92	1
	Real Club de Polo	4
	7 October
	Léopold	1
					8 October
	Harvestehuder THC	0
					Léopold	3
	7 October
					Post SV	1
	Post SV (s.o.)	1 (2)
	Rotweiss Wettingen	1 (1)
	7 October
	Bloemendaal	1
					8 October
	Kampong	2
					Kampong	11
	7 October
					Western Wildcats	0
	Western Wildcats	3
	Plzeň-Litice	1

First round

6 October 2023 11:15 Waterloo Ducks 5–3 Banbridge Charlet  13', 40' Rogeau  37' Depelsenaire  39', 56' Report L. Rowe  3', 47' J. McKee  29' Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Ole Ingwersen (GER)

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6 October 2023 13:30 Old Georgians 5–1 Mannheimer HC Forsyth  8' Morton  16' J. Carson  42' Ward  47', 56' Report Holste  4' Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

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6 October 2023 15:45 Racing Club de France 2–4 Holcombe Peters-Deutz  14', 49' Report Bandurak  7', 51' Roper  23' Russell  36' Umpires: Gema Calderon (ESP) Daniël Veerman (NED)

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6 October 2023 18:00 CAM 92 1–4 Real Club de Polo Liddiard  51' Report Recasens  31', 54' Borras  36' A. Reyne  57' Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Michaël Pontus (BEL)

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7 October 2023 09:45 Post SV 1–1 Rotweiss Wettingen Scholz  48' Report Aebi  60' Penalties Mar. Nyckowiak Kovalenko Kaltenböck Drusany 2–1 Conrad Y. Morard Flück Marelli M. Morard Umpires: Daniel Rodriguez (ESP) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

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7 October 2023 12:00 Léopold 1–0 Harvestehuder THC Boon  18' Report Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

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7 October 2023 14:15 Western Wildcats 3–1 Plzeň-Litice F. Moran  13' Christie  51' McAllister  54' Report Uhlíř  51' Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Kevin Roberts (WAL)

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7 October 2023 16:30 Bloemendaal 1–2 Kampong Van der Veen  51' Report Marree  31' Janssen  52' Umpires: Gema Calderon (ESP) Nick Bennett (ENG)

Ranking matches

7 October 2023 11:30 Banbridge 2–7 Mannheimer HC J. McKee  18' Brown  47' Report Hartkopf  9' Peillat  21', 32', 56' Holste  51', 57' Seagon  60' Umpires: Daniël Veerman (NED) Michaël Pontus (BEL)

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7 October 2023 16:00 Racing Club de France 3–6 CAM 92 Kieffer  6' Coffigniez  39' Wiart  49' Report Poupée  15', 26', 60+' Mayer  17' Igau  24' Gaillard  58' Umpires: Ole Ingwersen (GER) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

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8 October 2023 11:30 Harvestehuder THC 4–1 Rotweiss Wettingen Hasun  7' Körper  14' Ntuli  29' A. Pöhling  57' Report M. Morard  45' Umpires: Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT) Gema Calderon (ESP)

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8 October 2023 16:00 Bloemendaal 17–1 Plzeň-Litice Bovelander  10' J. Brinkman  12', 19', 53' T. Brinkman  14', 16', 20', 47' Miralles  27', 38' Warmerdam  33', 35' Beins  35', 51' Van Doren  48' Wortelboer  56', 60' Report Gerlický  32' Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Rebecca Edwards (ENG)

Second round

8 October 2023 09:45 Waterloo Ducks 2–3 Old Georgians Charlet  22', 37' Report Ward  26' Forsyth  40' Proctor  49' Umpires: Daniël Veerman (NED) Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)

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8 October 2023 12:00 Holcombe 0–1 Real Club de Polo Report Fortuño  1' Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Michaël Pontus (BEL)

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8 October 2023 14:15 Léopold 3–1 Post SV Boon  5' De Trez  40' A. Verdussen  48' Report Scholz  15+' Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

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8 October 2023 16:30 Kampong 11–0 Western Wildcats Janssen  2', 50' Telgenkamp  6', 36', 48', 59' Lageman  27' Pieters  47' De Wijn  48' B. Phijffer  55' Marree  57' Report Umpires: Ole Ingwersen (GER) Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Final8

The Final8 was hosted by Pinoké and Amsterdam and held alongside the women's tournament at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 28 March to 1 April 2024.^[10][11][12] The draw was held on 13 December 2023.^[13] The schedule was announced on 15 December 2023.^[14]

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	28 March
	Pinoké	1
					30 March
	Real Club de Polo	0
					Pinoké	4
	28 March
					Old Georgians	1
	Old Georgians	4
									1 April
	Club de Campo	2
									Pinoké	1
	29 March
									Kampong	0
	Gantoise	1
					31 March
	Kampong	2
					Kampong (s.o.)	5 (3)
	29 March
					Rot-Weiss Köln	5 (2)			Bronze medal match
	Léopold	2
									1 April
	Rot-Weiss Köln	3
									Old Georgians	3
									Rot-Weiss Köln	2

Quarter-finals

28 March 2024 14:45 Old Georgians 4–2 Club de Campo J. Carson  7', 8', 40' Forsyth  60' Report Zorita  15' Basterra  34' Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

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28 March 2024 19:15 Pinoké 1–0 Real Club de Polo Troost  22' Report Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

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29 March 2024 13:15 Léopold 2–3 Rot-Weiss Köln A. Verdussen  37' Boon  60' Report T. Grambusch  26', 54' Struthoff  34' Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

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29 March 2024 17:45 Gantoise 1–2 Kampong T. Clément  25' Report Lageman  1' Telgenkamp  55' Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Ranking matches

30 March 2024 11:30 Real Club de Polo 2–4 Club de Campo Ibran  8' A. Reyne  15' Report Basterra  22', 30', 44' Van Pelt  52' Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

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31 March 2024 17:00 Gantoise 1–4 Léopold T. Clément  54' Report Boon  1', 13' Baumgarten  29', 30' Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

Semi-finals

30 March 2024 16:00 Pinoké 4–1 Old Georgians Troost  1', 24' Hendrickx  39', 44' Report Hiha  40' Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

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31 March 2024 14:45 Kampong 5–5 Rot-Weiss Köln Telgenkamp  1' Janssen  9', 56' De Geus  22' Lageman  29' Report T. Grambusch  8' Seitz  42' Struthoff  45' M. Grambusch  54' Prinz  60' Penalties De Geus Lageman De Vilder Sprengers Telgenkamp 3–2 Prinz Struthoff Große Höchemer M. Grambusch Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Alison Keogh (IRL)

Bronze medal match

1 April 2024 11:30 Old Georgians 3–2 Rot-Weiss Köln Forsyth  14' Proctor  39', 54' Report T. Grambusch  42', 45' Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

Final

1 April 2024 16:15 Pinoké 1–0 Kampong Hendrickx  10' Report Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player[15][16]	Team	FG	PC	PS	Goals
1	Duco Telgenkamp	Kampong	6	0	0	6
2	Tom Boon	Léopold	2	3	0	5
	Tom Grambusch	Rot-Weiss Köln	0	5	0
	Jip Janssen	Kampong	0	5	0
5	Thierry Brinkman	Bloemendaal	4	0	0	4
	James Carson	Old Georgians	3	1	0
	José Basterra	Club de Campo	2	2	0
	Alan Forsyth	Old Georgians	2	0	2
	Victor Charlet	Waterloo Ducks	4	0	0

See also

• 2024 Men's EuroHockey Club Trophy I
• 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup

References

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6. "Outdoor Clubs Ranking Points Men" (PDF).
7. "Real Club de Polo to host EHL Men's KO16 in October". 21 July 2023.
8. "Euro Hockey League - Le Watducks et le Léopold connaissent leurs adversaires sur la route du Final 8". lalibre.be (in French). La Libre. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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10. Demaret, Philippe (1 December 2023). "Le final 8 de l'EHL à Amsterdam". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Okey. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
11. "Euro Hockey League 2024 finals set for Amsterdam once again". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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13. Scheire, Robben (13 December 2023). "België-Nederland in de Euro Hockey League: Gantoise neemt het in kwartfinales op tegen het Nederlandse Kampong, Léopold treft Keulen". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
14. Klanke, Peter (15 December 2023). "Speelschema EHL: Pinoké als eerste Nederlandse club in actie". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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16. "Euro Hockey League FINAL8 2023-24 Men - Individual Statistics - Goal Scorers".

External links

• Official website