2009–10 Euro Hockey League

2009–10 Euro Hockey League

Tournament details
Dates	23 October 2009 – 23 May 2010
Teams	24
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	UHC Hamburg (2nd title)
Runner-up	Rotterdam
Third place	Amsterdam
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	221 (5.53 per match)
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The 2009–10 Euro Hockey League was the third season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the EHF.

The final was played between UHC Hamburg and Rotterdam at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. UHC Hamburg beat Rotterdam 3–1 to win their second title. Bloemendaal were the title holders, but were eliminated by UHC Hamburg in the quarter-finals.

Round one

In each group, teams played against each other once in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Pools A, C, D, and F were played in Paris, France between 23 and 25 October 2009 and the other pools were played in Barcelona, Spain between 9 and 11 October 2009. 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bloemendaal	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Club an der Alster	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Rotweiss Wettingen	2	0	0	2	1	12	−11	0

Source:

23 October 2009 Club an der Alster 5–1 Rotweiss Wettingen Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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24 October 2009 Bloemendaal 7–0 Rotweiss Wettingen Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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25 October 2009 Bloemendaal 2–1 Club an der Alster Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlètic Terrassa	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Reading	2	1	1	0	6	5	+1	7
3	Montrogue	2	0	0	2	5	8	−3	2

Source:

9 October 2009 Reading 4–3 Montrogue Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

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10 October 2009 Atlètic Terrassa 4–2 Montrogue Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

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11 October 2009 Atlètic Terrassa 2–2 Reading Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Amsterdam	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	East Grinstead	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	AZS AWF Poznań	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0

Source:

23 October 2009 East Grinstead 4–1 AZS AWF Poznań Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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24 October 2009 East Grinstead 1–2 Amsterdam Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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25 October 2009 Amsterdam 6–0 AZS AWF Poznań Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rot-Weiss Köln	2	2	0	0	14	3	+11	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Club Egara	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	6
3	Bra	2	0	0	2	3	14	−11	1

Source:

23 October 2009 Club Egara 3–2 Bra Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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24 October 2009 Rot-Weiss Köln 11–1 Bra Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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25 October 2009 Rot-Weiss Köln 3–2 Club Egara Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Club de Polo (H)	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Waterloo Ducks	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Dinamo Kazan	2	0	0	2	3	10	−7	1

Source:
(H) Hosts

9 October 2009 Real Club de Polo 7–2 Dinamo Kazan Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

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10 October 2009 Waterloo Ducks 3–1 Dinamo Kazan Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

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11 October 2009 Waterloo Ducks 1–2 Real Club de Polo Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beeston	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Leuven	2	1	0	1	7	4	+3	5
3	Saint Germain (H)	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	1

Source:
(H) Hosts

23 October 2009 Saint Germain 1–7 Leuven Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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24 October 2009 Beeston 3–0 Leuven Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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25 October 2009 Saint Germain 0–1 Beeston Camp des Loges, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rotterdam	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Pembroke Wanderers	2	1	0	1	5	8	−3	5
3	Kelburne	2	0	0	2	2	10	−8	1

Source:

9 October 2009 Pembroke Wanderers 4–2 Kelburne Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

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10 October 2009 Rotterdam 6–0 Kelburne Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

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11 October 2009 Pembroke Wanderers 1–6 Rotterdam Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	UHC Hamburg	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Grunwald Poznań	2	1	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	Glenanne	2	0	0	2	2	10	−8	0

Source:

9 October 2009 UHC Hamburg 4–1 Glenanne Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

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10 October 2009 Grunwald Poznań 6–1 Glenanne Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

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11 October 2009 Grunwald Poznań 2–3 UHC Hamburg Camp Eduardo Dualde, Barcelona

Knockout stage

The Round of 16 and the quarterfinals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands between 2 and 5 April 2010 and the semifinals, third place match and the final were played in Amstelveen, Netherlands between 22 and 23 May 2010. Matches that ended in a draw would then play two periods of 7.5 minutes, with the "Silver Goal" rule being enforced. Matches that remain tied at the end of extra time were settled by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

3 April

Bloemendaal

6

5 April

Club an der Alster

2

Bloemendaal

3 (0)

3 April

UHC Hamburg (p.s.o.)

3 (2)

UHC Hamburg

6

22 May

Waterloo Ducks

2

UHC Hamburg (p.s.o.)

2 (1)

2 April

Real Club de Polo

2 (0)

Real Club de Polo

2

4 April

Reading

1

Real Club de Polo

3

2 April

Rot-Weiss Köln

2

Rot-Weiss Köln

3

23 May

Pembroke Wanderers

0

UHC Hamburg

3

2 April

Rotterdam

1

Amsterdam

3

4 April

East Grinstead

2

Amsterdam

3

2 April

Leuven

2

Beeston

1

22 May

Leuven

3

Amsterdam

3

3 April

Rotterdam

4

Third place

Rotterdam

2

5 April

23 May

Club Egara

1

Rotterdam

5

Real Club de Polo

2 (1)

3 April

Atlètic Terrassa

3

Amsterdam (p.s.o.)

2 (2)

Atlètic Terrassa

4

Grunwald Poznań

3

Round of 16

2 April 2010 Beeston 1–3 Leuven Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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2 April 2010 Real Club de Polo 2–1 Reading Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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2 April 2010 Amsterdam 3–2 East Grinstead Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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2 April 2010 Rot-Weiss Köln 3–0 Pembroke Wanderers Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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3 April 2010 Atlètic Terrassa 4–3 Grunwald Poznań Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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3 April 2010 Rotterdam 2–1 Club Egara Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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3 April 2010 Bloemendaal 6–2 Club an der Alster Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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3 April 2010 UHC Hamburg 6–2 Waterloo Ducks Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

Quarter-finals

4 April 2010 Real Club de Polo 3–2 Rot-Weiss Köln Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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4 April 2010 Amsterdam 2–1 Leuven Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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5 April 2010 Rotterdam 5–3 Atlètic Terrassa Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

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5 April 2010 Bloemendaal 3–3 (a.e.t.) UHC Hamburg Penalties 0–2 Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam

Semi-finals

22 May 2010 UHC Hamburg 2–2 (a.e.t.) Real Club de Polo Penalties 1–0 Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

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22 May 2010 Amsterdam 3–4 Rotterdam Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

Bronze place match

23 May 2010 Real Club de Polo 2–2 (a.e.t.) Amsterdam Penalties 1–2 Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

Final

23 May 2010 UHC Hamburg 1–3 Rotterdam Miltkau  34' Breitenstein  40', 63' Burrows  40' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

Test Rules

The Euro Hockey League is considered to be something of a pioneer when it comes to rules and regulations. The tournament has introduced various test rules which have now been adopted by the global game, with the "Self Pass" - which allows players to dribble with the ball from a free hit rather than passing it - being arguably the most revolutionary. The 2009-2010 Season saw the introduction of the "Own Goal" trial, which meant that defenders and goalkeepers could no longer force the ball into their own net when an opposing player has hit the ball from outside the circle. The first ever own goal in hockey arrived during Round 1.1, when Atletic Terrassa's Xavi Ribas accidentally deflected into his own goal during their match against Reading HC of England. In total, five own goals were scored during the 2009-2010 season. [2]

External links

• Official Website (English)