2008–09 Euro Hockey League

The 2008–09 Euro Hockey League was the second season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organised by the EHF.

2008–09 Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates24 October 2008 – 31 May 2009
Teams24 (from 12 associations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bloemendaal (1st title)
Runner-up UHC Hamburg
Third place Rotterdam
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored211 (5.28 per match)
Top scorer(s) Guillermo Schickendantz (11 goals)
Best player Teun de Nooijer
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The final was played between UHC Hamburg and Bloemendaal at the Hazelaarweg Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Bloemendaal beat UHC Hamburg, the defending champions, 5–4 to win their first Euro Hockey League title. Rotterdam took the bronze medal.

Association team allocation
Location of teams in 2008–09 Euro Hockey League.
Pink: Group A; Green: Group B; Deep Pink: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Red: Group E; Cyan: Group F; Blue: Group G; Purple: Group H
Location of Benelux teams in 2008–09 Euro Hockey League

Association ranking
Rank Change Association Teams
1 Netherlands3
2  Spain
3 1 England
4 1 Germany
5 4 France2
6 1 Poland
7 1 Belgium
8 Scotland
9 2 Russia1
10 Ireland
11  Ukraine
12  Italy

Teams
Champions
Bloemendaal Saint Germain Dinamo Kazan
Real Club de Polo Grunwald Poznań Three Rock Rovers
Reading Leuven Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia
Club an der Alster Kelburne Bra
Runners-up Third placed
Amsterdam Lille Rotterdam
Atlètic Terrassa Pocztowiec Poznań Club Egara
East Grinstead Waterloo Ducks Cannock
Düsseldorfer HC Western Wildcats UHC Hamburg

Round one

Pools A, B, C and D were played in Amstelveen, the Netherlands between 24 and 26 October 2008 and the other four pools were played in Lille, France. 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 Club Egara 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Club an der Alster 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 5
3 Pocztowiec Poznań 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Source: EHF
24 October 2008
14:30
Pocztowiec Poznań 0–3 Club an der Alster
Report Sahmel  5'
O. Hentschel  27'
Sonnenschein  37'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
John Heron (SCO)
25 October 2008
10:30
Club Egara 8–1 Pocztowiec Poznań
Carrera  5', 7'
Amat  19', 48'
Clapes  23'
Schickendantz  34', 50', 62'		 Report Juszczak  45'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
26 October 2008
10:30
Club an der Alster 0–4 Club Egara
Report Schickendantz  10', 30', 52'
Arbos  20'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Bart de Liefde (NED)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Düsseldorfer HC 2 1 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Saint Germain 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 7
3 Bra 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 2
Source: EHF
24 October 2008
20:30
Bra 1–3 Saint Germain
M. Lanzano  52' Report Coty  8', 56'
Pauchet  33'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
25 October 2008
16:30
Düsseldorfer HC 4–2 Bra
Schröter  13'
Simon  21', 53'
Markert  46'		 Report M. Lanzano  27'
Kanwalpreet  69'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
26 October 2008
16:30
Saint Germain 3–3 Düsseldorfer HC
Pauchet  4', 8'
H. Genestet  53'		 Report Giese  18'
Schröter  67', 70'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
John Heron (SCO)

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Amsterdam (H) 2 2 0 0 16 1 +15 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Grunwald Poznań 2 1 0 1 6 10 −4 5
3 Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia 2 0 0 2 2 13 −11 0
Source: EHF
(H) Host.
24 October 2008
18:30
Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia 2–5 Grunwald Poznań
Ozerskyi  19'
Buriatynskyi  68'		 Report Mikula  10', 66'
Strykowski  19'
Dutkiewicz  51', 61'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Bart de Liefde (NED)
25 October 2008
14:30
Grunwald Poznań 1–8 Amsterdam
Dutkiewicz  31' Report Hoyng  14'
Taekema  17', 33'
Verga  43'
Freixa  52', 53'
Bakker  57'
Bomans  66'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
26 October 2008
12:30
Amsterdam 8–0 Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia
Freixa  1', 26', 59'
Prins  9'
Buissant  35'
Derikx  44'
Taekema  46', 63'		 Report
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bloemendaal 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Cannock 2 1 0 1 7 9 −2 5
3 Dinamo Kazan 2 0 0 2 5 13 −8 1
Source: EHF
24 October 2008
16:30
Cannock 5–4 Dinamo Kazan
Lane  14', 61'
Taylor  18'
Andrew  34'
Pearce  69'		 Report A. Gevorkyan  5'
Kisialevich  9'
Warsi  20', 50'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
25 October 2008
12:30
Dinamo Kazan 1–8 Bloemendaal
Maiorov  56' Report O. Meijer  2', 7'
Dwyer  9', 32'
De Nooijer  19'
Brouwer  44', 45', 68'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
26 October 2008
14:30
Bloemendaal 5–2 Cannock
Docherty  20'
Van Mierlo  34', 56'
Brouwer  41'
O. Meijer  60'		 Report Lane  11', 61'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Pool E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rotterdam 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Reading 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3 Western Wildcats 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: EHF
31 October 2008
18:30
Western Wildcats 0–2 Reading
Report Smith  7'
Mantell  12'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)
Marc Knulle (FRA)
1 November 2008
14:30
Rotterdam 5–0 Western Wildcats
Child  2', 14', 16'
J. Hertzberger  7'
Taylor  62'		 Report
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Will Drury (FRA)
2 November 2008
14:30
Reading 1–2 Rotterdam
Watts  47' Report Child  3'
Burrows  41'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)

Pool F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Grinstead 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Waterloo Ducks 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Kelburne 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
Source: EHF
31 October 2008
14:30
Waterloo Ducks 4–1 Kelburne
Brooke  40'
T. De Saedeleer  49', 57'
Muylaert  58'		 Report Bain  8'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Geoff Conn (IRL)
1 November 2008
10:30
East Grinstead 3–2 Waterloo Ducks
Häner  22'
Hall  57'
Cresswell  59'		 Report X. De Greve  16'
Garreta  42'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)
Knut Lohrisch (GER)
2 November 2008
10:30
Kelburne 0–3 East Grinstead
Report Häner  23'
Male  59'
Hall  62'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Knut Lohrisch (GER)

Pool G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Club de Polo 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 UHC Hamburg 2 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
3 Lille (H) 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: EHF
(H) Host.
31 October 2008
20:30
Lille 1–4 Real Club de Polo
T. Becuwe  35' Report Fröschle  15'
Dabanch  45'
Casasayas  65'
Padrós  68'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
1 November 2008
16:30
UHC Hamburg 1–4 Real Club de Polo
Breitenstein  50' Report Fröschle  31'
Borrell  38'
Wein  60'
A. Fàbregas  69'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
2 November 2008
16:30
Lille 2–4 UHC Hamburg
T. Becuwe  44', 70' Report Miltkau  15'
Breitenstein  27', 44'
Sunkel  53'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Will Drury (WAL)

Pool H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Leuven 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Three Rock Rovers 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 4
3 Atlètic Terrassa 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 3
Source: EHF
31 October 2008
16:30
Three Rock Rovers 0–0 Atlètic Terrassa
Report
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Will Drury (WAL)
1 November 2008
12:30
Three Rock Rovers 1–1 Leuven
Blakeney  57' Report Quemada  40'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
2 November 2008
12:30
Leuven 3–1 Atlètic Terrassa
De Cooman  6'
Quemada  30'
Pangrazio  70'		 Report Witthaus  19'
Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Knockout stage

The Round of 16 and the quarterfinals were played in Hamburg, Germany between 10 and 13 April 2009 and the semifinals, third place match and the final were played in Rotterdam, the Netherlands between 30 and 31 May 2009.

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
10 April – Hamburg
 
 
 Düsseldorfer HC2
 
12 April – Hamburg
 
 UHC Hamburg3
 
 UHC Hamburg4
 
10 April – Hamburg
 
 Club Egara3
 
 Club Egara4
 
30 May – Rotterdam
 
 Club an der Alster2
 
 UHC Hamburg3
 
11 April – Hamburg
 
 Leuven2
 
 Leuven2
 
12 April – Hamburg
 
 Three Rock Rovers1
 
 Leuven2
 
11 April – Hamburg
 
 Reading1
 
 Real Club de Polo0
 
31 May – Rotterdam
 
 Reading1
 
 UHC Hamburg4
 
10 April – Hamburg
 
 Bloemendaal5
 
 Bloemendaal3
 
13 April – Hamburg
 
 Cannock1
 
 Bloemendaal3
 
10 April – Hamburg
 
 East Grinstead2
 
 East Grinstead3
 
30 May – Rotterdam
 
 Saint Germain2
 
 Bloemendaal4
 
11 April – Hamburg
 
 Rotterdam3 Bronze medal
 
 Amsterdam4
 
13 April – Hamburg31 May – Rotterdam
 
 Waterloo Ducks2
 
 Amsterdam2 (1) Leuven1
 
11 April – Hamburg
 
 Rotterdam (p.s.)2 (3) Rotterdam8
 
 Rotterdam4
 
 
 Grunwald Poznań2
 

Round of 16
10 April 2009
09:30
Club Egara 4–2 Club an der Alster
Carrera  17'
Schickendantz  24', 35', 67'		 Report Sonnenschein  33'
Laatzen  64'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Andrew Mair (SCO)
10 April 2009
12:00
East Grinstead 3–2 Saint Germain
Hall  39', 70'
Häner  64'		 Report M. Genestet  46'
Pauchet  57'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
10 April 2009
14:30
Bloemendaal 3–1 Cannock
N. Meijer  21'
Brouwer  58'
De Nooijer  68'		 Report Jawanda  60'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Geoff Conn (IRL)
10 April 2009
17:00
Düsseldorfer HC 2–3 UHC Hamburg
Simon  9'
Otte  25'		 Report Sunkel  2', 40'
Miltkau  33'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
11 April 2009
09:30
Real Club de Polo 0–1 Reading
Report Clarke  32'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Christian Blasch (GER)
11 April 2009
12:00
Rotterdam 4–2 Grunwald Poznań
J. Hertzberger  2'
Abbas  24', 35'
Gommers  44'		 Report Mikula  63'
Dutkiewicz  65'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
11 April 2009
14:30
Amsterdam 4–2 Waterloo Ducks
Taekema  10', 14', 32'
Pruyser  39'		 Report Dohmen  9', 29'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
11 April 2009
17:00
Leuven 2–1 Three Rock Rovers
Quemada  40'
Bourdeaud'Hui  58'		 Report Blakeney  60'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

Quarter-finals
12 April 2009
12:00
UHC Hamburg 4–3 Club Egara
Fürste  11', 50'
Miltkau  26'
Breitenstein  48'		 Report Schickendantz  18', 70'
Tubau  49'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (GER)
Andrew Mair (SCO)
12 April 2009
14:30
Bloemendaal 3–2 East Grinstead
Jolie  20', 57'
N. Meijer  68'		 Report Hall  11'
De Prez  43'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
13 April 2009
12:00
Leuven 2–1 Reading
Quemada  8'
Houssein  66'		 Report Mantell  47'
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Christian Blasch (GER)
13 April 2009
14:30
Amsterdam 2–2 (a.e.t.) Rotterdam
Rohof  4'
Freixa  35'		 Report M. Hertzberger  30'
Archibald  62'
Penalties
Freixa
Verga 		1–3 J. Hertzberger
Burrows
Ahmad
UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Semi-finals
30 May 2009
12:00
UHC Hamburg 3–2 Leuven
Mieling  6'
Miltkau  19'
C. Nevado  20'		 Report Pangrazio  16'
Quemada  29'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Andrew Mair (SCO)
30 May 2009
14:30
Bloemendaal 4–3 Rotterdam
Jolie  23'
O. Meijer  34'
Dwyer  50'
Brouwer  54'		 Report Burrows  37', 52'
Knowles  65'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Bronze medal match
31 May 2009
12:00
Leuven 1–8 Rotterdam
Quemada  30' Report Child  2', 32'
Burrows  7', 24'
Archibald  47'
Van Buul  50'
Taylor  58'
J. Hertzberger  61'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

Final
31 May 2009
14:30
UHC Hamburg 4–5 Bloemendaal
Sunkel  23'
Miltkau  28', 56'
Breitenstein  41'		 Report Brouwer  6', 9'
Dwyer  12'
De Nooijer  19'
O. Meijer  26'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team FG PC PS Goals
1 Guillermo Schickendantz Club Egara 56011
2 Ronald Brouwer Bloemendaal 7108
3 Taeke Taekema Amsterdam 0707
4 Santi Freixa Amsterdam 6006
Simon Child Rotterdam 600
Marco Miltkau UHC Hamburg 510
Pau Quemada Leuven 150
8 Phillip Burrows Rotterdam 3205
Olmer Meijer Bloemendaal 050
Patrick Breitenstein UHC Hamburg 050
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