2011–12 Euro Hockey League

The 2011–12 Euro Hockey League was the fifth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the EHF. It was held at four different locations from October 2011 to May 2012.

2011–12 Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates7 October 2011 – 27 May 2012
Teams24
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions UHC Hamburg (3rd title)
Runner-up Amsterdam
Third place Dragons
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored224 (5.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mirco Pruyser
Roderick Weusthof (8 goals)
Best player Nicolas Jacobi
← 2010–11 (previous) (next) 2012–13 →

The final was played between Hamburg and Amsterdam at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Hamburg defeated Amsterdam 2–1 on penalty strokes (2–2 after extra time) to win a record third title. HGC were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for this season's edition.

Association team allocation
AHTC Wien
Montrouge
Hamburg
Pomorzanin Torún
Dinamo Kazan
Dinamo Elektrostal
Rotweiss Wettingen
Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia
Location of teams in 2011–12 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 2011–12 Euro Hockey League

A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2011–12 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.

Teams
Champions
Amsterdam Dragons Montrogue
Atlètic Terrassa Banbridge AHTC Wien
Beeston Grunwald Poznań Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
Club an der Alster Dinamo Kazan Rotweiss Wettingen
Runners-up Third placed
Bloemendaal Racing Bruxelles Rotterdam
Club de Campo Cookstown Real Club de Polo
East Grinstead Pomorzanin Torún Reading
Uhlenhorst Mülheim Dinamo Elektrostal UHC Hamburg

Round One

The 24 teams were drawn into eight pools of three. In each pool, teams played against each other once in a round-robin format. The pool winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Pools A, D, E, and F were played in Brasschaat, Belgium from 21 to 23 October 2011 and the other pools were played in Mülheim, Germany. 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 Amsterdam 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Reading 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3 Cookstown 2 0 0 2 1 15 −14 0
Source: EHF
21 October 2011
Reading 5–0 Cookstown
R. Mantell  16', 20'
Watts  45', 59', 66'		 Report
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Mike Gerwig (GER)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
22 October 2011
Cookstown 1–10 Amsterdam
Cuddy  43' Report Evers  3', 10', 31'
Pruyser  5', 47', 51', 62', 65'
Ebbers  55'
Verga  69'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Michal Margolien (SVK)
23 October 2011
Amsterdam 2–1 Reading
Tigges  9'
Taekema  66'		 Report S. Mantell  48'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Mike Gerwig (GER)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uhlenhorst Mülheim (H) 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Atlètic Terrassa 2 1 0 1 5 6 −1 6
3 AHTC Wien 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 2
Source: EHF
(H) Host
7 October 2011
17:00
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3–1 AHTC Wien
Fleckhaus  8'
Stralkowski  29'
Keusgen  55'		 Report Stremitzer  31'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Thomas Lingg (SUI)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
8 October 2011
14:30
AHTC Wien 2–3 Atlètic Terrassa
Gerö  6'
Schmidt  59'		 Report I. Freixa  9', 30'
Guerrero  67'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
9 October 2011
14:30
Atlètic Terrassa 2–4 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Oliva  38'
Beltran  67'		 Report Schmitz  4'
Stralkowski  39'
Fleckhaus  45'
Rabente  53'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Francesco Parisi (ITA)

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Beeston 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Real Club de Polo 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 Pomorzanin Torún 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: EHF
7 October 2011
12:00
Beeston 5–0 Pomorzanin Torún
Dixon  6'
Jones  9'
Scanlon  27'
Schmidt  39'
Beckers  52'		 Report
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Mikael Mattsson (SWE)
8 October 2011
12:00
Pomorzanin Torún 0–2 Real Club de Polo
Report Padrós  59'
Dabanch  70'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Daniel Clarke (IRL)
Thomas Lingg (SUI)
9 October 2011
12:00
Real Club de Polo 1–3 Beeston
Dabanch  31' Report Ames  6'
O.G.  51'
Beckers  59'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Benjamin Mauss (FRA)

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Club an der Alster 2 1 1 0 7 6 +1 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Club de Campo 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3 Racing Bruxelles 2 0 1 1 5 9 −4 2
Source: EHF
21 October 2011
18:00
Racing Bruxelles 5–5 Club an der Alster
Boon  5', 35', 61', 63', 68' Report P. Fröschle  11', 28', 43'
J. Fröschle  19'
Witte  55'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Andrew Mair (SCO)
22 October 2011
18:15
Club an der Alster 2–1 Club de Campo
D. von Drachenfels  48'
Hofmann  68'		 Report Arana  60'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Chris McConkey (IRL)
23 October 2011
17:00
Club de Campo 4–0 Racing Bruxelles
Magner  29'
Tubau  58'
Borrell  62'
Rodriguez  70'		 Report
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

Pool E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dragons (H) 2 2 0 0 12 4 +8 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Rotterdam 2 1 0 1 15 6 +9 6
3 Rotweiss Wettingen 2 0 0 2 1 18 −17 0
Source: EHF
(H) Host
21 October 2011
15:30
Rotterdam 11–1 Rotweiss Wettingen
Weusthof  4', 13', 18', 39'
J. Hertzberger  25', 34', 42', 56'
Rischen  28'
Wilson  43', 46'		 Report M. Keller  60'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Chris McConkey (IRL)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
22 October 2011
15:45
Rotweiss Wettingen 0–7 Dragons
Report Stumpe  14'
Van Aubel  38', 68'
Thys  42', 64'
L. Vandeweghe  49'
Luypaert  66'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Mike Gerwig (GER)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
23 October 2011
14:30
Dragons 5–4 Rotterdam
Van Aubel  4', 12'
Denayer  46'
C. Vandeweghe  68'
Luypaert  70'		 Report Weusthof  16'
J. Hertzberger  25'
De Vidal de St. Germain  30'
Melkert  45'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Chris McConkey (IRL)

Pool F
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 Montrouge 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3 Banbridge 2 0 0 2 6 9 −3 2
Source: EHF
21 October 2011
11:00
Montrouge 4–3 Banbridge
Cariolet  3'
C. Thiolon  30'
Durchon  33'
Harou  38'		 Report R. McCandless  11'
Sc. Forbes  24'
S. Dowds  49'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
22 October 2011
11:15
UHC Hamburg 2–0 Montrouge
Simon  51'
Miltkau  55'		 Report
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
23 October 2011
10:30
Banbridge 3–5 UHC Hamburg
Caruth  17'
B. McCandless  46'
S. Dowds  65'		 Report Nevado  10'
Fuchs  34'
J. Fürste  41', 43'
Gremnitz  57'
The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
Umpires:
Michal Margolien (SVK)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

Pool G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Grinstead 2 2 0 0 9 5 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Dinamo Elektrostal 2 1 0 1 8 10 −2 5
3 Grunwald Poznań 2 0 0 2 6 8 −2 2
Source: EHF
7 October 2011
09:30
Grunwald Poznań 4–5 Dinamo Elektrostal
Marcinkowski  18+'
Dutkiewicz  33'
Majchrzak  56'
Rataj  63'		 Report Platonov  23', 45'
O.G.  30'
Azarov  58'
A. Kuraev  65'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Daniel Clarke (IRL)
8 October 2011
09:30
Dinamo Elektrostal 3–6 East Grinstead
Platonov  4'
Zamalutdinov  33'
Mamoshkin  46'		 Report De Prez  3'
Jackson  16', 42'
Hall  17', 32'
Pearn  38'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Benjamin Mauss (FRA)
9 October 2011
09:30
East Grinstead 3–2 Grunwald Poznań
Gleghorne  5'
Jackson  7'
Hall  51'		 Report Dutkiewicz  22', 57'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Thomas Lingg (SUI)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Pool H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bloemendaal 2 2 0 0 13 1 +12 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Dinamo Kazan 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3 Olympia Kolos Sekvoia 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 1
Source: EHF
7 October 2011
14:30
Dinamo Kazan 2–1 Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
Kornilov  28'
Maiorov  50'		 Report Ozerskyi  31'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
8 October 2011
17:00
Olympia Kolos Sekvoia 0–10 Bloemendaal
Report Brouwer  7', 46', 49'
Van Puffelen  10'
Van Mierlo  17', 60'
O. Meijer  20'
Hofman  26'
N. Meijer  39'
De Nooijer  44'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
7 October 2011
17:00
Bloemendaal 3–1 Dinamo Kazan
N. Meijer  8'
Brouwer  47'
S. Jolie  49'		 Report Zakirov  54'
Waldstadion, Mülheim
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Mikael Mattsson (SWE)

Knockout stage

The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 6 to 9 April 2012 and the semi-finals, bronze medal match and the final were played in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 26 to 27 May 2012. If the score remained tied, the match went to extra time with the silver goal rule being enforced. Matches that remained tied at the end of extra time were settled by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
6 April – Rotterdam
 
 
 Beeston2
 
8 April – Rotterdam
 
 Club de Campo1
 
 Beeston1
 
6 April – Rotterdam
 
 UHC Hamburg7
 
 UHC Hamburg3
 
26 May – Amstelveen
 
 Real Club de Polo0
 
 UHC Hamburg (s.o.)2 (2)
 
7 April – Rotterdam
 
 Dragons2 (1)
 
 Dragons2
 
9 April – Rotterdam
 
 Dinamo Elektrostal0
 
 Dragons (a.e.t.)3
 
7 April – Rotterdam
 
 Reading1
 
 Club an der Alster1
 
27 May – Amstelveen
 
 Reading3
 
 UHC Hamburg (s.o.)2 (2)
 
6 April – Rotterdam
 
 Amsterdam2 (1)
 
 Amsterdam6
 
8 April – Rotterdam
 
 Dinamo Kazan0
 
 Amsterdam3
 
6 April – Rotterdam
 
 Bloemendaal2
 
 Bloemendaal4
 
26 May – Amstelveen
 
 Atlètic Terrassa3
 
 Amsterdam3
 
7 April – Rotterdam
 
 Rotterdam0 Bronze medal match
 
 East Grinstead8
 
9 April – Rotterdam27 May – Amstelveen
 
 Montrouge0
 
 East Grinstead1 Dragons (a.e.t.)4
 
7 April – Rotterdam
 
 Rotterdam3 Rotterdam3
 
 Uhlenhorst Mülheim4 (4)
 
 
 Rotterdam (s.o.)4 (5)
 

Round of 16
6 April 2012
09:30
Beeston 2–1 Club de Campo
Arnold  58'
Smith  63'		 Report Lasso  29'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Geoff Conn (IRL)
6 April 2012
12:00
UHC Hamburg 3–0 Real Club de Polo
Miltkau  33', 57'
Falcke  43'		 Report
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
6 April 2012
14:30
Amsterdam 6–0 Dinamo Kazan
Verga  26'
Schwarz  31', 69'
Bakker  39'
Pruyser  39', 45'		 Report
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
6 April 2012
17:00
Bloemendaal 4–3 Atlètic Terrassa
O. Meijer  22'
Hofman  32'
Brouwer  50'
Bovendeert  55'		 Report P. Castelló  38'
Ballbe  59'
Oliva  64'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
7 April 2012
09:30
East Grinstead 8–0 Montrouge
Jackson  7', 30', 47'
Gleghorne  37', 53', 69'
Carr  51'
Cheesman  52'		 Report
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Geoff Conn (IRL)
7 April 2012
12:00
Dragons 2–0 Dinamo Elektrostal
Cobbaert  12'
Denayer  47'		 Report
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Diego Estebanez (ESP)
7 April 2012
14:30
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 4–4 (a.e.t.) Rotterdam
Otto  40'
Stralkowski  40', 67'
Fleckhaus  44'		 Report O.G.  5'
Wilson  7', 34', 38'
Penalties
Stralkowski
Rabente
Fürk
Rühr
Fleckhaus
Stralkowski
Fürk 		4–5 J. Hertzberger
Wilson
Polkamp
Van der Horst
W. Hertzberger
J. Hertzberger
Wilson
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
7 April 2012
17:00
Club an der Alster 1–3 Reading
J. Fröschle  61' Report Mackay  2'
S. Mantell  54'
Watts  67'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

Quarter-finals
8 April 2012
12:00
Beeston 1–7 UHC Hamburg
S. Lawrence  17' Report Miltkau  9', 64'
Nevado  13'
Fuchs  22', 33'
Simon  56'
J. Fürste  62'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Diego Estebanez (ESP)
8 April 2012
14:30
Amsterdam 3–2 Bloemendaal
Taekema  8'
Pruyser  33'
Rohof  51'		 Report W. Jolie  50'
O. Meijer  70'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Christian Blasch (GER)
9 April 2012
12:00
Dragons 3–1 (a.e.t.) Reading
Butler  22'
Thys  78'
Pangrazio  80'		 Report Watts  44'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Jonas van 't Hek (NED
Geoff Conn (IRL)
9 April 2012
14:30
East Grinstead 1–3 Rotterdam
Gleghorne  52' Report J. Hertzberger  15', 22'
Weusthof  67'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Semi-finals
26 May 2012
12:00
UHC Hamburg 2–2 (a.e.t.) Dragons
M. Fürste  40'
Breitenstein  59'		 Report Van Aubel  7'
Denayer  35'
Penalties
M. Fürste
Perdoni
Miltkau
Müller 		2–1 Magee
Van Doren
Luypaert
L. Vandeweghe
C. Vandeweghe
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
26 May 2012
14:30
Amsterdam 3–0 Rotterdam
Verga  17'
D. Prins  59'
Rohof  64'		 Report
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Bronze medal match
27 May 2012
09:30
Dragons 4–3 (a.e.t.) Rotterdam
Pangrazio  42', 57'
C. Vandeweghe  70'
Denayer  78'		 Report Weusthof  3', 65'
Turkstra  45'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

Final
27 May 2012
14:30
UHC Hamburg 2–2 (a.e.t.) Amsterdam
Bruns  26'
Miltkau  59'		 Report Taekema  21'
Evers  28'
Penalties
M. Fürste
Korn
Perdoni
Müller
Miltkau 		2–1 Buissant
Verga
Tigges
Evers
Bakker
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
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