# 2021 Men's Euro Hockey League Ranking Cup

The 2021 Euro Hockey League Cup was the first edition of the Ranking Cup, a secondary competition to Europe's premier club field hockey tournament, the Euro Hockey League. The tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation, was held in Brasschaat, Belgium, from 30 September to 3 October 2021.

## Format

As a secondary tournament to the Euro Hockey League, the Ranking Cup was created to determine the placings of the lower ranked teams for the 2020–21 EHL Season.
The tournament comprised 16 teams, competing in a round of 16 format. The victorious teams from the first knockout games went on to compete in the placement matches for fifth to twelfth place. The losing teams contested ranking matches to determine thirteenth to twentieth places.

### Original format

The tournament was originally scheduled to comprise eight teams in a knockout format, with the remaining 12 to appear at the Euro Hockey League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic however, the EHL was rescheduled and reduced to four teams, with the remaining eight teams being added to the Ranking Cup.

## Results
### Bracket

| Knockout 16 | Knockout 16 | Knockout 8 | Knockout 8 |
| 30 September | 30 September |
| Grange | 0 |
| Grange | 0 | 1 October | 1 October |
| Arminen (w/o) | 5 | 1 October | 1 October |
| Arminen (w/o) | 5 | Arminen | 1 |
| 30 September | 30 September | | Arminen | 1 |
| 30 September | 30 September | Kampong | 5 |
| Dinamo Elektrostal | 2 | Kampong | 5 |
| Kampong | 5 | | |
| 30 September | 30 September | | | |
| Den Bosch | 6 | | |
| Den Bosch | 6 | 1 October | 1 October |
| Saint Germain | 0 | 1 October | 1 October |
| Saint Germain | 0 | Den Bosch | 3 |
| 30 September | 30 September | | Den Bosch | 3 |
| 30 September | 30 September | Club de Campo | 2 |
| Gantoise | 4 (3) | Club de Campo | 2 |
| Club de Campo (s.o.) | 4 (4) | | |
| 2 October | 2 October | | | |
| Mannheimer HC (s.o.) | 2 (2) | | |
| Mannheimer HC (s.o.) | 2 (2) | 3 October | 3 October |
| Hampstead & Westminster | 2 (0) | 3 October | 3 October |
| Hampstead & Westminster | 2 (0) | Mannheimer HC | 5 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Mannheimer HC | 5 |
| 2 October | 2 October | Minsk | 1 |
| Minsk | 5 | Minsk | 1 |
| Three Rock Rovers | 4 | | |
| 2 October | 2 October | | | |
| Dinamo Ak-Bars | 0 | | |
| Dinamo Ak-Bars | 0 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Rot-Weiss Köln (w/o) | 5 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Rot-Weiss Köln (w/o) | 5 | Rot-Weiss Köln | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Rot-Weiss Köln | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 October | Dragons | 5 |
| Dragons (s.o.) | 1 (3) | Dragons | 5 |
| Surbiton | 1 (1) | | |

#### Round of 16

* 30 September 2021 12:45
| Grange | 0–5 | Arminen |
| | Grange forfeit the match. Report | |
* 30 September 2021 15:00
| Elektrostal | 2–5 | Kampong |
| Dvoretskii 1', 40' | Report | Kempermann 13' Janssen 26' Lageman 32' Kellerman 54', 58' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
* 30 September 2021 17:15
| Den Bosch | 6–0 | Saint Germain |
| Smith 30' Wotherspoon 31' Bijen 49', 55' Boers 56', 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Shane O'Donnell (IRE)
* 30 September 2021 19:30
| Gantoise | 4–4 | Club de Campo |
| Kina 29' Scheen 46' Masson 58' Bugallo 60' | Report | Lacalle 14' Basterra 16', 25' Iglesias 56' |
| Penalties |||
| Bugallo Masson Tynevez Kina Ferreiro | 3–4 | Iglesias Abajo L. García Basterra Zorita |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Tim Meissner (GER)
* 2 October 2021 09:30
| Minsk | 5–4 | Three Rock Rovers |
| Belavusau 22', 24', 34' Hancharou 45' Paulovich 52' | Report | Johnson 21' Morris 25' Spencer 40' Haughton 55' |
* Umpires: Daniel Rodríguez (ESP) Tim Meissner (GER)
* 2 October 2021 11:45
| Mannheimer | 2–2 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| Schachner 58' Peillat 60' | Report | Guise-Brown 14', 59' |
| Penalties |||
| Fischer Hartkopf Weigand Müller Barreiros | 2–0 | Calnan Shipperley Käppeler French |
* Umpires: Michael Detrieux (BEL) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
* 2 October 2021 14:00
| Dinamo Ak-Bars | 0–5 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| | Dinamo Ak-Bars forfeit the match. Report | |
* 2 October 2021 16:15
| Dragons | 1–1 | Surbiton |
| Crols 34' | Report | Taylor 42' |
| Penalties |||
| Denayer Raes Rubens | 3–1 | Spencer Goodfield Golden Sorsby |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortíz (ESP) Maarten Boxma (NED)

### Ranking matches
#### Thirteenth to twentieth places

* 1 October 2021 12:45
| Grange | 0–5 | Elektrostal |
| | Grange forfeit the match. Report | |
* 1 October 2021 17:15
| Saint Germain | 2–4 | Gantoise |
| Parrilla 45+' Jeammot 59' | Report | Scheen 11', 46' Bugallo 16' Tynevez 58' |
* Umpires: Shane O'Donnell (IRE) Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
* 3 October 2021 09:30
| Hampstead & Westminster | 4–1 | Three Rock Rovers |
| Guise-Brown 17' Kelly 17' Ramshaw 24' Sharp 51' | Report | Hosking 28' |
* Umpires: Daniel Rodríguez (ESP) Michael Detrieux (BEL)
* 3 October 2021 14:00
| Dinamo Ak-Bars | 0–5 | Surbiton |
| | Dinamo Ak-Bars forfeit the match. Report | |

#### Fifth to twelfth places

* 1 October 2021 15:00
| Arminen | 1–5 | Kampong |
| R. Bele 13' | Report | De Geus 20' Kellerman 26', 47' Dobbelaar 29' Janssen 57' |
* Umpires: Michael Detrieux (BEL) Tim Meissner (GER)
* 1 October 2021 19:30
| Den Bosch | 3–2 | Club de Campo |
| Versteeg 9' Van der Horst 23' Reyenga 56' | Report | Lacalle 15' Basterra 57' |
* Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
* 3 October 2021 11:45
| Mannheimer | 5–1 | Minsk |
| Peillat 12' Hartkopf 24' Zmyslony 54' Schachner 56' Weigand 58' | Report | Staradub 55' |
* Umpires: Shane O'Donnell (IRE) Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
* 3 October 2021 16:15
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 1–5 | Dragons |
| Mazkour 18' | Report | Della Torre 19' Cobbaert 25' Denayer 32', 47' Rubens 51' |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Bruce Bale (ENG)

## Final standings

* 5. Dragons
* 5. Den Bosch
* 5. Kampong
* 5. Mannheimer
* 9. Arminen
* 9. Minsk
* 9. Rot-Weiss Köln
* 9. Club de Campo
* 13. Gantoise
* 13. Hampstead & Westminster
* 13. Surbiton
* 13. Elektrostal
* 17. Saint Germain
* 17. Three Rock Rovers
* 17. Dinamo Ak-Bars
* 17. Grange