# 2018–19 Euro Hockey League

The Euro Hockey League 2018–19 was the twelfth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation. Round One was held in Barcelona from 5 until 7 October 2018 and the knockout stage was held in Eindhoven from 17 until 22 April 2019.
The final was played between Waterloo Ducks and Rot-Weiss Köln. The Waterloo Ducks defeated Rot-Weis Köln 4–0 to become the first Belgian club to win the Euro Hockey League. Mannheimer HC took the bronze medal and Gonzalo Peillat became the top scorer with nine goals.

## Association team allocation

A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2018–19 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.

### EHL Rankings

Association ranking for 2018–19 Euro Hockey League :
| Rank | Change | Association | Points | Teams |
| 1 | | Netherlands | 50.000 | 3 |
| 2 | | Germany | 33.417 | 3 |
| 3 | | Belgium | 33.333 | 3 |
| 4 | | Spain | 28.250 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | France | 24.250 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | England | 22.000 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | Russia | 20.500 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | Scotland | 19.125 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | Ireland | 18.875 | 1 |
| 10 | | Poland | 13.625 | 1 |
| 11 | | Austria | 12.750 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | Belarus | 11.375 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | Switzerland | 9.125 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | Wales | 8.875 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | Ukraine | 6.500 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | Italy | 6.250 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | Czech Republic | 2.125 | 0 |

### Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the 2018-19 Euro Hockey League. 12 teams got a bye to the KO16.
Round One :
| Champions | Non-champions | Non-champions |
| Three Rock Rovers | Oranje-Rood | Racing France |
| Grunwald Poznań | Mannheimer HC | Wimbledon |
| Arminen | Léopold | Dinamo Elektrostal |
| Minsk | Junior | Grange |
Round of 16 :
| Champions | Champions | Non-champions |
| Kampong | Saint Germain | Amsterdam |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Surbiton | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Dragons | Dinamo Kazan | Waterloo Ducks |
| Real Club de Polo | Grove Menzieshill | Club Egara |

## Format Changes

The EHL board has decided not to continue with the field goal equals two trial, used last season, so this season every goal will return to equaling one whether it comes from the field or a penalty corner. Due to the overcrowded international hockey calendar from 2019 onwards because of the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League, the EHL has combined the KO16 and FINAL4 events at Easter, making a six-day event from April 17 to 22, 2019.

## Round One

Round One was held from 5 until 7 October 2018 at the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona. The draw took place on 17 July 2018. If a game is won, the winning team receives 5 points. A draw results in both teams receiving 2 points. A loss gives the losing team 1 point unless the losing team loses by 3 or more goals, then they receive 0 points.
All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oranje-Rood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Arminen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Grange | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |
* 5 October 2018 13:30
| Arminen | 4–1 | Grange |
| Ph. Schmidt 4' Bele 17', 28' Pa. Schmidt 33' | Report | Tweedie 40' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Rob Abbot (IRL) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
* 6 October 2018 12:30
| Oranje-Rood | 6–0 | Grange |
| Briels 13', 42' De Voogd 15' Beins 21' Martinez 24', 56' | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Luca Ferrara (ITA) Tim Meissner (GER)
* 7 October 2018 11:45
| Oranje-Rood | 2–1 | Arminen |
| Stanzl 14', 22' | Report | Bele 22' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Michelle Meister (GER)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mannheimer HC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Elektrostal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | |
* 5 October 2018 18:00
| Wimbledon | 5–2 | Dinamo Elektrostal |
| Malthouse 9' Lewers 22' Codling 26' Sloan 27' Roper 29' | Report | Dvoretskii 30' Proskuriakov 50' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Tim Meissner (GER) Andres Ortiz (ESP)
* 6 October 2018 17:00
| Mannheimer HC | 7–2 | Dinamo Elektrostal |
| Peillat 17', 32' Nguyen 34' Schües 46' Barreiros 50' Vila 53', 60' | Report | Dvoretskii 7' Larikov 59' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Andres Ortix (ES) Luka Zupancic (AUT)
* 7 October 2018 14:00
| Mannheimer HC | 1–1 | Wimbledon |
| Peillat 19' | Report | Horler 48' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Michiel Otten (NED)

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Léopold | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Grunwald Poznań | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Minsk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |
* 5 October 2018 11:15
| Minsk | 1–2 | Grunwald Poznań |
| Kochkin 58' | Report | Hulboj 13' Mikula 56' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Luca Ferrara (ITA) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 6 October 2018 10:15
| Léopold | 3–1 | Grunwald Poznań |
| Russell 5', 19' Zimmer 25' | Report | Mikula 56' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
* 7 October 2018 9:30
| Léopold | 5–0 | Minsk |
| Russell 33' Degroote 46', 59' Baumgarten 49', 59' | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Rob Abbott (IRL) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Three Rock Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Junior | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Racing Club de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |
* 5 October 2018 15:45
| Racing Club de France | 0–6 | Three Rock Rovers |
| | Report | Empey 27' Walsh 36' Darling 50', 52' English 56' Canning 57' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Luka Zupancic (AUT)
* 6 October 2018 14:45
| Junior | 1–1 | Three Rock Rovers |
| Enrique 53' | Report | Madeley 59' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Michiel Otten (NED)
* 7 October 2018 16:15
| Junior | 5–1 | Racing Club de France |
| J. Garcia 2' Dabanch 13' Gil 22' Mari 47' L. Garcia 53' | Report | Fouquet 52' |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona Umpires: Laurine Belforge (BEL) Tim Meissner (GER)

## Knockout stage

The knockout stage took place at Sportpark Aalsterweg in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 17 until 22 April 2019. The draw took place at 21 October 2018 and the schedule was announced on 15 November 2018.
All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

### Qualified teams

The knockout phase involves 16 teams, consisting of the 4 pool winners and the 12 already qualified teams.
| Champions (seeded in round of 16 draw) | Non-champions and pool winners (unseeded in round of 16 draw) |
| Kampong | Amsterdam |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Dragons | Waterloo Ducks |
| Real Club de Polo | Club Egara |
| Saint Germain | Oranje-Rood |
| Surbiton | Mannheimer HC |
| Dinamo Kazan | Léopold |
| Grove Menzieshill | Three Rock Rovers |

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | | | |
| Dragons | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dragons | 4 | 20 April | 20 April | | | | | |
| Three Rock Rovers | 2 | 20 April | 20 April | | | | |
| Three Rock Rovers | 2 | Dragons | 1 (2) | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | Dragons | 1 (2) | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | Waterloo Ducks (s.o.) | 1 (3) | | | | |
| Waterloo Ducks (s.o.) | 1 (4) | Waterloo Ducks (s.o.) | 1 (3) | | | | |
| Waterloo Ducks (s.o.) | 1 (4) | | | | 21 April | 21 April | | |
| Surbiton | 1 (2) | | | | 21 April | 21 April | |
| Surbiton | 1 (2) | | | | Waterloo Ducks (s.o.) | 1 (3) | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | | Waterloo Ducks (s.o.) | 1 (3) | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | Mannheimer HC | 1 (1) | |
| Dinamo Kazan | 0 | | | | Mannheimer HC | 1 (1) | |
| Dinamo Kazan | 0 | 20 April | 20 April | | | | | |
| Mannheimer HC | 6 | 20 April | 20 April | | | | |
| Mannheimer HC | 6 | Mannheimer HC (s.o.) | 4 (4) | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | Mannheimer HC (s.o.) | 4 (4) | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 4 (2) | | | | |
| Oranje-Rood | 2 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 4 (2) | | | | |
| Oranje-Rood | 2 | | | | | | | 22 April | 22 April |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 3 | | | | | | | 22 April | 22 April |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 3 | | | | | | | Waterloo Ducks | 4 |
| 18 April | 18 April | | | | | | | | Waterloo Ducks | 4 |
| 18 April | 18 April | | | | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | 0 |
| Kampong | 2 | | | | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | 0 |
| Kampong | 2 | 20 April | 20 April | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 3 | 20 April | 20 April | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 3 | Rot-Weiss Köln (s.o.) | 2 (6) | | | | | | |
| 18 April | 18 April | | Rot-Weiss Köln (s.o.) | 2 (6) | | | | | | |
| 18 April | 18 April | Amsterdam | 2 (5) | | | | | | |
| Amsterdam | 12 | Amsterdam | 2 (5) | | | | | | |
| Amsterdam | 12 | | | | 21 April | 21 April | | | | |
| Grove Menzieshill | 1 | | | | 21 April | 21 April | | | |
| Grove Menzieshill | 1 | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | 3 | | | |
| 18 April | 18 April | | | | | Rot-Weiss Köln | 3 | | | |
| 18 April | 18 April | | | | Real Club de Polo | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Saint Germain | 1 (1) | | | | Real Club de Polo | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Saint Germain | 1 (1) | 20 April | 20 April | | | | | 22 April | 22 April |
| Club Egara (s.o.) | 1 (2) | 20 April | 20 April | | | | | 22 April | 22 April |
| Club Egara (s.o.) | 1 (2) | Club Egara | 3 (0) | | | | | Mannheimer HC | 3 |
| 18 April | 18 April | | Club Egara | 3 (0) | | | | | Mannheimer HC | 3 |
| 18 April | 18 April | Real Club de Polo (s.o.) | 3 (3) | | | | | Real Club de Polo | 1 |
| Léopold | 3 | Real Club de Polo (s.o.) | 3 (3) | | | | | Real Club de Polo | 1 |
| Real Club de Polo | 4 | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

* 17 April 2019 12:45
| Dinamo Kazan | 0–6 | Mannheimer HC |
| | Report | Peillat 13', 19', 55' Vila 17' Schües 41' Holste 45' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Coen van Bunge (NED)
* 17 April 2019 15:00
| Dragons | 4–2 | Three Rock Rovers |
| Raes 12' O'Donoghue 22' Van Aubel 44' Denayer 46' | Report | Hosking 22' Morris 35' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) David Sweetman (SCO)
* 17 April 2019 17:15
| Waterloo Ducks | 1–1 | Surbiton |
| Pangrazio 26' | Report | Goodfield 23' |
| Penalties |||
| Boccard Gougnard Van Straaten Dohmen Penelle | 4–2 | Drayton Chana Wallace Forsyth Goodfield |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Fraser Bell (SCO)
* 17 April 2019 19:30
| Oranje-Rood | 2–3 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Van der Weerden 22' De Voogd 43' | Report | Schiffer 3' Herzbruch 35', 51' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)
* 18 April 2019 12:45
| Saint Germain | 1–1 | Club Egara |
| Rogeau 36' | Report | Aura 8' |
| Penalties |||
| T. Genestet Gohlke F. Goyet Mercurio Pauchet | 1–2 | Ruiz Divorra Clapés P. Gispert Romeu |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Fraser Bell (SCO) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 18 April 2019 15:00
| Léopold | 3–4 | Real Club de Polo |
| Cuvelier 25' Russell 39' A. Verdussen 43' | Report | A. Reyne 13', 22' Llorens 45' Rey 59' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michiel Otten (NED)
* 18 April 2019 17:15
| Amsterdam | 12–1 | Grove Menzieshill |
| Reid-Ross 5', 17', 25' Burkhardt 20', 45', 49' Pruyser 22', 32', 56' Verga 39' Hiebendaal 39' Van Kan 57' | Report | J. Golden 31' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
* 18 April 2019 19:30
| Kampong | 2–3 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Janssen 29' Havenga 55' | Report | T. Grambusch 34' M. Grambusch 51', 60' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)

### Ranking matches

* 19 April 2019 12:45
| Three Rock Rovers | 1–4 | Surbiton |
| Darling 6' | Report | Taylor 26', 30' Goodfield 35' Forsyth 54' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Coen van Bunge (NED)
* 19 April 2019 15:00
| Saint Germain | 1–7 | Léopold |
| M. Genestet 1' | Report | Russell 2', 44', 45' Englebert 15', 37' Baumgarten 48' Muschs 52' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 19 April 2019 17:15
| Dinamo Kazan | 2–6 | Oranje-Rood |
| Mahmood 2' Shan 27' | Report | Beins 1' Van de Venne 7', 9', 45' Van der Weerden 29', 54' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Fraser Bell (SCO)
* 19 April 2019 19:30
| Kampong | 12–0 | Grove Menzieshill |
| Meulenbroek 5', 25', 43' Lageman 11' Visser 14', 30', 54', 56' Kropholler 15' Havenga 26', 49' | Report | |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Dan Barstow (ENG)

### Quarter-finals

* 20 April 2019 09:30
| Mannheimer HC | 4–4 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Vila 6', 29' Haase 13', 50' | Report | Windfeder 17', 27', 35', 53' |
| Penalties |||
| Fischer Harris Hinrichs Barreiros | 4–2 | Bosserhoff Herzbruch Pereira Weinke |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
* 20 April 2019 11:45
| Dragons | 1–1 | Waterloo Ducks |
| Rubens 56' | Report | Boccard 37' |
| Penalties |||
| Van Aubel Denayer Rubens O'Donoghue Raes | 2–3 | Boccard Dohmen Van Straaten Dohmen |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Michiel Otten (NED)
* 20 April 2019 14:00
| Club Egara | 3–3 | Real Club de Polo |
| Romeu 5' Mercadé 35', 48' | Report | Alegre 37', 53' Oliva 51' |
| Penalties |||
| Ruiz Farrés-Palet Clapés | 0–3 | Oliva Alegre Llorens |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Dan Barstow (ENG)
* 20 April 2019 16:15
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 2–2 | Amsterdam |
| Große 35' Rühr 47' | Report | Pruyser 52' Verga 54' |
| Penalties |||
| Große M. Grambusch Rühr Miltkau Prinz M. Grambusch Rühr Rühr | 6–5 | Verga Bakker Hiebendaal Rohof Pruyser Pruyser Verga Hiebendaal |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)

### Semi-finals

* 21 April 2019 13:00
| Waterloo Ducks | 1–1 | Mannheimer HC |
| Ghislain 59' | Report | Peillat 60' |
| Penalties |||
| Boccard Gougnard Van Straaten Dohmen Penelle | 3–1 | Fischer Harris Hinrichs Barreiros |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Coen van Bunge (NED)
* 21 April 2019 15:15
| Real Club de Polo | 1–3 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| L. Baron 22' | Report | Rühr 14' T. Grambusch 32', 40' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Dan Barstow (ENG)

### Bronze medal match

* 22 April 2019 13:00
| Mannheimer HC | 3–1 | Real Club de Polo |
| Peillat 33', 51' Haase | Report | L. Baron 50' |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

### Final

* 22 April 2019 15:15
| Waterloo Ducks | 4–0 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Ghislain 42' Boccard 58' Bertrand 60' Van Lierde 60' | Report | |
* Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Coen van Bunge (NED)