# 2017–18 Euro Hockey League

The Euro Hockey League 2017–18 was the eleventh season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament. Round One was held in Barcelona and the round of 16 and quarterfinals in Rotterdam. The semi-finals, third place game and the final were held in Bloemendaal.

## Association team allocation

A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participate 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

| Ranking | Ranking | Member association | EHL Points | EHL Points | EHL Points | EHL Points | Places in EHL 2017/18 | Places in EHL 2017/18 | Places in EHL 2017/18 |
| 2017 | 2016 | Member association | 2014/15 (25%) | 2015/16 (50%) | 2016/17 (100%) | Total | KO16 | R1 | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Netherlands | 28.333 | 30.667 | 20.667 | 43.083 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | Germany | 22.667 | 20.333 | 24.667 | 40.500 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | Belgium | 18.667 | 16.667 | 18.333 | 31.334 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Spain | 14.000 | 17.667 | 17.000 | 29.334 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | England | 13.000 | 11.000 | 16.500 | 25.250 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Ireland | 8.000 | 11.500 | 12.000 | 19.750 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | France | 11.500 | 10.000 | 11.500 | 19.375 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Russia | 8.500 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 17.125 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 10 | Scotland | 6.500 | 9.500 | 10.500 | 16.875 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | Poland | 11.500 | 9.500 | 7.500 | 15.125 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | Austria | 7.000 | 4.000 | 9.500 | 13.250 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 12 | Wales | 2.000 | 7.500 | 6.000 | 10.250 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 11 | Italy | 6.500 | 6.000 | 5.500 | 10.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | Switzerland | 0.000 | 3.500 | 7.500 | 9.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Belarus | 7.500 | 2.500 | 3.500 | 6.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | Czech Republic | 6.500 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 5.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Azerbaijan | 5.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.375 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Qualified teams

Round One :
| Champions | Non-champions | Non-champions |
| Kelburne | Bloemendaal | Wimbledon |
| Grunwald Poznań | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | Banbridge |
| Arminen | Racing Club de Bruxelles | Saint Germain |
| Cardiff & Met | Club Egara | Dinamo Elektrostal |
| KO16 |||
| Champions | Champions | Non-champions |
| Kampong | Surbiton Holcombe | Rotterdam |
| Mannheim | Three Rock Rovers | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Dragons | Racing Club de France | Royal Herakles |
| Real Club de Polo | Dinamo Kazan | Atlètic Terrassa |

## Round One

All times are local (UTC+01:00)
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 with more than 3 goals, then they receive 0 points.
The Euro Hockey League trialed a new scoring system for the season 2017–18:
* For every Field Goal and a Penalty Stroke Goal scored in a match NOT resulting from a Penalty Corner = 2 goals
* For every Penalty Corner scored in a match = 1 goal
* For every goal scored from a Penalty Stroke resulting from a Penalty Corner situation = 1 goal
* In a shoot-out competition a goal from a direct Shoot-out and a Penalty Stroke = 1 goal

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bloemendaal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 10 |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 | Arminen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | –22 | 0 |
* 6 October 2017 16:15
| Bloemendaal | 4–0 | Wimbledon |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
* 7 October 2017 14:45
| Arminen | 0–9 | Wimbledon |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
* 8 October 2017 14:00
| Bloemendaal | 15–2 | Arminen |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 |
| 2 | Dinamo Elektrostal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 7 |
| 3 | Cardiff & Met | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | –19 | 0 |
* 6 October 2017 11:45
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 10–0 | Cardiff & Met |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
* 7 October 2017 10:15
| Dinamo Elektrostal | 11–2 | Cardiff & Met |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
* 8 October 2017 09:30
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 3–3 | Dinamo Elektrostal |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Racing Club de Bruxelles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Grunwald Poznań | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Banbridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
* 6 October 2017 14:00
| Racing Club de Bruxelles | 6–2 | Grunwald Poznań |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
* 7 October 2017 12:30
| Banbridge | 0–6 | Grunwald Poznań |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
* 8 October 2017 11:45
| Racing Club de Bruxelles | 6–2 | Banbridge HC |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Saint Germain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | Club Egara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | Kelburne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 1 |
* 6 October 2017 18:30
| Club Egara | 9–1 | Kelburne |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
* 7 October 2017 17:00
| Saint Germain | 1–0 | Kelburne |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona
* 8 October 2017 16:15
| Club Egara | 4–6 | Saint Germain |
| | Report | |
* Pau Negre Stadium, Barcelona

## Knockout stage

Round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands between the 30th of March and the 2nd of April 2018. The semi-finals, third place match and the final will be played in Bloemendaal, Netherlands.

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 30 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | | | | | | |
| Racing Club de Bruxelles | 9 | | | | | | |
| Racing Club de Bruxelles | 9 | 1 April 2018 | 1 April 2018 | | | | | |
| Dinamo Kazan | 0 | 1 April 2018 | 1 April 2018 | | | | |
| Dinamo Kazan | 0 | Racing Club de Bruxelles | 1 | | | | |
| 30 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | | Racing Club de Bruxelles | 1 | | | | |
| 30 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | Kampong | 4 | | | | |
| Kampong | 1 | Kampong | 4 | | | | |
| Kampong | 1 | | | | 26 May 2018 | 26 May 2018 | | |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 0 | | | | 26 May 2018 | 26 May 2018 | |
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 0 | | | | Kampong | 6 | |
| 30 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | | | | | Kampong | 6 | |
| 30 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | | | | Herakles | 2 | |
| Holcombe | 4 | | | | Herakles | 2 | |
| Holcombe | 4 | 1 April 2018 | 1 April 2018 | | | | | |
| Real Club de Polo | 7 | 1 April 2018 | 1 April 2018 | | | | |
| Real Club de Polo | 7 | Real Club de Polo | 1 (6) | | | | |
| 30 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | | Real Club de Polo | 1 (6) | | | | |
| 30 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | Herakles (p.s.o.) | 1 (7) | | | | |
| Herakles | 4 | Herakles (p.s.o.) | 1 (7) | | | | |
| Herakles | 4 | | | | | | | 27 May 2018 | 27 May 2018 |
| Atlètic Terrassa | 2 | | | | | | | 27 May 2018 | 27 May 2018 |
| Atlètic Terrassa | 2 | | | | | | | Kampong | 2 |
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | | | | | | | | Kampong | 2 |
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | | | | | | | Bloemendaal | 8 |
| Dragons | 0 | | | | | | | Bloemendaal | 8 |
| Dragons | 0 | 2 April 2018 | 2 April 2018 | | | | | | |
| Bloemendaal | 8 | 2 April 2018 | 2 April 2018 | | | | | | |
| Bloemendaal | 8 | Bloemendaal | 8 | | | | | | |
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | | Bloemendaal | 8 | | | | | | |
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | Saint Germain | 0 | | | | | | |
| Saint Germain | 3 | Saint Germain | 0 | | | | | | |
| Saint Germain | 3 | | | | 26 May 2018 | 26 May 2018 | | | | |
| Three Rock Rovers | 2 | | | | 26 May 2018 | 26 May 2018 | | | |
| Three Rock Rovers | 2 | | | | Bloemendaal | 6 | | | |
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | | | | | Bloemendaal | 6 | | | |
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | | | | Rotterdam | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Racing Club de France | 0 | | | | Rotterdam | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Racing Club de France | 0 | 2 April 2018 | 2 April 2018 | | | | | 27 May 2018 | 27 May 2018 |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 3 | 2 April 2018 | 2 April 2018 | | | | | 27 May 2018 | 27 May 2018 |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 3 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 1 | | | | | Herakles | 4 |
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 1 | | | | | Herakles | 4 |
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | Rotterdam | 13 | | | | | Rotterdam | 5 |
| Rotterdam (p.s.o.) | 4 (5) | Rotterdam | 13 | | | | | Rotterdam | 5 |
| Mannheimer HC | 4 (4) | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

* 30 March 2018 13:15
| Holcombe | 4–7 | Real Club de Polo |
| Bandurak 15', 60' | Report | Plennevaux 18' Llorens 30' Ortiz 48' Casasayas 50' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Michael Pontus (BEL)
* 30 March 2018 15:30
| Herakles | 4–2 | Atlètic Terrassa |
| Smith 2' Hottlet 43' | Report | Oliva 3', 45' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Paul van den Assum (NED)
* 30 March 2018 17:45
| Racing Club de Bruxelles | 9–0 | Dinamo Kazan |
| Boon 14' Truyens 15' Harte 22' Willems 25' Garcia 47' | Report | |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
* 30 March 2018 20:00
| Kampong | 1–0 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Phijffer 23' | Report | |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Dan Barstow (ENG)
* 31 March 2018 11:30
| Saint Germain | 3–2 | Three Rock Rovers |
| M. Genestet 23' Goyet 34' | Report | Morris 30' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Ian Diamond (SCO)
* 31 March 2018 13:45
| Racing Club de France | 0–3 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| | Report | Windfeder 14' Ho-Garcia 44' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Paul van den Assum (NED)
* 31 March 2018 16:00
| Rotterdam | 4–4 | Mannheim |
| Hoedemakers 53' Catlin 59' | Report | Haase 11' Vila 25' |
| Penalties |||
| Hertzberger van Ass van Dam Polkamp Beltraan Hertzberger | 5–4 | Fischer Harris Barreiros Peillat Zmyslony Barreiros |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Michael Pontus (BEL)
* 31 March 2018 18:15
| Dragons | 0–8 | Bloemendaal |
| | Report | Dwyer 16' Bovendeert 24', 39', 41' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Dan Barstow (ENG)

### Ranking matches

* 1 April 2018 10:30
| Holcombe | 4–8 | Atlètic Terrassa |
| Bandurak 7', 14' | Report | Salles 1' Oliva 12' Malgosa 16' Tarrés 53' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
* 1 April 2018 12:45
| Rot-Weiss Köln | 8–10 | Dinamo Kazan |
| T. Grambusch 3', 28', 52' Miltkau 46' M. Grambusch 57' | Report | Shchipachev 15' Fattakhov 20' Golubev 42' Komarov 48', 56' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Ian Diamond (SCO) Dan Barstow (ENG)
* 2 April 2018 09:15
| Dragons | 20–10 | Three Rock Rovers |
| Thys 9' Van Doren 17' Hendrickx 24', 47' Luyten 25' Raes 26' Van Aubel 32', 53' Denayer 33', 54' Rubens 38' Stockbroekx 45' | Report | J. Mullins 48' Morris 48' K. Mullins 57' Walsh 57' Hosking 59' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Ian Diamond (SCO)
* 2 April 2018 11:30
| Racing Club de France | 0–7 | Mannheim |
| | Report | D. Nguyen 3' Haase 9' T. Nguyen 37' Harris 42' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Malcolm Coombes (IRL) Paul van den Assum (NED)

### Quarter-finals

* 1 April 2018 15:00
| Real Club de Polo | 1–1 | Herakles |
| Llorens 31' | Report | Keusters 40' |
| Penalties |||
| Casasayas Plennevaux Plennevaux Piera Rey Rey Alegre Piera | 6–7 | Sanz Keusters De Kerpel Haig De Kerpel Sanz Keusters De Kerpel |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Paul van den Assum (NED)
* 1 April 2018 17:15
| Racing Club de Bruxelles | 1–4 | Kampong |
| Harte 13' | Report | Caspers 9' Kellerman 28' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 2 April 2018 13:45
| Bloemendaal | 8–0 | Saint Germain |
| Fuchs 19' Bovendeert 24', 49' Dwyer 44' | Report | |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 2 April 2018 16:00
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 1–13 | Rotterdam |
| Windfeder 5' | Report | Hertzberger 6' Hoedemakers 10', 24' van Ass 21', 29', 48' Catlin 54' van Dam 57' |
* Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)

### Semi-finals

* 26 May 2018 13:30
| Kampong | 6–2 | Herakles |
| Kemperman 3' Jonker 9' Kellerman 48' | Report | De Kerpel 37' |
* Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Dan Barstow (ENG)
* 26 May 2018 16:00
| Bloemendaal | 6–0 | Rotterdam |
| Dwyer 22' Fuchs 36' Brinkman 60' | Report | |
* Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Marcin Grochal (POL)

### Third place

* 27 May 2018 13:30
| Herakles | 4–5 | Rotterdam |
| Sanz 4', 50' | Report | Hoedemakers 42' Hertzberger 46' Van Dam 59' |
* Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Martin Madden (SCO)

### Final

* 27 May 2018 16:00
| Kampong | 2–8 | Bloemendaal |
| Jonker 30' | Report | Lleonart 40' Bovendeert 43' Brinkman 58' Dwyer 60' |
* Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal Umpires: Francisco Vázquez López (ESP) Marcin Grochal (POL)