# 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.
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

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 | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Cookstown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |
* 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | AHTC Wien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
* 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Pomorzanin Torún | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | |
* 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Racing Bruxelles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
* 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Rotweiss Wettingen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | |
* 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Banbridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 | |
* 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Grunwald Poznań | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
* 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Olympia Kolos Sekvoia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 | |
* 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 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 April – Rotterdam | 6 April – Rotterdam | | | | | | |
| Beeston | 2 | | | | | | |
| Beeston | 2 | 8 April – Rotterdam | 8 April – Rotterdam | | | | | |
| Club de Campo | 1 | 8 April – Rotterdam | 8 April – Rotterdam | | | | |
| Club de Campo | 1 | Beeston | 1 | | | | |
| 6 April – Rotterdam | 6 April – Rotterdam | | Beeston | 1 | | | | |
| 6 April – Rotterdam | 6 April – Rotterdam | UHC Hamburg | 7 | | | | |
| UHC Hamburg | 3 | UHC Hamburg | 7 | | | | |
| UHC Hamburg | 3 | | | | 26 May – Amstelveen | 26 May – Amstelveen | | |
| Real Club de Polo | 0 | | | | 26 May – Amstelveen | 26 May – Amstelveen | |
| Real Club de Polo | 0 | | | | UHC Hamburg (s.o.) | 2 (2) | |
| 7 April – Rotterdam | 7 April – Rotterdam | | | | | UHC Hamburg (s.o.) | 2 (2) | |
| 7 April – Rotterdam | 7 April – Rotterdam | | | | Dragons | 2 (1) | |
| Dragons | 2 | | | | Dragons | 2 (1) | |
| Dragons | 2 | 9 April – Rotterdam | 9 April – Rotterdam | | | | | |
| Dinamo Elektrostal | 0 | 9 April – Rotterdam | 9 April – Rotterdam | | | | |
| Dinamo Elektrostal | 0 | Dragons (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| 7 April – Rotterdam | 7 April – Rotterdam | | Dragons (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| 7 April – Rotterdam | 7 April – Rotterdam | Reading | 1 | | | | |
| Club an der Alster | 1 | Reading | 1 | | | | |
| Club an der Alster | 1 | | | | | | | 27 May – Amstelveen | 27 May – Amstelveen |
| Reading | 3 | | | | | | | 27 May – Amstelveen | 27 May – Amstelveen |
| Reading | 3 | | | | | | | UHC Hamburg (s.o.) | 2 (2) |
| 6 April – Rotterdam | 6 April – Rotterdam | | | | | | | | UHC Hamburg (s.o.) | 2 (2) |
| 6 April – Rotterdam | 6 April – Rotterdam | | | | | | | Amsterdam | 2 (1) |
| Amsterdam | 6 | | | | | | | Amsterdam | 2 (1) |
| Amsterdam | 6 | 8 April – Rotterdam | 8 April – Rotterdam | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Kazan | 0 | 8 April – Rotterdam | 8 April – Rotterdam | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Kazan | 0 | Amsterdam | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 April – Rotterdam | 6 April – Rotterdam | | Amsterdam | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 April – Rotterdam | 6 April – Rotterdam | Bloemendaal | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bloemendaal | 4 | Bloemendaal | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bloemendaal | 4 | | | | 26 May – Amstelveen | 26 May – Amstelveen | | | | |
| Atlètic Terrassa | 3 | | | | 26 May – Amstelveen | 26 May – Amstelveen | | | |
| Atlètic Terrassa | 3 | | | | Amsterdam | 3 | | | |
| 7 April – Rotterdam | 7 April – Rotterdam | | | | | Amsterdam | 3 | | | |
| 7 April – Rotterdam | 7 April – Rotterdam | | | | Rotterdam | 0 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| East Grinstead | 8 | | | | Rotterdam | 0 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| East Grinstead | 8 | 9 April – Rotterdam | 9 April – Rotterdam | | | | | 27 May – Amstelveen | 27 May – Amstelveen |
| Montrouge | 0 | 9 April – Rotterdam | 9 April – Rotterdam | | | | | 27 May – Amstelveen | 27 May – Amstelveen |
| Montrouge | 0 | East Grinstead | 1 | | | | | Dragons (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| 7 April – Rotterdam | 7 April – Rotterdam | | East Grinstead | 1 | | | | | Dragons (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| 7 April – Rotterdam | 7 April – Rotterdam | Rotterdam | 3 | | | | | Rotterdam | 3 |
| Uhlenhorst Mülheim | 4 (4) | Rotterdam | 3 | | | | | Rotterdam | 3 |
| 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)