2008–09 Euro Hockey League

Tournament details
Host countries	France Germany Netherlands
Dates	24 October 2008 – 31 May 2009
Teams	24 (from 12 associations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Bloemendaal (1st title)
Runner-up	UHC Hamburg
Third place	Rotterdam
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	211 (5.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Guillermo Schickendantz (11 goals)
Best player	Teun de Nooijer
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The 2008–09 Euro Hockey League was the second season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organised by the EHF.

The final was played between UHC Hamburg and Bloemendaal at the Hazelaarweg Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Bloemendaal beat UHC Hamburg, the defending champions, 5–4 to win their first Euro Hockey League title. Rotterdam took the bronze medal.

Reading

East Grinstead

Cannock

Lille

Saint Germain

Hamburg

Düsseldorfer HC

Three Rock Rovers

Bra

Poznań

Dinamo Kazan

Kelburne

Western Wildcats

Terrassa

Real Club de Polo

Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia

Hamburg teams
Club an der Alster
UHC Hamburg

Poznań teams
Grunwald Poznań
Pocztowiec Poznań

Terrassa teams
Atlètic Terrassa
Club Egara

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Location of teams in 2008–09 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

Waterloo Ducks

Leuven

Bloemendaal

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

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Location of Benelux teams in 2008–09 Euro Hockey League

Rank	Change	Association	Teams
1		Netherlands	3
2		Spain
3	1	England
4	1	Germany
5	4	France	2
6	1	Poland
7	1	Belgium
8		Scotland
9	2	Russia	1
10		Ireland
11		Ukraine
12		Italy

Champions
Bloemendaal	Saint Germain	Dinamo Kazan
Real Club de Polo	Grunwald Poznań	Three Rock Rovers
Reading	Leuven	Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia
Club an der Alster	Kelburne	Bra
Runners-up		Third placed
Amsterdam	Lille	Rotterdam
Atlètic Terrassa	Pocztowiec Poznań	Club Egara
East Grinstead	Waterloo Ducks	Cannock
Düsseldorfer HC	Western Wildcats	UHC Hamburg

Pools A, B, C and D were played in Amstelveen, the Netherlands between 24 and 26 October 2008 and the other four pools were played in Lille, France. 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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Club Egara	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Club an der Alster	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	5
3	Pocztowiec Poznań	2	0	0	2	1	11	−10	0

24 October 2008 14:30 Pocztowiec Poznań 0–3 Club an der Alster Report Sahmel   5' O. Hentschel   27' Sonnenschein   37' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL) John Heron (SCO)

25 October 2008 10:30 Club Egara 8–1 Pocztowiec Poznań Carrera   5',  7' Amat   19',  48' Clapes   23' Schickendantz   34',  50',  62' Report Juszczak   45' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Francesco Parisi (ITA)

26 October 2008 10:30 Club an der Alster 0–4 Club Egara Report Schickendantz   10',  30',  52' Arbos   20' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Bart de Liefde (NED)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Düsseldorfer HC	2	1	1	0	7	5	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Saint Germain	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	7
3	Bra	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	2

24 October 2008 20:30 Bra 1–3 Saint Germain M. Lanzano   52' Report Coty   8',  56' Pauchet   33' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

25 October 2008 16:30 Düsseldorfer HC 4–2 Bra Schröter   13' Simon   21',  53' Markert   46' Report M. Lanzano   27' Kanwalpreet   69' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

26 October 2008 16:30 Saint Germain 3–3 Düsseldorfer HC Pauchet   4',  8' H. Genestet   53' Report Giese   18' Schröter   67',  70' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) John Heron (SCO)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Amsterdam (H)	2	2	0	0	16	1	+15	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Grunwald Poznań	2	1	0	1	6	10	−4	5
3	Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia	2	0	0	2	2	13	−11	0

24 October 2008 18:30 Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia 2–5 Grunwald Poznań Ozerskyi   19' Buriatynskyi   68' Report Mikula   10',  66' Strykowski   19' Dutkiewicz   51',  61' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Bart de Liefde (NED)

25 October 2008 14:30 Grunwald Poznań 1–8 Amsterdam Dutkiewicz   31' Report Hoyng   14' Taekema   17',  33' Verga   43' Freixa   52',  53' Bakker   57' Bomans   66' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

26 October 2008 12:30 Amsterdam 8–0 Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia Freixa   1',  26',  59' Prins   9' Buissant   35' Derikx   44' Taekema   46',  63' Report Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bloemendaal	2	2	0	0	13	3	+10	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cannock	2	1	0	1	7	9	−2	5
3	Dinamo Kazan	2	0	0	2	5	13	−8	1

24 October 2008 16:30 Cannock 5–4 Dinamo Kazan Lane   14',  61' Taylor   18' Andrew   34' Pearce   69' Report A. Gevorkyan   5' Kisialevich   9' Warsi   20',  50' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

25 October 2008 12:30 Dinamo Kazan 1–8 Bloemendaal Maiorov   56' Report O. Meijer   2',  7' Dwyer   9',  32' De Nooijer   19' Brouwer   44',  45',  68' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Bjorn Bachmann (GER) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

26 October 2008 14:30 Bloemendaal 5–2 Cannock Docherty   20' Van Mierlo   34',  56' Brouwer   41' O. Meijer   60' Report Lane   11',  61' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rotterdam	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Reading	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	6
3	Western Wildcats	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	1

31 October 2008 18:30 Western Wildcats 0–2 Reading Report Smith   7' Mantell   12' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Marc Knulle (FRA)

1 November 2008 14:30 Rotterdam 5–0 Western Wildcats Child   2',  14',  16' J. Hertzberger   7' Taylor   62' Report Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Will Drury (FRA)

2 November 2008 14:30 Reading 1–2 Rotterdam Watts   47' Report Child   3' Burrows   41' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	East Grinstead	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Waterloo Ducks	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Kelburne	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

31 October 2008 14:30 Waterloo Ducks 4–1 Kelburne Brooke   40' T. De Saedeleer   49',  57' Muylaert   58' Report Bain   8' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Geoff Conn (IRL)

1 November 2008 10:30 East Grinstead 3–2 Waterloo Ducks Häner   22' Hall   57' Cresswell   59' Report X. De Greve   16' Garreta   42' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Knut Lohrisch (GER)

2 November 2008 10:30 Kelburne 0–3 East Grinstead Report Häner   23' Male   59' Hall   62' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Knut Lohrisch (GER)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Club de Polo	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	UHC Hamburg	2	1	0	1	5	6	−1	5
3	Lille (H)	2	0	0	2	3	8	−5	1

31 October 2008 20:30 Lille 1–4 Real Club de Polo T. Becuwe   35' Report Fröschle   15' Dabanch   45' Casasayas   65' Padrós   68' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)

1 November 2008 16:30 UHC Hamburg 1–4 Real Club de Polo Breitenstein   50' Report Fröschle   31' Borrell   38' Wein   60' A. Fàbregas   69' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

2 November 2008 16:30 Lille 2–4 UHC Hamburg T. Becuwe   44',  70' Report Miltkau   15' Breitenstein   27',  44' Sunkel   53' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Will Drury (WAL)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leuven	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Three Rock Rovers	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	4
3	Atlètic Terrassa	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	3

31 October 2008 16:30 Three Rock Rovers 0–0 Atlètic Terrassa Report Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Will Drury (WAL)

1 November 2008 12:30 Three Rock Rovers 1–1 Leuven Blakeney   57' Report Quemada   40' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Rob ten Cate (NED)

2 November 2008 12:30 Leuven 3–1 Atlètic Terrassa De Cooman   6' Quemada   30' Pangrazio   70' Report Witthaus   19' Stade de la reu Henri Delescaux, Lille Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Roel van Eert (NED)

The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Hamburg, Germany between 10 and 13 April 2009 and the semi-finals, third place match and the final were played in Rotterdam, the Netherlands between 30 and 31 May 2009.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

10 April – Hamburg

Düsseldorfer HC

2

12 April – Hamburg

UHC Hamburg

3

UHC Hamburg

4

10 April – Hamburg

Club Egara

3

Club Egara

4

30 May – Rotterdam

Club an der Alster

2

UHC Hamburg

3

11 April – Hamburg

Leuven

2

Leuven

2

12 April – Hamburg

Three Rock Rovers

1

Leuven

2

11 April – Hamburg

Reading

1

Real Club de Polo

0

31 May – Rotterdam

Reading

1

UHC Hamburg

4

10 April – Hamburg

Bloemendaal

5

Bloemendaal

3

13 April – Hamburg

Cannock

1

Bloemendaal

3

10 April – Hamburg

East Grinstead

2

East Grinstead

3

30 May – Rotterdam

Saint Germain

2

Bloemendaal

4

11 April – Hamburg

Rotterdam

3

Bronze medal

Amsterdam

4

13 April – Hamburg

31 May – Rotterdam

Waterloo Ducks

2

Amsterdam

2 (1)

Leuven

1

11 April – Hamburg

Rotterdam ( p.s.)

2 (3)

Rotterdam

8

Rotterdam

4

Grunwald Poznań

2

10 April 2009 09:30 Club Egara 4–2 Club an der Alster Carrera   17' Schickendantz   24',  35',  67' Report Sonnenschein   33' Laatzen   64' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL) Andrew Mair (SCO)

10 April 2009 12:00 East Grinstead 3–2 Saint Germain Hall   39',  70' Häner   64' Report M. Genestet   46' Pauchet   57' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

10 April 2009 14:30 Bloemendaal 3–1 Cannock N. Meijer   21' Brouwer   58' De Nooijer   68' Report Jawanda   60' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Geoff Conn (IRL)

10 April 2009 17:00 Düsseldorfer HC 2–3 UHC Hamburg Simon   9' Otte   25' Report Sunkel   2',  40' Miltkau   33' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Michiel Brüning (NED) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

11 April 2009 09:30 Real Club de Polo 0–1 Reading Report Clarke   32' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Michiel Brüning (NED) Christian Blasch (GER)

11 April 2009 12:00 Rotterdam 4–2 Grunwald Poznań J. Hertzberger   2' Abbas   24',  35' Gommers   44' Report Mikula   63' Dutkiewicz   65' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Thomas Dumon (BEL) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

11 April 2009 14:30 Amsterdam 4–2 Waterloo Ducks Taekema   10',  14',  32' Pruyser   39' Report Dohmen   9',  29' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

11 April 2009 17:00 Leuven 2–1 Three Rock Rovers Quemada   40' Bourdeaud'Hui   58' Report Blakeney   60' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

12 April 2009 12:00 UHC Hamburg 4–3 Club Egara Fürste   11',  50' Miltkau   26' Breitenstein   48' Report Schickendantz   18',  70' Tubau   49' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Michiel Brüning (GER) Andrew Mair (SCO)

12 April 2009 14:30 Bloemendaal 3–2 East Grinstead Jolie   20',  57' N. Meijer   68' Report Hall   11' De Prez   43' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

13 April 2009 12:00 Leuven 2–1 Reading Quemada   8' Houssein   66' Report Mantell   47' UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Christian Blasch (GER)

13 April 2009 14:30 Amsterdam 2–2 ( a.e.t.) Rotterdam Rohof   4' Freixa   35' Report M. Hertzberger   30' Archibald   62' Penalties Freixa Verga 1–3 J. Hertzberger Burrows Ahmad UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg Umpires: Andrew Mair (SCO) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

30 May 2009 12:00 UHC Hamburg 3–2 Leuven Mieling   6' Miltkau   19' C. Nevado   20' Report Pangrazio   16' Quemada   29' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Andrew Mair (SCO)

30 May 2009 14:30 Bloemendaal 4–3 Rotterdam Jolie   23' O. Meijer   34' Dwyer   50' Brouwer   54' Report Burrows   37',  52' Knowles   65' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

31 May 2009 12:00 Leuven 1–8 Rotterdam Quemada   30' Report Child   2',  32' Burrows   7',  24' Archibald   47' Van Buul   50' Taylor   58' J. Hertzberger   61' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

31 May 2009 14:30 UHC Hamburg 4–5 Bloemendaal Sunkel   23' Miltkau   28',  56' Breitenstein   41' Report Brouwer   6',  9' Dwyer   12' De Nooijer   19' O. Meijer   26' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Andrew Mair (SCO) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Rank	Player	Team	FG	PC	PS	Goals
1	Guillermo Schickendantz	Club Egara	5	6	0	11
2	Ronald Brouwer	Bloemendaal	7	1	0	8
3	Taeke Taekema	Amsterdam	0	7	0	7
4	Santi Freixa	Amsterdam	6	0	0	6
	Simon Child	Rotterdam	6	0	0
	Marco Miltkau	UHC Hamburg	5	1	0
	Pau Quemada	Leuven	1	5	0
8	Phil Burrows	Rotterdam	3	2	0	5
	Olmer Meijer	Bloemendaal	0	5	0
	Patrick Breitenstein	UHC Hamburg	0	5	0

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