2021 Men's Euro Hockey League

2021 Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmstelveen
Dates3–5 April
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions Bloemendaal (4th title)
Runner-up Atlètic Terrassa
Third place Léopold
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored20 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pau Cunill
Max Muschs (3 goals)
2019–20 (previous) (next) 2022

The 2021 Euro Hockey League was the 14th season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe a different format was used with only one event and 16 less teams. The four participating teams were the four original seeded clubs for the original format. The semi-finals were played on 3 April and the final on 5 April 2021 at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands.

Bloemendaal won a record fourth title after defeating first time finalists Atlètic Terrassa 5–2 in the final. Léopold won their first medal after defeating Uhlenhorst Mülheim 4–2 in the bronze medal match.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

In May 2020 it was announced that the first round, usually being played in October, could not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the format for this season would be changed. On 11 February 2021 it was announced the tournament would be played with only four teams and behind closed doors. The rest of the teams participated in the 2021 Men's Euro Hockey League Cup.

Original format

Originally the number of teams was reduced to only 12 from the usual 20 teams. The remaining teams would have played in the 2021 EHL Cup. The different number of teams also meant a new format for this season. The number one seed from the top four ranked nations received a bye to the Final 8. The remaining eight sides would have played in four knock-out matches for a chance to join them in the Final 8; the losers would subsequently contest ranking matches for 9th and 11th place.

Final4

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 April
 
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim2
 
5 April
 
Atlètic Terrassa3
 
Atlètic Terrassa2
 
3 April
 
Bloemendaal5
 
Bloemendaal (s.o.)1 (5)
 
 
Léopold1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
4 April
 
 
Uhlenhorst Mülheim2
 
 
Léopold4

Semi-finals

3 April 2021
16:15
Bloemendaal 1–1 Léopold
Jolie  48' Report Baumgarten  33'
Penalties
Croon
T. Brinkman
Fuchs
Schuurman
Van Doren
Croon
5–4 Degroote
Plennevaux
Zimmer
Poncelet
Baumgarten
Poncelet
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Ben Goentgen (GER)

3 April 2021
18:45
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 2–3 Atlètic Terrassa
Herzbruch  11'59' Report Bonastre  43'
Pa. Cunill  58'60+'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

Third and fourth place

4 April 2021
16:00
Uhlenhorst Mülheim 2–4 Léopold
Nystroem  8'23' Report Muschs  23'27'53'
Cuvelier  51'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

Final

5 April 2021
13:30
Atlètic Terrassa 2–5 Bloemendaal
Pa. Cunill  10'
Bonastre  59'
Report Van der Drift  3'
T. Brinkman  5'36'
Fuchs  17'
Swaen  50'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

Statistics

Final standings

  1. Bloemendaal
  2. Atlètic Terrassa
  3. Léopold
  4. Uhlenhorst Mülheim

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team FG PC PS Goals
1 Pau Cunill Atlètic Terrassa 0 3 0 3
Max Muschs Léopold 0 3 0
3 Thierry Brinkman Bloemendaal 2 0 0 2
Jordi Bonastre Atlètic Terrassa 1 1 0
Frederik Nystroem Uhlenhorst Mülheim 1 1 0
Timm Herzbruch Uhlenhorst Mülheim 0 1 1
7 Yannick van der Drift Bloemendaal 1 0 0 1
Gaspard Baumgarten Léopold 1 0 0
Florian Fuchs Bloemendaal 0 1 0
Wouter Jolie Bloemendaal 0 1 0
Dimitri Cuvelier Léopold 0 1 0
Tim Swaen Bloemendaal 0 0 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Finaletoernooi Euro Hockey League in Amstelveen, begin april, kan doorgaan". nos.nl (in English and Dutch). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ Gilmour, Rod (5 April 2021). "Bloemendaal lift record fourth Euro Hockey League title". thehockeypaper.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Euro Hockey League Final8 in October Cancelled". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Volgend jaar andere opzet Euro Hockey League door verschuivingen programma". nos.nl (in Dutch). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.