2007–08 Euro Hockey League
The 2007–08 Euro Hockey League was the inaugural season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the EHF.
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| Host countries | Belgium Netherlands Spain | ||
| Dates | 26 October 2007 – 11 May 2008 | ||
| Teams | 24 (from 12 associations) | ||
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  UHC Hamburg (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  HGC | ||
| Third place | Rotterdam | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 40 | ||
| Goals scored | 196 (4.9 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jeroen Hertzberger Sohail Abbas (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | Moritz Fuerste | ||
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The final was played between UHC Hamburg and HGC at the Hazelaarweg Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. UHC Hamburg defeated HGC after extra time by 1–0 to win the first edition of the Euro Hockey League.
Teams
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| Bloemendaal |
 Pocztowiec Poznań |
 Saint Germain |
 Atlètic Terrassa |
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 Pembroke Wanderers |
| Club an der Alster |
 Dinamo Kazan |
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 Reading |
 Kelburne |
 AHTC Wien |
| Runners-up | Third placed | |
| HGC |
Grunwald Poznań |
Rotterdam |
| Club Egara |
Waterloo Ducks |
Real Club de Polo |
| UHC Hamburg |
Dinamo Elektrostal |
Crefelder HTC |
| Cannock |
Grange |
Loughborough |
Round one
Pools A, D, G and H were played in Wassenaar, Netherlands between 26 and 28 October 2007 and the other four pools were played in Antwerp, Belgium between 2 and 4 November 2007. 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 |
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| 1 | Rotterdam |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Atlètic Terrassa |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Grange |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Source: EHF
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Real Club de Polo |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Antwerp (H) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Elektrostal |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
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Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | UHC Hamburg |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bloemendaal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Grunwald Poznań |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Source: EHF
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Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | HGC (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Waterloo Ducks |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Club an der Alster |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
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Pool E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Loughborough Students |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Kelburne |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Luzerner SC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
Source: EHF
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Pool F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Club Egara |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Pocztowiec Poznań |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Pembroke Wanderers |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Source: EHF
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Pool G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saint Germain |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Reading |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Crefelder HTC |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] |
Source: EHF
Notes:
Notes:
- Reading won second place on a penalty shootout
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Pool H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cannock |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Dinamo Kazan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | AHTC Wien |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Source: EHF
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Knockout stage
The Round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Terrassa, Spain between 21 and 24 March 2008 and the semi-finals, third place match and the final were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands between 10 and 11 May 2008.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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| UHC Hamburg (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 23 March | ||||||||||||||
| Kelburne | 3 | |||||||||||||
| UHC Hamburg | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Loughborough | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Loughborough | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Antwerp | 0 | |||||||||||||
| UHC Hamburg | 5 | |||||||||||||
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| Club Egara | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Germain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 24 March | ||||||||||||||
| Dinamo Kazan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Germain | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 22 March | ||||||||||||||
| Club Egara | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Club Egara | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Bloemendaal | 2 | |||||||||||||
| UHC Hamburg (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| HGC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cannock | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Reading | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Reading | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Rotterdam | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rotterdam | 6 | |||||||||||||
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| Waterloo Ducks | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rotterdam | 4 | |||||||||||||
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| HGC | 7 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| HGC | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 23 March | 11 May | |||||||||||||
| Pocztowiec Poznań | 5 | |||||||||||||
| HGC | 2 | Club Egara | 2 (1) | |||||||||||
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| Atlètic Terrassa | 1 | Rotterdam (p.s.) | 2 (2) | |||||||||||
| Real Club de Polo | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Atlètic Terrassa (p.s.) | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
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Final
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