2020–21 World Skate Europe Cup

The 2020–21 Rink Hockey Euroleague is the 41st season of Europe's second club roller hockey tournament organised by World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey, and the 3rd season since it was renamed from CERS Cup to World Skate Europe Cup.

2020–21 WS Europe Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAndorra
CityAndorra la Vella
Dates18 June 2021 (2021-06-18)–
20 June 2021 (2021-06-20)
Teams7 (from 3 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Lleida Llista Blava (3rd title)
Runners-upItaly Sarzana
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)

As the previous season was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, Lleida Llista Blava remain as defending champions, as the winners of the 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup.

Teams

Each national federation could enter up to five teams.[1]

A total of 26 teams was initially registered to play the WS Europe Cup, but 3 teams were invited to fill vacancies in the Euroleague.[2] Invitations were sent according to the association ranking: Switzerland side Genève and French Coutras took the first two spots, and Portuguese side Barcelos took the third even though Portugal already had the maximum number of teams, as no team from Germany, Austria or England accepted the invitation.[3] This way, the first draw had 23 participating teams, with both 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup finalists and the best placed team form the seven best associations entering directly on the round of 16 and remaining teams playing a preliminary round.

Original qualified teams for 2020–21 WS Europe Cup
Entry round Teams
R16 Spain Lleida Llista Blava Italy Sarzana Portugal Braga Spain Girona
Italy Follonica France Dinan Quévert Switzerland Biasca Germany Düsseldorf-Nord
Austria Wolfurt
PR Portugal Riba de Ave Portugal Sanjoanense Spain Caldes Spain Igualada
Spain Calafell France Noisy-le-Grand Switzerland Montreux Switzerland Uttigen
Switzerland Wimmis Germany Walsum Germany Remscheid Austria Dornbirn
England King´s Lynn

On 18 October 2020, the World Skate Europe-Rink Hockey Committee decided to postpone preliminary round matches due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[4] Later that month, on 29 October, it was announced that all WSERHC international competitions would be suspended until the end of the year.[5]

On 17 January 2021, an updated list of clubs interested in participating under new conditions was published, with all but the seven teams from three associations withdrawing from the competition.[6] A new format was established for the 7 teams, consisting of a final seven played at a single venue and one-legged matches, with title holders Lleida Llista Blava having a bye to the semi-finals and remaining teams entering the quarter-finals.[7]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
  • QF, SF, RU, W: Playoff finish round
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association
  • Dis-: The previous season was discarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the 2018–19 season positions were used for qualification
Qualified teams for 2020–21 WS Europe Cup
Entry round Teams
SF Spain Lleida Llista Blava(Abd-9th)[Note ESP]
QF Portugal Riba de Ave (Dis-9th)[Note POR] Spain Girona (Abd-5th)[Note ESP] Spain Caldes (Abd-6th)[Note ESP]
Spain Igualada (Abd-7th)[Note ESP] Spain Calafell (Abd-8th)[Note ESP] Italy Sarzana (Dis-7th/QF)[Note ITA]

Notes

  1. ^
    Spain (ESP): The 2019–20 OK Liga was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. The league positions at the time of the abandonment were used to determine the champion and the teams selected to play in the 2020–21 WS Europe Cup.
  2. ^
    Italy (ITA): The 2019–20 Serie A1 was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. The season was discarded, with no title awarded nor relegations. The previous season league positions were used to determine the teams selected to play in the 2020–21 Rink Hockey Euroleague.
  3. ^
    Portugal (POR): The 2019–20 Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. The season was discarded, with no title awarded nor relegations. The previous season league positions were used to determine the teams selected to play in the 2020–21 Rink Hockey Euroleague.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[8]

Schedule for 2020–21 WS Europe Cup
Phase Draw date Date
Quarter-finals 27 February 2021 18 June 2021
Semi-finals 19 June 2021
Final 20 June 2021

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before interruption, was as follows.[9][10]

Original schedule for 2020–21 WS Europe Cup
Phase Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary phase 12 September 2020 7 November 2020 21 November 2020
Round of 16 12 December 2020 16 January 2021
Quarter-finals 30 January 2021 13 February 2021
Semi-finals 24 April 2021
Final 25 April 2021

Final seven

The final seven will be played at the Poliesportiu d'Andorra in Andorra la Vella from 18 to 20 June 2021.[11] It was originally set to be played from 30 April to 2 May 2021, but was postponed to a new date on 23 April 2021.[12]

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
19 June 2021
 
 
Spain Lleida Llista Blava3
 
18 June 2021
 
Spain Girona1
 
Spain Calafell2
 
20 June 2021
 
Spain Girona4
 
Spain Lleida Llista Blava5
 
18 June 2021
 
Italy Sarzana3
 
Spain Caldes6
 
19 June 2021
 
Portugal Riba de Ave2
 
Spain Caldes1
 
18 June 2021
 
Italy Sarzana4
 
Italy Sarzana3
 
 
Spain Igualada2
 

Quarter-finals
Calafell Spain2–4Spain Girona
Report
Caldes Spain6–2Portugal Riba de Ave
Report
Sarzana Italy3–2Spain Igualada
Report

Semi-finals
Caldes Spain1–4Italy Sarzana
Report

Final
Lleida Llista Blava Spain5–3Italy Sarzana
Report

See also

References
  1. "OC No.6: Women's League Cup and WS Europe Cup" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 5 June 2020.
  2. "OC No.15: Registered clubs" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 11 August 2020.
  3. "OC No.16: Updated registered clubs" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 27 June 2020.
  4. "OC No.25" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 18 October 2020.
  5. "OC No.27: Suspension of european competitions" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 28 October 2020.
  6. "OC No.3/2021: Continuation of european competitions" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 17 January 2021.
  7. "OC No.29: European competitions new dates and format" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 17 January 2021.
  8. "OC No.29: European competition new format and schedule" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 7 February 2021.
  9. "OC No.7: Club competition calendar forecast" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 5 June 2020.
  10. "OC No.18: European competitions draw" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 11 September 2020.
  11. "OC No.50: Andorra will host the final 7" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 3 May 2021.
  12. "OC No.49: Final 7 postponed" (PDF). wseurope-rinkhockey.org. World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey. 23 April 2021.
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