Women's Euro Hockey League
The Women's Euro Hockey League is the newest annual women's field hockey tournament organised by the EHF for the very top hockey clubs in Europe.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 Women's Euro Hockey League | |
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| Formerly | EuroHockey Club Cup |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Inaugural season | 2021 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Den Bosch (2nd title) (2023) |
| Most titles | Den Bosch (2 titles) |
| Related competitions | EuroHockey Club Trophy (2nd tier) |
The competition was supposed to start in 2020 replacing the old EuroHockey Club Cup.[1] The first edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[2]
Format
The new tournament will have the same format as the old EuroHockey Club Cup. This means eight teams will participate in knockout tournament, with the losers playing classification matches for their ranking.[1] The tournament will be held at the same location as the men's Final 8.[3] For the first time the women's competition will be fully produced for television and there will be a video umpire.[1] Teams will qualify for EHL Women in a similar manner to before with the top two nations on the EHL rankings table earning two places in the competition while the next six nations will receive one entry.[1]
Results
| Season | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2020 Details |
Amstelveen, Netherlands | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] | 8 | ||||||||
| 2021 Details |
Amstelveen, Netherlands | Den Bosch |
5–0 |  Club de Campo |
Amsterdam |
4–2 |  Club an der Alster |
4 | |||
| 2022 Details |
Amstelveen, Netherlands | Amsterdam |
2–2 (3–2 s.o.) |
Den Bosch |
Junior |
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8 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Amstelveen, Netherlands | Den Bosch |
1–0 | Club de Campo |
Düsseldorfer HC |
3–0 | Complutense |
8 | |||
Records and statistics
Performances by club
| Rank | Club | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Den Bosch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Club de Campo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Düsseldorfer HC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Performances by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
See also
References
- "EHL Women set for launch in 2019/20 season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Uitgestelde Euro Hockey League in Amstelveen alsnog afgelast". nos.nl (in Dutch). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "Ook vrouwen strijden volgend seizoen in Euro Hockey League". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.