2011–12 Euro Hockey League

Tournament details
Dates	7 October 2011 – 27 May 2012
Teams	24
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	UHC Hamburg (3rd title)
Runner-up	Amsterdam
Third place	Dragons
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	224 (5.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mirco Pruyser Roderick Weusthof (8 goals)
Best player	Nicolas Jacobi
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The 2011–12 Euro Hockey League was the fifth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the EHF. It was held at four different locations from October 2011 to May 2012.

The final was played between Hamburg and Amsterdam at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Hamburg defeated Amsterdam 2–1 on penalty strokes (2–2 after extra time) to win a record third title. HGC were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for this season's edition.

AHTC Wien

Reading

East Grinstead

Beeston

Montrouge

Uhlenhorst Mülheim

Hamburg

Banbridge

Cookstown

Grunwald Poznań

Pomorzanin Torún

Dinamo Kazan

Dinamo Elektrostal

Atlètic Terrassa

Club de Campo

Real Club de Polo

Rotweiss Wettingen

Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia

Hamburg teams
Club an der Alster
UHC Hamburg

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Location of teams in 2011–12 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

Dragons

Racing

Bloemendaal

Rotterdam

Amsterdam

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Location of Benelux teams in 2011–12 Euro Hockey League

A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2011–12 Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

• Associations 1–4 each have three teams qualify.
• Associations 5–8 each have two teams qualify.
• Associations 9–12 each have one team qualify.

Champions
Amsterdam	Dragons	Montrogue
Atlètic Terrassa	Banbridge	AHTC Wien
Beeston	Grunwald Poznań	Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
Club an der Alster	Dinamo Kazan	Rotweiss Wettingen
Runners-up		Third placed
Bloemendaal	Racing Bruxelles	Rotterdam
Club de Campo	Cookstown	Real Club de Polo
East Grinstead	Pomorzanin Torún	Reading
Uhlenhorst Mülheim	Dinamo Elektrostal	UHC Hamburg

The 24 teams were drawn into eight pools of three. In each pool, teams played against each other once in a round-robin format. The pool winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Pools A, D, E, and F were played in Brasschaat, Belgium from 21 to 23 October 2011 and the other pools were played in Mülheim, Germany. 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	Amsterdam	2	2	0	0	12	2	+10	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Reading	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	Cookstown	2	0	0	2	1	15	−14	0

21 October 2011 Reading 5–0 Cookstown R. Mantell  16', 20' Watts  45', 59', 66' Report The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Mike Gerwig (GER) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

22 October 2011 Cookstown 1–10 Amsterdam Cuddy  43' Report Evers  3', 10', 31' Pruyser  5', 47', 51', 62', 65' Ebbers  55' Verga  69' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Michal Margolien (SVK)

23 October 2011 Amsterdam 2–1 Reading Tigges  9' Taekema  66' Report S. Mantell  48' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Mike Gerwig (GER) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uhlenhorst Mülheim (H)	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Atlètic Terrassa	2	1	0	1	5	6	−1	6
3	AHTC Wien	2	0	0	2	3	6	−3	2

7 October 2011 17:00 Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3–1 AHTC Wien Fleckhaus  8' Stralkowski  29' Keusgen  55' Report Stremitzer  31' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Thomas Lingg (SUI) Coen van Bunge (NED)

8 October 2011 14:30 AHTC Wien 2–3 Atlètic Terrassa Gerö  6' Schmidt  59' Report I. Freixa  9', 30' Guerrero  67' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Dan Barstow (ENG)

9 October 2011 14:30 Atlètic Terrassa 2–4 Uhlenhorst Mülheim Oliva  38' Beltran  67' Report Schmitz  4' Stralkowski  39' Fleckhaus  45' Rabente  53' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Francesco Parisi (ITA)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beeston	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Real Club de Polo	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	6
3	Pomorzanin Torún	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	1

7 October 2011 12:00 Beeston 5–0 Pomorzanin Torún Dixon  6' Jones  9' Scanlon  27' Schmidt  39' Beckers  52' Report Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB) Mikael Mattsson (SWE)

8 October 2011 12:00 Pomorzanin Torún 0–2 Real Club de Polo Report Padrós  59' Dabanch  70' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Daniel Clarke (IRL) Thomas Lingg (SUI)

9 October 2011 12:00 Real Club de Polo 1–3 Beeston Dabanch  31' Report Ames  6' O.G.  51' Beckers  59' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Benjamin Mauss (FRA)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Club an der Alster	2	1	1	0	7	6	+1	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Club de Campo	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Racing Bruxelles	2	0	1	1	5	9	−4	2

21 October 2011 18:00 Racing Bruxelles 5–5 Club an der Alster Boon  5', 35', 61', 63', 68' Report P. Fröschle  11', 28', 43' J. Fröschle  19' Witte  55' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Michiel Brüning (NED) Andrew Mair (SCO)

22 October 2011 18:15 Club an der Alster 2–1 Club de Campo D. von Drachenfels  48' Hofmann  68' Report Arana  60' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Michiel Brüning (NED) Chris McConkey (IRL)

23 October 2011 17:00 Club de Campo 4–0 Racing Bruxelles Magner  29' Tubau  58' Borrell  62' Rodriguez  70' Report The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Andrew Mair (SCO) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dragons (H)	2	2	0	0	12	4	+8	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Rotterdam	2	1	0	1	15	6	+9	6
3	Rotweiss Wettingen	2	0	0	2	1	18	−17	0

21 October 2011 15:30 Rotterdam 11–1 Rotweiss Wettingen Weusthof  4', 13', 18', 39' J. Hertzberger  25', 34', 42', 56' Rischen  28' Wilson  43', 46' Report M. Keller  60' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Chris McConkey (IRL) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

22 October 2011 15:45 Rotweiss Wettingen 0–7 Dragons Report Stumpe  14' Van Aubel  38', 68' Thys  42', 64' L. Vandeweghe  49' Luypaert  66' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Mike Gerwig (GER) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

23 October 2011 14:30 Dragons 5–4 Rotterdam Van Aubel  4', 12' Denayer  46' C. Vandeweghe  68' Luypaert  70' Report Weusthof  16' J. Hertzberger  25' De Vidal de St. Germain  30' Melkert  45' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Chris McConkey (IRL)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	UHC Hamburg	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Montrouge	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	6
3	Banbridge	2	0	0	2	6	9	−3	2

21 October 2011 11:00 Montrouge 4–3 Banbridge Cariolet  3' C. Thiolon  30' Durchon  33' Harou  38' Report R. McCandless  11' Sc. Forbes  24' S. Dowds  49' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

22 October 2011 11:15 UHC Hamburg 2–0 Montrouge Simon  51' Miltkau  55' Report The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Juan Manuel Requena (ESP) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

23 October 2011 10:30 Banbridge 3–5 UHC Hamburg Caruth  17' B. McCandless  46' S. Dowds  65' Report Nevado  10' Fuchs  34' J. Fürste  41', 43' Gremnitz  57' The Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat Umpires: Michal Margolien (SVK) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	East Grinstead	2	2	0	0	9	5	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Dinamo Elektrostal	2	1	0	1	8	10	−2	5
3	Grunwald Poznań	2	0	0	2	6	8	−2	2

7 October 2011 09:30 Grunwald Poznań 4–5 Dinamo Elektrostal Marcinkowski  18+' Dutkiewicz  33' Majchrzak  56' Rataj  63' Report Platonov  23', 45' O.G.  30' Azarov  58' A. Kuraev  65' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Daniel Clarke (IRL)

8 October 2011 09:30 Dinamo Elektrostal 3–6 East Grinstead Platonov  4' Zamalutdinov  33' Mamoshkin  46' Report De Prez  3' Jackson  16', 42' Hall  17', 32' Pearn  38' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB) Benjamin Mauss (FRA)

9 October 2011 09:30 East Grinstead 3–2 Grunwald Poznań Gleghorne  5' Jackson  7' Hall  51' Report Dutkiewicz  22', 57' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Thomas Lingg (SUI) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bloemendaal	2	2	0	0	13	1	+12	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Dinamo Kazan	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	6
3	Olympia Kolos Sekvoia	2	0	0	2	1	12	−11	1

7 October 2011 14:30 Dinamo Kazan 2–1 Olympia Kolos Sekvoia Kornilov  28' Maiorov  50' Report Ozerskyi  31' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) Dan Barstow (ENG)

8 October 2011 17:00 Olympia Kolos Sekvoia 0–10 Bloemendaal Report Brouwer  7', 46', 49' Van Puffelen  10' Van Mierlo  17', 60' O. Meijer  20' Hofman  26' N. Meijer  39' De Nooijer  44' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Francesco Parisi (ITA)

7 October 2011 17:00 Bloemendaal 3–1 Dinamo Kazan N. Meijer  8' Brouwer  47' S. Jolie  49' Report Zakirov  54' Waldstadion, Mülheim Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Mikael Mattsson (SWE)

The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 6 to 9 April 2012 and the semi-finals, bronze medal match and the final were played in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 26 to 27 May 2012. If the score remained tied, the match went to extra time with the silver goal rule being enforced. Matches that remained tied at the end of extra time were settled by a penalty shoot-out.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

6 April – Rotterdam

Beeston

2

8 April – Rotterdam

Club de Campo

1

Beeston

1

6 April – Rotterdam

UHC Hamburg

7

UHC Hamburg

3

26 May – Amstelveen

Real Club de Polo

0

UHC Hamburg (s.o.)

2 (2)

7 April – Rotterdam

Dragons

2 (1)

Dragons

2

9 April – Rotterdam

Dinamo Elektrostal

0

Dragons (a.e.t.)

3

7 April – Rotterdam

Reading

1

Club an der Alster

1

27 May – Amstelveen

Reading

3

UHC Hamburg (s.o.)

2 (2)

6 April – Rotterdam

Amsterdam

2 (1)

Amsterdam

6

8 April – Rotterdam

Dinamo Kazan

0

Amsterdam

3

6 April – Rotterdam

Bloemendaal

2

Bloemendaal

4

26 May – Amstelveen

Atlètic Terrassa

3

Amsterdam

3

7 April – Rotterdam

Rotterdam

0

Bronze medal match

East Grinstead

8

9 April – Rotterdam

27 May – Amstelveen

Montrouge

0

East Grinstead

1

Dragons (a.e.t.)

4

7 April – Rotterdam

Rotterdam

3

Rotterdam

3

Uhlenhorst Mülheim

4 (4)

Rotterdam (s.o.)

4 (5)

6 April 2012 09:30 Beeston 2–1 Club de Campo Arnold  58' Smith  63' Report Lasso  29' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Geoff Conn (IRL)

6 April 2012 12:00 UHC Hamburg 3–0 Real Club de Polo Miltkau  33', 57' Falcke  43' Report Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

6 April 2012 14:30 Amsterdam 6–0 Dinamo Kazan Verga  26' Schwarz  31', 69' Bakker  39' Pruyser  39', 45' Report Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

6 April 2012 17:00 Bloemendaal 4–3 Atlètic Terrassa O. Meijer  22' Hofman  32' Brouwer  50' Bovendeert  55' Report P. Castelló  38' Ballbe  59' Oliva  64' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

7 April 2012 09:30 East Grinstead 8–0 Montrouge Jackson  7', 30', 47' Gleghorne  37', 53', 69' Carr  51' Cheesman  52' Report Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Geoff Conn (IRL)

7 April 2012 12:00 Dragons 2–0 Dinamo Elektrostal Cobbaert  12' Denayer  47' Report Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Diego Estebanez (ESP)

7 April 2012 14:30 Uhlenhorst Mülheim 4–4 (a.e.t.) Rotterdam Otto  40' Stralkowski  40', 67' Fleckhaus  44' Report O.G.  5' Wilson  7', 34', 38' Penalties Stralkowski Rabente Fürk Rühr Fleckhaus Stralkowski Fürk 4–5 J. Hertzberger Wilson Polkamp Van der Horst W. Hertzberger J. Hertzberger Wilson Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

7 April 2012 17:00 Club an der Alster 1–3 Reading J. Fröschle  61' Report Mackay  2' S. Mantell  54' Watts  67' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Francisco Vazquez (ESP)

8 April 2012 12:00 Beeston 1–7 UHC Hamburg S. Lawrence  17' Report Miltkau  9', 64' Nevado  13' Fuchs  22', 33' Simon  56' J. Fürste  62' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Diego Estebanez (ESP)

8 April 2012 14:30 Amsterdam 3–2 Bloemendaal Taekema  8' Pruyser  33' Rohof  51' Report W. Jolie  50' O. Meijer  70' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Francisco Vazquez (ESP) Christian Blasch (GER)

9 April 2012 12:00 Dragons 3–1 (a.e.t.) Reading Butler  22' Thys  78' Pangrazio  80' Report Watts  44' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Jonas van 't Hek (NED Geoff Conn (IRL)

9 April 2012 14:30 East Grinstead 1–3 Rotterdam Gleghorne  52' Report J. Hertzberger  15', 22' Weusthof  67' Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Marcin Grochal (POL)

26 May 2012 12:00 UHC Hamburg 2–2 (a.e.t.) Dragons M. Fürste  40' Breitenstein  59' Report Van Aubel  7' Denayer  35' Penalties M. Fürste Perdoni Miltkau Müller 2–1 Magee Van Doren Luypaert L. Vandeweghe C. Vandeweghe Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

26 May 2012 14:30 Amsterdam 3–0 Rotterdam Verga  17' D. Prins  59' Rohof  64' Report Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

27 May 2012 09:30 Dragons 4–3 (a.e.t.) Rotterdam Pangrazio  42', 57' C. Vandeweghe  70' Denayer  78' Report Weusthof  3', 65' Turkstra  45' Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB) Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

27 May 2012 14:30 UHC Hamburg 2–2 (a.e.t.) Amsterdam Bruns  26' Miltkau  59' Report Taekema  21' Evers  28' Penalties M. Fürste Korn Perdoni Müller Miltkau 2–1 Buissant Verga Tigges Evers Bakker Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

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