2013–14 CERH European League explained

Tourney Name:CERH European League
Year:2013–14
Dates:9 November 2013 – 4 May 2014
Num Teams:16
Associations:6
Champion Other: Barcelona
Count:20
Second Other: Porto
Matches:59
Goals:535
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

The 2013–14 CERH European League was the 49th season of Europe's premier club roller hockey competition organised by CERH, and the 17th season since it was renamed from Champions League to European League. Sixteen teams from six national associations qualified for the competition as a result of their domestic league placing in the previous season. Following a group stage and a knockout round, the four best teams contested a final four tournament,[1] which took place at the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona, on 3 and 4 May 2014.

The final match was played between Barcelona and Porto, for the sixth time in the competition's history, after they defeated the defending champions Benfica and the 2012–13 CERS Cup winners Vendrell in the semi-finals, respectively. Barcelona beat Porto 3–1 and won their twentieth title, establishing a new record. The Portuguese team lost their second consecutive final and finished the competition as runners-up for a record tenth time.

Barcelona will play against Noia, the winners of the 2013–14 CERS Cup, for the 2014 CERH Continental Cup, and against the winners of the 2014 South American Club Championship for the 2014 FIRS Intercontinental Cup.

Teams

Sixteen teams from six national associations qualified for the 2013–14 CERH European League as a result of their placing in their respective national leagues. The number of berths allocated to each national association was dependent on the association's ranking coefficient.

CountryTeamQualified as
Liceo1st in 2012–13 OK Liga
Barcelona2nd in 2012–13 OK Liga
Vendrell3rd in 2012–13 OK Liga
Reus Deportiu4th in 2012–13 OK Liga
BenficaWinner of 2012–13 CERH European League
Porto1st in 2012–13 1ª Divisão
Oliveirense3rd in 2012–13 1ª Divisão
Valongo4th in 2012–13 1ª Divisão
Valdagno1st in 2012–13 Serie A1
Viareggio2nd in 2012–13 Serie A1
Amatori Lodi3rd in 2012–13 Serie A1
Saint Omer1st in 2012–13 Nationale 1
Dinan Quévert2nd in 2012–13 Nationale 1
Herringen1st in 2012–13 Bundesliga
Iserlohn2nd in 2012–13 Bundesliga
Diessbach1st in 2012–13 LNA

Group stage

Group A

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Liceo1464203918+21
Valongo1364112817+11
Saint Omer561232136−15
Amatori Lodi160151835−17
 LICLODVALSTO
Liceo 6–28–313–7
Amatori Lodi2–8 1–45–5
Valongo2–27–4 8–0
Saint Omer2–25–42–4 

Group B

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Benfica1565014320+23
Vendrell1264022720+7
Quévert762132624+2
Diessbach160151850−32
 BENVENQUEDIE
Benfica 1–37–513–3
Vendrell3–6 4–19–6
Quévert4–54-3 9–2
Diessbach2–112–53–3 

Group C

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Valdagno1565012919+10
Reus Deportiu1264024227+15
Oliveirense963033225+7
Iserlohn060061749−32
 VALREUOLIISE
Valdagno 4–35–46–2
Reus Deportiu4–6 8–511–2
Oliveirense5–23–5 8–1
Iserlohn1–67–114–7 

Group D

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Barcelona1565014215+27
Porto1565013619+17
Viareggio362041832−14
Herringen060062252−30
 BARPORVIAHER
Barcelona 7–05–014–4
Porto6–2 10–210–3
Viareggio1–43–4 7–5
Herringen4–10 2–64–5 

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the group stage winners played against the group stage runners-up over two legs, in a home-and-away basis. The first leg matches were played on 29 March and the second leg matches were played on 12 April 2014.

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Final four

The quarter-final winners contested a final four tournament, held at the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona. The semi-finals were played on 3 May and the final was played on 4 May 2014.

Final

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013/2014 season. Euroleague Draw. CERH . 16 December 2022.