2021 Men's Euro Hockey League Explained

Tournament:2021 Euro Hockey League
Country:Netherlands
City:Amstelveen
Dates:3–5 April
Venues:Wagener Stadium
Teams:4
Associations:4
Champions: Bloemendaal
Second: Atlètic Terrassa
Third: Léopold
Count:4
Matches:4
Goals:20
Top Scorer: Pau Cunill
Max Muschs
Top Scorer Goals:3
Previous Year:2019–20
Previous Tournament:2019–20 Euro Hockey League
Next Year:2022
Next Tournament:2022 Euro Hockey League

The 2021 Euro Hockey League was the 14th season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe a different format was used with only one event and 16 less teams. The four participating teams were the four original seeded clubs for the original format. The semi-finals were played on 3 April and the final on 5 April 2021 at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands.

Bloemendaal won a record fourth title after defeating first time finalists Atlètic Terrassa 5–2 in the final.[1] Léopold won their first medal after defeating Uhlenhorst Mülheim 4–2 in the bronze medal match.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

In May 2020 it was announced that the first round, usually being played in October, could not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the format for this season would be changed. On 11 February 2021 it was announced the tournament would be played with only four teams and behind closed doors.[2] The rest of the teams participated in the 2021 Men's Euro Hockey League Cup.

Original format

Originally the number of teams was reduced to only 12 from the usual 20 teams. The remaining teams would have played in the 2021 EHL Cup. The different number of teams also meant a new format for this season. The number one seed from the top four ranked nations received a bye to the Final 8. The remaining eight sides would have played in four knock-out matches for a chance to join them in the Final 8; the losers would subsequently contest ranking matches for 9th and 11th place.[3] [4]

Final4

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Final standings

  1. Bloemendaal
  2. Atlètic Terrassa
  3. Léopold
  4. Uhlenhorst Mülheim

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Pau Cunill Atlètic Terrassa0303
Max Muschs Léopold030
3 Thierry Brinkman Bloemendaal2002
Jordi Bonastre Atlètic Terrassa110
Frederik Nystroem Uhlenhorst Mülheim110
Timm Herzbruch Uhlenhorst Mülheim011
7 Yannick van der Drift Bloemendaal1001
Gaspard Baumgarten Léopold100
Florian Fuchs Bloemendaal010
Wouter Jolie Bloemendaal010
Dimitri Cuvelier Léopold010
Tim Swaen Bloemendaal001

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gilmour . Rod . Bloemendaal lift record fourth Euro Hockey League title . thehockeypaper.co.uk . 6 April 2021 . 5 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Finaletoernooi Euro Hockey League in Amstelveen, begin april, kan doorgaan . nos.nl . 12 February 2021 . en, nl . 11 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Euro Hockey League Final8 in October Cancelled . ehlhockey.tv . . 15 October 2020 . 14 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Volgend jaar andere opzet Euro Hockey League door verschuivingen programma . nos.nl . 15 October 2020 . nl . 12 May 2020.