Men's EuroHockey Club Trophy I explained

EuroHockey Club Trophy I
Last Season:2024 Men's EuroHockey Club Trophy I
Upcoming Season:2025 Men's EuroHockey Club Trophy I
Formerly:EuroHockey Club Trophy
Sport:Field hockey
Inaugural:1981
Teams:8
Confed:EHF (Europe)
Champ Season:2024
Most Champs:

(3 titles each)
Levels:2

The EuroHockey Club Trophy I is an annual men's field hockey competition organised by the EHF for European hockey clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club competition, being one tier below the top men's European club competition the Euro Hockey League. In that sense, the ECT is hockey's equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.[1]

Format

The tournament features 8 clubs from EHF member countries.

Qualification

Each year one of the 8 available league places is allocated to an EHF member country's national association. The clubs admitted are the clubs of those nations who finished ranked third to sixth in the previous year's Trophy II; the clubs of those two nations from the previous year's Trophy I; plus the clubs of those two nations promoted from the previous year's Challenge I.

Tournament summary

The teams are separated into 2 pools of 4 teams. In each pool (pool A and B) the teams play one match against each of the other three teams in their pool (making a total of six pool matches). The teams then go on to play classification matches based on their relative ranking from these pool matches to determine their final tournament position.

Tournament details

In each pool, A, and B, all the teams play each other once, with points awarded as follows:

Once the relative ranking of the teams in pools A and B is settled, the classification matches proceed as follows:

If the score at the end of the regulation time of a classification match is a draw, then a shoot-out competition is played to establish a winner.

Higher and lower tournaments

Above the EuroHockey Club Trophy II is the EuroHockey Club Trophy I, and below it is the EuroHockey Club Challenge 1, the EuroHockey Club Challenge 2, and so on. This structure is designed to give every EHF member nation the opportunity to enter their best clubs into European competition at an appropriate level, and through that exposure to improve the level of their domestic hockey.

Results

1981–1989

From 1981 until 1989, the tournament was held once a year and the finalists' countries were promoted to the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.

YearHostFinalThird place match
width=15%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
1981
Details
Rome, Italy
Cookstown
1–1 (a.e.t.)
5–2 (p.s.)

Eur

Arminen
2–1
Warta Poznań
1982
Details
Cardiff, Wales
Rock Gunners

Amiens

Cardiff

Edinburgh
1983
Details
Subotica, Yugoslavia
Eur
2–0
Banbridge

Suboticanka
5–0
Cardiff
1984
Details
Vienna, Austria
Racing Club de France

Suboticanka

Grange

Espoo
1985
Details
Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Banbridge

Amsicora

Ramaldense

WAC
1986
Details
Göteborg, Sweden
Edinburgh
3–1
Grammarians

Racing Club de France
4–0
Olten
1987
Details
Swansea, Wales
Southgate

Banbridge

Amiens

Olten
1988
Details
Helsinki, Finland
Amiens

Arminen

Whitchurch

Grammarians
1989
Details
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Léopold

Lisnagarvey

Grammarians

Amsicora

1990–1993

From 1990 until 1993 the tournament was held twice a year and only the winner's countries were promoted to the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.

YearHostFinalThird place match
width=15%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
1990
Details
Amiens, France
Osternienburg

Amiens

Grammarians

Olten
Gothenburg, Sweden
Lech Poznań

Amsicora

Menzieshill

WAC
1991
Details
Olten, Switzerland
Racing Club de France

Grammarians

Amsicora

Olten
Glasgow, Scotland
Lisnagarvey

Kelburne

Zorka Subotica

HC Wien
1992
Details
Gibraltar
Kelburne

Grammarians

Cardiff

Espoo
Prague, Czechoslovakia
HC Wien

Slavia Praha

Pocztowiec Poznań

Zorka Subotica
1993
Details
Havant, England
Havant

Grunwald Poznań

Minsk

Stockholm
Prague, Czech Republic
Dinamo Stroitel

Amsicora

Avoca

Slavia Praha

1994–2002

Because of the introduction of the EuroHockey Club Challenge, the tournament went back to the old format from 1994 until 2002.

YearHostFinalThird place match
width=15%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
1994
Details
Milan, Italy
Cernusco

Grunwald Poznań

Minsk

HC Wien
1995
Details
Glasgow, Scotland
Racing Club de France

Minsk

Kelburne

Grammarians
1996
Details
Prague, Czech Republic
Samara

Grammarians

Teddington

Pembroke Wanderers
1997
Details
Cagliari, Italy
Instonians
2–2 (a.e.t.)
4–3 (p.s.)

Amsicora

Cannock
4–2
White Star
1998
Details
Brasschaat, Belgium
Reading
5–2
Dragons

Samara
2–1
Eagles
1999
Details
Milan, Italy
Cernusco
2–1
Eagles

Western Wildcats
3–1
Instonians
2000
Details
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Western Wildcats
5–3
Instonians

Olten
3–2
Dragons
2001
Details
Antwerp, Belgium
Dragons
3–1
Stroitel Brest

Rotweiss Wettingen
7–5
Slavia Praha
2002
Details
Wettingen, Switzerland
Lille
3–1
Pembroke Wanderers

Dinamo Stroitel
4–2
Rotweiss Wettingen

2003–2007

From 2003 until 2007 there was no final but instead, there were two promotion play-offs and the winners were ranked joint first and the winner's countries were promoted. The final ranking was decided based on their record in the pools.[2]

YearHostPromotion play-off winnersPromotion play-off losers
width=20%Winnerwidth=20%Runner-upwidth=20%Third placewidth=20%Fourth place
2003
Details
Rome, Italy
Rotweiss Wettingen

AHTC Wien

Roma

Dinamo Stroitel
2004
Details
Prague, Czech Republic
Slavia Praha

Western Wildcats

Kolos Vinnitsa

Lille
2005
Details
Brest, Belarus
Pocztowiec Poznań

Stroitel Brest

Montrouge

WAC
2006
Details
Wettingen, Switzerland
Stade Français

Kelburne

Rotweiss Wettingen

Lisnagarvey
2007
Details
Prague, Czech Republic
Dinamo Kazan

Pembroke Wanderers

Rotweiss Wettingen

Cardiff

2008–2019

In 2008 the tournament went back to its old format with a final but instead of two promotion places, the clubs scored points for their national association in the EHF 3-year rating, which sets the number of clubs in a nation for the European Cup competitions. Qualifying for the trophy were the runners-up of the countries in positions 9 to 12 and the champions of the countries in positions 13 to 16 in the EHF 3-year rating.

YearHostFinalThird place match
width=15%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2008
Details
Paris, France
Glenanne
5–4
Montrouge

Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
3–1
Roma
2009
Details
Dublin, Ireland
Pembroke Wanderers
4–0
Dinamo Elektrostal

Stroitel Brest
3–1
Rotweiss Wettingen
2010
Details
Cardiff, Wales
Dinamo Elektrostal
6–3
Grange

Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
2–2 (a.e.t.)
6–5 (p.s.)

Stroitel Brest
2011
Details
Rome, Italy
AHTC Wien
4–1
Roma

Rotweiss Wettingen
2–1
Saint Germain
2012
Details
Lille, France
Lille
3–2
Kelburne

Stroitel Brest
4–2
Roma
2013
Details
Vienna, Austria
Politechnika Poznanska
4–2
Cardiff & UWIC

Arminen
6–5 (a.e.t.)
Olympia Kolos Sekvoia
2014
Details
Cagliari, Italy
Monkstown
2–0
OKS-SHVSM

Atasport
4–0
Amsicora
2015
Details
Dublin, Ireland
Stroitel Brest
3–1
Slavia Praha

Atasport
3–2
Three Rock Rovers
2016
Details
Glasgow, Scotland
Cardiff & Met
4–0
Banbridge

Kelburne
3–0
Slavia Praha
2017
Details
Elektrostal, Russia
Rotweiss Wettingen
1–0
Arminen

Dinamo Elektrostal
4–0
Grove Menzieshill
2018
Details
Vienna, Austria
Grange
5–2
OKS Vinnitsa

Minsk
5–3
Rotweiss Wettingen
2019
Details
Wettingen, Switzerland
Cardiff & Met
4–3
Stroitel Brest

Rotweiss Wettingen
4–3
OKS Vinnitsa

2020–present

In 2020, the EuroHockey Club Trophy was renamed to EuroHockey Club Trophy I.

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=7Finalwidth=1% rowspan=7Third place matchwidth=1% rowspan=7width=6% rowspan=2Number of teams
width=14%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Runner-upwidth=14%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Fourth place
2020
Details
Vienna, AustriaCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Cancelled8
2021
Details

Montrouge
5–0
Post SV

Rotweiss Wettingen
2–2
(4–3 s.o.)

Stroitel Brest
6
2022
Details
Paris, France
Montrouge
2–1
Rotweiss Wettingen

Lousada
2–1
Bohemians Prague
4
2023
Details
Vienna, Austria
Cardiff & Met
4–2
OKS Vinnitsa

Grange
5–4
Grasshoppers
8
2024
Details
Lousada, Portugal
Lisnagarvey
4–2
Cardiff & Met

Arminen
3–3
(3–1 s.o.)

Grange
8

Records and statistics

Performances by nation

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 EHF Announces Changes to EuroHockey Club Events . eurohockey.org . . 31 December 2019 . 2 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Outdoor Clubs – promotion and relegation explained . eurohockey.org . . 19 March 2019.
  3. Web site: EHF cancels all EuroHockey Club Trophy and Challenge events, 2020 . eurohockey.org . . 25 March 2020 . 24 March 2020.