Women's Euro Hockey League Explained

Women's Euro Hockey League
Last Season:2024 Women's Euro Hockey League
Upcoming Season:2025 Women's Euro Hockey League
Formerly:EuroHockey Club Cup
Sport:Field hockey
Inaugural:2021
Teams:12
Confed:EHF (Europe)
Champion: Amsterdam (2nd title)
Champ Season:2024
Most Champs: Amsterdam
Den Bosch (2nd title)
Related Comps:EuroHockey Club Trophy I (2nd tier)

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.

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]

The tournament has only been won by Dutch teams with Den Bosch and Amsterdam both claiming two titles.

Format

The tournament is 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]

Original format (2020–2024)

The new tournament had the same format as the old EuroHockey Club Cup. This meant eight teams participated in a knockout tournament, with the losers playing classification matches for their ranking.[1] Teams qualified for the Euro Hockey League similarly to before with the top two nations on the EHL rankings table earning two places in the competition while the next six nations received one entry.[1]

Expansion (2025–)

In March 2024, it was announced the competition would expand to 12 teams. The expansion will see the number of nations represented rise from six to eight for a FINAL12 phase which will take place at Easter. It means the top four nations on the EHL Ranking Table will receive two places for the FINAL12 with the nations ranked fifth to eighth all receiving one spot each. The format sees eight teams play preliminary games with the four winners advancing to the EHL Women’s FINAL8 while the losers will contest Ranking Matches for 9th to 11th. The champions from the top four nations on the Ranking Table will receive byes into the FINAL8.[4] [5]

Results

SeasonHostwidth=1% rowspan=8Finalwidth=1% rowspan=2Bronze medal matchwidth=1% rowspan=8width=6% rowspan=2Number of teams
width=14%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Runner-upwidth=14%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Fourth place
2020
Details
Amstelveen, NetherlandsCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.8
2021
Details

Den Bosch
5–0
Club de Campo
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Amsterdam
4–2
Club an der Alster
4
2022
Details

Amsterdam
2–2
(3–2 s.o.)

Den Bosch

Junior
2–1
Gantoise
8
2023
Details

Den Bosch
1–0
Club de Campo

Düsseldorfer HC
3–0
Complutense
8
2024
Details

Amsterdam
2–1
Mannheimer HC

SCHC
3–2
Junior
8
2025
Details
12

Records and statistics

Performances by nation

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EHL Women set for launch in 2019/20 season . ehlhockey.tv . Euro Hockey League . 1 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190508031807/https://ehlhockey.tv/news/ehl-women-set-for-launch-in-2019-20-season/ . 8 May 2019 . dead.
  2. Web site: Uitgestelde Euro Hockey League in Amstelveen alsnog afgelast . nos.nl . 14 August 2020 . nl . 14 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Ook vrouwen strijden volgend seizoen in Euro Hockey League . ad.nl . Algemeen Dagblad . 1 February 2019 . nl . 21 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Euro Hockey League women increases to 12-team competition . thehockeypaper.co.uk . The Hockey Paper . 6 April 2024 . 14 March 2024.
  5. Web site: EHL Women to expand to 12 team competition . eurohockey.org . . 6 April 2024 . 14 March 2024.