EuroHockey Club Championships 2023 – UPDATED
14th September 2022, Brussels, Belgium: Following a meeting of the Competitions Committee Outdoor meeting, we are delighted to announce the 2023 EuroHockey Club events, venues, teams, and dates.
The EuroHockey Club Trophy I & II and Challenge (Men) & EuroHockey Club Trophy and Challenge (Women) tournaments in 2023 will take place as follows (Hosts are highlighted in bold):
MEN
EuroHockey Club Trophy I, Men – Vienna (AUT) – 7-10 April 2023
| Pool A | ||||
| 1 | Post SV (AUT 2) | 2 | Casa Pia HC (POR 1) | |
| 4 | Cardiff & Met HC (WAL 1) | 3 | OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa (UKR 1) | |
| 5 | Grange HC (SCO 2) | 6 | Grasshopper Club Zürich (SUI 2) | |
| 8 | OSHVSM HC Phoenix Zytomyr Region (UKR 2) | 7 | Slagelse Hockeyklub (DEN 1) |
EuroHockey Club Trophy II, Men – Banbridge (IRL) – 26-29 May 2023
| Pool A | Pool B | |||
| 1 | TJ Plzeň Litice (CZE 2) | 2 | Banbridge HC (IRL 2) | |
| 4 | KS AZS AWF Poznań (POL 1) * | 3 | SG Amsicora ASD (ITA 1) | |
| 5 | Gaziantep Polisgücü SK (TUR 1) | 6 | Copenhagen HC (DEN 2) | |
| 8 | HAHK Mladost (CRO 1) | 7 | Swansea HC (WAL 2) |
* WKS Grunwald Poznań (POL 1) withdrawn and replaced.
EuroHockey Club Challenge I, Men – Sveti Ivan Zelina (CRO) – 25-28 May 2023
| Pool A | Pool B | |||
| 1 | HK Zelina (CRO 2) | 2 | Grammarians HC (GIB 1) | |
| 4 | KS Pomorzanin Toruń (POL 2) | 3 | Polisportiva Ferrini Cagliari ASD (ITA 2) | |
| 5 | Soroksári-Olcote HC (HUN 1) | 6 | HK Lipovci (SLO 1) | |
| 8 | Šiauliai Ginstrektė ŠSG (LTU 1) | 7 | AD Lousada (POR 2) |
EuroHockey Club Challenge II, Men – Kirklareli (TUR) – 26-29 May 2023 *
| Pool A | Pool B | |||
| 1 | HC Luxembourg (LUX 1) | 2 | HK Triglav Predanovci (SLO 2) | |
| 4 | Sliema Hotsticks HC (MLT 1) | 3 | Nizip Zeugma SK (TUR 2) | |
| 5 | SLF Mesaicos (SWE 1) | 6 | Építők HC (HUN 2) | |
| 8 | Vantaa HC (FIN 1) | 7 | MASK (NOR 1) |
* Note the change of venue from Konya to Kirklareli due to pitch construction work not being ready in time.
EuroHockey Club Challenge III, Men – Gibraltar (GIB) – 25-28 May 2023
| Pool A | Pool B | |||
| 1 | Furuset Landhockeyklubb (NOR 2) | 2 | SK Šenkvice (SVK 1) | |
| 4 | Eagles HC (GIB 2) | 3 | FHC Akademik Plus Sofia (BUL 1) | |
| 5 | Zuvedra Tauras (LTU 2) | 6 | HC The Wolves (BUL 2) | |
| 8 | Qormi HC (MLT 2) | 7 | Valhalla Landhockey Club (SWE 2) |
HC Kilppari (FIN 2) (reserve team)
WOMEN
EuroHockey Club Trophy, Women – Wettingen (SUI) – 7-10 April 2023
| Pool A | Pool B | |||
| 1 | KHC Dragons (BEL 2) | 2 | Mannheimer HC (GER 2) | |
| 4 | HF Lorenzoni (ITA 1) | 3 | Hampstead & Westminster (ENG 2) | |
| 5 | MSC Sumchanka (UKR 1) | 6 | IH Lambersart (FRA 1) | |
| 8 | HC 1972 Rakovník (CZE 1) | 7 | HC Rotweiss Wettingen (SUI 1) |
EuroHockey Club Challenge I, Women – Alanya (TUR) – 26-29 May 2023
| Pool A | Pool B | |||
| 1 | Catholic Institute (IRL 2) | 2 | HC Argentia (ITA 2) | |
| 4 | SK Slavia Prague (CZE 2) | 3 | Šiauliai Ginstrektė ŠSG (LTU 1) | |
| 5 | Watsonians HC (SCO 1) | 6 | Clydesdale Western (SCO 2) | |
| 8 | NAVAX AHTC (AUT 1) | 7 | Gaziantep Polisgücü SK (TUR 1) |
EuroHockey Club Challenge II, Women – Vienna (AUT) – 26-29 May 2023
| Pool A | Pool B | |||
| 1 | HC Olten (SUI 2) | 2 | WAC (AUT 2) | |
| 4 | Swansea HC (WAL 1) | 3 | TSOP Kolos Boryspil (UKR 2) | |
| 5 | Cambrai HC (FRA 2) | 6 | Gaziantep Doruk SK (TUR 2) | |
| 8 | HC Luxembourg (LUX 1) | 7 | Penarth LHC (WAL 2) |
EuroHockey Club Challenge III, Women – Porto (POR) – 25-28 May 2023
| Pool A | Pool B | |||
| 1 | Europa HC (GIB 1) | 2 | HAHK Mladost (CRO 1) | |
| 4 | Grupo Desportivo do Viso (POR 1) | 3 | HK Zelina (CRO 2) | |
| 5 | SLF Mesaicos (SWE 1) | 6 | Lisbon Casuals HC (POR 2) | |
| 8 | 7 | ABC-Team (FIN 1) |
Withdrawn: UKS Orient II Łozina (POL 1)
Notes:
All teams should take EHF regulation B3d into account: All participating teams must be present with their full squad, subject to emergencies, in their hotel by, at the latest, 19.00hrs on the evening before the first match of the tournament. Failure to arrive on time may result in a team being disqualified from the tournament.
The withdrawal date for all tournaments in this competition is 30 November 2022. Any club withdrawing after that date may be subject to a fine or other disciplinary action by EHF. See current EHF Club Regulations for further details.
Russia and Belarus: It has been decided that, per 1 August 2022, club teams from RUS and BLR are taken out of the outdoor club competitions for the season 2022-2023 and the events are filled from below making it 8-team competitions.
If between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023 they are accepted back in, it means the year after (2023-204) they can enter in the level they are qualified for, taking into consideration that this is 1 level below as they are seen as being relegated in the year 2022-2023.
EHF/ updated 16th January 2023
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