Women's Euro Hockey League
The Women's Euro Hockey League will be a new annual women's field hockey tournament organised by the EHF for the very top hockey clubs in Europe. The competition will start in 2020 replacing the old EuroHockey Club Cup.[1]
Upcoming season or competition: | |
Formerly | EuroHockey Club Cup |
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Sport | Field hockey |
Founded | 2018 |
Inaugural season | 2020 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
Related competitions | EuroHockey Club Trophy (2nd tier) |
Format
The new tournament will have the same format as the old EuroHockey Club Cup. This means eight teams will participate in knockout tournament, with the losers playing classification matches for their ranking.[1] The tournament will be held at the same location as the men's Final 8.[2] For the first time the women's competition will be fully produced for television and there will be a video umpire.[1] Teams will qualify for EHL Women in a similar manner to before with the top two nations on the EHL rankings table earning two places in the competition while the next six nations will receive one entry.[1]
Results
Season | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2020 Details |
Amstelveen, Netherlands |
See also
References
- "EHL Women set for launch in 2019/20 season". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Ook vrouwen strijden volgend seizoen in Euro Hockey League". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.