2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League

2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countriesSpain
Netherlands
Dates9 October 2025 – 6 April 2026
Teams20 (from 11 associations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored102 (6.38 per match)
Top scorerTom Boon (Léopold) (6 goals)
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The 2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League is the 19th edition of the Men's Euro Hockey League, Europe's men's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation.

The first round was held from 9 to 12 October 2025 in Barcelona, Spain and the final 8 will be held from 2 to 6 April 2026 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[1][2] Gantoise are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season.[3][4]

Association team allocation

A total of 20 teams from 40 of the 42 EHF member associations participated in the 2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League (the exceptions being Belarus and Russia which are currently suspended). The association ranking based on the EHL men's ranking table was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

  • Associations 1–3 each had three teams qualify.
  • Associations 4–6 each had two teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–11 each had one team qualify.

Association ranking

The associations were allocated places for the 2025–26 Euro Hockey League according to their 2024–25 EHL country coefficients, considering their performance in European competitions from 2022–23 to 2024–25.[5]

Association ranking for the 2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each teams qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season
  • RS: Regular season winners
  • CW: Cup winners
Qualified teams for 2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League[6]
Entry round Teams
Quarter-finals Amsterdam (1st) Gantoise (1st)
Surbiton (1st) Crefelder HTC (1st)
Preliminary round Kampong (2nd) Bloemendaal (RS)
Léopold (2nd) Braxgata (3rd)
Old Georgians (2nd) Wimbledon (3rd)
Hamburger Polo Club (RS) Real Club de Polo (1st)
Club de Campo (CW) CAM 92 (1st)
Saint Germain (2nd) HC Wien (1st)
Banbridge (1st) Western Wildcats (1st)
Slavia Prague (1st) Olten (1st)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was hosted by Real Club de Polo de Barcelona at the Camp Eduardo Dualde in Barcelona, Spain from 9 to 12 October 2025.[7] The draw took place on 15 July 2025 and the schedule was announced on 17 July 2025.[8][9] The winners of the second round advanced to the quarter-finals during Easter 2026.

Bracket

 
First roundSecond round
 
      
 
9 October
 
 
 Saint Germain3
 
10 October
 
 Slavia Prague1
 
 Saint Germain2
 
9 October
 
 Hamburger Polo Club7
 
 Wimbledon2
 
 
 Hamburger Polo Club4
 
 
9 October
 
 
 Club de Campo2
 
10 October
 
 CAM 920
 
 Club de Campo (s.o.)1 (4)
 
9 October
 
 Léopold1 (3)
 
 HC Wien1
 
 
 Léopold13
 
 
11 October
 
 
 Kampong4
 
12 October
 
 Real Club de Polo2
 
 Kampong5
 
11 October
 
 Braxgata0
 
 Western Wildcats0
 
 
 Braxgata7
 
 
11 October
 
 
 Old Georgians11
 
12 October
 
 Olten0
 
 Old Georgians (s.o.)2 (3)
 
11 October
 
 Bloemendaal2 (1)
 
 Banbridge0
 
 
 Bloemendaal7
 

First round

9 October 2025
11:15
Saint Germain 3–1 Slavia Prague
Assoignon  4'
F. Goyet  11'
Rogeau  17' 		Report Toms  60'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
9 October 2025
13:30
Wimbledon 2–4 Hamburger Polo Club
Tipper  9'
Kaeppeler  51' 		Report Kossel  20'
Russell  37', 43'
Smith  50'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
9 October 2025
15:45
HC Wien 1–13 Léopold
Kokolakis  51' Report Boon  1', 7', 18', 18', 49', 54'
Baumgarten  25', 48', 50'
Basterra  30', 53', 60'
Alonso  56'
Umpires:
Katie Howie (SCO)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
9 October 2025
18:00
Club de Campo 2–0 CAM 92
Schellinger  25'
Zorita  32' 		Report
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Steven Bakker (NED)
11 October 2025
09:45
Western Wildcats 0–7 Braxgata
Report Dockier  13'
Walker  17'
Stockbroekx  18'
Luypaert  20', 30', 38'
Reyné  41'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
11 October 2025
12:00
Kampong 4–2 Real Club de Polo
Telgenkamp  20', 44'
H. Plantenga  30'
Janssen  59' 		Report Ávila  10'
Miralles  53'
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
11 October 2025
14:15
Banbridge 0–7 Bloemendaal
Report Mazkour  2', 28', 35'
Miltkau  14', 55'
Schouten  52'
Van 't Land  52'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
11 October 2025
16:30
Old Georgians 11–0 Olten
Forsyth  10', 17', 37'
Croft  16', 39', 56'
Roper  28', 28', 59'
Albery  34'
Jackson  52' 		Report
Umpires:
Steven Bakker (NED)
Katie Howie (SCO)

Ranking matches

10 October 2025
11:15
Slavia Prague 1–8 Wimbledon
Šmíd  59' Report Hooper  4', 14', 35', 54'
Bournac  6'
Vallely  23'
Tipper  48'
Harper  59'
Umpires:
Katie Howie (SCO)
Steven Bakker (NED)
10 October 2025
15:45
CAM 92 3–2 HC Wien
Igau  13', 25', 55' Report M. Meisel  39'
Kokolakis  60+'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
12 October 2025
09:45
Real Club de Polo 5–1 Western Wildcats
Miralles  3'
Álvarez  8', 25'
Fortuño  16'
I. Zaldua  42' 		Report McFadden  24'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
12 October 2025
16:30
Olten 1–4 Banbridge
Hengartner  52' Report Brown  2'
E. Rowe  7'
J. McKee  34'
L. Rowe  47'
Umpires:
Katie Howie (SCO)
Harry Collinson (ENG)

Second round

10 October 2025
13:30
Saint Germain 2–7 Hamburger Polo Club
Dolou  45'
Assoignon  48' 		Report Russell  3', 30'
Bosserhoff  12'
Brand  30', 39', 41'
Smith  34'
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
10 October 2025
18:00
Club de Campo 1–1 Léopold
Iglesias  31' Report Englebert  3'
Penalties
Van Pelt
Rodríguez
Curiel
Medina
Poncelet
Rodríguez
Curiel 		4–3 De Backer
Boon
Basterra
Baumgarten
Forgues
Boon
De Backer
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
12 October 2025
12:00
Kampong 5–0 Braxgata
Balk  23'
De Vuijst  39'
Janssen  42'
Van Battum  43'
Telgenkamp  56' 		Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
12 October 2025
14:15
Old Georgians 2–2 Bloemendaal
Forsyth  28', 39' Report Wallace  36'
Veen  56'
Penalties
Croft
Roper
Forsyth
Albery
Ames 		3–1 Croon
Van der Veen
Veen
Langer
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

Final8

The Final8 will be hosted by HC 's-Hertogenbosch and held alongside the women's tournament at Sportpark Oosterplas in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 2 to 6 April 2026.[2][10] The draw was held on 12 October and the schedule was announced on 17 October 2025.[11][12]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 April
 
 
 Surbiton
 
5 April
 
 Club de Campo
 
 
 
2 April
 
 
 
 Old Georgians
 
6 April
 
 Gantoise
 
 
 
3 April
 
 
 
 Amsterdam
 
5 April
 
 Hamburger Polo Club
 
 
 
3 April
 
 Bronze medal match
 
 Kampong
 
6 April
 
 Crefelder HTC
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

2 April 2026
12:45
Old Georgians M01 Gantoise
Report
2 April 2026
15:00
Surbiton M02 Club de Campo
Report
3 April 2026
17:45
Amsterdam M03 Hamburger Polo Club
Report
3 April 2026
20:00
Kampong M04 Crefelder HTC
Report

Ranking matches

4 April 2026
11:30
Loser M02 v Loser M01
Report
5 April 2026
17:00
Loser M03 v Loser M04
Report

Semi-finals

5 April 2026
12:30
Winner M02 M06 Winner M01
Report
5 April 2026
14:45
Winner M03 M07 Winner M04
Report

Bronze medal match

6 April 2026
11:30
Loser M06 v Loser M07
Report

Final

6 April 2026
16:00
Winner M06 v Winner M07
Report

Top goalscorers

Rank Player[13] Team FG PC PS Goals
1 Tom Boon Léopold 2 2 2 6
2 Alan Forsyth Old Georgians 3 0 2 5
3 Kane Russell Hamburger Polo Club 0 3 1 4
Sam Hooper Wimbledon 0 1 3
4 Nine players 3

See also

References

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