The 2008–09 Euro Hockey League was the second season of the
Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club
field hockey
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tournament organised by the
EHF.
The
final
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was played between
UHC Hamburg and
Bloemendaal
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at the
Hazelaarweg Stadion in
Rotterdam
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, Netherlands. Bloemendaal beat UHC Hamburg, the defending champions, 5–4 to win their first Euro Hockey League title.
Rotterdam
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took the bronze medal.
Association team allocation
Association ranking
Teams
Round one
Pools A, B, C and D were played in
Amstelveen
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, the Netherlands between 24 and 26 October 2008 and the other four pools were played in
Lille
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, France. If a game was won, the winning team received 5 points. A draw resulted in both teams receiving 2 points. A loss gave the losing team 1 point unless the losing team lost by 3 or more goals, then they received 0 points.
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
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Pool F
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Pool G
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Pool H
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Knockout stage
The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in
Hamburg
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, Germany between 10 and 13 April 2009 and the semi-finals, third place match and the final were played in
Rotterdam
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, the Netherlands between 30 and 31 May 2009.
Bracket
Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
External links
Official website
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Men's Euro Hockey League
2008–09 in European field hockey
October 2008 sports events in Europe
November 2008 sports events in Europe
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May 2009 sports events in Europe