The 2011–12 Euro Hockey League was the fifth season of the

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, Europe's premier club

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tournament organized by the EHF. It was held at four different locations from October 2011 to May 2012. The

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was played between

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and

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at the

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, Netherlands. Hamburg defeated Amsterdam 2–1 on penalty strokes (2–2 after extra time) to win a record third title.

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were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for this season's edition.

Association team allocation

A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2011–12 Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: * Associations 1–4 each have three teams qualify. * Associations 5–8 each have two teams qualify. * Associations 9–12 each have one team qualify.

Teams

Round One

The 24 teams were drawn into eight pools of three. In each pool, teams played against each other once in a

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. The pool winners and runners-up advanced to the

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. Pools A, D, E, and F were played in

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, Belgium from 21 to 23 October 2011 and the other pools were played in

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, Germany. 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

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, Netherlands from 6 to 9 April 2012 and the semi-finals, bronze medal match and the final were played in

, Netherlands from 26 to 27 May 2012. If the score remained tied, the match went to extra time with the

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rule being enforced. Matches that remained tied at the end of extra time were settled by a

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Bracket

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Final

External links

Official Website (English)
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