| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Spain | ||
| City | Madrid | ||
| Dates | 22–24 March | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | Club de Campo | ||
| Top three teams | |||
| Champions | Real Club de Polo (30th title) | ||
| Runner-up | Atlètic Terrassa | ||
| Third place | Club Egara | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 8 | ||
| Goals scored | 36 (4.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |   | ||
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The 2019 Copa del Rey de Hockey Hierba is the 102nd edition of the Copa del Rey de Hockey Hierba, Spain's annual field hockey cup competition. It was held from 22 to 24 March at Club de Campo in Madrid. [1]
The Copa del Rey de Hockey Hierba is the second most important competition of field hockey in Spain. It was founded in 1914 and is managed by the Real Federación Española de Hockey.
Field hockey is a team game of the hockey family. The earliest origins of the game date back to the Middle Ages in Pakistan. The game can be played on grass, water turf, artificial turf or synthetic field as well as an indoor board surface. Each team plays with eleven players, including the goalie. Players use sticks made out of wood, carbon fibre, fibre glass or a combination of carbon fibre and fibre glass in different quantities to hit a round, hard, plastic ball. The length of the stick depends on the player's individual height. Only one face of the stick is allowed to be used. Goalies often have a different kind of stick, however they can also use an ordinary field hockey stick. The specific goal-keeping sticks have another curve at the end of the stick, this is to give them more surface area to save the ball. The uniform consists of shin guards, shoes, shorts, a mouth guard and a jersey. Today, the game is played globally, mainly in parts of Western Europe, South Asia, Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and parts of the United States. Known simply as "hockey" in many territories, the term "field hockey" is used primarily in Canada and the United States where ice hockey is more popular. In Sweden, the term "landhockey" is used and to some degree also in Norway where it is governed by Norway's Bandy Association.
Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has almost 3.3 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), smaller than only London and Berlin, and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU, smaller only than those of London and Paris. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).
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The eight best teams from the first half of the 2018–19 División de Honor will participate in the tournament. The participating teams are Real Club de Polo, Atlètic Terrassa, Club Egara, the hosts Club de Campo, Junior, CD Terrassa, Tenis and Jolaseta. [1] Club Egara are the defending champions, having won the 2017–18 edition. [2] However they were beaten in the semi-finals by the eventual champions Real Club de Polo 5–4 after a shoot-out.
The 2018–19 División de Honor de Hockey Hierba is the 53rd season of the División de Honor de Hockey Hierba, the highest field hockey league in Spain. The season began on 9 September 2018.
The Real Club de Polo de Barcelona is a sports venue located in Barcelona. Established in 1897, it had 9000 members at the time of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Normally used for polo, field hockey, tennis, squash, and swimming by its member, the venue was used for the equestrian competition and the riding portion of the modern pentathlon events.
Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club, also known as Atlètic Terrassa, is a field hockey club based in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1952. Their senior men's field hockey team play in the División de Honor and the Copa del Rey. They have also regularly represented Spain in the Euro Hockey League. Their senior women's field hockey team play in the División de Honor and in the Copa de la Reina. In addition to field hockey, the club also organises teams in various other sports and activities including tennis, padel, basketball, futsal, swimming, gymnastics and golf.
Real Club de Polo won a record-extending 30th title by defeating Atlètic Terrassa 3–1 in the final. [3]
