2025 Women's Euro Hockey League

2025 Women's Euro Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	's-Hertogenbosch
Dates	16–21 April
Teams	12 (from 8 associations)
Venue(s)	Sportpark Oosterplas
Final positions
Champions	Den Bosch (3rd title)
Runner-up	Braxgata
Third place	Gantoise
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	63 (3.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Belén Iglesias (Club de Campo) Yibbi Jansen (SCHC) (4 goals)
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The 2025 Women's Euro Hockey League was the fifth edition of the Women's Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier women's club field hockey tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation.

Amsterdam were the defending champions, having won their second title in 2024. ^[1] They failed to qualify for this year's edition. The tournament was hosted by HC 's-Hertogenbosch alongside the men's Final8 at Sportpark Oosterplas in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 16 to 21 April 2025. ^{[2] [3] [4]} This was the first edition under a new format, with 12 instead of 8 participating teams. This increased the total number of matches played in the competition from 10 to 16.

The hosts Den Bosch won a record-extending third Euro Hockey League title by defeating Braxgata 5–1 in the final. ^[5] Gantoise won the bronze medal as they defeated Düsseldorfer HC 3–1. ^[6]

Format change

In March 2024, it was announced the competition would expand to 12 teams. The expansion saw the number of nations represented rise from six to eight for a FINAL12 phase which took place at Easter. It meant the top four nations on the EHL Ranking Table received two places for the FINAL12 with the nations ranked fifth to eighth all receiving one spot each. The format saw eight teams play preliminary games with the four winners advancing to the EHL Women’s FINAL8 while the losers contested ranking matches for 9th to 11th. The champions from the top four nations on the Ranking Table received byes into the FINAL8. ^{[7] [8]}

Association team allocation

A total of 12 teams from 8 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2025 Women's Euro Hockey League. The association rankings based on the EHL country coefficients were used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

• Associations 1–4 each had two teams qualify.
• Associations 5–8 each had one team qualify.

Association ranking

For the 2025 Euro Hockey League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2021–2024 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2021–22 to 2023–24. ^[9]

Association ranking for the 2025 Women's Euro Hockey League

Rank Change Association Points Teams 1 Netherlands 45,250 2 2 1 Germany 30,375 3 1 Spain 30,375 4 Belgium 23,750 5 England 23,375 1 6 Ireland 14,500 7 Ukraine 7,625 8 3 Czech Republic 7,250

Rank Change Association Points Teams 9 Scotland 5,000 0 10 1   Switzerland 4,875 11 3 Italy 4,625 12 2 France 4,250 13 Turkey 3,500 14 Austria 2,000 15 Wales 1,000 16 Lithuania 0,000

Teams

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

• 1st, 2nd: League positions of the previous season
• RS: Regular season winners

Qualified teams for 2025 Women's Euro Hockey League ^[10]

Entry round	Teams
Quarter-finals	Den Bosch (1st)	Düsseldorfer HC (1st)
	Real Club de Polo (1st)	Gantoise (1st)
Preliminary round	SCHC (2nd)	Mannheimer HC (2nd)
	Club de Campo (RS)	Braxgata (2nd)
	Surbiton (1st)	Railway Union (1st)
	Sumchanka (1st)	Slavia Prague (1st)

Results

The draw was held on 4 December 2024 and the schedule was announced on 6 December 2024. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Bracket

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

18 April

Den Bosch

3

16 April

SCHC

2

Railway Union

0

20 April

SCHC

4

Den Bosch (s.o.)

1 (3)

16 April

Gantoise

1 (0)

Mannheimer HC

9

18 April

Sumchanka

0

Mannheimer HC

0

Gantoise

3

21 April

Den Bosch

5

Braxgata

1

17 April

Real Club de Polo

1

16 April

Braxgata

2

Club de Campo

1 (3)

20 April

Braxgata (s.o.)

1 (4)

Braxgata

3

16 April

Düsseldorfer HC

0

Bronze medal match

Slavia Prague

0

17 April

21 April

Surbiton

8

Surbiton

1

Gantoise

3

Düsseldorfer HC

2

Düsseldorfer HC

1

Preliminary round

16 April 2024 12:30 Slavia Prague 0–8 Surbiton Report Bourne  15+', 36' Yonge  25' Sanders  26', 34' Dowthwaite  41', 42' Taylor  57' Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Lorijn de Kraker (NED)

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16 April 2024 14:45 Club de Campo 1–1 Braxgata Iglesias  35' Report Vanden Borre  22' Penalties C. Amundson Pérez F. Amundson Iglesias Agullo 3–4 Vandermeiren Dewaet Vanden Borre Versavel Caarls Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Rebecca Edwards (ENG)

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16 April 2024 17:00 Mannheimer HC 9–0 Sumchanka Kanler  26', 47' Jiménez  27', 28' Kurz  29' Kresken  51', 53' Badia  56' Zimmermann  59' Report Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Michiel Otten (NED)

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16 April 2024 19:15 Railway Union 0–4 SCHC Report Jansen  6', 45' Van den Heuvel  27' Dicke  45' Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Gemma Calderon (ESP)

Quarter-finals

17 April 2024 12:45 Surbiton 1–2 Düsseldorfer HC Bourne  33' Report Nolte  19', 37' Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Gemma Calderon (ESP)

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17 April 2024 15:00 Real Club de Polo 1–2 Braxgata Bruguera  21' Report M. Carey  37' Van Dieren  39' Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Rebecca Edwards (ENG)

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18 April 2024 13:15 Mannheimer HC 0–3 Gantoise Report Bonami  44' Van Remortel  49' Struijk  58' Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Gemma Calderon (ESP)

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18 April 2024 20:00 Den Bosch 3–2 SCHC Wijckmans  9' Englebert  21' Krekelaar  36' Report Jansen  41', 60' Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Ranking matches

17 April 2024 10:30 Club de Campo 4–0 Slavia Prague Monsalve  25' Iglesias  35', 41', 45+' Report Umpires: Benjamin Messerli (SUI) Magali Sergeant (BEL)

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18 April 2024 11:00 Railway Union 1–0 Sumchanka Lloyd  33' Report Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Ben Goentgen (GER)

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19 April 2024 13:45 Real Club de Polo 1–1 Surbiton Piccardo  51' Report Wills  14' Penalties Bruguera Segú Piccardo Giné Álvarez Álvarez 3–2 Bourne Petter Curtis Sanders Wills Bourne Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Lorijn de Kraker (NED)

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20 April 2024 17:00 SCHC 3–1 Mannheimer HC Van den Heuvel  6' Dicke  9' Richardson  20' Report Von der Heyde  37' Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

Semi-finals

20 April 2024 12:30 Düsseldorfer HC 0–3 Braxgata Report Vanden Borre  23' Dewaet  34' Verlinden  42' Umpires: Lorijn de Kraker (NED) Clare Barwood (WAL)

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20 April 2024 14:45 Den Bosch 1–1 Gantoise Wijckmans  43' Report Gerniers  60' Penalties Sanders Matla Krekekaar 3–0 Ballenghien Van Remortel Gerniers Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Gemma Calderon (ESP)

Bronze medal match

21 April 2024 11:30 Gantoise 3–1 Düsseldorfer HC Bonami  5' Van Remortel  42' Ballenghien  45' Report Stoffelsma  52' Umpires: Benjamin Messerli (SUI) Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

Final

21 April 2024 16:00 Den Bosch 5–1 Braxgata Matla  7', 28' Krekelaar  30', 39' De Wit  34' Report Vanden Borre  44' Umpires: Gemma Calderon (ESP) Rebecca Edwards (ENG)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player [15]	Team	FG	PC	PS	Goals
1	Belén Iglesias	Club de Campo	4	0	0	4
	Yibbi Jansen	SCHC	0	3	1
3	Maartje Krekelaar	Den Bosch	0	3	0	3
	Stéphanie Vanden Borre	Gantoise	0	2	1
	Darcy Bourne	Surbiton	0	1	2

See also

• 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship
• 2025 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup

References

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External links

• Official website