18th July 2018: First up today were the Pool B games as Germany faced Belarus and England faced Ireland. Germany had already booked their place in the semi-final, but topped the group with a strong showing against the Belarussians, winning 8-1. England and Ireland...

Teams from pool B came in action on day 3 in Rakovnik. Teams from pool A had a well-deserved rest day after their matches yesterday. Italy v Austria 1-4 The first match was between Italy and Austria. Both teams were looking for their first win of the tournament. The...

Yesterday was the 3rd day in Konya the girls were on display as the boys had a rest day.  Roundup: SWITZERLAND-UKRAINE  0-0 The first match was between Switzerland and Ukraine.  The strength of both teams was equal. It was a nice match for the spectators but it was...

17th July 2018: Pool A took to the stage today in their second games here at the EuroHockey U18 Championships in Santander. The first match was our match of the day, full of drama, 6 goals and a last-minute goal to see Germany earn a draw and a chance of a semi-final...

17th July 2018: It was Pool B that was on display today, as current Champions just edged past the up and coming Belgians to claim a place in the semi-finals. Hosts Spain overcame France in a good display of passing hockey. Belgium v The Netherlands 0-2 The Belgians...

Yesterday was the second day of the EuroHockey U18 Championship Girls. The teams from pool B had a rest day while teams from pool A were on duty. The first match of the day was between Wales and Lithuania. After a tough loss the day before against Russia, Lithuania...

CROATIA-HUNGARY 19-0 On the second day of the boys' tournament, some good hockey was played! Croatia won a great victory in the first game of the day. A tough game for Hungary as they were well beaten by the stronger Croatians. UKRAINE-LITHUANIA 5-2 One of the...

16th July 2018: Day 2 at the EuroHockey U18 Championships saw 2 very important pool games played between the Netherlands and Belgium, who shared the spoils and Ireland and France, the French taking the vital 3 points to see them off the bottom of the table.  Ireland v...

16th July 2018: Day 2 and it was Pool B who were up for their second pool games here in Santander. Two games, two similar scorelines, but with the pool so tight England's late goal v Germany could indeed prove to be the decisive one in their upcoming tie v Ireland. ...

16th July 2018: The EuroHockey U18 Championships II got underway in Konya, Turkey, yesterday: Round-up Girls: SWITZERLAND- CROATIA The first period of the opening match of U18 Girls' Championship ended with mutual attacks, with no goal. At the start of the second...

15th July, Santander, Spain: A day that finally finished at 10.20pm as the reigning Champions, Germany and the hosts Spain played out an epic game that had a weather delay as thunder and lightning struck Santander! Germany overcame Spain 4-1. First up was the boys in...

Pool A: Russia, Lithuania, Scotland, Wales. Pool B: Poland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic In Pool A the first match was between Russian and Lithuania and a few minutes after that started Russia led 2:0. They dominated the whole match had in their hands. The final...

15th July 2018, Santander: In the women's event Pool B got the tournament underway here in Santander. England leads the pool overnight with a solid 4-0 win over Belarus.  In Pool A, the current Champions, The Netherlands have set down a marker with an emphatic 4-0 win...

Wattignies, France: Belarus lived up to their billing as the highest ranked team (World Ranking: 20) in the competition as they took first place at the Hockey Series Open event in Wattignies, France, and booked their place at the Hockey Series Final in 2019. Herman...

6th July 2018: Today's Friday Focus focuses on the South East European Hockey5s Championships which was held from from 29th June to 1st  July the Southeastern European Championship was held in Albena, Bulgaria. It was attended by boys and girls under 15 years old from...

2nd July 2018: Motivation Monday is a series of blogs that allow us to highlight the stories in hockey that we know are inspirational to hockey fans. Very often we get the chance to showcase the work of some unsung heroes! Today is our chance to say thank you to our...

2nd July 2018: Austria and Wales were the outstanding teams at the third International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey Series Open which took place from 25-30 June in Zagreb, Croatia. Both teams now progress to the Hockey Series Finals, which take place in 2019....

July 1st, Breda, The Netherlands; The EHF and KNHB are delighted to announce that the 2021 EuroHockey Championships, men and women will take place in August 2021 in the Wagener Stadium. The 2021 Championships, men and women will be held once again in the Wagener...

12th June 2018: The Executive Board had its second meeting of 2018 in the EHF office in Brussels.     The President, Marijke Fleuren, was pleased to see that the outdoor club events all were well organized at 10 excellent venues.  The President and other Members of...

The EHF Executive Board meets for its second meeting of 2018 on 8th and 9th June in the EHF's Head Office in Brussels: The Board will receive and discuss reports from: Competitions Committee – Outdoor Competitions Committee– Indoor Euro Hockey League Director General...

We were sadly informed that AJ van Kempen has passed away on last Thursday 31st  of May. Marijke Fleuren, President of the EHF, shared her thoughts with us about AJ "Remembering AJ, my first thought is that he was a real hockey family man. Heart warming, always...

29th May 2018: From the 19th - 20th May it was a festival of U14 girls hockey as we had two days of fantastic hockey at the EuroHockey Club Cup for U14 Girls.  The tournament saw teams from across Europe compete for the title. Competing were two teams from the...

29th May 2018: The European Hockey Federation has confirmed today the allocation of places in the top men’s (EHL) and women’s club competitions (EHCC) for the 2018/19 season. Following the conclusion of this year’s EuroHockey club events, the EHF has released the...

The 11th season world’s best club hockey competition, the Euro Hockey League, reaches the FINAL4 stage this weekend with HC Bloemendaal playing the perfect host to fellow contenders HC Rotterdam, SV Kampong and Belgian fairytale story Herakles. Already, Sunday’s GRAND...

25th May 2018: This weeks FridayFocus takes us to Finland. A very proud, if somewhat small hockey playing nation. Finnish Hockey has a strong vision for hockey and recognises that it is through good coaching and coaching education that they can build a stronger,...

Holcombe claimed top spot from the women’s EuroHockey Club Trophy in Dublin as they won a dramatic final shoot-out against Spain’s Junior FC after a 1-1 draw in normal time. The honour fell to Beth Bingham to score the winning shoot-out in audacious fashion, crowning...

Picture: Grange celebrate in Vienna. WAC/FotobyHofer A Cammy Fraser inspired Grange saw the Scottish club win the men’s EuroHockey Club Trophy in Vienna with a storming 5-2 win over OKS SHVSM Vinnitsa. It was a remarkable fightback from the Scots who had lost their...

Holcombe and Junior FC made it three wins from three to set up a potentially thrilling final between the two outstanding teams in Dublin at the women’s EuroHockey Club Trophy. England’s Holcombe made light work of Slavia Prague with four goals in the first 12 minutes...

Congratulations to Eva de Goede, AH&BC, Amsterdam; who was named Best Player at the 2018 EHCC Also to: Lena MICHEEL, UHC Uhlenhorst, Best U21 Talent     All photos by Ady Kerry (c)

20th May 2018: Following the smallest of margins HC 's-Hertogenbosch once again lifted the European Cup as they overcame UHC Hamburg with a last minute goal from Pleunke van der PLAS to bring the score to 2-1.  AH&BC Amsterdam 1 – Club Campo De Madrid 2 Earlier in...

Picture: WAC/FotobyHofer Perfect weather, a packed ground and a dramatic game at the end marked day two of the men’s EuroHockey Club Trophy in Vienna with everything still on the line. Pool B sees the leading trio covered by just one point following WAC’s 1-1 draw...

Holcombe and Junior FC hold the box seat in the women’s EuroHockey Trophy in Dublin following day two of the event with two wins out of two to lead their respective groups. In Pool A, England’s Holcombe added to their opening day win with a 4-2 win over Belarus’s Ritm...

EuroHockey Club Challenge I (women) The results from day two means that there is everything to play for going into the final round of pool games. It couldn’t be closer in Pool A, with the two leaders – Edinburgh University and Rotweiss Wettingen – tied at the top....

19th May 2018: After a fantastic display of world class hockey, in both semi-finals; it is a repeat of the 2017 EHCC Final as UHC Uhlenhorster faces Hertogenbosch in tomorrow's final. UHC Hamburg 1 AH&BC Amsterdam 1 (Hamburg win 5-4 on shootout) For the second...

19th May 2018: We have had many questions over the past few days of what happens next, after the EuroHockey Club Cup is over, so here goes.....  After the EuroHockey Club Cup and the EuroHockey Club Trophy the final EHCC ranking table will be determined. The clubs...

Goals galore marked day one of the women’s EuroHockey Club Trophy in Dublin with Belarus’s Ritm Grodno winning a 6-3 thriller against SK Slavia Prague in the pick of the games. They are joined at the top of Pool A by Holcombe who had a 4-0 win over MSC Sumchanka while...

**Picture: Grange's Todd Mills goes close from a chance against SC Stroitel Brest in Vienna. Credit: WAC/FotobyHofer Hosts WAC enjoyed the perfect start to their first EuroHockey Club Trophy enjoyed an historic moment as they oldest club on continental Europe finally...

18th May 2018: It was a very important day to earn ranking points for next years EHCC here in Surbiton as UCD, Mannheimer, HC Victorya Smolevichi and hosts Surbiton HC challenged each other for the precious points.  UCD 1 Mannheimer 2 Mannheimer had to come from...

18th May 2018: A ParaHockey ID / Flyerzs Hockey showcase and a very important introduction to ParaHockey/ Flyerzs day took place here in Surbiton HC as part of the EHCC 2018. When Surbiton HC decided to host the EHCC, they took the approach of making this top women's...

17th May 2018: In the opening day of the EHCC after 4 KO games here in sunny Surbiton the semi-final line up is known. Not unsurprisingly both Dutch teams have qualified for Saturday's semis, along with UHC Hamburg who made it by the narrowest of margins (1-0) against...

It was goals galore as the EuroHockey Club Challenge events got underway at two of the four venues across Europe. KPH Raca of Slovakia hit the ground running in EH Challenge II as they shot eight goals past their Bulgarian rivals while the biggest result at EH...

16th May 2018: As we count down the hours before the 2018 EHCC, meet Felice Albers, Ambassador AH&BC and Dutch U21 International.  EHF: What does it mean to be playing for AHBC  in the EHCC?  Felice: "It is a big honour to play at the EHCC, which is a nice stage...

16th May 2018: We caught up with Janne Müller-Wieland, stalwart member of UHC, on the run as she was travelling to the EHCC in Surbiton.  EHF: So Janne, almost  year on from almost becoming Club Champions of Europe, has being in last year’s final spurred on your team...

15th May 2018: With just 2 days before we start the EHCC, meet Georgie Twigg, Gold Olympian and taliswoman for Surbiton HC. EHF: So, Georgie, this is the first time the EHCC in it's current format will be held in England, how important is it to have this event in this...

15th May 2018: The EHF is delighted to announce that 4 of the EuroHockey Club events this weekend will be Live streamed on www.eurohockeytv.org  A massive undertaking to stream live 4 of our EuroHockey club events is taking place over the coming weekend. First up...

The European Hockey Federation (EHF) is currently offering an internship in the areas of Sports Management and Marketing. Our Mission Statement:  To encourage, promote, develop and administer hockey in Europe at all levels in order to maintain hockey as an Olympic...

14th May 2018: More ambassadors to meet, this time the ladies of Club de Campo; Bea Figar and Ampi Gil who are ready to take on hosts Surbiton HC at 19.00 on Day 1 (17th May) We asked them what it means for them to play for Club de Campo in the EHCC; "It’s always a...

14th May 2018: Meet Ceclie Pieper, German Olympian and Argentinian Florencia Habif (Flo), Mannheimer HC as they prepare for their first showing in the EHCC.  EHF: What does it mean to be playing for Mannheimer in the EHCC?     Cecile: It’s a big honour! I’ve been...

13th May 2108: Say hello to Sarah Robinson, a stalwart defender for UCD, having played there for the past 5 years during her studies as a Nurse and now in her final year as a post grad. We caught up with her to chat about playing in the EHCC; EHF: So as a side how...

12th May 2018: As the EHCC is just days away, meet our Ambassadors. The leaders, mentors and fantastic players from our EHCC teams. Who are our Ambassadors? Over the course of the next few days you will meet some of the women who hope to lead their teams to European...

The 2019 EuroHockey Indoor Club Championships (Women and Men) will take place in Vienna, Sveti Ivan Zelina, Varna-Kamchia (men, with another location yet to be confirmed) and in Hamburg, Vienna, Douai and Belgrade (women) Click here for details on participating teams...

7th May 2018: As we count down the days to the EHCC 2018, let us introduce you to our hosts, Surbiton HC, who are hosting the event for the first time.  Who are Surbiton? Based in Long Ditton, Surrey, England Surbiton  is one of the oldest hockey clubs in the world,...

5th May 2018:  AH&BC Amsterdam is our penultimate team who have qualified for this year's EuroHockey Club Cup, Women, to be held at Surbiton from 17th to 20th May 2018. Who is AH&BC? AH&BC or 'Amsterdam' for short is one of the largest and most successful...

4th May 2018: UCD Ladies HC is one of the most recently successful women's clubs in Ireland, with many accolades to their name. Who are UCD: As a completely student run club they are unique in many aspects. Winning the EYHL League last year qualified them for EHCC. In...

3rd May 2018: HC Victorya Smolevichi  will have to travel the furthest to get to the EHCC in Surbiton, London. A distance of some 2224 kms will take the Belarussian ladies to London! Who are Victoria HC ? The team "VICTORYA" was formed in February 1993  in Smolevichi...

2nd May 2018: Uhlenhorster Hockey, Hamburg is the next club to feature in our meet the teams focus articles ahead of the EHCC in Surbiton 17th - 20th May.  Who are Uhlenhorster HC? Uhlenhorster Hockey Club, also known as UHC Hamburg, is a hockey club based in Hamburg,...

26th April 2018: With just 3 weeks to the start of the EHCC 2018 it's time to have a look at the amazing hockey players and teams that will be on display in Surbiton 17th - 20th May.  KO format: Similar to EHL for men, the EHCC operates under a knock out format and...

24th April 2018: During the weekend of 16th - 21st May the EHF will deliver the 2018 EuroHockey Club Festival. A weekend that will span over 5 days, including 10 venues in 9 European countries. There will be a total of 80 clubs (men and women), 118 games and going by...