1981 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup

The 1981 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, taking place in Brussels, was the eighth edition of Europe's premier field hockey club competition. It was the first edition were two divisions were established. Otherwise, the competition format established in 1977 was preserved.

It was won by HC Klein Zwitserland in a final match against SKA Sverdlovsk, which was the revelation of the competition considering Soviet hockey, represented by Dynamo Almaty, had failed to rank among the top 8 clubs in previous editions. It was the Dutch club's 2nd European Champions Cup trophy. Barcelona's Real Club de Polo attained the 3rd place by defeating defending champions Slough HC.[1]

EuroHockey Club Champions Cup

1981 Men's EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityBrussels
DatesMay 1982
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlandsKlein Zwitserland (2nd title)
Runner-upSoviet UnionSKA-Sverdlovsk
Third placeSpainReal Club de Polo
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored62 (3.88 per match)

Teams

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Soviet UnionSKA-Sverdlovsk3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 5 Advance to final
2 EnglandSlough3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 3 Advance to third place match
3 West GermanyTG Frankenthal3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 Advance to fifth place match
4 FranceFC Lyon(R)3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 2 Relegation to Trophy
Source: EHF(R) Relegated
May 1981
TG FrankenthalWest Germany2–2 Soviet UnionSKA-Sverdlovsk
May 1981
SloughEngland6–2 FranceFC Lyon
May 1981
FC LyonFrance2–1 West GermanyTG Frankenthal
May 1981
SKA-SverdlovskSoviet Union2–0 EnglandSlough
May 1981
SKA-SverdlovskSoviet Union3–1 FranceFC Lyon
May 1981
TG FrankenthalWest Germany1–1 EnglandSlough

Pool B

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 NetherlandsKlein Zwitserland3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 5 Advance to final
2 SpainReal Club de Polo3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 5 Advance to third place match
3 BelgiumUccle Sport(H)3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 2 Advance to fifth place match
4 ScotlandEdinburgh(R)3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0 Relegation to Trophy
Source: EHF(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated
May 1981
Klein ZwitserlandNetherlands4–1 ScotlandEdinburgh
May 1981
Real Club de PoloSpain3–1 BelgiumUccle Sport
May 1981
Klein ZwitserlandNetherlands1–1 SpainReal Club de Polo
May 1981
Uccle SportBelgium2–0 ScotlandEdinburgh
May 1981
Real Club de PoloSpain5–1 ScotlandEdinburgh
May 1981
Klein ZwitserlandNetherlands4–0 BelgiumUccle Sport

Classification round

Seventh and eighth place

May 1981
FC LyonFrance2–3 ScotlandEdinburgh

Fifth and sixth place

May 1981
TG FrankenthalWest Germany0–0 (a.e.t.) BelgiumUccle Sport
Penalties
8–7

Third and fourth place

May 1981
SloughEngland2–5 SpainReal Club de Polo

Final

May 1981
SKA-SverdlovskSoviet Union0–4 NetherlandsKlein Zwitserland

EuroHockey Club Trophy

EuroHockey Club Trophy in Rome.

Group stage

Group A

  1. IrelandCookstown HC - 5 points
  2. Poland Warta Poznań - 4 points
  3. Gibraltar Rock Gunners - 3 points
  4. Switzerland HC Olten - 0 points

Group B

  1. Italy HC EUR Algida - 5 points
  2. Austria SV Arminen Vienna - 3 points
  3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jedinstvo - 3 points
  4. Wales Withchurch HC - 1 point

Play-offs

1st place

3rd place

  • SV Arminen Vienna 2-1 Warta Poznań

5th place

  • HK Jedinstvo 3-2 Rock Gunners

7th place

  • Withchurch HC 3-2 HC Olten

Standings

  1. IrelandCookstown HC
  2. Italy HC EUR Algida
  3. Austria SV Arminen Vienna
  4. Poland Warta Poznań
  5. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jedinstvo
  6. Gibraltar Rock Gunners
  7. Wales Withchurch HC
  8. Switzerland HC Olten
  • Ireland and Italy are promoted to 1st Division for the 1982 Champions Cup.

See also

References

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