EuroHockey Club Champions Cup

The EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, previously known as the European Club Championship, is the leading field hockey competition for clubs in Europe. Both the men's and women's competitions have been held annually since 1974, although the men's competition was first held unofficially in 1969.

Eight teams, all champions of their respective national competitions, compete in the Cup, which is held in the summer at a single venue. The participating countries are those whose champions finished in the top six of the previous year's competition, together with the two countries whose clubs reached the final of the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy. The bottom two countries in the previous season's Cup play in the Trophy. Similar promotion and relegation takes place between the Trophy and the Challenge I competition, and between Challenge I and Challenge II.

The 2006 Men's Cup was held at Cannock Hockey Club in England, and was won by HTC Stuttgart Kickers. The Women's Cup was held in Berlin, and was won by HC Den Bosch.

In 2007-08 European Cup competitions were replaced by the Euro Hockey League.

External links

* [http://www.euro-hockey.org/cupchamp/clubchamp_m.asp European Hockey Federation - EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (Men)]
* [http://www.euro-hockey.org/cupchamp/clubchamp_w.asp European Hockey Federation - EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (Women)]
* [http://www.cannockhockey.org/euro/index.htm Cannock Hockey Club - EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (Men) 2006]