Men's EuroHockey Club Trophy I
annual men's field hockey competition
The EuroHockey Club Trophy I is an annual men's field hockey competition organised by the EHF for European hockey clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club competition, being one tier below the top men's European club competition the Euro Hockey League. In that sense, the ECT is hockey's equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.
Format
The tournament features 8 clubs from EHF member countries.
Qualification
Each year one of the 8 available league places is allocated to an EHF member country's national association. The clubs admitted are the clubs of those nations who finished ranked third to sixth in the previous year's Trophy I; the clubs of those two nations promoted from the previous year's Trophy II; plus the clubs of any nations relegated from the Euro Hockey League via the co-efficient system.
Tournament summary
The teams are separated into 2 pools of 4 teams. In each pool (pool A and B) the teams play one match against each of the other three teams in their pool (making a total of six pool matches). The teams then go on to play classification matches based on their relative ranking from these pool matches to determine their final tournament position.
Tournament details
In each pool, A, and B, all the teams play each other once, with points awarded as follows:
5 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 point for a loss with a goal difference of no more than 2
0 points for a loss with a goal difference of more than 2
Once the relative ranking of the teams in pools A and B is settled, the classification matches proceed as follows:
The teams ranked first in each pool will play for 1st and 2nd place (the Final)
The teams ranked 2nd in each pool will play for 3rd/4th place (bronze medal)
The teams ranked 3rd in each pool will play for 5th/6th place
The teams ranked 4th in each pool will play for 7th/8th place
If the score at the end of the regulation time of a classification match is a draw, then a shoot-out competition is played to establish a winner.
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