The EuroHockey League has announced its draw and one of its venues for the 2009-2010 season.
Subject to confirmation, Round 1.2 is scheduled to be played at St Germain Hockey Club, Paris, during the weekend of 23-25 October. There are two English clubs involved, Beeston and East Grinstead.
Beeston are drawn in Pool F with St Germain (France) and Leuven (Belgium), whilst East Grinstead are drawn in Pool C against the powerful Dutch from Amsterdam H&BC and the Poles of AFW Poznan.
The other English club, Reading, will play in Round 1.1 on 9-11 October at a venue to be announced. They are drawn in Pool B against Terrassa and French side Montrouge. Atletic Terrassa of Spain are one of Europe's top sides but they spectacularly exited the League in Round One last season when they were drawn in the same pool as Three Rock Rovers and Leuven.
Other British interest will centre on old European hands Kelburne, who are drawn in Pool G in Round 1.1. Their opposition will include last season's semi-finalists Rotterdam and Pembroke Wanders from Ireland. Another Irish side, Glenanne, are in Pool H with Gunwald Poznan and last season's runners-up, UHC Hamburg, and play in Round 1.1.
The top two teams from each of the eight pools go through to the KO16 Round 2.
The full draw and fixtures are as follows:
EHL 2009/10 - Round 1 Draw and Match Schedule
Pool A: HC Bloemendaal, Der Club an der Alster, HC Rotweiss Wettingen
Pool B: Atlétic Terrassa HC, Reading HC, CA Montrouge
Pool C: East Grinstead HC, Amsterdam H&BC, KS AWF Poznan
Pool D: Rot-Weiss Köln HC, Club Egara, HC Bra
Pool E: Waterloo Ducks HC, RC Polo de Barcelona, Dinamo Kazan
Pool F: St Germain HC, Beeston HC, KHC Leuven
Pool G: Pembroke Wanderers, HC Rotterdam, Kelburne HC
Pool H: WKS Grunwald Poznan, UHC Hamburg, Glenanne HC
Round 1.1.
9 - 11 October 2009: Venue TBA.
Friday 9 October 2009
14.30 hrs: Reading HC v CA Montrouge (B)
16.30 hrs: UHC Hamburg v Glenanne HC (H)
18.30 hrs: Pembroke Wanderers v Kelburne HC (G)
20.30 hrs: RC Polo de Barcelona v Dinamo Kazan (E)
Saturday 10 October 2009
10.30 hrs: Atlètic Terrassa HC v CA Montrouge (B)
12.30 hrs: WKS Grunwald Poznań v Glenanne HC (H)
14.30 hrs: HC Rotterdam v Kelburne HC (G)
16.30 hrs: Waterloo Ducks HC v Dinamo Kazan (E)
Sunday 11 October 2009
10.30 hrs: Atlètic Terrassa HC v Reading HC (B)
12.30 hrs: WKS Grunwald Poznań v UHC Hamburg (H)
14.30 hrs: Pembroke Wanderers v HC Rotterdam (G)
16.30 hrs: Waterloo Ducks HC v RC Polo de Barcelona (E)
Round 1.2.
23 - 25 October 2009: St Germain HC, Paris (Subject to confirmation).
Friday 23 October 2009
14.30 hrs: Club Egara v HC Bra (D)
16.30 hrs: East Grinstead HC v KS AWF Poznań (C)
18.30 hrs: Der Club an der Alster v HC Rotweiss Wettingen (A)
20.30 hrs: St Germain HC v KHC Leuven (F)
Saturday 24 October 2009
10.30 hrs: Rot-Weiss Köln HC v HC Bra (D)
12.30 hrs: HC Bloemendaal v HC Rotweiss Wettingen (A)
14.30 hrs: East Grinstead HC v Amsterdam H&BC (C)
16.30 hrs: Beeston HC v KHC Leuven (F)
Sunday 25 October 2009
10.30 hrs: Rot-Weiss Köln HC v Club Egara (D)
12.30 hrs: Amsterdam H&BC v KS AWF Poznań (C)
14.30 hrs: HC Bloemendaal v Der Club an der Alster (A)
16.30 hrs: St Germain HC v Beeston HC (F)
