The first round was held from 6 to 8 October 2023 in Barcelona, Spain and the Final8 took place from 28 March to 1 April 2024 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1]
Bloemendaal were the defending champions, having won the last three editions.[2] They were eliminated in the first round by Kampong.[3] The hosts Pinoké won their first title by defeating Kampong 1–0 in the final.[4]Old Georgians won their first medal by defeating Rot-Weiss Köln 3–2 in the bronze medal match.[5]
Association team allocation
A total of 20 teams from 11 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
Associations 1–3 each had three teams qualify.
Associations 4–6 each had two teams qualify.
Associations 7–11 each had one team qualify.
Association ranking
For the 2023–24 Euro Hockey League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022–23 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2020–21 to 2022–23.[6]
Association ranking for the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League
The preliminary round was hosted by Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain from 7 to 9 October 2023.[7] The draw took place on 26 July 2023.[8][9] The winners of the second round advanced to the quarter-finals during Easter 2024.
