Düsseldorf HC: semi-final defeat shocked fans in the Euro Hockey League!

Düsseldorf HC: semi-final defeat shocked fans in the Euro Hockey League!

On April 20, 2025, the Düsseldorf HC experienced a disappointing day in the semi -finals of the Euro Hockey League (EHL). The German champions lost 0: 3 (0: 1) to the Belgian team Braxgata HC. With this result, the final of the EHL is carried out without German participation, which in the final of the Mannheim HC in the final against AH & BC from Amsterdam is in the shade, where the team had also lost.

The Euro Hockey League, which was launched in 2007 by the European Hockey Federation (EHF), is a prestigious competition that brings together the best club teams in European field hockey. The format is similar to that of the UEFA Champions League in football by dividing the teams in the national leagues due to their placements and organizing them into pools. In the course of the competition, the teams fight in K.-O. rounds, which end with the Grand Finale, for the title of the European club champion, as EuroLeague.com

home game for Düsseldorf

The Düsseldorf HC will play for third place on Monday at 9:15 a.m. that the team had reached last year. The final of the Euro Hockey League of women takes place on the same day at 4:00 p.m. in ’S-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. With the departure of Düsseldorf, the German teams not only lose in the women's competition, but also the men were not represented in the tournament and were eliminated in the quarterfinals against Gantoise HC with 0: 3.

The fifth edition of the Euro Hockey League, which ends this year without German winners, speaks for the increasing challenges that the German teams face in one of the leading competitions of European field hockey. The EHL has developed over the years and has become one of the most important tournaments in this sport.

With a variety of nations that fight for the highest places, the Euro Hockey League shows the best level of the European club field hockey and attracts top players from all over the world. The lack of German success this year could serve as a wake -up call for the national associations and clubs to rethink their strategies in the international stage to ensure future successes.