2015–16 CERH European League
 The Pavilhão Fidelidade in Lisbon hosted the Final Four. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 October 2015 – 15 May 2016 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Benfica (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Oliveirense |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 528 (8.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Pedro Gil (21 goals)[1] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 CERH European League is the 51st season of Europe's premier club roller hockey tournament organised by CERH, and the 19th season since it was renamed from European Champion Clubs' Cup to CERH Champions League/European League.
Barcelona were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in semi-finals by the eventual winners Benfica, who became European champions for a second time.
Teams
[edit]League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders, CW: Cup winners, LSF: Losing semi-finalists, LQF: Losing quarter-finalists). Bold means seeded teams.
| Group stage | |||
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| BarcelonaTH (1st)
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Benfica (1st)
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 Forte dei Marmi (1st)
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 Dinan Quévert (1st)
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| Liceo La Coruña (2nd)
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Porto (2nd)
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Viareggio (2nd)
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Mérignac (2nd)
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| Vic (CW)
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Oliveirense (3rd)
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Breganze (LSF)
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 Iserlohn (1st)
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| Vendrell (3rd)
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Valongo (4th)
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Bassano (LQF)
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 Basel (1st)
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Round dates
[edit]The schedule of the competition is as follows (draw held at CERH headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal, on 6 September 2015).
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 24 October 2015 | |
| Matchday 2 | 7 November 2015 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 28 November 2015 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 12 December 2015 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 16 January 2016 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 6 February 2016 | ||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 5 March 2016 | 2 April 2016 |
| Semi-finals | 14 May 2016 | ||
| Final | 15 May 2016 | ||
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 6 September 2015, 11:00, in Luso, Portugal. The 16 teams were allocated into four pots, with the title holders Barcelona being automatically placed in pot 1. Liceo La Coruña, Benfica and Forte dei Marmi were the other three seeded teams.[2] The remaining teams were then drawn into four groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. In each group, teams play against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.[3]
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | BAR | BRE | ISE | |
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| 1 | Porto
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 18 | Advanced to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 13–4 | 21–1 | |
| 2 | Barcelona
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 12 | 1–2 | — | 5–2 | 7–2 | ||
| 3 | Breganze
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 4 | 1–2 | 4–6 | — | 7–2 | ||
| 4 | Iserlohn
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 1 | 1–7 | 1–15 | 6–6 | — |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | VIC | BAS | MER | |
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| 1 | Benfica
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 15 | Advanced to knockout phase | — | 5–1 | 9–6 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Vic
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 15 | 7–6 | — | 8–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 3 | Bassano
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 3 | 2–8 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | ||
| 4 | Mérignac
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 5–4 | — |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FOR | VEN | VAL | QUE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forte dei Marmi
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 14 | Advanced to knockout phase | — | 6–2 | 8–7 | 9–1 | |
| 2 | Vendrell
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 10 | 6–6 | — | 5–1 | 8–4 | ||
| 3 | Valongo
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 7 | 5–5 | 5–3 | — | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | Dinan Quévert
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 3 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 5–3 | — |
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIC | OLI | VIA | BAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liceo La Coruña
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 15 | Advanced to knockout phase | — | 5–3 | 7–2 | 13–1 | |
| 2 | Oliveirense
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 15 | 4–2 | — | 5–3 | 10–5 | ||
| 3 | Viareggio
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 6 | 2–5 | 5–7 | — | 8–4 | ||
| 4 | Basel
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 4–6 | — |
Knockout phase
[edit]The knockout phase comprises a quarter-final round and the final four tournament. In the quarter-finals, group stage winners play against group stage runners-up, the latter hosting the first of two legs. The winners qualify for the final four, which will take place at the ground of one of the four finalists.[3]
Quarter-finals
[edit]The first-leg matches were played on 5 March, and the second-leg matches were played on 2 April 2016.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Oliveirense
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8–6 | Porto
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4–3 | 4–3 |
| Vendrell
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8–10 | Benfica
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3–5 | 5–5 |
| Vic
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7–8 | Forte dei Marmi
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2–1 | 5–7 |
| Barcelona
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8–2 | Liceo La Coruña
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6–0 | 2–2 |
Final four
[edit]The final four tournament took place on 14 and 15 May 2016.[3] It was hosted by Benfica at the Pavilhão Fidelidade in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 May 2016 – Lisbon | ||||||
| Oliveirense | 3 | |||||
| 15 May 2016 – Lisbon | ||||||
| Forte dei Marmi | 2 | |||||
| Oliveirense | 3 | |||||
| 14 May 2016 – Lisbon | ||||||
| Benfica | 5 | |||||
| Benfica (pen.) | 1 (2) | |||||
| Barcelona | 1 (1) | |||||
All times listed below are local time (UTC+01:00).
Semi-finals
[edit]| Benfica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
Marc Torra  47' |
Report | Pablo Álvarez 34' |
| Penalties | ||
João Rodrigues  Jordi Adroher  Marc Torra Carlos Nicolía |
2–1 | Xavier Barroso Matías Pascual Xavi Costa Sergi Panadero Lucas Ordóñez |
| Oliveirense | 3–2 | Forte dei Marmi |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Barreiros 12', 20', 43' |
Report | Pedro Gil 16', 26' |
Final
[edit]| Oliveirense | 3–5 | Benfica |
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| João Souto 16', 19' Ricardo Oliveira 18' |
Report | Diogo Rafael 14', 17' Jordi Adroher 33', 46'Carlos Nicolía 38' |
| 2015–16 CERH European League winners |
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 Benfica 2nd title |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "hoqueipatins.pt - Liga Europeia - CERH - Goleadores - H quei em Patins - poca 2015-2016". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Rink Hockey Eurocups: all the teams regularly signed up". cerh.eu. CERH. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "CERS/CERH Media Guide 2015–2016" (PDF). CERH. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "SL Benfica will organize the Final Four of the Euroleague in Lisbon". CERH.eu. 12 April 2016.
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