The Tournament

8 boys’ teams and 8 girls’ teams. Four days of high-level hockey. Europe’s top youth talent in action

Participating Teams & Countries

A total of 8 boys' teams and 8 girls' teams will participate in this year's EHCO Trophy. Represented countries include Belgium, Spain, Germany, England, and the Netherlands. Based on last year’s results, each country has been allocated one or two spots in the tournament. Additionally, to promote the growth of international youth hockey, the organizing committee reserves the right to invite one overseas team from outside Europe.

Girl team

Competition Format

The tournament is structured into two groups of four teams each. Every team plays one full match per day in a round-robin format within its group. After the group stage, Easter Monday is dedicated to final classification matches:

Group A

  • Team A1
  • Team A2
  • Team A3
  • Team A4               

Group B

  • Team B1
  • Team B2
  • Team B3
  • Team B4               

Final classifications matches

  • 1st place in each group → Final
  • 2nd place → 3rd place match
  • 3rd place → 5th place match
  • 4th place → 7th place match        
Organization

Organization

  • Organizer: The European Hockey Clubs Organisation (EHCO), a federation of elite hockey clubs from the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Austria, and Belgium.
  • Support: All logistics and tournament operations are managed by The Hockey Department, a specialist event organizer.
  • Location: The EHCO Trophy venue is announced annually in September and takes place at the club of one of the qualified teams.