In partnership with Dutch sports marketing company PRO SPORT, the European Hockey Federation (EHF) has concluded arrangements for a new club competition for men, to start in season 2007/08. The new competition will be called the Euro Hockey League.
The competition between the top 24 clubs will be referred to as the Euro Hockey League and below that will be the EuroHockey Trophy, EuroHockey Challenge 1, EuroHockey Challenge 2 and so on, giving every EHF member nation the opportunity to enter teams at the appropriate level.
The top competition - Euro Hockey League - will comprise 24 clubs, with three clubs from countries ranked 1-4 in the EHF Ranking Table, two from those ranked 5-8 and one from those ranked 9-12.
Please click here for the key facts of the Euro Hockey League.
Please click here for the launch document of the Euro Hockey League
Source: EHF