2017–18 CERH Women's European League

2017–18 CERH Women's European Cup
Tournament details
Teams15 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Gijón (5th title)
Runners-upPortugal Benfica

The 2017–18 CERH Women's European Cup is the 12th season of Europe's premier female club roller hockey competition organized by CERH.

Format

2017–18 CERH Women's European League is located in Europe
Voltregà
Voltregà
Bigues
Bigues
Plegamans
Plegamans
Gijón
Gijón
Iserlohn
Iserlohn
Calenberg
Calenberg
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Coutras
Coutras
Noisy le Grand
Noisy le Grand
Mérignac
Mérignac
Benfica
Benfica
Stuart
Stuart
Vordemwald
Vordemwald
Uttigen
Uttigen
Molfetta
Molfetta
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Location of teams of the 2017–18 Women's European League.

Fourteen teams joined the first round while title holders Voltregà got a wildcard for the quarterfinals.[1]

Teams

Fifteen teams from six federations joined the competition. The participants were confirmed on 19 September 2017.[1]

Participating teams
Spain Gijón (1st) France Noisy le Grand (2nd) Portugal Benfica (1st)
Spain VoltregàTH (2nd) France Mérignac (3rd) Portugal Stuart (2nd)
Spain Palau de Plegamans (3rd) Germany Iserlohn (1st) Switzerland Vordemwald (1st)
Spain Bigues i Riells (4th) Germany Bison Calenberg (2nd) Switzerland Uttigen (2nd)
France Coutras (1st) Germany Düsseldorf-Nord (3rd) Italy Estrelas Molfetta (1st)

Results

The draw was held at CERH headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal, on 23 September 2017.[2]

 
Preliminary roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Spain Palau de Plegamans123
 
 
 
Portugal Benfica (p)03 3
 
Portugal Benfica151025
 
 
 
Italy Estrelas Molfetta22 4
 
Italy Estrelas Molfetta437
 
 
 
Switzerland Vordemwald14 5
 
Portugal Benfica5
 
 
Spain Voltregà4
 
 
 
 
 
Spain Voltregà437
 
 
 
Germany Iserlohn42 6
 
Switzerland Uttigen000
 
 
 
Germany Iserlohn1412 26
 
Portugal Benfica3
 
 
 
Spain Gijón4
 
Germany Düsseldorf-Nord011
 
 
 
France Noisy le Grand95 14
 
France Noisy le Grand 235
 
 
 
Portugal Stuart73 10
 
Portugal Stuart101020
 
 
 
Germany Bison Calenberg12 3
 
Portugal Stuart4
 
 
 
Spain Gijón7
 
France Mérignac415
 
 
 
Spain Gijón1011 21
 
Spain Gijón 7613
 
 
 
Spain Bigues i Riells12 3
 
France Coutras011
 
 
Spain Bigues i Riells54 9
 

Preliminary round

The first leg was played on 11 November and the second leg on 2 December 2017.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Coutras France 1–9 Spain Bigues i Riells 0–5 1–4
Palau de Plegamans Spain 3–3 (1–2 p) Portugal Benfica 1–0 2–3
Uttigen Switzerland 0–26 Germany Iserlohn 0–14 0–12
Stuart Portugal 20–3 Germany Bison Calenberg 10–1 10–2
Estrelas Molfetta Italy 7–5 Switzerland Vordemwald 4–1 3–4
Mérignac France 5–21 Spain Gijón 4–10 1–11
Düsseldorf-Nord Germany 1–14 France Noisy le Grand 0–9 1–5

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals will be played on 20 January and 17 February 2018.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Voltregà Spain 7–6 Germany Iserlohn 4–4 3–2
Gijón Spain 13–3 Spain Bigues i Riells 7–1 6–2
Noisy le Grand France 5–10 Portugal Stuart 2–7 3–3
Benfica Portugal 25–4 Italy Estrelas Molfetta 15–2 10–2

Final Four

The Final Four was hosted in Lisbon, Portugal.

Semifinals

Benfica Portugal5–4Spain Voltregà
Rita Lopes 11'
Rute Lopes 38'
Macarena Astorga 41', 47'
Marlene Teixeira 46'		 Report Berta Tarrida 7', 12', 35'
Adriana Gutiérrez 21'
Referee: Joseph Silecchia (ITA), Claudio Ferraro (ITA)
Stuart Portugal4–7Spain Gijón
Ana Ferreira 22', 24'
Tânia Rodrigues 38', 42'		 Report Sara Roces 21'
María Diez 25'
Sara González 26'
Marta González 26', 43' (d.f.)
Julieta Fernández 36', 43'
Referee: Pascal Hanras (FRA), Stéphane Rizzoti (FRA)

Final

Benfica Portugal3–4Spain Gijón
Marlene Teixeira 6' (d.f.), 35'
Rute Lopes 28'		 Report Julieta Fernández 2'
María Díez 10'
Marta González 29', 37'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Massimiliano Carmazzi (ITA), Filippo Fronte (ITA)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Teams Registered to European Competitions". CERS Rink Hockey. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Official Fixture Female League Cup 2017-18". CERS Rink Hockey. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Female League Cup 2017-18 – Preliminary round". CERS Rink Hockey. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  4. ^ "Female League Cup 2017-18 – Quarterfinals". CERS Rink Hockey. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-13.