The 2012–13 CERH European League was the 48th season of Europe's premier club roller hockey competition organized by CERH, the 16th season since it was renamed from Champions League to European League. Sixteen teams from six national associations qualified to the competition as a result of their respective national league placing in the previous season. Following a group stage and a knockout round, the four best teams contested a final four tournament to decide the competition winners, which took place in the venue of one of the teams.
The 2012–13 CERH European League final four took place in Porto, Portugal, at the Dragão Caixa, home of Porto, who qualified for this round together with Benfica (Portugal), Barcelona (Spain) and Valdagno (Italy). In the first all-Portuguese final, Benfica defeated the hosts FC Porto by 6–5 with a golden goal in extra-time, and secured their first European League title.
Teams Sixteen teams from six national associations qualified for the 2012–13 CERH European League as a result of their placing in their respective national leagues. The number of berths allocated to each national association was dependent on the association's ranking coefficient.
CountryTeamQualified asLiceoWinner of 2011–12 CERH European LeagueBarcelona1st in 2011–12 OK LigaNoia3rd in 2011–12 OK LigaIgualada4th in 2011–12 OK LigaReus5th in 2011–12 OK LigaBenfica1st in 2011–12 1ª DivisãoFC Porto2nd in 2011–12 1ª DivisãoCandelária3rd in 2011–12 1ª DivisãoOliveirense4th in 2011–12 1ª DivisãoValdagno1st in 2011–12 Serie A1Viareggio2nd in 2011–12 Serie A1Amatori Lodi3rd in 2011–12 Serie A1Dinan Quévert1st in 2011–12 Nationale 1Saint Omer2nd in 2011–12 Nationale 1Cronenberg1st in 2011–12 BundesligaGenève3rd in 2011–12 LNAThe teams that had played the final of playoff, RHC Friedlingen and RSV Weil, come from Germany, so can't play European League as Swiss clubs.
Tournament
Group stage
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPts 1. Barcelona64201911+814 2. Igualada63121815+310 3. Candelária61231518−35 4. Dinan Quévert61141826−84 BARCANIGUQUEFC Barcelona–5–31–14–1Candelária SC3–3–3–11–3Igualada HC0–13–2–7–4HC Quévert2–53–34–6–
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPts 1. Porto64113423+1113 2. Noia63121715+210 3. Amatori Lodi62222824+48 4. Saint Omer60241936−172 FCPNOILODSTOFC Porto–6–46–68–4CE Noia4–2–5–32–2Amatori Lodi2–41–0–10–3Saint Omer3–81–26–6–
Group C TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPts 1. Benfica64113517+1813 2. Reus64023226+612 3. Viareggio63123425+910 4. Cronenberg60061750−330 REUSLBVIACRORéus Deportiu–4–37–411–3SL Benfica7–1–4–412–3CGC Viareggio8–32–4–7–3CSC Cronenberg1–63–54–9–
Group D TeamPldWDLGFGADiffPts 1. Valdagno65104022+1816 2. Liceo63123326+710 3. Oliveirense63033732+59 4. Genève60061848−300 LICOLIVALGENHC Liceo Coruña–6–34–48–2UD Oliveirense6–5–6–1011–2Hockey Valdagno7–35–3–7–5Genéve RHC4–74–81–7–
Quarter-finals
Final four The final-four round was played at Porto's ground, the Dragão Caixa arena, after CERH approved unanimously their bid over those of Valdagno and Benfica, on 16 May 2013.
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links CERH website Roller Hockey links worldwide