The 2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League was the 19th edition of the Men's Euro Hockey League, Europe's men's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation.
The first round was held from 9 to 12 October 2025 in Barcelona, Spain and the final 8 was held from 2 to 6 April 2026 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Gantoise were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season. They did not defend their title as they were beaten 3–2 by Kampong in the final, it was Kampong their second title. Amsterdam won the bronze medal by defeating Club de Campo 4–3 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2.
Association team allocation A total of 20 teams from 40 of the 42 EHF member associations participated in the 2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League (the exceptions being Belarus and Russia which are currently suspended). The association ranking based on the EHL men's ranking table was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: Associations 1–3 each had three teams qualify. Associations 4–6 each had two teams qualify. Associations 7–11 each had one team qualify.
Association ranking The associations were allocated places for the 2025–26 Euro Hockey League according to their 2024–25 EHL country coefficients, considering their performance in European competitions from 2022–23 to 2024–25. + Association ranking for the 2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League
Rank Change Association Points Teams 1 Netherlands 47,334 3 2 Belgium 37,000 3 England 33,167 4 1 Germany 29,667 2 5 1 28,833 6 1 23,750 7 1 Ireland 21,750 1 8 2 20,125 9 Scotland 18,375 10 1 14,625
Rank Change Association Points Teams 11 1 11,875 1 12 2 8,750 0 13 4 7,750 14 1 7,500 15 3 Wales 5,375 16 1 4,875 17 2 3,500 18 2 Turkey 2,375 19 1 1,500
Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each teams qualified for the place of its starting round: 1st, 2nd, 3rd: League positions of the previous season RS: Regular season winners CW: Cup winners
+ Qualified teams for 2025–26 Men's Euro Hockey League Entry round Teams Quarter-finals Amsterdam (1st) Gantoise (1st) Surbiton (1st) Crefelder HTC (1st) Preliminary round Kampong (2nd) Bloemendaal (RS) Léopold (2nd) Braxgata (3rd) Old Georgians (2nd) Wimbledon (3rd) Hamburger Polo Club (RS) Real Club de Polo (1st) Club de Campo (CW) CAM 92 (1st) Saint Germain (2nd) HC Wien (1st) Banbridge (1st) Western Wildcats (1st) Slavia Prague (1st) Olten (1st)
Preliminary round The preliminary round was hosted by Real Club de Polo de Barcelona at the Camp Eduardo Dualde in Barcelona, Spain from 9 to 12 October 2025. The draw took place on 15 July 2025 and the schedule was announced on 17 July 2025. The winners of the second round advanced to the quarter-finals during Easter 2026.
Bracket
First round
Ranking matches
Second round
Final8 The Final8 was hosted by HC 's-Hertogenbosch and held alongside the women's tournament at Sportpark Oosterplas in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 2 to 6 April 2026. The draw was held on 12 October and the schedule was announced on 17 October 2025.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Ranking matches
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Final
Top goalscorers Rank Player Team Goals 1 Kane Russell Hamburger Polo Club0617 2 Duco Telgenkamp Kampong510 6 Alan Forsyth Old Georgians303 Tom Boon Léopold222 5 Alexander Hendrickx Gantoise040 4 Jip Janssen Kampong022 Sam Hooper Wimbledon013
See also 2026 Women's Euro Hockey League 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
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