Euro Hockey Club Champions Cup
The EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, previously known as the European Club Championship, is the leading woman's field hockey competition for clubs in Europe. It is held annually. Prior to the creation of the Euro Hockey League in 2007, the woman's competition also had a men's counterpart of the same name. Both the men's and women's competitions began in 1974, although the men's competition was first held unofficially in 1969 (and then in in 1970, in 1971, in 1972 and in 1973).
Eight teams, all champions of their respective national competitions, compete in the Cup, which is held in the summer at a single venue. The participating countries are those whose champions finished in the top six of the previous year's competition, together with the two countries whose clubs reached the final of the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy. The bottom two countries in the previous season's Cup play in the Trophy. Similar promotion and relegation takes place between the Trophy and the Challenge I competition, and between Challenge I and Challenge II.
The 2006 Men's Cup was held at Cannock Hockey Club in England, and was won by HTC Stuttgart Kickers. The Women's Cup was held in Berlin, and was won by HC Den Bosch.
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