Rink Hockey Yearbook 2014 by Fernando Castro January 2015 1 Contents Introduction - 2 World - 3 Europe - 10 Portugal - 23 Spain - 30 Italy - 44 France - 50 Germany - 55 Switzerland - 61 England - 66 Netherlands - 69 Austria - 70 Israel - 71 America - 72 Argentina - 73 Chile - 83 Brazil - 90 Colombia - 93 Uruguay - 95 USA - 96 Mexico - 98 Costa Rica - 100 Africa - 101 Angola - 102 Mozambique - 105 Egypt - 106 Asia - 108 Japan - 109 India - 110 Oceania - 111 New Zealand - 112 Australia - 112 Rankings - 115 Sport Statistics - 118 2 Introduction This is the first edition of the Rink-Hockey Yearbook, being an attempt to present the most relevant results and features of this sport worldwide, during the year. All the data have been obtained in internet and are compiled also in databases available at website rinkhockey.net, for results of games, standings of competitions and participating players, goals marked and coaches and referees. Being a non-official publication, it may contain errors and omissions, for which we will be very happy to receive contributions at [email protected] Photo from Marzia Cattini 3 World The world competitions played this year were: - Women World Championship - Men World Championship B - Intercontinental Cup 4 World Women Championship Disputed in Tourcoing, France, from the 26th October till 1st November. Champion was Argentina, after defeating France in the final game by 3-0. The tournament was disputed by 14 countries, divided in 4 groups, 2 with 4 teams, the other 2 with 3 teams. The 1st phase tables were: Group A Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 France 6 2 0 0 21 0 21 2 Switzerland 3 1 0 1 9 5 4 3 USA 0 0 0 2 2 -27 -25 Group B Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 Argentina 6 2 0 0 16 1 15 2 Spain 3 1 0 1 11 7 4 3 Japan 0 0 0 2 0 19 -19 Group C Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 Chile 9 3 0 0 22 1 21 2 Colombia 6 2 0 1 9 3 6 3 England 3 1 0 2 5 14 -9 4 South Africa 0 0 0 3 1 19 -18 Group D Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 Germany 9 3 0 0 18 5 13 2 Italy 6 2 0 1 29 5 24 3 Portugal 3 1 0 2 26 6 20 4 India 0 0 0 3 1 58 -57 5 The 2nd phase was disputed in 1/8 Final, groups C and D winners being directly disputing the next round. 29.10.2014 Argentina - South Africa 8 -0 Italy - USA 14-0 England - Switzerland 0-4 Portugal - Spain 3-1 India - France 0-15 Colombia - Japan 3-2 (after pen.) 30.10.2014 India - Japan 4 -3 South Africa - USA 1-5 Argentina - Italy 4-0 Switzerland - Germany 0-4 France - Colombia 4-0 Portugal - Chile 3-4 31.10.2014 Spain - India 14 -0 England - USA 9-1 Italy - Switzerland 4-1 Colombia - Portugal 2-7 France - Chile 3-2 (after e.t.) Argentina - Germany 3-0 01.11.2014 Japan - South Africa 4 -5 (after e.t.) India - USA 2-1 Spain - England 10-0 Switzerland - Colombia 2-1 Italy - Portugal 1-2 Chile - Germany 2-0 France - Argentina 0-3 6 Final Classification was: 1 Argentina 2 France 3 Chile 4 Germany 5 Portugal 6 Italy 7 Switzerland 8 Colombia 9 Spain 10 England 11 India 12 USA 13 South Africa 14 Japan Argentina World Women Champion Details of players and goals 7 World Champions for Argentina: Gioja Maria Jose Rodriguez Correa Maria Lorena Silva Quiroga Daiana Yanet Fernandez Valentina Gutierrez Adriana Gordillo Daiana Agudo Maria Luciana Rodriguez Aldana Melisa Salome Dieguez Veronica Elena Maria Julian Romina 8 World Men Championship B Disputed in Canelones, Uruguay, from 15th till 22nd November, with the attending of 7 countries. Austria won the Championship, followed by England and Netherlands, these 3 countries getting the right to participate in next year World Championship, in La Roche sur Yon. Austria won 1-0 against England in the Final game, while Netherlands defeated USA by 11-3 in the 3rd/4th places game. Final Classification: 1. Austria 2. England 3. Netherlands 4. USA 5. Uruguay 6. Macau 7. Egypt Games Players and referees World Champions for Austria: Schussling Klemens Kessler Thomas Laritz Martin Huber David Magister Andreas Parfant Manuel Winder Tobias Wolf Robin Lampert Kevin Roth Andreas (coach) Austria World Champion B 9 Intercontinental Cup This competition opposes the winner of European Club League and the winner of the South American Club Championship. This year, FC Barcelona met Petroleros YPF, from Mendoza, Argentina, in a game disputed in Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona, on the 10th October. FC Barcelona got the title after beating YPF by 6-2. FC Barcelona, 6 Club Petroleros YPF, 2 FC Barcelona: Egurrola, Torra, Pablo Álvarez, Matías Pascual, Barroso, Panadero, Gual, Raúl Marín Club Petroleros YPF: Grimalt, Páez, Baielli, Julián Martínez, Lucas Martínez Goals: 1-0, Barroso (min 17); 2-0, Gual (min 19); 3-0, Pablo Álvarez (min 31); 4-0, Raúl Marín (min 39), 4-1, Baielli (min 41); 5-1, Pablo Álvarez (min 46); 5-2, Baielli (min 48), 6-2, Matías Pascual (min 49) Referees: Pinto / Bonucelli FC Barcelona winner of Intercontinental Cup (photo from Victor Salgado-FCB) 10 Europe The European official competitions played this year were: - European Senior Men Championship - European u20 Men Championship - European u17 Men Championship - European Club League - CERS Cup - European Women Club Cup - Continental Cup - Latin Cup Many other non-official European competitions took place, like: - EVRICup u50 - EVRICup u35 - Eurockey Cup u15 - Eurockey Cup u17 - Tournament of Valkenswaard - Copa del Tricentenari - Ehrler Cup - Gera Cup - Tournament Valença - Tournament Espinho - Brandhueren Cup - Kyburg Cup - Weindorf Cup - Copa Carlos Sena 11 European Men Championship Disputed in Alcobendas, Spain, 14-19th July. 6 countries participated, Italy being the winner. Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 Italy 13 4 1 0 20 13 7 2 Spain 11 3 2 0 37 13 24 3 Portugal 10 3 1 1 29 13 16 4 Germany 6 2 0 3 17 28 -11 5 France 3 1 0 4 10 20 -10 6 Switzerland 0 0 0 5 7 33 -26 Italy, European Senior Champion All games Players and referees 12 European u20 Championship Disputed in Valongo, Portugal, 6-11 October. Portugal won the competition, after beating Spain in the final by 3-2. Final classification: 1 Portugal 2 Spain 3 France 4 Italy 5 Andorra 6 Germany 7 Switzerland 8 England Portugal European u20 Champion All games Players and referees 13 European u17 Championship Disputed in Gujan Mestras, France, 24-30th August. 10 countries participated, Italy being the Champion, after beating Spain 1-0, after extra- time. Final standing: 1 Italy 2 Spain 3 Portugal 4 France 5 Switzerland 6 Andorra 7 Germany 8 England 9 Austria 10 Israel Italy European u17 Champion All games Players and referees 14 European Club League Disputed by 16 teams, in 4 groups. The 2 first placed of each group went to quarter finals. The four winners played a Final Four, which was disputed in Barcelona, 3 and 4 May. The competion was won by FC Barcelona after beating 3-1 FC Porto in the Final game. Group standings in the first phase: Group A Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 HC Liceo 14 4 2 0 39 18 21 2 AD Valongo 13 4 1 1 28 16 12 3 SCRA Saint Omer 5 1 2 3 21 36 -15 4 Amatori Lodi 1 0 1 5 18 35 -17 Group B Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 SL Benfica 15 5 0 1 43 20 23 2 CE Vendrell 12 4 0 2 27 20 7 3 HC Quévert 7 2 1 3 26 24 2 4 RHC Diessbach 1 0 1 5 18 50 -32 Group C Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 ASH Valdagno 15 5 0 1 29 19 10 2 Reus Deportiu 12 4 0 2 42 27 15 3 UD Oliveirense 9 3 0 3 32 25 7 4 ERG Iserlohn 0 0 0 6 17 49 -32 Group D Place Team Points Win Draw Lost GF GA Dif 1 FC Barcelona 15 5 0 1 42 15 27 2 FC Porto 15 5 0 1 36 10 17 3 CGC Viareggio 6 2 0 4 18 32 -14 4 SKG Herringen 0 0 0 6 22 52 -30 Final Four - Barcelona: 03.05.2014 FC Porto - CE Vendrell 6 -3 SL Benfica - FC Barcelona 2-3 04.05.2014 FC Porto - FC Barcelona 1 -3 15 FC Barcelona European League Champion All games Players and referees 16 CERS Cup A total of 30 club teams participated in this elimination competition. The Final Four, disputed in Forte dei Marmi, 5 and 6th April, was won by CE Noia, after beating ASD Hockey Breganze by 4-3 in the final. Final Four: 05.04.2014 HC Forte dei Marmi - CE Noia 2 -3 ASD Breganze - Igualada HC 7-6 06.04.2014 CE Noia - ASD Breganze 4 -3 CE Noia, winner of CERS Cup All games Players and referees 17 European Women Club Cup Disputed by 14 club teams, in an eliminatory mode, the competition was won by CP Alcorcón, after beating CS Noisy le Grand by 4-3, in the final. The Final Four was played in Coutras, France, 15 and 16th March: 15.03.2014 CS Noisy le Grand - CP Voltregá 4 -3 (after pen.) US Coutras - CP Alcorcón 1-2 06.04.2014 CS Noisy le Grand - CP Alcorcón 3 -4 CP Alcorcón European Women Club Champion All games Players and referees 18 Continental Cup Competition played by European Champion and CERS Cup winner, in 2 games.