UEFA Euro 2012 in October 2011, the nine group winners qualified automatically, along with the highest ranked second placed team. The remaining eight-second placed teams contested two-legged play-offs, and the four winners qualified for the finals. Twelve of the sixteen finalists participated at the previous tournament in 2008. England and Denmark made their return to the Euro, having last participated in 2004, while Republic of Ireland returned after a twenty-four-year absence to make their second appearance at a European Championship. One of the co-hosts, Ukraine, made their debut as an independent nation (before 1992 Ukraine participated as part of the Soviet Union). With
2015–16 Euro Hockey League 2015–16 Euro Hockey League The Euro Hockey League 2015–16 is the ninth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament. Round One was held in Hamburg, the round of 16 and quartefinals in Amstelveen and the Final four in Barcelona. The final was played between Amsterdam and Kampong at the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona. Kampong beat Amsterdam 2–0 and won their first Euro Hockey League title. Round one was held from 9 until 11 October 2015 in Hamburg, Germany. The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Amstelveen, Netherlands between 25 and 28