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
2012–13 Euro Hockey League 2012–13 Euro Hockey League The Euro Hockey League 2012–13 is the sixth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament. Round One was held at the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona and at the hockey club in East Grinstead. Uhlenhorster HC were the defending champions. The tournament was won by the host team for the semi-finals and final, HC Bloemendaal, who won their second title defeating KHC Dragons 2-0 in the final. Round 1 - the group stages of the tournament - was held at two locations, the Pau Negre Stadium in Barcelona and the hockey