1979 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
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The 1979 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, taking place in The Hague, was the sixth edition of Europe's premier field hockey club competition. The format was changed - standings would be determined by a group stage in four triangular groups and subsequent play-offs.
It was won by HC Klein Zwitserland in their second participation, becoming the first Dutch team to win the competition in a final match against the Real Club de Polo from Barcelona.[1]
Group A
Edinburgh HC
Southgate HC
Lech Poznań
Group B
Rüsselsheimer RK
Slavia Prague
Basler HC 1911
Group C
HC Klein Zwitserland- Guildford HC
Stade Français
Group D
Real Club de Polo, Barcelona
Uccle Sport
Dynamo Almaty
Play-offs - 1st knockout stage
1st-4th place
- HC Klein Zwitserland 6-0 Edinburgh HC
- Real Club de Polo, Barcelona 1-1 Rüsselsheimer RK (penalty shoot-out: 5-3)
5th-8th place
- Southgate HC 4-0 Guidford HC
- Slavia Prague 2-1 Uccle Sport
9th-12th place
- Dynamo Almaty 3-0 Basler HC 1911
- Stade Français 2-1 Lech Poznań
Play-offs - 2nd knockout stage
Final
- HC Klein Zwitserland 2-1 Real Club de Polo, Barcelona
3rd place
- Rüsselsheimer RK 5-1 Edinburgh HC
5th place
- Southgate HC 3-1 Slavia Prague
7th place
- Uccle Sport 0-0 Guidford HC (penalty shoot-out: 4-2)
9th place
- Dynamo Almaty 5-2 Stade Français
11th place
- Basler HC 1911 3-0 Lech Poznań