2022–23 WSE Champions League

The 2022–23 WSE Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club roller hockey tournament organised by World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey, and the first season under the WSE Champions League branding. This season expanded the maximum number of participating teams from 16 to 32, introducing two preliminary rounds prior to the group stage. The knockout stage was contested as a final-eight tournament played at the Pavilhão Municipal José Natário in Viana do Castelo, Portugal from 4 to 7 May 2023.

2022–23 WSE Champions League
Tournament details
CityFinal eight:
Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Dates30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) – 7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)
TeamsGroup stage: 16
Total: 32 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsPorto (3rd title)
Runners-upValongo
Tournament statistics
Matches played103
Goals scored654 (6.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Giulio Cocco (15 goals)

The final was contested between Porto and Valongo, the fifth to feature two Portuguese sides. Porto won 5–1 to secure the club's third title in the competition, ending a 33-year drought since their last win and a run of 11 consecutive final losses. Italian side Trissino were the defending champions, as a result of their win over Valongo in the 2022 final,[1] but were unable to retain their title after elimination in the quarter-finals by Portuguese side Oliveirense.

Team allocation

Association ranking
Main article: Roller hockey rankings § World Skate Europe league ranking

For the 2022–23 WSE Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their coefficient, which takes into account the performance of each association's representative teams in European competitions between the 2017–18 and the 2021–22 seasons (except for the 2019–20 season, which was discarded due to being interrupted). The coefficient is calculated by dividing the total of points accumulated by the number of participating teams.

The D'Hondt method was applied to the coefficient of each association to determine the number of teams entering in each round:

Association ranking and number of participating teams
Rank Association Coefficient Teams Teams per round
GS QR2 QR1
1 Portugal Portugal 21.667 7322
2 Spain Spain 18.500 7223
3 Italy Italy 16.235 7223
4 France France 8.560 5104
5 Switzerland Switzerland 5.727 4013
6 Germany Germany 4.909 2011
7 England England 3.000 2002

Schedule
Schedule for 2022–23 WSE Champions League[2]
Phase Round Draw date Date
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 23 July 2022[3] 30 September–2 October 2022
Second qualifying round 11 October 2022[4] 16–18 December 2022
Group Stage Matchday 1 29 December 2022[5] 26 January 2023
Matchday 2 9 February 2023
Matchday 3 23 February 2023
Matchday 4 9 March 2023
Matchday 5 23 March 2023
Matchday 6 13 April 2023
Final eight Quarter-finals 4–5 May 2023
Semi-finals 6 May 2023
Final 7 May 2023

First Qualifying Round

Second Qualifying Round

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Reus 3 2 1 0 11 8 +3 7 Advance to Group Stage
2 Portugal OC Barcelos 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3 Spain HC Braga 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 Italy HC Valdagno 3 0 0 3 5 9 −4 0
Source:

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Noia 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4 7 Advance to Group Stage
2 Italy Forte dei Marmi 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 Spain Follonica 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 3
4 Spain Caldes 3 0 1 2 8 10 −2 1
Source:

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portugal AD Valongo 3 3 0 0 17 6 +11 9 Advance to Group Stage
2 Italy Amatori Wasken Lodi 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 4
3 France La Vendeénne RH 3 1 1 1 10 11 −1 4
4 Germany SK Germania Herringen 3 0 0 3 7 18 −11 0
Source:

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN OLI LIC CAL
1 Portugal Benfica 6 3 3 0 21 14 +7 12 Advance to Final eight — 4–2 2–2 5–3
2 Portugal Oliveirense 6 3 1 2 17 13 +4 10 2–5 — 5–1 4–0
3 Spain Liceo 6 1 3 2 16 20 −4 6 3–3 2–3 — 4–4
4 Spain Calafell 6 0 3 3 13 20 −7 3 2–2 1–1 3–4 —
Source: World Skate Europe

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TRI POR NOI SAR
1 Italy Trissino 6 4 2 0 33 19 +14 14 Advance to Final eight — 6–2 9–5 7–3
2 Portugal Porto 6 3 2 1 22 13 +9 11 3–3 — 5–1 5–0
3 Spain Noia 6 2 2 2 18 23 −5 8 4–4 0–0 — 4–2
4 Italy Sarzana 6 0 0 6 13 31 −18 0 2–4 3–4 3–4 —
Source: World Skate Europe

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR VAL FOR LOD
1 Spain Barça 6 4 1 1 26 15 +11 13 Advance to Final eight — 3–4 6–2 5–0
2 Portugal Valongo 6 3 2 1 19 16 +3 11 3–5 — 4–4 2–1
3 Italy Forte dei Marmi 6 2 3 1 19 21 −2 9 4–4 3–3 — 3–2
4 Italy Amatori Lodi 6 0 0 6 7 19 −12 0 2–3 0–3 2–3 —
Source: World Skate Europe

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCP OCB REU STO
1 Portugal Sporting CP 6 3 2 1 25 16 +9 11 Advance to Final eight — 3–1 5–7 6–1
2 Portugal Barcelos 6 3 1 2 18 15 +3 10 2–2 — 3–1 4–5
3 Spain Reus 6 3 1 2 22 20 +2 10 2–2 1–4 — 4–2
4 France SCRA Saint-Omer 6 1 0 5 18 32 −14 3 3–7 3–4 4–7 —
Source: World Skate Europe

Final eight

The knockout phase of the competition consists of a final-eight tournament held at the Pavilhão Municipal José Natário in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, from 4 to 7 May 2023. In the quarter-finals, the group stage winners play against a group stage runner-up other than the one from their own group.

All times are local, WEST (UTC+1).

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 May
 
 
Portugal Benfica 2
 
6 May
 
Portugal Porto 4
 
Portugal Porto 4
 
4 May
 
Spain Barça 3
 
Spain Barça (a.e.t.)5
 
7 May
 
Portugal Barcelos 3
 
Portugal Porto 5
 
5 May
 
Portugal Valongo 1
 
Italy Trissino 5 (1)
 
6 May
 
Portugal Oliveirense (p)5 (3)
 
Portugal Oliveirense 4
 
5 May
 
Portugal Valongo (a.e.t.) 6
 
Portugal Sporting CP 2
 
 
Portugal Valongo 3
 

Quarter-finals
Benfica Portugal2–4Portugal Porto
  • Pablo Álvarez 9'
  • Nil Roca 47'
 Report
  • Gonçalo Alves 3' (pen.), 46'
  • Carlo di Benedetto 44'
  • Rafa 49'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Miguel Díaz, Jonathan Sanchez (Spain)
Barça Spain5–3 (a.e.t.)Portugal Barcelos
  • Pau Bargalló 30'
  • João Rodrigues 34', 56', 59'
  • Hélder Nunes 59'
 Report
  • Alvarinho 30'
  • Vieirinha 47'
  • Danilo Rampulla 57'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Claudio Ferraro, Marco Rondina (Italy)
Trissino Italy5–5 (a.e.t.)Portugal Oliveirense
  • João Pinto 7'
  • Giulio Cocco 23', 42'
  • Joan Galbas 32'
  • Andrea Malagoli 58'
 Report
  • Alexandre Marques 16', 36'
  • Marc Torra 27'
  • Xavier Cardoso 47'
  • Lucas Martínez 57'
Penalties
  • Giulio Cocco soccer ball with red X
  • Andrea Malagoli soccer ball with check mark
  • Joan Galbas soccer ball with red X
  • Jordi Mendez soccer ball with red X
 1–3
  • Xavier Cardoso soccer ball with check mark
  • Tomás Pereira soccer ball with red X
  • Marc Torra soccer ball with red X
  • Lucas Martínez soccer ball with check mark
  • Nuno Araújo soccer ball with check mark
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Miguel Díaz, Jonathan Sánchez (Spain)
Sporting CP Portugal2–3Portugal Valongo
  • Gonzalo Romero 34', 46'
 Report
  • Rafa Bessa 30'
  • Facundo Navarro 36', 45'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Ivan González (Spain), Francesco Stallone (Italy)

Semi-finals
Porto Portugal4–3Spain Barça
  • Rafa 5'
  • Gonçalo Alves 33'
  • Xavi Barroso 37'
  • Ezequiel Mena 40'
 Report
  • Pau Bargalló 12', 43'
  • Hélder Nunes 42'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Francesco Stallone, Marco Rondina (Italy)
Oliveirense Portugal4–6 (a.e.t.)Portugal Valongo
  • Tomás Pereira 1', 29'
  • Lucas Martínez 37'
  • Xavier Cardoso 43'
 Report
  • Facundo Bridge 4', 41'
  • Nuno Santos 27'
  • Diogo Abreu 36', 54', 60'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Miguel Díaz, Jonathan Sánchez (Spain)

Final
Porto Portugal5–1Portugal Valongo
  • Rafa 8'
  • Carlo di Benedetto 18', 30'
  • Gonçalo Alves 23'
  • Xavi Barroso 49'
 Report
  • Miguel Moura 13'
Pavilhão Municipal José Natário, Viana do Castelo
Referee: Miguel Díaz, Rubén Fernández (Spain)

References
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  2. "Rink Hockey Clubs' European Competitions Schedule - World Skate Europe". worldskate.org. 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  3. "Calendar of the 1st Qualifying Round of WSE Champions League - Men - World Skate Europe". worldskate.org. 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  4. "Results of the WSE European Draw - World Skate Europe". worldskate.org. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  5. "The results of the third draw of WSE Champions League Men and WSE Cup Men - World Skate Europe". worldskate.org. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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