EHL Finals 2027: Six Days in Eindhoven, 12 Men’s Teams, and Both Finals on Easter Monday

The road to the Euro Hockey League title now has dates on it. The match schedule for the ABN AMRO EHL Finals 2027 at HC Oranje-Rood in Eindhoven has been confirmed, and it’s a bigger event than ever: six days of knockout hockey over Easter, with the men’s competition expanded to 12 teams.

It all starts on Tuesday 24 March with six FINAL12 ties. The women’s competition opens the day at 09:30 local time with Surbiton against Clydesdale Western, and the men’s side follows with Royal Orée against Surbiton at 11:30. KHC Dragons face Mannheimer HC at 13:30. The standout tie of the opening day might be Braxgata against Amsterdam at 15:30, two clubs that know exactly what this stage demands. Real Club de Campo take on Lisnagarvey at 17:30, and the hosts close the day: Oranje-Rood against Austria’s SV Arminen at 19:30, in front of their own crowd.

Wednesday 25 March brings the first FINAL8 ties. Hamburger Polo Club, the German champions, enter against the winner of the first men’s FINAL12 tie, and HC Rotterdam play the winner of the second. On the women’s side, reigning champions SCHC enter against newcomers Lille MHC at 17:15, and Atlètic Terrassa face Railway Union earlier in the day.

Thursday 26 March is FINAL8 day in full. The men’s draw has Old Georgians against the winner of the third FINAL12 tie and the winner of the fourth against Waterloo Ducks. The women’s draw has Düsseldorfer HC against the winner of the third FINAL12 tie, Amsterdam against the winner of the second, and the winner of the fourth against Gantoise.

The finals are on Easter Monday

The men’s semifinals are on Saturday 27 March at 14:30 and 16:45. The women’s semifinals follow on Sunday 28 March at 13:30 and 15:45. Then everything is decided on Monday 29 March: the men’s bronze medal match at 09:15, the women’s bronze at 11:30, the men’s grand final at 13:45 and the women’s grand final at 16:00.

All times are local to Eindhoven. The expansion to 12 teams on the men’s side is the big change this year, and it means the road to the title is longer for the sides coming through the FINAL12 round. The seeded teams waiting in the FINAL8 will be fresher, but the teams that have already won a knockout game in Eindhoven will have the rhythm. That’s the trade-off, and it’s what makes the first two days so watchable.

For our money, the opening day is the one to clear your diary for. Six knockout ties, the hosts playing last under lights, and Amsterdam, Orée and Campo all in action before the seeds even arrive. The EHL has a habit of producing its best hockey when nobody is supposed to be watching yet.