Champions Benfica (1st title) Matches played 59 | Runners-up Porto Goals scored 497 (8.42 per match) | |
Dates 10 November 2012 – 2 June 2013 Teams 16 (from 6 associations) | ||
The 2012–13 CERH European League was the 48th season of Europe's premier club roller hockey competition organized by CERH, the 16th season since it was renamed from Champions League to European League. Sixteen teams from six national associations qualified to the competition as a result of their respective national league placing in the previous season. Following a group stage and a knockout round, the four best teams contested a final four tournament to decide the competition winners, which took place in the venue of one the teams.
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The 2012–13 CERH European League final four took place in Porto, Portugal, at the Dragão Caixa, home of Porto, who qualified for this round together with Benfica (Portugal), Barcelona (Spain) and Valdagno (Italy). In the first all-Portuguese final, Benfica defeated the hosts FC Porto by 6–5 with a golden goal in extra-time, and secured their first European League title.
Teams
Sixteen teams from six national associations qualified for the 2012–13 CERH European League as a result of their placing in their respective national leagues. The number of berths allocated to each national association was dependent on the association's ranking coefficient.
Final four
The final-four round was played at Porto's ground, the Dragão Caixa arena, after CERH approved unanimously their bid over those of Valdagno and Benfica, on 16 May 2013.