Club de Campo Villa de Madrid have been crowned the Spanish women’s Iberdrola league winners once again after defeating Atlètic 2-1 at the Martí Colomer stadium in Terrassa.

Pablo Usoz’s team has had a great season in which they were the best in the regular season, reached the finals of the Copa de la Reina and then won their 23rd national title.

His team controlled the match and took the win thanks to their effectiveness from the penalty corner.

After a scoreless first half, the 33rd minute saw María López slot under Clara Pérez’s legs to open the scoring.  And they had another soon after, Cayetana del Real this time converting for a 2-0 advantage.

Atlètic bounced back with Maria Torrent scoring from the centre of the circle and they had a numerical advantage in the closing minutes but the Catalans were unable to find an equaliser.

Campo’s Belén Iglesias said afterwards: “It was a very tough match. They have a great team, a very good goalkeeper, and we struggled to break the deadlock, but we were lucky with the penalty corners and they went in.

“Then they made things very difficult for us by scoring that goal, because there was still a lot of time left, but we fought until the end, giving it our all, and we are very happy.”

Regarding her farewell as a player, she added, “I’ve been on this team since I was little; I’ve always played here and so has my family. It’s super special for me to play on this team. To end up winning is a reward beyond words.”

Harvestehuder THC ended a 52-year wait for German women’s Bundesliga glory as they defeated reigning champions Düsseldorfer HC 2-1.

It continued a remarkable post season for the Hamburg club after they finished the regular season in fifth spot, defeating Rot-Weiss Köln in the quarter-finals and then Mannheimer HC 1-0 in the semis on Saturday.

DHC did start the better but HTHC came back into the contest as time went on to take the lead in the 22nd from a corner when Laura Saenger’s shot was eventually tipped into the next by Emilia Landschut.

Saenger doubled the lead in the third quarter, hitting the backboard from another corner for a 2-0 advantage.

Düsseldorf got one back via Frederike Heusgen in the 39th minute but they could not find another way through and HTHC’s long wait for title number 15 was finally over.

 The new champions also provided the tournament’s MVP in goalkeeper Rosa Krüger, who ended her career in the perfect possible way.

Crefelder HTC celebrated just their second German men’s Bundesliga title – and first since 2006 – as they came from a goal down to defeat Rot-Weiss Köln in the final today in front of their home fans.

It followed Saturday’s 4-2 win over regular season champions Hamburger Polo Club in the semi-finals while Rot-Weiss defeated Mannheimer HC in a shoot-out.

In front of a 3,400 full house,  Köln had hit the front in the first half  when Florian Adrian got on the end of a pass from Michel Struthoff for a 28th minute lead.

Crefeld fought back in the second half and were level when Masi Pfandt’s shot got by Jean Danneberg and they were in front when Lucas Bachmann showed his instincts in front of goal to fire in from close range.

And the game was won in the 51st minute with Bachmann once again the man on the scene for a 3-1 lead.

It completed an astonishing 18th successive win for Crefeld who initially had a disastrous start to the season, losing five of their first six games.

The MVP of the Final4 also came from the new champions. CHTC defender Julius Hayner received the special award.

Crefeld awaits for the Bundesliga finals weekend with the battle to be crowned German champions set to be decided over the weekend.

The action begins on Saturday morning with regular season winners Mannheimer HC coming up against Harvestehuder THC at 11.45. It follows last week’s quarter-finals in which MHC had few problems dismissing UHC Hamburg over two legs while HTHC defeated Rot-Weiss Köln 2-1 and 3-0.

Düsseldorf went through with two wins over Berliner HC and now face Grossflotbeker THGC who upset the odds with a three-leg victory over third ranked De Club an der Alster. That second semi-final is at 14.00.

On the men’s side, things went much closer to the form guide. Hamburger Polo Club topped the regular season table and duly defeated Uhlenhorst Mülheim 8-1 and 5-1.

They will be favourites against Crefelder HTC who will be hoping to use the motivation from their home crowd in the semi-final (16.15) on Saturday. CHTC had a big battle with Harvestehuder THC, winning the first leg in a shoot-out and then 5-3 in the second leg.

They will be followed on pitch by second ranked Mannheimer HC against third placed Rot-Weiss Köln at 18.30. Manmheim went the difference against UHC Hamburg, winning the deciding third leg 4-1 while Rot-Weiss were too strong for TSV Mannheim.

The final will be played on Sunday with all games set to be broadcast on DYN Sport.

AH&BC Amsterdam won the Dutch men’s title for the first time since 2012 as they went the distance to beat SV Kampong in a shoot-out.

Kampong had extended their first leg lead in the opening half when Jip Janssen powered home a penalty corner, making it 5-3 on aggregate.

But the game turned in rapid fashion in the third quarter when Boris Burkhardt nailed a low corner shot and then, within a few minutes, Floris Middendorp’s brilliant run ended with Dayaan Cassiem deflecting in for 2-1.

That made it 5-5 in total, leading to a dramatic shoot-out which went to the seventh round where, fittingly, Burkhardt was the man to score the crucial goal and spark huge celebrations at the Wagener Stadium.

The result means AH&BC Amsterdam advance to next Easter’s EHL Men’s FINAL8 with SV Kampong going to the KO16 in October.

Den Bosch held their nerve to once again win the Dutch women’s championship ahead of SCHC, earning a spot in next year’s EHL FINAL8 into the bargain.

In front of a sold out home crowd, they made the dream start to the second leg with Rosa Fernig striking home from a penalty corner in the sixth minute.

SCHC fought back and made a series of great chances before Elzemiek Zandee finished off following a flurry of action in the Den Bosch circle.

That made it 1-1 in the game and 2-2 on aggregate before half-time and that is how it remained all the way to the final whistle, leading to a shoot-out.

There, Josine Koning kept out two SCHC efforts, allowing Charlotte Englebert to brilliantly volley home a rebound from her shoot-out and win the day and a 23rd national title.