Amsterdam were the defending champions, having won their second title in 2024.[1] They failed to qualify for this year's edition. The tournament will be hosted by HC 's-Hertogenbosch alongside the men's Final8 at Sportpark Oosterplas in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 16 to 21 April 2025.[2][3][4] This will be the first edition under a new format, with 12 instead of 8 participating teams. This will increase the total number of matches played in the competition from 10 to 16.
In March 2024, it was announced the competition would expand to 12 teams. The expansion will see the number of nations represented rise from six to eight for a FINAL12 phase which will take place at Easter. It means the top four nations on the EHL Ranking Table will receive two places for the FINAL12 with the nations ranked fifth to eighth all receiving one spot each. The format sees eight teams play preliminary games with the four winners advancing to the EHL Women’s FINAL8 while the losers will contest Ranking Matches for 9th to 11th. The champions from the top four nations on the Ranking Table will receive byes into the FINAL8.[5][6]
A total of 12 teams from 8 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2025 Women's Euro Hockey League. The association rankings based on the EHL country coefficients were used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
For the 2025 Euro Hockey League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2021–2024 EHL country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2021–22 to 2023–24.[7]
Association ranking for the 2025 Women's Euro Hockey League
Den Bosch (1st)
Düsseldorfer HC (1st)
Real Club de Polo (1st)
Gantoise (1st)
Surbiton (1st)
Railway Union (1st)
Sumchanka (1st)
Slavia Prague (1st)