There are not any format changes in the competition system but, as new, the CERH introduced possession clocks as in basketball.

Participation in the European League is reserved to that federations that have an effective capacity to organize annually their own national championships.

As English champions King's Lynn resigned to its place, following the allocation criteria, Italian Follonica occupied its vacant berth.

[4] The 16 teams were allocated into four pots, with the title holders, Reus Deportiu, being placed directly as head-team of the Group A.

The other 3 seeded teams, Porto, Barcelona and Amatori Lodi, were automatically placed in groups B, C and D, respectively.