[2] Invitations were sent according to the association ranking: Switzerland side Genève and French Coutras took the first two spots, and Portuguese side Barcelos took the third even though Portugal already had the maximum number of teams, as no team from Germany, Austria or England accepted the invitation.

On 18 October 2020, the World Skate Europe-Rink Hockey Committee decided to postpone preliminary round matches due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

[4] Later that month, on 29 October, it was announced that all WSERHC international competitions would be suspended until the end of the year.

[5] On 17 January 2021, an updated list of clubs interested in participating under new conditions was published, with all but the seven teams from three associations withdrawing from the competition.

[7] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: Notes The schedule of the competition was as follows.