The tournament, organized by the European Hockey Federation, was held in Brasschaat, Belgium, from 30 September to 3 October 2021.

[1][2] As a secondary tournament to the Euro Hockey League, the Ranking Cup was created to determine the placings of the lower ranked teams for the 2020–21 EHL Season.

The victorious teams from the first knockout games went on to compete in the placement matches for fifth to twelfth place.

The losing teams contested ranking matches to determine thirteenth to twentieth places.

The tournament was originally scheduled to comprise eight teams in a knockout format, with the remaining 12 to appear at the Euro Hockey League.