Europe Cup (badminton)

The Europe Cup (also known as European Badminton Club Championships) is a badminton team championships played by clubs from all around Europe, comparable to the UEFA Champions League in football. It was established in 1978 by the members of Badminton Europe.

Championships

Year Number Host City Host Country Events
1978 1 Bochum  West Germany 1
1979 2 Haarlem  Netherlands 1
1980 3 Mülheim  Germany 1
1981 4 Copenhagen  Denmark 1
1982 5 Antwerp  Belgium 1
1983 6 Paris  France 1
1984 7 Malmö  Sweden 1
1985 8 Mülheim  West Germany 1
1986 9 Haarlem  Netherlands 1
1987 10 Villach  Austria 1
1988 11 Moscow  Soviet Union 1
1989 12 San Javier  Spain 1
1990 13 Budapest  Hungary 1
1991 14 Antwerp  Belgium 1
1992 15 Sofia  Bulgaria 1
1993 16 Kristiansand  Norway 1
1994 17 Most  Czech Republic 1
1995 18 Kristiansand  Norway 1
1996 19 Haarlem  Netherlands 1
1997 20 Lisburn  United Kingdom 1
1998 21 Most  Czech Republic 1
1999 22 Dornbirn  Austria 1
2000 23 Eindhoven  Netherlands 1
2001 24 Uppsala  Sweden 1
2002 25 Berlin  Germany 1
2003 26 Uppsala  Sweden 1
2004 27 Haarlem  Netherlands 1
2005 28 Issy-les-Moulineaux  France 1
2006 29 La Rinconada, Seville  Spain 1
2007 30 Amersfoort  Netherlands 1
Year Number Host City Host Country Events
2008 31 Moscow  Russia 1
2009 32 Sofia  Bulgaria 1
2010 33 Zwolle  Netherlands 1
2011 34 Zwolle  Netherlands 1
2012 35 Pécs  Hungary 1
2013 36 Beauvais  France 1
2014 37 Amiens  France 1
2015 38 Tours  France 1
2016 39 Tours  France 1
2017 40 Milan  Italy 1
2018 41 Lubin  Poland 1
2019 42 Junglinster  Luxembourg 1
2020 43 Białystok  Poland 1
2022 44 1
2023 45 Oviedo  Spain 1

Finalists

Year Winner Runner up Score
1978 Gentofte BK 1. BV Mülheim 5–2
1979 Gentofte BK BC Duinwijck 6–1
1980 Wimbledon SBC Hvidovre BK 4–3
1981 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö 7–0
1982 Gentofte BK BC Duinwijck 6–1
1983 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö 7–0
1984 BMK Aura Malmö Gentofte BK 7–0
1985 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö 7–0
1986 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö 6–1
1987 Triton BK Aalborg BMK Aura Malmö 4–3
1988 SAC Omsk Triton BK Aalborg 4–3
1989 Headingley BC Göteborgs BK 4–3
1990 Göteborgs BK Velo BC van Zundert 5–2
1991 Stockholm Sparvagars GoIF Headingley BC 5–2
1992 BC Feibra Linz TBC Reykjavík 6–1
1993 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK 4–3
1994 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK 5–2
1995 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK 5–2
1996 Kastrup Magleby BK Technokhim Moscow 4–1
1997 Hvidovre BK Technokhim Moscow 4–3
1998 Kastrup Magleby BK Technokhim Moscow 4–1
1999 BC Eintracht Südring Sportschool van Zijderveld 5–1
2000 Kastrup Magleby BK Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 5–2
Year Winner Runner up Score
2001 Hvidovre BK Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–3
2002 Lokomotiv Rekord Moscow Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–3
2003 Lokomotiv Rekord Moscow Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–1
2004 Greve Strands BK FC Langenfeld 4–1
2005 Kastrup Magleby BK 1. BC Beuel 4–1
20061 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 SC Meteor Dnipropetrovsk
Uniao Desportiva de Santana
2007[1] Primorye Vladivostok BC Amersfoort 4–2
2008 Primorye Vladivostok Favorit-Ramenskoe 4–1
2009 Favorit Ramenskoe Issy Les Moulineaux 4–2
2010 1. BC Saarbrücken Favorit-Ramenskoe 4–2
2011 BC Duinwijck Van Zundert Velo 4–2
2012 Primorye Vladivostok Team Skælskør-Slagelse 4–2
2013 Primorye Vladivostok Team Skælskør-Slagelse 4–1
2014 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise 4–1
2015 Primorye Vladivostok Aix Universite CB 3–1
2016 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 BC Chambly Oise 3–2
2017 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 BC Chambly Oise 3–1
2018 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise 3–1
2019 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise 3–0
2022 UKS Hubal Bialystok BC Chambly Oise 3–1
2023 Matex MaraBadminton Recreativo IES La Orden 3–1

^1 In 2006 the CB Rinconada team for the final included a player who was not qualified to play for them. The title was subsequently awarded to the runners-up, IMBC 92 (Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92). The losers of the two semifinals were promoted to joint second place. Thus for the first time in history, two teams emerged as silver medalists.

Championships by clubs

Club Winner Runner up
Primorye Vladivostok 8 0
Gentofte 7 1
Kastrup Magleby BK 4 0
Lillerød 3 0
Hvidovre 2 1
Issy Les Moulineaux 2 1
Lokomotiv Rekord Moscow 2 1
BMK Aura Malmö 1 5
Göteborgs BK 1 4
BC Duinwijck 1 2
Favorit-Ramenskoe 1 2
Triton BK Aalborg 1 1
Headingley BC 1 1
BC Eintracht Südring 1 0
BC Feibra Linz 1 0
1. BC Saarbrücken 1 0
Greve Strands 1 0
Matex MaraBadminton 1 0
Stockholm Sparvagars GoIF 1 0
SAC Omsk 1 0
Wimbledon SBC 1 0
UKS Hubal Bialystok 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Europe Cup: Local Favourites Bow To Talented Russians". Badzine.net. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2017.