Warmly welcome to the official website of the EGCA European Cup 2026 tournament that will be held in Køge, Denmark from 19-22 November. There are seven participating clubs from seven different countries in the tournament. Each participating club has taken part in the EGCA Champions League 2026 Qualification Stage but didn’t manage to qualify to the Final Stage of the Season. The winner of the tournament will receive the spot in the EGCA Champions League 2027 Season Qualification Stage. Also the participating teams can earn very valuable EGCA ranking points from the tournament.
VENUE & ACCOMMODATION
The head-organizer of the event is the local club BSI.
The venue of the event is Ravnsborg Hallen, (Ravnsborgvej 3, 4600 Køge, Denmark). There is wooden floor at the venue.
Teams and referees will be accommodated at the Four Points Flex by Sheraton Køge (Address: Strandvejen 41, 4600 Køge, Denmark).
CONTACT DETAILS
The tournament Director: Jesper Dahl
Email: jd@patona.dk
Phone: +4520153040
EGCA Representative: Erkki Miinala
Email: office@egca.info
Phone: +358442912126
EVENT PARTNERS & SPONSORS
PARTICIPATING CLUBS & COMPETITION FORMAT
Please find line-ups of the participating clubs here
Following seven clubs will participate in the tournament: BSI Copenhagen (host club, Denmark), FC Porto (Portugal), GC NAIS (Serbia), GC Niksic (Montenegro), Kleio Thessaloniki (Greece), ONCE Catalunya (Spain), SSG Blista Marburg (Germany)
There is a single round robin round in the tournament. After the preliminary round Top 2 clubs will advance to the gold medal game and teams on places 3-4 after the preliminary round will play in the bronze medal game.
The tournament will be played under existing IBSA rules.
A team earns 3 points from awin, 1 point from a draw and 0 points for a loss in a preliminary group game. The ranking of teams in a preliminary group is determined by following system:
A. Earned points
B. Goal difference
C. Goals against
D. If two teams remain tied after criteria A–C, priority shall be given to the team that won the head-to-head match between them
E. If 2 teams remain tied after A-D criteria, there is an extra throw competition organized between those teams to determine their ranking
In the medal matches each game is played to a decisive result. If the match is tied after regulation time, a 6-minute golden goal overtime is played (the first team to score wins). If the game remains tied after overtime, an extra throws competition is used to determine the winner.
VIDEO REVIEW & TEAM CHALLENGE
EGCA European Cup 2026 tournament will be the test event for the video review & team challenge system of EGCA that may be used in the Champions League 2027 Season.
REFEREES, PROTEST & TOURNAMENT JURY
Following referees will officiate in the tournament:
Alexander Knecht – Germany – Chief Referee
Lena Bonke Olsen – Denmark
Jesper Dahl – Denmark
Mirjam Klaver – The Netherlands
Bas Spaans – The Netherlands
Koosje Van Zweeden – The Netherlands
Vilma Venckutonyte – Lithuania
10 Second Referees & Table Officials:
Mischa Olsen – Denmark
Kristian Schmidt – Denmark
Protest: A protest should be given literally to the chief referee or EGCA representative within an half hour after a game. Protest fee is 100 € and it must be paid by cash at the same time than a club is leaving the protest to the chief referee or EGCA representative. You can find protest document on the official table.
The tournament jury will consider the protest and give its decision as soon as possible.
If the protest is acknowledged, the money is given back. If not, the money will go to the EGCA for development of club goalball.
The tournament jury is consisted by:
Tournament Director – Jesper Dahl (if Alexander has officiated in the game that is under the protest, he will be replaced by another referee who has not officiated in the game)
Referee Representative – Alexander Knecht (if Alexander has officiated in the game that is under the protest, he will be replaced by another referee who has not officiated in the game)
EGCA Representative – Erkki Miinala
LIVESTREAM & SOCIAL MEDIA
All the matches will be livestreamed on EGCA GoalballTV YouTube channel with English commentary.
EGCA social media channels will follow the tournament very closely.
FINAL RANKING
Waiting for the results
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Waiting for the results
GROUP STANDINGS
Position – Team / Wins / Ties / Losses / Goal Difference / Points
SCORER LIST
Please find the tournament’s scorer list here (a link will be available closer to the tournament)
GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Attention: Time zone in Denmark is UTC+1
Friday 20th November 2026
Game Number / Start Time / Home Team – Away Team
1 / 08:30 / GC NAIS – Kleio Thessaloniki
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2 / 09:40 / SSG Blista Marburg – GC Niksic
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3 / 10:50 / FC Porto – ONCE Catalunya
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4 / 12:00 / BSI Copenhagen – GC NAIS
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5 / 13:10 / Kleio Thessaloniki – SSG Blista Marburg
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6 / 14:20 / GC Niksic – FC Porto
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7 / 15:30 / ONCE Catalunya – BSI Copenhagen
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8 / 16:40 / GC NAIS – SSG Blista Marburg
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9 / 17:50 / Kleio Thessaloniki – FC Porto
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10 / 19:00 / GC Niksic – ONCE Catalunya
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Saturday 21st November 2026
11 / 08:30 / SSG Blista Marburg – BSI Copenhagen
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12 / 09:40 / FC Porto – GC NAIS
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13 / 10:50 / ONCE Catalunya – Kleio Thessaloniki
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14 / 12:00 / BSI Copenhagen – GC Niksic
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15 / 13:10 / FC Porto – SSG Blista Marburg
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16 / 14:20 / ONCE Catalunya – GC NAIS
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17 / 15:30 / GC Niksic – Kleio Thessaloniki
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18 / 16:40 / BSI Copenhagen – FC Porto
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19 / 17:50 / SSG Blista Marburg – ONCE Catalunya
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20 / 19:00 / GC NAIS – GC Niksic
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Sunday 22nd November 2026
21 / 09:00 / Kleio Thessaloniki – BSI Copenhagen
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22 / 11:20 / Bronze Medal Game: 3rd of the round robin – 4th of the round robin
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23 / 12:30 / Gold Medal Game: 1st of the round robin – 2nd of the round robin
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