Caption: Poster of the ECL24 Berlin Stage
Welcome to the official webpage of the Berlin Qualification Stage on the EGCA – Champions League season 2024. The stage will be held in the capital of Germany, Berlin on 21st – 24th March 2024 organized by Füchse Berlin and EGCA. Top 3 clubs of the competition will secure their place at the Final Stage that will be held in Blankenberge, Belgium on 27th June – 1st July 2024.
The stage will be played at the Füchse Sportpark (address: Kopenhagener Str. 33, 13407 Berlin). Teams, referees and officials will be accommodated at the IBIS Berlin City Nord (address: Alt-Reinickendorf 4 – 5, 13407 Berlin).
CONTACT PERSONS
The tournament director – Michael Dennis (phone: +4917620274391, email: info@fuechse-goalball.de
EGCA Representative – Erkki Miinala (phone: +358442912126, email: eki.miinala@gmail.com)
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STANDINGS & SCORERS
TEAMS, REFEREES, GROUPS & PLAY SYSTEM
Team lineups and a list of referees are available here
There are 10 participating clubs in the competition and they are divided in two groups as follows:
Group A: Füchse Berlin (GER), Aarhus Goalball (DEN), Hammarby IF Goalball (SWE), GC Perun (CZE), SSG Blista Marburg (GER)
Group B: GC Niksic (MNE), Northern Allstars (GBR), CSAVH Lyon (FRA), USV Hercules (NED), Chemnitzer BC (GER)
There will be a single round robin played in the groups and the group winners will secure straight their place in the final game as well as to the Final Stage of the season. The runner-ups of the groups will take on the 3rd team from an opposite group in the play-off games; winners of play-off games will meet in the bronze game and the winner of that game will be qualified to the Final Stage of the season. There will be also placement games for places 5 – 10 at the stage.
– Teams will earn 3 points from a victory, 1 point from a tie and 0 points from a loss;
– Teams ranking in the tournament with single or double round robin as well as in group stage will be determined as follow:
A. Earned points;
B. Goal Difference;
C. Missed Goals;
D. If parameters A – C are equal between two teams, better is a team who has won their respective match;
E. If the respective match has finished tie, better is a team who has led at half time;
F. If parameters are still equal and two teams are competing the victory of the stage there will be organized extra throws competition to determine the winner of the stage.
RULES & REGULATIONS, TOURNAMENT JURY
EGCA tournaments are played under existing IBSA 2022 – 2024 rules that you can find by clicking here.
There are also own rules & regulations for the EGCA Champions League that you can find by download the following document:
Tournament jury will deal with all the possible protest cases during the Berlin Qualification Stage and it’s consisted by:
Referee representative – The referee who has not judged in the match under protest. Work also as the chairperson of the tournament jury.
Tournament Director – Michael Dennis (if Michael has played in a match that is under the protest, there will be a representative from another team)
EGCA Representative – Erkki Miinala
LIVE BROADCAST & SOCIAL MEDIA
All the games of the ECL24 Berlin Qualification Stage will be live broadcasted with English commentary on GoalballTV YouTube channel that you can find by clicking here.
Livestream – Friday 22nd March 2024
Livestream – Saturday 23rd March 2024
Livestream – Sunday 24th March 2024
You can find more information, results, photos and reactions from the tournament on European Goalball Club Association’s Facebook and Instagram pages as well as the stage organizer Füchse Berlin Goalball’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
GAME SCHEDULE
Time zone in Germany is (UTC+1).
Friday 22nd March 2024
Game Number / Start Time / Group / Home Team – Away Team
1 / 09:00 / Group A / Aarhus Goalball – Hammarby IF Goalball 6-4 (4-2)
Scorers / Aarhus: Caspar Gregersen 3, Sigurd Lund 3
Scorers / Hammarby: Piotr Lawniczak 2, Felix Rosvall 1, Alexander Smedberg 1
2 / 10:05 / Group A / GC Perun – SSG Blista Marburg 2-12 (1-9)
Scorers / Perun: Jan Bosek 1, Martin Jozifek 1
Scorers / Marburg: Nils Emig 8, Daniel Arendar 2, Jan Wolf 1, Kürsat Özdemir 1
3 / 11:10 / Group B / Northern Allstars – CSAVH Lyon 5-10 (2-4)
Scorers / Northern Allstars: Caleb Nanevie 3, Matthew Loftus 2
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Kada Boualia 4, Nabil Baich 3, Felix Vargas 2, Thomas Ramos-Martins 1
4 / 12:15 / Group B / USV Hercules – Chemnitzer BC 11-21 (8-10)
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 6, Corne Speksnijder 4, Ronald Klaver 1
Scorers / Chemnitzer: Oliver Hörauf 8, Rouven Schetelich 6, Felix Rogge 4, Zion Walker 3
5 / 13:20 / Group A / Füchse Berlin – Aarhus Goalball 10-11 (7-4)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Michael Dennis 5, Christian King 5
Scorers / Aarhus: Gustav Koch Rasmussen 5, Caspar Gregersen 4, Sigurd Lund 2
6 / 14:25 / Group A / Hammarby IF Goalball – GC Perun 8-13 (5-3)
Scorers / Hammarby: Piotr Lawniczak 3, Felix Rosvall 3, Magnus Mozart 2
Scorers / Perun; Jan Bosek 12, Petr Schweiner 1
7 / 15:30 / Group B / GC Niksic – Northern Allstars 14-5 (7-4)
Scorers / Niksic: Nikola Nikolic 8, Marko Nikolic 3, Milos Ranitovic 2, Matej Ledinek 1
Scorers / Northern Allstars: Matthew Loftus 2, Caleb Nanevie 2, Stuart Hudson 1
8 / 16:30 / Group B / CSAVH Lyon – USV Hercules 13-3 (10-2)
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Felix Vargas 6, Elias Ouni 4, Kada Boualia 2, Nabil Baich 1
Scorers / Hercules: Ronald Klaver 2, Sem de Jong 1
9 / 17:30 / Group A / SSG Blista Marburg – Füchse Berlin 10-12 (5-9)
Scorers / Marburg: Daniel Arendar 6, Nils Emig 3, Kürsat Özdemir 1
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Michael Dennis 9, Christian King 3
10 / 18:30 / Group A / Aarhus Goalball – GC Perun 11-6 (5-3)
Scorers / Aarhus: Gustav Koch Rasmussen 6, Silas Sepstrup Friis-Hansen 4, Caspar Gregersen 1
Scorers / Perun: Jan Bosek 5, Martin Jozifek 1
11 / 19:30 / Group B / Chemnitzer BC – GC Niksic 7-11 (2-2)
Scorers / Chemnitzer: Oliver Hörauf 7
Scorers / Niksic: Nikola Nikolic 10, Milos Ranitovic 1
Saturday 23rd March 2024
12 / 09:00 / Group B / Northern Allstars – USV Hercules 10-6 (5-2)
Scorers / Northern Allstars: Caleb Nanevie 7, Stuart Hudson 2, Matthew Loftus 1
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 4, Corne Speksnijder 2
13 / 10:00 / Group A / Hammarby IF Goalball – SSG Blista Marburg 8-10 (4-3)
Scorers / Hammarby: Piotr Lawniczak 7, Felix Rosvall 1
Scorers / Marburg: Nils Emig 5, Daniel Arendar 3, Roman Qayumi 1, Kürsat Özdemir 1
14 / 11:00 / Group A / GC Perun – Füchse Berlin 10-20 (6-12)
Scorers / Perun: Jan Bosek 7, Martin Jozifek 3
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Michael Dennis 11, Christian King 6, Daniel Friebel 2, Robin Peter 1
15 / 12:00 / Group B / CSAVH Lyon – Chemnitzer BC 8-12 (2-7)
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Felix Vargas 6, Elias Ouni 2
Scorers / Chemnitzer: Oliver Hörauf 11, Zion Walker 1
16 / 13:00 / Group B / USV Hercules – GC Niksic 4-12 (2-6)
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 2, Ronald Klaver 1, Corne Speksnijder 1
Scorers / Niksic: Marko Nikolic 4, Nikola Nikolic 4, Matej Ledinek 3, Milos Ranitovic 1
17 / 14:00 / Group A / SSG Blista Marburg – Aarhus Goalball 8-7 (5-4)
Scorers / Marburg: Nils Emig 4, Daniel Arendar 3, Roman Qayumi 1
Sorers / Aarhus: Caspar Gregersen 4, Sigurd Lund 2, Gustav Koch Rasmussen 1
18 / 15:00 / Group A / Füchse Berlin – Hammarby IF Goalball 10-4 (4-1)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Michael Dennis 7, Christian King 3
Scorers / Hammarby: Piotr Lawniczak 2, Magnus Mozart 1, Felix Rosvall 1
19 / 16:00 / Group B / Chemnitzer BC – Northern Allstars 12-2 (5-1)
Scorers / Chemnitzer: Oliver Hörauf 8, Felix Rogge 2, Phillip Schrader 2
Scorers / Northern Allstars: Caleb Nanevie 2
20 / 17:00 / Group B / GC Niksic – CSAVH Lyon 12-9 (4-6)
Scorers / Niksic: Nikola Nikolic 8, Matej Ledinek 2, Marko Nikolic 1, Milos Ranitovic 1
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Kada Boualia 4, Elias Ouni 4, Nabil Baich 1
21 / 19:00 / Places 9 – 10 / Hammarby IF Goalball – USV Hercules 13-7 (10-3)
Scorers / Hammarby: Rebekah Krebs 4, Magnus Mozart 4, Felix Rosvall 3, Alexander Smedberg 1, Opponent’s own goal 1
Scorers / Hercules: Sem de Jong 6, Ronald Klaver 1
Sunday 24th March 2024
22 / 9:00 / Play-off Game 1 / SSG Blista Marburg – CSAVH Lyon 4-6 (1-3)
Scorers / Marburg: Roman Qayumi 2, Nils Emig 1, Kürsath Özdemir 1
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Elias Ouni 3, Felix Vargas 3
23 / 10:05 / Play-off Game 2 / Chemnitzer BC – Aarhus Goalball 10-4 (5-2)
Scorers / Chemnitzer: Oliver Hörauf 7, Felix Rogge 2, Zion Walker 1
Scorers / Aarhus: Caspar Gregersen 2, Sigurd Lund 2
24 / 11:10 / Places 7 – 8 / Northern Allstars – GC Perun 14-13 (6-2)
Scorers / Northern Allstars: Caleb Nanevie 9, Matthew Loftus 4, Stuart Hudson 1
Scorers / Perun: Jan Bosek 10, Martin Jozifek 2, Petr Schweiner 1
25 / 12:15 / Places 5 – 6 / SSG Blista Marburg – Aarhus Goalball 0-10 (0-7)
Scorers / Marburg: –
Scorers / Aarhus: Sigurd Lund 6, Silas Friis-Hansen 2, Matias Jensen 2
26 / 13:20 / Places 3 – 4 / Chemnitzer BC – CSAVH Lyon Ot. 6-5, 5-5 (2-3)
Scorers / Chemnitzer: Oliver Hörauf 6
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Elias Ouni 3, Felix Vargas 2
27 / 14:25 / Final Game / Füchse Berlin – GC Niksic 7-12 (3-9)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Christian King 5, Michael Dennis 1, Philipp Tauscher 1
Scorers / Niksic: Nikola Nikolic 9, Milos Ranitovic 3
15:30 / Closing Ceremony /
FINAL RANKING
Caption: GC Niksic team in the medal ceremony of the tournament
1. GC Niksic (qualified to the Final Stage)
2. Füchse Berlin (qualified to the Final Stage)
3. Chemnitzer BC (qualified to the Final Stage)
4. CSAVH Lyon
5. Aarhus Goalball
6. SSG Blista Marburg
7. Northern Allstars
8. GC Perun
9. Hammarby IF Goalball
10. USV Hercules
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Caption: Chemnitzer BC’s star player and the top scorer of the tournament, Oliver Hörauf is throwing the ball against CSAVH Lyon in the bronze medal game.
The Best Scorer – Oliver Hörauf (Chemnitzer BC), 47 goals
The most valuable player (MVP) – Michael Dennis (Füchse Berlin)