Caption: The logo of the Champions League
Welcome to the official web page of the EGCA Champions League 2025 – Podgorica Qualification Stage. The tournament was held in the capital of Montenegro from 21st to 23rd March. The venue was the Verde Sports Center of the Hotel Voco (address: Oktoih 2, Podgorica, Montenegro). The floor material was wooden parquet floor. The tournament was head organized by GC Nikšić together with the NPC of Montenegro and European Goalball Club Association.
There were seven participating clubs from 7 different countries in the tournament. Top 3 ranked clubs of the tournament qualified to the Final Stage of the Champions League 2025 season that was held in Matosinhos, Portugal from 19th to 23rd June. There were already 7 clubs qualified to the Final Stage.
Please read the preview of the tournament here
EVENT PARTNERS
Ministry of Sports and Youth
Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem – CGES
Municipality of Podgorica
Crnogorska komercijalna Banka – CKB
Elektroprivreda Crne Gore AD Niksic – EPCG
Crnogorski elektrodistributivni sistem – CEDIS
Sportske kladionice LOB
Pharmanova
Metropolis
PARTICIPATING CLUBS & PLAY SYSTEM
Please find line-ups of the participating clubs here
There were 7 participating clubs in the tournament: GC Nikšić (MNE)BSI – Blinde og Svagsynedes Idrætsforening (DEN), BRUK-BET Termalica Kraków (POL), GC NAIS (SRB), IFAS Stokholm (SWE), Kleio Thessaloniki (GRE), Nilüfer Belediyesi Görme Engelliler Spor Kulübü (TUR)
The teams played a single round robin so each team will had six games during the tournament weekend.
A team earned3 points from a victory, 1 point from a tie and 0 points from a loss. Teams ranking in the tournament’s single round robin was 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 all the parameters above are tied, then we will have extra throw competition to determine the order of teams.
REFEREES & TECHNICAL TEAM
Following referees took part in the tournament:
Bülent Kimyon – Turkiye – Chief Referee
Sarah Küper – Germany
Sorin Lapadatu – Romania
Patrik Larsson – Sweden
Bas Spaans – The Netherlands
Jacoba Van Zweeden – The Netherlands
Vilma Venckutonyte – Lithuania
Tournament Director:
Milo Kastratovic – Montenegro
EGCA Representative:
Erkki Miinala – Finland
Tournament jury is consisted by:
- Bülent Kimyon – Chief Referee- or another referee if the chief referee has whistled in a game that is under the protest. A referee works as the chairperson of the tournament jury;
- Erkki Miinala – EGCA representative;
- Club representative (the chief referee will name a representative from the club that has not played in the game that is under the protest)
Protest fee is 100 € and it should be paid by cash. The protest must be made in writing using the protest form, which can be found at the officials’ table. The protest form must be submitted, and the protest fee must be paid within 30 minutes of the end of the match in question. The protest form must clearly state which IBSA rule or specific EGCA rule the protest concerns. The tournament’s livestream video may be used as evidence in connection with the protest.
We were using IBSA 2022-2024 rules on the EGCA – Champions League 2025 season.
LIVESTREAM & SOCIAL MEDIA
Please follow all the 21 games of the tournament by livestream on GoalballTV YouTube channel.
Please follow also European Goalball Club Association’s Instagram and Facebook pages to get more information, results and photos of the tournament.
FINAL RANKING
Caption: The winning team, BRUK-BET Termalica Krakow is celebrating their victory in the medal ceremony with the trophies.
Position – Team / Games / Wins / Ties / Losses / Goal Difference / Points
1 – BRUK-BET Termalica Krakow / 6 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 72-33 +39 / 18
2 – GC Niksic / 6 / 4 / 0 / 2 / 57-39 +18 / 12
3 – Nilüfer Belediüesi / 6 / 4 / 0 / 2 / 47-36 +11 / 12
4 – IFAS Stockholm / 6 / 3 / 0 / 3 / 44-34 +10 / 9
5 – BSI / 6 / 3 / 0 / 3 / 49-48 +1 / 9
6 – Kleio Thessaloniki / 6 / 1 / 0 / 5 / 32-63 -31 / 3
7 – GC NAIS / 6 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 27-75 -48 / 0
AWARDS
Caption: The best scorer and the MVP – Marcin Czerwinski in the photo with both trophies
Top Scorer – Marcin Czerwinski (BRUK-BET Termalica Krakow) – 39 goals
The most valuable player (MVP) – Marcin Czerwinski (BRUK-BET Termalica Krakow)
SCORERS
Please find the scorer list of the tournament here (will be available soon)
GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Attention: Time zone of Montenegro is UTC+1
FRIDAY 21st March 2025
Game Number / Start Time / Group / Home Team / Away Team
1 / 10:00 / BSI – GC NAIS 14-8 (4-5)
Scorers / BSI:Gustav Koch Rasmussen 7, Anja Christensen 4, Silas Friis-Hansen 3
Scorers / GC NAIS: Miroslav Topalov Danilov 4, Vladimir Pavicevic 3, Dimitrije Ostojić 1
2 / 11:10 / IFAS Stockholm – Kleio Thessaloniki 10-5 (2-2)
Scorers / IFAS Stockholm: Piotr Lawniczak 6, Magnus Mozart 3, Mikael Åkerberg 1
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: Athanasios Chatzipantou 3, Georgios Papadopoulos 1, Ivailo Vatov 1
3 / 12:20 / Nilüfer Belediyesi – Bruk-Bet Termalica Krakow 5-12 (2-9)
Scorers / Nilüfer Belediüesi: Baris Tosun 3, Ebubekir Siddik Kara 2
Scorers / Termalica Krakow: Marcin Czerwinski 9, Bartlomiej Niesyczynski 2, Michal Szpyrka 1
4 / 13:30 / GC Nikšić – BSI 15-9 (9-4)
Scorers / GC Niksic: Nikola Nikolic 8, Milos Ranitovic 3, Matej Ledinek 2, Marko Nikolic 2
Scorers / BSI: Gustav Koch Rasmussen 5, Silas Friis-Hansen 4
5 / 14:40 / GC NAIS – IFAS Stockholm 2-12 (2-10)
Scorers / GC NAIS: Stanislav Yordanov 2
Scorers / IFAS Stockholm: Piotr Lawniczak 5, Mikael Åkerberg 4, Rebekah Krebs 2, Magnus Mozart 1
6 / 15:50 / Kleio Thessaloniki – Nilüfer Belediyesi 1-11 (1-8)
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: Athanasios Chatzipantou 1
Scorers / Nilüfer Belediüesi: Baris Tosun 4, Ebubekir Siddik Kara 3, Hilmi Uslu 2, Furkan Deymez 1,Caner Keles 1
7 / 17:00 / Bruk-Bet Termalica Krakow – GC Nikšić 9-4 (2-2)
Scorers / Termalica Krakow: Marcin Czerwinski 6, Dominik Medrala 3
Scorers / GC Nikšić: Nikola Nikolic 2, Matej Ledinek 1, Marko Nikolic 1
8 / 18:10 / IFAS Stockholm – BSI 2-5 (1-1)
Scorers / IFAS Stockholm: Magnus Mozart 1, Mikael Åkerberg 1
Scorers / BSI: Gustav Koch Rasmussen 4, Anja Christensen 1
SATURDAY 22nd MARCH 2025
9 / 09:00 / GC NAIS – Nilüfer Belediyesi 7-13 (1-9)
Scorers / GC NAIS: Miroslav Topalov Danilov 4, Luka Bulatovic 1, Dimitrije Ostojic 1, Stanislav Yordanov 1
Scorers / Nilüfer Belediüesi: Ebubekir Siddik Kara 6, Caner Keles 3, Baris Tosun 2, Hilmi Uslu 2
10 / 10:10 / Kleio Thessaloniki – GC Nikšić 3-13 (1-7)
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: Athanasios Chatzipantou 1, Evlampia Mavrovounioti 1, Georgios Papadopoulos 1
Scorers / GC Nikšić: Nikola Nikolic 5, Milos Ranitovic 3, Marko Nikolic 2, Velizar Obradovic 2, Matej Ledinek 1
11 / 11:20 / BSI – Bruk-Bet Termalica Krakow 4-12 (2-8)
Scorers / BSI: Gustav Koch Rasmussen 2, Jens Dahl 1, Silas Friis-Hansen 1
Scorers / Termalica Krakow: Marcin Czerwinski 6, Dominik Medrala 3, Bartlomiej Niesyczynski 2, Michal Szpyrka 1
12 / 12:30 / Nilüfer Belediyesi – IFAS Stockholm 3-7 (1-4)
Scorers / Nilüfer Belediüesi: Ebubekir Siddik Kara 2, Baris Tosun 1
Scorers / IFAS Stockholm: Mikael Åkerberg 4, Piotr Lawniczak 3
13 / 13:40 / GC Nikšić – GC NAIS 13-7 (4-1)
Scorers / GC Nikšić: Matej Ledinek 5, Nikola Nikolic 5, Velizar Obradovic 2, Marko Nikolic 1
Scorers / GC NAIS: Luka Bulatovic 3, Dimitrije Ostojic 2, Stanislav Yordanov 2
14 / 14:50 / Bruk-Bet Termalica Krakow – Kleio Thessaloniki 15-9 (8-2)
Scorers / Termalica Krakow: Marcin Czerwinski 6, Dominik Medrala 4, Bartlomiej Niesyczynski 2, Piotr Niesyczynski 1, Michal Szpyrka 1, Szymon Tyburski 1
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: Athanasios Chatzipantou 6, Evlampia Mavrovounioiti 2, Ivailo Vatov 1
15 / 16:00 / Nilüfer Belediyesi – BSI 8-4 (3-1)
Scorers / Nilüfer Belediüesi: Ebubekir Siddik Kara 3, Baris Tosun 3, Caner Keles 2
Scorers / BSI: Anja Christensen 3, Gustav Koch Rasmussen 1
16 / 17:10 / IFAS Stockholm – GC Nikšić 4-7 (3-5)
Scorers / IFAS Stockholm: Mikael Åkeberg 2, Piotr Lawniczak 1, Magnus Mozart 1
Scorers / GC Nikšić: Nikola Nikolic 4, Matej Ledinek 3
17 / 18:20 / Kleio Thessaloniki – GC NAIS 11-1 (5-1)
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: Athanasios Chatzipantou 9, Krister Linnas 1, Ivailo Vatov 1
Scorers / GC NAIS: Miroslav Topalov Danilov 1
SUNDAY 23rd MARCH 2025
18 / 08:30 / Bruk-Bet Termalica Krakow – IFAS Stockholm 12-9 (5-3)
Scorers / Termalica Krakow: Marcin Czerwinski 11, Dominik Medrala 1
Scorers / IFAS Stockholm: Magnus Mozart 7, Piotr Lawniczak 1, Mikael Åkerberg 1
19 / 09:40 / GC Nikšić – Nilüfer Belediyesi 5-7 (2-4)
Scorers / GC Nikšić: Matej Ledinek 2, Nikola Nikolic 2, Marko Nikolic 1
Scorers / Nilüfer Belediüesi: Ebubekir Siddik Kara, Caner Keles 2, Baris Tosun 1
20 / 10:50 / BSI – Kleio Thessaloniki 13-3 (6-1)
Scorers / BSI: Gustav Koch Rasmussen 8, Silas Friis-Hansen 2, Anja Christensen 1, Jens Dahl 1, Gustav Norrelund 1
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: Ahanasios Chatzipantou 3
21 / 12:00 / GC NAIS – Bruk-Bet Termalica Krakow 2-12 (1-6)
Scorers / GC NAIS: Dimitrije Ostojic 2
Scorers / Termalica Krakow: Bartlomiej Niesyczynski 4, Dominik Medrala 3, Michal Szpyrka 3, Marcin Czerwinski 1, Szymon Tyburski 1