EGCA – WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024

Logo of the EGCA – Champions League

The 5th edition of the EGCA – Women’s Champions League will take place in a beautiful seaside city Blankenberge in Belgium on 27th June – 1st July 2024 organized by European Goalball Club Association and local club Vi-Ge Noordzee.

Caption: Poster of the Champions League Finals 2024

If you have any question about the event please take contact to EGCA by email: egca.office@gmail.com or the tournament director Karen Verwulgen: karen@vigenoordzee.be. Bas Spaans from Netherlands works as the EGCA representative at the Women’s Champions League & Champions League Final Stage (baspaans@hotmail.nl).

EVENT PARTNERS

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PARTICIPATING TEAMS & GROUPS

Line-ups of the participating teams

Following 9 clubs are taking part of the Women’s Champions League 2024 tournament: Aisti Sport (FIN), ASD Blind Hawks Trento (ITA), CSAVH Lyon (FRA), FIFH Malmo (SWE), Füchse Berlin (GER), Kleio Thessaloniki (GRE), Old Power (FIN), RGC Hansa (GER), Royal College for the Blind, RNC (GBR

There are following groups at the Women’s Champions League 2024:

Group A: Old Power, CSAVH Lyon, Aisti Sport, Füchse Berlin, ASD Blind Hawks Trento

Group B: FIFH Malmo, RGC Hansa, Kleio Thessaloniki, RNC

Explanation of the group draw: Nine clubs are divided in two groups; Pool A with 5 teams and Pool B with 4 teams by following ranking methods:

A. The participating clubs of last Women’s Champions League (Top 5 clubs in the ranking);

B. The remaining four teams will be ranked according to the countries’ placements in the previous IBSA Goalball European Championships;

C. So the ranking is: 1st Old Power, 2nd FIFH Malmo, 3rd RGC Hansa, 4th CSAVH Lyon, 5th Aisti Sport, 6th Kleio Thessaloniki, 7th Royal College for the Blind, RNC, 8th Füchse Berlin, 9th ASD Blindhawks Trento

D. Group A consists of the 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 9th ranked teams, whereas the Group B consists of the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th ranked teams.

PLAY SYSTEM

There is a single round robin played in both groups. The Top 2 teams of groups secure their place straight to the semifinal & medal games. The winner of Group A will take on the runner-up of the Group B as well as the winner of the Group B the runner-up of the Group A in the semifinals.

The 3rd team of the Group A will take on the 4th team of the Group B as well as the 3rd team of the Group B the 4th team of the Group A in the placement games. Winners of the placement games will play for places 5 – 6 in the tournament while loosers of the placement games will meet the 5th team of the Group A in the round robin games for places 7 – 9 in the tournament.

Teams earn 3 points from a victory, 1 point from a tie and 0 points from a loss at the Group Stage and in the placement games for places 7 – 9. The ranking of teams at the 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 game;

E. If the respective game has finished tie, better is a team who has led at half time;

F. If parameters E-F are still equal between these teams, the extra throw competition and possible sudden death extra throw competition will be organized

Each quarter final, semifinal, medal and placement game (except for places 7 – 9) is played until the winner is determined. If the game is tied after regular time 2 * 3-minute overtime periods will be played with a golden goal rule. If the game is tied after the overtime periods the extra throw competition and possible sudden death extra throw competition will be organized.

ATHLETE REGULATION

The rules for the composition of the participating teams are defined in the EGCA Competition Committee:

  • A club can register maximum 6 players to the EGCA – Champions League 2024;
  • There must be always minimum one IBSA classified athlete in club’s squad at the EGCA – Women’s Champions League 2024;
  • Due to the difficulty of classification verified; clubs can register unrated players who compete in official competitions (national league or championships) in their countries through the respective federation;
  • Each team can register maximum 2 foreign players in its squad to the EGCA – Women’s Champions League 2024 and only one of these two players can come out of Europe;
  • A player is a foreign player, if one of following parameters is actualized:

A. A player is not an official member of the club;

B. A player doesn’t participate actively in weekly trainings of the club;

C. A player doesn’t play for the club in national league or championships.

  • These parameters are not concerning about players who come from the same country than the club;
  • Clubs register athletes to the EGCA – Women’s Champions League 2024 by filling the digital registration form that is available to monitor by EGCA Competition Committee as well as the stage organizer. The entry form will be sent in the turn of April – May 2024;
  • Failure to comply with registration rules results in a 10-0 loss in the game.

REFEREES

There are the list of referees who take part in the EGCA Champions League Finals 2024 in Blankenberge, Belgium on 27th June – 1st July:

Pieter Westerhout (chief referee) – The Netherlands

Janne Ahokas – Finland

Robert Avery – Great Britain

Thomas Baerz – Germany

Johan D’haese – Belgium

Mirjam Klaver – The Netherlands

Sarah Küper – Germany

Esamatti Käkelä – Finland

Filip Szymala – Poland

Koosje van Zweden – The Netherlands

Vilma Venckutonyte – Lithuania

LIVESTREAM & SOCIAL MEDIA

All the matches of the Women’s Champions League 2024 are livestreamed on GoalballTV YouTube channel.

You can find updated results and much more information about the tournament on EGCA Facebook and EGCA Instagram.

STANDINGS & SCORERS

Group Standings

Scorer List

FINAL RANKING

  1. Füchse Berlin
  2. FIFH Malmö
  3. RNC
  4. Old Power
  5. CSAVH Lyon
  6. Aisti Sport
  7. RGC Hansa
  8. ASD Blind Hawks Trento
  9. Kleio Thessaloniki
The winning team of the tournament – Füchse Berlin (GER)

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

  • Top scorer of the tournament: Amanda Dennis (Füchse Berlin)
  • Most valuable player (MVP): Anja Christensen (FIFH Malmö)
Amanda Dennis receiving the award for top scorer
Anja Christensen receiving the award for most valuable player


GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Note: Time zone in Belgium is UTC+2.

Please download the schedule below:

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FRIDAY 28th JUNE 2024

Game Number / Start Time / Group / Home Team – Away Team / Result (half time)

1 / 09:00 / Group A / Old Power – Aisti Sport 3-1 (0-1)
Scorers / Old Power: #1 Boenink 2, #5 Kauppila 1
Scorers / Aisti Sport: #6 Leppänen 1

2 / 10:10 / Group A / CSAVH Lyon – Asd Blind Hawks Trento 3-0 (1-0)
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Adelia Ayami 1, Jahmali Berquier 1, Louise Rondepierre 1
Scorers / Blind Hawks: –

3 / 11:20 / Group B / RGC Hansa – Kleio Thessaloniki 10-0 (5-0)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Charlotte Kaercher 4, Pia Knaute 4, Grietje Gau 1, Käthe Glasenapp 1
Scorers / Kleio: –

4 / 12:30 / Group B / FIFH Malmo – RNC 5-1 (2-0)
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Anja Christensen 3, Hanna Svensson 2
Scorers / RNC: Antonia Bunyan 1

5 / 13:40 / Group A / Füchse Berlin – Old Power 3-0 (1-0)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Amanda Dennis 2, Lois Turner 1
Scorers / Old Power: –

6 / 14:50 / Group A / Aisti Sport – CSAVH Lyon 3-1 (0-0)
Scorers / Aisti Sport: Krista Leppänen 2, Raisa Kuusela 1
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Jahmali Berquier 1

7 / 16:00 / Group B / RNC – RGC Hansa 3-1 (1-1)
Scorers / RNC: Georgia Bullen 1, Antonia Bunyan 1, Meme Robertson 1
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Pia Knaute 1

8 / 17:10 / Group B/ Kleio Thessaloniki – FIFH Malmo 0-10 (0-7)
Scorers / Kleio: –
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Anja Christensen 7, Beritan Fener 3

9 / 18:20 / Group A / ASD Blind Hawks Trento – Füchse Berlin 1-11 (1-9) (
Scorers / Blind Hawks: Siara Sicher 1
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Amanda Dennis 7, Emily Reinke 3, Own goal 1

10 / 19:30 / Group A / Old Power – CSAVH Lyon 5-2 (1-1)
Scorers / Old Power: Annkathrin Denker 2, Stephanie Boenink 1, Hannele Gröhn 1, Iida Kauppila 1
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: Audrey Belkhir 1, Jahmali Berquier 1

SATURDAY 29th JUNE 2024

11 / 10:00 / Group B / Kleio Thessaloniki – RNC 3-12 (2-8)
Scorers / Kleio: #6 Silva 2, #3 van den Born 1
Scorers / RNC: #5 Robertson 6, #2 Bunyan 5, #3 Bullen 1

12 / 11:10 / Group A / Füchse Berlin – Aisti Sport 10-0 (9-0)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: #7 Dennis 5, #8 Turner 3, #1 Holder 2
Scorers / Aisti Sport: –

13 / 12:20 / Group A / ASD Blind Hawks Trento – Old Power 0-2 (0-0)
Scorers / Blind Hawks: –
Scorers / Old Power: #1 Boenink 2

14 / 13:30 / Group B / FIFH Malmo – RGC Hansa 2-2 (2-1)
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: #6 Christensen 1, #8 Svensson 1
Scorers / RGC Hansa: #2 Troost 1, #6 Gau 1

15 / 14:40 / Group A / CSAVH Lyon – Füchse Berlin 0-7 (0-5)
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: –
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: #7 Dennis 5, #1 Holder 1, #8 Turner 1

16 / 15:50 / Group A / Aisti Sport – ASD Blind Hawks Trento 4-1 (4-0)
Scorers / Aisti Sport: #4 Kuusela 3, #6 Leppänen 1
Scorers / Blind Hawks: #5 Hofer 1

17 / 18:15 / Places 5 – 8: RGC Hansa – CSAVH Lyon 1-4 (after extra throws), 1-1 (1-1)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: #5 Knaute 1
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: #1 Belkhir 1

18 / 19:30 / Places 5 – 8: Aisti Sport – Kleio Thessaloniki 5-2 (4-1)
Scorers / Aisti Sport: #4 Kuusela 3, #6 Leppänen 1, #2 Mikkola 1
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: #9 Mavrovounioti 1, #3 van den Born 1

SUNDAY 30th JUNE 2024

19 / 08:45 / Places 7 – 9: ASD Blind Hawks Trento – RGC Hansa 0-0 (0-0)
Scorers / Blind Hawks Trento: –
Scorers / RGC Hansa: –

20 / 10:00 / Semifinal 1: Füchse Berlin – RNC 2-0 (1-0)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: #7 Dennis 1, #8 Turner 1
Scorers / RNC: –

21 / 11:15 / Semifinal 2: FIFH Malmo – Old Power 5-1 (4-1)
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Christensen 5
Scorers / Old Power: #5 Kauppila 1

22 / 12:30 / Places 7 – 9: RGC Hansa – Kleio Thessaloniki 9-3 (2-1)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: #2 Troost 6, #6 Glasenapp 3, #8 Kersten 1
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: #4 Stamati 1, #3 van den Born 1, #6 Silva 1

23 / 13:45 / Places 5 – 6: CSAVH Lyon – Aisti Sport 2-1 (0-0)
Scorers / CSAVH Lyon: #7 Berquier 2
Scorers / Aisti Sport: #6 Leppänen 1

24 / 15:00 / Places 7 – 9: Kleio Thessaloniki – ASD Blind Hawks Trento 2-2 (0-0)
Scorers / Kleio Thessaloniki: #3 van den Born 2
Scorers / Blind Hawks Trento: #2 Pezzota 1, #4 Sicher 1

25 / 16:15 / Bronze Medal Game: RNC – Old Power 6-0 (3-0)
Scorers / RNC: #5 Robertson 3, #4 Bullen 2, #2 Bunyan 1
Scorers / Old Power: –

26 / 17:30 / Gold Medal Game: Füchse Berlin – FIFH Malmö 5-2 (2-2)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: #7 Dennis 3, #1 Holder 1, #8 Turner 1
Scorers / FIFH Malmö: #6 Christensen 2