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 Noordzee.
If you have any question about the event please take contact to EGCA by email: egca.office@gmail.com or the representative of the tournament organizer Karen Verwulgen: karen@vigenoordzee.be.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS & GROUPS
Line-ups of the participating teams (a link will be updated soon)
Following 9 clubs are taking part of the Women’s Champions League 2024 tournament: Aisti Sport (FIN), ASD Blindhawks 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 Blindhawks 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.
STANDINGS & SCORERS
Group Standings (a link will be updated soon)
Scorer List (a link will be updated soon)
FINAL RANKING
Waiting for the results!
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Waiting for the results!
GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Note: Time zone in Belgium is UTC+2.
Please download the schedule below:
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
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2 / 10:10 / Group A / CSAVH Lyon – Asd Blindhawks Trento
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3 / 11:20 / Group B / RGC Hansa – Kleio Thessaloniki
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4 / 12:30 / Group B / FIFH Malmo – RNC
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5 / 13:40 / Group A / Füchse Berlin – Old Power
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6 / 14:50 / Group A / Aisti Sport – CSAVH Lyon
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7 / 16:00 / Group B / RNC – RGC Hansa
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8 / 17:10 / Group B/ Kleio Thessaloniki – FIFH Malmo
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9 / 18:20 / Group A / ASD Blindhawks Trento – Füchse Berlin
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10 / 19:30 / Group A / Old Power – CSAVH Lyon
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SATURDAY 29th JUNE 2024
11 / 10:00 / Group B / Kleio Thessaloniki – RNC
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12 / 11:10 / Group A / Füchse Berlin – Aisti Sport
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13 / 12:20 / Group A / ASD Blindhawks Trento – Old Power
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14 / 13:30 / Group B / FIFH Malmo – RGC Hansa
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15 / 14:40 / Group A / CSAVH Lyon – Füchse Berlin
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16 / 15:50 / Group A / Aisti Sport – ASD Blindhawks Trento
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17 / 18:15 / Places 5 – 8 / B3 – A4
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18 / 19:30 / Places 5 – 8 / A3 – B4
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SUNDAY 30th JUNE 2024
19 / 08:45 / Places 7 – 9 / A5 – Looser Game 17
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20 / 10:00 / Semifinal 1 / A1 – B2
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21 / 11:15 / Semifinal 2 / B1 – A2
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22 / 12:30 / Places 7 – 9 / Looser Game 17 – Looser Game 18
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23 / 13:45 / Places 5 – 6 / Winner Game 17 – Winner Game 18
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24 / 15:00 / Places 7 – 9 / Looser Game 18 – A5
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25 / 16:15 / Bronze Medal Game / Looser Game 20 – Looser Game 21
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26 / 17:30 / Gold Medal Game / Winner Game 20 – Winner Game 21
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