Welcome to the official website of the 7th edition of the EGCA Women’s Champions League.
EGCA Women’s Champions League 2026 will take place from 19th to 23rd August 2026 in the true goalball city of Rostock on the Baltic Sea coast. This event is organised by RGC HANSA ROSTOCK and will be conducted in full compliance with the EGCA competition rules.
CONTACT DETAILS
If you have any questions, concerns or require logistical support, please contact the tournament director: Mario Turloff:
Phone: +49 171 3057912
Email: mario.turloff@outlook.de
EGCA Representative: Erkki Miinala
Phone: +358442912126
Email: egca.office@gmail.com
VENUE & ACCOMMODATION
Competition Venue
CJD Campus
Groß Schwaßer Weg 11
18057 Rostock
This modern competition venue was opened in November 2024 on the occasion of the EGCA U23 Championship and is specially designed to meet the needs of our goalball athletes.
Accommodation
The teams will be staying at the HOTEL ANA AMBER, which is idyllically located on the River Warnow, close to shopping facilities, Rostock city centre and excellent transport links. The competition venue is only 2.6 km away. Our shuttle service will ensure smooth and easy logistics during the event.
EVENT PARTNERS & SPONSORS
PARTICIPATING CLUBS & GROUPS
Please find Line-ups of the participating clubs here
There are 8 participating clubs in the tournament and they are divided in two groups of 4 teams by the EGCA Women’s Champions League ranking:
Group A: FIFH Malmo (SWE, ranking 2), Kahramanmaras (TUR, ranking 4), RGC Hansa Rostock (GER, ranking 5), GC Lyon’s Golden Flash (FRA, ranking 7)
Group B: Füchse Berlin (GER, ranking 1), Old Power (FIN, ranking 3), USV Hercules (NED, ranking 6), Isparta (TUR, ranking 8)
Gören Kalpler from Türkiye and Red Velvet Warriors Budapest from Hungary cancelled their participation due athlete injuries.
PLAY SYSTEM
Teams will play a single round robin in both groups. All 4 teams will continue to the quarter finals.
The tournament will be played under existing IBSA 2025 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. Missed goals
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
After the group stage teams will be ranked according their results at the group stage. Teams will be placed in the semifinal & placement matches 5-8 depending on their ranking after the group stage.
The winners of the quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals, while the losing teams played placement matches for places 5–8.
The winners of the semifinals advanced to the tournament gold medal game. The teams that lost in the semifinals compete in the bronze medal match.
In the quarterfinals, semifinals, medal matches, and placement matches, each game was played to a decisive result. If the match was tied after regulation time, a 6-minute golden goal overtime was played (the first team to score wins). If the game remained tied after overtime, an extra throws competition was used to determine the winner.
REFEREES, PROTEST & TOURNAMENT JURY
Following referees officiated in the tournament:
Aurora Zanolin – Italy – Chief Referee
Robert Avery – Great Britain
Jesper Dahl – Denmark
Marina Kolovou – Greece
Ahmed Fathalla – Egypt
Andreja Kumer-Jonikaitiene – Slovenia
Theresa Stahl – Germany
Tuula-Anneli Toivola – Finland
Vilma Venckutonyte – Lithuania
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.
If the protest is acknowledged, the money is given back. If not, the money goes to the EGCA for development of club goalball.
The tournament jury will talk about the protest and give a decision as soon as possible.
The tournament jury is:
Tournament Director – Mario Turloff
Chief Referee – Aurora Zanolin
EGCA Representative – Erkki Miinala
FINAL RANKING
- Old Power
- Kahramanmaras
- RGC Hansa Rostock
- FIFH Malmo
- Füchse Berlin
- GC Lyon’s Golden Flash
- USV Hercules
- Isparta
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Top Scorer – Saki Amuro (Old Power), 29 goals
The most valuable player (MVP) – Saki Amuro (Old Power)
GROUP STANDINGS & SCORER LIST
GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Attention: Time zone in Germany is UTC+2
Thursday 20th August 2026
Game Number / Start Time / Group / Home Team – Away Team
1 / 10:00 / Group A / FIFH Malmo – GC Lyon’s Golden Flash 9-4 (7-3)
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Anja Christensen 7, Beritan Fener 2
Scorers / Golden Flash: Chelsea Hudson 3, Melda Alhan 1
2 / 11:15 / Group A / Kahramanmaras – RGC Hansa Rostock 3-5 (1-5)
Scorers / Kahramanmaras: Reyhan Yilmaz 3
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Lihi Ben David 4, Charlotte Kaercher 1
3 / 12:30 / Group B / Füchse Berlin – Isparta 6-8 (3-3)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Kali Holder 4, Samira Jalilvand 2
Scorers / Isparta: Ceren Yilmaz 8
4 / 13:45 / Group B / Old Power – USV Hercules 8-5 (5-2)
Scorers / Old Power: Saki Amuro 6, Susanna Halme 1, Iida Kauppila 1
Scorers / Hercules: Femke van den Born 3, Annkathrin Denker 2
5 / 15:00 / Group A / RGC Hansa Rostock – FIFH Malmo 7-4 (3-3)
Scorers / RGC Hansa Rostock: Lihi Ben David 4, Charlotte Kaercher 2, Susanne Kersten 1
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Anja Christensen 3, Hanna Svensson 1
6 / 16:15 / Group A / GC Lyon’s Golden Flash – Kahramanmaras 2-7 (0-5)
Scorers / Golden Flash: Adelia Ajami 1, Chelsea Hudson 1
Scorers / Kahramanmaras: Fatma Gül Güler Erman 4, Buket Atalay 1, Umran Reyhan 1, Reyhan Yilmaz 1
7 / 17:30 / Group B / USV Hercules – Füchse Berlin 8-3 (3-2)
Scorers / Hercules: Femke van den Born 6, Annkathrin Denker 2
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Samira Jalilvand 2, Kali Holder 1
8 / 18:45 / Group B / Isparta – Old Power 5-10 (2-7)
Scorers / Isparta: Ceren Yilmaz 5
Scorers / Old Power: Saki Amuro 8, Susanna Halme 1, Iida Kauppila 1
Friday 21st August 2026
9 / 09:00 / Group A / RGC Hansa Rostock – GC Lyon’s Golden Flash 4-3 (1-1)
Scorers / RGC Hansa Rostock: Lihi Ben David 3, Käthe Glasenapp 1
Scorers / Golden Flash: Chelsea Hudson 3
10 / 10:15 / Group A / FIFH Malmo – Kahramanmaras 5-9 (2-5)
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Anja Christensen 3, Beritan Fener 1, Hanna Svensson 1
Scorers / Kahramanmaras: Fatma Gül Güler Erman 5, Reyhan Yilmaz 3, Umran Reyhan 1
11 / 11:30 / Group B / USV Hercules – Isparta 4-5 (3-3)
Scorers / Hercules: Femke van den Born 4
Scorers / Isparta: Ceren Yilmaz 3, Aysegül Celik 1, Seidanur Kaplan 1
12 / 12:45 / Group B / Füchse Berlin – Old Power 0-10 (0-7)
Scorers / Old Power: Saki Amuro 8, Stephanie Boenink 1, Iida Kauppila 1
13 / 15:30 / Quarter Final 1 / RGC Hansa Rostock – Füchse Berlin 11-1 (9-1)
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Lihi Ben David 7, Grietje Gau 3, Käthe Glasenapp 1
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Kali Holder 1
14 / 16:45 / Quarter Final 2 / Isparta – FIFH Malmo 1-6 (0-5)
Scorers / Isparta: Ceren Yilmaz 1
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Anja Christensen 3, Hanna Svensson 2, Beritan Fener 1
15 / 18:00 / Quarter Final 3 / Old Power – GC Lyon’s Golden Flash 9-4 (6-2)
Scorers / Old Power: Saki Amuro 4, Stephanie Boenink 2, Susanna Halme 2, Opponent’s own goal 1
Scorers / Golden Flash: Chelsea Hudson 3, Adelia Ajami 1
16 / 19:15 / Quarter Final 4 / Kahramanmaras – USV Hercules 14-6 (7-3)
Scorers / Kahramanmaras: Fatma Gül Güler Erman 5, Reyhan Yilmaz 4, Gülsah Aktürk 3, Medine Köse 2
Scorers / Hercules: Femke van den Born 5, Annkathrin Denker 1
Saturday 22nd August 2026
17 / 09:00 / Places 5-8 / Isparta – Füchse Berlin 3-9 (2-4)
Scorers / Isparta: Ceren Yilmaz 3
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Samira Jalilvand 5, Kali Holder 2, Emily Reinke 2
18 / 10:15 / Places 5-8 / USV Hercules – GC Lyon’s Golden Flash 0-3 (0-2)
Scorers / Golden Flash: Melda Alhan 3
19 / 11:30 / Semifinal 1 / Old Power – FIFH Malmo 3-1 (0-0)
Scorers / Old Power: Stephanie Boenink 2, Saki Amuro 1
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Anja Christensen 1
20 / 12:45 / Semifinal 2 / RGC Hansa Rostock – Kahramanmaras 2-4 (1-1)
Scorers / RGC Hansa Rostock: Lihi Ben David 2
Scorers / Kahramanmaras: Gülsah Aktürk 2, Reyhan Yilmaz 2
21 / 14:00 / Places 7-8 / Isparta – USV Hercules 1-11 (1-10)
Scorers / Isparta: Ceren Yilmaz 1
Scorers / USV Hercules: Annkathrin Denker 5, Femke van den Born 4, Danique van Varssefeld 2
22 / 15:15 / Places 5-6 / Füchse Berlin – GC Lyon’s Golden Flash 7-4 (4-2)
Scorers / Füchse Berlin: Kali Holder 5, Samira jalilvand 2
Scorers / Golden Flash: Melda Alhan 3, Chelsea Hudson 1
23 / 16:30 / Bronze Medal Game / FIFH Malmo – RGC Hansa Rostock 4-6 (2-2)
Scorers / FIFH Malmo: Anja Christensen 4
Scorers / RGC Hansa: Lihi Ben David 4, Käthe Glasenapp 1, Charlotte Kaercher 1
24 / 17:45 / Gold Medal Game / Old Power – Kahramanmaras 2-1 (1-0)
Scorers / Old Power: Saki Amuro 2
Scorers / Kahramanmaras: Reyhan Yilmaz 1
19:00 – Medal Ceremony