The EGCA European Cup 2026 will be held in Køge, Denmark from 19–22 November 2026.
The European Cup is primarily intended for clubs that were eliminated before the Champions League Final Stage. However, if places remain available, other European clubs are also eligible to enter. One such opportunity has now become available, giving one club the chance to join this highly competitive international club tournament. The first eligible club to register will be accepted.
TOURNAMENT INVITATION
REGISTRATION
To register, please send an email to the EGCA Competition Committee at :egca.office@gmail.com
In your email, please include:
- Your club/team name
- Your home city
- Your country
- A statement confirming your wish to participate in the EGCA European Cup 2026
Please note: This invitation is open to all European clubs except those already participating in this season’s Champions League Final Stage.
Please also note that your club must be an official EGCA member. You can become a member quickly and easily here.
WHY PARTICIPATE?
- Compete against some of the strongest club teams in Europe.
- The winner of the EGCA European Cup earns direct qualification for next season’s Champions League.
- Teams can also earn Champions League ranking points through matches played in the EGCA European Cup 2026. These points can be crucial when competing for a place in next season’s Champions League.
ATHLETE REGULATIONS
(1) There must be always minimum 4 and maximum 6 registered athletes / team in an European Cup tournament.
(2) There must be always a minimum one IBSA classified athlete in a squad of a team in the European Cup tournament.
(3) An athlete who has participated in the Champions League qualification stage but whose team has not advanced to the Final Stage, can take part in the EGCA European Cup representing the same team as in the Champions League qualification stage.
(4) Unclassified athletes (also sighted) athletes are eligible in the European Cup tournament.
(5) A club must always have local athletes in its line-up for the European Cup tournament. A local athlete is a player who has played for the club’s team during the last two national league seasons (the current season counts) or in two consecutive national championships (the current year counts) or in three consecutive years in EGCA competitions (current year counts).
(6) If a team registers 6 athletes in its line-up for the European Cup tournament, four of these athletes must be local athletes; if the team registers 5 athletes, three must be local; and if the team registers 4 athletes, three must be local. The nationality of the athlete does not matter, as long as the athlete meets the above-mentioned local player criteria. This rule also applies to athletes who come from the same country as the club.
(7) A club may register EU citizens in its line-up who does not meet the local athlete criteria.
(8) A club may register one non-EU citizen in its lineup who does not meet the local athlete criteria.
(9) A female athlete can take part in the European Cup and it will not prevent them to take part inWomen’s Champions League, Youth Championships or EGCA Grand Prix tournaments. A female athlete can also represent another club in another competition like one in the European Cup and another in the EGCA Grand Prix.
(10) A U23 male athlete can take part in the European Cup and Youth Championships during the same year. A youth athlete can also represent one club in the Champions League and another at the EGCA Youth Championships.
(11) Failure to comply with registration rules results in a 10-0 loss in the game.