Welcome to the official web page of the EGCA Youth (U23) Championships 2024 that will be held in Rostock, Germany on 14th – 17th November. The tournament is head organized by RGC Hansa that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
The tournament will take place in the biggest city of the state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, on the shore of the Baltic Sea; in the city of Rostock. All teams will stay in the B&B HOTEL Rostock City-West, Lübecker Str. 31, 18057 Rostock. The offered double and triple rooms at this hotel include a shower.
The games will be played in the CJD Sports Hall at Groß Schwaßer Weg 11, 18057 Rostock, just three kilometers from the accommodation place. The venue meets the IBSA Goalball standards, and the games will be played on an official TARAFLEX playing court.
CONTACT INFORMATION
The tournament director is Mario Turloff
Email: mario.turloff@outlook.de
Phone: +49 171 30 57 912
General questions about the Youth Championships can be sent: egca.office@gmail.com.
PARTICIPATING CLUBS & REFEREES
Attention: Team line-ups and list of referees will be updated on October!
These seven clubs will participate at the Youth (U23) Championships in Rostock:
RGC Hansa – Germany (host club and reigning champion)
Aarhus Goalball – Denmark
Aisti Sport – Finland
FSBU Gothenburg – Sweden
GC Lyons Golden Flash – France
Northern Allstars – Great Britain
USV Hercules – Netherlands
REGISTRATION REGULATION
- Every European club that is a member of EGCA can participate in the tournament. If you are not already EGCA member, please register here;
- There are maximum 10 clubs in the tournament. Clubs will be confirmed to the tournament in registration order;
- Athletes from each gender who comply with IBSA standards can participate;
- Athletes, who have born on 1st January 2001 and later are eligible to participate;
- One overage female athlete is allowed (maximum one year overage) if a team has only three U23 athletes;
- This is a separate competition and if an athlete has played in other EGCA competitions or represent another club during the year it doesn’t prevent him / her to participate in this tournament;
- Teams can be consisted by boys, girls or mixed;
- In addition unclassified athletes (also sighted) and 2 foreign athletes are eligible to participate. Foreign athlete is an athlete who is not living permanently or have a nationality of a country where a team comes from;
- In EGCA Youth (U23) Championships it is mandatory for the clubs to send with the entry form a photo of ID / passport of each athlete that we can ensure their age.
GAME SCHEDULE
Attention: Time zone of Germany is UTC+1.
FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER
Game Number / Start Time / Home Team – Away Team
1 / 09:00 / Aarhus Goalball – Aisti Sport
2 / 10:10 / FSBU Gothenburg – GC Lyons Golden Flash
3 / 11:20 / Northern Allstars – USV Hercules
4 / 12:30 / Aisti Sport – RGC Hansa
5 / 13:40 / GC Lyons Golden Flash – Aarhus Goalball
6 / 14:50 / USV Hercules – FSBU Gothenburg
7 / 16:00 / RGC Hansa – Northern Allstars
8 / 17:10 / GC Lyons Golden Flash – Aisti Sport
9 / 18:20 / Aarhus Goalball – USV Hercules
10 / 19:30 / FSBU Gothenburg – RGC Hansa
SATURDAY 16th NOVEMBER
11 / 09:00 / Aisti Sport – Northern Allstars
12 / 10:10 / USV Hercules – GC Lyons Golden Flash
13 / 11:20 / RGC Hansa – Aarhus Goalball
14 / 12:30 / Northern Allstars – FSBU Gothenburg
15 / 13:40 / Aisti Sport – USV Hercules
16 / 14:50 / Aarhus Goalball – FSBU Gothenburg
17 / 16:00 / RGC Hansa – GC Lyons Golden Flash
18 / 17:10 / Northern Allstars – Aarhus Goalball
19 / 18:20 / FSBU Gothenburg – Aisti Sport
20 / 19:30 / USV Hercules – RGC Hansa
SUNDAY 17th NOVEMBER
21 / 09:00 / GC Lyons Golden Flash – Northern Allstars
22 / 11:30 – Bronze Medal Game / 3rd Round Robin – 4th Round Robin
23 / 12:45 – Gold Medal Game / 1st Round Robin – 2nd Round Robin
14:00 / Medal Ceremony