Europe Cup (badminton)

The Europe Cup in badminton is a team European championship, played by clubs from all around Europe, analogue to the UEFA Champions League in the football. It was established in 1978 by the members of the Badminton Europe.

Locations of the Europe Cup

Year No. Host City Country
1978 I Bochum  West Germany
1979 II Haarlem  Netherlands
1980 III Mülheim  Germany
1981 IV Copenhagen  Denmark
1982 V Edegem  Belgium
1983 VI Paris  France
1984 VII Malmö  Sweden
1985 VIII Mülheim  West Germany
1986 IX Haarlem  Netherlands
1987 X Villach  Austria
1988 XI Moscow  Soviet Union
Year No. Host City Country
1989 XII San Javier  Spain
1990 XIII Budapest  Hungary
1991 XIV Edegem  Belgium
1992 XV Sofia  Bulgaria
1993 XVI Kristiansand  Norway
1994 XVII Most  Czech Republic
1995 XVIII Kristiansand  Norway
1996 XIX Haarlem  Netherlands
1997 XX Lisburn  Ireland
1998 XXI Most  Czech Republic
Year No. Host City Country
1999 XXII Dornbirn  Austria
2000 XXIII Eindhoven  Netherlands
2001 XXIV Uppsala  Sweden
2002 XXV Berlin  Germany
2003 XXVI Uppsala  Sweden
2004 XXVII Haarlem  Netherlands
2005 XXVIII Issy-les-Moulineaux  France
2006 XXIX La Rinconada, Seville  Spain
2007 XXX Amersfoort  Netherlands
2008 XXXI Moscow  Russia
2009 XXXII Sofia  Bulgaria
2010 XXXII Zwolle  Netherlands

Finalists

Year Winner Runner up Score
1978 Gentofte BK 1. BV Mülheim 5–2
1979 Gentofte BK BC Duinwijck 6–1
1980 Wimbledon SBC Hvidovre BK 4–3
1981 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö 7–0
1982 Gentofte BK BC Duinwijck 6–1
1983 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö 7–0
1984 BMK Aura Malmö Gentofte BK 7–0
1985 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö 7–0
1986 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö 6–1
1987 Triton BK Aalborg BMK Aura Malmö 4–3
1988 SAC Omsk Triton BK Aalborg 4–3
1989 Headingley BC Göteborgs BK 4–3
1990 Göteborgs BK Velo BC van Zundert 5–2
1991 Stockholm Sparvagars GoIF Headingley BC 5–2
1992 BC Feibra Linz TBC Reykjavík 6–1
1993 Lillerod BK Göteborgs BK 4–3
1994 Lillerod BK Göteborgs BK 5–2
1995 Lillerod BK Göteborgs BK 5–2
1996 Kastrup Magleby BK Technokhim Moskau 4–1
1997 Hvidovre BK Technokhim Moskau 4–3
1998 Kastrup Magleby BK Technokhim Moskau 4–1
1999 BC Eintracht Südring Sportschool van Zijderveld 5–1
2000 Kastrup Magleby BK Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 5–2
2001 Hvidovre BK Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–3
2002 Lokomotiv Rekord Moskau Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–3
2003 Lokomotiv Rekord Moskau Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–1
2004 Greve Strands BK FC Langenfeld 4–1
2005 Kastrup Magleby BK 1. BC Beuel 4–1
20061 IBMC Issy-les-Moulineaux SC Meteor Dnjepropetrowsk
Uniao Desportiva de Santana
2007[1] NL Primorye Wladiwostok BC Amersfoort 4–2
2008 Prymorye Favorit-Ramenskoe 4–1
2009 Favorit-Ramenskoe Issy Les Moulineaux 4–2
2010 1. BC Saarbrücken Favorit-Ramenskoe 4–2

^1 In 2006 the CB Rinconada used an not play-entitled player in the final, so that afterwards the title was awarded to the finalists IBMC Issy les Moulineaux. The two losers in the semifinal were promoted as the second place winner, thus for the first time in history, two teams were emerge as the silver medalists.

References

  1. ^ "Europe Cup: Local Favourites Bow To Talented Russians". BadZine.info. http://www.badzine.info/content/view/401/2/. Retrieved 2007-10-04. 
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