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TOP/SolarCompleet (NED): New 2019 Europa Cup champion!

The 53rd IKF Europa Cup 2019 has its champion: TOP/SolarCompleet (NED), after beating in today’s final the Belgian Boeckenberg KC by 31-16. During this 3-day event, national champions from eight European countries have been competing for the “Alfons Janssens” trophy in the Belgian city of Kortrijk. The English Trojans KC ended in third position in the Bronze medal game against SG Pegasus fromGermany.  A great tournament with exciting and tight matches in an spectacular arena. Thanks to all organizers, volunteers, supporters, officials and teams for an unforgettable tournament. You can rewatch and enjoy all games again on our channels!

Official Event website: www.ecup2019.com
Live streaming games and live results, scorers and statistics on www.worldkorfball.org

IKF ECUP 2019 Final results
Saturday, 12 January 2019:

#  Time Result  Video/Stats  For_place:
17 12:30 Brno KK (CZE) Marmara (TUR) 21-11 📺 / 📊  7th-8th
18 14:30 NC Benfica (POR) 1908 SZAC (HUN) 13-12 📺 / 📊  5th-6th
19 17:00 Trojans KC (ENG) SG Pegasus (GER) 25-11 📺 / 📊  Bronze
20 19:00 TOP (NED) Boeckenberg (BEL) 31-16 📺 / 📊  Final
20:30 MEDAL & CLOSING CEREMONY 

IKF ECUP 2019 Final ranking

Position Team
1st TOP/SolarCompleet (NED)
2nd Boeckenberg KC (BEL)
3rd Trojans KC (ENG)
4th SG Pegasus (GER)
5th NC Benfica (POR)
6th 1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN)
7th Brno KK (CZE)
8th Marmara University (TUR)

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl – korfbalfoto.nl

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IKF ECUP 2019 Final games
Saturday, 12 January 2019:

Day 3 Final reviews

Brno – Marmara 21-11 (16-5)

Two teams whose national federations will need to participate in the first round with the reigning champions competed for the places 7/8 on the final day.

With an additional two minutes per quarter higher scores were possible. And that was exactly what happend on the Czech side in the first half. Good focus in combination with less pressure by defenders made that the match was played long before the final whistle.

It was an occasion for some reserve players to show their skills.

Congratulations to both teams!

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

Benfica – Szac GG 13-12 (12-12) (8-8)

Two teams that had hoped for more struggled for the fifth place. But especially in Q1 the battle was situated on the defending side with a low score as a result (2-3)

Szac for a short period of time dominated and created a small advance. Time for Benfica to raise the level and to have it all square at half time.

Same scenario in the second half. Much enthusiasm, no success. This game had to be decided by a golden goal. And so it did!

After many minutes it was Joana Faria that scored the winning goal.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

Trojans – Pegasus 25-11 (11-6)

It has been a while since we had a clash between the traditional champion teams from England and Germany like it was always the case in the early days of the Europa Cup outdoor.

The English played one of the best tournaments and also now they were master of the game. Pegasus attacks were too transparant and the few shots, even from close by, did not find their way into the korf.

It must be said that at that time the scoring percentage of Trojans was extremely high. With 5 ahead at half time, Germans would still have hope.

Same scenario in the second half, Trojans clearly the better team and Germans trying to reverse the setting.

As a conclusion we may state that this is a well earned bronze for Trojans and that Pegasus earns respect for the efforts that were made to give a strong opponent a hard time.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

Top/Solar Compleet – Boeckenberg 31-16 (15-9)

The question was how long the Belgian champion would be able to keep the margin as close as possible. And, it must be said, in the first quarter this went quite well until dominance in rebound from the Dutch and uncontrolled personal defence on the other side resulted in 9-4

In a pure mathematical  perspective the second quarter saw nearly a winner with an accurate Top in the beginning and a better scoring Boeckenberg towards the end.

What is always a problem when playing Dutch teams, is difference in length giving attacks oceans of time to prepare shots and to give confidence to shooters. Boeckenberg did what was possible but was insufficient to create surprises (21-12 after Q3)

Match over and moments for other players to have a taste of topkorfball.

Congratulations to the KBKB for a perfect tournament. A better final would have been a beautiful present but Top was too outstanding.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

 

Review all the tournament!

Live again this great tournament and review all moments on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #ECUP2019 and #korfball:

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IKF ECUP 2019 Day 3: Finalists known!

Day 3 will be the last at the IKF Europa Cup 2019. During this 3-day event, national champions from eight European countries have been competing for the “Alfons Janssens” trophy.  The last two editions were won by the Dutch national champion TOP/SolarCompleet. Who will be the 2019 champion? The Dutch team or the local Boeckenberg KC? And for Bronze medal? Follow, watch and enjoy all games live on our channels!

Official Event website (info & tickets): www.ecup2019.com
Live streaming games and live results, scorers and statistics on www.worldkorfball.org

IKF ECUP 2019 Day 3 Match schedule (Finals)
Saturday, 12 January 2019:

#  Time Result  Video/Stats  For_place:
17 12:30 Brno KK (CZE) Marmara (TUR) 21-11 📺 / 📊  7th-8th
18 14:30 NC Benfica (POR) 1908 SZAC (HUN) 13-12 GG 📺 / 📊  5th-6th
19 17:00 Trojans KC (ENG) SG Pegasus (GER) 25-11 📺 / 📊  Bronze
20 19:00 TOP (NED) Boeckenberg (BEL) 31-16 📺 / 📊  Final
20:30 MEDAL & CLOSING CEREMONY 

Day 3 Final games

Day 3 Final reviews

Brno – Marmara 21-11 (16-5)

Two teams whose national federations will need to participate in the first round with the reigning champions competed for the places 7/8 on the final day.

With an additional two minutes per quarter higher scores were possible. And that was exactly what happend on the Czech side in the first half. Good focus in combination with less pressure by defenders made that the match was played long before the final whistle.

It was an occasion for some reserve players to show their skills.

Congratulations to both teams!

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

Benfica – Szac GG 13-12 (12-12) (8-8)

Two teams that had hoped for more struggled for the fifth place. But especially in Q1 the battle was situated on the defending side with a low score as a result (2-3)

Szac for a short period of time dominated and created a small advance. Time for Benfica to raise the level and to have it all square at half time.

Same scenario in the second half. Much enthusiasm, no success. This game had to be decided by a golden goal. And so it did!

After many minutes it was Joana Faria that scored the winning goal.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

Trojans – Pegasus 25-11 (11-6)

It has been a while since we had a clash between the traditional champion teams from England and Germany like it was always the case in the early days of the Europa Cup outdoor.

The English played one of the best tournaments and also now they were master of the game. Pegasus attacks were too transparant and the few shots, even from close by, did not find their way into the korf.

It must be said that at that time the scoring percentage of Trojans was extremely high. With 5 ahead at half time, Germans would still have hope.

Same scenario in the second half, Trojans clearly the better team and Germans trying to reverse the setting.

As a conclusion we may state that this is a well earned bronze for Trojans and that Pegasus earns respect for the efforts that were made to give a strong opponent a hard time.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

Top/Solar Compleet – Boeckenberg 31-16 (15-9)

The question was how long the Belgian champion would be able to keep the margin as close as possible. And, it must be said, in the first quarter this went quite well until dominance in rebound from the Dutch and uncontrolled personal defence on the other side resulted in 9-4

In a pure mathematical  perspective the second quarter saw nearly a winner with an accurate Top in the beginning and a better scoring Boeckenberg towards the end.

What is always a problem when playing Dutch teams, is difference in length giving attacks oceans of time to prepare shots and to give confidence to shooters. Boeckenberg did what was possible but was insufficient to create surprises (21-12 after Q3)

Match over and moments for other players to have a taste of topkorfball.

Congratulations to the KBKB for a perfect tournament. A better final would have been a beautiful present but Top was too outstanding.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

IKF ECUP 2019 Final ranking

Position Team
1st TOP/SolarCompleet (NED)
2nd Boeckenberg KC (BEL)
3rd Trojans KC (ENG)
4th SG Pegasus (GER)
5th NC Benfica (POR)
6th 1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN)
7th Brno KK (CZE)
8th Marmara University (TUR)

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Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude de Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

Follow the tournament live!

Don’t miss this great tournament and follow it daily on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #ECUP2019 and #korfball:

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IKF ECUP 2019 Day 2: Live reviews, results & games

This is the match schedule for Day 2 at the IKF Europa Cup 2019. During this 3-day event, national champions from eight European countries are competing for the “Alfons Janssens” trophy.  The last two editions were won by the Dutch national champion TOP/SolarCompleet. Who will be the 2019 champion? Follow it here!

Official Event website (info & tickets): www.ecup2019.com
Live streaming games and live results, scorers and statistics on www.worldkorfball.org

Ranking pools after Day 1

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Final ranking pools after Day 2 Morning games

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IKF ECUP 2019 Day 2 Match schedule & updated results
Friday, 11 January 2019:

#  Time Pool Results  Video/Stats
9 9:00 A Benfica (POR) Trojans (ENG) 13-14 GG 📺 / 📊
10 10:15 B Brno (CZE) Pegasus (GER) 15-17 📺 / 📊
11 11:30 A Boeckenberg (BEL) Marmara (TUR) 16-13 📺 / 📊
12 12:45 B 1908 SZAC (HUN) TOP (NED) 9-18 📺 / 📊
14:00 BREAK
13 16:30  For places 5-8 Benfica (POR) Brno (CZE) 9-8 📺 / 📊
14 17:45  For places 5-8 Marmara (TUR) 1908 SZAC (HUN) 7-17 📺 / 📊
15 19:00  1st Semi final Trojans (ENG) TOP (NED) 5-21 📺 / 📊
16 20:15  2nd Semi final Boeckenberg (BEL) Pegasus (GER) 17-12 📺 / 📊


Day 2 Morning games

Day 2 Morning reviews

Benfica – Trojans GG: 13-14 (regular: 13-13) (half time: 8-10)

We should be able to plan the key games for the evening session. Obviously this match was decisive for places 3 and 4. This means struggle, passion and effort between two teams equally strong.

None of the competitors could create a margin and there was never a decrease of tension. All what is needed for a top game was there, close defence, attacks interrupted by the sound of the shot clock, blocked shots and beautiful tactical plays. The smallest of margins with 5′ to go in favour of Trojans forced the Portugese to take risks and the English were not prepared to suffer from the same mistakes as before against Boeckenberg. (12-13)

With 11″ to go Benfica managed to equal the score with a golden goal scenario as a result. The first English attack being unsuccessful, the second one was the good one. After what they showed in the previous matches, maybe a well earned victory.

So typical for korfball that losers and winners embraced each other despite joy and disappointment!

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl – korfbalfoto.nl

Brno – Pegasus 15-17 (6-6)

Also now one could expect a close game. And although the tempo was much slower with less scoring, it remained an interesting confrontation. One could feel that this match would only start after the break.

After some tactical instructions of the coaches we noticed more speed but mixed with rougher actions  and infringements but also more goals. This is exactly what was needed to please spectators. The Germans , due to a better rebound in attack, took the lead in Q3. Too many easy shots from a close range were missed by Brno attackers with time unavoidably running out.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl – korfbalfoto.nl

Boeckenberg – Marmara 16-13 (10-5)

The fact that after the first quarter the Belgian champion had the lead (2-1) against a qualifier from the first round forces to say that Belgian korfball is going through a crisis.

Luckily there was a bunch of sheering school children to encourage the Belgians where the present korfball community was astonished by the performance of the Turkish team that was able to score 13 goals!

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl – korfbalfoto.nl

Szac – Top/Solar Compleet (2-10)

It was an opportunity for the Hungarians to show the strong progress they made the last years against a B team of Top.

As indicated earlier Szac did not play their best tournament, leaving the best players on te bench. The reserves still have a long way to go. Defence maybe was all right but just two scores score after 16′ is not very inspiring.

Top, on the other hand, amused the public with unconventional attacks with one handed running in shots.

The second half was the better one fro Szac. Was it not for the playing level, shots went in more easily to stroll to an acceptable final result

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl – korfbalfoto.nl

Day 2 Evening games

Day 2 Evening reviews

Benfica – Brno 9-8 (4-6)

The match that would decide who was going to play for places 7-8 or 5-6 seemed to be in favour for Brno at least in the first half.

And even later it remained unpredictable what be the outcome. Two teams eager to avoid first rounds played too carefully and therefore too slow. This made it easy for defenders to prevent opponents from shooting and on top we marked many attacks without shots.

At the end it was the inspiration of the best Portugese player that sentenced Brno to a trip to Saint Etienne.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl – korfbalfoto.nl

Marmara – Szac 7-17 (4-9)

Marmara completely missed their start and was condemned to a pursuit all the way through the match.

It was very unfortunate that Marmara was unable to repeat a previous performance which would have given a hard time to the Hungarians. At the end it became a walk over.

One may hope that Marmara will seize a chance during a first round tournament to qualify for 2020.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl – korfbalfoto.nl

Trojans – Top/Solar Compleet 5-21 (2-9)

What can you say in favour of a team that scores only 2 goals in the first and three in the second half time? That it was overpowered by a Dutch champion that is ready for the final!

Trojans played a good tournament so far but it was swiped from the floor by a quick, athletic and powerful Top with an outstanding female scoring machine.

Trojans, with their minds set on the match of the day after, did what they could but that was not enough to prevent the opponent to enjoy the public with dynamic korfball. An opportunity for the English to bring in reserve players to savour high level play.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl – korfbalfoto.nl

Boeckenberg – Pegasus 17-12 (9-7)

Much attention for this match. Interesting to find out whether the Germans, like in the Europeans, were able to upset the Belgians. When this was maybe the case in the beginning, too many bad decisions and passes, gave Boeckenberg the occasion to create a gap (6-3)

When shot clocks were replaced due to technical failure Boeckenberg immediately scored two perfectly countered by the Germans keeping the game on the highest level of tension.

Boeckenberg, at the start of Q3, now played the better korfball, whereas Germans were trying with individual actions. With an unstoppable Nick Janssens, after a sabbatical period, the match was decided minutes before the final signal.

Photos by Marco Spelten – actiefotografie.nl & Gertrude Vries – korfbalfoto.nl

Follow the tournament live!

Don’t miss this great tournament and follow it daily on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #ECUP2019 and #korfball:

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IKF ECUP 2019 Day 3 Match schedule (Finals)
Saturday, 12 January 2019:

#  Time Result  Video/Stats  For_place:
17 12:30 Brno KK (CZE) Marmara (TUR) 21-11 📺 / 📊  7th-8th
18 14:30 NC Benfica (POR) 1908 SZAC (HUN) 13-12 GG 📺 / 📊  5th-6th
19 17:00 Trojans KC (ENG) SG Pegasus (GER) 25-11 📺 / 📊  Bronze
20 19:00 TOP (NED) Boeckenberg (BEL) 31-16 📺 / 📊  Final
20:30 MEDAL & CLOSING CEREMONY 

Day 3 Final games

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IKF ECUP 2019 Day 1: Live reviews, results & games

Day 1 at the IKF Europa Cup 2019 in Kortrijk, Belgium. During this 3-day event, national champions from eight European countries are competing for the “Alfons Janssens” trophy.  The last two editions were won by the Dutch national champion TOP/SolarCompleet. Who will be the 2019 champion? Follow it here!

Official Event website (info & tickets): www.ecup2019.com
Live streaming games and live results, scorers and statistics on www.worldkorfball.org

IKF ECUP 2019 Day 1 Match schedule
Thursday, 10 January 2019:

#  Time Pool  Result  Video/Stats
1 9:00 A Marmara (TUR) Benfica (POR) 8-23 📺 / 📊
2 10:15 B 1908 Szac (HUN) Brno (CZE) 16-10 📺 / 📊
3 11:30 A Boeckenberg (BEL) Trojans (ENG) 13-12 📺 / 📊
4 12:45 B TOP (NED) Pegasus (GER)  14-6 📺 / 📊
14:00 BREAK
5 16:00 A Trojans (ENG) Marmara (TUR)  21-6 📺 / 📊
6 17:15 B Pegasus (GER) 1908 Szac (HUN)  11-8 📺 / 📊
18:15 OPENING CEREMONY
7 19:00 A Boeckenberg (BEL) Benfica (POR) 13-6 📺 / 📊
8 20:15 B TOP (NED) Brno (CZE) 25-8 📺 / 📊

Day 1 Morning games

Day 1 Morning Reviews

Marmara – Benfica 8-23 (7-9)

In the beautiful sports venue of Flanders West, a region where the KBKB as an organiser has just one local club, the edition of the IKF Cup took a start with what could be an interesting match between Marmara from Turkey and Benfica from Portugal.

The first half this scenario was respected with an unpredictable outcome. In the second however Benfica gave a push on the gas pedal with a big margin as a result.

Szac – Brno 16-10 (6-3)

With the excellent performance from the Hungarian champion in the first round in mind Brno was facing a strong opponent.Undoubtedly Szac is the best team from the recent past in Hungary whereas the Czechs with some older players could not create a surprise.

It must be said that Czech Republic slowly regains status within their country and, when the number of top teams will increase, we expect then back on the highest level.

Boeckenberg – Trojans 13-12 (7-9)

With the recent results of the Belgian national team in mind, Trojans fielded the best team. This turned out to be a good idea. Boeckenberg had more scoring opportunities, but the Trojans were all the mote accurate!

As Belgian shooting became better in the second half Trojans had to look for solutions. As the attacks failed to keep the ball in possession long enough to create free chances, the lead went to the opponent (11-10 at the start of the fourth quarter)

When everyone was expecting the GG, an uncontrolled move from a Trojan (disrespect of the distance during a penalty) was decisive for the “match of the day”

Top/Solar Compleet 14-6 (6-4)

Is korfball in progress when even Dutch B teams have trouble beating opponents? If this is the case the IKF has a bright future on the competition side.

In a recent past the German national squad did well and it may be that this was reflected on the German champion team. It kept the gap close till even after the break.

The third quarter was all in favour of Top (11-6). Pegasus became a victim of their own enthusiasm with too many infringements and not enough fluid play. No surprise at the end! If it was not for a serious shoulder injury on the German side.

Day 1 Evening games

Day 1 Evening Reviews

Trojans – Marmara 21-6 (12-2)

Trojans recovered well from a major disillusion and left nothing for a weak opponent. In every part of the sport, both scenically and tactically, they were superior. Shots came with much confidence and accuracy resulting in an enormous gap.

Time for Trojans to test some reserve players giving more opportunities to the Turkish team.

Pegasus – Szac 11-8 (7-3)

It could have been a very high level game  but it never came to excitement. Szac had a total off day and the Germans, as a pledge to their injured team mate, never had problems.

A slow paste, bad shooting from both sides did not thrill spectators.

Nevertheless the general level of all teams seems to increase although this was not obvious in this slow match.

Boeckenberg – Benfica 13-6 (6-4)

No problems this time for a highly concentrated Boeckenberg that gave away few chances. Benfica could keep the gap very narrow in the beginning but after the second quarter the Belgian attackers were very successful whereas the defenders prevented the Portugese to take easy shots.

 No more close games to satisfy the audience. On the other hand the goal of the match was scored by the IKF secretary general, Joana Faria, after a beautiful assist ion het brother.

Top/Solar Compleet – Brno 25-8 (14-5) 

How to resist the supremacy of the giants from The Netherlands? What to do about the easy scoring? Questions that remained unanswered. 9-2 after the first quarter was just the start of a Czech Calvary.

With fluid moves Top showed that this is the team that would be difficult to keep from a next European title!

Ranking pools after Day 1

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Follow the tournament live!

Don’t miss this great tournament and follow it daily on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #ECUP2019 and #korfball:

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Day 1 Image gallery

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IKF ECUP 2019 Day 2 Match schedule
Friday, 11 January 2019:

#  Time Pool Results  Video/Stats
9 9:00 A Benfica (POR) Trojans (ENG) 0-0 📺 / 📊
10 10:15 B Brno (CZE) Pegasus (GER) 0-0 📺 / 📊
11 11:30 A Boeckenberg (BEL) Marmara (TUR) 0-0 📺 / 📊
12 12:45 B 1908 SZAC (HUN) TOP (NED) 0-0 📺 / 📊
14:00 BREAK
13 16:30 Ranking A3 Ranking B4 0-0 📺 / 📊
14 17:45 Ranking A4 Ranking B3 0-0 📺 / 📊
15 19:00 Ranking A2 Ranking B1 0-0 📺 / 📊
16 20:15 Ranking A1 Ranking B2 0-0 📺 / 📊

Day 2 Morning games

Day 2 Evening games

[To be known]

IKF ECUP 2019 Day 3 Match schedule (Finals)
Saturday, 12 January 2019:

#  Time Result  Video/Stats
17 12:30 Loser Game 13 Loser Game 14 0-0 📺 / 📊
18 14:30 Winner Game 13 Winner Game 14 0-0 📺 / 📊
19 17:00 Loser Game 15 Loser Game 16 0-0 📺 / 📊
20 19:00 Winner Game 15 Winner Game 16 0-0 📺 / 📊
20:30 MEDAL & CLOSING CEREMONY 

Day 3 Final games

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Everything’s ready for the IKF Europa Cup 2019

From the 10th of January up until the 12th of January 2019, the 53rd IKF Europa Cup will played in the Belgian city of Kortrijk (Sportcampus Lange Munte). During this event, national champions from eight European countries will compete in two pools for the “Alfons Janssens” trophy.

The last two editions were won by the Dutch national champion TOP/SolarCompleet, who will not be satisfied this year by anything else than be first team to win 3 IKF ECUPs in a row. However, the other teams are determined to showcase their best play and to claim the victory at last.  ► IKF Europa Cup History Booklet (up to December 2018)

Pool A Pool B
Kon. Boeckenberg KC (BEL) TOP/SolarCompleet (NED)
NC BENFICA (POR) KK Brno (CZE)
Trojans Korfball Club (ENG) SG Pegasus Rommerscheid 1991 e.V. (GER)
Marmara University (TUR) 1908 SZAC Budapest (HUN)

All matches will be webcasted live on IKF Youtube channel and also on www.worldkorfball.org with live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers, etc.

► Official match schedule: ikf.org/event/ikf-europa-cup-2019
► More information and tickets are available on the official event website: www.ecup2019.com

Follow the tournament on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

Don’t miss this great tournament and follow it also 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #ECUP2019 and #korfball:

► Facebook.com/korfball.org
► Twitter.com/korfball
► Instagram.com/korfball_org

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IKF ECUP 2019 Day 1 Match schedule
Thursday, 10 January 2019:

#  Time Pool  Video/Stats
1 9:00 A Marmara (TUR) Benfica (POR) 📺 / 📊
2 10:15 B 1908 SZAC (HUN) Brno (CZE) 📺 / 📊
3 11:30 A Boeckenberg (BEL) Trojans (ENG) 📺 / 📊
4 12:45 B TOP (NED) Pegasus (GER) 📺 / 📊
14:00 BREAK
5 16:00 A Trojans (ENG) Marmara (TUR) 📺 / 📊
6 17:15 B Pegasus (GER) 1908 SZAC (HUN) 📺 / 📊
18:15 OPENING CEREMONY
7 19:00 A Boeckenberg (BEL) Benfica (POR) 📺 / 📊
8 20:15 B TOP (NED) Brno (CZE) 📺 / 📊

Morning games

Evening games

IKF ECUP 2019 Day 2 Match schedule
Friday, 11 January 2019:

#  Time Pool  Video/Stats
9 9:00 A Benfica (POR) Trojans (ENG) 📺 / 📊
10 10:15 B Brno (CZE) Pegasus (GER) 📺 / 📊
11 11:30 A Boeckenberg (BEL) Marmara (TUR) 📺 / 📊
12 12:45 B 1908 SZAC (HUN) TOP (NED) 📺 / 📊
14:00 BREAK
13 16:30 Ranking A3 Ranking B4 📺 / 📊
14 17:45 Ranking A4 Ranking B3 📺 / 📊
15 19:00 Ranking A2 Ranking B1 📺 / 📊
16 20:15 Ranking A1 Ranking B2 📺 / 📊

Day 2 Morning games

Day 2 Evening games

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IKF ECUP 2019 Day 3 Match schedule (Finals)
Saturday, 12 January 2019:

#  Time  Video/Stats
17 12:30 Loser Game 13 Loser Game 14 📺 / 📊
18 14:30 Winner Game 13 Winner Game 14 📺 / 📊
19 17:00 Loser Game 15 Loser Game 16 📺 / 📊
20 19:00 Winner Game 15 Winner Game 16 📺 / 📊
20:30 MEDAL CEREMONY 

Day 3 Final games

[To be known]

The Netherlands: 2018 IKF European Korfball Champion!

Today’s final games ended with the new IKF European Korfball Champion 2018: The Netherlands, after beating Germany 21-8 in the big final played in Heerenveen BV Sportshall. The bronze medal was for Portugal, who defetead Belgium in an incredible and exciting tight match that finished 19-20 in favour of the Portuguese team.

Fifteen countries were competing from 13 to 21 October 2018 to be the new European korfball champion and also qualify between the top ten to play with ten other teams from different continents next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 in Durban, South Africa. Poland, Ireland and the rest of the teams playing today for places 1 to 8 are already qualified for the IKF WKC 2019 and Slovakia will be the first reserve from Europe.

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IKF EKC 2018 Final Results
Day 9: Sunday, 21-Oct-2018

#  Time  Sun,21-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
47 10:00 For 7th-8th place Hungary England 11-19 📺 / 📊
48 12:00 For 5th-6th place Catalonia Czech Republic 17-20 📺 / 📊
49 14:00 Bronze medal game Belgium Portugal 19-20 📺 / 📊
50 16:00 IKF EKC Final Netherlands Germany 21-8 📺 / 📊

IKF EKC 2018 Final ranking

Place Country
1 The Netherlands
2 Germany
3 Portugal
4 Belgium
5 Czech Republic
6 Catalonia
7 England
8 Hungary
9 Poland
10 Ireland
11 Slovakia
12 Wales
13 France
14 Scotland
15 Serbia

 

You can review and watch again all this tournament on www.worldkorfball.org (full games, statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and on IKF social media profiles via hashtags #EKC2018, #thisiskorfball and #korfball:

The Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) was the organizer of this great IKF EKC 2018 hosted in the northern province Friesland in The Netherlands, in the cities of Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden. Visit www.thisiskorfball.com to review more info about this international event (site in Dutch and English).

Day 9 (Finals) Image gallery

By Marco Spelten and Gertrude de Vries: korfbalfoto.nl

IKF EKC 2018 Day 9: ‘The Finals’ are ready!

Sunday, October 21th, is the ninth and last day at the IKF EKC 2018. The final games to decide places 1 to 8 in this 2018 IKF European Korfball Championship will take place in the Dutch city of Heerenveen this Sunday (Address: Sportstad Heerenveen BV).

Fifteen countries were competing from Saturday 13th to be the new European champion and trying to end between the top ten countries and qualify to play next year’s IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 in Durban, South Africa.

Poland and Ireland and the rest of teams playing on Sunday are already qualified for the IKF WKC 2019 and Slovakia will be the first reserve from Europe.

Don’t miss this finals day and follow it on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #EKC2018, #thisiskorfball and #korfball:

The Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) is the organizer of this IKF EKC 2018. You can find more information and buy tickets for all games through the official website of the event: www.thisiskorfball.com (site in Dutch and English).

Day 9 Match schedule: Finals (Sunday, 21-Oct-2018)

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time  Sun,21-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
47 10:00 For 7th-8th place Hungary England 11-19 📺 / 📊
48 12:00 For 5th-6th place Catalonia Czech Republic 17-20 📺 / 📊
49 14:00 Bronze medal game Belgium Portugal 19-20 📺 / 📊
50 16:00 IKF EKC Final Netherlands Germany 21-8 📺 / 📊

Referees & jurys daily apointments

Click here to see the appointments.

Day 9 (Finals) Image gallery

By Marco Spelten and Gertrude de Vries: korfbalfoto.nl

IKF EKC 2018 Day 8: Results, images and full games

The final places between positions 9 and 14 will be decided on Saturday, October 20th, eigth day at the IKF EKC 2018. From 13 to 21 October 2018 in the northern province Friesland in The Netherlands, the cities of Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden are hosting the IKF European Korfball Championship 2018. Fifteen* (15) countries are competing to be the new European champion and also looking for one of the last ten (10) places that qualify to play the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship in Durban, South Africa.

Congratulations to the squads of Poland and Ireland with their qualification for IKF WKC 2019 together with the top eight of IKF European Korfball Championship 2018. The match on Saturday between Wales and Slovakia is also important because the winner will be first reserve from Europe for the IKF WKC 2019.

Day 8 Match schedule (Saturday, 20-Oct-2018)

You can follow and watch all games live on www.worldkorfball.org
Full tournament schedule on ikf.org/?p=12202

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time  Sat,20-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
43 13:00 For 13th-14th place France Scotland 15-14 📺 / 📊
44 14:45 For 11th-12th place Wales Slovakia 15-18 📺 / 📊
45 16:30 For 9th-10th place Poland Ireland 21-7 📺 / 📊

Day 9 Match schedule: Finals
(Sunday, 21-Oct-2018)

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time  Sun,21-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
47 10:00 For 7th-8th place Hungary England 0-0 📺 / 📊
48 12:00 For 5th-6th place Catalonia Czech Republic 0-0 📺 / 📊
49 14:00 Bronze medal game Belgium Portugal 0-0 📺 / 📊
50 16:00 IKF EKC Final Netherlands Germany 0-0 📺 / 📊


Referees & jurys daily apointments

Click here to see the appointments.

Follow the tournament live!

Don’t miss this great tournament and follow it daily on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #EKC2018, #thisiskorfball and #korfball:

The Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) is the organizer of this IKF EKC 2018. You can find more information and buy tickets for all games through the official website of the event: www.thisiskorfball.com (site in Dutch and English).

Day 8 Image gallery

By Marco Spelten and Gertrude de Vries: korfbalfoto.nl

IKF EKC 2018 Day 7: Results, images and full games

Friday, October 19th is the seventh day at the IKF EKC 2018. From 13 to 21 October 2018 in the northern province Friesland in The Netherlands, the cities of Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden are hosting the IKF European Korfball Championship 2018. Fifteen* (15) countries are competing to be the new European champion and also looking for one of the last ten (10) places that qualify to play the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship in Durban, South Africa.

Congratulations to the squads of Poland and Ireland with their qualification for IKF WKC 2019 together with the top eight of IKF European Korfball Championship 2018. The match on Saturday between Wales and Slovakia is also important because the winner will be first reserve from Europe for the IKF WKC 2019.

IKF EKC 2018: Day 7 Match schedule
Friday, 19-Oct-2018

You can follow and watch all games live on www.worldkorfball.org
Full tournament schedule on ikf.org/?p=12202

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time Fri,19-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
35 13:00 Scotland Serbia 22-21 📺 / 📊
39 14:45 Hungary Catalonia 17-22 📺 / 📊
40 16:30 Czech Republic England 16-15 📺 / 📊
41 18:15 Germany Portugal 20-10 📺 / 📊
42 20:00 Netherlands Belgium 22-9 📺 / 📊

 

Day 8 Match schedule (Saturday, 20-Oct-2018)

You can follow and watch all games live on www.worldkorfball.org
Full tournament schedule on ikf.org/?p=12202

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time  Sat,20-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
43 13:00 For 13th-14th place France Scotland 0-0 📺 / 📊
44 14:45 For 11th-12th place Wales Slovakia 0-0 📺 / 📊
45 16:30 For 9th-10th place Poland Ireland 0-0 📺 / 📊

Day 9 Match schedule: Finals
(Sunday, 21-Oct-2018)

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time  Sun,21-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
47 10:00 For 7th-8th place Hungary England 0-0 📺 / 📊
48 12:00 For 5th-6th place Catalonia Czech Republic 0-0 📺 / 📊
49 14:00 Bronze medal game Belgium Portugal 0-0 📺 / 📊
50 16:00 EKC Final Netherlands Germany 0-0 📺 / 📊


Referees & jurys daily apointments
Click here to see the appointments.Follow the tournament live!Don’t miss this great tournament and follow it daily on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #EKC2018, #thisiskorfball and #korfball:

The Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) is the organizer of this IKF EKC 2018. You can find more information and buy tickets for all games through the official website of the event: www.thisiskorfball.com (site in Dutch and English).Day 7 Image galleryBy Marco Spelten and Gertrude de Vries: korfbalfoto.nl.

IKF EKC 2018 Day 6: Results, images and full games

Thursday, October 18th is the sixth day at the IKF EKC 2018. From 13 to 21 October 2018 in the northern province Friesland in The Netherlands, the cities of Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden are hosting the IKF European Korfball Championship 2018. Fifteen* (15) countries are competing to be the new European champion and also looking for one of the last ten (10) places that qualify to play the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship in Durban, South Africa.

IKF EKC 2018: Day 6 Match schedule
Thursday, 18-Oct-2018

You can follow and watch all games live on www.worldkorfball.org
Full tournament schedule on ikf.org/?p=12202

Host city: Gorredijk

#  Time Thurs,17-Oct  Gorredijk  Result  Video/Stats
36 16:30 Serbia France 13-16 📺 / 📊
37 18:15 Wales Poland 15-19 📺 / 📊
38 20:00 Slovakia Ireland 9-13 📺 / 📊

 

Day 6 Match reviews

https://www.korfbal.nl/node/18564

Day 7 Match schedule (Friday, 19-October -2018)

You can follow and watch all games live on www.worldkorfball.org
Full tournament schedule on ikf.org/?p=12202

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time Fri,19-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
35 13:00 Scotland Serbia 0-0 📺 / 📊
39 14:45 Hungary Catalonia 0-0 📺 / 📊
40 16:30 Czech Republic England 0-0 📺 / 📊
41 18:15 Germany Portugal 0-0 📺 / 📊
42 20:00 Netherlands Belgium 0-0 📺 / 📊

Day 8 Match schedule (Saturday, 20-Oct-2018)

Host city: Heerenveen

#  Time Sat,20-Oct Heerenveen  Result  Video/Stats
43 13:00 France Scotland 0-0 📺 / 📊
44 14:45 Wales Slovakia 0-0 📺 / 📊
45 16:30 Poland Ireland 0-0 📺 / 📊

Referees & jurys daily apointments

Click here to see the appointments.

Follow the tournament live!

Don’t miss this great tournament and follow it daily on www.worldkorfball.org (live streaming games, live statistics, play-by-play, rankings, top scorers,…), and 24/7 on IKF social media profiles and via the hashtags #EKC2018, #thisiskorfball and #korfball:

The Royal Dutch Korfball Federation (KNKV) is the organizer of this IKF EKC 2018. You can find more information and buy tickets for all games through the official website of the event: www.thisiskorfball.com (site in Dutch and English).

Day 6 Image gallery

By Marco Spelten and Gertrude de Vries: korfbalfoto.nl