Europe Cup (badminton) explained

The Europe Cup (also known as European Badminton Club Championships) is a badminton team championships played by clubs from all around Europe, comparable to the UEFA Champions League in football.It was established in 1978 by the members of Badminton Europe.

Championships

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width=30 Year width=30 Number width=150 Host City width=150 Host Country width=50 Events 1978 1 1979 1 1980 1 1981 1 1982 1 1983 1 1984 1 1985 1 1986 1 1987 1 1988 1 1989 1 1990 1 1991 1 1992 1 1993 1 1994 1 1995 1 1996 1 1997 1 1998 1 1999 1 2000 1 2001 1 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 2005 1 2006 1 2007 1

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width=30 Year width=30 Number width=150 Host City width=150 Host Country width=50 Events 2008 1 2009 1 2010 1 2011 1 2012 1 2013 1 2014 1 2015 Tours 1 2016 Tours 1 2017 1 2018 1 2019 1 2020 1 2022 1 2023 1

Finalists

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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 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK 4–3 1994 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK 5–2 1995 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK 5–2 1996 Kastrup Magleby BK Technokhim Moscow 4–1 1997 Hvidovre BK Technokhim Moscow 4–3 1998 Kastrup Magleby BK Technokhim Moscow 4–1 1999 BC Eintracht Südring Sportschool van Zijderveld 5–1 2000 Kastrup Magleby BK Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 5–2

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Year Winner Runner up Score 2001 Hvidovre BK Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–3 2002 Lokomotiv Rekord Moscow Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–3 2003 Lokomotiv Rekord Moscow Fyrisfjädern Uppsala 4–1 2004 Greve Strands BK FC Langenfeld 4–1 2005 Kastrup Magleby BK 1. BC Beuel 4–1 2006 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 SC Meteor Dnipropetrovsk Uniao Desportiva de Santana 2007^[1] Primorye Vladivostok BC Amersfoort 4–2 2008 Primorye Vladivostok Favorit-Ramenskoe 4–1 2009 Favorit Ramenskoe Issy Les Moulineaux 4–2 2010 1. BC Saarbrücken Favorit-Ramenskoe 4–2 2011 BC Duinwijck Van Zundert Velo 4–2 2012 Primorye Vladivostok Team Skælskør-Slagelse 4–2 2013 Primorye Vladivostok Team Skælskør-Slagelse 4–1 2014 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise 4–1 2015 Primorye Vladivostok Aix Universite CB 3–1 2016 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 BC Chambly Oise 3–2 2017 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 BC Chambly Oise 3–1 2018 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise 3–1 2019 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise 3–0 2022 UKS Hubal Bialystok BC Chambly Oise 3–1 2023 Matex MaraBadminton Recreativo IES La Orden 3–1

In 2006 the CB Rinconada team for the final included a player who was not qualified to play for them. The title was subsequently awarded to the runners-up, IMBC 92 (Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92). The losers of the two semifinals were promoted to joint second place. Thus for the first time in history, two teams emerged as silver medalists.

Championships by clubs

Club	Winner	Runner up
Primorye Vladivostok	8	0
Gentofte	7	1
Kastrup Magleby BK	4	0
Lillerød	3	0
Hvidovre	2	1
Issy Les Moulineaux	2	1
Lokomotiv Rekord Moscow	2	1
BMK Aura Malmö	1	5
Göteborgs BK	1	4
BC Duinwijck	1	2
Favorit-Ramenskoe	1	2
Triton BK Aalborg	1	1
Headingley BC	1	1
BC Eintracht Südring	1	0
BC Feibra Linz	1	0
1. BC Saarbrücken	1	0
Greve Strands	1	0
Matex MaraBadminton	1	0
Stockholm Sparvagars GoIF	1	0
SAC Omsk	1	0
Wimbledon SBC	1	0
UKS Hubal Bialystok	1	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Europe Cup: Local Favourites Bow To Talented Russians . Badzine.net . 18 May 2017 . 2 July 2007 .