The Europe Cup in badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

is a team European championship, played by clubs from all around Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, analogue to the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 in the football.
It was established in 1978 by the members of the Badminton Europe.

Locations of the Europe Cup

EWLINE Year No. Host City Country 1978 I Bochum Bochum Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...   1979 II Haarlem Haarlem Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...   1980 III Mülheim Mülheim Mülheim an der Ruhr, also called "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen...   1981 IV Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...   1982 V Edegem Edegem Edegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Edegem proper. On January 1, 2006 Edegem had a total population of 21,668. The total area is 8.65 km² which gives a population density of 2,504 inhabitants per km²...   1983 VI Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...   1984 VII Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...   1985 VIII Mülheim Mülheim Mülheim an der Ruhr, also called "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen...   1986 IX Haarlem Haarlem Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...   1987 X Villach Villach Villach is the second largest city in the Carinthia state in the southern Austria, at the Drava River and represents an important traffic junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the population is 58,480.-History:...   1988 XI Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

EWLINE Year No. Host City Country 1989 XII San Javier San Javier San Javier, a Spanish language reference to Saint Francis Xavier, is sometimes used as a toponym in parts of the world where that tongue is spoken:-*San Javier, Santa Fe*San Javier Department, Córdoba*San Javier Department, Misiones...   1990 XIII Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...   1991 XIV Edegem Edegem Edegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Edegem proper. On January 1, 2006 Edegem had a total population of 21,668. The total area is 8.65 km² which gives a population density of 2,504 inhabitants per km²...   1992 XV Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...   1993 XVI Kristiansand Kristiansand -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...   1994 XVII Most Most Most is the capital city of the Most District, situated between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains, approximately northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem.-Etymology:...   1995 XVIII Kristiansand Kristiansand -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...   1996 XIX Haarlem Haarlem Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...   1997 XX Lisburn Lisburn DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...   1998 XXI Most Most Most is the capital city of the Most District, situated between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains, approximately northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem.-Etymology:...

EWLINE Year No. Host City Country 1999 XXII Dornbirn Dornbirn Dornbirn is a city in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district Dornbirn, which also includes the city of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau....   2000 XXIII Eindhoven  2001 XXIV Uppsala Uppsala - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...   2002 XXV Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...   2003 XXVI Uppsala Uppsala - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...   2004 XXVII Haarlem Haarlem Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...   2005 XXVIII Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. On 1 January 2003, Issy-les-Moulineaux became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Arc de Seine along with the other communes of Chaville, Meudon, Vanves and Ville-d'Avray...   2006 XXIX La Rinconada La Rinconada La Rinconada is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the city has a population of 33370 inhabitants.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía... , Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...   2007 XXX 2007 Europe Cup (badminton) The 2007 Europe Cup in badminton was the 30th edition of the Europe Cup. It was held between June 27 and July 1, 2007, in the Juliana van Stolberghal, in Amersfoort, Netherlands. It was organized by Badminton Combination Amersfoort in cooperation with Badminton Europe and the Dutch Badminton...   Amersfoort Amersfoort Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...   2008 XXXI 2008 Europe Cup (badminton) The 2008 Europe Cup in badminton was the 31st edition of the Europe Cup. It was held between June 11 and June 15, 2008, in the Borisoglebsky Sports Centre, in Ramenskoye, Russia.-Results:-References:*-External links:**...   Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...   2009 XXXII  Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...   2010 XXXII 2010 Europe Cup (badminton) The 2010 Europe Cup in badminton was the 33rd edition of the Europe Cup. It was held between June 23–27, 2010, in the ZBC-Hal, in Zwolle, Netherlands. 1.BC Saarbrücken won the tournament for the first time.-Format:...   Zwolle Zwolle Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...

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 Tennis and Badminton Club of Reykjavik Tennis and Badminton-club of Reykjavik was established 1938.The club is biggest badminton club in Iceland and most likely the biggest single-sport club in Iceland with around 4000 active badminton players. The clubs facilities are two Badminton halls...	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
2006	IBMC Issy-les-Moulineaux	SC Meteor Dnjepropetrowsk   Uniao Desportiva de Santana
2007 2007 Europe Cup (badminton) The 2007 Europe Cup in badminton was the 30th edition of the Europe Cup. It was held between June 27 and July 1, 2007, in the Juliana van Stolberghal, in Amersfoort, Netherlands. It was organized by Badminton Combination Amersfoort in cooperation with Badminton Europe and the Dutch Badminton...	NL Primorye Wladiwostok	BC Amersfoort	4–2
2008 2008 Europe Cup (badminton) The 2008 Europe Cup in badminton was the 31st edition of the Europe Cup. It was held between June 11 and June 15, 2008, in the Borisoglebsky Sports Centre, in Ramenskoye, Russia.-Results:-References:*-External links:**...	Prymorye	Favorit-Ramenskoe	4–1
2009	Favorit-Ramenskoe	Issy Les Moulineaux	4–2
2010 2010 Europe Cup (badminton) The 2010 Europe Cup in badminton was the 33rd edition of the Europe Cup. It was held between June 23–27, 2010, in the ZBC-Hal, in Zwolle, Netherlands. 1.BC Saarbrücken won the tournament for the first time.-Format:...	1. BC Saarbrücken	Favorit-Ramenskoe	4–2

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.