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 YearNumberHost CityHost CountryEvents 1978 1 Bochum 11979 2 Haarlem 11980 3 Mülheim 11981 4 Copenhagen 11982 5 Antwerp 11983 6 Paris 11984 7 Malmö 11985 8 Mülheim 11986 9 Haarlem 11987 10 Villach 11988 11 Moscow 11989 12 San Javier 11990 13 Budapest 11991 14 Antwerp 11992 15 Sofia 11993 16 Kristiansand 11994 17 Most 11995 18 Kristiansand 11996 19 Haarlem 11997 20 Lisburn 11998 21 Most 11999 22 Dornbirn 12000 23 Eindhoven 12001 24 Uppsala 12002 25 Berlin 12003 26 Uppsala 12004 27 Haarlem 12005 28 Issy-les-Moulineaux 12006 29 La Rinconada, Seville 12007 30 Amersfoort 1YearNumberHost CityHost CountryEvents 2008 31 Moscow 12009 32 Sofia 12010 33 Zwolle 12011 34 Zwolle 12012 35 Pécs 12013 36 Beauvais 12014 37 Amiens 12015 38 Tours 12016 39 Tours 12017 40 Milan 12018 41 Lubin 12019 42 Junglinster 12020 43 Białystok 12022 44 12023 45 Oviedo 1
Finalists YearWinnerRunner upScore1978 Gentofte BK 1. BV Mülheim5–21979 Gentofte BK BC Duinwijck6–11980 Wimbledon SBC Hvidovre BK4–31981 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö7–01982 Gentofte BK BC Duinwijck6–11983 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö7–01984 BMK Aura Malmö Gentofte BK7–01985 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö7–01986 Gentofte BK BMK Aura Malmö6–11987 Triton BK Aalborg BMK Aura Malmö4–31988 SAC Omsk Triton BK Aalborg4–31989 Headingley BC Göteborgs BK4–31990 Göteborgs BK Velo BC van Zundert5–21991 Stockholm Sparvagars GoIF Headingley BC5–21992 BC Feibra Linz TBC Reykjavík6–11993 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK4–31994 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK5–21995 Lillerød BK Göteborgs BK5–21996 Kastrup Magleby BK Technokhim Moscow4–11997 Hvidovre BK Technokhim Moscow4–31998 Kastrup Magleby BK Technokhim Moscow4–11999 BC Eintracht Südring Sportschool van Zijderveld5–12000 Kastrup Magleby BK Fyrisfjädern Uppsala5–2YearWinnerRunner upScore2001 Hvidovre BK Fyrisfjädern Uppsala4–32002 Lokomotiv Rekord Moscow Fyrisfjädern Uppsala4–32003 Lokomotiv Rekord Moscow Fyrisfjädern Uppsala4–12004 Greve Strands BK FC Langenfeld4–12005 Kastrup Magleby BK 1. BC Beuel4–12006 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 SC Meteor Dnipropetrovsk Uniao Desportiva de Santana2007 Primorye Vladivostok BC Amersfoort4–22008 Primorye Vladivostok Favorit-Ramenskoe4–12009 Favorit Ramenskoe Issy Les Moulineaux4–22010 1. BC Saarbrücken Favorit-Ramenskoe4–22011 BC Duinwijck Van Zundert Velo4–22012 Primorye Vladivostok Team Skælskør-Slagelse4–22013 Primorye Vladivostok Team Skælskør-Slagelse4–12014 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise4–12015 Primorye Vladivostok Aix Universite CB3–12016 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 BC Chambly Oise3–22017 Issy Les Moulineaux BC 92 BC Chambly Oise3–12018 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise3–12019 Primorye Vladivostok BC Chambly Oise3–02022 UKS Hubal Bialystok BC Chambly Oise3–12023 Matex MaraBadminton Recreativo IES La Orden3–1 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
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