The ETTU Cup is the second most important continental tournament for clubs in European table tennis, after the European Champions League. The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) has organized this cup since the 1964-65 season for men teams, and also for women teams a year later.
Name The competition was held in the 1964/65 season for the first time for men and a year later for ladies. At that time this tournament was called the European Fair Cities Cup. In 1984 it was renamed ETTU Nancy Evans Cup after the wife of then ITTF President Roy Evans. In 2005, the cup was renamed to the current name, the "ETTU Cup", while "Nancy Evans Cup" became the name of the trophy and is awarded to the winner.
The winner's trophy donated by Hans Frieder Baisch and Klaus stallion.
Qualification The winners of the ETTU Cup of the previous season qualifies automatically. Furthermore, every member association of ETTU can nominate up to 6 clubs to participate in the competition. Those six clubs should be taking part during the same season in the top national league, and should not be taking part in the European Champions League in the same season.
Format The competition is organised in three stages: first stage: round robin group matches, second stage: round robin group matches, and third stage: straight knock-out system.
The champions and the runners-up of the previous season, with the six strongest remaining teams ranked by the Ranking Committee, qualify automatically to the last 16. If the champions or the runners-up do not enter the competition, the strongest remaining team would take its place. Eight further top teams according to the ranking list would enter the second round directly.
In the first round, the competition is played in groups of three, four or five teams, with the clubs finishing in positions one and two in every group would qualify for the second round. In the second round the competition is played in groups of four teams. The teams finishing in position one in every group shall qualify for the round of the last sixteen. From this round onwards, a single knock-out system is used with eight teams drawn directly into this round.
The semi-finals and finals will be played in two legs, home and away. If each team has won one leg, the winner would be the team with the better aggregate score first in individual matches, then in games and finally in points. If they are still equal, the winner shall be decided by lot.
Composition of teams Each team should name at least six players for the competition. Within the list, only two foreign players are allowed, and, for any particular match, only one foreign player is permitted to participate.
Results Men: https://tt-wiki.info/europe-cup-herren/
Women: https://tt-wiki.info/europe-cup-damen/ Men's competition Season Winners Runners-upEuropean Fair Cities Cup1965 DJK Sportbund Stuttgart PSV Stuttgart1966 Slavia Prag DJK Sportbund Stuttgart1967 Sparta Prag VM Közert Budapest 1968 Stadion Prag VM Közert Budapest 1969 Spartacus Budapest GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb1970 GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb Meidericher TTC1971 Vitkovice Ostrava BVSC Vasutas Budapest 1972 GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb BVSC Vasutas Budapest 1973 BVSC Vasutas Budapest AC Kremlin-Bicètre 1974 Spartacus Budapest Hertha BSC Berlin1975 BVSC Vasutas Budapest Boo KFUM Stockholm1976 Spartacus Budapest Heinzelmann Reutlingen1977 Spartak Subotica Ganz Mavag Budapest1978 BVSC Vasutas Budapest Spartak Subotica1979 BVSC Vasutas Budapest GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb1980 Heinzelmann Reutlingen GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb1981 Spartak Subotica Saarbrücken1982 Saarbrücken AS Messine 1983 BVSC Vasutas Budapest Zugbrücke Grenzau ETTU Nancy Evans Cup1984 TT San Elpidio a Mare Saarbrücken1985 Spartacus Budapest La Trinite Sports Nizza (Nice)1986 La Trinite Sports Nizza (Nice) Borussia Düsseldorf1987 Borussia Düsseldorf Levallois UTT1988 Levallois UTT Heinzelmann Reutlingen1989 Saarbrücken Steinhagen1990 indeland Jülich Steinhagen1991 Falkenbergs indeland Jülich1992 Lübeck Falkenbergs1993 indeland Jülich Postas SE Budapest1994 Lübeck indeland Jülich1995 Borussia Düsseldorf Super Donic Berlin1996 Ochsenhausen Maxell Heilbronn-Sontheim1997 Ochsenhausen Zugbrücke Grenzau1998 Zugbrücke Grenzau Bad Honnef1999 indeland Jülich Bad Honnef2000 TTG RS Hoengen Élan Nevers2001 Montpellier TT Élan Nevers2002 Plüderhausen Élan Nevers 2003 Montpellier TT Metabo Frickenhausen2004 Levallois SC-TT Borussia Düsseldorf ETTU Cup2005 Plüderhausen Müller Würzburger Hofbräu2006 Frickenhausen Plüderhausen2007 Borussia Düsseldorf Müller Würzburger Hofbräu2008 Vaillante Angers TT Fenerbahçe2009 Plüderhausen Victoria Moscow2010 Gazprom Orenburg Fulda-Maberzell2011 Chartres Levallois SC-TT2012 Borussia Düsseldorf Vaillante Angers TT2013 UMMC Ekaterinburg Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk2014 1. FC Saarbrücken Ochsenhausen2015 Eslövs AI Olimpia-Unia Grudziądz2016 Weinviertel Niederösterreich Werder Bremen2017 Stella Sport La Romagne Vaillante Angers TT2018 Dekorglass Działdowo Chartres2019 GV Hennebont TT FC Saarbrücken Europe Cup2021 Pontoise-Cergy Walter Wels2022 Apuania Carrara Wiener Neustadt2023 GV Hennebont TT Dekorglass Działdowo2024 Dekorglass Działdowo2025 HB Ostrov SKK El Niňo Praha2026 RC Priego Fundación Kutxabank SKK El Niňo Praha
Women's competition Season Winners Runners-up1966 SSV Freiburg Slavia VS Praha1967 Lokomotiva Bratislava 31. Epitök Budapest 1968 31. Epitök Budapest Slavia VS Praha1969 31. Epitök Budapest FTC Ferencvaros Budapest1970 31. Epitök Budapest BVSC Budapest1971 Kaiserberg FTC Ferencvaros Budapest 1972 FTC Ferencvaros Budapest Kieler Grün-Weiß1973 FTC Ferencvaros Budapest Kieler Grün-Weiß1974 FTC Ferencvaros Budapest Ramsharde-Flensburg1975 Epitök Budapest Start Praha1976 Weiß-Rot-Weiß Kleve Delta Lloyd Amsterdam1977 Sparta Praha Pochtenetz Sofia1978 Mladost Zagreb Delta Lloyd Amsterdam1979 Weiß-Rot-Weiß Kleve Mladost Zagreb1980 Vitkovice Ostrava Mladost Zagreb1981 Kaiserberg Industrogradnja1982 BSE Budapest Industrogradnja1983 BSE Budapest Spartacus Budapest 1984 BSE Budapest Spartacus Budapest 1985 BSE Budapest Saarbrücken1986 Avanti Hazerswoude Vitkovice Ostrava1987 Avanti Hazerswoude Spartak Vlasim1988 BSE Budapest Perucica Foca1989 BSE Budapest Steinhagen1990 BSE Budapest Fövarosi Vizmüvek Budapest1991 Dülmen Ştiinţa Constanţa1992 Tempo Team Amsterdam Dülmen1993 Glane Montpellier TT1994 Klettham-Erding Glane1995 Langweid Bayer 05 Uerdingen1996 Langweid Bayer 05 Uerdingen1997 Klettham-Erding Team Galaxis Lübeck1998 Klettham-Erding Bayer 05 Uerdingen1999 Langweid Bayer 05 Uerdingen2000 Postás Matáv Budapest Röthenbach/St. Wolfgang2001 Betzingen Budapest SE2002 3B Berlin femont Röthenbach2003 Postás Matáv Budapest Müllermilch Langweid2004 3B Berlin Busenbach2005 Postás Matáv Budapest Relesa Galvame Cartagena2006 Homberger 3B Berlin2007 3B Berlin Fotoprix VIC2008 SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg2009 UCAM Cartagena SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg2010 UCAM Cartagena SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg2011 Li-Ning/Infinity Heerlen Berlin Eastside2012 Fenerbahçe2013 Fenerbahçe SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg2014 Ströck CP Lyssois Lille Métropole2015 SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg Metz TT2016 CP Lyssois Lille Métropole Bursa BB2017 Bursa BB Tigem SC Ankara2018 Metz TT Girbau Vic2019 UCAM Cartagena CP Lyssois Lille Métropole Europe Cup2021 Saint-Denis TT 93 SH-ITB Budaörsi SC2022 UCAM Cartagena ALCL Grand-Quevilly2023 Quattro Mori Cagliari SH-ITB Budaörsi SC2024 SH-ITB Budaörsi SC2025 Saint-Denis TT 93 SKST PLUS Hodonín2026 Linz AG Froschberg Quattro Mori Cagliari
See also European Table Tennis Union List of table tennis players
References
External links Official ETTU Website Official regulation of ETTU Cup