European Universities Championships (EUC) are university sports competitions governed by the European University Sports Association (EUSA) since 2001. There are currently 23 sports in which the championships are organised. Participants in these events are European university teams and individuals.
In 2019 new Championships were created for kickboxing, orienteering, beach handball and water polo.
History The championships have been organised annually since 2001, and from 2012 onwards, they will be organised on a biannual basis, with European Universities Games being organised in even years as a multi-sport events, and the individual championships being organised in odd years. Under the umbrella of EUSA, the first championships were organised in 2001 under the name of European University Championships. In 2006, the sports events were renamed European Universities Championships, to stress the universities being the participants in the events. In 2012 the first European Universities Games was organised, bringing together 10 sports from the European Universities Championships at the same place at the same time. In 2014 the second European Universities Games was organised in Rotterdam including 10 different sports.
Championships overview
Source:
Year Sport Events Debut SportsNotes2001 2 Volleyball, Basketball2002 2 2003 4 Karate, Football2004 7 Tennis, Futsal, Beach volleyball, Badminton2005 9 Rowing2006 9 Handball2007 12 Rugby 7s, Table tennis2008 11 2009 15 Taekwondo, Bridge, Golf2010 11 2011 16 Judo 2012 European Universities Games2013 17 Basketball 3x32014 European Universities Games2015 20 Dance, Chess, 2016 European Universities Games2017 19 2018 European Universities Games2019 21 Kickboxing, Beach handball, Orienteering, Water polo2020 European Universities GamesPostponed to 2021, then cancelled2022 European Universities Games20221Rowing championship held in 2022 because the European University Games in Lodz could not host it.202316Alpine skiing, Snowboarding2024 European Universities Games20241202517Padel, Snow volleyball2026 European Universities GamesFuture event20262Future event202720Athletics, PowerliftingFuture event2028 European Universities GamesFuture event2030 European Universities GamesFuture event
Championships Summary
The programme of the European Universities Championships is subject to change and currently includes 23 sports. Individual / team sports Indoor / outdoor sports Combat sports Mind sports Racquet sports
Number Event First Edition Main Sports1European Universities Rowing Championship 2005 Combat Sports2European Universities Judo Championships 20113European Universities Karate Championships 20034European Universities Kickboxing Championships 2019 5European Universities Taekwondo Championships 2009 Team Sports6European Universities 3x3 Basketball Championships 20137European Universities Basketball Championships 2001 8European Universities Beach Handball Championships 20199European Universities Beach Volleyball Championships 200410European Universities Football Championships 200311European Universities Futsal Championships 2004 12European Universities Handball Championships 200613European Universities Rugby 7s Championships 2007 14European Universities Volleyball Championships 2001 15European Universities Water Polo Championships 2019 Racquet Sports16European Universities Badminton Championships 200417European Universities Table Tennis Championships 2007 18European Universities Tennis Championships 2004 Mind Sports19European Universities Bridge Championships 200920European Universities Chess Championships 2015 Other Sports21European Universities Golf Championships 200922European Universities Orienteering Championships 201923European Universities Sport Climbing Championships 2015
2022 Rowing Istanbul, TUR September 6–9
2023 Football Tirana, Albania June 25- July 2 Tennis Granada, Spain July 3–9 Table tennis Olomouc, Czech Republic July 4–9 Handball Podgorica, Montenegro July 8–14 Badminton Miskolc, Hungary July 13–19 Water polo Miskolc, Hungary July 13–19 3x3 Basketball Debrecen, Hungary July 15–19 Volleyball Braga, Portugal July 16–23 Futsal Split, Croatia July 18–26 Combat Sports:Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo Zagreb, Croatia July 20–23 Basketball Aveiro, Portugal July 23–30 Orienteering St.Gallen, Switzerland August 24–27 Rugby 7s Lisbon, Portugal August 28–31 Rowing Bydgoszcz, Poland September 7–10 Beach sports:Beach Handball, Beach Volleyball Malaga, Spain September 20–23 September 19–24 Winter Sports:Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding Val di Zoldo, Italy December 18–21
2024 Rowing Zagreb, CRO August 28–31
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See also European Universities Games International Erasmus Games World University Championships European University Hockey League International University Sports Federation since 1949 European University Sports Association since 1999 Africa University Sports (FASU) since 1971 Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF) since 1992 FISU America since 2007 FISU Oceania since 2008
References
External links EUSA official website Championships Overview