Organised by the European Bridge League (EBL), the European Champions' Cup is an annual contract bridge competition. Started in 2002, it features the top club team from each competing country.
Open + European Champions Cup Year Event # Location Winners Runners-up 2002 1 Allegra, Turin Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace 2003 2 Rome, Italy Tennis Club of Parioli Francesco Angelini, Antonio Sementa, Claudio Nunes, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace Stockholm Per-Olov Sundelin, Pierre Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom Johan Sylvan 2004 3 Barcelona, Spain Tennis Club of Parioli Francesco Angelini, Antonio Sementa, Claudio Nunes, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace Computerland Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski, Mariusz Kwiecinski, Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Wojtek Olanski, Stanislaw Golebiowski 2005 4 Brussels, Belgium Schaltz Peter Fredin, Soren Christiansen, Martin Schaltz, Mathias Bruun, Dorthe Schaltz, Peter Schaltz, Tennis Club of Parioli Francesco Angelini, Antonio Sementa, Claudio Nunes, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace 2006 5 Rome, Italy Bamberg Bridge Club Entscho Wladow, Josef Piekarek, Michael Elinescu, Michael Gromoeller, Andreas Kirmse, Tomasz Gotard, The Lombard Rotterdam Bauke Muller, Simon De Wijs, Bas Drijver, Sjoert Brink, Vincent Ramondt, Berry Westra, 2007 6 Wroclaw, Poland Tennis Club of Parioli Francesco Angelini, Dana De Falco, Claudio Nunes, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace Sygnity AZS PW Wroclaw Andrey Gromov, Alexander Dubinin, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski, Wojtek Olanski, Wlodzimierz Starkowski 2008 7 Amsterdam, Netherlands Tennis Club of Parioli Francesco Angelini, Ercole Bove, Claudio Nunes, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace Bridgeclub Star Henk Willemsens, Hans Kelder, Marcel Winkel, Marion Michielsen, Jacco Hop, Remco Bruggemann 2009 8 Paris, France Angelini Francesco Angelini, Valerio Giubilo, Claudio Nunes, Fulvio Fantoni, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace BC Bamberger Reiter Michael Elinescu, Entscho Wladow, Michael Gromoeller, Helmut Hausler, Josef Piekarek, Alexander Smirnov 2010 9 Izmir, Turkey Onstein Bauke Muller, Bas Drijver, Simon de Wijs, Sjoert Brink Allegra Maria Teresa Lavazza, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Guido Ferraro, Agustin Madala, Antonio Sementa 2011 10 Bad Honnef, Germany Onstein Bauke Muller, Bas Drijver, Simon de Wijs, Sjoert Brink Allegra Maria Teresa Lavazza, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Guido Ferraro, Agustin Madala, Antonio Sementa 2012 11 Eilat, Israel Allegra Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Guido Ferraro, Agustin Madala, Antonio Sementa Angelini Leonardo Cima, Valerio Giubilo, Lorenzo Lauria, Federico Primavera, Alfredo Versace 2013 12 Opatija, Croatia G.S. Allegra Maria Teresa Lavazza, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Guido Ferraro, Agustin Madala, Antonio Sementa K1 Ivan Nanev, Victor Aronov, Diana Damianova, Rossen Gunev, Julian Stefanov 2014 13 Milan, Italy G.S. Allegra Maria Teresa Lavazza, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Agustin Madala, Massimiliano Di Franco Gabriele Zanasi, Bamberger Reiter Michael Gromöller, Jörg Fritsche, Helmut Häusler, Andreas Kirmse, Josef Piekarek, Alexander Smirnov 2015 14 Milton Keynes, England BC T Onstein Louk Verhees, Berend van den Bos, Joris van Lankveld, Ricco van Prooijen, Richard Ritmeijer, Magdaléna Tichá G.S. Allegra Alejandro Bianchedi, Dennis Bilde, Norberto Bocchi, Massimiliano Di Franco, Giorgio Duboin, Agustin Madala 2016 15 Zagreb, Croatia Heimdal Allan Livgård, Terje Aa, Per Erik Austberg, Jan Tore Berg, Glenn Grøtheim, Peter Tøndel Monaco Pierre Zimmermann, Dominik Filipowicz, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Kristofer Martens, Franck Multon 2017 16 Riga, Latvia Vikersund BK Tormod Røren, Jon Aabye, Erik Eide, Sigurd Evjen, Øyvind Saur, Vidar Smith BC't Onstein Richard Ritmeijer, Peter Ijsselmuiden, Danny Molenaar, Geon Steenbakkers, Magdaléna Tichá, Tim Verbeek 2018 17 Eilat, Israel BC T Onstein Connector Marcin Woźniak, Konrad Araszkiewicz, Olech Bestrzyński, Krzysztof Kotorowicz, Piotr Nawrocki, Cezary Serek, Piotr Wiankowski
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