The 2023–24 IKF Europe Korfball Champions League is the 2nd edition of IKF's premier competition for Korfball clubs under a new name. PKC/Vertom are the defending champions.
PKC/Vertom successfully defended their title by defeating Boeckenberg KC in the final.
Format The format was given a few tweaks after feedback from last season. Round 1 – 13 teams are drawn into 2 Round Robin groups, the group winners advance to Round 2, while the teams who finish second and third play the Satellite Cup. Round 2 – 8 teams, plus the two advancing teams from Round 1, are drawn into 2 Round Robin groups, the group winners advance to Champions League, while the teams who finish second and third play the Challenger Cup. Champions League – Originally, 4 automatically qualified teams, plus the two advancing teams from Round 2, are drawn into 2 Round Robin groups of three, the top 2 progress to the semifinals. However, the format changed after the late withdrawal of CC Oeiras. Instead, five teams will play a five team Round Robin group. The winners of the group will be crowned champions.
Teams +Champions League Boeckenberg KC (1st) TuS Schildgen (1st) SG Pegasus PKC/Vertom CL (1st)
+Round 2 KC Barcelona Platja d'Aro KC KCC České Budějovice KK Brno Bec KC (1st) Trojans KC (2nd) Marcovia Marki NC Benfica
+Round 1 CK Vallparadís Tornadoes KC FJEP Bonson SJABGB Schweriner KC Kékvölgy SE 1908 SZAC Budapest CCCD Carnaxide CC Oeiras Glasgow KC Dolphins Prievidza Kocaeli University Yildiz Technical University Cardiff City KC (1st) Newport Centurions (2nd)
Round and draw dates Schedule Phase Draw date Round date Round 1 6 July 2023 7–10 September 2023 Round 2 24 August 2023 28 November–2 December 2023 Champions League 14 December 2023 7–10 February 2024
Round 1 The tournament winners qualify for Round 2, while the teams who finish second and third qualify for the Satellite Cup. One group was held in Lisbon, while the other was held in Cardiff. Despite teams from Portugal taking part in this round, no team was deemed as the host team of the group in Lisbon.
Draw The draw was on 6 July 2023. The two Welsh clubs were pre-drawn into Group B. The Turkish representatives were not known at the time of the draw.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6Pot 7 CC Oeiras Tornadoes KC Turkey 1 Turkey 2 SJABGB Glasgow KC
Round 1-A 21–23 September 2023, Lisbon, Portugal
Round 1-B 22–24 September 2023, Cardiff, Wales
Group A
Group B
5–8th place bracket No matter the result, Kocaeli University will be deemed as the loser.
1–4th place bracket
Final rankings FJEP Bonson and Dolphins Prievidza originally qualified for the Satellite Cup, but later withdrew and Kocaeli University took one of the vacant spaces. RankTeam CC Oeiras FJEP Bonson Dolphins Prievidza4 Cardiff City KC5 Tornadoes KC6 Glasgow KC7 Newport Centurions8 Kocaeli University
Round 2 The group winners qualify for the Champions League, while the teams who finish second and third qualify for the Challenger Cup.
Draw The draw was on 24 August 2023. H indicates which club is hosting the groups. The teams from Round 1 were not known at the time of the draw.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 KCC České Budějovice Bec KC NC Benfica KC Barcelona Trojans KC Platja d'Aro KC KK Brno Marcovia Marki (H)Group A Winner Group B Winner
Group A 7–10 September 2023, Hannover, Germany
Group B 7–10 September 2023, Kragujevac, Serbia
Champions League The Champions League was held in Papendrecht, Netherlands at the PKC Hall. The competition was played between the 7–10 February.
Draw The draw was on 14 December 2023.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 PKC/Vertom (H) Boeckenberg KC TuS Schildgen SG Pegasus NC Benfica CC Oeiras
Original groups
Group A Group B Boeckenberg KC SG Pegasus NC Benfica PKC/Vertom TuS Schildgen CC Oeiras
Withdrawal of CC Oeiras The top two from each group would've progressed to the semifinals, but the sudden withdrawal of CC Oeiras on 16 January 2024 meant the format changed for the event. Instead, the remaining five teams played a Round Robin to decide the champion.
Group Standings 7–10 February 2024, Papendrecht, Netherlands
2023–24 IKF Europe Korfball Champions League Champions PKC/VertomSecond title
Notes
External links International Korfball Federation website Korfball Champions League Round 1-A Round 1-B Round 2 Champions League Final Round Report
See also 2023–24 IKF Europe Challenger Cup 2023–24 IKF Europe Satellite Cup
References