Welcome to the official website of the 7th edition of the EGCA Women’s Champions League.
EGCA Women’s Champions League 2026 will take place from 19th to 23rd August 2026 in the true goalball city of Rostock on the Baltic Sea coast. This event is organised by RGC HANSA ROSTOCK and will be conducted in full compliance with the EGCA competition rules.
CONTACT DETAILS
If you have any questions, concerns or require logistical support, please contact the tournament director: Mario Turloff:
Phone: +49 171 3057912
Email: mario.turloff@outlook.de
EGCA Representative: Erkki Miinala
Phone: +358442912126
Email: egca.office@gmail.com
VENUE & ACCOMMODATION
Competition Venue
CJD Campus
Groß Schwaßer Weg 11
18057 Rostock
This modern competition venue was opened in November 2024 on the occasion of the EGCA U23 Championship and is specially designed to meet the needs of our goalball athletes.
Accommodation
The teams will be staying at the HOTEL ANA AMBER, which is idyllically located on the River Warnow, close to shopping facilities, Rostock city centre and excellent transport links. The competition venue is only 2.6 km away. Our shuttle service will ensure smooth and easy logistics during the event.
EVENT PARTNERS & SPONSORS
PARTICIPATING CLUBS & GROUPS
Please find Line-ups of the participating clubs here (will be updated closer to the tournament)
There are 8 participating clubs in the tournament and they are divided in two groups of 4 teams by the EGCA Women’s Champions League ranking:
Group A: FIFH Malmo (SWE, ranking 2), Kahramanmaras (TUR, ranking 4), RGC Hansa Rostock (GER, ranking 5), GC Lyon’s Golden Flash (FRA, ranking 7)
Group B: Füchse Berlin (GER, ranking 1), Old Power (FIN, ranking 3), USV Hercules (NED, ranking 6), Gören Kalpler (TUR, ranking 8)
Isparta Blind Sports club from Türkiye and Red Velvet Warriors Budapest from Hungary cancelled their participation due athlete injuries.
PLAY SYSTEM
Teams will play a single round robin in both groups. All 4 teams will continue to the quarter finals.
The tournament will be played under existing IBSA 2025 rules.
A team earns 3 points from awin, 1 point from a draw and 0 points for a loss in a preliminary group game. The ranking of teams in a preliminary group is determined by following system:
A. Earned points
B. Goal difference
C. Missed goals
D. If two teams remain tied after criteria A–C, priority shall be given to the team that won the head-to-head match between them
E. If 2 teams remain tied after A-D criteria, there is an extra throw competition organized between those teams to determine their ranking
The winners of the quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals, while the losing teams played placement matches for places 5–8.
The winners of the semifinals advanced to the tournament gold medal game. The teams that lost in the semifinals compete in the bronze medal match.
In the quarterfinals, semifinals, medal matches, and placement matches, each game was played to a decisive result. If the match was tied after regulation time, a 6-minute golden goal overtime was played (the first team to score wins). If the game remained tied after overtime, an extra throws competition was used to determine the winner.
REFEREES, PROTEST & TOURNAMENT JURY
Following referees officiated in the tournament:
Jesper Dahl – Denmark
Michał Gumiński – Poland
Marina Kolovou – Greece
Andreja Kumer-Jonikaitiene – Slovenia
Theresa Stahl – Germany
Tuula-Anneli Toivola – Finland
Romualdas Vaitiekus – Lithuania
Vilma Venckutonyte – Lithuania
Aurora Zanolin – Italy
Protest: A protest should be given literally to the chief referee or EGCA representative within an half hour after a game. Protest fee is 100 € and it must be paid by cash at the same time than a club is leaving the protest to the chief referee or EGCA representative.
You can find protest document on the official table.
If the protest is acknowledged, the money is given back. If not, the money goes to the EGCA for development of club goalball.
The tournament jury will talk about the protest and give a decision as soon as possible.
The tournament jury is:
Tournament Director – Mario Turloff
Chief Referee – will be updated soon
EGCA Representative – Erkki Miinala
FINAL RANKING
Waiting for the results
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Waiting for the results
GROUP STANDINGS & SCORER LIST
Group Standings (a link will be updated closer to the tournament)
Scorer List (a link will be updated closer to the tournament)
GAME SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Attention: Time zone in Germany is UTC+2
Thursday 20th August 2026
Game Number / Start Time / Group / Home Team – Away Team
1 / 10:00 / Group A / FIFH Malmo – GC Lyon’s Golden Flash
2 / 11:15 / Group A / Kahramanmaras – RGC Hansa Rostock
3 / 12:30 / Group B / Füchse Berlin – Gören Kalpler
4 / 13:30 / Group B / Old Power – USV Hercules
5 / 14:45 / Group A / RGC Hansa Rostock – FIFH Malmo
6 / 16:00 / Group A / GC Lyon’s Golden Flash – Kahramanmaras
7 / 17:15 / Group B / USV Hercules – Füchse Berlin
8 / 18:30 / Group B / Gören Kalpler – Old Power
Friday 21st August 2026
9 / 09:00 / Group A / RGC Hansa Rostock – GC Lyon’s Golden Flash
10 / 10:15 / Group A / FIFH Malmo – Kahramanmaras
11 / 11:30 / Group B / USV Hercules – Gören Kalpler
12 / 12:45 / Group B / Füchse Berlin – Old Power
13 / 15:30 / Quarter Final 1 / 1st Group A – 4th Group B
14 / 16:45 / Quarter Final 2 / 2nd Group B – 3rd Group A
15 / 18:00 / Quarter Final 3 / 1st Group B – 4th Group A
16 / 19:15 / Quarter Final 4 / 2nd Group A – 3rd Group B
Saturday 22nd August 2026
17 / 09:00 / Places 5-8 / 1st Ranked team of the Group Stage – 4th ranked team of the Group Stage
18 / 10:15 / Places 5-8 / 2nd ranked team of the Group Stage – 3rd ranked team of the Group Stage
19 / 11:30 / Semifinal 1 / 1st ranked team of the Group Stage – 4th ranked team of the Group Stage
20 / 12:45 / Semifinal 2 / 2nd ranked team of the Group Stage – 3rd ranked team of the Group Stage
21 / 14:00 / Places 7-8 / Loser Game 17 – Loser Game 18
22 / 15:15 / Places 5-6 / Winner Game 17 – Winner Game 18
23 / 16:30 / Bronze Medal Game / Loser Game 19 – Loser Game 20
24 / 17:45 / Gold Medal Game / Winner Game 19 – Winner Game 20
19:00 – Medal Ceremony