2023–24 IKF Europe Korfball Champions League

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.

IKF Europe Korfball Champions League
2023–24
The final round was held in Papendrecht.
Tournament information
SportKorfball
Dates21 September 2023–10 February 2024
Venue(s)PKC Hall
Teams25
WebsiteKorfball Champions League
Final positions
Champions PKC/Vertom (2nd title)
Runner-up Boeckenberg KC

PKC/Vertom successfully defended their title by defeating Boeckenberg KC in the final.[1]

Format

The format was given a few tweaks after feedback from last season.[2]

  • 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 Satelite 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.[3] 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
PhaseDraw dateRound date
Round 16 July 2023[4]7–10 September 2023
Round 224 August 2023[5]28 November–2 December 2023
Champions League14 December 2023[3]7–10 February 2024

Round 1

The tournament winners qualify for Round 2, while the teams who finish second and third qualify for the Satelite 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.[4] The two Welsh clubs were pre-drawn into Group B. The Turkish representatives were not known at the time of the draw.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7

CC Oeiras
CCCD Carnaxide

CK Vallparadís
Tornadoes KC

Turkey 1[upper-alpha 1]
Turkey 2[upper-alpha 2]

FJEP Bonson
SJABGB

1908 SZAC Budapest
Glasgow KC

Dolphins Prievidza
Schweriner KC

Kékvölgy SE

    Round 1-A

    21–23 September 2023, Lisbon, Portugal

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL SCH CAR YIL SJA SZAC KEK
    1 CK Vallparadís 5 5 0 0 0 87 49 +38 15 Round 2 — 15–14 — 18–10 20–10 19–5 —
    2 Schweriner KC 5 3 0 1 1 73 55 +18 10 Satelite Cup — — — — — — —
    3 CCCD Carnaxide 5 3 0 0 2 73 58 +15 9 10–15 8–16 — 15–10 19–8 21–9 —
    4 Yildiz Technical University 5 2 0 0 3 63 68 −5 6 — 10–15 — — 17–7 16–13 —
    5 SJABGB 5 1 0 0 4 45 82 −37 3 — 9–16 — — — 11–10 —
    6 1908 SZAC Budapest 5 0 1 0 4 50 79 −29 2 — 13–12 OT — — — — —
    7 Kékvölgy SE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew — — — — — — —
    Source: IKF

    Round 1-B

    22–24 September 2023, Cardiff, Wales

    Group A
    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OEI BON GLA NEW
    1 CC Oeiras 3 3 0 0 0 89 14 +75 9 Semifinals — 22–6 22–7 —
    2 FJEP Bonson 3 2 0 0 1 41 35 +6 6 — — — —
    3 Glasgow KC 3 1 0 0 2 45 42 +3 3 5–8th place bracket — 10–15 — —
    4 Newport Centurions 3 0 0 0 3 9 93 −84 0 1–45 3–20 5–28 —
    Source: IKF

    Group B
    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KOC[lower-alpha 1] DOL CAR TOR
    1 Kocaeli University[lower-alpha 2] 3 3 0 0 0 59 37 +22 9 5–8th place bracket — — — —
    2 Dolphins Prievidza 3 2 0 0 1 43 48 −5 6 Semifinals 13–23 — — —
    3 Cardiff City KC (H) 3 1 0 0 2 31 37 −6 3 12–22 9–10 — 10–5
    4 Tornadoes KC 3 0 0 0 3 33 44 −11 0 5–8th place bracket 12–14 16–20 — —
    Source: IKF
    (H) Host
    1. Due to visa issues, Kocaeli University was allowed to play, but was disqualified from reaching the next round and finished last.[6]
    2. Due to visa issues, Kocaeli University was allowed to play, but was disqualified from reaching the next round and finished last.[7]

    5–8th place bracket

    No matter the result, Kocaeli University will be deemed as the loser.

     
    		5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
     
    		      
     
    		23 September
     
     
    		 Glasgow KC13
     
    		24 September
     
    		 Kocaeli University15
     
    		 Glasgow KC14
     
    		23 September
     
    		 Tornadoes KC18
     
    		 Tornadoes KC29
     
     
    		 Newport Centurions5
     
    		Seventh place
     
     
    		24 September
     
     
    		 Kocaeli University24
     
     
    		 Newport Centurions4

    1–4th place bracket
     
    		SemifinalsFinal
     
    		      
     
    		23 September
     
     
    		 CC Oeiras27
     
    		24 September
     
    		 Cardiff City KC5
     
    		 CC Oeiras23
     
    		23 September
     
    		 FJEP Bonson4
     
    		 Dolphins Prievidza12
     
     
    		 FJEP Bonson15
     
    		Third place
     
     
    		24 September
     
     
    		 Cardiff City KC13
     
     
    		 Dolphins Prievidza14

    Final rankings

    FJEP Bonson and Dolphins Prievidza originally qualified for the Satelite Cup, but later withdrew and Kocaeli University took one of the vacant spaces.

    RankTeam
    CC Oeiras
    FJEP Bonson
    Dolphins Prievidza
    4 Cardiff City KC
    5 Tornadoes KC
    6 Glasgow KC
    7 Newport Centurions
    8 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.[5] 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

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN MAR TRO VAL CES
    1 NC Benfica 4 4 0 0 0 85 44 +41 12 Champions League — — 16–8 — —
    2 Marcovia Marki (H) 4 2 0 0 2 63 69 −6 6[lower-alpha 1] Challenger Cup 11–24 — 18–13 19–14 15–18
    3 Trojans KC 4 2 0 0 2 54 56 −2 6[lower-alpha 1] — — — — —
    4 CK Vallparadís 4 1 0 0 3 55 72 −17 3[lower-alpha 2] 14–25 — 12–15 — 15–13
    5 KCC České Budějovice 4 1 0 0 3 52 68 −16 3[lower-alpha 2] 11–20 — 10–18 — —
    Source: IKF
    (H) Host
    Notes:
    1. Marcovia Marki 18–13 Trojans KC
    2. CK Vallparadís 15–13 KCC České Budějovice

    Group B

    7–10 September 2023, Kragujevac, Serbia

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OEI BAR BRN BEC PLA
    1 CC Oeiras 4 3 0 0 1 63 57 +6 9[lower-alpha 1] Champions League — 19–16 — 9–14 21–15
    2 KC Barcelona 4 3 0 0 1 76 67 +9 9[lower-alpha 1] Challenger Cup — — 20–15 — 20–15
    3 KK Brno 4 2 0 0 2 62 61 +1 6[lower-alpha 2] 12–14 — — — —
    4 Bec KC 4 2 0 0 2 69 66 +3 6[lower-alpha 2] — 18–20 17–22 — 20–15
    5 Platja d'Aro KC 4 0 0 0 4 55 74 −19 0 — — 10–13 — —
    Source: IKF
    Notes:
    1. CC Oeiras 19–16 KC Barcelona
    2. KK Brno 22–17 Bec KC

      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.[3]

      Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

      PKC/Vertom (H)
      Boeckenberg KC

      TuS Schildgen
      SG Pegasus

      NC Benfica
      CC Oeiras

      Original groups

      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.[8][9]

      Group Standings

      7–10 February 2024, Papendrecht, Netherlands

      Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VER BOE BEN SCH PEG
      1 PKC/Vertom (H) 4 4 0 0 0 132 53 +79 12 Champions — 25–17 36–14 33–12 38–10
      2 Boeckenberg KC 4 3 0 0 1 106 62 +44 9 — — 30–14 30–12 29–11
      3 NC Benfica 4 2 0 0 2 72 90 −18 6 — — — — —
      4 TuS Schildgen 4 1 0 0 3 56 91 −35 3 — — 9–16 — 23–12
      5 SG Pegasus 4 0 0 0 4 48 118 −70 0 — — 15–28 — —
      Source: IKF
      (H) Host
        7 February 2024
        19:00        		 TuS Schildgen 23–12 SG Pegasus PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        Heppekausen 9 (12–4) Düring, Gerlich 3
        Report
        7 February 2024
        21:00        		 Boeckenberg KC 30–14 NC Benfica PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        de Ridder 5 (13–9) Vasconcelos Luz 4
        Report
        8 February 2024
        16:30        		 PKC/Vertom 33–12 TuS Schildgen PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        Kunst 7 (14–6) Altgassen, Freund 3
        Report
        8 February 2024
        18:30        		 Boeckenberg KC 29–11 SG Pegasus PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        Thijs, de Vogelaere 7 (18–4) Orth 5
        Report
        8 February 2024
        20:30        		 PKC/Vertom 36–14 NC Benfica PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        van der Werff 6 (17–6) Vasconcelos Luz 4
        Report
        9 February 2024
        16:30        		 SG Pegasus 15–28 NC Benfica PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        Düring, Gebhardt 3 (11–14) Vasconcelos Luz 8
        Report
        9 February 2024
        18:30        		 Boeckenberg KC 30–12 TuS Schildgen PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        van Gorp 5 (14–8) Jan Heming, Küpper 3
        Report
        9 February 2024
        20:30        		 PKC/Vertom 38–10 SG Pegasus PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        van Het Kaar 8 (20–4) three players 2
        Report
        10 February 2024
        14:00        		 TuS Schildgen 9–16 NC Benfica PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        three players 2 (3–8) Vasconcelos Luz 4
        Report
        10 February 2024
        16:00        		 PKC/Vertom 25–17 Boeckenberg KC PKC Hall, Papendrecht
        Oppe 7 (12–9) Thijs, Van Gorp 4
        Report


        2023–24 IKF Europe Korfball Champions League Champions

        PKC/Vertom
        Second title

        Notes
        1. The team who took this spot was Yildiz Technical University
        2. The team who took this spot was Kocaeli University

        See Also

        References
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        2. Maat, Geke (May 30, 2023). "IKF Korfball Champions League 2023-24, refined set-up & qualified teams".
        3. Woods, Dean (December 14, 2023). "IKF Champions League 2024 final group stage draw".
        4. Ezpeleta, Dani (September 20, 2023). "The IKF Korfball Champions League 2023-24 is ready to start!".
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