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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
ChampionsNetherlands PKC/Vertom (2nd title)
Runner-upBelgium Boeckenberg KC

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

Format

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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

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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

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Schedule

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Phase Draw date Round date
Round 1 6 July 2023[4] 7–10 September 2023
Round 2 24 August 2023[5] 28 November–2 December 2023
Champions League 14 December 2023[3] 7–10 February 2024

Round 1

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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

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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[A]
Turkey 2[B]

  FJEP Bonson
  SJABGB

  1908 SZAC Budapest
  Glasgow KC

  Dolphins Prievidza
  Schweriner KC

  Kékvölgy SE

Round 1-A

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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

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22–24 September 2023, Cardiff, Wales

Group A

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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

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   KOC[a]   DOL   CAR   TOR
1   Kocaeli University[a] 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]

5–8th place bracket

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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

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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

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

Rank Team
    CC Oeiras
    FJEP Bonson
    Dolphins Prievidza
4   Cardiff City KC
5   Tornadoes KC
6   Glasgow KC
7   Newport Centurions
8   Kocaeli University

Round 2

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The group winners qualify for the Champions League, while the teams who finish second and third qualify for the Challenger Cup.

Draw

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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

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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[a] Challenger Cup 11–24 — 18–13 19–14 15–18
3   Trojans KC 4 2 0 0 2 54 56 −2 6[a] — — — — —
4   CK Vallparadís 4 1 0 0 3 55 72 −17 3[b] 14–25 — 12–15 — 15–13
5   KCC České Budějovice 4 1 0 0 3 52 68 −16 3[b] 11–20 — 10–18 — —
Source: IKF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Marcovia Marki 18–13 Trojans KC
  2. ^ a b CK Vallparadís 15–13 KCC České Budějovice

Group B

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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[a] Champions League — 19–16 — 9–14 21–15
2   KC Barcelona 4 3 0 0 1 76 67 +9 9[a] Challenger Cup — — 20–15 — 20–15
3   KK Brno 4 2 0 0 2 62 61 +1 6[b] 12–14 — — — —
4   Bec KC 4 2 0 0 2 69 66 +3 6[b] — 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. ^ a b CC Oeiras 19–16 KC Barcelona
  2. ^ a b KK Brno 22–17 Bec KC

Champions League

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The Champions League was held in Papendrecht, Netherlands at the PKC Hall. The competition was played between the 7–10 February.

Draw

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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

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Withdrawal of CC Oeiras

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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.[7][8]

Group Standings

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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

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  1. ^ The team who took this spot was Yildiz Technical University
  2. ^ The team who took this spot was Kocaeli University
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See Also

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References

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  1. ^ Woods, Dean (February 10, 2024). "PKC/Vertom claim second consecutive Korfball Champions League title".
  2. ^ Maat, Geke (May 30, 2023). "IKF Korfball Champions League 2023-24, refined set-up & qualified teams".
  3. ^ a b c Woods, Dean (December 14, 2023). "IKF Champions League 2024 final group stage draw".
  4. ^ a b Ezpeleta, Dani (September 20, 2023). "The IKF Korfball Champions League 2023-24 is ready to start!".
  5. ^ a b "IKF Korfball Champions League Round 2 (2023-24)".
  6. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  7. ^ "IKF Korfball Champions League Final (2023-24)".
  8. ^ Woods, Dean (December 19, 2023). "Clash of Titans awaits in Papendrecht!".
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