EFA Men's European Cup 2018

Advertising tarpaulin for the EFA Cup in the Lázně Bohdaneč sports stadium

Flags of the participating countries

The 2018 EFA European Cup for men in fistball on the field took place on July 7th and 8th, 2018 in Lázně Bohdaneč , Czech Republic . After 2011, a European Cup was held in the Czech Republic for the second time . The defending champion was SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter from Switzerland, who won the title the year before against MTV Rosenheim (Germany). The cup remained in Switzerland - it moved from SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter to Faustball Widnau .

Attendees

Ten teams from a total of six EFA fistball countries took part in the European Cup:

Switzerland SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter STV Walzenhausen Fistball Widnau

Germany TV Voerde TV Wünschmichelbach

Austria FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr UFG Grieskirchen

Italy SSV Bolzano

Poland Polskie Stowarzyszenie

Czech Republic FaC Zdechovice

game schedule

Opening of the 2018 EFA European Cup for Men in the Lázně Bohdaneč sports stadium

The preliminary group draw took place on February 18, 2018.

Group A	Group B
FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr	UFG Grieskirchen
SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter	STV Walzenhausen
SSV Bolzano	Fistball Widnau
FaC Zdechovice	Polskie Stowarzyszenie
TV Wünschmichelbach	TV Voerde

referee

Referees: Dietmar Butter AT, Werner Teny AT, Patrick Sieber CH and Mike Braune DE

A total of four referees from three nations were nominated by the EFA Referees Committee for the EFA European Cup in Lázně Bohdaneč.

• Dietmar Butter Austria 
• Mike Braune Germany 
• Patrick Sieber Switzerland 
• Werner Teny Austria 

Preliminary round

Game results

7th of July	A.	SSV Bolzano	-	FaC Zdechovice	2-0	(11: 6, 11: 9)
7th of July	A.	FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr	-	SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter	2: 1	(11: 9, 7:11, 11: 4)
7th of July	B.	Polskie Stowarzyszenie	-	TV Voerde	0: 2	(4:11, 0:11)
7th of July	B.	Fistball Widnau	-	STV Walzenhausen	2: 1	(11: 4, 10:12, 11: 9)
7th of July	A.	SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter	-	SSV Bolzano	2-0	(11: 7, 11: 7)
7th of July	A.	TV Wünschmichelbach	-	FaC Zdechovice	2-0	(11: 6, 11: 8)
7th of July	B.	Polskie Stowarzyszenie	-	UFG Grieskirchen	0: 2	(6:11, 6:11)
7th of July	B.	Fistball Widnau	-	TV Voerde	0: 2	(9:11, 3:11)
7th of July	A.	SSV Bolzano	-	FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr	2: 1	(7:11, 12:10, 11: 5)
7th of July	A.	SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter	-	TV Wünschmichelbach	2-0	(11: 8, 11: 9)
7th of July	B.	Fistball Widnau	-	UFG Grieskirchen	2: 1	(9:11, 11: 7, 11: 7)
7th of July	B.	STV Walzenhausen	-	TV Voerde	0: 2	(5:11, 3:11)
7th of July	A.	FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr	-	FaC Zdechovice	2: 1	(8:11, 11: 4, 11: 6)
7th of July	A.	SSV Bolzano	-	TV Wünschmichelbach	0: 2	(10:12, 7:11)
7th of July	B.	UFG Grieskirchen	-	TV Voerde	2: 1	(13:11, 8:11, 12:10)
7th of July	B.	Polskie Stowarzyszenie	-	STV Walzenhausen	0: 2	(3:11, 3:11)
7th of July	A.	SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter	-	FaC Zdechovice	2-0	(11: 2, 11: 2)
7th of July	A.	FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr	-	TV Wünschmichelbach	0: 2	(11:13, 7:11)
7th of July	B.	UFG Grieskirchen	-	STV Walzenhausen	2: 1	(11: 9, 9:11, 11: 8)
7th of July	B.	Fistball Widnau	-	Polskie Stowarzyszenie	2-0	(11: 3, 11: 9)

Ranking list of the preliminary round (Group A / Group B)

rank	Team (Group A)	sentences	Ballverh.	Points
1.	SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter	7: 2	90:44	8th
2.	TV Wünschmichelbach	6: 2	86:71	6th
3.	SSV Bolzano	4: 5	83:86	4th
4th	FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr	4: 7	103: 99	2
5.	FaC Zdechovice	1: 8	54:96	0

rank	Team (Group B)	sentences	Ballverh.	Points
1.	TV Voerde	7: 2	98:57	8th
2.	UFG Grieskirchen	7: 4	84: 103	6th
3.	Fistball Widnau	6: 4	97:84	4th
4th	STV Walzenhausen	4: 6	83:91	2
5.	Polskie Stowarzyszenie	0: 8	34:88	0

Qualification and placement games

Qualifying matches

Match for qualification 1 (2nd group B: 3rd group A)
8th of July	UFG Grieskirchen	-	SSV Bolzano	3: 2	(12:14, 6:11, 11: 9, 11: 5, 11: 8)
Game for places 7 to 10 (4th group A: 5th group B)
8th of July	FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr	-	Polskie Stowarzyszenie	2-0	(11: 6, 11: 6)

Match for qualification 2 (2nd group A: 3rd group B)
8th of July	TV Wünschmichelbach	-	Fistball Widnau	2: 3	(10:12, 9:11, 11: 6, 11: 9, 5:11)
Game for places 7 to 10 (4th group B: 5th group A)
8th of July	STV Walzenhausen	-	FaC Zdechovice	1: 2	(14:15, 11: 1, 11:13)

Placement games

Game for 7th place
8th of July	FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr	-	FaC Zdechovice	2-0	(11: 3, 11: 5)
Play for 9th place
8th of July	Polskie Stowarzyszenie	-	STV Walzenhausen	0: 2	(5:11, 4:11)

Qualifying matches

Match for semi-final 1 (1st group A: Winner qualification 1)
8th of July	SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter	-	UFG Grieskirchen	3-0	(11: 6, 11: 9, 15:14)
Match for semi-final 2 (1st group B: Winner qualification 2)
8th of July	TV Voerde	-	Fistball Widnau	1: 3	(11: 2, 8:11, 10:12, 7:11)

Placement and final games

Play for 5th place
8th of July	SSV Bolzano	-	TV Wünschmichelbach	1: 2	(11: 6, 8:11, 11:13)
3rd place match
8th of July	UFG Grieskirchen	-	TV Voerde	1: 3	(11: 6, 12:14, 3:11, 11:13)
final
8th of July	SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter	-	Fistball Widnau	2: 3	(6:11, 11: 5, 8:11, 11: 4, 9:11)

Bottom line

Award ceremony in the sports stadium in Lázně Bohdaneč
(from left to right) SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter, fistball Widnau and TV Voerde

Fistball Widnau wins the trophy at the 2018 EFA European Cup for men

space	country
1.	Fistball Widnau
2.	SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter
3.	TV Voerde
4th	UFG Grieskirchen
5.	TV Wünschmichelbach
6th	SSV Bolzano
7th	FBC ABAU Linz-Urfahr
8th.	Zdechovice fistball club
9.	STV Walzenhausen
10.	Polskie Stowarzyszenie

Web links

Commons : EFA European Men's Cup 2018  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• EFA-Cup 2018 on efacup2018.estranky.cz (Czech)
• The European Cup stays in Switzerland on efa-fistball.com (German)

Individual proof

1. ↑ Draw of the European Cup 2018. In: efa-fistball.com. EFA, February 18, 2018, accessed on February 18, 2018 (German).