IWBF Champions Cup
The IWBF Champions Cup is an international competition for wheelchair basketball club teams organized by the European section of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF Europe). The most successful team is the German team RSV Lahn-Dill from Wetzlar with six titles.
history
The competition was held regularly for the first time in 1976. This is the oldest club competition of this sport in Europe. It was started the year before by Hans Tukker, the coach of the Dutch club SC Antilope, and initially ran under the name WEWBT ( West European Wheelchair Basketball Tournament ). Together with Willi Brinkmann from the BSG Duisburg-Buchholz, Tukker formed the organizing committee of the competition.
Until 1982 the competition was held in two divisions. Then the committee decided to introduce a division as well as preliminary rounds and a final round instead. The number of teams has also been reduced. In May 1983 the ISMGF (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation) recognized the WEWBT as the official European championship for club teams. In the same year the competition was renamed the EuroCup , and in 1988 it was finally renamed the Champions Cup .
Up until the turn of the millennium, Dutch clubs dominated the cup. The BC Verkerk alone won five times between 1991 and 1996, setting a record that RSV Lahn Dill could only catch in 2012. A total of 16 victories were achieved by Dutch clubs, followed by France (6), Germany (6) and Turkey (5).
Winners list
Overview of the tournaments
| year | Venue (final) | winner | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |
 IJsselstein
|
ISA Amsterdam
|
first regular competition, called WEWBT |
| 1977 |
Raalte
|
SC antelope
|
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| 1978 |
 Kerpape
|
SC antelope
|
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| 1979 |
BC Frisol / Rowic
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| 1980 |
SC antelope
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| 1981 |
 Geneva
|
 Norrbacka HIF
|
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| 1982 |
Falun
|
AMVJ Amsterdam
|
Restructuring of the competition (1 division) |
| 1983 |
BV Aalsmeer
|
Renamed to EuroCup | |
| 1984 |
BV Aalsmeer
|
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| 1985 |
AS Berck-sur-Mer
|
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| 1986 |
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|
AS Berck sur Mer
|
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| 1987 |
Lorient
|
Racing Rowic
|
|
| 1988 |
Racing Rowic
|
Renamed Champions Cup | |
| 1989 |
 Munich
|
AS Berck-sur-Mer
|
|
| 1990 |
Mulhouse
|
Racing Rowic
|
|
| 1991 |
Stockholm
|
BC Verkerk
|
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| 1992 |
 Sheffield
|
BC Verkerk
|
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| 1993 |
Zwijndrecht
|
BC Verkerk
|
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| 1994 |
Milton Keynes
|
Action Steelers
|
|
| 1995 |
 Salzburg
|
BC Verkerk
|
|
| 1996 |
 Madrid
|
BC Verkerk
|
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| 1997 |
Sheffield
|
CD Fundosa Grupo
|
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| 1998 |
 Battipaglia
|
Santa Lucia Sports
|
|
| 1999 |
Oldham
|
CS Meaux
|
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| 2000 |
Geneva
|
CS Meaux
|
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| 2001 |
Giulianova
|
CS Meaux
|
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| 2002 |
Seville
|
GSD Anmic Sassari
|
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| 2003 |
Manchester
|
Santa Lucia Sports
|
|
| 2004 |
Madrid
|
 RSV Lahn-Dill
|
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| 2005 |
Wetzlar
|
RSV Lahn-Dill
|
|
| 2006 |
 Istanbul
|
RSV Lahn-Dill
|
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| 2007 |
Sheffield
|
Santa Lucia Sports
|
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| 2008 |
Madrid
|
Galatasaray SK
|
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| 2009 |
Wetzlar
|
Galatasaray SK
|
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| 2010 |
Rome
|
RSV Lahn-Dill
|
|
| 2011 |
Zwickau
|
Galatasaray SK
|
Sports hall Mosel & Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium |
| 2012 |
Istanbul
|
RSV Lahn-Dill
|
Sinan Erdem Dome |
| 2013 |
Valladolid
|
Galatasaray SK
|
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| 2014 |
Madrid
|
Galatasaray SK
|
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| 2015 |
Giulianova
|
RSV Lahn-Dill
|
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| 2016 |
Zwickau
|
CD Ilunion Madrid
|
Scheffelberghalle |
| 2017 |
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
|
CD Ilunion Madrid
|
Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín |
| 2018 |
Hamburg
|
RSB Thuringia Bulls
|
Island park arena |
Leaderboards
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Web links
- IWBF Champions Cup on the website of IWBF Europe
- Champions Cup 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Champions Cup ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. rollstuhlbasketball.de, accessed on September 15, 2012.
