ETTU Cup

The ETTU Cup is the second most important continental tournament for clubs in European table tennis, after the European Champions League. The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) has organized this cup since the 1964-65 season for men teams, and also for women teams a year later.

Logo of the ETTU Cup.

Name

The competition was held in the 1964/65 season for the first time for men and a year later for ladies. At that time this tournament was called the European Fair Cities Cup. In 1984 it was renamed ETTU Nancy Evans Cup after the wife of then ITTF President Roy Evans. In 2005, the cup was renamed to the current name, the "ETTU Cup", while "Nancy Evans Cup" became the name of the trophy and is awarded to the winner.[1]

The winner's trophy donated by Hans Frieder Baisch and Klaus stallion.

Qualification

The winners of the ETTU Cup of the previous season qualifies automatically. Furthermore, every member association of ETTU can nominate up to 6 clubs to participate in the competition. Those six clubs should be taking part during the same season in the top national league, and should not be taking part in the European Champions League in the same season.

Format

The competition is organised in three stages:

  • first stage: round robin group matches,
  • second stage: round robin group matches, and
  • third stage: straight knock-out system.

The champions and the runners-up of the previous season, with the six strongest remaining teams ranked by the Ranking Committee, qualify automatically to the last 16. If the champions or the runners-up do not enter the competition, the strongest remaining team would take its place. Eight further top teams according to the ranking list would enter the second round directly.

In the first round, the competition is played in groups of three, four or five teams, with the clubs finishing in positions one and two in every group would qualify for the second round. In the second round the competition is played in groups of four teams. The teams finishing in position one in every group shall qualify for the round of the last sixteen. From this round onwards, a single knock-out system is used with eight teams drawn directly into this round.

The semi-finals and finals will be played in two legs, home and away. If each team has won one leg, the winner would be the team with the better aggregate score first in individual matches, then in games and finally in points. If they are still equal, the winner shall be decided by lot.

Composition of teams

Each team should name at least six players for the competition. Within the list, only two foreign players are allowed, and, for any particular match, only one foreign player is permitted to participate.

Results

Men's competition

Season Winners Runners-up
1965 DJK Sportbund Stuttgart PSV Stuttgart
1966 Slavia Prag DJK Sportbund Stuttgart
1967 Sparta Prag VM Közert Budapest
1968 Stadion Prag VM Közert Budapest
1969 Spartacus Budapest GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb
1970 GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb Meidericher TTC
1971 Vitkovice Ostrava BVSC Vasutas Budapest
1972 GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb BVSC Vasutas Budapest
1973 BVSC Vasutas Budapest AC Kremlin-Bicètre
1974 Spartacus Budapest Hertha BSC Berlin
1975 BVSC Vasutas Budapest Boo KFUM Stockholm
1976 Spartacus Budapest Heinzelmann Reutlingen
1977 Spartak Subotica Ganz Mavag Budapest
1978 BVSC Vasutas Budapest Spartak Subotica
1979 BVSC Vasutas Budapest GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb
1980 Heinzelmann Reutlingen GSTK Vjesnik Zagreb
1981 Spartak Subotica Saarbrücken
1982 Saarbrücken AS Messine
1983 BVSC Vasutas Budapest Zugbrücke Grenzau
1984 TT San Elpidio a Mare Saarbrücken
1985 Spartacus Budapest La Trinite Sports Nizza
1986 La Trinite Sports Nizza Borussia Düsseldorf
1987 Borussia Düsseldorf Levallois
1988 Levallois Heinzelmann Reutlingen
1989 Saarbrücken Steinhagen
1990 indeland Jülich Steinhagen
1991 Falkenbergs indeland Jülich
1992 Lübeck Falkenbergs
1993 indeland Jülich Postas SE Budapest
1994 Lübeck indeland Jülich
1995 Borussia Düsseldorf Super Donic Berlin
1996 Ochsenhausen Maxell Heilbronn-Sontheim
1997 Ochsenhausen Zugbrücke Grenzau
1998 Zugbrücke Grenzau Bad Honnef
1999 indeland Jülich Bad Honnef
2000 TTG RS Hoengen Élan Nevers
2001 Montpellier Élan Nevers
2002 Plüderhausen Élan Nevers
2003 Montpellier Metabo Frickenhausen
2004 Levallois Borussia Düsseldorf
2005 Plüderhausen Müller Würzburger Hofbräu
2006 Frickenhausen Plüderhausen
2007 Borussia Düsseldorf Müller Würzburger Hofbräu
2008 Vaillante Angers Fenerbahçe
2009 Plüderhausen Victoria Moscow
2010 Gazprom Orenburg Fulda-Maberzell
2011 Chartres Levallois
2012 Borussia Düsseldorf Vaillante Angers
2013 UMMC Ekaterinburg Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk
2014 FC Saarbrücken Ochsenhausen
2015 Eslövs AI Olimpia-Unia Grudziądz
2016 Weinviertel Niederösterreich Werder Bremen
2017 Stella Sport La Romagne Vaillante Angers
2018 Dekorglass Działdowo Chartres
2019 Hennebont FC Saarbrücken

Women's competition

Season Winners Runners-up
1966 Freiburg Slavia VS Praha
1967 Lokomotiva Bratislava 31. Epitök Budapest
1968 31. Epitök Budapest Slavia VS Praha
1969 31. Epitök Budapest FTC Ferencvaros Budapest
1970 31. Epitök Budapest BVSC Budapest
1971 Kaiserberg FTC Ferencvaros Budapest
1972 FTC Ferencvaros Budapest Kieler Grün-Weiß
1973 FTC Ferencvaros Budapest Kieler Grün-Weiß
1974 FTC Ferencvaros Budapest Ramsharde-Flensburg
1975 Epitök Budapest Start Praha
1976 Weiß-Rot-Weiß Kleve Delta Lloyd Amsterdam
1977 Sparta Praha Pochtenetz Sofia
1978 Mladost Zagreb Delta Lloyd Amsterdam
1979 Weiß-Rot-Weiß Kleve Mladost Zagreb
1980 Vitkovice Ostrava Mladost Zagreb
1981 Kaiserberg Industrogradnja
1982 BSE Budapest Industrogradnja
1983 BSE Budapest Spartacus Budapest
1984 BSE Budapest Spartacus Budapest
1985 BSE Budapest Saarbrücken
1986 Avanti Hazerswoude Vitkovice Ostrava
1987 Avanti Hazerswoude Spartak Vlasim
1988 BSE Budapest Perucica Foca
1989 BSE Budapest Steinhagen
1990 BSE Budapest Fövarosi Vizmüvek Budapest
1991 Dülmen Ştiinţa Constanţa
1992 Tempo Team Amsterdam Dülmen
1993 Glane Montpellier Le Crés
1994 Klettham-Erding Glane
1995 Langweid Bayer 05 Uerdingen
1996 Langweid Bayer 05 Uerdingen
1997 Klettham-Erding Team Galaxis Lübeck
1998 Klettham-Erding Bayer 05 Uerdingen
1999 Langweid Bayer 05 Uerdingen
2000 Postás Matáv Budapest Röthenbach/St. Wolfgang
2001 Betzingen Budapest SE
2002 3B Berlin femont Röthenbach
2003 Postás Matáv Budapest Müllermilch Langweid
2004 3B Berlin Busenbach
2005 Postás Matáv Budapest Relesa Galvame Cartagena
2006 Homberger 3B Berlin
2007 3B Berlin Fotoprix VIC
2008 Dalenergosetproekt Vladivostok SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg
2009 UCAM Cartagena SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg
2010 UCAM Cartagena SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg
2011 Li-Ning/Infinity Heerlen Berlin Eastside
2012 Fenerbahçe Dalenergosetproekt Vladivostok
2013 Fenerbahçe SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg
2014 Ströck Lyssois Lille Métropole
2015 SPAR-Zamek Tarnorbrzeg Metz
2016 Lyssois Lille Métropole Bursa BB
2017 Bursa BB Tigem SC Ankara
2018 Metz Girbau Vic
2019 UCAM Cartagena Lyssois Lille Métropole

See also

References

  1. "List of honours". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
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