# 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.
PKC/Vertom successfully defended their title by defeating Boeckenberg KC in the final.

## Format

The format was given a few tweaks after feedback from last season.
* 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 Satellite 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. 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

| Phase | Draw date | Round date |
| Round 1 | 6 July 2023 | 7–10 September 2023 |
| Round 2 | 24 August 2023 | 28 November–2 December 2023 |
| Champions League | 14 December 2023 | 7–10 February 2024 |

## Round 1

The tournament winners qualify for Round 2, while the teams who finish second and third qualify for the Satellite 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. 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 Turkey 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 | Satellite Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | CCCD Carnaxide | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 9 | Satellite Cup | 10–15 | 8–16 | — | 15–10 | 19–8 | 21–9 | — |
| 4 | Yildiz Technical University | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 6 | Satellite Cup | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### 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 | Semifinals | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 5–8th place bracket | 1–45 | 3–20 | 5–28 | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KOC | DOL | CAR | TOR |
| 1 | Kocaeli University | 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 | Semifinals | 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 | — | — |
* ↑ Due to visa issues, Kocaeli University was allowed to play, but was disqualified from reaching the next round and finished last.
* ↑ Due to visa issues, Kocaeli University was allowed to play, but was disqualified from reaching the next round and finished last.

### 5–8th place bracket

No matter the result, Kocaeli University will be deemed as the loser.
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 23 September | 23 September |
| Glasgow KC | 13 |
| Glasgow KC | 13 | 24 September | 24 September |
| Kocaeli University | 15 | 24 September | 24 September |
| Kocaeli University | 15 | Glasgow KC | 14 |
| 23 September | 23 September | | Glasgow KC | 14 |
| 23 September | 23 September | Tornadoes KC | 18 |
| Tornadoes KC | 29 | Tornadoes KC | 18 |
| Newport Centurions | 5 | | |
| Newport Centurions | 5 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 24 September | 24 September |
| | | Kocaeli University | 24 |
| | | Newport Centurions | 4 |

### 1–4th place bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 23 September | 23 September |
| CC Oeiras | 27 |
| CC Oeiras | 27 | 24 September | 24 September |
| Cardiff City KC | 5 | 24 September | 24 September |
| Cardiff City KC | 5 | CC Oeiras | 23 |
| 23 September | 23 September | | CC Oeiras | 23 |
| 23 September | 23 September | FJEP Bonson | 4 |
| Dolphins Prievidza | 12 | FJEP Bonson | 4 |
| FJEP Bonson | 15 | | |
| FJEP Bonson | 15 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 24 September | 24 September |
| | | Cardiff City KC | 13 |
| | | Dolphins Prievidza | 14 |

### Final rankings

FJEP Bonson and Dolphins Prievidza originally qualified for the Satellite 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

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. 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 | Challenger Cup | 11–24 | — | 18–13 | 19–14 | 15–18 |
| 3 | Trojans KC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 6 | Challenger Cup | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | CK Vallparadís | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 3 | | 14–25 | — | 12–15 | — | 15–13 |
| 5 | KCC České Budějovice | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 3 | | 11–20 | — | 10–18 | — | — |
* 1 2 Marcovia Marki 18–13 Trojans KC
* 1 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 | Champions League | — | 19–16 | — | 9–14 | 21–15 |
| 2 | KC Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 9 | Challenger Cup | — | — | 20–15 | — | 20–15 |
| 3 | KK Brno | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 6 | Challenger Cup | 12–14 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Bec KC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 6 | | — | 18–20 | 17–22 | — | 20–15 |
| 5 | Platja d'Aro KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 0 | | — | — | 10–13 | — | — |
* 1 2 CC Oeiras 19–16 KC Barcelona
* 1 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.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| PKC/Vertom (H) Boeckenberg KC | TuS Schildgen SG Pegasus | NC Benfica CC Oeiras |

#### Original groups

| Group A | Group B |
| Boeckenberg KC SG Pegasus NC Benfica | PKC/Vertom TuS Schildgen CC Oeiras |

### 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.

### 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 | — | — |
| 7 February 2024 19:00 | TuS Schildgen | 23–12 | SG Pegasus | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 7 February 2024 19:00 | Heppekausen 9 | (12–4) | Düring, Gerlich 3 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 7 February 2024 19:00 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 7 February 2024 21:00 | Boeckenberg KC | 30–14 | NC Benfica | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 7 February 2024 21:00 | de Ridder 5 | (13–9) | Vasconcelos Luz 4 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 7 February 2024 21:00 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 16:30 | PKC/Vertom | 33–12 | TuS Schildgen | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 16:30 | Kunst 7 | (14–6) | Altgassen, Freund 3 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 16:30 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 18:30 | Boeckenberg KC | 29–11 | SG Pegasus | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 18:30 | Thijs, de Vogelaere 7 | (18–4) | Orth 5 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 18:30 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 20:30 | PKC/Vertom | 36–14 | NC Benfica | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 20:30 | van der Werff 6 | (17–6) | Vasconcelos Luz 4 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 8 February 2024 20:30 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 16:30 | SG Pegasus | 15–28 | NC Benfica | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 16:30 | Düring, Gebhardt 3 | (11–14) | Vasconcelos Luz 8 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 16:30 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 18:30 | Boeckenberg KC | 30–12 | TuS Schildgen | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 18:30 | van Gorp 5 | (14–8) | Jan Heming, Küpper 3 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 18:30 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 20:30 | PKC/Vertom | 38–10 | SG Pegasus | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 20:30 | van Het Kaar 8 | (20–4) | three players 2 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 9 February 2024 20:30 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 10 February 2024 14:00 | TuS Schildgen | 9–16 | NC Benfica | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 10 February 2024 14:00 | three players 2 | (3–8) | Vasconcelos Luz 4 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 10 February 2024 14:00 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 10 February 2024 16:00 | PKC/Vertom | 25–17 | Boeckenberg KC | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 10 February 2024 16:00 | Oppe 7 | (12–9) | Thijs, Van Gorp 4 | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
| 10 February 2024 16:00 | | Report | | PKC Hall, Papendrecht |
* 2023–24 IKF Europe Korfball Champions League Champions
* PKC/Vertom Second title