European Universities Championships

 

European Universities Championships (EUC) are university sports competitions governed by the European University Sports Association (EUSA). Sports Programme of the Championships is priodically reviewed and adjusted. Participants in these events are European university teams and individuals.

The championships have been organised annually since 2001, and since 2012 they are organised on a biannual basis, with European Universities Games (EUG) normally being organised in even years as a multi-sport events, and the individual championships in odd years.

 

Championships 2027

The procedure of attribution of the European Universities Championships 2027 will be done by 01.05.2024, to the respective candidates.  

The European Universities Championships (EUC) are university sports competitions governed by the European University Sports Association (EUSA), which take place on a biannual basis. The very first championships took place in 2001, at first on an annual basis before the introduction of the European Universities Games, which are held every even-numbered year, with the Championships held every odd-numbered year.

For EUC2027, there are 24 sports on the programme, split into two categories:

 - GROUP A: 3x3 Basketball, Basketball, Beach Handball, Beach Volleyball, Football, Futsal, Handball, Rowing, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Water Polo
- GROUP B: Badminton, Chess, Orienteering, Padel, Rugby 7’s, Table Tennis, Tennis, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Snow Volleyball

Altogether, 18 events are to be attributed in total, including:

- MULTIPLE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS:
European Universities Championships: Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo
European Universities Beach Championships: Beach Handball, Beach Volleyball
European Universities Winter Championships: Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Snow Volleyball

- SINGLE SPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS:
European Universities Championships: 3x3 Basketball, Basketball, Badminton, Chess, Football, Futsal, Handball, Orienteering, Padel, Rowing, Rugby 7's, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball,  Water Polo.

The timeline and deadlines for the bidding procedure and selection is as follows:
Deadline for submission of the bid:  01.03.2024
Payment of the attribution fee*:  01.03.2024
Attribution of the EUC: by 01.05.2024
* Fee to be refunded in case the candidate is not selected

Please consult the Bidding procedure on possibilities and needed steps if you would like to organise European Universities Championship(s) in 2027.
Please do not hesitate to contact the EUSA Office at office@eusa.eu for any additional information.

Championships 2025

 

Sport

Location

Dates

3x3 Basketball

Ljubljana, SLO

June 28- July 2

Tennis and Padel

Coimbra, POR

June 29-July 5

Volleyball

Budapest, HUN

July 4-11

Badminton

Madrid, ESP

July 6-12

Basketball

Bologna, ITA

July 6-13

Water Polo

Vukovar, CRO

July 7-13

Football

Camerino, ITA

July 20-27

Rugby 7s

Ankara, TUR

July 21-24

Handball

Covilha, POR

July 22-28

Futsal

Zagreb, CRO

July 23-31

Orienteering

Lodz, POL

July 24-27

Combat Sports:
Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo

Poznan, POL

July 29-August 1

Table Tennis

Burdur, TUR

September 11-16

Chess

Yerevan, ARM

September 16-20

Beach Sports:
Beach Handball, Beach Volleyball

Granada, ESP

September 19- 24

Rowing

Bydgoszcz, POL

TBD

Winter Sports:
Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Snow Volleyball

TBD

TBD

 


If you would like to organise a Championship in a sport which has not yet been attributed, please contact the national university sports body in your country, and the EUSA Office.

* The dates in the table are indicated from the day of the GTM to the last competition day. Official arrivals are a day prior, and departures a day after these dates.

Registration:
- through European national university sports bodies

Deadlines to register:
- TBD
- TBD

Related key documentation:
- EUSA Rules and Regulations
- Registration guides

Championships 2024

 

Sport

Location

Official dates

Rowing

Ankara, TUR

August 29 - September 1

 

Due to the fact that the European Universities Games 2024 Debrecen-Miskolc cannot host Rowing, it was decided that the sport will be held also in 2024.

Championships 2023

 

Sport

Location

Official dates

Football

Tirana, Albania

June 25- July 2

Tennis

Granada, Spain

July 3-9

Table Tennis

Olomouc, Czech Republic

July 4-9

Handball

Podgorica, Montenegro

July 8-14

Badminton

Miskolc, Hungary

July 13-19

Water Polo

Miskolc, Hungary

July 13-19

3x3 Basketball

Debrecen, Hungary

July 15-19

Volleyball

Braga, Portugal

July 16-23

Futsal

Split, Croatia

July 18-26

Combat Sports:

Judo

Karate

Kickboxing

Taekwondo

 

Zagreb, Croatia

 

July 20-23

Basketball

Aveiro, Portugal

July 23-30

Orienteering

St.Gallen, Switzerland

August 24-27

Rugby 7s

Lisbon, Portugal

August 28-31

Rowing

Bydgoszcz, Poland

September 7-10

Beach Sports:

Beach Handball

Beach Volleyball

 

Malaga, Spain

 

September 20-23

September 19-24

Winter Sports:

Alpine Skiing

Snowboarding

Val di Zoldo, Italy

December 18-21

* The dates in the table are indicated from the day of the GTM to the last competition day. Official arrivals are a day prior, and departures a day after these dates.

** Combat Sports: Judo, Karate, Kickboxing and Taekwondo are organised together

*** Beach Sports: Beach Handball and Beach Volleyball are organised together

Registration:
- through European national university sports bodies

Deadlines to register:
- February 15 for events starting in June and July (extended to April 15)
- March 15 for events starting in August and September (extended to May 15)

Related key documentation:
- EUSA Rules and Regulations
- Registration guides

Championships 2022

 

Sport

Location

Official dates

Rowing

Istanbul, TUR

September 6-9

 

Due to the fact that the European Universities Games Lodz cannot host Rowing, it was decided that the sport will be held in 2022, in addition to our 2023 Championships season.

Championships 2019

 

Sport

Location

Official dates

Golf

Antequera, Spain

June 23-27

Badminton

Lodz, Poland

June 23-29

Handball

Bydgoszcz, Poland

July 4-10

Table Tennis

Camerino, Italy

July 15-20

Futsal

Braga, Portugal

July 15-23

Basketball

Poznan, Poland

July 20-27

Football

Madrid, Spain

July 20-27

Beach Volleyball

Water Polo

Koper, Slovenia

July 21-26
July 21-27

Tennis

Podgorica, Montenegro

July 21-27

Orienteering

Olomouc, Czech Republic

July 24-27

EUSA-EHF Beach Handball

Zagreb, Croatia

July 24-27

Mind Sports:

Bridge

Chess

Budapest, Hungary

July 24-28

Volleyball

Lodz, Poland

July 26-August 2

3x3 Basketball

Porto, Portugal

July 31-August 3

Combat Sports:

Judo

Karate

Kickboxing

Taekwondo

Zagreb, Croatia

July 31-August 3

Rowing

Jonkoping, Sweden

September 4-7

* Combat sports: Judo, Karate, Kickboxing and Taekwondo organised together

** Mind sports: Bridge and Chess organised together

Championships 2017

Sport

Location

Official dates

Table Tennis

Olomouc, Czech Republic

June 20-25

Volleyball

Rzeszow, Poland

June 25-July 2

Badminton

Ljubljana, Slovenia

June 27-July 3

Handball

Antequera, Spain

July 2-8

Futsal

Corum, Turkey

July 9-17

Rowing

Subotica, Serbia

July 13-16

Basketball

Miskolc, Hungary

July 16-23

Rugby 7s

Milan, Italy

July 20-23

Tennis

Madrid, Spain

July 23-29

Football

Porto, Portugal

July 23-30

Judo

Karate        

Taekwondo


Coimbra, Portugal

 

July 24-27

 

3x3 Basketball

Sport Climbing

Beach Volleyball


Split, Croatia

July 25-28

July 25-28

July 25-30

Golf

Liberec, Czech Republic

September 11-15

Bridge

Chess

Fuengirola, Spain

September 20-24

 

Championships 2015

Sport

Location

Official dates

Beach Volleyball

Larnaca, Cyprus

June 16-21

Table Tennis

Geneva, Switzerland

June 19-23

Basketball

Koper, Slovenia

June 20-27

Volleyball

Camerino, Italy

July 19-26

Football

Osijek, Croatia

July 21-28

Rugby 7s

Godollo, Hungary

July 22-25

Basketball 3x3

Kragujevac, Serbia

July 23-26

Karate

Zabljak, Montenegro

July 23-26

Tennis

Wroclaw, Poland

July 27-August 2

Handball

Braga, Portugal

August 2-9

Futsal

Poznan, Poland

August 2-9

Sport Climbing

Katowice, Poland

August 5-9

Badminton

Warsaw, Poland

August 31-September 6

Bridge

Warsaw, Poland

August 31-September 6

Rowing

Hannover, Germany

September 9-12

Golf

St. Gallen, Switzerland

September 15-19

Chess

Yerevan, Armenia

October 6-11

Judo

Reims, France

October 7-10

Taekwondo

Opatija, Croatia

November 10-13

IDO-EUSA Dance Championships:
- Hip Hop


Rimini, Italy

 
October 21-25
 
 

Championships 2013

12th European Universities Volleyball Nicosia (CYP): June 23-30
12th European Universities Basketball Split (CRO): July 21-28
10th European Universities Football Almeria (ESP): June 23-30
9th European Universities Futsal Malaga (ESP): July 21-28
9th European Universities Tennis Bar (MNE): September 02-08
9th European Universities Badminton Uppsala (SWE): May 05-11
9th European Universities Beach-Volleyball Oporto (POR): July 23-28
8th European Universities Rowing Poznan (POL): September 05-08
7th European Universities Handball Katowice (POL): June 26-30
6th Universities Rugby 7s Sofia (BUL): June 13-16
6th Universities Table Tennis Zonguldak (TUR): June 19-23
6th European Universities Karate Budapest (HUN): July 18-21
3rd European Universities Bridge Kraljevica (CRO): September 30 - October 6
3rd European Universities Golf Saint-Saens (FRA): September 17-21
3rd European Universities Taekwondo Moscow (RUS): November 22-24
2nd European Universities Judo Coimbra (POR): October 03-06
1st European Universities Basketball 3x3 Rotterdam (NED): August 19-21

 

Championships 2011

9th European Universities Football Istanbul (TUR): June 19-26, 2011
8th European Universities Badminton Kharkov (UKR): June 20-25, 2011
1st European Universities Judo Sarajevo (BIH): June 23-26, 2011
5th Universities Rugby 7s Lille (FRA) June 27-July 2, 2011
11th European Universities Volleyball Kragujevac (SER): July 10-17, 2011
11th European Universities Basketball Cordoba (ESP): July 13-20, 2011
8th European Universities Futsal Tampere (FIN): July 17-24, 2011
6th European Universities Handball Rijeka (CRO): July 17-24, 2011
8th European Universities Beach-Volleyball Malaga (ESP): July 17-22, 2011
5th Universities Table Tennis Madeira (POR): July 19-23, 2011
5th European Universities Karate Sarajevo (BIH): July 22-25, 2011
2nd European Universities Bridge Warsaw (POL): August 29-September 2, 2011
7th European Universities Rowing Moscow (RUS): August 30-September 2, 2011
8th European Universities Tennis St. Gallen (SUI): September 5-10, 2011
2nd European Universities Golf Otocec (SLO): September 6-10, 2011
2nd European Universities Taekwondo Braga (POR): December 12-14, 2011

Championships 2010

6th European Universities Rowing Amsterdam (NED): August 19-22, 2010
7th European Universities Tennis Coimbra (POR): July 27-31, 2010
10th European Universities Basketball Poznan (POL): July 19-25, 2010
8th European Universities Football Warsaw (POL): July 19-25, 2010
7th European Universities Futsal Zagreb (CRO): July 19-25, 2010
10th European Universities Volleyball Warsaw (POL): July 23-30, 2010
4th European Universities Rugby 7s Cordoba (ESP): July 14-17, 2010
7th European Universities Beach-Volleyball Kazan (RUS): July 6-11, 2010
4th European Universities Table Tennis Kazan (RUS): June 22-27, 2010
7th European Universities Badminton Nancy (FRA): June 16-20, 2010
5th European Universities Handball Nicosia (CYP): June 14-20 , 2010

Championships 2009

1st European Universities Taekwondo Braga, Portugal; December 10-12, 2009
1st European Universities Bridge Opatija, Croatia: October 4-10, 2009
5th European Universities Rowing Kruszwica, Poland; September 2-5, 2009
1st European Universities Golf Algarve, Portugal; September 2-6, 2009
6th European Universities Beach-Volleyball Gdynia, Poland; July 29 – August 02, 2009
6th European Universities Tennis Poznan, Poland; July 27 – August 01, 2009
3rd European Universities Table Tennis Niš, Serbia: July, 22-25 2009
7th European Universities Football Wroclaw, Poland; July 20-26 2009
6th European Universities Futsal Podgorica, Montenegro; July 20-26, 2009
4th European Universities Karate Cordoba, Spain; July 16-19, 2009
6th European Universities Badminton Geneve, Switzerland; June 20-24, 2009
9th European Universities Basketball Heraklion, Greece; June 15-21, 2009
4th European Universities Handball Ljubljana, Slovenia; June 15-21, 2009
3rd European Universities Rugby 7s Bristol, Great Britain; June 10-12, 2009
9th European Universities Volleyball Hamburg, Germany: May 18-24, 2009

Championships 2008

5th European Universities Tennis Dublin, Ireland: December 9-14, 2008
5th European Universities Badminton Krakow, Poland: September 10-14, 2008
4th European Universities Rowing Zagreb, Croatia: August 28-30, 2008
2nd European Universities Rugby 7s Rome, Italy: July 24-27, 2008
8th European Universities Volleyball Camerino, Italy: July 21-27, 2008
8th European Universities Basketball Novi Sad, Serbia: July 21-27, 2008
3rd European Universities Handball Niš, Serbia: July 21-26, 2008
6th European Universities Football Kiev, Ukraine: July 20-26, 2008
5th European Universities Futsal Wroclaw, Poland: July 14-19, 2008
2nd European Universities Table Tennis Latina, Italy: June 19-22, 2008
5th European Universities Beach-Volleyball Antalya, Turkey: June 17-22, 2008

Championships 2007

4th European Universities Tennis Moscow, Russia: December 3-9, 2007
4th European Universities Badminton St. Petersburg, Russia: November 12-17, 2007
1st European Universities Rugby 7s Grenoble, France: September 27-29, 2007
3rd European Universities Rowing Girona/Banyoles, Spain: September 6-8, 2007
7th European Universities Basketball Geneva, Switzerland: July 23-29, 2007
4th European Universities Futsal Izola, Slovenia: July 23-29, 2007
7th European Universities Volleyball Rijeka, Croatia: July 16-23, 2007
4th European Universities Beach-Volleyball Valencia, Spain: July 16-19, 2007
5th European Universities Football Rome, Italy: July 9-15
3rd European Universities Karate Podgorica, Montenegro: July 6-8, 2007
2nd European Universities Handball Lodz, Poland: July 3-8, 2007
1st European Universities Table Tennis Ostrava, Czech Republic: June 21-24, 2007

Championships 2006

2nd European University Rowing Brive, France: September 1-2, 2006
3rd European University Futsal Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro: July 18-23, 2006
3rd European University Badminton Lisbon, Portugal: July 13-16, 2006
6th European University Basketball Guimaraes, Portugal: July 11-16, 2006
6th European University Volleyball Eindhoven, the Netherlands: July 2-9, 2006
4th European University Football Eindhoven, the Netherlands: July 2-9, 2006
3rd European University Tennis Eindhoven, the Netherlands: July 2-9, 2006
1st European University Handball Besancon, France: June 26-July 1, 2006
3rd European University Beach-Volleyball Latina, Italy: June 22-25, 2006

Championships 2005

5th European University Volleyball Tallinn, Estonia: June 30 – July 4, 2005
5th European University Basketball Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland: June 28 – July 2, 2005
3rd European University Football Niš, Serbia and Montenegro: July 11-17, 2005
2nd European University Tennis Rouen, France: November 28 – December 3, 2005
2nd European University Karate Wroclaw, Poland: June 29 – July 2, 2005
2nd European University Futsal Latina, Italy: July 17-24, 2005
2nd European University Beach-Volleyball Portorož, Slovenia: June 23-26, 2005
2nd European University Badminton Mainz, Germany: October 27-30, 2005
1st European University Rowing Cardiff, United Kingdom: July 22-24, 2005

 

Championships 2004

4th European University Volleyball Braga, Portugal: September 21-26, 2004
4th European University Basketball Mulhouse, France: June 28 – July 1st, 2004
2nd European University Football Wroclaw, Poland: July 5-11, 2004
1st European University Tennis Touques, France: December 13-17, 2004
1st European University Futsal Paralimni, Cyprus: September 19-24, 2004
1st European University Beach-Volleyball Klagenfurt, Austria: June 16-19, 2004
1st European University Badminton Krakow, Poland: September 23-26, 2004

 

Championships 2003

3rd European University Volleyball Maribor, Slovenia: July 2-8, 2003
3rd European University Basketball Novi Sad, Serbia: July 15-21, 2003
1st European University Karate Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro: September 4-7, 2003
1st European University Football Roma, Italy: August 3-10, 2003

Championships 2002

2nd European University Volleyball Athens, Grece: July 2-6, 2002
2nd European University Basketball Koper, Slovenia: June 27 – July 1st, 2002

Championships 2001

1st European University Volleyball Užice, Serbia and Montenegro : September 19-22, 2001
1st European University Basketball Aveiro, Portugal: September 27 – October 1, 2001