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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Men's competition

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Season Winners Runners-up
European Fair Cities Cup
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
ETTU Nancy Evans Cup
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
ETTU Cup[2]
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
Europe Cup
2021   Pontoise-Cergy   Walter Wels
2022   Apuania Carrara   Wiener Neustadt
2023   Hennebont   Dekorglass Działdowo
2024   Dekorglass Działdowo   Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki

Women's competition

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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
Europe Cup
2021   Saint-Denis US 93   SH-ITB Budaörsi SC
2022   UCAM Cartagena   ALCL Grand-Quevilly
2023   Quattro Mori Cagliari   SH-ITB Budaörsi SC
2024   SH-ITB Budaörsi SC   Museo de la Almendra Francisco Morales

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "List of honours". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ "News Europe Cup (ETTU Cup, Nancy Evans Cup, European Fair Cities Cup)".
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