First EMC
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 18, 2023
Teams16
Final positions
Champions   Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Hungary
Fourth place  Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored256 (16 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Switzerland (37 points)

Participating teams

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Team Participation Best Performance
Current Consec. Last
  Austria 1 1 Newcomer
  Belgium 1 1 Newcomer
  Denmark 1 1 Newcomer
  Finland 1 1 Newcomer
  France 1 1 Newcomer
  Germany 1 1 Newcomer
  Greece 1 1 Newcomer
  Hungary 1 1 Newcomer
  Iceland 1 1 Newcomer
  Netherlands 1 1 Newcomer
  Norway 1 1 Newcomer
  Poland 1 1 Newcomer
  Portugal 1 1 Newcomer
  Sweden 1 1 Newcomer
  Switzerland 1 1 Newcomer
  Turkey 1 1 Newcomer

Draw

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Seeding and drawing

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Pot 1

Top 8 teams

Pot 2

Top 16 teams

Results of the draw

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Headmaster Challenger
  Finland   Greece
  Netherlands   Austria
  Germany   Hungary
  Belgium   Portugal
  Sweden   Turkey
  Norway   Switzerland
  France   Poland
  Iceland   Denmark

History

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Finland8
 
 
 
  Greece7
 
  Finland9
 
 
 
  Netherlands8
 
  Netherlands8
 
 
 
  Austria7
 
  Finland8
 
 
 
  Hungary7
 
  Germany7
 
 
 
  Hungary8
 
  Hungary8
 
 
 
  Portugal7
 
  Belgium7
 
 
 
  Portugal8
 
  Finland9 (8)
 
 
 
  Switzerland9 (9)
 
  Sweden8
 
 
 
  Turkey9
 
  Turkey6
 
 
 
  Switzerland9
 
  Norway6
 
 
 
  Switzerland10
 
  Switzerland9
 
 
 
  Iceland8Third place
 
  France9
 
  
 
  Poland8
 
  France7  Hungary10
 
 
 
  Iceland8  Iceland7
 
  Iceland9
 
 
  Denmark8
 

Round of 16

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  Finland8–7  Greece
"Palvelemaan Konetta" by CMX . "Electric Carve" by 1000Mods
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  Netherlands8–7  Austria
"Goca Dünya" by Altin Gün . "I Am Yours" by The Makemakes
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  Germany7–8  Hungary
"Morgengruß" by Popol Vuh . "Csele" by Suhov
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  Belgium7–8  Portugal
"Welcome to Paradise (V1.0)" by Front 242 . "Drama" by Erika de Casier
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  Sweden8–9  Turkey
"Ever Again" by Robyn . "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener
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  Norway6–10  Switzerland
"Ulvenatt" by Jordsjø . "The Race" by Yello
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  France9–8  Poland
"Friends and Ennemies" by DJ Cam . "Sculpture" by Skalpel
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  Iceland9–8  Denmark
"Jungle Drum" by Emiliana Torrini . "Snow Brigade" by Mew
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Quarter-finals

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  Finland9–8  Netherlands
"Hyvää Yötä ja Huomenta" by Don Huonot . "Better Off Alone" by Alice Deejay
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  Hungary8–7  Portugal
"Riders on the Storm" by Yonderboi . "Kriolu" by Dino D'Santiago
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  Turkey6–9  Switzerland
"Şımarık" by Tarkan . "Ship on Fire" by Zeal and Ardor
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  France7–8  Iceland
"La Nuit Je Mens" by Alain Bashung . "Big Time Sensuality" by Björk
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Semifinals

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  Finland8–7  Hungary
"Korppi" by Liekki . "Jósolni bélből" by Isten Hata Mögött
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  Switzerland9–8  Iceland
"Umbra" by Waldskin . "Why?" by GusGus
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Third place match

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  Hungary10–7  Iceland
"A Wild River to Take You Home" by Black Hill & Silent Island . "Looped" by Kiasmos
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Final

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  Finland(8) 9–9 (9)  Switzerland
"Jäljen" by Tenhi
TB: "Palvelemaan Konetta" by CMX
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Results

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1st European Music Cup Champion
 
Switzerland
(1st Title)
Pos. Country Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Final
1   Switzerland 10 4 3 1 0 37 29 8
2   Finland 10 4 3 1 0 34 31 3
Third-place play-off
3   Hungary 9 4 3 0 1 33 29 4
4   Iceland 6 4 2 0 2 32 34 -2
Quarter-finals eliminations
5   France 3 2 1 0 1 16 16 0
6   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 1 16 16 0
7   Portugal 3 2 1 0 1 15 15 0
8   Turkey 3 2 1 0 1 15 17 -2
Round of 16 eliminations
9   Denmark 0 1 0 0 1 8 9 -1
10   Sweden 0 1 0 0 1 8 9 -1
11   Poland 0 1 0 0 1 8 9 -1
12   Germany 0 1 0 0 1 7 8 -1
13   Greece 0 1 0 0 1 7 8 -1
14   Belgium 0 1 0 0 1 7 8 -1
15   Austria 0 1 0 0 1 7 8 -1
16   Norway 0 1 0 0 1 6 10 -4