The European Footvolley Championship 2019 in Lucerne

The Footvolley League 2019, our new tour concept, consists of 4 stages. National champions and top teams from 15 European nations have battled in 3 qualification stages (Graz, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Albuferia) for a spot in the Finals in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The European ranking after the 3 qualification tournaments (men).

For the first time in history 15 countries had to compete to qualify for only 12 spots in the final of the European Championship. Furthermore, the top 3 countries (Portugal, Spain and France) and the host nation (Switzerland) earned a 2nd team in this final stage .Numbers 12 (Belgium), 13 (Greece) and 14 (Croatia) are unable to send their national champions to Lucerne. The UK did not qualify because it did not participate in the minimum of 2 qualification events. Therefore the number 4 (Austria) is sending a 2nd team. So now it is time for the final title fight to become the European Footvolley Champions 2019 in Lucerne.

The Competition format for the Finals

In the Lucerne Finals we will not use the new competition format of the qualification tournaments. This is an old school 16 team title fight in 4 groups with equal chances.

The men’s groups are composed as follows:

  • Group A: PORTUGAL, ISRAEL, NORWAY, SWITZERLAND 2 (Nrs. 1, 8, 9, 16)

  • Group B: SPAIN, ITALY, SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA 2 (Nrs. 2, 7, 10, 15)

  • Group C: FRANCE, GERMANY, SWEDEN, FRANCE 2 (Nrs. 3, 6, 11, 14)

  • Group D: AUSTRIA, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL 2, SPAIN 2 (Nrs. 4, 5, 12, 13)

The women’s groups are composed as follows:

  • Group A: NORWAY, NETHERLANDS, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND (Nrs. 1, 4, 5, 8)

  • Group B: GERMANY, ITALY, SWEDEN, PORTUGAL (Nrs 2, 3, 6, 7)

The competition format goes as follows:

  • The first team in the group qualifies directly for the quarter finals

  • The 4th team in a group is eliminated

  • (After a draw for the men) The 2nd and the 3rd teams play a promotional round. The winners go to the quarter finals

  • Before the quarter finals there is another draw. for the men

The time schedule

To see the time schedule and results, please go here.