European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country

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ECCC Cross Country
Campeonato de Europa de Cross 2010.jpg
The winning men's club, Bikila, in 2010
SportCross country running
FounderEuropean Athletics Association
Inaugural season1962
ContinentEurope
Official websiteECCC Cross Country

The European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country is an annual cross country running competition between the European running clubs that are the reigning national champions for their country. It is often abbreviated to the name ECCC Cross Country.[1] It is traditionally held on the first Sunday of February.

Organised by the European Athletics Association, it was first held in 1962,[2] making it the second oldest regional cross country event in the world (after the Balkan Cross Country Championships).[3] Only the International Cross Country Championships and World Military Cross Country Championships are older than these two events.[4] It also pre-dates the European Cross Country Championships (the international event) by over thirty years.[5]

The competition was initially launched as a senior men only event, with a senior women's race being added to the programme twenty years later in 1982. Junior races for both men and women were initiated in 2006.[6] Historically, the women's race was typically held at a separate location from the men's race. The two events have been held in conjunction since 2005 and each edition now features all four races (senior and junior) at the same venue.[7] Reflecting the early roots of the tournament, until 2002 the United Kingdom sent four teams – one from each of its constituent countries.[6] The event garners wide participation: in 2015 a total of 287 athletes competed across four races and clubs from 21 nations were present. The men's race is the most contested, with the field typically reaching 100 runners.[8]

It is one of three annual athletics club competitions held by the European Athletics Association, alongside the European Champion Clubs Cup and European Champion Clubs Cup for Juniors in track and field.[9][10]

The competition was staged in Belgium on all but one occasion up to 1980. Thereafter, it has been mostly held in the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, reflecting the prominence of the region in hosting elite level cross country meetings.

Rules and format[]

The eligible clubs for each race differ as each needs to have qualified through the respective national level competition – for example, only national junior women's club champions compete in the junior women's race. The men's senior race is over ten kilometres (6.2 miles), the senior women's and junior men's races are over six kilometres (3.7 miles), and the junior women's race is four kilometres (2.5 miles).[11] Each team race is scored by combining the finishing positions of a team's top four athletes. The team with the lowest cumulative score is the winner. Teams with fewer than four finishers are declared non-finishers. Medals are awarded for both the individual and team element of the competition. Non-point-scoring members of winning teams are recognised in the team ceremonies.[12]

As a club-level competition, athletes of any nationality may compete in the competition as long as they are registered with an eligible European running club. However, athletes whose nationality is different from that of the country that their club is based in must be entered as a "Declared Foreign Athlete" in order to compete. This applies equally to non-European athletes and European athletes competing for a club of a different European nation.[13][12][14]

The host venue for the event is decided by a host bidding process. The tournament has been held as a one-off sporting event for the host venue and also as an element to be incorporated into a long-standing cross country meeting – the annual Almond Blossom Cross Country race in Portugal has been host to the clubs cup competition on numerous occasions.[15][16]

Editions[]

Men[]

Ed. Year City Country Date Team winner Individual winner
1st 1962 Arlon Belgium 7 January   (ENG)   (FRA)
2nd 1963 Arlon Belgium 13 January   (ENG)  Gerhard Hönicke (GDR)
3rd 1964 Arlon Belgium 12 January  Union St. Gilloise (BEL)   (BEL)
4th 1965 Arlon Belgium 24 January   (ENG)   (ENG)
5th 1966 Arlon Belgium 23 January   (ENG)  Tim Johnston (ENG)
6th 1967 Arlon Belgium 22 January   (ENG)  Gaston Roelants (BEL)
7th 1968 Arlon Belgium 19 January   (FRG)  Lutz Philipp (FRG)
8th 1969 Arlon Belgium 28 December  RFC Liège (BEL)  Lutz Philipp (FRG)
9th 1970 Arlon Belgium 22 November  RFC Liège (BEL)  Lutz Philipp (FRG)
— 1971 Not held
10th 1972 Arlon Belgium 16 January  RFC Liège (BEL)  Karel Lismont (BEL)
11th 1973 Arlon Belgium 14 January  RFC Liège (BEL)   (SCO)
12th 1974 Arlon Belgium 6 January  RFC Liège (BEL)  Karel Lismont (BEL)
13th 1975 Arlon Belgium 19 January   (ESP)  Mariano Haro (ESP)
14th 1976 Messancy Belgium 25 January   (ESP)  Brendan Foster (ENG)
15th 1977 Palencia Spain 6 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Carlos Lopes (POR)
— 1978 Not held
16th 1979 Arlon Belgium 4 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Karel Lismont (BEL)
17th 1980 Liège Belgium 10 February  RFC Liège (BEL)  Léon Schots (BEL)
18th 1981 Varese Italy 31 January  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Fernando Mamede (POR)
19th 1982 Clusone Italy 30 January  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Carlos Lopes (POR)
20th 1983 Lyon France 30 January  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Fernando Mamede (POR)
21st 1984 Albufeira Portugal 5 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Alberto Cova (ITA)
22nd 1985 Albufeira Portugal 3 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Carlos Lopes (POR)
23rd 1986 Albufeira Portugal 2 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Alberto Cova (ITA)
24th 1987 Clusone Italy 1 February  Pro Patria Milano (ITA)  Francesco Panetta (ITA)
25th 1988 Clusone Italy 6 February  Pro Patria Milano (ITA)  Francesco Panetta (ITA)
26th 1989 Albufeira Portugal 5 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Domingos Castro (POR)
27th 1990 Albufeira Portugal 4 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Domingos Castro (POR)
28th 1991 Marignane France 10 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Domingos Castro (POR)
 Dionísio Castro (POR)
29th 1992 Alicante Spain 2 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Domingos Castro (POR)
30th 1993 Albufeira Portugal 7 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Domingos Castro (POR)
31st 1994 Amorebieta Spain 6 February  Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)  Domingos Castro (POR)
32nd 1995 Albufeira Portugal 12 February   (POR)  Paulo Guerra (POR)
33rd 1996 La Flèche France 4 February   (POR)  Paulo Guerra (POR)
34th 1997 Cáceres Spain 2 February   (POR)  Paulo Guerra (POR)
35th 1998 Vilamoura Portugal 8 February   (POR)  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)
36th 1999 Oeiras Portugal 31 January   (ESP)  Paulo Guerra (POR)
37th 2000 San Sebastián Spain 30 February   (POR)  Eduardo Henriques (POR)
38th 2001 Vilamoura Portugal 4 February  Olympique Marseille (FRA)  Serhiy Lebid (UKR)
39th 2002 Saint-Junien France 3 February   (ESP)  Alberto García (ESP)
40th 2003 Jaén Spain 2 February   (ESP)  Alberto García (ESP)
41st 2004 Almeirim Portugal 1 February   (ESP)  Zersenay Tadese (ERI)

Women[]

Ed. Year City Country Date Team winner Individual winner
19th 1982 Formia Italy 31 January   (ITA)  Cristina Tomasini (ITA)
20th 1983 Viterbo Italy 30 January   (ITA)   (ENG)
21st 1984 Cassino Italy 4 January  Cardiff AAC (WAL)  Angela Tooby (WAL)
22nd 1985 Fuenlabrada Spain 3 February   (IRL)  Angela Tooby (WAL)
23rd 1986 Albufeira Portugal 2 February   (IRL)  Angela Tooby (WAL)
24th 1987 Clusone Italy 1 February  Sporting Braga (POR)  Angela Tooby (WAL)
25th 1988 Cardiff Wales 7 February  Sporting Braga (POR)  Angela Tooby (WAL)
26th 1989 Albufeira Portugal 5 February  Sporting Braga (POR)  Albertina Machado (POR)
27th 1990 Braga Portugal 3 February  Sporting Braga (POR)  Conceição Ferreira (POR)
28th 1991 — San Marino 9 February  Sporting Braga (POR)  Rosario Murcia (FRA)
29th 1992 Cassino Italy 1 February  Sporting Braga (POR)  Fernanda Marques (POR)
30th 1993 Albufeira Portugal 7 February  Sporting Braga (POR)  Conceição Ferreira (POR)
31st 1994 Cassino Italy 6 February   (POR)  Albertina Dias (POR)
32nd 1995 Maia Portugal 5 February   (POR)  Albertina Dias (POR)
33rd 1996 Lanciano Italy 3 February   (ESP)  Albertina Dias (POR)
34th 1997 Newport Wales 9 February   (ESP)  Julia Vaquero (ESP)
35th 1998 Istanbul Turkey 8 February   (RUS)  Carla Sacramento (POR)
36th 1999 Lanciano Italy 7 February   (RUS)  Mariya Pantyukhova (RUS)
37th 2000 Salamanca Spain 6 February   (POR)  Marina Bastos (POR)
38th 2001 Vilamoura Portugal 4 February   (POR)   (RUS)
39th 2002 Ortuella Spain 3 February   (POR)  Carla Sacramento (POR)
40th 2003 Jaén Spain 2 February   (POR)  Helena Sampaio (POR)
41st 2004 Lanciano Italy 31 February   (POR)   (DEN)

Combined[]

Ed. Year City Country Date Men's team winner Men's individual winner Women's team winner Women's individual winner
42nd 2005 Mantua Italy 5 Feb   (ESP)  Zersenay Tadese (ERI)   (POR)  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
43rd 2006 Cáceres Spain 5 Feb   (ESP)  Zersenay Tadese (ERI)   (RUS)  Mariya Konovalova (RUS)
44th 2007 Istanbul Turkey 4 Feb   (ESP)  Alberto García (ESP)   (POR)  Rosa Morató (ESP)
45th 2008 Albufeira Portugal 2 Feb   (ESP)  Ayad Lamdassem (ESP)   (ESP)  Mariya Konovalova (RUS)
46th 2009 Istanbul Turkey 1 Feb   (POR)  Alemayehu Bezabeh (ESP)  Üsküdar Belediyespor (TUR)  Alemitu Bekele (ETH)
47th 2010 Bilbao Spain 7 Feb   (ESP)  Alemayehu Bezabeh (ESP)   (RUS)  Belaynesh Oljira (ETH)
48th 2011 San Vittore Olona Italy 6 Feb   (POR)  Ayad Lamdassem (ESP)  Üsküdar Belediyespor (TUR)  Ana Dulce Félix (POR)
49th 2012 Castellón Spain 5 Feb   (ESP)  Ayad Lamdassem (ESP)  Üsküdar Belediyespor (TUR)  Belaynesh Oljira (ETH)
50th 2013 Castellón Spain 3 Feb   (ESP)  Andrea Lalli (ITA)   (RUS)  Hiwot Ayalew (ETH)
51st 2014 Albufeira Portugal 2 Feb   (ESP)  Mohamed Moustaoui (MAR)   (RUS)  Hiwot Ayalew (ETH)
52nd 2015 Guadalajara Spain 1 Feb   (ESP)  Othmane El Goumri (MAR)  Üsküdar Belediyespor (TUR)  Irene Cheptai (KEN)
53rd 2016 Kastamonu Turkey 7 Feb   (FRA)  Bekir Karayel (TUR)  Üsküdar Belediyespor (TUR)  Irene Cheptai (KEN)
54th 2017 Albufeira Portugal 5 Feb   (TUR)  Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA)  Üsküdar Belediyespor (TUR)  Irene Cheptai (KEN)
55th 2018 Mira Portugal 4 Feb  Sporting CP (POR)   (KEN)  Sporting CP (POR)  Katarzyna Rutkowska (POL)
56th 2019 Albufeira Portugal 3 Feb   (ESP)  Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)  Sporting CP (POR)  Fancy Cherono (KEN)
57th 2022 Oeiras Portugal 6 Feb   (TUR)  Rodrigue Kwizera (BDI)   (ESP)   (ETH)

Junior winners[]

Year Junior men's team Junior men's individual Junior women's team Junior women's individual
2006  Erzurum Gençlik (TUR)   (TUR)  Beşiktaş (TUR)  Ancuța Bobocel (ROM)
2007  Erzurum Gençlik (TUR)   (TUR)   (IRL)   (IRL)
2008  Erzurum Gençlik (TUR)   (TUR)   (FRA)  Veronica Inglese (ITA)
2009  Fenerbahçe (TUR)  Nemanja Cerovac (SRB)   (RUS)   (POR)
2010  Fenerbahçe (TUR)   (TUR)   (RUS)  Esma Aydemir (TUR)
2011  Fenerbahçe (TUR)   (RUS)   (RUS)  Esma Aydemir (TUR)
2012  S.L. Benfica (POR)   (POR)   (RUS)   (RUS)
2013  S.L. Benfica (POR)   (TUR)   (RUS)   (POR)
2014   (TUR)  Saffet Elkatmış (TUR)   (RUS)  Sarah Lahti (SWE)
2015   (TUR)   (TUR)  Fenerbahçe (TUR)   (TUR)
2016   (TUR)  Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BDI)  Bursa Büyükşehir (TUR)  Anna Emilie Møller (DEN)
2017   (ESP)   (TUR)  Bursa Büyükşehir (TUR)   (DEN)
2018   (ESP)   (ESP)  Fenerbahçe (TUR)   (DEN)
2019   (TUR)  Edward Zakayo (KEN)  Fenerbahçe (TUR)   (TUR)
2022   (IRL)   (IRL)   (ROM)   (FIN)

Statistics[]

Most successful clubs
  • Overall: Sporting Clube de Portugal, 17 titles
    • Men's: Sporting Clube de Portugal, 15 titles
    • Women's: Sporting Braga, 7 titles
Most successful athletes

References[]

  1. ^ ECCC Cross Country. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  2. ^ European Clubs Cross Country. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  3. ^ Balkan Cross Country Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2014-08-10). Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  4. ^ World Military Crosscountry Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2014-09-16). Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  5. ^ Event - SPAR European Cross Country Championships. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-12-10.
  6. ^ a b Event: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CLUBS CROSS COUNTRY CUP. European Athletics (2008). Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  7. ^ European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country: Venues & Winners. European Athletics (2013). Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  8. ^ European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  9. ^ ECCC Track and Field Junior. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  10. ^ ECCC Track and Field Senior. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  11. ^ OFFICIAL INVITATION To: Qualified clubs for Seniors and Juniors, Women & Men European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country, Guadalajara/ESP, 1 February 2015. 2015 Guadalajara. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  12. ^ a b European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country 3 February 2013 Castellón de la Plana, Spain. 2013 Castellón de la Plana. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  13. ^ ECCC Cross Country, Guadalajara / ESP, 1 February 2015 Declared Foreign Athletes. European Athletics (2015). Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  14. ^ Team Manual 52nd European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country 1 February 2015 Guadalajara , Spain. 2015 Guadalajara. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  15. ^ Fernandes, António Manuel (2014-02-02). Moustaoui and Ayalew take the honours at Almond Blossom Cross Country. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
  16. ^ Albufeira plays host to European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country. German Road Races (2008-02-01). Retrieved on 2015-02-28.
List of venues and winners

External links[]

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