European Universities Championships
# European Universities Championships

European Universities Championships (EUC) are university sports competitions governed by the European University Sports Association (EUSA). There are currently 23 sports in which the championships are organised. Participants in these events are European university teams and individuals.

In 2019 new Championships were created for kickboxing, orienteering, beach handball and water polo.

## History

The championships have been organised annually since 2001, and from 2012 onwards, they will be organised on a biannual basis, with European Universities Games being organised in even years as a multi-sport events, and the individual championships being organised in odd years. Under the umbrella of EUSA, the first championships were organised in 2001 under the name of European University Championships. In 2006, the sports events were renamed European Universities Championships, to stress the universities being the participants in the events. In 2012 the first European Universities Games was organised, bringing together 10 sports from the European Universities Championships at the same place at the same time. In 2014 the second European Universities Games was organised in Rotterdam including 10 different sports.

## Championships overview

| Year | Sport Events | Debut Sports |
| - | - | - |
| 2001 | 2 | Volleyball, Basketball |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | Karate, Football |
| 2004 | 7 | Tennis, Futsal, Beach volleyball, Badminton |
| 2005 | 9 | Rowing |
| 2006 | 9 | Handball |
| 2007 | 12 | Rugby 7s, Table tennis |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 15 | Taekwondo, Bridge, Golf |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 16 | Judo |
| 2012 European Universities Games |||
| 2013 | 17 | Basketball 3x3 |
| 2014 European Universities Games |||
| 2015 | 20 | Dance, Chess, |
| 2016 European Universities Games |||
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 European Universities Games |||
| 2019 | 21 | Kickboxing, Beach handball, Orienteering, Water polo |
| 2020 European Universities Games |||

## Championships Summary

The programme of the European Universities Championships is subject to change and currently includes 23 sports.

* Individual / team sports
* Indoor / outdoor sports
* Combat sports
* Mind sports
* Racquet sports

| Number | Event | First Edition |
| - | - | - |
| Main Sports |||
| 1 | European Universities Rowing Championship | 2005 |
| Combat Sports |||
| 2 | European Universities Judo Championships | 2011 |
| 3 | European Universities Karate Championships | 2003 |
| 4 | European Universities Kickboxing Championships | 2019 |
| 5 | European Universities Taekwondo Championships | 2009 |
| Team Sports |||
| 6 | European Universities 3x3 Basketball Championships | 2013 |
| 7 | European Universities Basketball Championships | 2001 |
| 8 | European Universities Beach Handball Championships | 2019 |
| 9 | European Universities Beach Volleyball Championships | 2004 |
| 10 | European Universities Football Championships | 2003 |
| 11 | European Universities Futsal Championships | 2004 |
| 12 | European Universities Handball Championships | 2006 |
| 13 | European Universities Rugby 7s Championships | 2007 |
| 14 | European Universities Volleyball Championships | 2001 |
| 15 | European Universities Water Polo Championships | 2019 |
| Racquet Sports |||
| 16 | European Universities Badminton Championships | 2004 |
| 17 | European Universities Table Tennis Championships | 2007 |
| 18 | European Universities Tennis Championships | 2004 |
| Mind Sports |||
| 19 | European Universities Bridge Championships | 2009 |
| 20 | European Universities Chess Championships | 2015 |
| Other Sports |||
| 21 | European Universities Golf Championships | 2009 |
| 22 | European Universities Orienteering Championships | 2019 |
| 23 | European Universities Sport Climbing Championships | 2015 |
