CC Team Presentations Women´s Grp A — 23.09.2014
The Swedish champion, Djurgårdens IF, the Czech champion SC Vitkovice and the second team from the organisers, Zug United, will play in the Women´s CC Group A.
The Champions Cup 2014 is played in Saalsportshalle, Zurich, Switzerland, October 1st - 5th. Ticket information here.
The CC is the championship
tournament for the European Top Club teams. The tournament will be
played with 12 teams, 6 men´s teams and 6 women´s teams.
| Djurgarden IF: There is only one goal for the Swedish Champion: winning the Champions Cup 2014.
Players to watch:
Emelie Lindström: The best player in the world with a unique understanding of the game.
Emelie Frisk: A world class goalkeeper who gives the team confidence and stability.
Jenny Gustafsson: One of the world´s best defensive players.
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# 19 E. Lindström
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# 30 E. Frisk
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# 91 J. Gustafsson
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| 1. SC Vitkovice: They won the championship after thirteen years, so it will be the first time for them at the CC. The team will try to gain experience from international floorball and also to advance to the semi-finals.
Players to watch:
Lenka Kubíčková: Best goalie in Czech Republic and one of best in the world.
Anna Niemcová: The main pillar in the defence and great personality on the field and also in the team.
Michaela Šponiarová: Tireless Slovak, hard worker and great shooter from middle distance.
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# 22 L. Kubickova
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# 11 A. Niemcova
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# 3 M. Šponiarová
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| Zug United: The team consists of almost a new roster with a lot of young and talented players that want to celebrate the participation in the CC 2014 in each game. There are no big stars in the team - the team itself is the star.
Players to watch:
Marjut Mäkelä: Marjut is playing her second year in this team, the first team as captain. She Finnish player is one of the leaders in the defence of Zug United.
Brigitte Mischler: Brigitte´s playing style is a tricky one. She is dancing with the ball and sometimes the opponent are like poles in a slalom course.
Franziska Kuhlmann: Franziska is playing uncomplicated but succesful floorball. The fast German forward is an important ace in the offense of Zug United.
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# 20 M. Mäkelä
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# 8 B. Mischler
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# 3 F. Kuhlmann
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Champions Cup Playing System
The Champions Cup is the championship tournament for the European Top 4 ranked Club teams. The tournament is played with six teams for both men and women (12 teams in total). The lower ranked European Club teams play in the EuroFloorball Cup (EFC).
The winner of the Champions Cup receives 10000 CHF of price money and the runner-up receives 5000 CHF price money. Also the reigning EuroFloorball Champion receives EFC of 5000 CHF, if participating in the CC.
The ranking of a group is decided by each team playing each other once within the group, where 3 points are awarded for a win during ordinary game time, 2 points are awarded for a win in a Penaltyshoot-out (performed according to the game rules for penalty shots after extra time), if the game ended in a draw after ordinary time and one 1 point for a loss after a Penalty shot out and 0 points for a loss.
The ranking within a group shall be decided in the following order:
a) The total number of points.
b) If two or more teams have the same number of points the internal matches of the teams concerned, the internal goal difference if necessary included, shall be decisive.
c) If the internal matches according to b) are not decisive, most scored goals internally shall be decisive.
d) If the ranking can not be decided by the internal matches the total goal difference of the teams concerned shall be decisive.
e) If the total goal difference is not decisive most scored goals of the teams concerned shall be decisive.
f) If most scored goals is not decisive a drawing of lot with the teams concerned shall settle the ranking,
unless the ranking concerns only the two teams playing a last round match deciding about promotion or relegation when extra time and, if needed, penalty shots shall decide the ranking. The results of all matches versus a team which has missed a match or matches, and lost these by walk over 5-0, shall not have an affect on the final ranking between teams having ended up in the same amount of points unless the team having missed the match or matches is itself involved.
Continued play after the group matches shall be as follows:
Semi-final 1 Winner of group A – 2nd of group B
Semi-final 2 Winner of group B – 2nd of group A
Final Winner of Semi-final 1/2 – Winner of Semi-final 1/2
A drawing of lots shall decide which team shall be the home team of the final.
The above matches shall, when ending in a draw, be decided according to the IFF Rules of the Game concerning extra-time and, if necessary, penalty shots
More in the Champions Cup competition regulations & www.floorballchampionscup.eu
