European Ultimate Federation (EUF) is the governing body for the sport of Ultimate in Europe. As part of the European Flying Disc Federation (EFDF) and the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) the EUF works for the coordination and development of Ultimate in Europe and the promotion of its Spirit of the Game ideals. The EUF coordinates Ultimate associations in Europe, and supports Ultimate in countries where there are no local organization. The EUF organizes tournaments for European teams, develops educational programs and courses for them, and support other activities of interest. Its board of directors is elected every two years, the latest election took place in October 2014.
History The EUF in certain way is the proactive continuation of the European Flying Disc Federation (EFDF). The EUF was conceived in 2007 out of the need of the European national ultimate associations to have a professional and transparent coordinating body. Formally founded in 2009 under the WFDF, and later under the newly formed EFDF, in the past few years the EUF has evolved to meet and foster changes in the fast-growing ultimate community, while staying true to upholding the ideals of Spirit of the Game. The EUF for instance coordinates youth summer camps and Train-the-Trainer weekends, but most of all, the federation focuses on organizing its big championship events.
Since 2009 the federation has had the same chairman in Andra ´Oddi´ Furlan (AUT). The federation is registered in Guntramsdorf, Austria. There are 35 member associations around Europe which represent their countries.
European Championship Events The biggest task of the EUF is to organize the great championship events over the year. Yearly there is a club championship, called EUCS. That starts with regional tournaments in five regions and culminates in one big final event come October. Besides the federation used to organize championships for players Under17 and Under20 every year, but these big youth tournaments have changed into a biannual setup (EYUC).
The most important tournament of the EUF is the European Ultimate Championships (EUC) that take place every four year. EUC is a competition for national teams and already started in 1980 in Paris. Therefore it´s the oldest international ultimate tournament that still exists. Until 2015 in Copenhague - Denmark the EUC also had Masters divisions, but as of 2019 the European federation has separated the three main divisions from the Masters. In June 2019 in Gyor - Hungary the EUC will consist of the divisions Men, Mixed and Women, while for the first time in history the European Masters half October will have their own tournament in Madrid - Spain (EMUC).
European Ultimate Club Championship (EUCC) Previously named European Ultimate Championship Series. Europe was divided into five geographic regions : North, East, Central, West, South. Each nation (or group of nations if they are very small) could send a maximum number of qualified teams to its European Ultimate Club Regional (EUCR) tournament in all three divisions.
The ideal entry to an EUCR would be from a country’s nationals results. However a National Federation could also nominate its EUCR candidates. These teams competed at the EUCR´s to advance to the European Club Finals (EUCF). The EUCF is Europe's premier club competition and it is held annually. At the Finals there are currently 24 Men´s teams, 12 Women´s teams and 12 Mixed teams. Starting in Bruges 2020 the number of Women´s teams will be elevated to 16.
On 13 November 2019, EUF announced that the 2020 EUCF would see the Women's division increased to 16 teams, keeping the size of the other divisions unchanged: Men - 24 teams; Mixed - 12 teams.
Since the 2024 edition the championship is divided in a regular season, the European Ultimate Club Season and a post season tournament, the European Ultimate Championship Finals.
European Ultimate Club Finals (EUCF) Year and Location Division Spirit Gold Silver Bronze2025 Wroclaw, PolandMenFreespeed MooncatchersWall City ClaphamWomenIceni BFD Shout MooncupYAKA MixedDeep SpaceMosquitos Deep SpaceTiefseetaucher2024 Ostend, BelgiumMenRanelaghMooncatchersClaphamTchacWomenJinx MidnightGRUTMooncupJinx MidnightMixedSesquidistusDeep SpaceTiefseetaucherTartu Turbulence2023 Wroclaw, PolandMenWall City Clapham Ultimate Mooncatchers BFD LaFotta WomenTroubles Warsaw BFD Shout JinX YAKA MixedDeep Space Deep Space GRUT Reading Ultimate 2022 Caorle, ItalyMenDevon Ultimate Ranelagh Clapham Ultimate CUSB La Fotta WomenMantis CUSB Shout YAKA Bristol Women MixedMosquitos GRUT Reading Ultimate Left Overs 2021 Bruges, BelgiumMenSmash'D Clapham Ultimate CUSB La Fotta Gentle Open WomenBox Vienna YAKA CUSB Shout Dublin Gravity MixedColorado GRUT Salaspils Mixed PuTi 2019 Caorle, ItalyMenFlying Angels Bern CUSB La Fotta Clapham Ultimate Chevron Action Flash WomenDublin Gravity CUSB Shout Cosmic Girls YAKA MixedHässliche Erdferkel Salaspils Mixed GRUT PuTi 2018 Wroclaw, PolandMenKFK Clapham Ultimate CUSB La Fotta Mooncatchers WomenNice Bristols Iceni CUSB Shout Iceni Troubles MixedMaultaschen SeE6 Hässliche Erdferkel Rebel 2017 Caorle, ItalyMenFrank N Crazy Dogs Clapham Ultimate Bad Skid Flying Angels Bern WomenCUSB Shout FABulous Atletico Iceni YAKA MixedLeft Overs GRUT Colorado Reading Mixed 2016https://euf.ultimatecentral.com/e/eucf-2016/standings/division/Women|title=EUCF 2016 Final Standings Frankfurt, GermanyOpenPelt Clapham Ultimate CUSB La Fotta Tchac Womenbox SYC FABulous CUSB Shout Iceni MixedReading Mixed Reading Mixed GRUT Hässliche Erdferkel 2015 Wroclaw, PolandOpenCrazy Dogs Clapham Ultimate CUSB La Fotta Salaspils WomenNice Bristols Iceni Atletico CUSB Shout MixedReading Mixed Grandmaster Flash Yellow Block Reading Mixed 2014 Frankfurt, GermanyOpen Gentle Open Clapham Ultimate Freespeed Bad Skid Women Prague Devils Iceni FABulous Woodchicas Mixed FlyHigh Sun Grandmaster Flash Terrible Monkeys 2013 Bordeaux, FranceOpenKa-pow! Clapham Ultimate Freespeed Bad Skid WomenNice Bristols Iceni U de Cologne Lotus MixedCambridge Bear Cavalry Croccali UFO Utrecht MastersCaracals Zimmer UFO Tampere Ultimate Vibration 2012 Frankfurt, GermanyOpenCrazy Dogs Clapham Ultimate Chevron Action Flash Ragnarok WomenNice Bristols Iceni Viima Lotus 2011 Bruges, BelgiumOpenClapham Ultimate Flying Angels Bern Clapham Ultimate Chevron Action Flash WomenEyecatchers Iceni Woodchicas Lotus 2010 Lloret de Mar, SpainOpenFusion Flying Angels Bern Skogshyddan Freespeed WomenLotus Hot Beaches Leeds Iceni 2009 London, UKOpenWall City Chevron Action Flash Skogs Clapham Ultimate WomenHot Beaches Iceni Leeds Hot Beaches MixedFrizzly Bears Brighton Frizzly Bears Gronical Dizziness MastersFrisbeurs Helsinki Age Against the Machine Iznogood 2008 Paris, FranceOpenBad Skid Skogshyddan Fire of London Ragnarok WomenHot Beaches Woodchicas Iceni LeedsLeedsLadies 2007 Basel, SwitzerlandOpenLeedsLeedsLeeds Clapham Ultimate Skogshyddan CotaRica WomenLeedsLeedsLadies Woodchicas Iceni LeedsLeedsLadies 2006 Florence, ItalyOpenFlying Angels Bern Skogshyddan Clapham Ragnarok WomenTequila Boom Boom Iceni Bliss Frisky Bees
Performance by country:
Total (excluding Masters division): CountrySpiritGoldSilverBronzeTotal (excl. Spirit)United Kingdom1624171253Germany1029516Switzerland733511Italy367417France221811Sweden03306Finland02327Czech Republic31135Netherlands04329Denmark00033Poland11113Latvia01012Austria21012Russia00101Belgium12327Republic of Ireland11012
Women's Division: WomenSpiritGold SilverBronzeTotal (excl. Spirit)United Kingdom777418Germany02316Switzerland21135Italy24218Finland01203Czech Republic31012France00021Russia00101Poland10011Austria20011Ireland10000 Open Division: OpenSpiritGoldSilverBronzeTotal (excl. spirit)United Kingdom4105318Switzerland52215Sweden02305Italy01326Germany40123Denmark10033Belgium10112France00011Finland00011Latvia00011 Mixed: MixedSpiritGoldSilverBronzeTotal (excl. Spirit)United Kingdom54037Netherlands01326Germany40314Czech Republic00112Latvia01001Poland01102Italy00101France01001Sweden01001Finland00011Republic of Ireland00011
European Youth Ultimate Championships (EYUC)
Since 2003 first EFDF and since 2009 the European Ultimate Federation has been organizing an annual event for teams of players under 20 and under 17, the European Youth Ultimate Championship (EYUC). In the even years the EYUC only had two divisions, only the U17 divisions, because those years the U20 teams would be at World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC). In 2014 and 2016 the name of the tournament changed to Open European Youth Ultimate Championship (OEYUC) when Colombia took part. Since 2017 EYUC is biannual and in 2019 the tournament for the first time had a fifth division, a pilot of an U20 Mixed category won by a dominant Latvia. The purpose of EYUC is to offer younger players the opportunity to be seen on a European stage and demonstrate how much the sport has grown in the younger age brackets. During the Covid Pandemic, the event was cancelled (2020 and 2021). In 2022, after the pandemic, the tournament was jointly hosted by WFDF and EUF. Following the return, the event would only host the U17 division during even years and U20 division during odd years.
Spirit Gold Silver Bronze2025Trnava, SlovakiaU20 Open Germany Italy Germany France U20 Women Belgium Italy France Czech Republic U20 Mixed Spain Hungary France Italy 2024Ghent, BelgiumU17 Open Great-Britain Germany Sweden France U17 Women Great-Britain France Italy Belgium U17 Mixed Poland Italy Romania Belgium 2023Padova, ItalyU20 Open Austria Italy France Germany U20 Women Austria France Italy Czech Republic U20 Mixed Switzerland Hungary France Ireland 2022Wroclaw, PolandU17 Open Great-Britain Italy France Switzerland U17 Women Italy Italy France Germany U17 Mixed Austria Hungary Italy Belgium 2019Wroclaw, PolandU20 Open Austria Italy France Great-Britain U20 Women Slovenia France Sweden Russia U20 Mixed Turkey Latvia Spain Netherlands U17 Open Great-Britain France Italy Belgium U17 Women Netherlands Czechia Hungary France 2017Veenendaal, NetherlandsU20 Open Slovenia Italy Ireland France U20 Women Austria Netherlands Russia Czechia U17 Open Austria France Germany Belgium U17 Women Austria Germany Austria Czechia 2016Ghent, BelgiumU17 Open Austria France Colombia Germany U17 Women Austria Germany Austria France 2015Frankfurt, GermanyU20 Open Spain Germany Italy Great-Britain U20 Women Slovakia Austria Italy France U17 Open Austria Germany Belgium Great-Britain U17 Women Sweden Netherlands Germany France 2014Lecco, ItalyU17 Open Ireland Great-Britain Austria France U17 Women Austria Netherlands France Austria 2013Cologne, GermanyU20 Open France Germany France Sweden U20 Women Austria Germany Italy Austria U17 Open Ireland Great-Britain Germany Austria U17 Women Austria Germany Austria Great-Britain 2012Dublin, IrelandU17 Open Switzerland Germany Israel France U17 Women Austria Austria Great-Britain Germany 2011Wroclaw, PolandU20 Open Belgium Germany Austria Italy U20 Women Czechia Italy Germany Sweden U17 Open Germany Germany Great-Britain France U17 Women Finland Great-Britain Germany Finland 2010Heilbronn, GermanyU17 Open Belgium Germany Great-Britain Sweden U17 Women Germany Germany Sweden Great-Britain 2009Vienna, AustriaU20 Open France Finland France Sweden U20 Women Belgium Sweden Finland Great-BritainU17 Open Belgium Great-Britain Germany Austria U17 Women Sweden Great-Britain Germany Sweden
European Ultimate Championships (EUC)