2013 IWRF European Championship was the 9th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 10 August - 17 August. The championships was contested between Europe's twelve top national teams and was held at the Pajulahti Sports Institute in Antwerp, Belgium. The tournament was won by Sweden, their fourth title.
The finalists of the competition, Denmark and Sweden, won the two European qualification slots for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2014 IWRF World Championships.
Tournament Twelve teams contested the 2013 IWRF European Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. The winner of group A then faced the second placed team from Group B and the winner of group B faced the second placed team from group A in elimination matches to determine the two finalists. The eventual winners, Great Britain, finished the competition unbeaten.
Preliminary round
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Great Britain530000 00 Germany50000000 Czech Republic500000 00 Belgium5003126165 -390 Austria500000 00 Finland5003126165 -390 Day 1
Day 2
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Denmark3300185129 +569 Sweden3201168154 +146 France3102149181 -323 Italy3003153191 -380 Poland3003153191 -380 Switzerland3003153191 -380 Day 2
Day 3
Classification Bracket
Medal round Bracket
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