29. August 2026

Regulation

Regulation

The organization of the EUC Handball will be based on the most recent Technical Regulations of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and European Handball Federation (EHF).

COMPETITIONS

Team Tournaments:

  • 1 (one) men’s tournament, maximum of 12 (twelve) teams,
  • 1 (one) women’s tournament, maximum of 12 (twelve) teams.

 

PROGRAM

The competitions consist of 6 (six) days. The General Technical Meeting, where the presence of each head of the delegation is obligatory, will be held 1 (one) day prior to the start of the competition.

DELEGATION

The delegation will consist of minimum 10 (ten) and maximum 14 (fourteen) athletes and minimum of 1 (one) and maximum of 5 (five) officials. The head of the delegation and coach must be appointed.

REFEREES

Referees will be appointed by EUSA in cooperation with European Handball Federation (EHF) and Organizing Committee.

Each delegation has to pay a refereeing fee in the amount of 300 EUR (three hundred euros) on the OC account.

PLAYING SCHEME

The format of the tournament will be decided by the Competition Technical Commission taking into consideration the number of teams entered.

DRAW, SEEDING

The draw will be done in the presence of EUSA Representative taking into account EUSA Handball ranking. The university team of the hosting city or, in their absence, the hosting country’s highest ranked team will be placed on first (1) place in pool A. Teams from the same country shall, whenever possible, be placed in different pools.

FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS

Each team has to pay fees defined in EUC Regulations by the specified date. The deposit must be paid on EUSA request.

UNIFORMS

Each team is required to have at least 1 (one) full team kit in light colours and one full team kit in dark colours (blue and red are considered dark colours) for the matches of the EUC. Goalkeepers´ kit must differ from court players´ kit in both light and dark colours kit options.

Each player´s number announced during general technical meeting must be affixed on the back and front of the shirt of the respective player. The number must be clearly legible (in contrast colour to the shirt), must range from 1 (one) to 99 (ninetynine) and be at least 20 (twenty) cm high on the back and at least 10 (ten) cm high on the front. During the entire duration of the EUC competition each player must wear the same number.

DAY 0 : July 5th

  • Arrival day
  • Accreditation day

DAY 1 : July 6th

  • Training
  • General Technical Meeting
  • Opening ceremony 

 

DAY 2 - DAY 7: July 7 – 12th

  • Competition days 
  • Award & Closing ceremony

 

13th July: Departure

 

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