2005 Korfball European Bowl
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Korfball
Korfball is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four female and four male. A team also includes a coach. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen. In the Netherlands there are around 580 clubs, and over a...
, played in Terrassa
Terrassa
Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital....
(Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
), from October 27 to 30 of 2005, with the participation of 5 national teams.
The matches were played at Can Jofresa Pavilion.
This championship "B", played for the first time, gave two places for the 2006 European Korfball Championship
2006 European Korfball Championship
The 2006 European Korfball Championship was held in Budapest with 8 national teams in competition, from April 16 to 22.-First round:- Final round :5th-8th placesSemifinalsFinals matches- Final standings :...
, and four for the 2007 Korfball World Championship
2007 Korfball World Championship
The 8th Korfball World Championship was held in Brno on November 1–10, 2007 with 16 national teams in competition.The best 8 teams qualified for the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei....
.
International Korfball Federation
International Korfball Federation
The International Korfball Federation was founded in Antwerp on the June 11, 1933 as a continuation of the International Korfball Bureau established in 1924 by the Dutch and Belgian Associations...
decided also to name this championship as Jan Hanekroot, honouring one of the most involucrated person in korfball.
The champions were Catalonia
Catalonia national korfball team
The Catalonia national korfball team is managed by the Federació Catalana de Korfball , representing Catalonia in korfball international competitions.Catalonia won the European Bowl in 2005...
, winning their first continental title ever.
Results
| 27/10/05 | 24–5 | ||
| 27/10/05 | 19–9 | ||
| 27/10/05 | 14–11 | ||
| 28/10/05 | 17–12 | ||
| 28/10/05 | 7–22 | ||
| 29/10/05 | 14–15 | ||
| 29/10/05 | 21–10 | ||
| 29/10/05 | 16*–15 | ||
| 30/10/05 | 12–19 | ||
| 30/10/05 | 10–9 |
Final standings
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