Championships History

European Team Championships

The European Badminton Team Championship was first staged in Karlskrona, Sweden in 1972.

The 2009 European Team Championships will be the 20th in the competition's history but the first as a stand alone event.

Denmark have won the team title 12 times, including the last seven. England have struck gold five times, including the two occasions when the event has previously been held in England - in Preston in both 1978 and 1984. Sweden, with two golds, are the only other nation to have won the title.

In 2008, England were silver medallists behind hosts and holders Denmark. England have only once failed to be on the podium - in Geneva in 2004 when Germany edged them into fourth place.

Sixteen teams took part in the 2008 team event in Herning, Denmark. The final standings were as follows:

1. Denmark
2. England
3. Poland
4. Netherlands
5. Germany
6. Russia
7. France
8. Ukraine
9. Scotland
10. Bulgaria
11. Sweden
12. Czech Republic
13. Iceland
14. Finland
15. Ireland
16. Estonia

European Team Championships Roll of Honour

Year	Venue	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1972	Karlskrona, Swe	England	Denmark	West Germany
1974	Vienna, Aut	England	Denmark	Sweden
1976	Dublin, Ire	Denmark	England	Sweden
1978	Preston, Eng	England	Denmark	Sweden
1980	Groningen, Net	Denmark	England	Sweden
1982	Boblingen, Frg	England	Sweden	Denmark
1984	Preston, Eng	England	Denmark	Sweden
1986	Uppsala, Swe	Denmark	England	Sweden
1988	Kristiansand, Nor	Denmark	Sweden	England
1990	Moscow, Urs	Denmark	Sweden	England
1992	Glasgow, Sco	Sweden	Denmark	England
1994	Den Bosch, Net	Sweden	Denmark	England
1996	Herning, Den	Denmark	Sweden	England
1998	Sofia, Bul	Denmark	England	Sweden
2000	Glasgow, Sco	Denmark	England	Netherlands
2002	Malmo, Swe	Denmark	England	Germany
2004	Geneva, Sui	Denmark	Netherlands	Germany
2006	Den Bosch, Net	Denmark	Netherlands	England
2008	Herning, Den	Denmark	England	Poland
2009	Liverpool, Eng	Denmark	England	Poland and Russia