The European Footvolley League and Footvolley Austria are proud and honoured to invite 

ALL FEMALE EUROPEAN PLAYERS to participate in the Women’s EFC 2026 in Graz, Austria.

# TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

>> 12 FEMALE TEAMS MAIN TOURNAMENT
The spots are distributed as follows:

• 1 spot for the reigning champion (Spain)

• 1 spot for the host (Austria)

• 1 spot each for the top 6 nations from the EFVL ranking (ESP, POR, AUT, SWE, GER, NED)*

• 4 spots for the best teams of the Qualification tournament on Friday, May 29th.*

*If there are no registrations from the top 6 nations, more spots will be awarded to the Qualification tournament to fill up the total 12 spots of the main draw.

>> COMPETITION MODE

• 4 groups of 3 teams each, group winners directly in QF, 2nd vs 3rd play for remaining spots in the QF. 

• The court dimensions are 16m x 8m and the net height is 2m10.

• Mikasa FT-5 is the competition ball.

>> FORMAT

EFVL Finals (2000 points). Finals of the European Footvolley Championship 2026. 

The winners of this tournament are the official European Women’s Champions of 2026.

On top there are max 2000 country ranking points to be earned. EFVL Ranking pts: 

1. Winner of final (1 team): 1st place and 2000 points 

2. Loser of final (1 team): 2nd place and 1600 points 

3. Winner of bronze final (1 team): 3rd place and 1400 points 

4. Loser of bronze final (1 team): 4th place and 1200 points 

5. Teams eliminated in quarterfinals (4 teams): shared 5th place and 1000 points 

6. Teams eliminated in Elimination games (4 teams): shared 9th place and 700 points 

If a nation has more than one team in the tournament, only the team reaching the highest spot will earn 

points for that nation. 

# CONDITIONS

• €35 fee per player

• Lunch, water and fruits included for all players competing on the respective days

• Official jersey included for each player

# ACCOMODATION

Included for foreign players from the main draw are 2 nights of accommodation in double rooms, from May 29th (Friday) to May 31st (Sunday) – breakfast included. 

Special prices for extra nights and costs for teams from the qualification event to be communicated asap.

# SCHEDULE & MEALS

Friday, May 29th: Qualification event

Matches from 14:00 - 20:30

Lunch, water and fruits for all players

Saturday, May 30th: Main event

Matches from 10:00 – 20:30

Lunch, water and fruits for all players

Sunday, June 26th: Matches from 11:00 – 16:00

Lunch, water and fruits for all players

Price ceremony & Closing Party

*Schedule is due to change.