It is already this Saturday that Montenegro, at the Verde Complex in Podgorica, will host the 2023 IBSA Goalball European Championships – Division A. The kickoff, as well as all the men’s and women’s competitions, can be followed on the IBSA YouTube channel, so you can’t miss any part of the action live!

This Friday was the opening ceremony of the event, with the presence of the President of the Executive Board of IBSA, Mr. Ilgar Rahimov, and the President of the National Paralympic Committee of Montenegro, Mr. Igor Tomic.

The best 19 national teams in Europe will play for the continental title, which means that both gold medalists, men and women, will have their qualification to Paris 2024 secured.

This reason is more than enough to stay tuned to what will happen in Podgorica for the next eight days.

Check out how the four groups are gathered, the stage group schedule, and the road to the finals (CET):

Men
Pool A
Lithuania
Germany
Belgium
Greece
Great Britain
Pool B
Ukraine
Türkiye
Montenegro
Israel
Finland

Women
Pool C
Türkiye
Great Britain
Germany
Ukraine
Pool D
Israel
France
Finland
Greece
Hungary

Saturday, 9th
9 am – Lithuania vs Germany (mA)
10.15 am – Belgium vs Greece (mA)
11.30 am – Germany vs Türkiye (wC)
12.45 pm – Hungary vs Finland (wD)
2 pm – Greece vs France (wD)
3.15 pm – Ukraine vs Israel (mB)
4.30 pm – Türkiye vs Finland (mB)

Sunday, 10th
9 am – Israel vs Greece (wD)
10.15 am – France vs Hungary (wD)
11.30 am – Montenegro vs Ukraine (mB)
12.45 pm – Israel vs Finland (mB)
2 pm – Great Britain vs Lithuania (mA)
3.15 pm – Germany vs Belgium (mA)
4.30 pm – Türkiye vs Great Britain (wC)
5.45 pm – Germany vs Ukraine (wC)

Monday, 11th
9 am – Ukraine vs Türkiye (mB)
10.15 am – Montenegro vs Israel (mB)
11.30 am – Finland vs Israel (wD)
12.45 pm – Greece vs Hungary (wD)
2 pm – Great Britain vs Germany (wC)
3.15 pm – Great Britain vs Belgium (mA)
4.30 pm – Greece vs Germany (mA)

Tuesday, 12th
9 am – Ukraine vs Great Britain (wC)
10.15 am – Lithuania vs Greece (mA)
11.30 am – Germany vs Great Britain (mA)
12.45 pm – Finland vs Ukraine (mB)
2 pm – Türkiye vs Montenegro (mB)
3.15 pm – Israel vs France (wD)
4.30 pm – Finland vs Greece (wD)

Wednesday, 13th
9 am – Finland vs Montenegro (mB)
10.15 am – Israel vs Türkiye (mB)
11.30 am – Belgium vs Lithuania (mA)
12.45 pm – Greece vs Great Britain (mA)
2 pm – Türkiye vs Ukraine (wC)
3.15 pm – Hungary vs Israel (wD)
4.30 pm – France vs Finland (wD)

Thursday, 14th
Quarter finals
Women
8.30 am – A2 vs B3 (E)
10 am – B2 vs A3 (F)
11.30 am – A1 vs B4 (G)
1 pm – B1 vs A4 (H)
Men
2.30 pm – A2 vs B3 (I)
4 pm – B2 vs A3 (J)
5.30 pm – A1 vs B4 (K)
7 pm – B1 vs A4 (L)

Friday, 15th
Semi finals
Women
9 am – winner E vs winner H
10.30 am – winner F vs winner G
5th-8th
3 pm – loser E vs loser H
4.15 pm – loser vs loser H
Men
12 pm – winner I vs winner L
1.30 pm – winner J vs winner K
5th-8th
5.30 pm – loser I vs loser L (Y)
6.45 pm – loser J vs loser K (Z)
9th-10th
8 pm – loser Y vs loser Z

Saturday, 16th
Finals
Women
8 am – 7th place
9.15 am – 5th place
1 pm – bronze medal
4 pm – gold medal
Men
10.30 am – 7th place
11.45 am – 5th place
2.30 pm – bronze medal
5.30 pm – gold medal