Bec Korfball Club is based in South London, England and is a member of the England Korfball Association.[1]

Bec Korfball Club
Full nameBec Korfball Club
Founded1948 (1948)
ChairmanLisa Swain
ManagerJohn Denton
LeagueEngland Korfball League
Websitehttp://www.beckorfball.co.uk

Established in 1948 in Tooting, Bec is the second oldest korfball club in the UK. It currently has four teams that play in various leagues across London and the UK. The Bec Korfball Club first team won the Korfball Europa Shield in 2015[2] and came second in the same tournament in 2016.[3] Bec won the England Korfball League for the first time in 2023. The club were Runners up in (2013–14, 2014–15 & 2015–2016).

Current squad

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  •   Joe Bedford (C)
  •   Davesh Patel
  •   Blake Palfreyman
  •   Marcus Tighe
  •   Jack Protheroe
  •   Kieran Tang
  •   Stuart Ironmonger
  •   Billy Ashby
  •   Shannon Jones
  •   Kenzie Baldock
  •   Rachel Turner
  •   Ashley Warner
  •   Chloe Swain
  •   Ellie Eysselinck
  •   Thea


  • Head Coach   John Denton
  • Assistant Coach   Tom Woolmer

IKF Europa Shield

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The Europa Shield is the second tier annual korfball club competition by the International Korfball Federation. Bec has won this competition 4 times.

Bec @ Europa Shield
Year Host Result
2015 Bergisch Gladbach (GER)  
2016 Castrop-Rauxel (GER)  
2017 Odivelas (POR)  
2018 Odivelas (POR)  
2019 Prostějov (CZE)  
2020 Bergisch Gladbach (GER)  

References

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  1. ^ "England Korfball - England Korfball".
  2. ^ "International Korfball Federation - Bec Wins Europa Shield 2015".
  3. ^ "International Korfball Federation - KC Barcelona: New IKF Europa Shield 2016 Champion".