Registration deadline
Registration closes May 15th 2027, but for teams with hotel stay included in their Guest Cards deadline is April 15th, 2027.
Dates and time schedule
Eken Cup is played between Friday June 18 and Sunday June 20, 2027.
Games are played between ca 08.00-20.00 (8am – 8pm) all three days. Some adjustments are made for teams that are travelling and arriving Friday morning.
Classes
| Senior Men | Men born 2009 and older | Eken Cup for seniors |
| Senior Women | Women born 2009 and older | Eken Cup for seniors |
| B16 | Boys born 2010 or 2011 | The Youth Cup |
| G16 | Girls born 2010 or 2011 | The Youth Cup |
| B14 | Boys born 2012 | The Youth Cup |
| G14 | Girls born 2012 | The Youth Cup |
| B13 | Boys born 2013 | The Youth Cup |
| G13 | Girls born 2013 | The Youth Cup |
| B12 | Boys born 2014 | The Youth Cup |
| G12 | Girls born 2014 | The Youth Cup |
| B11* | Boys born 2015 | The Youth Cup |
| G11* | Girls born 2015 | The Youth Cup |
| B10* | Boys born 2016 | The Youth Cup |
| G10* | Girls born 2016 | The Youth Cup |
| B9 | Boys born 2017 | The Mini Cup |
| G9 | Girls born 2017 | The Mini Cup |
| B8 | Boys born 2018 | The Mini Cup |
| G8 | Girls born 2018 | The Mini Cup |
| B7 | Boys born 2019 | The Mini Cup |
| G7 | Girls born 2019 | The Mini Cup |
| Parahandball | Mixed class | Parahandboll Cup |
B = boys and G = girls. The club has the right to register multiple teams in the same class. There is no possibility of free representation in teams within the same class.
* The goal of the Youth Cup for G10, B10, G11 and B11 will have a lower cross bar! The field for B10 and G10 will be shorter (26x20m).
The Mini cup
In our special “Minipark” the mini-tournament is played in separate age groups, all to create even conditions in the game.
The Mini Cup is played Friday-Sunday.
Eken Cup will follow the recommendations of the Swedish Handball Association and will not show any results and will not have any playoffs for the classes born in B/G7, B/G8 and B/G9. Each game is still considered to be a competition and we count the score in each game and report it to the tournament lead to be able to create as challenging games as possible in the second group. The teams are guaranteed at least 6 games and all players will receive a medal after their last game.
The number of players in The Mini Cup is 4 field players and 1 goalkeeper.
All games are played 2 x 15 min.
The Youth cup
This is where you will find most of the participants in Eken Cup. When you are not playing handball then there are plenty of opportunities to make new contacts with other youths from Sweden and other countries. Eken Cup is the perfect ending of the handball season or the perfect beginning.
The Youth Cup is played Friday-Sunday.
The Youth Cup is played in a group with 3-5 teams. After that they have met all the teams in their first group, the team proceed to a new group with 3-5 teams. From this group the team proceeds to semi-finals and finals as well as placement games.
In classes B/G10 and B/G11 the goal will have a lower cross bar.
In classes B10 and G10 the playing field is shorter (26x20m) and B/G11, B/G12, B/G13, B/G14 and B/G16 is playing on the full size (40x20m).
The number of players in The Youth Cup for B10 and G10 is 5 field players and 1 goalkeeper. For B/G11, B/G12, B/G13, B/G14 and B/G16 it is 6 field players and 1 goalkeeper.
In Classes B/G10 and B/G11 there are no semi-finals or finals. All players receive a medal after their last game.
All games are played 2 x 15 min.
Eken Cup for seniors
Unfortunately, we will not be hosting the Eken Senior Cup 2027. This is due to construction work at Gubbängsfältet, which means we will temporarily lose access to many of our playing fields. As a result, we are prioritizing our youth teams for this edition. The tournament will be back as usual in 2028.
Parahandball
Parahandball Cup is for players with a functional variation that make them unable to participate in the traditional handball on equal terms. Our hope is to encourage teams from the whole of Sweden to the handball game and friendly meetings in Stockholm.
In Parahandball Cup there is one group stage followed by games for placement. There are not any different classes and everyone plays in the same class.
The Parahandball Cup is only played on Saturday.
All games are played 2 x 15 min.
Prize Ceremony
There will be a prize ceremony after each Final close the playing field.
The Mini Cup, B/G10 and B/G11 will have a prize ceremony after each final on the big stage directly after the final game on Sunday.