Team Composition
The open teams shall be composed of six (6) players plus two (2) reserves all of whom must be members of the club and were entitled to play for the club in the national team championship of the federation, which was organized within one year before the start of the current European Club Cup.
However, players who are foreigners to the federation in which the national team championship is organized, must have played at least two games in this championship. Foreigners are defined as those which are either belonging to another federation in the FIDE Rating list valid at the start of the national team championship or have a permanent residence outside the federation in which this national team championship is organized. National Players that competed in the last national team championship with another club are also subject to fees.
If a participating club wants to include a national or foreign player in the open competition who does not fulfil the requirements of article 3.1 (F.1.2. ECU rules) the club has to pay a reduced player’s license fees to ECU according to the player’s FIDE classical rating (each year is valid 1st July rating list):
- Rating 2700 and more — 2000 EUR
- Rating 2600 and more — 1500 EUR
- Rating 2500–2599 — 1500 EUR
- All the other player’s license fees are waived for the year 2026 — 1000 EUR
The women teams shall be composed of four (4) players plus one (1) reserve player. There is no restriction on the composition and all female player’s license fees are waived for the year 2026.
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