The 2006
Spar European Cup (the 27th) took place in
Málaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...
, Spain and attracted over 2000 athletes from 49 countries. The mascot for the 2006 games was "Manolito" the Octopus, it was chosen from the drawings submitted in a contest aimed at Andalusian schoolchildren, the winner was Eva Simancas Rubio, aged 11 from ‘Julio Caro Baroja’. The top two teams for both men and women qualified for the
2006 IAAF World Cup
The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athe ...
.
Super League
Stadium
The Athletics Stadium Ciudad de Málaga is located in the city's western area, and is easily accessible by road, not far from the airport and in front of the 'José María Martín Carpena' Sports Hall. It also has 9 lanes on the track which allows a 9th team to be able to compete.
Team standings
Results summary
Men's events
Women's events
First League
The First League was held on 17 and 18 June
Men
Group A
Held in
Prague, Czech Republic
Group B
Held in
Thessaloniki, Greece
Women
Group A
Held in
Prague, Czech Republic
Group B
Held in
Thessaloniki, Greece
Second League
The Second League was held on 17 and 18 June
Men
Group A
Held in
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mo ...
, Slovakia
Group B
Held in
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
Women
Group A
Held in
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mo ...
, Slovakia
Group B
Held in
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
External links
Final Standings
from GBR Athletics
from GBR Athletics
{{European Cup in athletics
Sport in Málaga
European Cup
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
European Cup (athletics)
International athletics competitions hosted by Spain
2006 in Spanish sport