The 29th and final

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took place in June 2008. Track and field events were held on 21 and 22 June 2008 at the Parc des Sports Stadium in

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, France. Other event venues included Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Portugal and facilities in Istanbul, Turkey (for First League track and field events),

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in Estonia and

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in Slovakia (for Second League track and field events), and facilities in

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. It was the last edition of the European Cup which from 2009 has been replaced by European Team Championships combining the men and women competitions.

Super League

Final standings

;Men ;Women

Day 1 standings

Men's results

Women's results

*Abakumova later disqualified for doping

First League

Nations of 1st League (16 teams, men and women, in two groups of equal level).

Group A

at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa,

Leiria Leiria (; cel-x-proto, ɸlāryo) is a city and municipality in the Central Region of Portugal. It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) in an area of . It is the seat of its own distr ...

, (Portugal), on 21 & 22 June 2008. ;Men's:

'' was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2007 2nd League for 2008 European Cup.'' ;Women's:

'' was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.''

Day 1

Events and winners

Standings

Group B

at Enka Sadi Gülçelik Stadium,

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

, (Turkey), on 21 & 22 June 2008. ;Men's:

'' was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.'' ;Women's:

'' was relegated into League 1 from Superleague 2007 and & are promoted into the 1st League from 2nd League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.''

Day 1

Events and winners

Standings

Second League

Group A

Kadrioru Stadium The Kadriorg Stadium ( et, Kadrioru staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finl ...

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

, (

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

), on 21 & 22 June 2008. ;Men's:

'' & are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.'' ;Women's:

'' & are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.''

Day 1

Events and winners

Standings

Group B

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, (

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), on 21 & 22 June 2008. ;Men's: AASSE

'' & are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.'' ;Women's: AASSE

'' & are relegated into 2nd League from 1st League 2007 for 2008 European Cup.''

Day 1

Events and winners

Standings

Notes

External links

Annecy European Cup 2008 Website (english)
– Official website
European Cup First & Second League 2008
– event coverage at European-athletics.org
European Cup 2008, 1st League, Group A in Leiria
– Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo website
European Cup 2008, 1st League, Group B in Istanbul
– Official website
European Cup 2008, 2nd League, Group A in Tallinn
– Official website
European Cup 2008, 2nd League, Group B in Banska Bystrica
– Official website {{European Cup in athletics European Cup (athletics) European Cup (Athletics), 2008 International athletics competitions hosted by Portugal International athletics competitions hosted by Slovakia Sport in Istanbul

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International athletics competitions hosted by France International athletics competitions hosted by Turkey International athletics competitions hosted by Estonia 2000s in Istanbul

Super League

Final standings

Day 1 standings

Men's results

Women's results

First League

Group A

Day 1

Events and winners

Standings

Group B

Day 1

Events and winners

Standings

Second League

Group A

Day 1

Events and winners

Standings

Group B

Day 1

Events and winners

Standings

See also

Notes

External links