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Bec Korfball Club

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

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

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

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


  • Head Coach England John Denton
  • Assistant Coach England Tom Woolmer

IKF Europa Shield

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) Champion
2016 Castrop-Rauxel (GER) 2nd place
2017 Odivelas (POR) Champion
2018 Odivelas (POR) 2nd place
2019 Prostějov (CZE) Champion
2020 Bergisch Gladbach (GER) Champion

References