Blues squad photo after winning 2023 Ken Galluccio Cup

Blues and Hampstead Lacrosse Clubs have discovered their groups and game schedules ahead of the 2024 Ken Galluccio Cup.

Reigning women’s champions Blues, who won both the 2022 and 2023 editions of the annual competition, have been drawn in Group A alongside Norway’s Oslo, Switzerland’s Wettingen Wild, and Spain’s Madrid Osos.

Hampstead, who finished third in 2023 and won the cup in 2019, will take on Oslo Saints (Norway), Amsterdam Lions (Netherlands), Olsen Saints (Switzerland), Madrid Osos (Spain), Milano Painkillers (Italy), and Hamburg (Germany) in a round robin competition followed by a knockout stage.

Taking place from 6-8 September, the 2024 Ken Galluccio Cup will be the last held at the Camps Municipals La Teixonera-Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain before the competition moves to its new home at LCC Radotin in Prague, Czechia for the 2025, 2026, and 2027 tournaments.

Originally named the Champions Cup, the tournament was renamed the Ken Galluccio Cup as a tribute to its creator after his death in 2009 and is the largest European lacrosse tournament with teams from all over Europe taking part.

English teams have traditionally performed well at the tournament, winning nine out of 13 titles in the men’s and six out of the last 10 titles in the women’s competition.

Groups

Women’s Group A

Blues
Oslo
Wettingen Wild
Madrid Osos

Women’s Group B

Rotterdam Jaguars
LCC Radotin
Edinburgh University
Ghent Gazelles

Men’s

Oslo Saints
Hampstead
Amsterdam Lions
Olten Saints
Madrid Osos
Milano Painkillers
Hamburg

Schedule (English teams)

Men’s competition

Friday 6 | Hampstead v Amsterdam Lions | 10:50am

Friday 6 | HTHC Hamburg v Hampstead | 12:10pm

Friday 6 | Hampstead v Olsen Saints | 5:30pm

Saturday 7 | Hampstead v Milano Painkillers | 10:50am
Saturday 7 | Hampstead v Madrid Osos | 1:30pm

Women’s competition