| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 11 [1] (2008) |
| Continent | Europe |
The European Athletics Indoor Cup was a biennial (formerly annual) athletics sporting event that first took place in 2003 in Leipzig, Germany, where it was also organized the following year. The 3rd edition was held in 2006, in order to be held every two years to alternate with the European Indoor Championships in Athletics, but had its final edition in 2008. [2] The event was organized by the European Athletic Association (EAA). [2]
The purpose of the competition was to provide an international team competition at an indoor track and field event. [3]
| Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| 2003 | Leipzig |  Germany | 15 February 2003 | Leipzig Arena [4] |  Spain |  Russia |
| 2004 [5] | Leipzig | Germany | 14 February 2004 | Leipzig Arena [4] |  France | Russia |
| 2006 [6] | Liévin | France | 5 March 2006 | Stade Couvert Régional [7] | France | Russia |
| 2008 [8] | Moscow | Russia | 16 February 2008 | CSKA Arena [9] | Russia | Russia |
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