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'''Team Europe''' may refer to a number of sports team using the designate to represent a unified team of European countries in sporting competitions. Whilst neither the [[European Union]] nor the [[Council of Europe]] are countries themselves, European teams have been formed to compete in several international competitions. The most famous of these is the [[Ryder Cup]] in golf which sees a European team play against a team from the [[United States|US]] in even-numbered years. In [[association football]], a selection of European footballers play occasionally for charity games and anniversary games in the [[Europe XI]] team.


Team Europe may also refer to cooperative efforts between the [[European Union]], its [[Member state of the European Union|Member States]], the [[European Investment Bank]], and the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=EU Capacity4dev |title=WBT Team Europe |url=https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/wbt-team-europe |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=European Union}}</ref> Team Europe was created in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] to improve coherence and coordination between its members.

==Examples of competitions featuring a European team==
"Team Europe" is the official designation of the team representing Europe in several international competitions

===Europe vs. USA===
*[[Ryder Cup]] – Biennial men's professional [[golf]] event
*[[Solheim Cup]] – Biennial women's professional golf event
*[[Arnold Palmer Cup]] – Annual men's amateur golf event featuring college/university players. "Team Europe" was replaced by an "International Team", representing all non-US nationalities, starting in 2018.
*[[Mosconi Cup]] – Annual [[Nine-ball|Nine-ball pool]] competition
*[[Weber Cup]] – Annual [[Ten-pin bowling]] competition

===Europe vs. Asia===
*[[EurAsia Cup]] – Biennial men's professional golf event
*[[Royal Trophy]] – Defunct men's professional golf event from 2006 to 2013, replaced by the EurAsia Cup.
*[[Bonallack Trophy]] – Biennial men's amateur golf event (Team Europe vs. Team Asia/Pacific)
*[[Euro-Asia Cup]] – Table tennis

===Other===
*[[Fightmaster Cup]] – Biennial golf event involving players with the use of one arm only (Team Europe vs. Team North America)
*[[Continental Cup of Curling]] – [[Curling]]
*[[IAAF World Cup in Athletics|IAAF World Cup]] – [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
*[[Laver Cup]] – Tennis (Team Europe vs Team World)
*[[NFL Global Junior Championship]] – [[American football]]
*[[2016 World Cup of Hockey]] <small>([[Team Europe (ice hockey)|team]])</small> – [[Ice hockey]]
*[[International Cybersecurity Challenge]]

:''Note that in the above sports there also exist national teams taking part in other competitions.''

===Junior Events===
*[[Junior Ryder Cup]] – Biennial golf event based on the Ryder Cup
*[[Junior Solheim Cup]] – Biennial golf event for girls aged 12 to 18, based on the Solheim Cup

==Competitions featuring a Europe team==
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!| Team 
!| Sport
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|| [[Youth Bandy World Championship|2020 Bandy Y17 World Championship]]
|| [[Team Europe (bandy)|Team Europe]]
|| [[Bandy]]
|| The United States and all of Europe except:
* {{FIN}}
* {{NOR}}
* {{RUS}}
* {{SWE}} 
|| A Team Europe was set up to allow youth players from a number of "developing" bandy countries to come together and form a team which would hopefully be more competitive and which could serve as ambassadors for the sport in the countries from which the team had collected its players.
|| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://docslib.org/doc/9556166/team-europe-ambassadorial-team-at-the-fib-2020-world-championship |title= Team Europe ambassadorial team at the FIB 2020 World Championship U17 Boys |publisher= [[Federation of International Bandy]] |access-date= 2022-12-13}}</ref>
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|| [[2016 World Cup of Hockey]]
|| [[Team Europe (ice hockey)|WCH2016]]
|| [[Ice hockey]]
|| All of Europe except:
* {{CZE}}
* {{FIN}}
* {{SWE}} 
* {{RUS}}
|| The [[2016 World Cup of Hockey]] included eight teams: the so-called "[[Big Six (ice hockey)|Big Six]]" nations of ({{CAN}}, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the {{USA}}), a team of 23-and-under North American players, and ''Team Europe'' which is made up of European players from non-represented countries, with representation from [[Austria]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Norway]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]] and [[Switzerland]].
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|| [[2016 ISU Team Challenge Cup]]
|| 
|| [[Figure skating]] 
|| 
|| The inaugural [[ISU Team Challenge Cup]] features ''Team Europe'' against [[Team North America]] and [[Team Asia]]
|| <ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-second-comings-in-figure-skating-20151025-column.html |title= Skate second comings: Max Aaron as Elvis Stojko, Jason Brown as Paul Wylie? |author= Philip Hersh |date= 25 October 2015 |publisher= Chicago Tribune }}</ref>
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|| [[2015 Peachtree Cup]]
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|| [[Road running]]
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|| The inaugural [[Peachtree Cup]], part of the [[Peachtree Road Race]] [[2015 Peachtree Road Race|2015 competition]], featured ''Team Europe'' against [[Team USA]], [[Team Africa]], [[Team Asia]].
|| <ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.wrdw.com/news/headlines/Team-Africa-wins-Peachtree-Cup-at-AJC-Peachtree-Road-Race-311644031.html |title= Team Africa wins Peachtree Cup at AJC Peachtree Road Race |date= 4 July 2015 |agency= Associated Press |publisher= WRDW-TV-12-Agusta News }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/peachtree-road-race-adds-elite-team-competition |title= Peachtree Road Race Adds Elite Team Competition |author= Peter Gambaccini |date= 18 March 2015 |publisher= Runner's World }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.atlantatrackclub.org/blog/team-usa-men-are-strong-but-team-africa-prevails-in-peachtree-cup/ |title= Team USA is Strong, But Team Africa Prevails in Peachtree Cup |date= 4 July 2015 |publisher= Atlanta Track Club }}</ref>
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|| [[2014 World Ladies Championship Goodwill Cup]]
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|| [[Golf]]
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|| The inaugural [[World Ladies Championship Goodwill Cup]] featured ''Team Europe'' versus [[Team Asia]]. The [[Goodwill Cup]] large team championship was played as part of the [[World Ladies Championship]].
|| <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.clpga.org/En/golf/tournaments/China-LPGA-Tour-World-Ladies-Championship-2014/news_2819.html |title= Team Asia Wins Inaugural Goodwill Trophy |date= 5 March 2014 |author= CLPGA Tour |publisher= China LPGA }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.missionhillswlc.com/news/show/en/8 |title= Team Asia Wins First Goodwill Trophy |author= Mission Hills Group |publisher= Mission Hills World Ladies Championship }}</ref>
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|| [[EurAsia Cup]]
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|| [[Golf]]
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|| The EurAsia Cup features ''Team Europe'' versus [[Team Asia]].
|| <ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Golf/2015/09/28/EurAsia-Cup-golf-coming-to-town-again/ |title= Get ready for another Europe-Asia showdown |publisher= The Star (Kuala Lumpur) |author= Lim Teik Huat |date= 28 September 2015 }}</ref>
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|| [[Euro-Asia Cup]]
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|| [[Table tennis]]
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|| The Euro-Asia Cup features ''Team Europe'' versus [[Team Asia]].
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|| [[Continental Cup of Curling]] 
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|| [[Curling]]
|| all Europe
|| ''Team Europe'' or [[Team World]] against [[Team North America]]
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:''Note that in the above sports there also exist national teams taking part in other competitions''

==Other examples of "Team Europe"==
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|| [[BSL All-Star Game]]
|| [[Basketball]]
|| [[Basketball Super League]] member clubs based in [[East Thrace]], the European portion of [[Turkey]]
|| The All-Star Game currently features a game between Team Asia and Team Europe, with "Team Asia" consisting of players for BSL clubs based in [[Anatolia]], the Asian portion of Turkey.
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==See also==
* [[Team North America]]
* [[World team]]

==References==
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[[Category:Sport in Europe]]
[[Category:Multinational sports teams]]


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