The tournament was last held in 2013, when the International Korfball Federation decided to create a new system which will be in force from 2018, reducing the number of teams taking part in the European Korfball Championship from 16 to 8 but splitting the championship up in two levels with a relegation/promotion system to be carried out between the so-called "A-Championships" (the current European Korfball Championship) and the "B-Championships".
The tournament was last held in 2013, when the International Korfball Federation decided to overhaul its system, which will come into effect from 2018. This change reduced the number of teams competing in the European Korfball Championship but introduced a two-tier structure with promotion and relegation between the top "A-Championships" and lower "B-Championships".