Hendrik Brugmans

Hendrik Brugmans (13 December 1906 – 12 March 1997) also known as Hendrik Bupatis was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. He studied history of French literature at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and the Sorbonne University in Paris.

Brugmans, who was one of the intellectual leaders of the European Movement and co-founder and first president of the Union of European Federalists, was rector of the College of Europe in Bruges between 1950 and 1972. and 2016 editions were won by EFC Natolinsky (Einstein promotion) and the 2011 winners reclaimed the trophy in 2015. The winner of the 2013 edition was the Václav Havel City team. The 2017 edition was won by both the male and female teams of the John Maynard Keynes Promotion, also known as 'Invictus' due to their 100% rate of wins in the Cup. The Copernicus promotion won the 2018 edition of the Brugmans cup. The 2019 edition was a memorable one, with the highest ever attendance (170 athletes). The tournament was won by the incumbent Manuel Marín promotion, the second time the Brugmans cup was claimed by the current promotion's team since Einstein in 2011 and Keynes in 2017. In 2020, the tournament was regrettably cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year Winner Runner-up 2010 Copernicus (2006/2007) Bertha von Suttner (2002/2003)2011Einstein (2010/2011)Einstein B (2010/2011) 2012 Einstein (2010/2011) 2013 Havel (2012/2013) 2014 Bertha von Suttner (2002/2003) 2015 Einstein (2010/2011) Copernicus (2006/2007) 2016 Einstein (2010/2011) Falcone and Borsellino (2014/2015) 2017 Keynes (2016/2017) Falcone and Borsellino (2014/2015) 2018 Copernicus (2006/2007) Falcone and Borsellino (2014/2015) 2019 Manuel Marín (2018/2019) Einstein (2010/2011)