2023 European Championship of American football
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Host nation | ![]() |
Dates | 8 October 2022 – October 2023 |
No. of nations | 11 |
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Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
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The 2023 European Championship was the 16th European Championship in American football. The preliminary round was played around Europe from 8 October to 5 November 2022. The final round was played in August and October 2023.[1]
Austria won the European Championship title after defeating Finland, 28–0, in the final.[2] Austria wide receiver Philipp Haun was named the MVP of the game after catching three touchdowns.[2]
Group A, first round
[edit]The first round was played around Europe from 8 October to 5 November 2022. It saw 11 teams divided to four groups. Russia was due to be the 12th nation participating as the 3rd team in group 1 but the nation was removed from the tournament due to ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia's games were removed from the schedule.[3]
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Division A
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
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1 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 23 | +5 |
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0 | 1 | 0.000 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
Division B
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
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2 | 0 | 1.000 | 52 | 20 | +32 |
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1 | 1 | 0.500 | 38 | 34 | +4 |
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0 | 2 | 0.000 | 19 | 55 | -36 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Behrn Arena, Örebro, Sweden
- Date: 8 October 2022
- Game time: 6:00 PM
- Game weather: Crisp 6 °C (43 °F)
- Game attendance: 942
- Referee: J Kaya
- Recap Statistics
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First quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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6 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 31 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland
- Date: 16 October 2022
- Game time: 2:00 PM
- Game weather: Sunny 6 °C (43 °F)
- Game attendance: 200
- Recap Statistics
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First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
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0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Sports Center Pampas, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Date: 23 October 2022
- Game time: 2:00 PM
Division C
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
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2 | 0 | 1.000 | 102 | 23 | +79 |
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1 | 1 | 0.500 | 58 | 100 | –42 |
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0 | 2 | 0.000 | 50 | 87 | –37 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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6 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 60 |
at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa, Finland
- Date: 8 October 2022
- Game time: 2:00 PM
- Game weather: Cloudy with rain 13 °C (55 °F)
- Game attendance: 365
- Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo
- Recap
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
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0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Městský stadion, Usti, Czech Republic
- Date: 16 October 2022
- Game time: 1:00 PM
- Game weather: Cloudy 21 °C (70 °F)
- Game attendance: 720
- Referee: Michal Rosíval
- Recap
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 40 |
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14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
at Gentofte Sportspark, Gentofte, Denmark
- Date: 29 October 2022
- Game time: 2:00 PM
- Recap
Division D
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
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2 | 0 | 1.000 | 76 | 7 | +69 |
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1 | 1 | 0.500 | 16 | 37 | -21 |
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0 | 2 | 0.000 | 2 | 50 | -48 |
Group A, final stage
[edit]The final round was played on 5–6 August and 28–29 October 2023. Games involving Russia were not played.
1–4
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||
5 | ![]() | 24 | |||||||
5 | ![]() | 28 | |||||||
3 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
2 | ![]() | 14 | |||||||
3 | ![]() | 33 | Third place | ||||||
1 | ![]() | 26 | |||||||
2 | ![]() | 7 |
5–8
[edit]Placement 5–8 | 5th place game | ||||||||
6 | ![]() | 13 | |||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||
6 | ![]() | 22 | |||||||
8 | ![]() | 30 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||
8 | ![]() | 7 | 7th place game | ||||||
4 | ![]() | 47 | |||||||
7 | ![]() | 0 |
9–12
[edit]Placement 9–11 | 9th place game | ||||||||
10 | ![]() | 15 | |||||||
11 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
10 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
12 | ![]() | 30 | |||||||
9 | ![]() | NA | |||||||
12 | ![]() | NA |
Finals
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
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0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
at Gentofte Sportspark, Gentofte, Denmark
- Date: 28 October 2023
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Valhalla IP, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Date: 28 October 2023
- Game time: 3:00 PM
- Game attendance: 1421
- Referee: Wickham
- Recap Statistics
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria
- Date: 28 October 2023
- Game time: 3:00 PM
- Game attendance: 6400
- Statistics
Group B
[edit]Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | ||||||||
22. October 2022 | ||||||||||
postponed | ||||||||||
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6. August 2023 | ![]() | |||||||||
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- 16th place game: Ireland – Turkey 14:17
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Suomen miesten EM-pelit vauhtiin lokakuussa". jenkkifutis.fi (in Finnish). SAJL. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b Preston, Michael (29 October 2023). "Austria are the champions of Europe". American Football International. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "IFAF Statement - European Championship (M-T)". IFAF. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.