European Championship of American football

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European Championship
SportAmerican football
Founded1983
Most recent
champion(s)
 Austria (1st title)
Most titles Finland (5 titles)
Official websitewww.ifafeurope.org

The European Championship is a continental competition of American football founded in 1983 and contested by the member countries of IFAF Europe[citation needed]. The tournament also serves as a qualifier for the IFAF World Cup. This Championship is also known as, "the Golden Fair League." Until 2014 the European Federation of American Football coordinated the competition. The first Championship tournament was held in 1983.

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European champion Italy national American football team announced that it refused to play against Russia in October 2022 in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships.[1]

Results[edit]

Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
1983
Details
Italy
Italy

Italy
18–60
Finland

West Germany
27–20
France
1985
Details
Italy
Italy

Finland
13–20
Italy

West Germany
13–00
France
1987
Details
Finland
Finland

Italy
24–22
West Germany

Finland
38–23
Great Britain
1989
Details
Germany
West Germany

Great Britain
26–00
Finland

West Germany
29–90
Italy
1991
Details
Finland
Finland

Great Britain
14–30
Finland

Netherlands
17–12
France
1993
Details
Italy
Italy

Finland
17–70
Italy

Germany
21–30
Sweden
1995
Details
Austria
Austria

Finland
27–70
Italy

Austria
18–00
Ukraine
1997
Details
Italy
Italy

Finland
27–60
Sweden

Italy
14–70
Great Britain
2000
Details
Finland
Finland

Finland
30–290
Germany

Ukraine

Great Britain
[results 1]
2001
Details
Germany
Germany

Germany
19–70
Finland

Sweden
[results 2]
Great Britain
2005
Details
Sweden
Sweden

Sweden
16–70
Germany

Finland
34–12
Great Britain
2010
Details
Germany
Germany

Germany
26–10
France

Austria
30–00
Sweden
2014
Details
Austria
Austria

Germany
30–27
Austria

France
35–21
Finland
2018
Details
Finland
Finland

France
28–14
Austria

Finland
35–21
Sweden
2021
Details
Europe
Europe

Italy
41–14
Sweden

Finland
14–6
France
2023
Details
Europe
Europe

Austria
28–0
Finland

Italy
26–7
Sweden
  1. ^ No 3rd place match played. Both teams shared the third position.
  2. ^ Great Britain withdrew[2]

Teams[edit]

  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalist
  • QF – Quarter finalist
  • Q – Participant of the qualification round
  • Q3 – Participant of the third qualification round
  • Q2 – Participant of the third qualification round
  • Q1 – Participant of the third qualification round
Name 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 2000 2001 2005 2010 2014 2018 2021 2023
Finland Finland 2Runner-up 1Winner 3 place 2Runner-up 2Runner-up 1Winner 1Winner 1Winner 1Winner 2Runner-up 3 place 5 place 4 place 3 place 3 place
Germany Germany 3 place 3 place 2Runner-up 3 place 9 3 place 4QF 9 2Runner-up 1Winner 2Runner-up 1Winner 1Winner 9 9
Italy Italy 1Winner 2Runner-up 1Winner 4 place 5Q3 2Runner-up 2Runner-up 3 place 9 9 9 9 9 9 1Winner
Great Britain United Kingdom 9 9 4 place 1Winner 1Winner 9 9 4 place 3Semi-finalist 3Semi-finalist 4 place 6 place 9 5 place 8 place
Sweden Sweden 9 9 9 7Q1 5Q3 4 place 5Q 2Runner-up 9 3Semi-finalist 1Winner 4 place 5 place 4 place 2Runner-up
France France 4 place 4 place 4QF 4QF 4 place 9 9 9 9 5Q 4QF 2Runner-up 3 place 1Winner 4 place
Austria Austria 5 place 9 7Q1 9 6Q2 9 3 place 9 5Q 4QF 9 3 place 2Runner-up 2Runner-up 5 place 1Winner
Ukraine Ukraine 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 place 5Q 3Semi-finalist 4QF 9 9 9 9 9
Netherlands Netherlands 9 9 7Q1 7Q1 3 place 5Q 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7Q 9
Norway Norway 9 9 9 6Q2 9 9 5Q 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Belgium Belgium 9 9 9 9 7Q1 9 5Q 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Spain Spain 9 9 9 9 7Q1 9 5Q 5Q 9 4QF 9 9 9 9 9
Russia Russia 9 9 9 9 6Q2 9 9 9 5Q 9 9 9 9 9 9
Denmark Denmark 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5Q 9 9 6 place 6 place 6 place
Switzerland Switzerland 9 9 6Q2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7Q 9
Serbia Serbia 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 place

Performance by team[edit]

Pos. Team Champion Runner-up Third Fourth
1  Finland 5 4 4 1
2  Germany 3 3 4
3  Italy 3 3 1 1
4  Great Britain 2 1* 4
5  Sweden 1 2 1 3
6  France 1 1 1 4
7  Austria 1 2 2
8  Ukraine 1* 1
9  Netherlands 1
  • *semi-finalist in 2000 (no 3rd place match played)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Defending European Champions, Team Italy, refuses to play Russia". American Football International. April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Championnat d'Europe 2001". elitefoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-24.

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