European Championship of American football

European Championship

Sport	American football
Founded	1983
Most recent champion(s)	Germany (3d Title)
Most titles	Finland (5 Titles)
Official website	www.ifafeurope.org

The European Championship is a continental competition of American football contested by the member countries of IFAF Europe. The tournament also serves as a qualifier for the IFAF World Cup.

2015-2018 teams

Group A: 2018

Germany

France

Austria

Finland

+ two qualifiers

Group A Qualifiers: 2017

Sweden

Denmark

+ two winners of Group B

Group B: 2016

seeded Great Britain Italy

unseeded Israel (qualifier) Switzerland (qualifier) Russia (qualifier) Serbia (qualifier) Czech Republic (qualifier) Netherlands (qualifier)

Group B Qualifiers: 2015

seeded Czech Republic Serbia Switzerland Spain Netherlands Russia

unseeded Poland Hungary Israel Slovakia Belgium Norway

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1983 Details	Italy		Italy	18–6	Finland		West Germany	27–20	France
1985 Details	Italy		Finland	13–2	Italy		West Germany	13–0	France
1987 Details	Finland		Italy	24–22	West Germany		Finland	38–23	Great Britain
1989 Details	West Germany		Great Britain	26–0	Finland		West Germany	29–9	Italy
1991 Details	Finland		Great Britain	14–3	Finland		Netherlands	17–12	France
1993 Details	Italy		Finland	17–7	Italy		Germany	21–3	Sweden
1995 Details	Austria		Finland	27–7	Italy		Austria	18–0	Ukraine
1997 Details	Italy		Finland	27–6	Sweden		Italy	14–7	Great Britain
2000 Details	Germany		Finland	30–29	Germany		Great Britain and Ukraine
2001 Details	Germany		Germany	19–7	Finland		Sweden and Great Britain
2005 Details	Sweden		Sweden	16–7	Germany		Finland	34–12	Great Britain
2010 Details	Germany		Germany	26–10	France		Austria	30–0	Sweden
2014 Details	Austria		Germany	30–27	Austria		France	35–21	Finland
2018 Details	Germany

Teams

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
GermanyGermany	33 place	33 place	2Runner-up	33 place	9	33 place	4QF	9	2Runner-up	1Winner	2Runner-up	1Winner	1Winner
ItalyItaly	1Winner	2Runner-up	1Winner	44 place	5Q3	2Runner-up	2Runner-up	33 place	9	9	9	9	9
FinlandFinland	2Runner-up	1Winner	33 place	2Finalist	2Finalist	1Winner	1Winner	1Winner	1Winner	2Runner-up	33 place	55 place	44 place
FranceFrance	44 place	44 place	4QF	4QF	44 place	9	9	9	9	5Q	4QF	2Runner-up	33 place
AustriaAustria	55 place	9	7Q1	9	6Q2	9	33 place	9	5Q	4QF	9	33 place	2Runner-up
Great BritainUnited Kingdom	9	9	44 place	1Winner	1Winner	9	9	44 place	3Semi-finalist	3Semi-finalist	44 place	66 place	9
NetherlandsNetherlands	9	9	7Q1	7Q1	33 place	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
SwedenSweden	9	9	9	7Q1	5Q3	44 place	5Q	2Runner-up	9	3Semi-finalist	1Winner	44 place	55 place
NorwayNorway	9	9	9	6Q2	9	9	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9
BelgiumBelgium	9	9	9	9	7Q1	9	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9
SpainSpain	9	9	9	9	7Q1	9	5Q	5Q	9	4QF	9	9	9
RussiaRussia	9	9	9	9	6Q2	9	9	9	5Q	9	9	9	9
UkraineUkraine	9	9	9	9	9	9	44 place	5Q	3Semi-finalist	4QF	9	9	9
DenmarkDenmark	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	5Q	9	9	66 place
SwitzerlandSwitzerland	9	9	6Q2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Performance by team

Pos.	Team	Champion	Runner-up	Third	Fourth
1	Finland	5	4	2	1
2	Germany	3	3	4	–
3	Italy	2	3	1	1
4	Great Britain	2	–	2*	3
5	Sweden	1	1	1*	2
6	Austria	–	1	2	–
7	France	-	1	1	3
8	Ukraine	–	–	1*	1
9	Netherlands	–	–	1	–

• *semi-finalist in 2000 and 2001 (no 3rd place match played)

External links

• Official website