European Championship of American football

European Championship
Sport	American football
Gegründet	1983
Most recent; champion(s)	Österreich (1st title)
Most titles	Finnland (5 titles)
Official website	www.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

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1983 Details	Italien	Italien	18–60	Finnland	West Germany	27–20	Frankreich
1985 Details	Italien	Finnland	13–20	Italien	West Germany	13–00	Frankreich
1987 Details	Finnland	Italien	24–22	West Germany	Finnland	38–23	Great Britain
1989 Details	West Germany	Great Britain	26–00	Finnland	West Germany	29–90	Italien
1991 Details	Finnland	Great Britain	14–30	Finnland	Niederlande	17–12	Frankreich
1993 Details	Italien	Finnland	17–70	Italien	Deutschland	21–30	Schweden
1995 Details	Österreich	Finnland	27–70	Italien	Österreich	18–00	Ukraine
1997 Details	Italien	Finnland	27–60	Schweden	Italien	14–70	Great Britain
2000 Details	Finnland	Finnland	30–290	Deutschland	Ukraine Great Britain	^{[results 1]}
2001 Details	Deutschland	Deutschland	19–70	Finnland	Schweden	^{[results 2]}	Great Britain
2005 Details	Schweden	Schweden	16–70	Deutschland	Finnland	34–12	Great Britain
2010 Details	Deutschland	Deutschland	26–10	Frankreich	Österreich	30–00	Schweden
2014 Details	Österreich	Deutschland	30–27	Österreich	Frankreich	35–21	Finnland
2018 Details	Finnland	Frankreich	28–14	Österreich	Finnland	35–21	Schweden
2021 Details	Europa	Italien	41–14	Schweden	Finnland	14–6	Frankreich
2023 Details	Europa	Österreich	28–0	Finnland	Italien	26–7	Schweden

^ No 3rd place match played. Both teams shared the third position.
^ Great Britain withdrew^[2]

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	2018	2021	2023
Finnland Finnland	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
Deutschland Deutschland	3 place	3 place	2Runner-up	3 place	9	3 place	4QF	9	2Runner-up	1Winner	2Runner-up	1Winner	1Winner	9	9
Italien Italien	1Winner	2Runner-up	1Winner	4 place	5Q3	2Runner-up	2Runner-up	3 place	9	9	9	9	9	9	1Winner
Great Britain Vereinigtes Königreich	9	9	4 place	1Winner	1Winner	9	9	4 place	3Semi-finalist	3Semi-finalist	4 place	6 place	9	5 place	8 place
Schweden Schweden	9	9	9	7Q1	5Q3	4 place	5Q	2Runner-up	9	3Semi-finalist	1Winner	4 place	5 place	4 place	2Runner-up
Frankreich Frankreich	4 place	4 place	4QF	4QF	4 place	9	9	9	9	5Q	4QF	2Runner-up	3 place	1Winner	4 place
Österreich Österreich	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
Niederlande Niederlande	9	9	7Q1	7Q1	3 place	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7Q	9
Norwegen Norwegen	9	9	9	6Q2	9	9	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Belgien Belgien	9	9	9	9	7Q1	9	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Spanien Spanien	9	9	9	9	7Q1	9	5Q	5Q	9	4QF	9	9	9	9	9
Russland Russland	9	9	9	9	6Q2	9	9	9	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9
Dänemark Dänemark	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	5Q	9	9	6 place	6 place	6 place
Schweiz Schweiz	9	9	6Q2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7Q	9
Serbien Serbien	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7 place

Performance by team

Pos.	Team	Champion	Runner-up	Third	Fourth
1	Finnland	5	5	4	1
2	Deutschland	3	3	4	-
3	Italien	3	3	1	1
4	Great Britain	2	-	1*	4
5	Schweden	1	2	1	3
6	Frankreich	1	1	1	4
7	Österreich	1	2	2	-
8	Ukraine	-	-	1*	1
9	Niederlande	-	-	1	-

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

References

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

External links

Official website

[2] No 3rd place match played. Both teams shared the third position.

[4] Great Britain withdrew^[2]

[1] "Defending European Champions, Team Italy, refuses to play Russia". American Football International. April 7, 2022.

[3] "Championnat d'Europe 2001". elitefoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-24.

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[results 1]

[results 2]

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