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| 2008 EU Cup - Aussie Rules - Prague 2008 - | |
| Teams | 12 |
| Host |  Prague |
| Date | 11 October 2008 |
| Podium | |
Champions  Runners-up  Third place  Fourth place |  England Croatia Germany Sweden |
The 2008 EU Cup of Australian rules football was held in Prague (Czech Republic) on 11 October 2008, with 12 teams. The championship was won by England, defeating Croatia in the final.
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| GROUP A | Pts | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | DP |
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| Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 95 | +70 |
 Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 119 | -13 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 151 | -57 |
| 11 October - 10:00 | |||
| Germany | 89-51 | The Netherlands | Slavia - B Prague |
| 13.11 (89) | Details | 8.3 (51) |
| 11 October - 11:00 | |||
| Finland | 62-43 | The Netherlands | Slavia - B Prague |
| 8.14 (62) | Details | 7.1 (43) |
| 11 October –12:00 | |||
| Germany | 76-44 | Finland | Slavia - B Prague |
| 12.4 (76) | Details | 6.8 (44) |
| GROUP B | Pts | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 89 | +90 |
 Scotland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 132 | -39 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 142 | -51 |
| 11 October - 10:00 | |||
| England | 88-42 | Scotland | Slavia - A Prague |
| 14.4 (88) | Details | 6.6 (42) |
| 11 October - 11:00 | |||
| Czech Republic | 44-51 | Scotland | Slavia - A Prague |
| 6.8 (44) | Details | 7.9 (51) |
| 11 October –12:00 | |||
| England | 91-47 | Czech Republic | Slavia - A Prague |
| 13.13 (91) | Details | 7.5 (47) |
| GROUP C | Pts | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 73 | +113 |
 France | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 122 | +13 |
 Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 191 | 126 |
| 11 October - 10:30 | |||
| Croatia | 103-26 | Austria | Slavia - B Prague |
| 16.7 (103) | Details | 4.2 (26) |
| 11 October - 11:30 | |||
| France | 88-39 | Austria | Slavia - B Prague |
| 13.10 (88) | Details | 6.3 (39) |
| 11 October –12:30 | |||
| Croatia | 83-47 | France | Slavia - B Prague |
| 12.11 (83) | Details | 7.5 (47) |
| GROUP D | Pts | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 98 | +86 |
 Catalonia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 159 | -44 |
 EU Crusaders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 148 | -42 |
| 11 October - 10:30 | |||
| Sweden | 84-47 | EU Crusaders | Slavia - A Prague |
| 13.6 (84) | Details | 7.5 (47) |
| 11 October - 11:30 | |||
| Catalonia | 64-59 | EU Crusaders | Slavia - A Prague |
| 9.10 (64) | Details | 9.5 (59) |
| 11 October –12:30 | |||
| Sweden | 100-51 | Catalonia | Slavia - A Prague |
| 15.10 (100) | Details | 8.3 (51) |
| 1/8-finals | Quarter finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1B | England | 138 | |||||||||||||||||
| Catalonia | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2D | Catalonia | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3C | Austria | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| England | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Finland | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Czech Republic | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1D | Sweden | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| England | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Germany | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2C | France | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3D | EU Crusaders | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Scotland | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3A | The Netherlands | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scotland | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1C | Croatia | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
1/8-finals
| 11 October –13:00 | |||
| Scotland | 70-46 | The Netherlands | Slavia - A Prague |
| 10.10 (70) | Details | 7.4 (46) |
| 11 October –13:00 | |||
| Finland | 65-37 | Czech Republic | Slavia - B Prague |
| 9.11 (65) | Details | 5.7 (37) |
| 11 October –13:30 | |||
| Catalonia | 84-53 | Austria | Slavia - A Prague |
| 13.6 (84) | Details | 8.5 (53) |
| 11 October –13:30 | |||
| France | 71-59 | EU Crusaders | Slavia - B Prague |
| 10.11 (71) | Details | 9.5 (59) |
9-12 places
| 11 October –14:30 | |||
| The Netherlands | 54-51 | Czech Republic | Slavia - B Prague |
| 8.6 (54) | Details | 7.9 (51) |
| 11 October –15:00 | |||
| Austria | 47-102 | EU Crusaders | Slavia - B Prague |
| 7.5 (47) | Details | 16.6 (102) |
Quarter finals
| 11 October –14:30 | |||
| England | 138-47 | Catalonia | Slavia - A Prague |
| 21.12 (138) | Details | 7.5 (47) |
| 11 October –15:00 | |||
| Sweden | 76-41 | Finland | Slavia - A Prague |
| 11.10 (76) | Details | 5.11 (41) |
| 11 October –15:30 | |||
| Germany | 75-53 | France | Slavia - A Prague |
| 11.9 (75) | Details | 8.5 (53) |
| 11 October –16:00 | |||
| Croatia | 97-55 | Scotland | Slavia - A Prague |
| 15.7 (97) | Details | 8.7 (55) |
5-8 places
| 11 October –15:30 | |||
| Catalonia | 53-89 | Finland | Slavia - B Prague |
| 8.5(53) | Details | 12.17(89) |
| 11 October –16:30 | |||
| France | 77-47 | Scotland | Slavia - B Prague |
| 12.5 (77) | Details | 7.5 (47) |
Semifinals
| 11 October –16:30 | |||
| England | 110-49 | Sweden | Slavia - A Prague |
| 17.8 (110) | Details | 7.7 (49) |
| 11 October –17:00 | |||
| Germany | 70-74 | Croatia | Slavia - A Prague |
| 10.10 (70) | Details | 12.2 (74) |
11-12 places
| 11 October –17:30 | |||
| Czech Republic | 71-32 | Austria | Slavia - B Prague |
| 11.5 (71) | Details | 5.2 (32) |
9-10 places
| 11 October –16:30 | |||
| EU Crusaders | 62-68 | The Netherlands | Slavia - B Prague |
| 9.8 (62) | Details | 11.2 (68) |
7-8 places
| 11 October –17:30 | |||
| Catalonia | 81-21 | Scotland | Slavia - B Prague |
| Details |
5-6 places
| 11 October –17:30 | |||
| Finland | 54-52 | France | Slavia - A Prague |
| 7.12 (54) | Details | 8.4 (52) |
3-4 places
| 11 October –18:00 | |||
| Sweden | 55-98 | Germany | Slavia - A Prague |
| 8.7 (55) | Details | 15.8 (98) |
FINAL
| 11 October –19:00 | |||
| England | 107-59 | Croatia | Slavia - A Prague |
| 16.11 (107) | Details | 9.5 (59) |
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| Winners England |
| Final standings | |
|---|---|
 | England |
 | Croatia |
 | Germany |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Finland |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Catalonia |
| 8 | Scotland |
| 9 | The Netherlands |
| 10 | EU Crusaders |
| 11 | Czech Republic |
| 12 | Austria |
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