2023 European Championship of American football

2023 European Championship of American football

Tournament details
Host nation	Europe
Dates	8 October 2022 – October 2023
No. of nations	11
Final positions
Champions	Austria
Runner-up	Finland
Third-place	Italy
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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

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]

A	B	C	D
Italy (1)	Sweden (2)	Finland (3)	France (4)
Great Britain (8)	Serbia (7)	Denmark (6)	Austria (5)
Russia (9)	Switzerland (10)	Czech Republic (11)	Hungary (12)

Division A

Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	PD
Italy	1	0	1.000	28	23	+5
Great Britain	0	1	0.000	23	28	-5

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Italy	7	14	0	7	28
Great Britain	7	9	0	7	23

at Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy

• Date: 30 October 2022
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• Game weather: Sunny 22 °C (72 °F)
• Game attendance: 1050
• Referee: Marco Sala
• Recap Boxscore

Division B

Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	PD
Sweden	2	0	1.000	52	20	+32
Serbia	1	1	0.500	38	34	+4
Switzerland	0	2	0.000	19	55	-36

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Serbia	0	0	7	7	14
Sweden	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

Game information

First quarter 01:33 SWE - E Almeida 7 yd pass from P Juhlin (R G Miranda kick), 4-59 2:07, SER 0 - SWE 7 Third quarter 05:52 SWE - S Diakiti 0 yd blocked punt return (R G Miranda kick), SER 0 - SWE 14 05:35 SER - P Bajalica 68 yd pass from D Obradinovic (Z Stegnjaja kick), 1-68 0:11, SER 7 - SWE 14 Fourth quarter 09:26 SWE - S Diakiti 0 yd interception return (R G Miranda kick), SER 7 - SWE 21 01:26 SER - J Ikic 14 yd pass from D Obradinovic (Z Stegnjaja kick), 8-40 3:30, SER 14 - SWE 21

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sweden	6	13	0	12	31
Switzerland	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

Game information

First quarter 11:39 SUI - J Falk 33 yd interception return (C Cordey pass failed), SWE 0 - SUI 6 08:27 SWE - A Jallai 57 yd pass from P Juhlin (R G Miranda kick failed), 5-70 3:12, SWE 6 - SUI 6 Second quarter 07:26 SWE - O Lundberg 5 yd run (R G Miranda kick), 13-73 6:49, SWE 13 - SUI 6 00:11 SWE - K Borzsei 12 yd pass from T Nilsson (R G Miranda kick failed), 2-70 0:17, SWE 19 - SUI 6 Fourth quarter 07:23 SWE - A Jallai 17 yd pass from T Nilsson (P Juhlin pass failed), 11-67 4:52, SWE 25 - SUI 6 06:50 SWE - B Prasopsin 29 yd interception return (T Nilsson rush failed), SWE 31 - SUI 6

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Switzerland	0	7	6	0	13
Serbia	0	10	7	7	24

at Sports Center Pampas, Kragujevac, Serbia

• Date: 23 October 2022
• Game time: 2:00 PM

Division C

Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	PD
Finland	2	0	1.000	102	23	+79
Denmark	1	1	0.500	58	100	–42
Czech Republic	0	2	0.000	50	87	–37

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Denmark	0	0	13	0	13
Finland	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

Game information

First quarter FIN – Mikko Seppänen 8 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Markus Ojainväli pass failed), 06:35 Finland 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:11 Second quarter FIN – Johannes Jauhiainen 28 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Santtu Vehkomäki pass from Ambro Urjansson), 09:33 Finland 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:10. FIN – Tuukka Lehtonen 11 yd run (Markus Ojainväli kick), 04:03. Finland 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:32 FIN – Iiro-Pekka Paakki 8 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Santtu Vehkomäki pass intercepted), 00:47 Finland 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:29. Third quarter DEN – Simon Fons 31 yd pass from Alexander Bjerre (Kasper Sørensen kick), 11:45. Finland 27–7. Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:07. FIN – Lassi Pajarinen 6 yd run (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 10:37. Finland 34–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:08. DEN – Jens Jensen 42 yd pass from Alexander Bjerre (Kasper Sørensen kick failed), 08:47. Finland 34–13. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:43. FIN – Kimi Linnainmaa 32 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick blocked), 05:09. Finland 40–13. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:31. Fourth quarter FIN – Micky Kyei 38 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick failed), 11:50. Finland 46–13. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:50. FIN – Johannes Jauhiainen 23 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 06:50. Finland 53–13. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:59. FIN – Lassi Pajarinen 38 yd run (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 04:09. Finland 60–13. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:14. Top passers DEN – Alexander Bjerre – 16/33, 248 yards, 2 TD, INT FIN – Ambro Urjansson – 21/32, 404 yards, 6 TD Top rushers DEN – Magnus Nørgaard – 10 rushes, 41 yards FIN – Tuukka Lehtonen – 12 rushes, 82 yards, TD Top receivers DEN – Simon Fons – 6 receptions, 133 yards, TD FIN – Kimi Linnainmaa – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Finland	0	14	21	7	42
Czech Republic	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

Game information

First quarter Second quarter FIN – Tuukka Lehtonen 3 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 07:14. Finland 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 2:43. CZE – Pavel Mráz 7 yd run (Petr Cermák kick), 04:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:41. FIN – Kimi Linnainmaa 57 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick). 02:40. Finland 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:59. CZE – Petr Cermák 40 yd field goal, 00:00. Finland 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:12. Third quarter FIN – Santtu Vehkomäki 21 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 09:46. Finland 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:18. FIN – Mikko Seppänen 4 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 03:39. Finland 28–10. Drive: 9 plays 40 yards, 4:10. FIN – Johannes Jauhiainen 10 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 01:08. Finland 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:19. Fourth quarter FIN – Elmeri Laalo 67 yd interception return (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 03:34. Finland 42–10. Top passers FIN – Ambro Urjansson – 16/27, 260 yards, 5 TD CZE – Michal Stoklasek – 7/18, 86 yards, 4 INT Top rushers FIN – Tom Suoste – 9 rushes, 40 yards CZE – Jakub Brezina – 14 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers FIN – Kimi Linnainmaa – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD CZE – Vojtech Masita – 3 receptions, 56 yards

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Czech Republic	7	7	6	20	40
Denmark	14	14	3	14	45

at Gentofte Sportspark, Gentofte, Denmark

• Date: 29 October 2022
• Game time: 2:00 PM
• Recap

Division D

Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	PD
Austria	2	0	1.000	76	7	+69
France	1	1	0.500	16	37	-21
Hungary	0	2	0.000	2	50	-48

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Austria	11	17	0	7	35
France	0	0	0	7	7

at Stade Pierre Delort, Marseille, France

• Date: 9 October 2022
• Game time: 2:00 PM
• Game attendance: 2000
• Recap AT Recap FR

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hungary	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	7	3	17	14	41

at Sportplatz Donaufeld, Vienna, Austria

• Date: 23 October 2022
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• Game weather: Cloudy 15 °C (59 °F)
• Game attendance: 1432
• Recap Statistics

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
France	0	6	0	3	9
Hungary	0	2	0	0	2

at Budapest Rugby Center, Budapest, Hungary

• Date: 5 November 2022
• Game time: 1:30 PM
• Game attendance: 2270
• Referee: Endre Breznay
• Recap HU Recap FR

Group A, final stage

The final round was played on 5–6 August and 28–29 October 2023. Games involving Russia were not played.

1–4

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Italy	14
	5	Austria	24
						5	Austria	28
						3	Finland	0
	2	Sweden	14
	3	Finland	33			Third place
						1	Italy	26
						2	Sweden	7

5–8

	Placement 5–8					5th place game
	6	Denmark	13
	7	Serbia	6
						6	Denmark	22
						8	Great Britain	30
	4	France	6
	8	Great Britain	7			7th place game
						4	France	47
						7	Serbia	0

9–12

	Placement 9–11					9th place game
	10	Czech Republic	15
	11	Switzerland	0
						10	Czech Republic	0
						12	Hungary	30
	9	Russia	NA
	12	Hungary	NA

Finals

5th place game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Britain	0	7	10	13	30
Denmark	0	0	7	15	22

at Gentofte Sportspark, Gentofte, Denmark

• Date: 28 October 2023

3rd place game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Italy	7	9	7	3	26
Sweden	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

Final

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Finland	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	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

	Round 1				Round 2				Final
	22. October 2022
									postponed
	Spain	26
					6. August 2023				Germany
	Ireland	7
					Spain	23			Israel
					Israel	30
	Israel	NA
	Turkey	NA

• 16th place game: Ireland – Turkey 14:17

See also

• International Federation of American Football

References

1. "Suomen miesten EM-pelit vauhtiin lokakuussa". jenkkifutis.fi (in Finnish). SAJL. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
2. Preston, Michael (29 October 2023). "Austria are the champions of Europe". American Football International. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
3. "IFAF Statement - European Championship (M-T)". IFAF. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.