2024 AFL Euro Cup

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2024 Euro Cup
2024 Euro Cup
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Dates5 October
Teams14 Male, 8 Female
Venue(s)Nordmarksportfeld, Kiel
Final positions
ChampionsSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Runners-upUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Third placeFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Fourth placeFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
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The 2024 Euro Cup of Australian rules football was a Nine-a-side footy tournament held in Kiel, Germany on 5 October 2024. The tournament featured 14 Men's teams and 8 Women's teams. Ireland won both the Men's and Women's competitions, defeating Northern Ireland in the Men's final and England in the Women's Final. It was the Irish men's fourth and the Irish women's seventh Euro Cup Championship. [1]

Contents

Two pitches from the tournament were streamed via AFL Europe's YouTube Channel, [2] [3] while other national teams ran live streams for followers via their social media platforms.

Teams

Mens

Womens

Group Stages

In the first stage of the tournament, all the teams were split into groups. The mens teams were split into four groups, which included 2 groups of 4 and 2 groups of 3. While each of the teams in the groups played off against each other once, teams in groups with only three teams played an additional crossover game. On the women's side of the draw, the teams were split into 2 groups of 4. [4]

Men's Group A

TeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPtsPFPA%
Croatia3300129929341
France320189547202
Netherlands31024628970
Austria300301410513
TeamsTotal
France35
Netherlands21
TeamsTotal
Croatia27
Austria6
TeamsTotal
Netherlands8
Croatia46
TeamsTotal
Austria0
France45
TeamsTotal
Croatia26
France15
TeamsTotal
Austria8
Netherlands33

Men's Group B

TeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPtsPFPA%
Ireland33001214533439
Israel3201811257196
Scotland3102410268150
Switzerland3003042052
TeamsTotal
Israel18
Ireland28
TeamsTotal
Scotland60
Switzerland2
TeamsTotal
Switzerland2
Israel62
TeamsTotal
Ireland34
Scotland15
TeamsTotal
Ireland83
Switzerland0
TeamsTotal
Israel32
Scotland27

Men's Group C

TeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPtsPFPA%
Northern Ireland220086129210
Denmark21014576095
Germany2002034635
TeamsTotal
Germany7
Northern Ireland28
TeamsTotal
Northern Ireland33
Denmark22
TeamsTotal
Denmark35
Germany27

Men's Group D

TeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPtsPFPA%
Wales220088214596
Sweden210145252100
Poland20020269428
TeamsTotal
Poland18
Sweden46
TeamsTotal
Wales48
Poland8
TeamsTotal
Sweden6
Wales34

Cross Group Games

TeamsTotal
Sweden8
Germany43
TeamsTotal
Denmark22
Wales35
TeamsTotal
Northern Ireland45
Poland10

Women's Group A

TeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPtsPFPA%
England3300121910
Germany32018477761
Poland31024297439
Northern Ireland300301813413
TeamsTotal
England85
Northern Ireland0
TeamsTotal
Poland6
Germany21
TeamsTotal
Germany26
Northern Ireland0
TeamsTotal
England35
Poland0
TeamsTotal
Germany0
England71
TeamsTotal
Northern Ireland18
Poland23

Women's Group B

TeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPtsPFPA%
Ireland33001219525780
Scotland3201817228614
Sweden310244211138
Croatia3003012460
TeamsTotal
Scotland49
Sweden2
TeamsTotal
Ireland107
Croatia1
TeamsTotal
Ireland26
Scotland18
TeamsTotal
Croatia0
Sweden34
TeamsTotal
Sweden6
Ireland62
TeamsTotal
Croatia0
Scotland105

Finals

Men's Final

The Mens draw was then divided into four groups. The top placed teams from all four groups, Croatia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Wales, would play off in the semi-finals. All the second placed teams, France, Israel, Denmark, and Sweden, would play off for spots 5 to 8. Scotland, Germany, and the Netherlands played off in against each other for spots 9 to 11, while Poland, Austria, and Switzerland, played off for spots 12 to 14.

Women's Final

The Women's final was drawn evenly between the top two teams of both groups progressing to the semi-finals. This included England, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany. While the remaining teams competed against each other for placements 5 to 8, including Poland, Sweden, Croatia, and Northern Ireland.


Final Standings

Men's standings

  1. Ireland
  2. Northern Ireland
  3. Croatia
  4. Wales
  5. France
  6. Israel [5]
  7. Denmark
  8. Sweden
  9. Scotland
  10. Germany
  11. Netherlands
  12. Poland
  13. Austria
  14. Switzerland

Women's standings

  1. Ireland
  2. England
  3. Scotland
  4. Germany
  5. Sweden
  6. Poland
  7. Croatia
  8. Northern Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "Irish eyes are smiling after 2024 Euro Cup double-act". afl.com.au. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. ↑ AFL Europe (2024-10-05). Euro Cup 2024 - Pitch 1 . Retrieved 2025-04-01– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ AFL Europe (2024-10-05). Euro Cup 2024 - Pitch 2 . Retrieved 2025-04-01– via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Tournify Live". www.tournifyapp.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  5. ↑ Staff, Ajn. "Israel excels in 2024 AFL Europe Cup". www.australianjewishnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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