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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Europe |
| Dates | 8 October 2024 – 25/26 October 2025 |
| No. of nations | 12 |
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The 2025 European Championship is the 17th European Championship in American football. The preliminary round will be played around Europe from early October to early November 2024. The final round will be played in 2/3 August and 25/26 October 2025. [1] [2] [3]
The first round will be played around Europe from 5 October to November 2024. It saw 12 teams divided to four groups.
| Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria (1) |  Finland (2) |  Italy (3) |  Sweden (4) |
 Serbia (8) |  France (7) |  Denmark (6) |  Great Britain (5) |
 Hungary (9) |  Czech Republic (10) |  Switzerland (11) |  Germany (12) |
| Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 0 | ||
| France | 0 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 0 | ||
| Czech Republic | 0 |
| Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 0 | ||
| Denmark | 0 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | ||
| Switzerland | 0 |
| Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 0 | ||
| Sweden | 0 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 0 | ||
| Great Britain | 0 |
The final round will be played on 2–3 August and 25–26 October 2025.
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