AFL Europe Championship

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European Championships in Australian Football
Current season, competition or edition:
AFL current event.svg 2022 AFL Europe Championship
Sport Australian rules football
Inaugural season 2010
No. of teams2010: 8; 2013: 6; 2016: 4; 2019: 6
Region Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (3rd title)
Most titles Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (3 titles)
Official website AFL Europe

The AFL Europe Championship is an Australian football competition played between European national teams. The European Championship is played in a full traditional 18-a-side format (formerly 16-a-side) unlike the Euro Cup which has a 9-a-side format. It is organised by AFL Europe and held every three years. [1]

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Players are not paid to participate. Eligibility is similar to the Australian Football International Cup with national team representatives restricted to nationals - citizens who were resident in the country between the ages of 10 and 16. [2]

The inaugural competition was played in Sweden and Denmark in August 2010. The 2013 championships were held in Ireland in August 2013. [3] A women's division was added in 2016 which was won by host nation Great Britain.

Results

Men's Division

YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teams
ChampionsScoreRunners UpThirdScoreFourth
2010 [4] Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen, Denmark
Flag of Sweden.svg Scania, Sweden
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 68 - 51 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 39 - 29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 8
2013 [5] Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 7.3 (45) - 6.8 (44) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 7.6 (48) - 5.2 (32) Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 6
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 7.9 (51) - 4.5 (29) Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Germany.svg Germany 4.6 (30) - 4.5 (29) Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 7.7 (48) - 2.2 (14) Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 6
2022 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 10.10 (70) - 7.3 (45) Flag of France.svg France Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 13.12 (90) - 5.3 (33) Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 5

Team performance

Team20102013201620192022
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 5th5th4th4th
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2nd3rd2nd-
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 8th-
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 7th6th3rd6th5th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 4th2nd1st1st3rd
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 6th-
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 1st1st2nd3rd1st
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3rd4th4th-
Flag of France.svg France 5th2nd

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References

  1. AFL Europe.org. "AFL Europe Championships Dublin 2013". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. AFL Europe – European Championships 2022 Player Eligibility
  3. Aaron Richard (2 August 2013). "European Championships just a Day Away". World Footy News.
  4. "Results - AFL Europe Championships 2010". Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. "2013 AFL Europe Championships Results". Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.