The Euro Cup (formerly known as the EU Cup) is an international Australian rules football tournament played between European national teams. Played under 9-a-side Footy rules, the tournament was first held at Chiswick in London, England in 2005, created by Australian Football International. A women's cup has been played between more than two teams since the 2014 tournament.
The Euro Cup is an event hosted annually by AFL Europe.
Eligibility rules are very strict compared those of other international competitions and are similar to the AFL International Cup. Generally speaking players must be a citizen of the country they represent and have lived there through roughly middle school and high school ages (when most players usually learn the key skills required) ensuring that expatriate Australians are ineligible to compete.
The 2022 Euro Cup was held in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the Men's Division Germany finished as runners-up, and England won their sixth Euro Cup title. In the Women's Division England finished as runners-up, and Ireland won the 3 in a row to claim their eighth Euro Cup title.
2020 & 2021 Euro Cup (Cancelled)
The 2020 (Stirling, Scotland) and 2021 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Cups were both cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2019 Euro Cup was held in Norrtälje, Sweden. 16 men's and 8 women's teams took part. In the Men's Division Ireland finished as runners-up for the fourth year in a row, and England won their fifth Euro Cup title.
Meanwhile, in the Women's Division, a strong Irish side continued the duopoly of titles between them and England, defeating the England Vixens in the final.
The 2018 Euro Cup was held in Cork, Ireland on Saturday 13 October 2018. 15 men's and a record 9 women's teams took part. In the Men's Division Ireland finished as runners-up for the third year in a row, and to a third different opponent as Denmark won their third Euro Cup title and first since 2015.
Meanwhile, in the Women's Division, a strong Irish side continued the duopoly of titles between them and England, defeating the England Vixens in the final 5.3 (33) to 1.3 (8).
The 2017 Euro Cup was held in Bordeaux, France on Saturday 7 October 2017. 14 men's and 7 women's teams competed including teams from Germany, Austria, Jerusalem, Switzerland, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Russia, England, Wales, Sweden and Denmark. England defeated Ireland 58 to 8 in the men's final with England defeating Ireland 38 to 14 in the women's final.
The 2016 Euro Cup was held in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday 8 October 2016. 15 men's and 7 women's teams competed including teams from Croatia, Wales, Austria, Italy, Ireland, France, Jerusalem, Russia, Germany, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, England, European Crusaders and the Netherlands. Croatia defeated Ireland 53 to 39 in the men's final with Ireland defeating England 16 to 7 in the women's final. Charlie Steel (Scotland) was the men's player of the tournament after recovering from a near career ending collarbone break earlier in the year.
The 2015 Euro cup was held in Umag, Croatia on Saturday 10 October 2015. 12 men's and 6 women's teams competed including teams from Norway, European Crusaders, Jerusalem, Netherlands, Germany, Scotland, France, Austria, Ireland, England, Denmark, Croatia and Sweden. Denmark defeated England 47 to 26 in the men's final with England defeating Denmark 54 to 6 in the women's final.
The 2014 Euro Cup was held in London, England on Saturday 11 October 2014. 16 men's and 5 women's teams competed including teams from Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland, France, England, Ireland, Austria, European Crusaders, Croatia, Denmark, Catalunya, Germany, Spain, Wales and Italy. Denmark defeated Croatia 6.4.40 to 2.4.16 in the men's final with Ireland defeating England 5.1.31 to 4.2.26 in the women's final.
The 2013 EU Cup was held in Bordeaux, France on Saturday 21 September 2013. 12 national men's teams competed including: Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, England, European Crusaders, France, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Spain. Two women's teams, France and the European Crusaders, competed in a women's match.
The 2012 event was held in Edinburgh, Scotland on Saturday 22 September 2012. 16 national men's teams competed including: Croatia, Ireland, England, Italy, Spain, Wales, France, Scotland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Czech Republic and Norway (first participation). Two women's teams, Ireland and the European Crusaders, competed in a women's match.
Ireland defeated Denmark in the final by 1 point.
2011 Euro Cup
The 2011 Euro Cup was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday 8 October 2011. 18 national men's teams competed in the tournament. Final results were: 1. Ireland, 2. Croatia, 3. England, 4. Italy, 5. France, 6. Scotland, 7. Wales, 8. Spain, 9. European Crusaders, 10. Russia (1st time competitors), 11. Denmark, 12. Germany, 13. Finland, 14. Sweden, 15. Netherlands, 16. Austria, 17. Iceland, 18. Catalonia.
Ireland defeated Switzerland in the women's match.
The 2009 event was held in Samobor, Croatia on the weekend of 3 to 5 October, and the competing teams were England, Finland, Czech Republic, Andorra, Croatia, France, Scotland, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Ireland and the EU Crusaders.
The 2008 event was held in Prague, Czech Republic on the weekend of 11 and 12 October, and the competing teams were England, Finland, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Catalonia, The Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Sweden, Austria and the EU Crusaders. In the final, England defeated Croatia 107–59.
There was no restriction on the numbers of expatriateAustralians competing in the event, but a handicap system was put in places whereby sides received a 2-point handicap for each local national and 1 point for each other non-Australian in their squads.
The tournament was won by Belgium who defeated Sweden in the final.
The Norway women's national football team is controlled by the Football Association of Norway. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. The team has had less success since the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The Great Britain men's national Australian rules football team is known as the Great Britain Bulldogs. The team is made up of the best British born players selected from clubs of in England, Wales and Scotland, and occasional appearances from British players playing for clubs in Australia. In AFL Europe, separate national teams represent England, Wales and Scotland.
The Austria women's national football team represents Austria in international women's football competition. The team is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.
Sport in Europe tends to be highly organized with many sports having professional leagues. The origins of many of the world's most popular sports today lie in the codification of many traditional games, especially in Great Britain. However, a paradoxical feature of European sport is the remarkable extent to which local, regional and national variations continue to exist, and even in some instances to predominate.
Australian rules football is played in Europe at an amateur level in a large number of countries. The oldest and largest leagues are those in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark, in each of these nations there are several established clubs, and organised men's, women's and juniors programs. The British AFL has now expanded into Welsh, Scottish and English leagues. The Danish AFL has been responsible for the expansion of Australian Football into Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway. The governing body for Australian Football in Europe was founded in Frankfurt in January 2010; the body was initially called the European Australian Football Association, but changed its name to AFL Europe at a general assembly meeting in Milan in October of the same year. It currently has 22 member nations. AFL Europe, with backing of the AFL in Australia has overseen a large improvement in the organisation of Australian football in Europe.
The Belgium women's national football team represents Belgium in international women's football. It is controlled by the Royal Belgian Football Association, the governing body for football in Belgium. Their home stadium is Den Dreef and their current coach Ives Serneels. During most of their history the team has had poor results but showed improvement in the Euro 2013 and 2015 World Cup Qualifiers. In 2016, they qualified for their first major tournament: Euro 2017. In 2022, they won the Pinatar Cup in San Pedro del Pinatar (Spain).
The 2010 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Champéry, Switzerland from December 3–11, 2010. The Group C matches took place from September 24–28 at the Greenacres Ice Rink in Howwood, Scotland. The winners of the Group C matches advanced to the Group B playoffs in Monthey. The Group A round robin matches took place from December 4–11 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, while the Group B matches took place at the Verney Arena in Monthey.
The 2010 Euro Cup of Australian rules football was held in Milan (Italy) on October 2, 2010, with 15 national teams. For the first time a women's international match took place during the competition.
The 2011 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10. The Group C competitions were held from September 30 to October 8 in Tårnby, Denmark.
AFL Europe is the regional governing body for Australian rules football in Europe. As of 2018, it organises the AFL Europe Championship and the Euro Cup, and previously managed the European Legion representative team as well being responsible for the organisation of the ANZAC Cup, Fitzpatrick Cup and AFL Europe Champions League.
The 2012 European Curling Championships was held from December 7 to 15 at the Löfbergs Lila Arena and the Karlstad Curling Club in Karlstad, Sweden. The Group A competitions was held at the Löfbergs Lila Arena, while the Group B competitions was held at the Karlstad Curling Club. The 2012 European Curling Championships marked the fourth time that Sweden hosted the European Curling Championships. The Group C competitions were held from October 5 to 10 in Erzurum, Turkey.
The 2012 Euro Cup of Australian rules football was a 9-a-side Footy tournament held in Edinburgh (Scotland) on September 22, 2012, with 16 national men's teams and two women's teams. The men's tournament was won by Ireland who defeated Denmark in the Grand Final by 1 point to claim its second EU Cup Championship. Denmark's Aksel Bang was named Player of the Tournament and was the Leading Goal Kicker.
The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form “Euro XXXX”. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations compete in a qualifying process.
The 2013 Euro Cup of Australian rules football was a 9-a-side Footy tournament held in Bordeaux, France on September 21, 2013, with 12 national men's teams and two women's teams. The men's tournament was won by England who defeated France in the Grand Final by 77 points. The women's match was won by the European Crusaders who defeated France 45–26.
The 2016 Euro Cup of Australian rules football is a Nine-a-side footy tournament held in Lisbon, Portugal on 8 October 2016, with 15 national men's teams and seven women's teams.
The 2012 European Women Sevens Championship was the tenth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship.
The European Crusaders are an international Australian Rules Football team composed of European citizens. Although Team Europe operates with a similar concept, the Crusaders were notably the first female all European team to compete in Australia for the Australian Football International Cup. The team was also the first female combined team to play in the International Cup with players originating from Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Northern Ireland and Scotland. A male European Crusaders team was originally formed but disbanded prior to the tournament.
This article provides details of international football games played by the France national football team from 2020 to present. The team reached the UEFA Nations League Finals for the first time. Later, they finished as top of Group F often described as Group of death in Euro 2020. Les Bleus won their World Cup group and defeated Poland, heavyweights England and underdogs Morocco to advance to the final for the second consecutive tournament. However, after a 3–3 tie and a penalty shootout loss to Argentina, they were unable to successfully defend their championship title.
Association football is among the most popular sports in Europe, with fourteen members of the UEFA having competed at the sport's biggest international event, the FIFA Women's World Cup. The highest ranked result in the Women's World Cup for a European team is 1st place in the 1995, 2003 and 2007 FIFA Women's World Cups by Germany and Norway.
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