Euro Cup (AFL)

Last updated
Australian Football Euro Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2023 AFL Euro Cup
Sport Australian rules football
First season 2005
No. of teams 2019: 16 men's & 8 women's
CountryHost: 2019 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Most recent
champion(s)
Men's:
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (3rd title)
Women's:
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (6th title)
Most titlesMen's:
Flag of England.svg England (6 titles)
Women's:
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (6 titles)
Official websitewww.afleurope.org

The Euro Cup (formerly known as the EU Cup) is an international Australian rules football tournament played between European national teams. Played under nine-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.

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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.

Results

Men's results

YearDateHostChampionsRunners UpThirdFourthNumber of Men's teams
20245 October Flag of Germany.svg Nordmarksportfeld Kiel, Germany Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 14
2023 8 July Flag of Germany.svg Nordmarksportfeld Kiel, Germany Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Flag of England.svg England Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 13
2022 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 11
2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands Cancelled
2020 Flag of Scotland.svg Stirling, Scotland Cancelled
2019 Flag of Sweden.svg Norrtälje, Sweden Flag of England.svg England Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of France.svg France 16
2018 Flag of Ireland.svg Cork, Ireland Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of England.svg England 15
2017 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux, France Flag of England.svg England Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of France.svg France 14
2016 Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Germany.svg Germany 15
2015 Flag of Croatia.svg Umag, Croatia Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Flag of England.svg England Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 12
2014 Flag of England.svg London, England Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Germany.svg Germany 16
2013 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux, France Flag of England.svg England Flag of France.svg France Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Italy.svg Italy 12
2012 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Flag of England.svg England Flag of Italy.svg Italy 16
2011 Ulster Banner.svg Belfast, Northern Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of England.svg England Flag of Italy.svg Italy 18
2010 Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of England.svg England 15
2009 Flag of Croatia.svg Samobor, Croatia Flag of England.svg England Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Spain.svg Spain 15
2008 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic Flag of England.svg England Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 12
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg, Germany Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of England.svg England Flag of Spain.svg Spain 12
2005 Flag of England.svg London, England Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg Germany 10

Women's Results

YearDateHostChampionsRunners UpThird PlaceFourth PlaceNumber of Women's Teams
20245 October Flag of Germany.svg Nordmarksportfeld Kiel, Germany Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Flag of Germany.svg Germany 8
2023 8 July Flag of Germany.svg Nordmarksportfeld Kiel, Germany Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 9
2022 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 11
2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands Cancelled
2020 Flag of Scotland.svg Stirling, Scotland Cancelled
2019 Flag of Sweden.svg Norrtälje, Sweden Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8
2018 Flag of Ireland.svg Cork, Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 9
2017 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux, France Flag of England.svg England Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Flag of France.svg France 7
2016 Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon, Portugal Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden7
2015 Flag of Croatia.svg Umag, Croatia Flag of England.svg England Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Flag of France.svg France Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 6
2014 Flag of England.svg London, England Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Flag of England.svg England Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 5
2013 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux, France Flag of Europe.svg Crusaders Flag of France.svg France Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2

Tournaments

2024 Euro Cup

The 2024 Euro Cup was held in Kiel, Germany for the second straight year. Ireland won both the Men's and Women's titles, both of whom came into the tournament as reigning champions.

The Men's team beat Wales in the semi-finals and the Northern Irish team in the grand final. While the Irish women's team defeated Germans in the semi-final and English in their grand final.

2023 Euro Cup

The 2023 Euro Cup was held in Kiel, Germany. Ireland won both the Men's and Women's titles, retaining the Women's cup for the 4th tournament in succession.

The Men's team beat reigning champions England in the semi-finals and the Welsh team in the grand final. While the Irish women's team defeated Sweden in the semi-final and Scotland in their grand final.

2022 Euro Cup

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. [1]

2020 & 2021 Euro Cup (Cancelled)

The 2020 (Stirling, Scotland) and 2021 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Cups were both cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 Euro Cup [2]

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.

2018 Euro Cup [3]

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).

2017 Euro Cup [4]

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.

2016 Euro Cup [5]

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.

2015 Euro Cup [6]

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.

2014 Euro Cup [7]

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.

2013 Euro Cup [8] [9]

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.

In the Grand final England defeated France 92–15.

2012 Euro Cup [10]

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.

2010 Euro Cup

The 2010 event was held in Parabiago on the outskirts of Milan, Italy on Saturday 2 October 2010, and the competing teams were Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, EU Crusaders, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Wales.

In the final Croatia defeated the Netherlands by 5 points.

For the first time a women's international match took place during the competition. Ireland defeated Italy by 10 points in the one-off match.

2009 EU Cup

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.

In the final, England defeated Netherlands.

2008 EU Cup

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.

2007 EU Cup

The 2007 event was held in Hamburg, Germany on the weekend of 15 and 16 September, and was won by Sweden who defeated Germany in the final.

Twelve teams representing Austria, Belgium, Catalonia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and a team called EU Crusaders attended the 2007 EU Cup. This tournament limited squad sizes to 15 players, of which no more than ten could be Australians.

2005 EU Cup

Ten teams representing Scotland, England, Germany, Sweden, Israel, Netherlands, France, Austria, Catalonia and Belgium attended the 2005 EU Cup.

There was no restriction on the numbers of expatriate Australians 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.

Team record

Men's Record
TeamChampionsRunners-up3rd Place4th Place
Flag of England.svg England 6142
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 4431
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 3100
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 2341
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1101
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1000
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 0233
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 0210
Flag of France.svg France 0102
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 0003
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 0002
Women's Record
TeamChampionsRunners-Up3rd Place4th Place
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 6100
Flag of England.svg England 2510
Flag of France.svg France 0111
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0101
Flag of Europe.svg Crusaders 0100
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 0023
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 0012
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 0010
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 0120
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 0001

Participation

Men's Participation and Placings
Team2005200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Flag of England.svg England =53114331623141NANA13NA
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland ---63115342222NANA311
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 42387126-454373NANA2610
Flag of France.svg France =9761210592965454NANA775
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales ----8712-5-6597NANA524
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3992215--1599668NANA111011
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia --231253231736NANA453
Flag of Austria.svg Austria =9=11121412161691071081315NANA101213
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic -5111513-15----91212NANANANANA
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 7-859611-118=71089NANA6119
Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Palestine.svg Jerusalem ---------12=1311--NANANANANA
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 214--147-7--12105NANA988
Flag of Russia.svg Russia -----10----=13131410NANANANANA
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland ----11------141511NANA131414
Flag of Europe.svg Crusaders-=111010159-101210=7---NANANANANA
Flag of Italy.svg Italy ---1364448-=11--
Flag of Norway.svg Norway ------13111311=11--
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal ----------=13--
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark -----112-11--1-NANANA47
Flag of Spain.svg Spain -4-45810714-----NANANANANA
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia 887-1418-1216-----NANANANANA
Flag of Finland.svg Finland -657-1386-----14NANANANANA
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland ---9-17148------NANANANANA
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra ---11----------NANANANANA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 110------------NANANANANA
Flag of Israel.svg Israel =5-----------1113NANA896
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland NANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA132

See also

References

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