Eurobowl

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Eurobowl
Bergamo Lions vs London Olympians, Eurobowl 1994.jpg
Eurobowl VIII in 1994, Bergamo Lions vs. London Olympians.
In operation1986–2019
Number of bowls33
Television partner(s) Eurosport
Most bowl appearances Vienna Vikings (10)
Most bowl championships New Yorker Lions (6)
Last championship game8 June 2019
Website http://www.eurobowl.info

The Eurobowl, first played in 1986, was the championship final game of a tournament style playoff to determine the champion of all of the American football leagues in Europe. The tournament featured the top or champion clubs from each countries top league that was called the European Football League (EFL). The first Eurobowl final was played in 1986 in Amsterdam.

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After 2014, it was known as the BIG6 European Football League (BIG6). Before 2014, the Eurobowl was the final championship game of the European Football League. [1]

The last BIG6 was played in 2018. The last Eurobowl was played on 8 June 2019 without any playoff league competition prior to the game. The Potsdam Royals beat the Amsterdam Crusaders 62–12. [2]

With six titles, the New Yorker Lions from Braunschweig are the leading team in Eurobowl wins. The Vienna Vikings have the most appearances at 10, and winning five Eurobowl championship finals.

Roster

Every team in the European Football League had to publish its 60-man roster. After that no player can be added. Every game day the teams have to nominated an EFAF active game day roster, which is limited to 45 players with a maximum of 3 active Americans as defined USA, Canadian, Mexican or Japanese passport holders. These three players may all be on the field at the same time.


Eurobowls

GameYearDateCityWinnersScoreRunners-upMVP
I 198616 August 1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands Taft Vantaa Flag of Finland.svg 20–16 Bologna Doves Flag of Italy.svg Joe Jordan QB
II 19887 August 1988 London, United Kingdom Helsinki Roosters Flag of Finland.svg 35–14 Amsterdam Crusaders Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Kane RB
III 198922 July 1989 Milan, Italy Legnano Frogs Flag of Italy.svg 27–23 Amsterdam Crusaders Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Frasco QB
IV 199028 July 1990 Rimini, Italy Manchester Spartans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 34–22 Legnano Frogs Flag of Italy.svg
V 199113 July 1991 Offenbach, Germany Amsterdam Crusaders Flag of the Netherlands.svg 21–20 Berlin Adler Flag of Germany.svg Paul Troth QB
VI 1992 Uppsala, Sweden Amsterdam Crusaders Flag of the Netherlands.svg 42–24 Giaguari Torino Flag of Italy.svg
VII 19933 July 1993 Brussels, Belgium London Olympians Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 42–21 Amsterdam Crusaders Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Dunkley RB
VIII 19944 June 1994 Stuttgart, Germany London Olympians Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 26–23 Bergamo Lions Flag of Italy.svg Stephen Hutchinson RB
IX 19958 July 1995 Stuttgart, Germany Düsseldorf Panther Flag of Germany.svg 21–14 London Olympians Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Francesco Mavaro RB
X 19966 July 1996 Stuttgart, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils Flag of Germany.svg 21–14 Aix-en-Provence Argonautes Flag of France.svg
XI 1997 Stuttgart, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils Flag of Germany.svg 35–14 Bologna Phoenix Flag of Italy.svg
XII 19985 July 1998 Hamburg, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils Flag of Germany.svg 38–19 La Courneuve Flash Flag of France.svg
XIII 199926 June 1999 Hamburg, Germany Braunschweig Lions Flag of Germany.svg 27–23 Hamburg Blue Devils Flag of Germany.svg
XIV 200017 June 2000 Hamburg, Germany Bergamo Lions Flag of Italy.svg 42–20 Hamburg Blue Devils Flag of Germany.svg Tyrone Rush RB / Babak Movassaghi
XV 20017 July 2001 Vienna, Austria Bergamo Lions Flag of Italy.svg 28–11 Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg
XVI 20026 July 2002 Braunschweig, Germany Bergamo Lions Flag of Italy.svg 27–20 Braunschweig Lions Flag of Germany.svg Dino Bucciol QB
XVII 20035 July 2003 Braunschweig, Germany Braunschweig Lions Flag of Germany.svg 21–14 Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg Kim Kuci RB
XVIII 200410 July 2004 Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg 53–20 Bergamo Lions Flag of Italy.svg Lance Gustafson RB / Peter Sangenette WR
XIX 20058 July 2005 Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg 29–6 Bergamo Lions Flag of Italy.svg Lance Gustafson RB
XX 200622 July 2006 Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg 41–9 La Courneuve Flash Flag of France.svg Mike Latek DL
XXI 20071 July 2007 Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg 70–19 Marburg Mercenaries Flag of Germany.svg Josiah Cravalho RB/DB
XXII 20085 July 2008 Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol Flag of Austria.svg 28–24 Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg Florian Grein RB
XXIII 200911 July 2009 Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol Flag of Austria.svg 30–19 La Courneuve Flash Flag of France.svg Florian Grein RB
XXIV 20104 July 2010 Vienna, Austria Berlin Adler Flag of Germany.svg 34–31 Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg Benjamin Scharweit
XXV 201118 June 2011 Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol Flag of Austria.svg 27–12 Berlin Adler Flag of Germany.svg Florian Grein RB
XXVI 201221 July 2012 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Calanda Broncos Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 27–14 Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg DJ Wolfe RB
XXVII 20136 July 2013 Innsbruck, Austria Vikings Vienna Flag of Austria.svg 37–14 Swarco Raiders Tirol Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Gross QB
XXVIII 201419 July 2014 Berlin, Germany Berlin Adler Flag of Germany.svg 20–17 New Yorker Lions Flag of Germany.svg Darius Outlaw QB
XXIX 201520 June 2015 Braunschweig, Germany New Yorker Lions Flag of Germany.svg 24–14 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns Flag of Germany.svg Casey Therriault QB
XXX 201611 June 2016 Innsbruck, Austria New Yorker Lions Flag of Germany.svg 35–21 Swarco Raiders Tirol Flag of Austria.svg Niklas Römer WR
XXXI 201710 June 2017 Frankfurt, Germany New Yorker Lions Flag of Germany.svg 55–14 Frankfurt Universe Flag of Germany.svg Casey Therriault QB
XXXII 20189 June 2018 Frankfurt, Germany New Yorker Lions Flag of Germany.svg 20–19 Frankfurt Universe Flag of Germany.svg Jadrian Clark
XXXIII 20198 June 2019 Potsdam, Germany Potsdam Royals Flag of Germany.svg 62–12 Amsterdam Crusaders Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Zimmermann QB

Champions

by team

RankTeamTitlesAppearancesYears wonYears runner-up
1 Flag of Germany.svg New Yorker Lions †681999, 2003, 2015–20182002, 2014
2 Flag of Austria.svg Vikings Vienna 5102004–2007, 20132001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2012
3 Flag of Italy.svg Bergamo Lions 362000–20021994, 2004, 2005
4 Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol 352008, 2009, 20112013, 2016
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg Blue Devils 351996–19981999, 2000
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Crusaders 261991, 19921988, 1989, 1993, 2019
7 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Adler 242010, 20141991, 2011
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Olympians 231993, 19941995
9 Flag of Italy.svg Legnano Frogs 1219891990
10 Flag of Germany.svg Potsdam Royals 112019
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Calanda Broncos 112012
Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf Panther 111995
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Spartans 111990
Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki Roosters 111988
Flag of Finland.svg Taft Vantaa 111986
16 Flag of France.svg La Courneuve Flash 031998, 2006, 2009
17 Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt Universe 022017, 2018
18 Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 012015
Flag of Germany.svg Marburg Mercenaries 012007
Flag of Italy.svg Bologna Phoenix 011997
Flag of France.svg Aix-en-Provence Argonautes 011996
Flag of Italy.svg Giaguari Torino 011992
Flag of Italy.svg Bologna Doves 011986

by country

ChampionshipsCountryYears won
13 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1995–1999, 2003, 2010, 2014–2019
8 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2004–2009, 2011, 2013
4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1989, 2000–2002
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1990, 1993, 1994
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1991, 1992
2 Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1986, 1988
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2012

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References

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  2. ↑ "LIVESTREAM: Eurobowl XXXIII - Potsdam Royals vs Amsterdam Crusaders, Sat. June 8, 6p CEDT (12p EDT)". American Football International. 2019-06-08. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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