European Championship of American football

European Championship

Sport	American football
Founded	1983
Most recent champion(s)	Austria (1st title)
Most titles	Finland (5 titles)
Official website	www.ifafeurope.org

The European Championship is a continental competition of American football founded in 1983 and contested by the member countries of IFAF Europe. The tournament also serves as a qualifier for the IFAF World Championship. This championship is also known as "the Golden Fair League" until 2014 when the European Federation of American Football coordinated the competition. The first championship tournament was held in 1983.

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian national American football team was suspended from the competition after the European champion Italy refused to play against Russia that October in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
1983 Details	Italy	Italy	18–60	Finland	West Germany	27–20	France
1985 Details	Italy	Finland	13–20	Italy	West Germany	13–00	France
1987 Details	Finland	Italy	24–22	West Germany	Finland	38–23	Great Britain
1989 Details	West Germany	Great Britain	26–00	Finland	West Germany	29–90	Italy
1991 Details	Finland	Great Britain	14–30	Finland	Netherlands	17–12	France
1993 Details	Italy	Finland	17–70	Italy	Germany	21–30	Sweden
1995 Details	Austria	Finland	27–70	Italy	Austria	18–00	Ukraine
1997 Details	Italy	Finland	27–60	Sweden	Italy	14–70	Great Britain
2000 Details	Finland	Finland	30–290	Germany	Ukraine Great Britain	[results 1]
2001 Details	Germany	Germany	19–70	Finland	Sweden	[results 2]	Great Britain
2005 Details	Sweden	Sweden	16–70	Germany	Finland	34–12	Great Britain
2010 Details	Germany	Germany	26–10	France	Austria	30–00	Sweden
2014 Details	Austria	Germany	30–27	Austria	France	35–21	Finland
2018 Details	Finland	France	28–14	Austria	Finland	35–21	Sweden
2021 Details	Europe	Italy	41–14	Sweden	Finland	14–6	France
2023 Details	Europe	Austria	28–0	Finland	Italy	26–7	Sweden
2025 Details	Europe		–			–

1. No 3rd place match played. Both teams shared the third position.
2. Great Britain withdrew ^[3]

Teams

Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place SF – Semi-finalist QF – Quarter finalist Q – Participant of the qualification round Q3 – Participant of the third qualification round Q2 – Participant of the third qualification round Q1 – Participant of the third qualification round

Name	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	2000	2001	2005	2010	2014	2018	2021	2023
Finland  Finland	2Runner-up	1Winner	3 place	2Runner-up	2Runner-up	1Winner	1Winner	1Winner	1Winner	2Runner-up	3 place	5 place	4 place	3 place	3 place
Germany  Germany	3 place	3 place	2Runner-up	3 place	9	3 place	4QF	9	2Runner-up	1Winner	2Runner-up	1Winner	1Winner	9	9
Italy  Italy	1Winner	2Runner-up	1Winner	4 place	5Q3	2Runner-up	2Runner-up	3 place	9	9	9	9	9	9	1Winner
Great Britain  United Kingdom	9	9	4 place	1Winner	1Winner	9	9	4 place	3Semi-finalist	3Semi-finalist	4 place	6 place	9	5 place	8 place
Sweden  Sweden	9	9	9	7Q1	5Q3	4 place	5Q	2Runner-up	9	3Semi-finalist	1Winner	4 place	5 place	4 place	2Runner-up
France  France	4 place	4 place	4QF	4QF	4 place	9	9	9	9	5Q	4QF	2Runner-up	3 place	1Winner	4 place
Austria  Austria	5 place	9	7Q1	9	6Q2	9	3 place	9	5Q	4QF	9	3 place	2Runner-up	2Runner-up	5 place	1Winner
Ukraine  Ukraine	9	9	9	9	9	9	4 place	5Q	3Semi-finalist	4QF	9	9	9	9	9
Netherlands  Netherlands	9	9	7Q1	7Q1	3 place	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7Q	9
Norway  Norway	9	9	9	6Q2	9	9	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Belgium  Belgium	9	9	9	9	7Q1	9	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Spain  Spain	9	9	9	9	7Q1	9	5Q	5Q	9	4QF	9	9	9	9	9
Russia  Russia	9	9	9	9	6Q2	9	9	9	5Q	9	9	9	9	9	9
Denmark  Denmark	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	5Q	9	9	6 place	6 place	6 place
Switzerland  Switzerland	9	9	6Q2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7Q	9
Serbia  Serbia	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7 place

Performance by team

Pos.	Team	Champion	Runner-up	Third	Fourth
1	Finland	5	5	4	1
2	Germany	3	3	4	–
3	Italy	3	3	2	1
4	Great Britain	2	–	1*	4
5	Sweden	1	2	1	4
6	France	1	1	1	4
7	Austria	1	2	2	–
8	Ukraine	–	–	1*	1
9	Netherlands	–	–	1	–

• *semi-finalist in 2000 (no 3rd place match played)

See also

• Women's European Championship of American football
• IFAF European Flag Football Championship
• NFL Europe

References

1. "Defending European Champions, Team Italy, refuses to play Russia". American Football International. April 7, 2022.
2. https://www.ifafeurope.org/
3. "Championnat d'Europe 2001". elitefoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-24.

External links

• Official website