Medal record | ||
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Women's American football | ||
Representing Finland | ||
World Championships | ||
2010 Sweden | ||
2013 Finland | ||
2022 Finland | ||
European Championships | ||
2015 Spain | ||
2019 Great Britain |
The Finland women's national American football team is the official American football senior national team of Finland.
The team competed at the 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship, where they finished third after beating Germany 20–19. [1]
Finland won the 2019 European Championship before Sweden. [2]
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The Sweden women's national football team represents Sweden in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.
Sara Caroline Seger is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder and club captain for FC Rosengård in the Damallsvenskan league. She is the current captain of the Swedish national football team.
IFAF Europe is the governing body of American football in Europe. It is a member of the International Federation of American Football. IFAF Europe replaced the European Federation of American Football (EFAF) in 2014.
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Laura Elina Österberg Kalmari is a Finnish former professional footballer. Immediately prior to her retirement in early 2012, she had been playing as a forward for American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) team Sky Blue FC. She is the Finland women's national football team's most capped player.
The IFAF Women's World Championship is the international championship for women in American football. The first event was held in 2010, in Stockholm, Sweden, with six countries competing. The United States took home the gold while not letting any team they played score. The second event was held in 2013, with Vantaa, Finland, hosting the games. The United States swept the competitors again, winning the gold medal. Third event was played in 2017 with Canada as the host nation. The U.S. took the gold medal for the third time, again beating the host nation Canada in the final.
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The Spain national American football team is the official American football senior national team of Spain.
The Sweden women's national American football team is the official American football senior national team of Sweden.
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