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The European Championship is a continental competition of American football contested by the member countries of IFAF Europe.
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Finland (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Finland (2 titles) |
| Official website | americanfootball.sport |
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2015 [1] Details |  Spain |  Finland | 50-12 |  Great Britain |  Germany | 26-7 |  Austria | ||
| 2019 [2] Details |  United Kingdom | Finland |  Sweden | Great Britain | Austria | ||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
– Champions
– Runners-up
– Third place| Team | 2015 (6) | 2019 (4) |
|---|---|---|
 Austria | 4 | 4 |
| Finland | | |
| Great Britain | | |
| Germany | | |
| Spain | 5 | |
| Sweden | 6 | |
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