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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 |
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Founded | 2015 |
Most recent champion(s) | Finland (2nd title) |
Most titles | Finland (2 titles) |
Official website | americanfootball.sport |
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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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 |
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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 |
Team | 2015 (6) | 2019 (4) |
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Austria | 4 | 4 |
Finland | ||
Great Britain | ||
Germany | ||
Spain | 5 | |
Sweden | 6 |
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