| 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 Cup. This Championship is also known as, "the Golden Fair League." Until 2014 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 European champion Italy national American football team announced that it refused to play against Russia in October 2022 in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships.
Results
- No 3rd place match played. Both teams shared the third position.
- Great Britain withdrew
Teams
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| Name | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 2000 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2021 | 2023 |
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| Finland Finland
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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
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3 place | 3 place | 2Runner-up | 3 place | 9 | 3 place | 4QF | 9 | 2Runner-up | 1Winner | 2Runner-up | 1Winner | 1Winner | 9 | 9 | |
Italy Italy
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1Winner | 2Runner-up | 1Winner | 4 place | 5Q3 | 2Runner-up | 2Runner-up | 3 place | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1Winner | |
Great Britain United Kingdom
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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
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9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q1 | 5Q3 | 4 place | 5Q | 2Runner-up | 9 | 3Semi-finalist | 1Winner | 4 place | 5 place | 4 place | 2Runner-up | |
France France
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4 place | 4 place | 4QF | 4QF | 4 place | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5Q | 4QF | 2Runner-up | 3 place | 1Winner | 4 place | |
| Austria Austria
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5 place | 9 | 7Q1 | 9 | 6Q2 | 9 | 3 place | 9 | 5Q | 4QF | 9 | 3 place | 2Runner-up | 2Runner-up | 5 place | 1Winner |
Ukraine Ukraine
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 place | 5Q | 3Semi-finalist | 4QF | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Netherlands Netherlands
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9 | 9 | 7Q1 | 7Q1 | 3 place | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q | 9 | |
Norway Norway
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9 | 9 | 9 | 6Q2 | 9 | 9 | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Belgium Belgium
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q1 | 9 | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Spain Spain
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q1 | 9 | 5Q | 5Q | 9 | 4QF | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Russia Russia
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6Q2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Denmark Denmark
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 6 place | 6 place | 6 place | |
Switzerland Switzerland
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9 | 9 | 6Q2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q | 9 | |
Serbia Serbia
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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
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5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Germany
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3 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 3 | Italy
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Great Britain
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2 | – | 1* | 4 |
| 5 | Sweden
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1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | France
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Austria
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1 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 8 | Ukraine
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– | – | 1* | 1 |
| 9 | Netherlands
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– | – | 1 | – |
- *semi-finalist in 2000 (no 3rd place match played)
References
- "Defending European Champions, Team Italy, refuses to play Russia". American Football International. April 7, 2022.
- "Championnat d'Europe 2001". elitefoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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