2023_European_Championship_of_American_football
2023 European Championship of American football
16th European Championship in American football
The 2023 European Championship was the 16th European Championship in American football. The preliminary round was played around Europe from 8 October to 5 November 2022. The final round was played in August and October 2023.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host nation ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Europe |
| Dates | 8 October 2022 – October 2023 |
| No. of nations | 11 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Austria |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third-place  |  Italy |
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Austria won the European Championship title after defeating Finland, 28–0, in the final.[2] Austria wide receiver Philipp Haun was named the MVP of the game after catching three touchdowns.[2]
The first round was played around Europe from 8 October to 5 November 2022. It saw 11 teams divided to four groups. Russia was due to be the 12th nation participating as the 3rd team in group 1 but the nation was removed from the tournament due to ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia's games were removed from the schedule.[3]
More information A, B ...
| A | B | C | D |
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| Italy (1) |
 Sweden (2) |
Finland (3) |
 France (4) |
 Great Britain (8) |
 Serbia (7) |
 Denmark (6) |
Austria (5) |
 Russia (9) |
 Switzerland (10) |
 Czech Republic (11) |
 Hungary (12) |
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Division A
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | Pct | PF | PA | PD |
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| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 23 | +5 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
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Division B
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at Behrn Arena, Örebro, Sweden
- Date: 8 October 2022
- Game time: 6:00 PM
- Game weather: Crisp 6 °C (43 °F)
- Game attendance: 942
- Referee: J Kaya
- Recap Statistics
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at Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland
- Date: 16 October 2022
- Game time: 2:00 PM
- Game weather: Sunny 6 °C (43 °F)
- Game attendance: 200
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at Sports Center Pampas, Kragujevac, Serbia
- Date: 23 October 2022
- Game time: 2:00 PM
Division C
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at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa, Finland
- Date: 8 October 2022
- Game time: 2:00 PM
- Game weather: Cloudy with rain 13 °C (55 °F)
- Game attendance: 365
- Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo
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More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Finland |
0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| Czech Republic |
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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at Městský stadion, Usti, Czech Republic
- Date: 16 October 2022
- Game time: 1:00 PM
- Game weather: Cloudy 21 °C (70 °F)
- Game attendance: 720
- Referee: Michal Rosíval
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More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Czech Republic |
7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 40 |
| Denmark |
14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
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at Gentofte Sportspark, Gentofte, Denmark
- Date: 29 October 2022
- Game time: 2:00 PM
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Division D
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at Sportplatz Donaufeld, Vienna, Austria
- Date: 23 October 2022
- Game time: 1:00 PM
- Game weather: Cloudy 15 °C (59 °F)
- Game attendance: 1432
- Recap Statistics
The final round was played on 5–6 August and 28–29 October 2023. Games involving Russia were not played.
1–4
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Italy
| 14 | |||||||
| 5 | Austria
| 24 | |||||||
| 5 | Austria
| 28 | |||||||
| 3 | Finland
| 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Sweden
| 14 | |||||||
| 3 | Finland
| 33 | Third place | ||||||
| 1 | Italy
| 26 | |||||||
| 2 | Sweden
| 7 | |||||||
5–8
| Placement 5–8 | 5th place game | ||||||||
| 6 | Denmark
| 13 | |||||||
| 7 | Serbia
| 6 | |||||||
| 6 | Denmark
| 22 | |||||||
| 8 | Great Britain
| 30 | |||||||
| 4 | France
| 6 | |||||||
| 8 | Great Britain
| 7 | 7th place game | ||||||
| 4 | France
| 47 | |||||||
| 7 | Serbia
| 0 | |||||||
9–12
| Placement 9–11 | 9th place game | ||||||||
| 10 | Czech Republic
| 15 | |||||||
| 11 | Switzerland
| 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Czech Republic
| 0 | |||||||
| 12 | Hungary
| 30 | |||||||
| 9 | Russia
| NA | |||||||
| 12 | Hungary
| NA | |||||||
Finals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Great Britain |
0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Denmark |
0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
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3rd place game
at Valhalla IP, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Date: 28 October 2023
- Game time: 3:00 PM
- Game attendance: 1421
- Referee: Wickham
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Final
at NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria
- Date: 28 October 2023
- Game time: 3:00 PM
- Game attendance: 6400
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | ||||||||
| 22. October 2022 | ||||||||||
| postponed | ||||||||||
 Spain | 26 | |||||||||
| 6. August 2023 |  Germany | |||||||||
 Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| Spain | 23 |  Israel | ||||||||
| Israel | 30 | |||||||||
| Israel | NA | |||||||||
 Turkey | NA | |||||||||
- 16th place game: Ireland – Turkey 14:17
- "Suomen miesten EM-pelit vauhtiin lokakuussa". jenkkifutis.fi (in Finnish). SAJL. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- Preston, Michael (29 October 2023). "Austria are the champions of Europe". American Football International. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- "IFAF Statement - European Championship (M-T)". IFAF. Retrieved 21 September 2022.