AFL Europe Championship
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| First season | 2010 |
| No. of teams | 2010: 8; 2013: 6; 2016: 4; 2019: 6 |
| Region | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Ireland (3rd title) (2022) |
| Most titles | Ireland (3 titles) |
| Official website | AFL Europe |
The AFL Europe Championship is a triennial international Australian football competition played between European national teams. The European Championship is played in a full traditional 18-a-side format (formerly 16-a-side) unlike the Euro Cup which has a 9-a-side format. It is organised by AFL Europe and held every three years.[1]
Players are not paid to participate. Eligibility is similar to the Australian Football International Cup with national team representatives restricted to nationals - citizens who were resident in the country between the ages of 10 and 16.[2]
The inaugural competition was played in Sweden and Denmark in August 2010. The 2013 championships were held in Ireland in August 2013.[3] A women's division was added in 2016 which was won by host nation Great Britain.
Historically the competition has been dominated by Great Britain and Ireland who between them have won every edition of the competition, both men's and women's, up to the 2022 tournament, while Germany and the Scandinavian teams have also featured regularly in the final phases.
Results
Men's Division
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners Up | Third | Score | Fourth | ||||||
| 2010[4] |  Copenhagen, Denmark Scania, Sweden
|
Ireland
|
68 - 51 | Denmark
|
Sweden
|
39 - 29 |  Great Britain
|
8 | |||
| 2013[5] | Dublin, Ireland
|
Ireland
|
7.3 (45) - 6.8 (44) | Great Britain
|
Denmark
|
7.6 (48) - 5.2 (32) | Sweden
|
6 | |||
| 2016 | London, United Kingdom
|
Great Britain
|
7.9 (51) - 4.5 (29) | Ireland
|
 Germany
|
4.6 (30) - 4.5 (29) | Sweden
|
4 | |||
| 2019 | London, United Kingdom
|
Great Britain
|
7.7 (48) - 2.2 (14) | Denmark
|
Ireland
|
 Croatia
|
6 | ||||
| 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia
|
Ireland
|
10.10 (70) - 7.3 (45) |  France
|
Great Britain
|
13.12 (90) - 5.3 (33) | Croatia
|
5 | |||
Team performance
| Team | 2010 | 2013 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia |
5th | 5th | — | 4th | 4th |
| Denmark |
2nd | 3rd | — | 2nd | — |
 Finland |
8th | — | — | — | — |
| Germany |
7th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
| Great Britain |
4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
 Iceland |
6th | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
| Sweden |
3rd | 4th | 4th | — | — |
| France |
— | — | — | 5th | 2nd |
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain
|
2 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark
|
- | 2 | 1 |
| France
|
- | 1 | - |
| Sweden
|
- | - | 1 |
| Germany
|
- | - | 1 |
Women's Division
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners Up | Third | Score | Fourth | ||||||
| 2016 | London, United Kingdom
|
Great Britain
|
1.2 (8) - 0.2 (2) | Ireland
|
 European Crusaders
|
3 | |||||
| 2019 | London, United Kingdom
|
Ireland
|
102 point win | Germany
|
European Crusaders
|
3 | |||||
| 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia
|
Ireland
|
115 point win | Great Britain
|
Germany
|
33 point win | Croatia
|
5 | |||
See also
References
- ^ AFL Europe.org. "AFL Europe Championships Dublin 2013". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ AFL Europe – European Championships 2022 Player Eligibility
- ^ Aaron Richard (2 August 2013). "European Championships just a Day Away". World Footy News.
- ^ "Results - AFL Europe Championships 2010". Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "2013 AFL Europe Championships Results". Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.