Current season, competition or edition: 2022 AFL Europe Championship | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2010 |
| No. of teams | 2010: 8; 2013: 6; 2016: 4; 2019: 6 |
| Region | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Ireland (3rd title) |
| 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.
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 |
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.