AFL Europe Championship

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]

AFL Europe Championship
SportAustralian rules football
First season2010
No. of teams2010: 8; 2013: 6; 2016: 4; 2019: 6
RegionEurope
Most recent
champion(s)		 Ireland (3rd title) (2022)
Most titles Ireland (3 titles)
Official websiteAFL Europe

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
Team20102013201620192022
Croatia5th5th–4th4th
Denmark2nd3rd–2nd-
Finland8th–––-
Germany7th6th3rd6th5th
Great Britain4th2nd1st1st3rd
Iceland6th–––-
Ireland1st1st2nd3rd1st
Sweden3rd4th4th–-
France5th2nd

See also

References
  1. AFL Europe.org. "AFL Europe Championships Dublin 2013". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. AFL Europe – European Championships 2022 Player Eligibility
  3. Aaron Richard (2 August 2013). "European Championships just a Day Away". World Footy News.
  4. "Results - AFL Europe Championships 2010". Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. "2013 AFL Europe Championships Results". Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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