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EFL European Football League Final Standings and Eurobowl Playoffs 1987-88

EFL Eurobowl Playoffs 1988

European Football League Eurobowl Tournament 1988


Match Day Eurobowl Qualification
November 1, 1987 (Eurobowl Qualification) 36 - 12 N/A Graz Giants vs Dublin Celts
Match Day Eurobowl Quarter-Finals
July 30, 1988 (Eurobowl Quarter-Finals) 43 - 24 N/A Berlin Adler vs Graz Giants
July 30, 1988 (Eurobowl Quarter-Finals) 51 - 6 N/A Helsinki Roosters vs Paris Castors
July 30, 1988 (Eurobowl Quarter-Finals) 0 - 68 N/A Zurich Renegades vs Frogs Legnano
July 30, 1988 (Eurobowl Quarter-Finals) 27 - 31 N/A London Ravens vs Amsterdam Crusaders
Match Day Eurobowl Semi-Finals
August 2, 1988 (Eurobowl Semi-Finals) 33 - 35 N/A Frogs Legnano vs Helsinki Roosters
August 3, 1988 (Eurobowl Semi-Finals) 29 - 28 N/A Amsterdam Crusaders vs Berlin Adler
Match Day Third Place Playoff
August 7, 1988 (Third Place Playoff) 28 - 3 N/A Frogs Legnano vs Berlin Adler
Match Day Eurobowl II Final
August 7, 1988 (Eurobowl II Final) 35 - 14 N/A Helsinki Roosters vs Amsterdam Crusaders

AIFA Italy Serie A 1987

AIFA Associazione Italiana Football Americano Girone A 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
1	Warriors Bologna	11	1	0	0.958	467	94
2	Doves Bologna	10	1	1	0.875	356	69
3	Skorpions Varese	6	6	0	0.500	189	255
4	Giaguari Torino	5	7	0	0.417	205	227
5	Panthers Parma	5	7	00	0.417	140	260
6	Seahawks Bellusco	2	10	0	0.167	88	304
7	Tauri Torino	2	10	0	0.167	79	315

AIFA Associazione Italiana Football Americano Girone B 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Frogs Legnano	12	0	1.000	370	54
2	Rhinos Milano	10	2	0.833	302	74
3	Falchi Modena	7	5	0.583	208	153
4	Mastini Ivrea	6	6	0.500	194	243
5	Chiefs Ravenna	4	8	0.333	119	257
6	Squali Genova	2	10	0.167	124	280
7	Pharaones Garbagnate	1	11	0.083	78	334

AIFA Associazione Italiano Football Americano Girone C 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
1	Angels Pesaro	12	0	0	1.000	335	38
2	Towers Bologna	8	4	0	0.667	215	146
3	Dolphins Ancona	6	6	0	0.500	130	163
4	Condor Grosseto	5	7	0	0.417	145	151
5	Gladiatori Roma	4	7	1	0.375	79	123
6	Grizzlies Roma	3	8	1	0.292	153	199
7	Aquile Ferrara	3	9	0	0.250	55	292

AIFA Associazione Italiana Football Americano Girone D 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Seamen Milano	11	1	0.917	459	79
2	Jets Bolzano	10	2	0.833	353	128
3	Redskins Verona	8	4	0.667	216	303
4	Lions Bergamo	5	7	0.417	173	189
5	Saints Padova	4	8	0.333	201	218
6	Muli Trieste	4	8	0.333	175	248
7	Green Machine Camposampiero	0	12	0.000	47	459

AIFA Italy Serie A Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-06-07 00:00:47June 7, 1987	Angels Pesaro vs Lions Bergamo	35 - 13	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:24June 20, 1987	Doves Bologna vs Falchi Modena	44 - 13	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:48June 20, 1987	Frogs Legnano vs Condor Grosseto	34 - 0	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:24June 20, 1987	Jets Bolzano vs Skorpions Varese	42 - 7	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:51June 20, 1987	Seamen Milano vs Giaguari Torino	49 - 3	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:17June 20, 1987	Warriors Bologna vs Mastini Ivrea	48 - 0	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-21 00:00:48June 21, 1987	Rhinos Milano vs Dolphins Ancona	21 - 7	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-21 00:00:07June 21, 1987	Towers Bologna vs Redskins Verona	17 - 21	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-27 00:00:24June 27, 1987	Angels Pesaro vs Doves Bologna	0 - 21	N/A	Quarti di finale
1987-06-27 00:00:42June 27, 1987	Frogs Legnano vs Jets Bolzano	15 - 14	N/A	Quarti di finale
1987-06-27 00:00:04June 27, 1987	Seamen Milano vs Rhinos Milano	29 - 7	N/A	Quarti di finale
1987-06-27 00:00:18June 27, 1987	Warriors Bologna vs Redskins Verona	35 - 7	N/A	Quarti di finale
1987-07-04 00:00:39July 4, 1987	Frogs Legnano vs Warriors Bologna	31 - 12	N/A	Semifinale
1987-07-04 00:00:08July 4, 1987	Seamen Milano vs Doves Bologna	20 - 14	N/A	Semifinale
1987-07-11 00:00:25July 11, 1987	Frogs Legnano vs Seamen Milano	27 - 24	N/A	Finale (Superbowl VII)

AFVD Germany 1. Bundesliga 1987

AFVD German 1. Bundesliga Nord Gruppe A 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Düsseldorf Panther	7	3	320	116	14
2	Cologne Crocodiles	7	3	243	132	14
3	Cologne Red Barons	6	4	191	130	12
4	Hamburg Dolphins	5	5	134	203	10
5	Bonn Jets	4	6	164	173	8
6	Düsseldorf Bulldozer	0	10	58	364	0

AFVD German 1. Bundesliga Nord Gruppe B 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Berlin Adler	10	0	508	71	20
2	Monheim Sharks	7	3	192	149	14
3	Dortmund Giants	5	5	215	182	10
4	Assindia Cardinals	5	5	141	164	10
5	Hilden Hurricanes	2	8	105	339	4
6	Recklinghausen Chargers	1	9	55	311	2

AFVD Germany 1. Bundesliga Süd Gruppe A 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Badener Greifs	10	0	472	107	20
2	Hanau Hawks	7	3	226	103	14
3	Mannheim Redskins	3	7	142	301	6
4	Mainz Golden Eagles	2	2	96	88	4
5	Stuttgart Scorpions	1	9	64	383	2
6	Bad Homburg Falken	0	4	40	109	0

AFVD Germany 1. Bundesliga Süd Gruppe B 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Noris Rams	7	1	187	50	14
2	Kempten Comets	5	3	142	90	10
3	Ansbach Grizzlies (AFVD)	5	1	121	35	10
4	Munich Cowboys	1	7	94	210	2
5	München Rangers	0	4	23	93	0
6	Rothenburg Knights	0	0	0	0	0

Note 1: Rothenburg Knights pulled out of league after 2 games (Record: 0-2-0 3-101 0)

Note 2: Results of a number of games involving Mainz Golden Eagles, Bad Homburg Falken, Ansbach Grizzlies and Muenchen Rangers not known.

AFVD German 1. Bundesliga Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-12-31 00:00:38December 31, 1987	Cologne Red Barons vs Dortmund Giants	24 - 28	N/A	Playoffs - Achtelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:46December 31, 1987	Ansbach Grizzlies (AFVD) vs Mainz Golden Eagles	28 - 6	N/A	Playoffs - Achtelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:08December 31, 1987	Monheim Sharks vs Cologne Crocodiles	10 - 32	N/A	Playoffs - Achtelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:28December 31, 1987	Hanau Hawks vs Kempten Comets	0 # - 20	N/A	Playoffs - Achtelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:48December 31, 1987	Badener Greifs vs Dortmund Giants	48 - 6	N/A	Playoffs - Viertelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:25December 31, 1987	Berlin Adler vs Kempten Comets	88 - 2	N/A	Playoffs - Viertelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:52December 31, 1987	Düsseldorf Panther vs Ansbach Grizzlies (AFVD)	21 - 27	N/A	Playoffs - Viertelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:06December 31, 1987	Noris Rams vs Cologne Crocodiles	21 - 16	N/A	Playoffs - Viertelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:19December 31, 1987	Berlin Adler vs Noris Rams	21 - 17	N/A	Playoffs - Halbfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:19December 31, 1987	Badener Greifs vs Ansbach Grizzlies (AFVD)	13 - 7	N/A	Playoffs - Halbfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:45December 31, 1987	Berlin Adler vs Badener Greifs	37 - 12	N/A	German Bowl IX

Note 3: Dates of games not known.

Britain Budweiser League National Division 1987

Budweiser League National Division Northern Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	*Manchester Allstars	10	0	1.000	387	117
2	*Fylde Falcons	6	4	.600	342	205
3	Newcastle Senators (R)	3	7	.300	124	360
4	Glasgow Lions	3	7	.300	121	200
5	Manchester Spartans	2	8	.200	137	330

Budweiser League National Division Eastern Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
1	*Luton Flyers	8	2	0	.800	293	136
2	*Chelmsford Cherokee	8	2	0	.800	202	115
3	CMK Coventry-Milton Keynes Bucks	5	5	0	.500	209	267
4	Northants Stormbringers	3	7	0	.300	177	212
5	Cambridge Cats (R)	0	9	1	.050	152	361

Budweiser League National Division Western Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
1	*Leicester Panthers	9	1	0	.900	318	149
2	*Birmingham Bulls	7	3	0	.700	224	132
3	Nottingham Hoods	7	3	0	.700	217	154
4	Cardiff Tigers (R)	2	8	0	.200	131	280
5	Swindon Steelers (R)	1	8	1	.150	138	263

Budweiser League National Division Southern Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	*London Ravens	10	0	1.000	412	86
2	*London Olympians	6	4	.600	266	121
3	Slough Silverbacks	5	5	.500	243	214
4	Thames Valley Chargers	4	6	.400	168	207
5	Steel City Giants (R)	0	10	.000	57	424

BAFA Budweiser League National Division Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-08-18 20:42:22August 18, 1987	Manchester Allstars vs London Olympians	26 - 25	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-08-18 21:02:29August 18, 1987	London Ravens vs Fylde Falcons	41 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-08-18 21:16:23August 18, 1987	Leicester Panthers vs Chelmsford Cherokee	41 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-08-18 21:25:38August 18, 1987	Luton Flyers vs Birmingham Bulls	37 - 17	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-09-01 21:40:00September 1, 1987	Luton Flyers vs London Ravens	Loss - Win	N/A	Semi-Finals
1987-09-01 21:42:42September 1, 1987	Manchester Allstars vs Leicester Panthers	Win - Loss	N/A	Semi-Finals
1987-09-20 21:50:19September 20, 1987	London Ravens vs Manchester Allstars	40 - 23	N/A	Budweiser Bowl III

FFFA France Casque d’Or 1987

FFFA France Casque d'Or Poule A 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Joinville Anges Bleus	6	0	130	15	18
2	Aix-en-Provence Argonautes	4	2	94	64	14
3	Paris Hurricanes	1	5	38	107	6
4	Antony Cherokees	1	5	18	94	4

FFFA France Casque d'Or Poule B 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Paris Spartacus	5	1	143	12	16
2	Montpellier Wolfmen	4	2	104	29	14
3	Fonteney Météores	2	4	28	87	10
4	Paris Wild Turkey	1	5	21	168	6

FFFA France Casque d'Or Poule C 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1	Paris Jets	6	0	0	151	48	18
2	St. Etienne Titans	2	3	1	43	99	11
3	La Corneuve Flash	2	4	0	74	73	9
4	Paris Rangers	1	4	1	30	78	9

FFFA France Casque d'Or Poule D 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Paris Castors	5	1	240	21	16
2	Paris Challengers	5	1	82	66	16
3	Lyon Samouraïs	2	4	67	114	10
4	Nantes Drakkars	0	6	40	228	6

FFFA France Casque d'Or Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-06-06 00:00:17June 6, 1987	Paris Jets vs St. Etienne Titans	16 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-06-06 00:00:52June 6, 1987	Joinville Anges Bleus vs Paris Challengers	52 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-06-07 00:00:19June 7, 1987	Paris Castors vs Montpellier Wolfmen	w/o - scr	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-06-07 00:00:51June 7, 1987	Paris Spartacus vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes	8 - 12	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-06-20 00:00:33June 20, 1987	Paris Jets vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes	30 - 0	N/A	Demi-Finale
1987-06-21 00:00:55June 21, 1987	Paris Castors vs Joinville Anges Bleus	30 - 0	N/A	Demi-Finale
1987-07-05 00:00:18July 5, 1987	Paris Castors vs Paris Jets	75 - 0	N/A	Finale - Casque d'Or VI

Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Tie, 0 Pts Loss, 1 Pt Match Played.

Note: A number of teams forfeited matches thus receiving 0 points for those matches.

SAJL Finland Vaahteraliiga Maple League 1987

SAJL Finland Vaahteramalja Maple League 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1	Helsinki Roosters	8	0	1	356	122	17
2	Turku Trojans	7	1	1	256	93	15
3	Helsinki Colts	7	2	0	335	164	14
4	Espoo FT Scotch	7	2	0	214	108	14
5	Tampere Rocks	4	5	0	174	257	8
6	Pori Bears	4	5	0	148	230	8
7	East City Giants	2	6	1	139	174	5
8	Oulu Northern Lights	2	7	0	81	331	4
9	Jyväskylä Rangers	1	7	1	147	254	3
10	Vantaa Terrikulen AFT	0	7	2	176	293	2

SAJL Finland Vaahteraliiga Maple League 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-12-31 00:00:09December 31, 1987	Helsinki Roosters vs Helsinki Colts	24 - 3	N/A	Playoffs
1987-12-31 00:00:59December 31, 1987	Turku Trojans vs Espoo FT Scotch	28 - 7	N/A	Playoffs
1987-12-31 00:00:18December 31, 1987	Espoo FT Scotch vs Helsinki Colts	49 - 24	N/A	Bronze Game
1987-12-31 00:00:40December 31, 1987	Helsinki Roosters vs Turku Trojans	14 - 7	N/A	Vaahteramalja - Maple Bowl VIII

Netherlands

NAFF Nederlandse American Football Federatie Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-12-31 00:00:17December 31, 1987	Amsterdam Crusaders vs The Hague Raiders	47 - 13	N/A	Tulip Bowl III

SAFV Switzerland Meisterschaft 1987

SAFV Switzerland Meisterschaft Ost 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Pts
1	Lugano Seagulls	7	1	0.875	304	19	14
2	Zurich Renegades	7	1	0.875	213	15	14
3	Bülach Giants	3	5	0.375	102	126	6
4	Zurich Bay Bandits	2	6	0.250	69	184	4
5	Aarau Outlaws	1	7	0.125	23	367	2

SAFV Switzerland Meisterschaft West 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Pts
1	Bienna Jets	8	0	1.000	264	42	16
2	Basilisk Mean Machine	5	3	0.625	154	122	10
3	St. Gallen Raiders	5	3	0.625	143	92	10
4	Berner Grizzlies	1	7	0.125	50	172	2
5	Mendrisio Smugglers	1	7	0.125	48	231	2

SAFV Switzerland Meisterschaft Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-07-05 00:00:22July 5, 1987	Zurich Renegades vs Basilisk Mean Machine	42 - 6	N/A	Play-Off
1987-07-05 00:00:59July 5, 1987	Bienna Jets vs Lugano Seagulls	6 - 8	N/A	Play-Off
1987-07-12 00:00:36July 12, 1987	Zurich Renegades vs Lugano Seagulls	8 - 0	N/A	Final 1987
1987-07-12 00:00:16July 12, 1987	Bienna Jets vs Basilisk Mean Machine	36 - 6	N/A	3./4. Platz

AFBÖ Austrian Football League 1987

AFBÖ Austrian Football League Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-07-05 00:00:41July 5, 1987	Graz Giants vs Salzburg Lions	20 - 0	N/A	Austrian Bowl III

Note 5: Final Standings not known.

AFAI Irish American Football League 1987

IAFL Mourne Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402	W2
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43	L1
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27	L1
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176	L6
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274	W1

IAFL Tara Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Dublin Celts	10	0	1.000	246	64	182	W10
2	Craigavon Cowboys	8	2	0.800	258	59	199	W3
3	NI Giants	7	3	0.700	152	72	80	W2
4	Bangor Buccaneers	4	6	0.400	67	221	-154	W1
5	Belfast Spartans	3	7	0.300	45	175	-130	L4
6	Jordanstown Jaguars	2	8	0.200	15	74	-59	L3

Irish American Football League Playoffs 1987


Match Day Semi-Finals
September 12, 1987 (Semi-Finals) 20 - 28 N/A Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys
September 13, 1987 (Semi-Finals) 43 - 0 N/A Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants
Match Day Shamrock Bowl II
September 26, 1987 (Shamrock Bowl II) 43 - 25 N/A Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys

Recap

Eurobowl Playoffs 1988

Ireland’s Dublin Celts lost 36-12 in Austria to Graz Giants on 1 November 1987 in the Eurobowl Qualifying game. Graz Giants went on to compete in the Eurobowl Tournament proper in England from the 30 July 1988 to 7 August 1988.

The Helsinki Roosters won Eurobowl II behind the strong running of American Mike Kane who scored three touchdowns in their shock 35-33 defeat of favourites Frogs Legnano from Milan, Italy in the Semi-Finals, and then bettered that by scoring four touchdowns in the Roosters 35-14 triumph at Crystal Palace in London, in the Eurobowl II Final.

Frogs Legnano defeated Berlin Adler 28-3 in the Third Place Playoff.

National Bowl Games 1987

Qualifying for the Eurobowl Tournament 1988 was by winning the European Football League members’ National Bowl Game in 1987. Dublin Celts triumphed 43-25 over Craigavon Cowboys in Shamrock Bowl II to represent Ireland. The Celts met Austrian Bowl Champions Graz Giants in a Qualifying game after Graz won Austrian Bowl III 20-0 versus Salzburg Lions.

Italian Champions were Legnano Frogs who were victorious by 27-24 versus Seamen Milano in Super Bowl VII to win the 28-team Italian League. Berlin Adler were the German representatives after winning German Bowl IX 37-12 over Badener Greifs in the 24-team German 1. Bundesliga. British representatives London Ravens triumphed 40-23 over Manchester Allstars to take Britbowl III and the 20-team British Budweiser League National Division.

French Champions Paris Castors had a surprisingly easy 75-0 victory over Paris Jets to win the 16-team Casque d’Or for the Casque d’Or VI title. The ten team Finnish Maple League was won by Helsinki Roosters who triumphed 14-7 versus Turku Trojans in Maple Bowl VIII. Amsterdam Crusaders defeated The Hague Raiders 47-13 to win Tulip Bowl III in the Netherlands and in Switzerland Zurich Renegades won the 2nd Swiss Meisterschaft with an 8-0 win over Lugano Seagulls.

Map of Europe 2022

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References

Eurobowl Playoffs

WEBSITES:

[EU-1] Football History | Wayback Machine (2015) Eurobowl 1988 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151119234614/http://football-history.de/ [Accessed 27 April 2019]

[EU-2] Britball Now (2016) Eurobowl II, hosted in the United Kingdom, 1988 [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/European%20Competitions/EurobowlII.html [Accessed 11 January 2016]

SOURCES:

[EU-3] Robertshaw, Neil et al (1988) Euro Bowl | Euro Crown Comes Home to Roost American Football News. August 11, 1988. pg. 19.

Italy

[I-1] Warriors Bologna (2022) Enciclopedia del football Italiano – 1987 – Associazione Italiana Football Americano [Internet] Available from: https://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1987_aifa.pdf [Last Accessed 27 December 2022]

Germany

[D-1] Astreas Stojalowski / Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) 1. Bundesliga Nord 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030530102128/http://astreas.stojalowski.de/1bundesliga/1987/NORD.HTM [Accessed 6 June 2021]

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Britain

[GB-1] Anon. / Mark Lees (Ed.)(1987) “Results – Standings – Fixtures: Bud Playoffs: National” First Down. August 8, 1987. pg. 16. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

France

[F-1] Conf’Ouest (2001) Championnat Casque d’Or 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://confouest.free.fr/champion.htm [Accessed 18 April 2001][Broken Link]

Netherlands

[NL-1] Lucky Show (2019) American Football in Holland – Tulip Bowl [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Tulip_Bowl.htm [Accessed 27 December 2022]

Finland

[SF-1] SAJL (2017) Vaahteraliiga – Sajataulukko 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/sarjataulukko.php?sarja=1&kausi=1987 [Accessed 22 December 2017]

[SF-2] SAJL (2017) Vaahteraliiga – Otteluohjelma 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/otteluohjelma.php?sarja=1&kausi=1987 [Accessed 22 December 2017]

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Switzerland

[CH-1] SAFV / Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2005) Rangliste / Classement 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20051228232142/http://www.safv.ch/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

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Austria

[AUT-1] AFBÖ Austrian Football League (2020) Österreichische Meister [Internet] Available from: https://football-austria.com/austrian-bowl-champions [Accessed 18 April 2020]

Ireland

References

[IRL-12] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[IRL-13] Anon. (1987) “Weekend Sport: American Football” Belfast Telegraph. April 27, 1987. pg. 29.

[IRL-12] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[IRL-38] Anon. (1987) “American football in town” Drogheda Independent. Friday, September 11, 1987. pg. 13 [Past Editions of the Drogheda Independent can be viewed online at https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 18 July 2019]

Logo References – Ireland

[1] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Photo by Joseph Greene August 28, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1421158977901127&set=gm.269427200117075&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 3 July 2018]

[2] Coleraine Chieftans (2002) Coleraine Chieftans: Chief Image [Internet] Available from: http://www.thecolerainechieftans.freeservers.com/images/chief.gif [Accessed 18 July 2018]

[3] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]

[4] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2019) Post, August 12, 2019 at 1:31 PM [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940?notif_id=1565921781157641&notif_t=comment_mention [Accessed 17 August 2019]

[6] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2021) Post to Page by Belfast Blitzers, 5 February 2021: [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/146339398_3535274803250316_484236705150193506_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=2&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=APIfzLRulaMAX9g3LLc&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=72bcf54f0435a9ab26cd035a8d2cf7c7&oe=604502C2 [Accessed 5 February 2021]

[11] Dublin Tornadoes Football Helmet – Authors’ Personal Collection – Purchased at http://www.417helmets.com

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Jo Buchanan (Craigavon Cowboys), Kevin Sharkey (Dublin Celts) and David Turner (Belfast Blitzers)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

REirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 June 2025. First Published: 28 December 2022

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

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European Football League Eurobowl 1986

EuroBowl 86 Logo [Ref: 6]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Qualifier
1986	Leicester Panthers (Eng)	18	Birmingham Bulls (Eng)	32
	Quarter-Finals
1986	Birmingham Bulls (Eng)	29	Anzbach Grizzlies (Ger)	18
1986	TAFT Vantaa (Fin)	60	Lugano Seagulls (Swi)	0
1986	Amsterdam Rams (Ned)	41	Salzburg Lions (Aut)	0
1986	Bologna Doves (Ita)	44	Paris Jets (Fra)	0
	Semi-Finals
1986	Birmingham Bulls (Eng)	7	Bologna Doves (Ita)	40
1986	Taft Vantaa (Fin)	67	Amsterdam Rams (Ned)	6
	Eurobowl I
1986	TAFT Vantaa (Fin)	20	Bologna Doves (Ita)	16

Eurobowl I Results 1986 [Ref:

Report

The Eurobowl is the Super Bowl of European American Football, and the first ever Tournament was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1986, with TAFT Vantaa (Terrikulen American Football Team) from a small town outside Helsinki in Finland defeating Bologna Doves of Italy 20-16 in the Final.

The tournament featured eight teams: TAFT and Bologna, as well as Amsterdam Rams (Netherlands), Birmingham Bulls (England), Anzbach Grizzlies (Germany), Lugano Seagulls (Switzerland), Salzburg Lions (Austria) and Paris Jets (France).

In a qualifier before the tournament, the winners of the two British Leagues, Leicester Panthers and Birmingham Bulls played off for the right to be the British representatives.

References

Websites

[1] SAJL (2020) Eurobowl [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/laji-info/historia/eurobowl/ [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[2] Birmingham Bulls (2020) ABOUT US [Internet] Available from: http://birminghambulls.co.uk/about-us.html [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[3] SAFF (2020) Eurobowl History [Internet] Available from: https://www.saff.se/forbundet/Historia/Eurobowl [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[4] Britball Now (2020) British and Irish Clubs in European Competition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/ResultsEurope.html [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[5] SAJL (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020][Pg. 65]

Images

[6] Wikipedia (2020) EuroBowl 86 Logo {Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/2/2c/EuroBowl86.svg/1200px-EuroBowl86.svg.png [Accessed 5 April 2020]