Eurobowl and Regional Cups
There have been European Championships (for National Teams) since 1983 and likewise the Eurobowl (for Club Champions) since 1986. Regional Champions Leagues such as the Atlantic Cup which Irish teams entered have also been competed for since the 1980s. The first National Leagues were in Italy (1977), Germany (1979) and Finland (1980) and there are now either teams or leagues everywhere even including such small countries as Luxembourg and Iceland, except Greece and a few small countries.
European Club Championships (Levels 1-2)
The first Eurobowl for European National Champions was played in 1986, governed by the European Football League. The organisation fell apart in 1992, following the expulsion of the United Kingdom, and was replaced by the European Federation of American Football which ran the Eurobowl until 2015 when the German Football League International took over running the sport for one year, being replaced in turn by the Europe Division of the International Federation of American Football, the World Governing Body.
Eurobowl (Level 1)
Flag Map of European Union
Eurobowl Finals:
European Federation of American Football Europe Eurobowl 1986-Present
Eurobowl (Level 1)
International Federation of American Football Europe Big 6 Eurobowl 2015-present
EFAF Eurobowl
2001: Bergamo Lions (Ita) were Champions
2000: Bergamo Lions (Ita) were Champions
1999: Braunschweig Lions (Ger) were Champions
1998: Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger) were Champions
EFAF Eurobowl:
EFL Eurobowl (Season Results)
European Football Cups (Level 2)
IFAFE European Club Team Championship (Level 2)
European Football League (Level 2)
IFAF Europe EFL (Seasons):
EFAF-Cup (Level 2)
EFAF Euro Cup (Level 2)
Regional European Leagues (Levels 3-4)
Below the European Football League and Eurobowl Levels are Regional Football Leagues, namely West European, North European, East European and Central European Bowls.
Western Europe
There have been Regional Tournaments in Western Europe since the Four Nations Bowl (England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales) in the 1990s and then the Charleroi Trophy (Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland) in the early 2000s. This was replaced by the Atlantic Cup in 2009, which ran until 2017 when the Belgian & Dutch Champions made the step up to European Football League Level.
Western Europe
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Western European Club Championships (Level 3)
Atlantic Cup (Seasons)
European Federation of American Football IFAF Europe Atlantic Cup Finals 2009-2017
Charleroi Trophy: (Seasons)
European Federation of American Football Charleroi Trophy Finals 2002-2004
Anglo-Scottish Friendlies (Seasons)
EFAF West European Club Friendlies
European Federation of American Football West European Club Friendlies 1997-1998
Dutch International Tournament (Seasons)
European Federation of American Football Dutch Invitational Tournament 1997-1998
Four Nations Bowl (Seasons)
Western European Friendlies (Seasons)
Nortrhern Europe
The Scandinavian Cup, played in the 1990s between the winners of the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish & Finnish Leagues, is the oldest of the Northern European Regional Tournaments. It has since been replaced by the Northern European Football League, featuring the British Champions too.
Central Europe
Central European Competitions have included the Challenge Cup (EFAF Era) and more recently the Central European Football League. These competitons have pitted the Champions of – at times – Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey – against each other in two levels as it currently stands.
Central Europe
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Central European Football League Championship (AA level 3)
Central European Football League Championship 2017-2019
CEFL Championship (Seasons)
Central European Football League Cup (A level 4)
Central European Football League Cup 2017-2019
CEFL Cup (Seasons):
National Leagues
The earliest National Leagues in Europe were the ones in Italy (1977), Germany (1979) and Finland (1979) and have since grown to include just about every Country in Europe.
EFAF National Bowl Games
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EFAF National Bowl Games (Seasons)
