Region Standings
EFAF Eurobowl Champions League North Region 1 2000
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 110 | 61 | 49 | W4 |
| 2 | Oslo Vikings (Nor) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | 74 | 79 | -5 | W1 |
| 3 | Aarhus Tigers (Den) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | 49 | 93 | -44 | L2 |
EFAF Eurobowl Region 2 2000
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna Vikings (Aut) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 87 | 27 | 60 | W2 |
| 2 | Ancona Dolphins (Ita) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 27 | 87 | -60 | L2 |
EFAF Eurobowl Region 3 2000
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 56 | 14 | 42 | W2 |
| 2 | Osos de Madrid (Spa) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 56 | -42 | L2 |
EFAF Eurobowl Region 5 2000
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 113 | 61 | 52 | W2 |
| 2 | Bolzano Giants (Ita) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 61 | 113 | -52 | L2 |
EFAF Eurobowl Region 6 2000
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asnieres Molosses (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 48 | 25 | 23 | L1 |
| 2 | Badelona Drags (Spa) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 25 | 48 | -23 | W1 |
EFAF Eurobowl Champions League South Region 7 2000
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergamo Lions (Ita) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 213 | 57 | 156 | W4 |
| 2 | St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 68 | 137 | -69 | W1 |
| 3 | Prague Panthers (Cze) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 64 | 151 | -87 | L4 |
Champions League Eurobowl Region 1 Schedule
EFAF Eurobowl Champions League North Region 1 2000
| Match Day Week 4 |
|---|
|
(Week 4)
38 - 14N/A Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) vs Oslo Vikings (Nor) |
| Match Day Week 5 |
|
(Week 5)
20 - 32N/A Aarhus Tigers (Den) vs Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) |
| Match Day Week 6 |
|
(Week 6)
13 - 14N/A Oslo Vikings (Nor) vs Aarhus Tigers (Den) |
| Match Day Week 7 |
|
(Week 7)
20 - 8N/A Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) vs Aarhus Tigers (Den) |
| Match Day Week 8 |
|
(Week 8)
19 - 20N/A Oslo Vikings (Nor) vs Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) |
| Match Day Week 9 |
|
(Week 9)
7 - 28N/A Aarhus Tigers (Den) vs Oslo Vikings (Nor) |
Eurobowl Region 2 Schedule
EFAF Eurobowl Region 2 2000
| Match Day Week 1 |
|---|
|
(Week 1)
7 - 39N/A Ancona Dolphins (Ita) vs Vienna Vikings (AUT) |
| Match Day Week 5 |
|
(Week 5)
48 - 20N/A Vienna Vikings (AUT) vs Ancona Dolphins (Ita) |
Eurobowl Region 3 Schedule
EFAF Eurobowl Region 3 2000
| Match Day Week 3 |
|---|
|
(Week 3)
30 - 14N/A Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) vs Osos de Madrid (Spa) |
| Match Day Week 7 |
|
(Week 7)
0 - 26N/A Osos de Madrid (Spa) vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) |
Eurobowl Region 5 Schedule
EFAF Eurobowl Region 5 2000
| Match Day Week 2 |
|---|
|
(Week 2)
28 - 42N/A Bolzano Giants (Ita) vs Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) |
| Match Day Week 6 |
|
(Week 6)
71 - 33N/A Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) vs Bolzano Giants (Ita) |
Eurobowl Region 6 Schedule
EFAF Eurobowl Region 6 2000
| Match Day Week 2 |
|---|
|
(Week 2)
42 - 13N/A Asnieres Molosses (FRA) vs Badelona Drags (Spa) |
| Match Day Week 5 |
|
(Week 5)
12 - 6N/A Badelona Drags (Spa) vs Asnieres Molosses (FRA) |
Champions League Eurobowl Region 7 Schedule
EFAF Eurobowl Champions League South Region 7 2000
| Match Day Week 4 |
|---|
|
(Week 4)
29 - 22N/A St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) vs Prague Panthers (Cze) |
| Match Day Week 5 |
|
(Week 5)
56 - 0N/A Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) |
| Match Day Week 6 |
|
(Week 6)
19 - 45N/A Prague Panthers (Cze) vs Bergamo Lions (Ita) |
| Match Day Week 7 |
|
(Week 7)
18 - 56N/A St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) vs Bergamo Lions (Ita) |
| Match Day Week 8 |
|
(Week 8)
3 - 21N/A Prague Panthers (Cze) vs St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) |
| Match Day Week 9 |
|
(Week 9)
56 - 20N/A Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs Prague Panthers (Cze) |
Eurobowl Playoffs
EFAF Eurobowl Playoffs 2000
| Match Day Wild-Cards |
|---|
|
(Wild-Cards)
49 - 27N/A Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) vs Asnieres Molosses (FRA) |
|
(Wild-Cards)
48 - 28N/A Vienna Vikings (AUT) vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) |
| Match Day Quarter-Finals |
|
(Quarter-Finals)
24 - 15N/A Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) vs Braunschweig Lions (Ger) |
|
(Quarter-Finals)
16 - 43N/A Vienna Vikings (AUT) vs Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger) |
| Match Day Semi-Finals |
|
(Semi-Finals)
12 - 35N/A Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) vs Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger) |
|
(Semi-Finals)
62 - 56N/A Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) |
| Match Day Eurobowl XIV 2000 |
|
(Eurobowl XIV 2000)
42 - 20N/A Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger) |
Champions League Final
EFAF Champions League Final 2000
| Match Day Champions League Final |
|---|
|
(Champions League Final)
35 - 10N/A Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) |
Report
Champions League North Region 1 was won by Stockholm Mean Machine of Sweden with a 4-0 record and Bergamo Lions also went 4-0 in winning the Champions League South Region 7. Both of those teams were seeded to the Eurobowl Semi-Finals and Champions League Final.
Eurobowl Regions 2, 3 and 5 were all won with two victories by Vienna Vikings (Austria), Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (France) and Cologne Crocodiles (Germany), but Region 6 was tougher for the winner Asnieres Molosses of France who had to rely on points differential to see off Badelona Drags of Spain.
The Wild-Cards saw Vienna Vikings defeat Aix-en-Provence Argonautes 48-28 and Cologne Crocodiles win 49-27 against Asnieres Molosses. Hamburg Blue Devils and Braunschweig Lions (1999 Runners-Up and Eurobowl Champions) entered at the Quarter-Final stage, defeating Vienna Vikings 43-16 and losing to Cologne Crocodiles (24-15) respectively.
Champions League North and South Group winners entered at the Semi-Final stage where Stockholm Mean Machine went down 12-35 to Hamburg Blue Devils and Bergamo Lions defeated Cologne Crocodiles 62-56 in Overtime in a close high-scoring encounter.
The Eurobowl XIV 2000 Final was thus between Italy’s Bergamo Lions and Germany’s Hamburg Blue Devils and again the Blue Devils had to be content to be runners-up as Bergamo Lions won 42-20. The Champions League Final between North Region 1 and South Region 7 winners took place four weeks later and again Bergamo Lions emerged thriumphant, winning 35-10 versus Stockholm Mean Machine.
About the EFAF Eurobowl and Champions League 2000
The 2000 edition of the European Federation of American Football (EFAF) Champions League and Eurobowl featured 16 teams divided into six regions for Qualification games. Two of those teams, German sides Braunschweig Lions and Hamburg Blue Devils (Eurobowl XIII 1999 Champions and Runners-Up) were given byes into the Quarter-Finals. The other two Quarter-Finalists were to be the Winners of the two Wild-Card Games between the four Regions with two teams each in the Qualification Games (Regions 2, 3, 5, 6).
There were also two Champions League regions of three teams each – Champions League North Region 1 and Champions League South Region 7, the winners of which were seeded into the Semi-Finals, and also met in the Final of a separate Competition – the EFAF Champions League 2000. The winners of the two Semi-Finals met in the EFAF Eurobowl XIV 2000. Qualification Region Groups were all to be Double Round-Robin (Home & Away – Home & Home in North American naming) and the Eurobowl Playoffs and Champions League Final were to be a single match each fixture.
Regions 4 and 8 (Atlantic Isles including Ireland; and Eastern Europe) were not represented in Eurobowl XIV 2000.
ABOUT THE EUROBOWL
The Eurobowl is the most prestigious American Football Tournament in Europe for the Champions of Europe’s National Leagues. First played in 1986 it is Europe’s version of the Super Bowl. Ireland’s Champions were not represented in 2000 after having withdrawn from the European Federation of American Football in 1992.
IMAGES
[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]
[2] FIAF Wayback Machine (2000) eb14logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010214031100im_/http://www.fiaf.net/champions/eb14logo.jpg [Accessed 19 August 2021]
[3] FIAF Wayback Machine (2000) cllogo3 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010214031100im_/http://www.fiaf.net/champions/cllogo3.gif [Accessed 19 August 2021]
References
[1] FIAF Wayback Machine (2000) 2000 Champions League Eurobowl XIV [Sommario: Eurobowl 2000] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001202113500/http://fiaf.net/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)
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