
Qualification Group Standings
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group A 1999
Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
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1 | Moscow Bears (Rus) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | W1 |
2 | Donetsk Scythians (Ukr) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 3 | -3 | L1 |
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group B 1999
Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
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1 | Helsinki Roosters (Fin) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 22 | 10 | W2 |
2 | Aarhus Tigers (Den) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 48 | 29 | 19 | W1 |
3 | Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 21 | 50 | -29 | L2 |
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group C 1999
Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
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1 | Prague Panthers (Cze) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | 21 | 5 | W1 |
2 | Russelsheim Razorbacks (Ger) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 21 | 26 | -5 | L1 |
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group D 1999
Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
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1 | Paris Flash (Fra) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 42 | 23 | 19 | L1 |
2 | St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 23 | 42 | -19 | W1 |
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group E 1999
Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
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1 | Bergamo Lions (Ita) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 101 | 65 | 36 | W2 |
2 | Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 58 | 58 | 0 | W1 |
3 | Graz Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 65 | 101 | -36 | L2 |
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group F 1999
Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
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1 | Legnano Frogs (Ita) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 52 | 43 | 9 | W1 |
2 | Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 44 | 38 | 6 | L1 |
3 | Badelona Drags (Spa) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 42 | 57 | -15 | L1 |
Qualification Group Schedules
Group A
EFEurobowl Qualification Group A 1999
Match Day Week 6 |
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(Week 6)
3 - 0Moscow Bears (Rus) vs Donetsk Scythians (Ukr) |
Group B
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group B
Match Day Week 4 |
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(Week 4)
8 - 16Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) vs Helsinki Roosters (Fin) |
Match Day Week 5 |
(Week 5)
16 - 14Helsinki Roosters (Fin) vs Aarhus Tigers |
Match Day Week 6 |
(Week 6)
34 - 13Aarhus Tigers vs Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) |
Group C
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group C
Match Day Week 6 |
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(Week 6)
26 - 21Prague Panthers (Cze) vs Russelsheim Razorbacks (Ger) |
Group D
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group D
Match Day Week 2 |
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(Week 2)
28 - 7Paris Flash (Fra) vs St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) |
Match Day Week 5 |
(Week 5)
16 - 14St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) vs Paris Flash (Fra) |
Group E
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group E
Match Day Week 2 |
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(Week 2)
41 - 17Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) |
Match Day Week 4 |
(Week 4)
41 - 17Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) vs Graz Giants (Aut) |
Match Day Week 5 |
(Week 5)
48 - 60Graz Giants (Aut) vs Bergamo Lions (Ita) |
Group F
EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group F
Match Day Week 1 |
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(Week 1)
29 - 27Badelona Drags (Spa) vs Legnano Frogs (Ita) |
Match Day Week 3 |
(Week 3)
30 - 13Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) vs Badelona Drags (Spa) |
Match Day Week 6 |
(Week 6)
25 - 14Legnano Frogs (Ita) vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) |
Qualification Games and Playoffs
EFAF Eurobowl 1999
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Report
The 1999 EFAF Eurobowl featured 17 teams with teams drawn into six Regional based Qualification Groups, the winners of which qualified for the Quarter-Finals along with Hamburg Blue Devils and Braunschweig Lions who qualified for the playoffs automatically.
Moscow Bears defeated Ukrainian Champions Donetsk Scythians 3-0 in Group A. Group B saw Helsinki Roosters of Finland narrowly qualify ahead of Aarhus Tigers of Denmark and Stockholm Mean Machine of Sweden. In Group C Prague Panthers (Czech Republic) defeated Germany’s Russelsheim Razorbacks 26-21. Group D was won on aggregate by Paris Flash ahead of St. Gallen Vipers after each had won one game. Bergamo Lions of Italy qualified out of a high-scoring Group E that also included Cologne Crocodiles of Germany andf Austria’s Graz Giants. The final group, Group F, was won on points difference by Italy’s Legnano Frogs in front of Aix-en-Provence Argonauts of France and Badelona Drags from Spain.
In the Playoff Quarter-Finals Hamburg Blue Devils shutout Paris Flashg 35-0, Braunschweig Lions trounced Prague Panthers 74-0, Legnano Frogs defeated Bergamo Lions 28-14 in an All-Italian match-up, and Helsinki Roosters despatched Moscow Bears 39-18.
The Semi-Finals saw both remaining German teams Hamburg Blue Devils and Braunschweig Lions both win on the road versus Legnano Frogs and Helsinki Roosters respectively, which set up an All-German Eurobowl XIII which was won 27-23 in a close encounter by Braunschweig Lions.
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 1999 after having withdrawn from the European Federation of American Football in 1992.
IMAGES
[8] 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]
References
[1] Helsinki Rooster Wayback Machine (1999) History: Eurobowl 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991128185748/http://roosters.fi/main.html [Accessed 27 April 2019]
[2] SAFV Wayback Machine (1999) Eurobowl ’99 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991002160713/http://safv.ch/eurobowl99.htm [Accessed 18 August 2021]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)
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