AFL Europe Championship
{{short description|Australian football competition between European national teams}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
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| sport = Australian rules football
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| inaugural = 2010
| teams = 2010: 8; 2013: 6; 2016: 4; 2019: 6
| champion = {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland (3rd title) (2022)
| most_champs = {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland (3 titles)
| region = Europe
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| website = [http://www.afleurope.org AFL Europe]
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.afleurope.org/events-media/events/afl-europe-championships-dublin-2013/|title=AFL Europe Championships Dublin 2013|author=AFL Europe.org|access-date=3 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827010632/http://www.afleurope.org/events-media/events/afl-europe-championships-dublin-2013/|archive-date=27 August 2013|url-status=dead}}
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.[https://afleurope.org/2022-european-championships-eligibility-criteria/ AFL Europe – European Championships 2022 Player Eligibility]
The inaugural competition was played in Sweden and Denmark in August 2010. The 2013 championships were held in Ireland in August 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20130802082216787|title=European Championships just a Day Away|author=Aaron Richard|publisher=World Footy News|date=2 August 2013}} A women's division was added in 2016 which was won by host nation Great Britain.
Historically the competition has been dominated by Great Britain and Ireland who between them have won every edition of the competition, both men's and women's, up to the 2022 tournament, while Germany and the Scandinavian teams have also featured regularly in the final phases.
Results
=Men's Division=
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| width=10%|Champions
!width=8%|Score !width=10%|Runners Up !width=10%|Third !width=8%|Score !width=10%|Fourth |
| 2010{{Cite web |url=http://dublin2013.org/?page_id=222 |title=Results - AFL Europe Championships 2010 |access-date=3 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727144124/http://dublin2013.org/?page_id=222 |archive-date=27 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Copenhagen, Denmark | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | 68 - 51 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden | 39 - 29 | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain | 8 |
| 2013{{Cite web |url=http://dublin2013.org/?page_id=76 |title=2013 AFL Europe Championships Results |access-date=3 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727143956/http://dublin2013.org/?page_id=76 |archive-date=27 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Dublin, Ireland | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | 7.3 (45) - 6.8 (44) | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark | 7.6 (48) - 5.2 (32) | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden | 6 |
| 2016
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain | 7.9 (51) - 4.5 (29) | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany | 4.6 (30) - 4.5 (29) | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden | 4 |
| 2019
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain | 7.7 (48) - 2.2 (14) | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia | 6 |
| 2022
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} Zagreb, Croatia | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | 10.10 (70) - 7.3 (45) | {{flagicon|France}} France | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain | 13.12 (90) - 5.3 (33) | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia | 5 |
=Team performance=
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| Team | 2010 | 2013 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 |
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| {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia | 5th | 5th | {{n/a}} | 4th | 4th |
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark | 2nd | 3rd | {{n/a}} | 2nd | {{n/a}} |
| {{flagicon|Finland}} Finland | 8th | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
| {{flagicon|Iceland}} Iceland | 6th | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden | 3rd | 4th | 4th | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| {{flagicon|France}} France | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 5th | 2nd |
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Team !Champions !Runners-up !Third place |
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland
|3 |1 |1 |
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain
|2 |1 |1 |
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark
| - |2 |1 |
| {{flagicon|France}} France
| - |1 | - |
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden
| - | - |1 |
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany
| - | - |1 |
=Women's Division=
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| rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=15%|Host |width=1% rowspan=9| !colspan=3|Final |width=1% rowspan=9| !colspan=3|Third place match !width=1% rowspan=20 style="background: #ffffff"| !rowspan=2 width=4%|Number of teams |
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| width=10%|Champions
!width=8%|Score !width=10%|Runners Up !width=10%|Third !width=8%|Score !width=10%|Fourth |
| 2016
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain | 1.2 (8) - 0.2 (2) | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | {{Flagicon|EUR}}European Crusaders | | | 3 |
| 2019
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | 102 point win | {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany | {{Flagicon|EUR}}European Crusaders | | | 3 |
| 2022
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} Zagreb, Croatia | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland | 115 point win | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Great Britain | {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany | 33 point win | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia | 5 |
See also
{{Portal||Sports|Australia}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Australian rules football tournaments in Europe}}
{{Aussie Rules Playing Nations links}}
{{European Championships}}