Qualification
The Qualification to the European Championship 2018 is held in three stages. In the first round twelve teams play a single playoff round. The six winners and two further teams play the second round, two tournaments of four teams. Another two teams enter the qualification in the third in playoff games against the two tournament winners of the second round. Four teams are already qualified for the European Championship 2018. Altogether an all-time record number of twenty teams compete to win the European title in 2018.
First round
The first round was played from August to October 2015. Six of the twelve teams took part in one of the tournaments of the last championship. These were the seeded teams playing against an unseeded team. The seeded teams were the hosts of their playoff game. Israel defeating Spain was the only unseeded team to make it to the next round.
Second round
The second round tournaments was played in 2016. As runner-up and third of the B Group Tournament in 2013 Italy and Great Britain earned a spot as host nation of one of the tournaments.
Tournament in Great Britain
Third round
Italy and Great Britain as the winners of the tournaments in Italy and Great Britain respectively were assigned to play against Sweden and Denmark (fifth and sixth place at the 2014 EFAF Championship) with the winners advancing to the 2018 tournament.
In June 2017 Italy was announced to have qualified for the final tournament[1] as only one of these four teams without any match played. Finland, who was already qualified, did not appear on the schedule. No reasons were given.
In March 2018 IFAF New York announced to have Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain advancing to the final tournament. Now reigning Champion Germany and Italy were not on the list. Again, no reasons were given. On March 28th website American Football International reported that the reason for Germany not joining is due to the teams in the German Football League voting not to change the league schedule to accommodate the European Championships.
Teams
As fourth-placed team, Finland has already qualified for the final tournament.
Group stages
Finals
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First quarter
- GB – Dan Conroy 4-yard run (Ian Jacquet kick), 0:33. Great Britain 7–0.
Second quarter
- GB – Dan Conroy 67-yard pass from Patrick Daley (Ian Jacquet kick), 5:16. Great Britain 14–0.
Third quarter
- GB – Alex Haldane 20-yard fumble return (Kick failed), 8:34. Great Britain 20-0.
- DEN – Lasse Lykke 2-yard pass from Kasper Bolmgren (Thomas Thellufsen pass from Lasse Hansen), 2:31. Great Britain 20-8.
- GB – Josh Amis 100-yard kick-off return (Kick failed), 2:16 Great Britain 26-8
Fourth quarter
- DEN – Aske Klixbüll 8-yard pass from Kasper Bolmgren (Thomas Ashworth pass from Lasse Hansen), 8:13. Great Britain 26-16.
- GB – Ian Jacquet 20-yard pass from Patrick Daley (Ian Jacquet kick), 3:10. Great Britain 33-16
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Top passers
- GB – Patrick Daley – 15/24, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT
- DEN – Kasper Bolmgren – 18/37, 210 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
- GB – Omodeji Alli – 7 rushes, 43 yards
- DEN – Michel Konate – 13 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
- GB – Dan Conroy – 2 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
- DEN – Mads Christiansen – 3 receptions, 41 yards
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First quarter
- FIN – Karri Pajarinen 14-yard run (Joni-Petteri Malka kick), 9:33. Finland 7-0.
Second quarter
- FIN – Marcus Siiskonen 34-yard pass from Miro Kadmiry (Joni-Petteri Malka kick), 9:01. Finland 14-0.
- SWE – Philip Juhlin 8-yard run (Kick failed), 0:58. Finland 14-6.
Third quarter
- FIN – Veikka Lehtonen 4-yard run (Joni-Petteri Malka kick), 9:32. Finland 21-6.
- SWE – Jacob Dahre 7-yard pass from Philip Juhlin (Jacob Dahre pass from Philip Juhlin), 6:36. Finland 21-14
- SWE – Emil Knutsson 18-yard pass from Philip Juhlin (Jacob Dahre kick), 0:44. Tied 21-21.
Fourth quarter
- FIN – Karri Pajarinen 4-yard run (Joni-Petteri Malka kick), 8:08. Finland 28-21.
- FIN – Veikka Lehtonen 6-yard run (Joni-Petteri Malka kick), 1:56. Finland 35-21.
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Top passers
- SWE – Philip Juhlin – 21/41, 310 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- FIN – Miro Kadmiry – 13/18, 159 yards, TD
Top rushers
- SWE – Philip Juhlin – 13 rushes, 80 yards, TD
- FIN – Karri Pajarinen – 12 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
- SWE – Jacob Dahre – 10 receptions, 122 yards, TD
- FIN – Marcus Siiskonen – 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD
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External links
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| Junior |
- France 1992
- Germany 1994
- Germany 1996
- Germany 1998
- Germany 2000
- Great Britain 2002
- Russia 2004
- Sweden 2006
- Spain 2008
- Spain 2011
- Germany 2013
- Germany 2015
- France 2017
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