AFL Europe Championship

European Championships in Australian Football
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 AFL Europe Championship
Sport Australian rules football
Inaugural season 2010
No. of teams 2010: 8; 2013: 6; 2016: 4
Country Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Republic of Ireland Ireland (2nd title)
Most titles Republic of Ireland Ireland (2nd title)
Official website AFL Europe

The AFL Europe Championship is an Australian football competition played between 16-a-side European national teams. It is organised by AFL Europe and held every three years.[1] The inaugural competition was played in Sweden and Denmark in August 2010. The 2013 championships were held in Ireland in August 2013.[2]

Results

Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Champions Score Runners Up Third Score Fourth
2010[3] Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
Sweden Scania, Sweden		 Republic of Ireland Ireland 68 - 51 Denmark Denmark Sweden Sweden 39 - 29 United Kingdom Great Britain 8
2013[4] Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland 7.3 (45) - 6.8 (44) United Kingdom Great Britain Denmark Denmark 7.6 (48) - 5.2 (32) Sweden Sweden 6
2016 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom United Kingdom Great Britain 7.9 (51) - 4.5 (29) Republic of Ireland Ireland Germany Germany 4.6 (30) - 4.5 (29) Sweden Sweden 4

Team performance

Team201020132016
Croatia Croatia5th5th–
Denmark Denmark2nd3rd–
Finland Finland8th––
Germany Germany7th6th3rd
United Kingdom Great Britain3rd2nd1st
Iceland Iceland6th––
Republic of Ireland Ireland1st1st2nd
Sweden Sweden4th4th4th

References

  1. ↑ AFL Europe.org. "AFL Europe Championships Dublin 2013". Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Aaron Richard (2 August 2013). "European Championships just a Day Away". World Footy News.
  3. ↑ "Results - AFL Europe Championships 2010". Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. ↑ 2013 AFL Europe Championships Results
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