2014 European Championship of American football
Tournament details
Host nation Austria
DatesMay 30 – June 7
No. of nations6
Final positions
Champions  Germany
Runner-up  Austria
Third-place  France
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The 2014 European Championship was the 13th European Championship of American football. The competition was held in Austria between May 30 and June 7, 2014. The top three teams qualified for the 2015 IFAF World Championship.

Qualification

Since 2003, the European Championships have been held in three different stages, with the winners of the C- and B-Pool tournaments each being promoted to the next-highest level. The winner of the C-Pool tournament in 2012 was Serbia. The B-Pool tournament 2013 took place from August 31 to September 7 in Milan, Italy. In addition to Italy and Serbia, there was also Denmark, Spain, the Czech Republic and Great Britain battled for a spot in the A-Pool for 2014 in Austria. The winner was Denmark, which qualified for the A-pool in 2014.[1]

Teams

Venues

Below is a list of the venues which hosted games during the 2014 EFAF European Championship. Each preliminary round group was hosted in a single arena in St. Pölten (Group A) and Graz (Group B). The knockout phase and Finals took place at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.

Preliminary round Knockout stage
St. Pölten Graz Vienna
NV Arena
Capacity: 8,000		 UPC-Arena
Capacity: 15,400		 Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Capacity: 51,000

Group stages

Group A

Standings

Teams W D L Pct PF PA TD
 Germany2001.000994713
 Finland1010.50023602
 Sweden0020.00053688

Schedule

Period 1 2 34Total
 Finland 0 0 707
 Germany 7 17 16747

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

Period 1 2 34Total
 Sweden 0 6 0713
 Finland 6 0 10016

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

Period 1 2 34Total
 Germany 14 14 71752
 Sweden 0 12 141440

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

Group B

Standings

Teams W D L Pct PF PA TD
 Austria2001.000771611
 France1010.500742810
 Denmark0020.00071141

Schedule

Period 1 2 34Total
 Denmark 0 0 077
 Austria 14 7 21749

at UPC-Arena, Graz

Period 1 2 34Total
 France 13 28 141065
 Denmark 0 0 000

at UPC-Arena, Graz

Period 1 2 34Total
 Austria 14 0 14028
 France 0 3 069

at UPC-Arena, Graz

Final stage

5th place

Period 1 2 34Total
 Denmark 0 3 14017
 Sweden 6 3 01524

at Football Center Ravelin, Vienna

3rd Place

Period 1 2 34Total
 France 7 7 14735
 Finland 0 7 01421

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

1st Place

Period 1 2 34OTTotal
 Austria 0 9 081027
 Germany 14 0 031330

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EFAF European Championships 2014 in Austria". EFAF.info. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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