2014 European Championship of American football

2014 European Championship of American football
Tournament details
Host nation  Austria
Dates May 30 – June 7
No. of nations 6
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 being 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 are held in three different stages, with the winners of the C- and B-Pool tournaments each 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 were also Denmark, Spain, the Czech Republic and Great Britain that 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
 Germany 2 0 0 1.000 99 47 13
 Finland 1 0 1 0.500 23 60 2
 Sweden 0 0 2 0.000 53 68 8

Schedule

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

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

  • Date: May 30 , 2014
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Box score
1 2 34Total
 Sweden 0 6 0713
 Finland 6 0 10016

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

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
 Austria 2 0 0 1.000 77 16 11
 France 1 0 1 0.500 74 28 10
 Denmark 0 0 2 0.000 7 114 1

Schedule

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

at UPC-Arena, Graz

  • Date: May 31 , 2014
  • Game time: 19:00
  • Box score
1 2 34Total
 France 13 28 141065
 Denmark 0 0 000

at UPC-Arena, Graz

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

at UPC-Arena, Graz

Final Stage

5th Place

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

at Football Center Ravelin, Vienna

3rd Place

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

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

1st Place

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. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

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