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 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

• Group A
  •  Germany (2010 champion)
  •  Sweden
  •  Finland
• Group B
  •  France (2010 Runner-up)
  •  Austria (Host)
  •  Denmark (2013 B-Pool Winner)

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Finland	0	0	7	0	7
Germany	7	17	16	7	47

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

• Date: May 30, 2014
• Game time: 19:00
• Box score

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sweden	0	6	0	7	13
Finland	6	0	10	0	16

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

• Date: June 1, 2014
• Game time: 16:00
• Box score

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Germany	14	14	7	17	52
Sweden	0	12	14	14	40

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

• Date: June 3, 2014
• Game time: 19:00
• Box score

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Denmark	0	0	0	7	7
Austria	14	7	21	7	49

at UPC-Arena, Graz

• Date: May 31, 2014
• Game time: 19:00
• Box score

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
France	13	28	14	10	65
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0

at UPC-Arena, Graz

• Date: June 2, 2014
• Game time: 19:00
• Box score

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Austria	14	0	14	0	28
France	0	3	0	6	9

at UPC-Arena, Graz

• Date: June 4, 2014
• Game time: 19:00
• Box Score

Final stage

5th place

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Denmark	0	3	14	0	17
Sweden	6	3	0	15	24

at Football Center Ravelin, Vienna

• Date: June 6, 2014
• Game time: 19:00
• Box score

3rd Place

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
France	7	7	14	7	35
Finland	0	7	0	14	21

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

• Date: June 7, 2014
• Game time: 14:00
• Box score

1st Place

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Austria	0	9	0	8	10	27
Germany	14	0	0	3	13	30

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

• Date: June 7, 2014
• Game time: 19:00
• Box score

See also

• IFAF Europe

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.

External links

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