2014 European Championship of American football

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.

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
2010
2018

Qualification

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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

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Venues

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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

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Group A

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Standings

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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

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

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

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

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

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

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

Group B

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Standings

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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

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

at UPC-Arena, Graz

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

at UPC-Arena, Graz

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

at UPC-Arena, Graz

Final stage

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5th place

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

at Football Center Ravelin, Vienna

3rd Place

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

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

1st Place

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

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

See also

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References

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  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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