| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Most recent champion |  Austria (2nd title) |
| Most titles |  Finland (5 titles) |
| Official website | www.ifafeurope.org |
TheEuropean Championship is a continental competition ofAmerican football founded in 1983 and contested by the member countries ofIFAF Europe. The tournament also serves as a qualifier for theIFAF World Championship. This championship is also known as "the Golden Fair League" until 2014 when theEuropean Federation of American Football coordinated the competition. The first championship tournament was held in 1983.
In response to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian national American football team was suspended from the competition after Italy refused to play against Russia that October in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships.[1][2]
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| Name | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 2000 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2021 | 2023 |
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| Finland Finland | 2Runner-up | 1Winner | 3 place | 2Runner-up | 2Runner-up | 1Winner | 1Winner | 1Winner | 1Winner | 2Runner-up | 3 place | 5 place | 4 place | 3 place | 3 place | 2Runner-up |
Germany Germany | 3 place | 3 place | 2Runner-up | 3 place | 9 | 3 place | 4QF | 9 | 2Runner-up | 1Winner | 2Runner-up | 1Winner | 1Winner | 9 | 9 | |
Italy Italy | 1Winner | 2Runner-up | 1Winner | 4 place | 5Q3 | 2Runner-up | 2Runner-up | 3 place | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1Winner | 3 place |
Great Britain United Kingdom | 9 | 9 | 4 place | 1Winner | 1Winner | 9 | 9 | 4 place | 3Semi-finalist | 3Semi-finalist | 4 place | 6 place | 9 | 5 place | 8 place | |
Sweden Sweden | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q1 | 5Q3 | 4 place | 5Q | 2Runner-up | 9 | 3Semi-finalist | 1Winner | 4 place | 5 place | 4 place | 2Runner-up | 4 place |
France France | 4 place | 4 place | 4QF | 4QF | 4 place | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5Q | 4QF | 2Runner-up | 3 place | 1Winner | 4 place | |
| Austria Austria | 5 place | 9 | 7Q1 | 9 | 6Q2 | 9 | 3 place | 9 | 5Q | 4QF | 9 | 3 place | 2Runner-up | 2Runner-up | 5 place | 1Winner |
Ukraine Ukraine | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 place | 5Q | 3Semi-finalist | 4QF | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Netherlands Netherlands | 9 | 9 | 7Q1 | 7Q1 | 3 place | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q | 9 | |
Norway Norway | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6Q2 | 9 | 9 | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Belgium Belgium | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q1 | 9 | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Spain Spain | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q1 | 9 | 5Q | 5Q | 9 | 4QF | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Russia Russia | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6Q2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Denmark Denmark | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5Q | 9 | 9 | 6 place | 6 place | 6 place | |
Switzerland Switzerland | 9 | 9 | 6Q2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7Q | 9 | |
Serbia Serbia | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 place |
| Pos. | Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
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| 1 | Finland | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 5 | Great Britain | 2 | – | 1* | 4 |
| 6 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ukraine | – | – | 1* | 1 |
| 9 | Netherlands | – | – | 1 | – |
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