IFAF Europe Champions League

IFAF Europe Champions League
Sport American football
Founded 2014 (2014)
No. of teams 12
Country  Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Poland Panthers Wrocław
Most titles Panthers Wrocław
Carlstad Crusaders
Helsinki Roosters (1 each)
Official website IFAF Europe Online

The IFAF Europe Champions League is a European Cup-inspired tournament for European Gridiron Football teams affiliated to IFAF Europe. It has been held annually since 2014.

Brief History of the IFAF Europe Champions League

In 2014, the IFAF Europe Champions League was formed in the same year the BIG6 European Football League initiated. The current format involves 12 teams from Europe. The Group Stage format borrowed from the IFAF World Championship while the final Four format came from the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Teams

Team
Seasons
Best Finish
Regular Season
Final Four
Titles Won
France Argonautes d'Aix-en-Provence
1
 2° (Western Group) 2015
0
0
Turkey Boğaziçi Sultans
3
 2° (Eastern Group) 2014
0
0
Hungary Budapest Wolves
1
0
0
Sweden Carlstad Crusaders
3
 1° (Northern Group) 2014
1
1
Austria Cineplexx Blue Devils
1
 2° (Southern Group) 2014
0
0
Denmark Copenhagen Towers
2
 3° (Northern Group) 2014
0
0
Austria Danube Dragons
1
0
0
France Dauphins de Nice
1
 3° (Western Group) 2014
0
0
France Elancourt Templiers
1
 1° (Western Group) 2014
1
0
Finland Helsinki Roosters
2
 1° (Northern Group) 2014
1
1
Turkey Koç Rams
1
0
0
Spain L'Hospitalet Pioners
2
 3° (Central Group) 2015
0
0
Portugal Lisboa Devils
1
0
0
Slovenia Ljubljana Silverhawks
1
 2° (Eastern Group) 2015
0
0
United Kingdom London Blitz
2
 1° (Western Group) 2015
1
0
Serbia Novi Sad Dukes
1
0
0
Sweden Örebro Black Knights
1
 3° (Northern Group) 2014
0
0
Italy Parma Panthers
1
 3° (Southern Group) 2014
0
0
Spain Rivas Osos
1
 3° (Western Group) 2015
0
0
Czech Republic Prague Lions
1
0
0
Serbia SBB Belgrade Vukovi
3
 1° (Eastern Group) 2014 2015
2
0
Russia Sankt Petersburg Griffins
1
0
0
Italy Seamen Milano
2
 2° (Central Group) 2015
0
0
France Thonon Black Panthers
2
 1° (Southern Group) 2014 and (Central Group) 2015
2
0
Denmark Triangle Razorbacks
1
0
0
Poland Panthers Wrocław
1
1
1

Champions

Championship Winners

Season Venue Winner Result Runner-Up Refefence
2014 France Elancourt Finland Helsinki Roosters 36–29 Serbia SBB Belgrade Vukovi[1]
2015 Serbia Belgrade Sweden Carlstad Crusaders 84–49 Serbia SBB Belgrade Vukovi[2]
2016 Poland Wroclaw Poland Panthers Wrocław 40–37 Italy Seamen Milano[3]

Conference Champions

Season Northern Group Central/Southern Group Eastern Group Western/Southern Group
2014 Finland Helsinki Roosters France Elancourt Templiers Serbia SBB Belgrade Vukovi France Thonon Black Panthers
2015 Sweden Carlstad Crusaders United KingdomEngland London Blitz Serbia SBB Belgrade Vukovi France Thonon Black Panthers
2016 Poland Panthers Wrocław Italy Milano Seamen Turkey Istanbul Koç Rams Austria Vienna Danube Dragons

See also

References

  1. ↑ Helsinki Roosters Win It All!
  2. ↑ CL2015F4: Carlstad Crusaders Won The IFAF Europe Champions League!
  3. ↑ CL2016F4: Panthers Wrocław vs Milan Seamen - Finals

External links

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