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 in 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.

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 Sankt Pölten (Group A) and Graz (Group B). The knockout phase and finals took place at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.

Preliminary roundKnockout stage
St. PöltenGrazVienna
NV Arena Capacity: 8,000UPC-Arena Capacity: 15,400Ernst-Happel-Stadion Capacity: 51,000

Group stages

Group A

Standings

TeamsWDLPctPFPATD
Germany2001.000994713
Finland1010.50023602
Sweden0020.00053688

Schedule

Quarter1234Total
Finland00707
Germany71716747

at NV Arena, Sankt Pölten

  • Date: May 30, 2014
  • Game time: 19:00
Quarter1234Total
Sweden060713
Finland6010016

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

  • Date: June 1, 2014
  • Game time: 16:00
Quarter1234Total
Germany141471752
Sweden012141440

at NV Arena, St. Pölten

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

Group B

Standings

TeamsWDLPctPFPATD
Austria2001.000771611
France1010.500742810
Denmark0020.00071141

Schedule

Quarter1234Total
Denmark00077
Austria14721749

at UPC-Arena, Graz

  • Date: May 31, 2014
  • Game time: 19:00
Quarter1234Total
France1328141065
Denmark00000

at UPC-Arena, Graz

  • Date: June 2, 2014
  • Game time: 19:00
Quarter1234Total
Austria14014028
France03069

at UPC-Arena, Graz

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

Final stage

5th place

Quarter1234Total
Denmark0314017
Sweden6301524

at Football Center Ravelin, Vienna

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

3rd place

Quarter1234Total
France7714735
Finland0701421

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

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

1st place

Quarter1234OTTotal
Austria09081027
Germany140031330

at Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna

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

See also

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