Eurobowl
Eurobowl
In operation 1986–2019
Number of bowls 33
Television partner(s) Eurosport Most bowl appearances Vienna Vikings (10)Most bowl championships New Yorker Lions (6)Last championship game 8 June 2019
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The Eurobowl, first played in 1986, was the championship final game of a tournament style playoff to determine the champion of all of the American football leagues in Europe. The tournament featured the top or champion clubs from each country's top league that was called the European Football League (EFL). The first Eurobowl final was played in 1986 in Amsterdam.
After 2014, it was known as the BIG6 European Football League (BIG6). Before 2014, the Eurobowl was the final championship game of the European Football League.
The last BIG6 was played in 2018. The last Eurobowl was played on 8 June 2019 without any playoff league competition prior to the game. The Potsdam Royals beat the Amsterdam Crusaders 62–12.
With six titles, the New Yorker Lions from Braunschweig are the leading team in Eurobowl wins. The Vienna Vikings have the most appearances at 10, and winning five Eurobowl championship finals.
Roster Every team in the European Football League had to publish its 60-man roster. After that no player could be added. Every game day, the teams nominate an EFAF active game day roster, which is limited to 45 players with a maximum of three active Americans as defined USA, Canadian, Mexican or Japanese passport holders. These three players may all be on the field at the same time.
Eurobowls Game Year Date City Winners Score Runners-up MVP I 1986 16 August 1986 Amsterdam , Netherlands Taft Vantaa Finland 20–16 Bologna Doves Italy Joe Jordan QB II 1988 7 August 1988 London , United Kingdom Helsinki Roosters Finland 35–14 Amsterdam Crusaders Netherlands Mike Kane RB III 1989 22 July 1989 Milan , Italy Legnano Frogs Italy 27–23 Amsterdam Crusaders Netherlands Robert Frasco QB IV 1990 28 July 1990 Rimini , Italy Manchester Spartans United Kingdom 34–22 Legnano Frogs Italy V 1991 13 July 1991 Offenbach , Germany Amsterdam Crusaders Netherlands 21–20 Berlin Adler Germany Paul Troth QBVI 1992 Uppsala , Sweden Amsterdam Crusaders Netherlands 42–24 Giaguari Torino Italy VII 1993 3 July 1993 Brussels , Belgium London Olympians United Kingdom 42–21 Amsterdam Crusaders Netherlands Richard Dunkley RB VIII 1994 4 June 1994 Stuttgart , Germany London Olympians United Kingdom 26–23 Bergamo Lions Italy Stephen Hutchinson RBIX 1995 8 July 1995 Stuttgart , Germany Düsseldorf Panther Germany 21–14 London Olympians United Kingdom Francesco Mavaro RB X 1996 6 July 1996 Stuttgart , Germany Hamburg Blue Devils Germany 21–14 Aix-en-Provence Argonautes France XI 1997 Stuttgart , Germany Hamburg Blue Devils Germany 35–14 Bologna Phoenix Italy XII 1998 5 July 1998 Hamburg , Germany Hamburg Blue Devils Germany 38–19 La Courneuve Flash France XIII 1999 26 June 1999 Hamburg , Germany Braunschweig Lions Germany 27–23 Hamburg Blue Devils Germany XIV 2000 17 June 2000 Hamburg , Germany Bergamo Lions Italy 42–20 Hamburg Blue Devils Germany Tyrone Rush RB / Babak MovassaghiXV 2001 7 July 2001 Vienna , Austria Bergamo Lions Italy 28–11 Vikings Vienna Austria XVI 2002 6 July 2002 Braunschweig , Germany Bergamo Lions Italy 27–20 Braunschweig Lions Germany Dino Bucciol QB XVII 2003 5 July 2003 Braunschweig , Germany Braunschweig Lions Germany 21–14 Vikings Vienna Austria Kim Kuci RB XVIII 2004 10 July 2004 Vienna , Austria Vikings Vienna Austria 53–20 Bergamo Lions Italy Lance Gustafson RB / Peter Sangenette WR XIX 2005 8 July 2005 Vienna , Austria Vikings Vienna Austria 29–60 Bergamo Lions Italy Lance Gustafson RB XX 2006 22 July 2006 Vienna , Austria Vikings Vienna Austria 41–90 La Courneuve Flash France Mike Latek DL XXI 2007 1 July 2007 Vienna , Austria Vikings Vienna Austria 70–19 Marburg Mercenaries Germany Josiah Cravalho RB/DB XXII 2008 5 July 2008 Innsbruck , Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol Austria 28–24 Vikings Vienna Austria Florian Grein RB XXIII 2009 11 July 2009 Innsbruck , Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol Austria 30–19 La Courneuve Flash France Florian Grein RB XXIV 2010 4 July 2010 Vienna , Austria Berlin Adler Germany 34–31 Vikings Vienna Austria Benjamin Scharweit XXV 2011 18 June 2011 Innsbruck , Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol Austria 27–12 Berlin Adler Germany Florian Grein RB XXVI 2012 21 July 2012 Vaduz , Liechtenstein Calanda Broncos Switzerland 27–14 Vikings Vienna Austria DJ Wolfe RB XXVII 2013 6 July 2013 Innsbruck , Austria Vikings Vienna Austria 37–14 Swarco Raiders Tirol Austria Christoph Gross QB XXVIII 2014 19 July 2014 Berlin , Germany Berlin Adler Germany 20–17 New Yorker Lions Germany Darius Outlaw QB XXIX 2015 20 June 2015 Braunschweig , Germany New Yorker Lions Germany 24–14 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns Germany Casey Therriault QB XXX 2016 11 June 2016 Innsbruck , Austria New Yorker Lions Germany 35–21 Swarco Raiders Tirol Austria Niklas Römer WR XXXI 2017 10 June 2017 Frankfurt , Germany New Yorker Lions Germany 55–14 Frankfurt Universe Germany Casey Therriault QB XXXII 2018 9 June 2018 Frankfurt , Germany New Yorker Lions Germany 20–19 Frankfurt Universe Germany Jadrian Clark XXXIII 2019 8 June 2019 Potsdam , Germany Potsdam Royals Germany 62–12 Amsterdam Crusaders Netherlands Paul Zimmermann QB
Champions By team Rank Team Titles Appearances Years won Years runner-up 1 Germany New Yorker Lions †6 8 1999, 2003, 2015–2018 2002, 2014 2 Austria Vikings Vienna 5 10 2004–2007, 2013 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2012 3 Italy Bergamo Lions 3 6 2000–2002 1994, 2004, 2005 4 Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol 3 5 2008, 2009, 2011 2013, 2016 Germany Hamburg Blue Devils 3 5 1996–1998 1999, 2000 6 Netherlands Amsterdam Crusaders 2 6 1991, 1992 1988, 1989, 1993, 2019 7 Germany Berlin Adler 2 4 2010, 2014 1991, 2011 8 United Kingdom London Olympians 2 3 1993, 1994 1995 9 Italy Legnano Frogs 1 2 1989 1990 10 Germany Potsdam Royals 1 1 2019 Switzerland Calanda Broncos 1 1 2012 Germany Düsseldorf Panther 1 1 1995 United Kingdom Manchester Spartans 1 1 1990 Finland Helsinki Roosters 1 1 1988 Finland Taft Vantaa1 1 1986 16 France La Courneuve Flash 0 3 1998, 2006, 2009 17 Germany Frankfurt Universe 0 2 2017, 2018 18 Germany Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 0 1 2015 Germany Marburg Mercenaries 0 1 2007 Italy Bologna Phoenix0 1 1997 France Aix-en-Provence Argonautes 0 1 1996 Italy Giaguari Torino0 1 1992 Italy Bologna Doves0 1 1986
† Known as Braunschweig Lions before 2011. By country Championships Country Years won 13 Germany Germany 1995–1999, 2003, 2010, 2014–2019 8 Austria Austria 2004–2009, 2011, 2013 4 Italy Italy 1989, 2000–2002 3 United Kingdom United Kingdom 1990, 1993, 1994 2 Netherlands Netherlands 1991, 1992 2 Finland Finland 1986, 1988 1 Switzerland Switzerland 2012
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