AFL Europe Championship

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European Championships in Australian Football
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2013 AFL Europe Championship
Sport Australian rules football
Inaugural season 2010
No. of teams 2010: 8; 2013: 6
Country Europe
Most recent champion(s) Republic of Ireland Ireland (2nd title)
Most titles Republic of Ireland Ireland (2nd title)
Official website AFL Europe

The AFL Europe Championship is an Australian football competition played between 16-a-side European national teams. It is organised by AFL Europe and held every three years.[1] The inaugural competition was played in Sweden and Denmark in August 2010. The 2013 championships were held in Ireland in August 2013.[2]

Results

Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Champions Score Runners Up Third Score Fourth
2010[3] Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
Sweden Scania, Sweden
Republic of Ireland Ireland 68 - 51 Denmark Denmark Sweden Sweden 39 - 29 United Kingdom Great Britain 8
2013[4] Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland 7.3 (45) - 6.8 (44) United Kingdom Great Britain Denmark Denmark 7.6 (48) - 5.2 (32) Sweden Sweden 6

Team performance

Team 2010 2013
Croatia Croatia 5th 5th
Denmark Denmark 2nd 3rd
Finland Finland 8th
Germany Germany 7th 6th
United Kingdom Great Britain 3rd 2nd
Iceland Iceland 6th
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1st 1st
Sweden Sweden 4th 4th

See also

References

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  3. Results - AFL Europe Championships 2010
  4. 2013 AFL Europe Championships Results

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