European Championships in Australian Football
Encyclopedia
The European Championships in Australian Football is an Australian football competition played between 16-a-side European national teams. It is organised by AFL Europe
. The inaugural competition was played in Sweden
and Denmark
in August 2010.
AFL Europe
AFL Europe is the regional governing body for Australian Rules Football in Europe. It organises the European Championships in Australian Football and the Euro Cup, as well as the European Legion representative team.-History:...
. The inaugural competition was played in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in August 2010.
Results
Year | Venue | Champions | Runners Up | Third | Fourth | |
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2010 | Copenhagen, Scania | Ireland | Denmark | Sweden | Great Britain Great Britain national Australian rules football team The Great Britain National Australian Rules Football team is known as the British Bulldogs. The team is made up of the best British born players selected from the clubs of AFL Britain affiliated competitions in England, Wales and Scotland... |
|
Team performance
Team | 2010 |
---|---|
Croatia | 5th |
Denmark | 2nd |
Finland | 8th |
Germany | 7th |
Great Britain Great Britain national Australian rules football team The Great Britain National Australian Rules Football team is known as the British Bulldogs. The team is made up of the best British born players selected from the clubs of AFL Britain affiliated competitions in England, Wales and Scotland... |
3rd |
Iceland | 6th |
Ireland | 1st |
Sweden | 4th |