2023 European Championship of American football

16th European Championship in American football

2023 European Championship of American footballTournament details

Host nation|  Europe
Dates| 8 October 2022 – October 2023
No. of nations| 11
Final positions
Champions |  Austria
Runner-up |  Finland
Third-place |  Italy

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The 2023 European Championship was the 16th European Championship in American football. The preliminary round was played around Europe from 8 October to 5 November 2022. The final round was played in August and October 2023.[1]

Austria won the European Championship title after defeating Finland, 28–0, in the final.[2] Austria wide receiver Philipp Haun was named the MVP of the game after catching three touchdowns.[2]

## Group A, first round

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The first round was played around Europe from 8 October to 5 November 2022. It saw 11 teams divided to four groups. Russia was due to be the 12th nation participating as the 3rd team in group 1 but the nation was removed from the tournament due to ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia's games were removed from the schedule.[3]

A  | B  | C  | D

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Italy (1) |  Sweden (2) |  Finland (3) |  France (4)
Great Britain (8) |  Serbia (7) |  Denmark (6) |  Austria (5)
~~Russia (9)~~ |  Switzerland (10) |  Czech Republic (11) |  Hungary (12)

### Division A

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  Pct  |  PF  |  PA  |  PD

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Italy | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 23 | +5
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 23 | 28 | -5

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Italy | 7 | 14 | 0| 7| 28
Great Britain | 7 | 9 | 0| 7| 23

at Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy

* Date: 30 October 2022
* Game time: 3:00 PM
* Game weather: Sunny 22 °C (72 °F)
* Game attendance: 1050
* Referee: Marco Sala
* Recap Boxscore

### Division B

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  Pct  |  PF  |  PA  |  PD

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Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 52 | 20 | +32
Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 38 | 34 | +4
Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 19 | 55 | -36

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Serbia | 0 | 0 | 7| 7| 14
Sweden | 7 | 0 | 7| 7| 21

at Behrn Arena, Örebro, Sweden

* Date: 8 October 2022
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* Game weather: Crisp 6 °C (43 °F)
* Game attendance: 942
* Referee: J Kaya
* Recap Statistics

Game information

First quarter

* 01:33 SWE - E Almeida 7 yd pass from P Juhlin (R G Miranda kick), 4-59 2:07, SER 0 - SWE 7

Third quarter

* 05:52 SWE - S Diakiti 0 yd blocked punt return (R G Miranda kick), , SER 0 - SWE 14
* 05:35 SER - P Bajalica 68 yd pass from D Obradinovic (Z Stegnjaja kick), 1-68 0:11, SER 7 - SWE 14

Fourth quarter

* 09:26 SWE - S Diakiti 0 yd interception return (R G Miranda kick), , SER 7 - SWE 21
* 01:26 SER - J Ikic 14 yd pass from D Obradinovic (Z Stegnjaja kick), 8-40 3:30, SER 14 - SWE 21

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Sweden | 6 | 13 | 0| 12| 31
Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 0| 0| 6

at Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland

* Date: 16 October 2022
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* Game weather: Sunny 6 °C (43 °F)
* Game attendance: 200
* Recap Statistics

Game information

First quarter

* 11:39 SUI - J Falk 33 yd interception return (C Cordey pass failed), , SWE 0 - SUI 6
* 08:27 SWE - A Jallai 57 yd pass from P Juhlin (R G Miranda kick failed), 5-70 3:12, SWE 6 - SUI 6

Second quarter

* 07:26 SWE - O Lundberg 5 yd run (R G Miranda kick), 13-73 6:49, SWE 13 - SUI 6
* 00:11 SWE - K Borzsei 12 yd pass from T Nilsson (R G Miranda kick failed), 2-70 0:17, SWE 19 - SUI 6

Fourth quarter

* 07:23 SWE - A Jallai 17 yd pass from T Nilsson (P Juhlin pass failed), 11-67 4:52, SWE 25 - SUI 6
* 06:50 SWE - B Prasopsin 29 yd interception return (T Nilsson rush failed), , SWE 31 - SUI 6

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Switzerland | 0 | 7 | 6| 0| 13
Serbia | 0 | 10 | 7| 7| 24

at Sports Center Pampas, Kragujevac, Serbia

* Date: 23 October 2022
* Game time: 2:00 PM

### Division C

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  Pct  |  PF  |  PA  |  PD

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Finland | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 102 | 23 | +79
Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 58 | 100 | –42
Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 50 | 87 | –37

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Denmark | 0 | 0 | 13| 0| 13
Finland | 6 | 21 | 13| 20| 60

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa, Finland

* Date: 8 October 2022
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy with rain 13 °C (55 °F)
* Game attendance: 365
* Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo
* Recap

Game information

First quarter

* FIN – Mikko Seppänen 8 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Markus Ojainväli pass failed), 06:35 Finland 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:11

Second quarter

* FIN – Johannes Jauhiainen 28 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Santtu Vehkomäki pass from Ambro Urjansson), 09:33 Finland 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:10.
* FIN – Tuukka Lehtonen 11 yd run (Markus Ojainväli kick), 04:03. Finland 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:32
* FIN – Iiro-Pekka Paakki 8 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Santtu Vehkomäki pass intercepted), 00:47 Finland 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:29.

Third quarter

* DEN – Simon Fons 31 yd pass from Alexander Bjerre (Kasper Sørensen kick), 11:45. Finland 27–7. Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:07.
* FIN – Lassi Pajarinen 6 yd run (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 10:37. Finland 34–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:08.
* DEN – Jens Jensen 42 yd pass from Alexander Bjerre (Kasper Sørensen kick failed), 08:47. Finland 34–13. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:43.
* FIN – Kimi Linnainmaa 32 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick blocked), 05:09. Finland 40–13. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:31.

Fourth quarter

* FIN – Micky Kyei 38 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick failed), 11:50. Finland 46–13. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:50.
* FIN – Johannes Jauhiainen 23 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 06:50. Finland 53–13. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:59.
* FIN – Lassi Pajarinen 38 yd run (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 04:09. Finland 60–13. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:14.

Top passers

* DEN – Alexander Bjerre – 16/33, 248 yards, 2 TD, INT
* FIN – Ambro Urjansson – 21/32, 404 yards, 6 TD

Top rushers

* DEN – Magnus Nørgaard – 10 rushes, 41 yards
* FIN – Tuukka Lehtonen – 12 rushes, 82 yards, TD

Top receivers

* DEN – Simon Fons – 6 receptions, 133 yards, TD
* FIN – Kimi Linnainmaa – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD

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Finland | 0 | 14 | 21| 7| 42
Czech Republic | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10

at Městský stadion, Usti, Czech Republic

* Date: 16 October 2022
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy 21 °C (70 °F)
* Game attendance: 720
* Referee: Michal Rosíval
* Recap

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

* FIN – Tuukka Lehtonen 3 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 07:14. Finland 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 2:43.
* CZE – Pavel Mráz 7 yd run (Petr Cermák kick), 04:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:41.
* FIN – Kimi Linnainmaa 57 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick). 02:40. Finland 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:59.
* CZE – Petr Cermák 40 yd field goal, 00:00. Finland 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

* FIN – Santtu Vehkomäki 21 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 09:46. Finland 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:18.
* FIN – Mikko Seppänen 4 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 03:39. Finland 28–10. Drive: 9 plays 40 yards, 4:10.
* FIN – Johannes Jauhiainen 10 yd pass from Ambro Urjansson (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 01:08. Finland 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:19.

Fourth quarter

* FIN – Elmeri Laalo 67 yd interception return (Aleksi Pulkkinen kick), 03:34. Finland 42–10.

Top passers

* FIN – Ambro Urjansson – 16/27, 260 yards, 5 TD
* CZE – Michal Stoklasek – 7/18, 86 yards, 4 INT

Top rushers

* FIN – Tom Suoste – 9 rushes, 40 yards
* CZE – Jakub Brezina – 14 rushes, 90 yards

Top receivers

* FIN – Kimi Linnainmaa – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD
* CZE – Vojtech Masita – 3 receptions, 56 yards

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Czech Republic | 7 | 7 | 6| 20| 40
Denmark | 14 | 14 | 3| 14| 45

at Gentofte Sportspark, Gentofte, Denmark

* Date: 29 October 2022
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* Recap

### Division D

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Austria | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 76 | 7 | +69
France | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 16 | 37 | -21
Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 2 | 50 | -48

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Austria | 11 | 17 | 0| 7| 35
France | 0 | 0 | 0| 7| 7

at Stade Pierre Delort, Marseille, France

* Date: 9 October 2022
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* Game attendance: 2000
* Recap AT Recap FR

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Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Austria | 7 | 3 | 17| 14| 41

at Sportplatz Donaufeld, Vienna, Austria

* Date: 23 October 2022
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy 15 °C (59 °F)
* Game attendance: 1432
* Recap Statistics

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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France | 0 | 6 | 0| 3| 9
Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0| 0| 2

at Budapest Rugby Center, Budapest, Hungary

* Date: 5 November 2022
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 2270
* Referee: Endre Breznay
* Recap HU Recap FR

## Group A, final stage

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The final round was played on 5–6 August and 28–29 October 2023. Games involving Russia were not played.

### 1–4

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| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 1 |  Italy | 14 | |
| 5 |  Austria | 24 |
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| 2 |  Sweden | 14 |
| 3 |  Finland | 33 | | | Third place
| | 1 |  Italy | 26
| | 2 |  Sweden | 7

### 5–8

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| Placement 5–8 | | | 5th place game |

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| 6 |  Denmark | 13 | |
| 7 |  Serbia | 6 |
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| 4 |  France | 6 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | 7 | | | 7th place game
| | 4 |  France | 47
| | 7 |  Serbia | 0

### 9–12

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| Placement 9–11 | | | 9th place game |

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| 10 |  Czech Republic | 15 | |
| 11 |  Switzerland | 0 |
| | 10 |  Czech Republic | 0 |
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| 9 |  Russia | NA |

| 12 |  Hungary | NA |

### Finals

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5th place game

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Great Britain | 0 | 7 | 10| 13| 30
Denmark | 0 | 0 | 7| 15| 22

at Gentofte Sportspark, Gentofte, Denmark

* Date: 28 October 2023

3rd place game

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Italy | 7 | 9 | 7| 3| 26
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0| 7| 7

at Valhalla IP, Gothenburg, Sweden

* Date: 28 October 2023
* Game time: 3:00 PM
* Game attendance: 1421
* Referee: Wickham
* Recap Statistics

Final

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Finland | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Austria | 0 | 7 | 7| 14| 28

at NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria

* Date: 28 October 2023
* Game time: 3:00 PM
* Game attendance: 6400
* Statistics

## Group B

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| | | | | | | | | |
| Round 1| | | Round 2| | | Final
| 22\. October 2022| |
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|  Spain| 26
| | | 6\. August 2023|  Germany|
|  Ireland| 7| |
| | |  Spain| 23| | |  Israel|
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| | |  Israel| 30| | |
|  Israel| NA| | | |
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|  Turkey| NA| |
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* 16th place game: Ireland – Turkey 14:17

## See also

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* International Federation of American Football

## References

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1. ^ "Suomen miesten EM-pelit vauhtiin lokakuussa". jenkkifutis.fi (in Finnish). SAJL. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
2. ^ a b Preston, Michael (29 October 2023). "Austria are the champions of Europe". American Football International. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
3. ^ "IFAF Statement - European Championship (M-T)". IFAF. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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