April 22, 2021

European Federation of American Football European Junior Championships Dusseldorf Germany 1998

EFAF Logo [References: 1]

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	76	8	6
2	France	3	2	1	0	85	36	4
3	Finland	3	2	1	0	83	40	4
4	Russia	3	1	2	0			2
5	Switzerland	3	1	2	0			2
6	Great Britain Crusaders	3	0	3	0	7	119	0

[References: Compiled from Results in 2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	5th Place
10.08.1998	Switzerland	18	Great Britain Crusaders	0
	3rd Place
10.08.1998	Finland	34	Russia	6
	Final
10.08.1998	Germany	26	France	8

[References: 2]

Final Group Standings

EFAF EJC 1998	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Blue Group
France (F)	2	2	0	0	77	10	4
Finland (3P)	2	1	1	0	59	34	2
Great Britain Crusaders (5P)	2	0	2	0	7	101	0
Red Group
Germany (F)	2	2	0	0	50	0	4
Russia (3P)	2	1	1	0	0	17	2
Switzerland (5P)	2	0	2	0	0	33	0

[References: Compiled from Results in 1]

Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Blue Group
02.08.1998	France	25	Finland	10
05.08.1998	France	52	Great Britain Crusaders	0
07.08.1998	Finland	49	Great Britain Crusaders	7
	Red Group
.08.1998	Germany	33	Switzerland	0
.08.1998	Germany	17	Russia	0
.08.1998	Russia		Switzerland

[References: 2]

How They Qualified

Route	Country
Automatic Qualifier (Hosts)	Germany
Automatic Qualifier (Holders)	Finland
Qualifying (won 18-14 v Sweden)	Russia
Qualifying (Won 16-13 v Austria)	Switzerland
Qualifying (Won v Spain)	France
Qualifying (Won 54-0 v Norway)	Great Britain Crusaders

[References: 3-4]

Report

Germany won the European Federation of American Football European Junior Championships which they hosted in 1998, defeating surprise finalists France 26-8 in the Final with two TD runs by Philipp Lax and Mike Shuitze, as well as a Field Goal from Andreas Lefevre and an Interception Return for a Touchdown by Dennis Zimmermann. France gained a late consolation TD through Thomas Prian’s Reception.

Germany had earlier won their group with wins over Russia and Switzerland, while France shocked holders Finland in their first game 25-10 before crushing Great Britain Crusaders 52-0. Finland took bronze with a defeat of Russia in the 3rd Place match while Switzerland added to GB’s misery with a 18-0 win the 5th place playoff.

References

Logos

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1998) “Brit Kids Crushed by Strength of Europe” First Down. August 15, 1998. pg. 17

[3] Anon. (1998) “Great Britain Crusaders 54 Norway 0” First Down. June 6, 1998. Pg. 21

Websites

[4] Google Groups (1998) uk.sport.football.american [European Youth Championships 1998] post to Group by Damon Kirby 5/13/98 [Internet] Available from: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.sport.football.american/nofdk9PBgls [Accessed 16 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith (IAFA)

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April 22, 2021

USA All-Stars NCAA Division 1 Freshmen American Football Tour to England 1998

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
1998	BCAFL Southern Universities Wildcats	6	USA All-Stars (NCAA Div 1 Freshmen)	26
1998	London Capitals Youth	0	USA All-Stars (NCAA Div 1 Freshmen)	12
1998	West Bromwich Vipers (BAFA SL Div 2)	18	USA All-Stars (NCAA Div 1 Freshmen)	6

[References: 1]

Report

The USA All-Stars were handed their first ever defeat in five years touring Britain when they lost 18-6 to British American Football Association Senior League Division 2 side West Bromwich Vipers in 1998. They had earlier that tour defeated a British Collegiate American Football League Southern Universities Wildcats All-Star team 26-6 and the London Capitals Youth team before the Londoners headed off to Dusseldorf to play German Youth Champions. The USA All-Stars were made up of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 Freshmen, including Willy Watts of Northern Illinois and Auburn’s Shawn Bushong and Tim Carter.

References

[1] Anon. (1998) “Brave Brits battle American All-Stars” First Down. April 4, 1998. pg. 21

[2] Anon. (1998) “…and West Bromwich break the USA’s Five-Year Unbeaten Record” First Down. April 4, 1998. pg. 21

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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April 22, 2021

NCAA Division 1AA Yankee Conference College Football Games in Europe 1988-1989

Results

Date	Venue	Winners		Runners-Up
		Imperial Bowl
1988	Crystal Palace (Eng)	U of Richmond Spiders	20	Boston U Terriers	17
		Milano Kickoff Classic
1989	Milano (Ita)	Villanova U Wildcats	28	U of Rhode Island Rams	25

[References: 1-2]

Report

The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1AA Yankee Conference sent American Football teams over to Europe in 1988 and 1989. In 1988 the University of Richmond Spiders narrowly defeated the Boston University Terriers in the Imperial Bowl in Crystal Palace, England and the following year in one of only two College Football games played in Europe, Villanova University Wildcats defeated University of Rhode Island Rams in another close game in October. The other game played in Europe in 1989 was the Emerald Isle Classic in Dublin in December. Villanova University is the only Augustinian Catholic University in USA and has a long-standing relationship with Ireland, with numerous Irish student-athletes studying there.

References

Newspapers / Magazines

[1] Glen Shields (1989) “Italy: Villanova University 28 University of Rhode Island 25” World American Football. 2 November 1989.

[2] Chris Poirier (1989) “Italy: Villanova University vs University of Rhode Island” World American Football. 26 October 1989.

Websites

[3] Villanova University (2021) Ignite Change. Go Nova. [Internet] Available from: https://www1.villanova.edu/university.html [Accessed 22 April 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Santina Farrinella.

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April 22, 2021

Team Canada High School American Football Tour of Britain 1998

Results

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
14.07.1998	Lochinch Park, Glasgow	SGA Select	30	Team Canada	28
16.07.1998	Chester Rugby Club	Chester Romans (BAFA SL D2)	6	Team Canada	43
18.07.1998	Saffron Lane, Leicester	Great Britain Bulldogs (BCAFL)	6	Team Canada	0

[References: 1-2]

Report

Team Canada, made up of Elite High School players, toured Britain in 1998, losing a thriller 30-28 to a Scottish Gridiron Association Select Team, then thrashing BAFA Senior League Division 2 team Chester Romans by over 30 points before losing their Final match of the Tour to Great Britain Bulldogs College All-Star side by a single touchdown in a penalty-strewn game.

References

[1] Anon. (1998) “Canada aim to leave UK Grid Boys High ‘n Dry” First Down. July 11, 1998. pg. 19

[2] Anon. (1998) “Canadians Have mixed fortune” First Down. July 25, 1998. pg. 17

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jean-Paul O’Flynn & Anton “Pippo” O’Grady

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April 21, 2021

European Football League European Junior Championships Qualifying 1998

Qualifying Results

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
		Qualifying Round 1
19.04.1998	Roskilde, DK	Denmark	2	Norway	6
		Qualifying Round 2
19.04.1998	Stockholm, SWE	Sweden	14	Russia	18
02.05.1998	St. Gallen, SWI	Switzerland	16	Austria	13
17.05.1998	Barcelona, SPA	Spain	L	France	W
31.05.1998	Crystal Palace, ENG	Great Britain Crusaders	54	Norway	0

[References: 1-2]

Qualifiers

Route	Country
Automatic Qualifier (Hosts)	Germany
Automatic Qualifier (Holders)	Finland
Qualifying (won 18-14 v Sweden)	Russia
Qualifying (Won 16-13 v Austria)	Switzerland
Qualifying (Won v Spain)	France
Qualifying (Won 54-0 v Norway)	Great Britain Crusaders

[References: 1-2]

Finals Draw – 2-10 August 1998 – Dusseldorf, Germany

Blue Group	Red Group
Finland (Holders)	Germany (Hosts)
Great Britain Crusaders	Switzerland
France	Russia

[References: 1-2]

Report

Great Britain Crusaders easily qualified for the European Football League European Junior Championships (Contact American Football) in 1998 with a 54-0 win over Norway who had knocked out neighbours Denmark in Round 1. They were joined in the Finals by Russia (victors over Sweden), France (who defeated Spain) and Switzerland (who had a narrow win against Austria). There they would meet Hosts Germany and Holders Finland. The Finals were held 2nd-10th August 1998 in Dusseldorf, Nord-Rhein-Westfalen, Germany.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1998) “Great Britain Crusaders 54 Norway 0” First Down. June 6, 1998. Pg. 21

Websites

[2] Google Groups (1998) uk.sport.football.american [European Youth Championships 1998] post to Group by Damon Kirby 5/13/98 [Internet] Available from: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.sport.football.american/nofdk9PBgls [Accessed 16 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

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April 18, 2021

European Football League European Championship Qualifiers 1989

Final Standings

Country	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts F:A
Finals Qualifiers
Germany – hosts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italy – holders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Great Britain	1	1	0	0	36	6	2:0
Finland	1	1	0	0	49	0	2:0
Non-Qualifiers
France	2	1	1	0	19	42	2:2
Norway	2	1	1	0	13	49	2:2
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	6	13	0:2
Sweden	1	0	1	0	0	13	0:2

European Football League European Championships Final standings 1989 [Ref: Compiled from: 1]

Qualifiers

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
	Netherlands	6	France	13
	Sweden	0	Norway	13
	Round 2
	Great Britain	36	France	6
07.05.1989	Finland	49	Norway	0
	Automatic Qualifiers
	Germany		Hosts
	Italy		Holders

European Football League European Championship Qualifiers 1989 [Ref: 1]

Report

Germany, as hosts, and Italy, as holders, qualified automatically for the Finals, to be held in Bremerhaven, on the North Sea Coast. In the first round of the Qualifiers France and Norway beat the Dutch and Swedes respectively, before falling to the British and Finns.

References

Newspapers

[1] Leadon, Frank (1989) “The European Championship Round-Up” World American Football. 13th September, 1989. pg. ??

Websites

[2] Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollen Litto (2020) National Teams | Gentlemen | 1989 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/maajoukkueet/miehet/historia/1980-luku-maaottelut/1989/ [Accessed 14 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth, Ian Collins, Ian Clarke, Tony Meenaghan, John Malone, Robert Gorby, Frank Winters, Fergus C. Ryan, Declan Mulvey, Gareth Quigley and John O’Reilly.

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April 18, 2021

European Football League European Championships Telgate Italy 1993

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts F:A
1	Finland	2	2	0	0	27	7	4:0
2	Italy	2	1	1	0	16	17	2:2
3	Germany	2	1	1	0	21	13	2:2
4	Sweden	2	0	2	0	3	30	0:4

[Reference: Compiled from results in 1]

Finals Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
08.1993	Finland	10	Germany	0
08.1993	Italy	9	Sweden	0
	3rd Place
08.1993	Germany	21	Sweden	3
	Final
08.1993	Italy	7	Finland	17

[References: 2]

Final – Italy 7 Finland 17

Italy 7 Finland 17 The game was Nationally televised but only 2000 people turned up to watch with Finland winning despite gaining only 139 yards to Italy’s 280. Two touchdowns in the second quarter decided the game – Sihvonen running in from a yard out and Suokas recovering a fumble in Italy’s endzone. Lappailainen added a 40 yard Field Goal in the final quarter before Italy scored a late consolation TD from Cinelli who went in from a yard out moments before full time.

Telgate, Italy	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Finland	0	14	0	3	17
Italy	0	0	0	7	7

[References: 1]

Team	Scorers	Score
	1st Quarter
–	No Scoring	0-0
	2nd Quarter
FIN	Sihvonen 1 yd Run (PAT good)	7-0
FIN	Suokas Fumble Rec in endzone (PAT good)	14-0
	3rd Quarter
–	No Scoring	14-0
	4th Quarter
FIN	Lappailainen 40 yd FG	17-0
ITA	Cinelli 1 yd Run (PAT good)	17-7

[References: 1]

Tournament Report

Finland, runners-up to Great Britain in the 1991 European Football League European Championships (American Football) won the 1993 edition in their absence with a 17-7 victory in the Final against hosts Italy in Telgate, 20 miles north of Milan. Finland had defeated Germany in the Semi-Finals and Italy won 9-0 in their match with Sweden to reach the Final. The Germans took third.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1993) “Finns lift our Euro Crown” First Down. August 14, 1993. Pg. 20

Websites

Acknowledgements

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April 18, 2021

European Federation of American Football European Championship A-Group 2010

EFAF Logo {References: 1]

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts F:A
1	Germany (C)	3	3	0	0	71	34	6:0
2	France	3	2	1	0	74	33	4:2
3	Austria	3	2	1	0	80	20	4:2
4	Sweden	3	1	2	0	21	46	2:4
5	Finland	3	1	2	0	43	60	2:4
6	Great Britain	3	0	3	0	11	96	0:6

[References: Compiled from results and Table in 3-4]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	5th Place
31.07.2010	Finland	32	Great Britain	9
	3rd Place
31.07.2010	Austria	30	Sweden	0
	Final
31.07.2020	Germany	26	France	10

[References: 4]

Group Standings

EFAF EC-A Pool 2010	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Group A
Germany (F)	2	2	0	0	45	24	4
Austria (3P)	2	1	1	0	50	29	2
Finland (5P)	2	0	2	0	11	53	0
Group B
France (F)	2	2	0	0	64	7	4
Sweden (3P)	2	1	1	0	21	16	2
Great Britain (5P)	2	0	2	0	2	64	0

[References: 3]

Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
24.07.2010	Germany	22	Austria	20
27.07.2010	Austria	30	Finland	7
29.07.2010	Finland	4	Germany	23
	Group B
25.07.2010	Sweden	7	France	14
27.07.2020	France	50	Great Britain	0
29.07.2020	Sweden	14	Great Britain	2

[References: 4]

Report

Germany won the 2010 European Federation of American Football European Championships A -Group with a 26-10 triumph over France in the Final. Having been placed in the more difficult A-Pool along with Austria and Finland, they survived a scare in the opening game where they defeated Austria 22-20 before winning 23-4 against Finland. France had an easier draw in Group B against Sweden whom they defeated 14-7 before a 50-0 victory against Great Britain. Austria took third with a 30-0 defeat of Sweden and Finland finished fifth defeating Great Britain 32-9, consigning Great Britain to the European Championship B-Group for 2013.

References

Images

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[3] AfvD (2010) Tabellen 2010 [Internet] Available from: http://www.afvd.de/text.php?Inhalt=tabellen&Liga=EM&Archiv=2010 [Accessed 30 December 2018][Broken Link]

[4] AfvD (2010) Spielplan [Internet] Available from: http://www.afvd.de/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=EM&Archiv=2010 [Accessed 30 December 2018][Broken Link]

Acknowledgements

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April 15, 2021

Dutch International American Football Tournament 1997

European Federation of American Football Logo [References: 1]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
12.04.1997	Hilversum Hurricanes (Ned)	14	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	16
	Final
13.04.1997	Hoorn Unicorns (Ned)	8	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	30

[References: 1]

Report

England’s Gateshead Senators won the Dutch International American Football Tournament in 1997 defeating Netherlands’ Hilversum Hurricanes and Hoorn Unicorns.

References

Logos

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Sources

(1997) “Gateshead win Dutch Tournament” First Down. 19 April, 1997. Pg.

Acknowledgements

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April 12, 2021

Federazione Italiana American Football FIAF Winter League Snowbowl 1992-2002

FIAF Logo 1998 [References: 1]

Results 1992-2002

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
1992	Hogs Reggio Emilia	20	Red Falcons Liscate	7
1993	Lumberjacks Fiuggi	28	Marlins Rimini	24
1994	Skorpions Varese	60	Black Knights Rho	42
1995	Bengals Brescia	20	Green Waves Corbetta	12
1996	Bengals Brescia	29	Virtus Bologna	9
1997	Virtus Bologna	32	Marines Ostia	31
1998
1999	Skorpions Varese	35	Etruschi Livorno	26
2000-01	Kings Gallarate	30	Guelfi Firenze	25
2001-02	Titans Romagna	W	Kings Gallarate	L

[References: 2-6]

Report

The Winter League was an Italian Federation of American Football (FIAF) 2nd level league from 1992 to 2002. The Snowbowl was the title game and was won by Hogs Reggio Emilia (1992), Lumberjacks Fiuggi (1993), Skorpions Varese (1994 & 1999), Bengals Brescia (1995 & 1996), Virtus Bologna (1997), Kings Gallarate (2000-01) and finally Titans Romagna (2001-02). It was replaced in 2003 by the Silver League. The Winter League as its name suggests was played primarily over the winter months of October to December, and the final two years on into February. It was 8v8 American Football.

FIAF Winter League Logo [References: 7][Cropped]

References

Logos

[1] FIAF | Wayback Machine (1998) scudo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19980526012131im_/http://www.fiaf.net/scudo.gif [Accessed 3 August 2018]

Websites

[2] FIAF | Wayback Machine (1998) Campionati: Winter League: Albo d’oro dello Snowbowl / Winter League Schedule 1997/1998 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19981206085116/http://fiaf.net/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[2] FIAF | Wayback Machine (1998) 06.02.2001 Snowbowl in TV atto secondo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020328021757/http://www.fiaf.net/ [Accessed 12 April 2021]

[3] FIAF | Wayback Machine (1999) Winter League 99 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991012061229/http://fiaf.net/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[4] FIAF | Wayback Machine (1999) Winter League 99 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991012061229/http://fiaf.net/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[5] FIAF | Wayback Machine (1999) Winter League 2000 / Resultati e Classifiche [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010221062934fw_/http://fiaf.net:80/winter/1999/winterteam.htm [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[6] FIAF | Wayback Machine (2001) Winter League 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020328021757/http://www.fiaf.net/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]

Header Logo

[7] FIAF Wayback Machine (2001) winter [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010221062934im_/http://fiaf.net/winter/winter.gif [Accessed 12 April 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco.

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