2010
European Championship PoolA, Frankfurt, Germany
Pool matches
16th August – Spain 7-42 Italy
18th August – Czech Rep 30-15 Denmark
18th August – Italy 3-34 Austria
20th August – Denmark 34-0 Czech Rep
20th August – Austria 70-0 Spain
Bronze Medal
22nd August – Czech Rep 27-17 Italy
Final
22nd August – Austria 42-0 Denmark
Great Britain were relegated to Pool B
2009
European Championship Pool B, Austria
Pool matches
16th August – Spain 7-42 Italy
18th August – Czech Rep 30-15 Denmark
18th August – Italy 3-34 Austria
20th August – Denmark 34-0 Czech Rep
20th August – Austria 70-0 Spain
Bronze Medal
22nd August – Czech Rep 27-17 Italy
Final
22nd August – Austria 42-0 Denmark
Austria were promoted to Pool A, which will take place in 2010.
2007
European Championship Pool C, Austria
Pool matches
12th August – Austria 59-3 Serbia
14th August – Netherlands 8-40 Switzerland
14th August – Serbia 14-6 Norway
16th August – Switzerland 7-35 Austria
16th August – Norway 27-0 Netherlands
Bronze Medal
18th August – Switzerland 32-19 Serbia
Final
18th August – Austria 41-8 Norway
Austria were promoted to Pool B, which will take place in 2009.
2005
European Championship Pool A, Malmo, Sweden
Semi-Finals
28th July - Germany 34-0 Great Britain
28th July - Sweden 24-19 Finland
Bronze Medal
30th July - Finland 34-12 Great Britain
Final
30th July - Sweden 16-7 Germany
2004
European Championship Pool B, Amiens, France
Pool matches
23rd August - Spain 0-28 France
23rd August - Great Britain 24-21 Russia
25th August - Great Britain 41-0 Spain
25th August - Russia 6-19 France
28th August - Spain 6-31 Russia
28th August - Great Britain 18-17 France
Final positions
1st Great Britain
2nd France
3rd Russia
4th Spain
Great Britain were promoted to Pool A, which took place in 2005 in
Sweden.
2003
European Championship Pool C, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pool matches
27th July – Denmark 3-7 Czech Republic
29th July – Czech Republic 14-28 Italy
29th July – Netherlands 10-28 Russia
31st July – Netherlands 21-63 Italy
31st July – Russia 42-15 Denmark
5th place – Netherlands
3rd place playoff
Czech Republic 45-20 Denmark
Final
Russia 43-35 Italy
Russia were promoted to Pool B, which took place in 2004 in Amiens.
2001
European Championship
Qualifiers
Spain w/o Italy
Denmark 0-41 Sweden, Copenhagen, Denmark
Quarter-Finals
17th June - Great Britain 27-6 Spain, Leicester, England
France 18-31 Germany
Austria 13-27 Finland, Vienna, Austria
Ukraine 0-48 Sweden, Kiev, Ukraine
Semi-Finals
Germany w/o Great Britain*
Sweden 3-21 Finland, Stockholm, Sweden
Final
Germany 19-7 Finland, Hanau, Germany
* The newly elected German influenced EFAF committee announced that not
only had Germany been reinstated into the 2001 tournament after
appealing their earlier expulsion, but that the GB Lions would have to
travel to Germany to face them in the semi-final by 30th June. The
Lions could not complete that fixture with less than 2 weeks notice,
and GB were expelled from the 2001 European Championships
2000
European Championship
The European Championships were next due to be held in 1999 in Sweden,
however the Swedish federation "failed to meet their commitments" and
EFAF suspended the championship until 2000.
Qualifier
4th November 1998 - Great Britain 42-0 France, Milton Keynes, England
in 1998
Semi-Finals
17th July - Finland 34-9 Great Britain, Helsinki, Finland
Germany 45-6 Ukraine, in Germany
Final
Germany 29-30 Finland, Hamburg, Germany
1997
European Championship
Qualifier
23rd February - Spain 14-17 Great Britain, Madrid, Spain
Semi-Finals (all played in Bolzano, Italy)
16th July - Finland 24-6 Great Britain
16th July - Sweden 23-3 Italy
3rd place playoff
19th July - Italy 14-7 Great Britain
Final
19th July - Finland 27-6 Sweden
1995
European Championship, played in Vienna, Austria
Qualifiers
Ukraine w/o Germany
Ukraine w/o Great Britain*
Semi-Finals
Finland 37-0 Ukraine
Italy 30-6 Austria
3rd place playoff
Austria 18-0 Ukraine
Final
Finland 27-7 Italy
*The GB Lions National team were supposed to play the winners of
Germany and Ukraine qualifier, but after Germany pulled out at the last
minute, the Lions were given just a few days notice to fulfill the
fixture, and if they won then 2 more games in Austria who were hosting
the championships all within the space of 8 days. Not surprisingly GB
pulled out.
1993
European Championship, played in Telgate, Italy
Semi-Finals
Finland 10-0 Germany
Italy 9-0 Sweden
3rd place playoff
Germany 21-3 Sweden
Final
Finland 17-7 Italy
Great Britain did not compete at the 1993 European Championships, since
BAFA had withdrawn from membership of the European Football League
(E.F.L.) in protest against the E.F.L. policy requiring national
representatives to be Europeans. Americans Lance Cone, Bill Bowsher and
Ron Weisz headed BAFA, BAFRA the referees association and the NDMA the
league containing Britains top clubs at the time.
1991
European Championship, Helsinki, Finland
Semi-Final, Finland 52-0 France
Semi-Final, 16th August, Great Britain 49-3 Netherlands
3rd/4th playoff, Netherlands 17-12 France
Final, 18th August, Great Britain 14-3 Finland
1989
European Nations Championship, Hamburg, Germany
Qualifier, 29th April 1989, Great Britain 35-6 France, Birmingham
Semi-Final, Finland 14-7 Italy
Semi-Final, 21st August, Germany 6-38 Great Britain
3rd/4th playoff, Germany 29-9 Italy
Final, 19th August, Great Britain 26-0 Finland (played in Arensberg due
to torrential rain on the same in Hamburg)
1987
European Nations Championship, Helsinki, Finland
The EFAF announced that the 1987 finals would be held in Helsinki, but
would be preceded by a series of qualifying matches.
1st Qualifier 1st leg, 2nd November 1986, Great Britain 9-6 Netherlands
1st Qualifier 2nd leg, 16th November 1986, Netherlands 5-24 Great
Britain
Great Britain won 33-11 on aggregate
2nd Qualifier 1st leg, 22nd March 1987, France 2-58 Great Britain
2nd Qualifier 2nd leg, 5th April 1987, Great Britain 26-0 France
Great Britain won 84-2 on aggregate
Semi-Final, Germany 44-21 Finland
Semi-Final, 20th August, Italy 16-10 Great Britain
3rd/4th playoff, 22nd August, Finland 38-23 Great Britain
Final, Italy 24-22 Germany
1985
European Nations Championship, Milan, Italy
Semi-Final, Italy 13-11 Germany
Semi-Final, Finland 13-0 France
3rd/4th playoff, Germany 13-0 France
Final, Finland 13-2 Italy
1983
European Nations Championship, Castelgiorgio, Italy
Qualifier, Finland 52-0 France
Bronze medal qualifier, France 72-0 Austria
Semi-Final, Italy 87-0 Austria
Semi-Final, Finland 33-8 Germany
3rd/4th playoff, Germany 27-20 France
Final, Italy 18-6 Finland
Final Classification:
1. Italy
2. Finland
3. Germany
4. France
5. Austria
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