The EFAF Challenge Cup was an international competition for European American Football clubs. The EFAF Challenge Cup was the third highest level of club competition in the
European Federation of American Football
IFAF Europe is the governing body of American football in Europe. It is a member of the International Federation of American Football. IFAF Europe replaced the European Federation of American Football (EFAF) which had began in 1976 as the American ...
(EFAF), behind the
European Football League
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(EFL) and the
EFAF Cup The EFAF Cup was an international competition for European American Football clubs. It was the second highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football (EFAF), behind the European Football League (EFL),.
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EFAF Challenge Cup
Organised by
EFAF, this competition is comparable to football's
UI Cup.
Participants are Champions and Vice-Champions of the "smaller" American Football nations from eastern and southern Europe.
The competition was replaced by the
IFAF CEI Interleague in 2011.
Competition format
In 2009, the group phase consisted of two groups with four teams each. The winners and the second placed of these groups qualify directly for the semi-final phase. From 2010, the competition will feature 12 teams, divided in 4 groups of 3. The group winners qualify for the semifinals.
Teams 2010
Group A
* METU Falcons
*
Istanbul Cavaliers
* Kraljevo Royal Crowns
Group B
* Győr Sharks
* ITU Tigers
*
Klek Knights
Group C
*
Bucharest Warriors
* Čačak Angel Warriors
*
Boğaziçi Sultans
Boğaziçi Sultans is Turkey's first American football team, founded in 1987 at the Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. Formerly named as ''Bogaziçi Elephants'', the team improved their game by practicing with American soldiers, and played their f ...
Group D
* Bologna Doves
* Zagreb Raiders
* Budapest Cowboys
Final
Teams 2009
Group A
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Pomorze Seahawks
The Seahawks Gdynia are an American football team based in Gdynia, Poland. They play in the Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego.
History
The team was founded in October 2005 as the Pomorze Seahawks. In 2006 the Seahawks was one of four founders of th ...
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Győr Sharks
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of t ...
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Vrbas Hunters Vrbas may refer to:
* Vrbas (river), river in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Vrbas, Donji Vakuf, village in Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Vrbas, Serbia
Vrbas ( sr-Cyrl, Врбас; hu, Verbász) is a town and municipality located in the South ...
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Klek Knights
Group B
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Devils Wrocław
The Devils Wrocław were an American football team based in Wrocław, Poland. They played in the Polish American Football League. Devils' American affiliate is Chattanooga Steam from Tennessee. In 2013, they merged with Giants Wrocław forming a ne ...
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Hogs Reggio Emilia
Hog may refer to:
Animals
* Pig
** Usually referring to the domestic pig
** Sometimes referring to other animals in the family Suidae, including:
*** Warthog
*** Red river hog
*** Giant forest hog
* groundhog
* hedgehog
* hog (sheep), a yearling s ...
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Pancevo Panthers
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Kragujevac Wild Boars
The Kragujevac Wild Boars are an American football team from Kragujevac, Serbia.
As a team, Wild Boars arose from friendly tossing on the field. Organized play began in the winter of 2002–03 and culminated with first ever game in Serbia in s ...
Final
External links
EFAF Challenge Cup
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American football competitions in Europe