The European Affiliates Championship, formerly the ECC TrophyECC tournament archives
at the official site of the European Cricket Council was a

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tournament administered by the

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for teams representing

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an countries. It was first played in 1999 and was last played in 2005. It has since been replaced by Division Three of the

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1999 tournament

The 1999 tournament was played in

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and was won by the hosts, who beat

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

in the final.

Final placings

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2001 tournament

The 2001 tournament was played in Seebarn (25 km from

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) and Velden in

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. Ten teams featured this time, with

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and

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playing for the first time. The tournament was won by Portugal, who beat

in the final.

Final placings

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2003 tournament

The 2003 tournament was played in Seebarn and Vienna, Austria. Eleven teams played this time, with Sweden missing from the 2001 event, and with

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and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

playing for the first time. Norway eventually won the tournament.

Final standings

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2005 tournament

The 2005 tournament was played in

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. The tournament was cut back to nine teams for this event. Austria, Luxembourg and

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were missing from the previous tournament, with the

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featuring for the first time. The tournament was won by Norway, who qualified for Division Two of the European Championship along with Greece.2005 European Affiliates Championship
at the official site of the European Cricket Council

Final standings

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References

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1999 tournament

Final placings

2001 tournament

Final placings

2003 tournament

Final standings

2005 tournament

Final standings

See also

References