AFL Europe Championship
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The AFL Europe Championship is an Australian football competition played between European national teams. The European Championship is played in a full traditional 18-a-side format (formerly 16-a-side) unlike the
Euro Cup The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...
which has a 9-a-side format. It is organised by AFL Europe and held every three years. Players are not paid to participate. Eligibility is similar to the
Australian Football International Cup The Australian Football International Cup (also known as the AFL International Cup or simply the IC) is a triennial international Australian rules football sport competition. It is the biggest worldwide tournament in the sport and is open to ...
with national team representatives restricted to nationals - citizens who were resident in the country between the ages of 10 and 16. The inaugural competition was played in Sweden and
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in August 2010. The 2013 championships were held in
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
in August 2013. A women's division was added in 2016 which was won by host nation Great Britain.


Results


Men's Division


Team performance


See also

* Euro Cup (AFL) * AFL European Combine


References


External links

{{European Championships Australian rules football competitions in Europe