The Euro Cup (formerly known as the EU Cup) is an international Australian rules football tournament played between European national teams. Played under nine-a-side footy rules, the tournament was first held at Chiswick in London, England in 2005, created by Australian Football International. A women's cup has been played between more than two teams since the 2014 tournament.
The Euro Cup is an event hosted annually by AFL Europe.
Eligibility rules are very strict compared those of other international competitions and are similar to the AFL International Cup. Generally speaking players must be a citizen of the country they represent and have lived there through roughly middle school and high school ages (when most players usually learn the key skills required) ensuring that expatriate Australians are ineligible to compete.
Results
Men's results YearDateHostChampionsRunners upThirdFourthNumber of Men's teams2026 4 July Newcastle, England France Israel Wales Ireland 162025 12 July Amsterdam, Netherlands France Wales Ireland Germany 1520245 October Kiel, Germany Ireland Northern Ireland Croatia Wales 1420238 July Kiel, Germany Ireland Wales England Denmark 132022 Edinburgh, Scotland England Germany Ireland Croatia 112021 Amsterdam, NetherlandsCancelled2020 Stirling, ScotlandCancelled2019 Norrtälje, Sweden England Ireland Germany France162018 Cork, Ireland Denmark Ireland Croatia England152017 Bordeaux, France England Ireland Germany France14 2016 Lisbon, Portugal Croatia Ireland England Germany 15 2015 Umag, Croatia Denmark England Croatia Ireland 12 2014 London, England Denmark Croatia Ireland Germany 16 2013 Bordeaux, France England France Croatia Italy 12 2012 Edinburgh, Scotland Ireland Denmark England Italy 16 2011 Belfast, Northern Ireland Ireland Croatia England Italy 18 2010 Milan, Italy Croatia Netherlands Ireland England 15 2009 Samobor, Croatia England Netherlands Croatia Spain 15 2008 Prague, Czech Republic England Croatia Germany Sweden 12 2007 Hamburg, Germany Sweden Germany England Spain 12 2005 London, England Belgium Sweden Netherlands Germany 10
Women's Results YearDateHostChampionsRunners upThird placeFourth placeNumber of Women's Teams2026 4 July Newcastle, England Ireland England Scotland France 102025 12 July Amsterdam, Netherlands Ireland England Scotland Germany 820245 October Kiel, Germany Ireland England Scotland Germany 820238 July Kiel, Germany Ireland Scotland England Sweden 92022 Edinburgh, Scotland Ireland England Scotland Wales112021 Amsterdam, NetherlandsCancelled2020 Stirling, ScotlandCancelled2019 Norrtälje, Sweden Ireland England Germany Sweden82018 Cork, Ireland Ireland England Sweden Croatia92017 Bordeaux, France England Ireland Sweden France72016 Lisbon, Portugal Ireland England Croatia Sweden72015 Umag, Croatia England Denmark France Croatia62014 London, England Ireland England Scotland Denmark52013 Bordeaux, France Crusaders France Croatia Italy2
Tournaments
2024 Euro Cup
The 2024 Euro Cup was held in Kiel, Germany for the second straight year. Ireland won both the Men's and Women's titles, both of whom came into the tournament as reigning champions.
The Men's team beat Wales in the semi-finals and the Northern Irish team in the grand final. While the Irish women's team defeated Germans in the semi-final and English in their grand final.
2023 Euro Cup
The 2023 Euro Cup was held in Kiel, Germany. Ireland won both the Men's and Women's titles, retaining the Women's cup for the 4th tournament in succession.
The Men's team beat reigning champions England in the semi-finals and the Welsh team in the grand final. While the Irish women's team defeated Sweden in the semi-final and Scotland in their grand final.
2022 Euro Cup
The 2022 Euro Cup was held in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the Men's Division Germany finished as runners-up, and England won their sixth Euro Cup title. In the Women's Division England finished as runners-up, and Ireland won the 3 in a row to claim their eighth Euro Cup title.
2020 & 2021 Euro Cup (Cancelled) The 2020 (Stirling, Scotland) and 2021 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Cups were both cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 Euro Cup Source:
The 2019 Euro Cup was held in Norrtälje, Sweden. 16 men's and 8 women's teams took part. In the Men's Division Ireland finished as runners-up for the fourth year in a row, and England won their fifth Euro Cup title.
Meanwhile, in the Women's Division, a strong Irish side continued the duopoly of titles between them and England, defeating the England Vixens in the final.
2018 Euro Cup Source:
The 2018 Euro Cup was held in Cork, Ireland on Saturday 13 October 2018. 15 men's and a record 9 women's teams took part. In the Men's Division Ireland finished as runners-up for the third year in a row, and to a third different opponent as Denmark won their third Euro Cup title and first since 2015.
Meanwhile, in the Women's Division, a strong Irish side continued the duopoly of titles between them and England, defeating the England Vixens in the final 5.3 (33) to 1.3 (8).
2017 Euro Cup The 2017 Euro Cup was held in Bordeaux, France on Saturday 7 October 2017. 14 men's and 7 women's teams competed including teams from Germany, Austria, Jerusalem, Switzerland, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Russia, England, Wales, Sweden and Denmark. England defeated Ireland 58 to 8 in the men's final with England defeating Ireland 38 to 14 in the women's final.
2016 Euro Cup The 2016 Euro Cup was held in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday 8 October 2016. 15 men's and 7 women's teams competed including teams from Croatia, Wales, Austria, Italy, Ireland, France, Jerusalem, Russia, Germany, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, England, European Crusaders and the Netherlands. Croatia defeated Ireland 53 to 39 in the men's final with Ireland defeating England 16 to 7 in the women's final. Charlie Steel (Scotland) was the men's player of the tournament after recovering from a near career ending collarbone break earlier in the year.
2015 Euro Cup The 2015 Euro cup was held in Umag, Croatia on Saturday 10 October 2015. 12 men's and 6 women's teams competed including teams from Norway, European Crusaders, Jerusalem, Netherlands, Germany, Scotland, France, Austria, Ireland, England, Denmark, Croatia and Sweden. Denmark defeated England 47 to 26 in the men's final with England defeating Denmark 54 to 6 in the women's final.
2014 Euro Cup The 2014 Euro Cup was held in London, England on Saturday 11 October 2014. 16 men's and 5 women's teams competed including teams from Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland, France, England, Ireland, Austria, European Crusaders, Croatia, Denmark, Catalunya, Germany, Spain, Wales and Italy. Denmark defeated Croatia 6.4.40 to 2.4.16 in the men's final with Ireland defeating England 5.1.31 to 4.2.26 in the women's final.
2013 Euro Cup
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The 2013 EU Cup was held in Bordeaux, France on Saturday 21 September 2013. 12 national men's teams competed including: Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, England, European Crusaders, France, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Spain. Two women's teams, France and the European Crusaders, competed in a women's match.
In the Grand final England defeated France 92–15.
2012 Euro Cup
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The 2012 event was held in Edinburgh, Scotland on Saturday 22 September 2012. 16 national men's teams competed including: Croatia, Ireland, England, Italy, Spain, Wales, France, Scotland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Czech Republic and Norway (first participation). Two women's teams, Ireland and the European Crusaders, competed in a women's match.
Ireland defeated Denmark in the final by 1 point.
2011 Euro Cup The 2011 Euro Cup was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday 8 October 2011. 18 national men's teams competed in the tournament. Final results were: 1. Ireland, 2. Croatia, 3. England, 4. Italy, 5. France, 6. Scotland, 7. Wales, 8. Spain, 9. European Crusaders, 10. Russia (1st time competitors), 11. Denmark, 12. Germany, 13. Finland, 14. Sweden, 15. Netherlands, 16. Austria, 17. Iceland, 18. Catalonia.
Ireland defeated Switzerland in the women's match.
2010 Euro Cup
The 2010 event was held in Parabiago on the outskirts of Milan, Italy on Saturday 2 October 2010, and the competing teams were Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, EU Crusaders, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Wales.
In the final Croatia defeated the Netherlands by 5 points.
For the first time a women's international match took place during the competition. Ireland defeated Italy by 10 points in the one-off match.
2009 EU Cup
The 2009 event was held in Samobor, Croatia on the weekend of 3 to 5 October, and the competing teams were England, Finland, Czech Republic, Andorra, Croatia, France, Scotland, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Ireland and the EU Crusaders.
In the final, England defeated Netherlands.
2008 EU Cup
The 2008 event was held in Prague, Czech Republic on the weekend of 11 and 12 October, and the competing teams were England, Finland, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Catalonia, The Netherlands, Scotland, Croatia, Sweden, Austria and the EU Crusaders. In the final, England defeated Croatia 107–59.
2007 EU Cup
The 2007 event was held in Hamburg, Germany on the weekend of 15 and 16 September, and was won by Sweden who defeated Germany in the final.
Twelve teams representing Austria, Belgium, Catalonia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and a team called EU Crusaders attended the 2007 EU Cup. This tournament limited squad sizes to 15 players, of which no more than ten could be Australians.
2005 EU Cup
Ten teams representing Scotland, England, Germany, Sweden, Israel, Netherlands, France, Austria, Catalonia and Belgium attended the 2005 EU Cup.
There was no restriction on the numbers of expatriate Australians competing in the event, but a handicap system was put in places whereby sides received a 2-point handicap for each local national and 1 point for each other non-Australian in their squads.
The tournament was won by Belgium who defeated Sweden in the final.
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See also
AFL Europe Championship
References