Eurobowl

The Eurobowl was the championship final game of a tournament style playoff to determine the champion of all of the American football leagues in Europe. The tournament featured the top or champion clubs from each countries top league that was called the European Football League (EFL).

"Euro Bowl" redirects here. For rugby, see Euro Bowl (rugby league).
Not to be confused with EuroCup (disambiguation).
Eurobowl
Eurobowl VIII in 1994, Bergamo Lions vs. London Olympians.
In operation1986–present
Number of bowls33
Most bowl appearancesVienna Vikings (10)
Most bowl championshipsNew Yorker Lions (6)
Last championship game8 June 2019
Current championPotsdam Royals
Websitehttp://www.eurobowl.info

After 2014, it was known as the BIG6 European Football League (BIG6). Before 2014, the Eurobowl was the final championship game of the European Football League (EFL).

The first Eurobowl was played in 1986.[1] The last BIG6 was played in 2018. The last Eurobowl was played on 8 June 2019 without any playoff league competition prior to the game. The Potsdam Royals beat the Amsterdam Crusaders 62–12.[2] With six titles the New Yorker Lions from Braunschweig are the leading team in Eurobowl wins. The Vienna Vikings have the most appearances, at 10.

Eurobowls
Game YearDateCity WinnersScoreRunners-up MVP
I 198616 August 1986Amsterdam, Netherlands Taft Vantaa 20–16 Bologna Doves Joe Jordan
II 19887 August 1988London, United Kingdom Helsinki Roosters 35–14 Amsterdam Crusaders Mike Kane
III 198922 July 1989Milan, Italy Legnano Frogs 27–23 Amsterdam Crusaders
IV 199028 July 1990Rimini, Italy Manchester Spartans 34–22 Legnano Frogs
V 199113 July 1991Offenbach, Germany Amsterdam Crusaders 21–20 Berlin Adler
VI 1992Uppsala, Sweden Amsterdam Crusaders 42–24 Giaguari Torino
VII 19933 July 1993Brussels, Belgium London Olympians 42–21 Amsterdam Crusaders Richard Dunkley
VIII 19944 June 1994Stuttgart, Germany London Olympians 26–23 Bergamo Lions Stephen Hutchinson
IX 19958 July 1995Stuttgart, Germany Düsseldorf Panther 21–14 London Olympians Francesco Mavaro
X 19966 July 1996Stuttgart, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils 21–14 Aix-en-Provence Argonautes
XI 1997Stuttgart, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils 35–14 Bologna Phoenix
XII 19985 July 1998Hamburg, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils 38–19 La Courneuve Flash
XIII 199926 June 1999Hamburg, Germany Braunschweig Lions 27–23 Hamburg Blue Devils
XIV 200017 June 2000Hamburg, Germany Bergamo Lions 42–20 Hamburg Blue Devils Tyrone Rush / Babak Movassaghi
XV 20017 July 2001Vienna, Austria Bergamo Lions 28–11 Vikings Vienna
XVI 20026 July 2002Braunschweig, Germany Bergamo Lions 27–20 Braunschweig Lions Dino Bucciol
XVII 20035 July 2003Braunschweig, Germany Braunschweig Lions 21–14 Vikings Vienna Kim Kuci
XVIII 200410 July 2004Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna 53–20 Bergamo Lions Lance Gustafson / Peter Sangenette
XIX 20058 July 2005Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna 29–60 Bergamo Lions Lance Gustafson
XX 200622 July 2006Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna 41–90 La Courneuve Flash Mike Latek
XXI 20071 July 2007Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna 70–19 Marburg Mercenaries Josiah Cravalho
XXII 20085 July 2008Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol 28–24 Vikings Vienna Florian Grein
XXIII 200911 July 2009Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol 30–19 La Courneuve Flash Florian Grein
XXIV 20104 July 2010Vienna, Austria Berlin Adler 34–31 Vikings Vienna Benjamin Scharweit
XXV 201118 June 2011Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol 27–12 Berlin Adler Florian Grein
XXVI 201221 July 2012Vaduz, Liechtenstein Calanda Broncos 27–14 Vikings Vienna DJ Wolfe
XXVII 20136 July 2013Innsbruck, Austria Vikings Vienna 37–14 Swarco Raiders Tirol Christoph Gross
XXVIII 201419 July 2014Berlin, Germany Berlin Adler 20–17 New Yorker Lions Darius Outlaw
XXIX 201520 June 2015Braunschweig, Germany New Yorker Lions 24–14 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns Casey Therriault
XXX 201611 June 2016Innsbruck, Austria New Yorker Lions 35–21 Swarco Raiders Tirol Niklas Römer
XXXI 201710 June 2017Frankfurt, Germany New Yorker Lions 55–14 Frankfurt Universe Casey Therriault
XXXII 20189 June 2018Frankfurt, Germany New Yorker Lions 20–19 Frankfurt Universe Jadrian Clark
XXXIII 20198 June 2019Potsdam, Germany Potsdam Royals 62–12 Amsterdam Crusaders Paul Zimmermann

Champions

by team
RankTeamTitlesAppearances Years won Years runner-up
1 New Yorker Lions†68 1999, 2003, 2015–2018 2002, 2014
2 Vikings Vienna510 2004–2007, 2013 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2012
3 Bergamo Lions36 2000–2002 1994, 2004, 2005
4 Swarco Raiders Tirol35 2008, 2009, 2011 2013, 2016
Hamburg Blue Devils35 1996–1998 1999, 2000
6 Amsterdam Crusaders26 1991, 1992 1988, 1989, 1993, 2019
7 Berlin Adler24 2010, 2014 1991, 2011
8 London Olympians23 1993, 1994 1995
9 Legnano Frogs12 1989 1990
10 Potsdam Royals11 2019
Calanda Broncos11 2012
Düsseldorf Panther11 1995
Manchester Spartans11 1990
Helsinki Roosters11 1988
Taft Vantaa11 1986
16 La Courneuve Flash03 1998, 2006, 2009
17 Frankfurt Universe02 2017, 2018
18 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns01 2015
Marburg Mercenaries01 2007
Bologna Phoenix01 1997
Aix-en-Provence Argonautes01 1996
Giaguari Torino01 1992
Bologna Doves01 1986
  • † Known as Braunschweig Lions before 2011.

by country
Championships Country Years won
13 Germany 1995–1999, 2003, 2010, 2014–2019
8 Austria 2004–2009, 2011, 2013
4 Italy 1989, 2000–2002
3 United Kingdom 1990, 1993, 1994
2 Netherlands 1991, 1992
2 Finland 1986, 1988
1 Switzerland 2012

References
  1. "The Final: Eurobowl". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. "LIVESTREAM: Eurobowl XXXIII - Potsdam Royals vs Amsterdam Crusaders, Sat. June 8, 6p CEDT (12p EDT)". American Football International. 2019-06-08. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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