Eurobowl

"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 operation 1986–2019
Number of bowls 33
Television partner(s) Eurosport
Most bowl appearances Vienna Vikings (10)
Most bowl championships New Yorker Lions (6)
Last championship game 8 June 2019
Website http://www.eurobowl.info

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). The first Eurobowl final was played in 1986 in Amsterdam.

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.

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.

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, and winning five Eurobowl championship finals.

Roster

Every team in the European Football League had to publish its 60-man roster. After that no player can be added. Every game day the teams have to nominated an EFAF active game day roster, which is limited to 45 players with a maximum of 3 active Americans as defined USA, Canadian, Mexican or Japanese passport holders. These three players may all be on the field at the same time.


Eurobowls

Game Year Date City Winners Score Runners-up MVP
I 1986 16 August 1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands Taft Vantaa 20–16 Bologna Doves Joe Jordan QB
II 1988 7 August 1988 London, United Kingdom Helsinki Roosters 35–14 Amsterdam Crusaders Mike Kane RB
III 1989 22 July 1989 Milan, Italy Legnano Frogs 27–23 Amsterdam Crusaders Robert Frasco QB
IV 1990 28 July 1990 Rimini, Italy Manchester Spartans 34–22 Legnano Frogs
V 1991 13 July 1991 Offenbach, Germany Amsterdam Crusaders 21–20 Berlin Adler Paul Troth QB
VI 1992 Uppsala, Sweden Amsterdam Crusaders 42–24 Giaguari Torino
VII 1993 3 July 1993 Brussels, Belgium London Olympians 42–21 Amsterdam Crusaders Richard Dunkley RB
VIII 1994 4 June 1994 Stuttgart, Germany London Olympians 26–23 Bergamo Lions Stephen Hutchinson RB
IX 1995 8 July 1995 Stuttgart, Germany Düsseldorf Panther 21–14 London Olympians Francesco Mavaro RB
X 1996 6 July 1996 Stuttgart, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils 21–14 Aix-en-Provence Argonautes
XI 1997 Stuttgart, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils 35–14 Bologna Phoenix
XII 1998 5 July 1998 Hamburg, Germany Hamburg Blue Devils 38–19 La Courneuve Flash
XIII 1999 26 June 1999 Hamburg, Germany Braunschweig Lions 27–23 Hamburg Blue Devils
XIV 2000 17 June 2000 Hamburg, Germany Bergamo Lions 42–20 Hamburg Blue Devils Tyrone Rush RB / Babak Movassaghi
XV 2001 7 July 2001 Vienna, Austria Bergamo Lions 28–11 Vikings Vienna
XVI 2002 6 July 2002 Braunschweig, Germany Bergamo Lions 27–20 Braunschweig Lions Dino Bucciol QB
XVII 2003 5 July 2003 Braunschweig, Germany Braunschweig Lions 21–14 Vikings Vienna Kim Kuci RB
XVIII 2004 10 July 2004 Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna 53–20 Bergamo Lions Lance Gustafson RB / Peter Sangenette WR
XIX 2005 8 July 2005 Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna 29–60 Bergamo Lions Lance Gustafson RB
XX 2006 22 July 2006 Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna 41–90 La Courneuve Flash Mike Latek DL
XXI 2007 1 July 2007 Vienna, Austria Vikings Vienna 70–19 Marburg Mercenaries Josiah Cravalho RB/DB
XXII 2008 5 July 2008 Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol 28–24 Vikings Vienna Florian Grein RB
XXIII 2009 11 July 2009 Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol 30–19 La Courneuve Flash Florian Grein RB
XXIV 2010 4 July 2010 Vienna, Austria Berlin Adler 34–31 Vikings Vienna Benjamin Scharweit
XXV 2011 18 June 2011 Innsbruck, Austria Swarco Raiders Tirol 27–12 Berlin Adler Florian Grein RB
XXVI 2012 21 July 2012 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Calanda Broncos 27–14 Vikings Vienna DJ Wolfe RB
XXVII 2013 6 July 2013 Innsbruck, Austria Vikings Vienna 37–14 Swarco Raiders Tirol Christoph Gross QB
XXVIII 2014 19 July 2014 Berlin, Germany Berlin Adler 20–17 New Yorker Lions Darius Outlaw QB
XXIX 2015 20 June 2015 Braunschweig, Germany New Yorker Lions 24–14 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns Casey Therriault QB
XXX 2016 11 June 2016 Innsbruck, Austria New Yorker Lions 35–21 Swarco Raiders Tirol Niklas Römer WR
XXXI 2017 10 June 2017 Frankfurt, Germany New Yorker Lions 55–14 Frankfurt Universe Casey Therriault QB
XXXII 2018 9 June 2018 Frankfurt, Germany New Yorker Lions 20–19 Frankfurt Universe Jadrian Clark
XXXIII 2019 8 June 2019 Potsdam, Germany Potsdam Royals 62–12 Amsterdam Crusaders Paul Zimmermann QB

Champions

by team

Rank Team Titles Appearances Years won Years runner-up
1 New Yorker Lions† 6 8 1999, 2003, 2015–2018 2002, 2014
2 Vikings Vienna 5 10 2004–2007, 2013 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2012
3 Bergamo Lions 3 6 2000–2002 1994, 2004, 2005
4 Swarco Raiders Tirol 3 5 2008, 2009, 2011 2013, 2016
Hamburg Blue Devils 3 5 1996–1998 1999, 2000
6 Amsterdam Crusaders 2 6 1991, 1992 1988, 1989, 1993, 2019
7 Berlin Adler 2 4 2010, 2014 1991, 2011
8 London Olympians 2 3 1993, 1994 1995
9 Legnano Frogs 1 2 1989 1990
10 Potsdam Royals 1 1 2019
Calanda Broncos 1 1 2012
Düsseldorf Panther 1 1 1995
Manchester Spartans 1 1 1990
Helsinki Roosters 1 1 1988
Taft Vantaa 1 1 1986
16 La Courneuve Flash 0 3 1998, 2006, 2009
17 Frankfurt Universe 0 2 2017, 2018
18 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 0 1 2015
Marburg Mercenaries 0 1 2007
Bologna Phoenix 0 1 1997
Aix-en-Provence Argonautes 0 1 1996
Giaguari Torino 0 1 1992
Bologna Doves 0 1 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