2017 European Junior Championship of American football

The 2017 European Junior Championship was the 13th European Junior Championship. It was held from July 14 to July 16, 2017 in Paris.[1]

2017 European Junior Championship
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Tot
Dates July 14–16, 2017
City Paris (France)
Stadiums
Results
Gold Winner  Austria
Silver Runners-Up  France
Bronze 3rd Place  Germany

Qualification

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A total of eight teams reported to enter for qualification. Therefore, two four-nation tournaments were scheduled, with the winners of these tournaments earning a spot for the final tournament in Paris. Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland were grouped together while the other tournament was planned with Serbia, Italy, Russia and Hungary.[1] As a consequence of the conflict of two organisations, both claiming to be the real IFAF, some weeks before the start of the qualification, a second European Junior Championship was announced to be held in Denmark.[2] Russia and Hungary thus withdrew their participation in the Serbian qualification tournament.[3]

Tournament in Serbia

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Russia and Hungary withdrew. Italy qualified by a victory over host Serbia.

Date Home team Result Away team Ref
Serbia   6–7   Italy [3]

Tournament in the Netherlands

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All matches were played in Almere. Germany won both games with a shutout and thus qualified for the final tournament in Paris.

Date Home team Result Away team Ref
2 June 2017 Germany   51–00   Switzerland
2 June 2017 Netherlands   06–14   Spain
3rd place game
4 June 2017 Netherlands   20–21   Switzerland
Final
4 June 2017 Germany   43–00   Spain [4]

Final tournament

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Qualified teams

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Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
    
  Austria 19
  Italy 0
  Austria 17
  France 7
  Germany 0
  France 7 Third place
  Italy 0
  Germany 50

Matches

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Germany 0 0 000
  France 7 0 007

at Stade Laurent Plegelatte, Villepinte, France

  • Date: Jul 14, 2017
  • Game time: 14:00
Quarter 1 2 34Total
  Italy 0 0 000
  Austria 3 9 7019

at Stade Laurent Plegelatte, Villepinte, France

  • Date: Jul 14, 2017
  • Game time: 18:00

References

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  1. ^ a b "EJC 2017 tournament lineup is set". eurobowl.info. IFAF. 18 Nov 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 Dec 2016.
  2. ^ "Both Denmark and France to hold contending European Junior Championships this summer". americanfootballinternational.com. 13 Mar 2017. Retrieved 16 Jun 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Italy downs Team Serbia to qualify for IFAF Paris European Junior Championships". americanfootballinternational.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 16 Jun 2017.
  4. ^ "France, Austria, Germany and Italy in the U19 European Championship". infaf.info. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 19 Jun 2017.