The Eurobowl, first played in 1986, was the championship final game of a
tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
style playoff to determine the
champion of all of the
American football
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leagues in Europe. The tournament featured the top or champion clubs from each country's 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
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...
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 could be added. Every game day, the teams nominate an EFAF active game day roster, which is limited to 45 players with a maximum of three 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
Champions
By team
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† Known as ''Braunschweig Lions'' before 2011.
By country
References
External links
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1986 establishments in Europe
Recurring sporting events established in 1986