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The Eurobowl first played in 1986, 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.[ 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, and winning five Eurobowl championship finals.
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.
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
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.
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
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