Austrian national American football team
| Association |
American Football Federation Austria |
| region | IFAF Europe |
| Founded | 1982, 2006 |
| Head coach | Max summer |
| Quarterback | Alexander Thury |
| Home stadium | Changing stages |
| Successes in tournaments | |
|---|---|
| World Championship | |
| Participation in the finals | 1 ( first : 2011 ) |
| Best results | 7th place 2011 |
| European Championship | |
| Participation in the finals | 4 ( first : 1983 ) |
| Best results | Vice European Champion 2014 and 2018 |
| (As of September 17, 2018) | |
The Austrian national American football team is the Austrian national team for American football . It is organized by the American Football Association Austria (AFBÖ) and has existed in its current form since 2006.
history
The first establishment of the men's national team can be traced back to 1982. The national team at that time was able to show 5th place in 1983 and 3rd place in 1995 as the greatest success at the American Football European Championship .
In 2001 the AFBÖ put its focus on the junior national team and thus dissolved the men's national team.
The re-establishment followed in 2006. Therefore, the re-entry had to be started from the bottom. Head Coach Bernhard Binstorfer, who led the team up to the first success at the C-European Championship in 2007 . In 2009 the office was taken over by the American Rick Rhoades, the head coach of the Graz Giants .
In 2009, they won another title at the B-European Championship in Wolfsberg , with which the team qualified for the A-European Championship 2010 in Germany . There the athletic qualification, ie a place among the first three nations, for the home world championship 2011 should take place and thus the goal of the so-called "Mission 2011" should be achieved.
In May 2010, Team Austria won the Charity Bowl XII, organized by Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna , against the US Division III College Augustana, Illinois , with 10-3 and was the first purely European team to beat an American in the Win history. It was the only preparation game for the European Championship in July of the same year. In order to ensure ideal preparation for the national team for the same and for the 2011 World Cup, the AFBÖ shortened the first Austrian league in 2010 and 2011 to only six straight through games and also blocked promotion and relegation for both years.
The last Austrian defeat was the 17-21 of 2006 against the then European champions Sweden up to the American Football World Cup 2011. At this same World Cup Austria occupied after three preliminary round defeats against Japan , Canada and France and a win against Australia in the game Seventh place finished seventh.
Records
- European Championship 1983 - 5th place
- European Championship 1995 - 3rd place
- C-European Championship 2007 - 1st place
- European B Championship 2009 - 1st place
- European Championship 2010 - 3rd place
- European Championship 2014 - 2nd place
- European Championship 2018 - 2nd place
Squad
2018
Current squad of the Austrian men's national team at the American Football European Championship 2018 :
Legend:
- RAI = Swarco Raiders Tirol (16)
- GIA = Graz Giants (9)
- VIK = Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna (8)
- DRA = Danube Dragons (7)
- RAN = AFC Rangers (2)
- BULL = Salzburg Bulls (1)
- MERC = Marburg Mercenaries (1)
- ? = without team (1)
2014
Squad of the Austrian men's national team at the American Football European Championship 2014 :
Legend:
- VIK = Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna (21)
- GIA = Graz Giants (9)
- RAI = Swarco Raiders Tirol (8)
- DRA = Danube Dragons (6)
- LIO = Carinthian Lions (1)
- TRA = Steelsharks Traun (1)
- THU = Amstetten Thunder (1)
- KNI = Vienna Knights (1)
- CIN = Cineplexx Blue Devils Hohenems (1)
- BRO = Calanda Broncos (2)
2011
Squad of the Austrian men's national team at the American Football World Cup 2011 .
Legend:
- VIK = Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna (20)
- GIA = Graz Giants (10)
- RAI = Swarco Raiders Tirol (11)
- DRA = Danube Dragons (4)
- RAN = Rangers grain knife (1)
- LIO = Carinthian Lions (1)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Mission 2011" ( memento from August 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) online at AFBÖ ; As of June 8, 2010.
- ^ "Team Austria defeated Augustana College" ( memento from June 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) online at the AFBÖ on May 30, 2010; As of June 8, 2010.
- ↑ Squad for the EM-2018 , football.at, accessed on September 17, 2018
- ↑ 45-man squad for the Football World Cup 2011 ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online at the 2011 American Football World Cup on July 20, 2011; Retrieved June 19, 2012 .
- ↑ 45-man squad for the Football World Cup 2011 ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online at the 2011 American Football World Cup on July 20, 2011; Retrieved June 19, 2012 .
