2001 European American Football Championship

The 2001 European American Football Championship was the tenth European men's championship in American football . It was held in 2000 and 2001, including the qualification. The German national team won the title for the first time in the final against record winners Finland.

Games

qualification

With Italy's withdrawal, Spain qualified for the quarter-finals without a fight.

	Copenhagen July 9, 2000		Denmark	0:41	Sweden

Quarter finals

	Nîmes March 31, 2001		France	18:31	Germany

	Donetsk May 26, 2001 4:00 p.m.		Ukraine	0:48	Sweden		Avanhard Stadium spectators: 8,107
				(0:14, 0:17, 0:14, 0: 3) Match report

	Vienna June 3, 2001 3 p.m.		Austria	13:27	Finland

	Leicester June 17th 2001		Great Britain	27: 6	Spain
				(0: 0, 10: 6, 3: 0, 14: 0) Match report

Semifinals

After the exclusion of the German team was lifted, the semi-finals between Great Britain and Germany were scheduled for June 30 in Milton Keynes, England . With less than two weeks' lead time, the British failed to organize this game. Germany was then declared the winner by the EFAF .

	Stockholm June 30, 2001 1 p.m.		Sweden	3:21	Finland		Stockholm Olympic Stadium spectators: 1,535
				(0: 0, 3: 7, 0: 7, 0: 7) Match report

final

As in the previous year, Finland and Germany faced each other in the final. For record European champions Finland it was the seventh consecutive participation in the finals and the ninth finals in ten events so far. Germany was in the final for the third time and won their first title.

Finland started the game with the right to attack and took a 7-0 lead in the first series. After a failed field goal attempt , Germany was able to stop the Finns' second attack and then cut it to 6-7. Through an interception from Pascal Ritzheim, Germany regained possession of the ball and used it for the 12: 7 halftime score. In the third quarter, none of the teams could play in a promising position. In the final section, it was the Finns who came within range of the field goal but kicked the ball next to the bars. Another three punts followed . After a sack by Frank Habermann in the fourth attempt by the Finns, Germany conquered the right to attack well into the opposing half. Domonique Kuhn, who was named MVP after the game , used this for his second touchdown and thus ensured the title win.

			final
	Hanau August 18, 2001 5:00 p.m.		Germany	19: 7	Finland		Herbert-Dröse-Stadion Spectators: 2,935 Referee: Mel Pons
				(0: 7, 12: 0, 0: 0, 7: 0) Match report

Final placements

space	team	Sp	S.	N	TD points
1	Germany	2	2	0	50:25
2	Finland	3	2	1	55:35
3	Sweden	3	2	1	92:21
4th	Great Britain	1	1	0	27: 60
5	France	1	0	1	18:31
6th	Austria	1	0	1	13:27
7th	Spain	1	0	1	06:27
8th	Ukraine	1	0	1	00:48
9	Denmark	1	0	1	00:41

Web links

• American Football European Championship 2001 (official site)
• 2001 European Federation of American Footbal on Enciclopedia del football italiano
• European Championship on britballnow.co.uk

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EM semifinals Great Britain - Germany. In: football-em2001.de. AFVD , June 18, 2001, accessed March 21, 2018 . 
2. ^ EFAF: Disciplinary proceedings against Great Britain. In: football-em2001.de. AFVD, July 2, 2001, accessed March 21, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Germany without a fight in the EM final. In: football-em2001.de. AFVD, July 5, 2001, accessed March 21, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Finally the title !!!!!!! In: football-em2001.de. AFVD, August 19, 2001, accessed August 1, 2018 .