Junior American Football Championship 2013

The 2013 American Football Junior Championships took place from 23 to 25 August 2013 in Cologne and Düsseldorf . In contrast to the previous tournaments, the European Junior Championships 2013 took place on a much smaller scale without a group stage. Only the games from the semi-finals were played in the form of a tournament. Originally, the tournament in Russia should take place as a finals with six teams. However, after the meteor strike in Chelyabinsk , the Russian organizer withdrew.

qualification

A total of 13 teams registered for the 2013 European Junior Championship. The two finalists of the 2011 tournament, Austria and France , as well as host Russia , had already secured a place for the starting field of the final round. The remaining three places in the final round should be played in three play-off games. For these games, the remaining four participants in the final round, Sweden , Germany , Denmark and Spain , as well as the team from Finland were set. The other teams had to play the remaining place in a tournament in Rome.

Qualifying tournament in Rome

	Rome September 7th 2012 11:00		Serbia	21: 3	Great Britain		Paolo Giannattasio spectators: 100
				(0: 0, 14: 3, 7: 0, 0: 0)

	Rome September 7th 2012 8:00 p.m.		Italy	13:14	Netherlands		Paolo Giannattasio spectators: 300
				(0: 0, 0: 6, 0: 8, 13: 0)

	Rome September 9, 2012 10:30 am		Italy	14:35	Great Britain		Paolo Giannattasio spectators: 150
				(7: 7, 0: 7, 7:14, 0: 7)

	Rome September 9, 2012 2:30 p.m.		Netherlands	14: 7	Serbia		Paolo Giannattasio spectators: 300
				(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 7, 14: 0)

Play-offs

With Spain's withdrawal, Germany qualified for the final tournament without a fight.

	Gentofte April 6, 2013		Denmark	27: 6	Finland		Gentofte Sportspark spectators: 600
				(7: 0, 0: 6, 7: 0, 13: 0) Match report

After Russia withdrew as host and the associated reduction in the field of participants from four to six teams, the qualification mode had to be adjusted. The remaining play-off game between Sweden and the Netherlands remained, but the winner of that game had to play a quarter-final against Denmark. A second quarter-final match was scheduled between France and Russia. Defending champions Austria and the new hosts Germany kept their places in the final round.

	Helsingborg April 28, 2013 1 p.m.		Sweden	34: 12	Netherlands		Norvalla IP viewers: 623
				(14: 0, 0: 6, 7: 0, 13: 6) Match report

Quarter finals

	Kristianstad 20th August 2013 4:00 p.m.		Sweden	19:27	Denmark		Kristianstad IP
				(0: 0, 6:19, 0: 8, 13: 0)

The game between France and Russia was not played because the associations were unable to determine the time and place. France then took part in the finals without a fight.

Final tournament

Semifinals

	Düsseldorf 23 August 2013 2 p.m.		France	33: 27	Denmark		VfL Benrath stadium spectators: 253
				(7: 0, 12:14, 7: 7, 7: 6) Match report

	Düsseldorf August 23, 2013 6:00 p.m.		Germany	6:28	Austria		VfL Benrath stadium spectators: 648
				(0: 7, 0: 7, 0:14, 6: 0) Match report

3rd place match

	Cologne August 25, 2013 2 p.m.		Germany	48:18	Denmark		Sportpark Höhenberg spectators: 612
				(14: 6, 12: 0, 8: 0, 14:12) Match report

final

	Cologne August 25, 2013 5:00 p.m.		Austria	21:12	France		Sportpark Höhenberg spectators: 485
				(7: 6, 7: 0, 0: 0, 7: 6) Match report

Web links

• Official website of the Junior European Championship 2013
• EM Juniors 2013 on football-aktuell.de
• European Junior Championship 2013 on efaf.info (English)
• EFAF European Junior Championship 2013 on elitefoot.com (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Junior Championships in Germany. In: efaf.info. EFAF , August 20, 2013, accessed on August 29, 2013 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} EJC 2013 will take place in Germany August 23 and 25, 2013. In: efaf.info. EFAF, December 22, 2011, accessed June 25, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Qualification for EJC 2013 to start in 2012. In: efaf.info. EFAF, December 22, 2011, accessed June 25, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Information of AEFA to American football in Spain. In: efaf.info. EFAF, November 2, 2012, accessed June 25, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Robert Huber: The quarter-finals between France and Russia will not be played. In: jem2013.afvd.de. EFAF , August 20, 2013, accessed June 3, 2015 .