European Football League 1990

In the 1990 season of the European Football League 13 clubs took part. The defending champion and host of the final round, the Legnano Frogs, were automatically qualified for the semi-finals again, as in the previous year. The 12 other clubs were divided into three groups. These groups played in three rounds, with the weakest teams always playing a winner according to a seeding list, who then met the next strongest opponent in order to play off the other semi-final participants.

In the Eurobowl IV , which was played at the Stadio Romeo Neri in Rimini , the Manchester Spartans dethroned the defending champions Legnano Frogs with a final score of 34 to 22.

game schedule

Tournament tree

Qualification 1st round

Qualification 2nd round

Semifinals

Eurobowl IV

Dublin Celts

12

Manchester Spartans

28

Manchester Spartans

25th

Amsterdam Crusaders

20th

Amsterdam Crusaders

bye

Manchester Spartans

35

Berlin eagle

33

Brussels Raiders

6th

Salzburg Lions

31

Salzburg Lions

10

Berlin eagle

34

Berlin eagle

bye

Manchester Spartans

34

Legnano Frogs

22nd

Legnano Frogs

bye

Legnano Frogs

bye

Legnano Frogs

45

Munkka Colts

21st

Kristianstad C4 Lions

20th

Paris Castors

26th

Paris Castors

14th

Munkka Colts

17th

Munkka Colts

bye

Qualifying round

Group A

round	date	home	Result	guest	Stadion
1 round		Dublin Celts	30: 0 *	Barcelona boxers	(IRL)
Round of 16	25th March	Dublin Celts	12:28	Manchester Spartans	(IRL)
Quarter finals	May 27th	Manchester Spartans	25:20 (7: 0, 12:14, 6: 6, 0: 0)	Amsterdam Crusaders	Boundary Park, Manchester (GB)

^* The match was canceled when the score was 30: 0 because the Irish from Dublin allegedly used illegal equipment. But that was not the case and so the league rated the game 30: 0.

Group B

round	date	home	Result	guest	Stadion
1 round		Brussels Raiders	72-0	Bern grizzlies	(B)
Round of 16	April 15th	Brussels Raiders	6:31	Salzburg Lions	(B)
Quarter finals		Berlin eagle	34:10	Salzburg Lions	(D)

Group C

The Moscow Bears were originally supposed to play in Group C. But the EFL then refused to participate because the status of the Russian association could not be clearly clarified.

round	date	home	Result	guest	Stadion
1 round		Kristianstad C4 Lions	without a fight
Round of 16	April 15th	Kristianstad C4 Lions	20:26 nV	Paris Castors	(S)
Quarter finals		Paris Castors	14:17	Munkka Colts	(F)

Finals

Semifinals

date	home	Result	guest	Stadion
July 25th	Munkka Colts	21:45 (15:12, 0:20, 6: 7, 0: 6)	Legnano Frogs	Stadio Romeo Neri, Rimini (I)
July 26th	Berlin eagle	33:35 (7:14, 13:14, 7: 0, 6: 7)	Manchester Spartans	Stadio Romeo Neri, Rimini (I)

Eurobowl IV

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date	home	Result	guest	Stadion
July 28th	Legnano Frogs	22:34 (7: 7, 7: 7, 0:14, 8: 6)	Manchester Spartans	Stadio Romeo Neri, Rimini (I)

Scoreboard

Semifinals

Semifinals
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Manchester Spartans		35	14th	14th	0	7th
Berlin eagle		33	7th	13	7th	6th
Spartans	Eagle	player	Move
0	7th	Thorsten Carroll	75-meter kickoff return (PAT Thomas Schwambach)
7th	7th	Paul Bailey	38-meter run (PAT Pearson)
14th	7th	Paul Bailey	46-meter run (PAT Pearson)
21st	7th	Hazan Choates	8-meter run (PAT Pearson)
28	7th	Paul Bailey	5-meter run (PAT Pearson)
28	14th	Roman Motzkus	10 meter pass from Clifford Madison (PAT Thomas Schwambach)
28	20th	Florian Gneist	25-meter pass from Clifford Madison
28	27	Roman Motzkus	12-meter pass from Clifford Madison (PAT Schröder)
35	27	Leroy Innis	27-meter pass from Hazan Choates (PAT Pearson)
35	33	Roman Motzkus	10 meter pass from Clifford Madison (conv. Failed)

Semifinals
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Legnano Frogs		45	12	20th	7th	6th
Munkka Colts		21st	15th	0	6th	0
Frogs	Colts	player	Move
6th	0	Scott Whitehouse	2-meter run (PAT not good)
6th	7th	Mike Eddo	6-meter pass from Veli-Matti Kallislanti (PAT Karstu)
12	7th	Scott Whitehouse	4-meter run (PAT not good)
12	15th	Timo Every	2-meter run (Conv. Veli-Matti Kallislanti)
20th	15th	Scott Whitehouse	32-meter run (conv. Maurizio Barbotti)
26th	15th	Scott Whitehouse	59-meter pass from Matt Stevens
32	15th	Scott Whitehouse	1-meter run
32	21st	Veli-Matti Kallislanti	1-meter run
39	21st	Davide da Pozzo	12-meter pass by Matt Stevens (PAT Rovellini)
45	21st	Ulrich Lucarelli	15-meter run

final

final
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Manchester Spartans		34	7th	7th	14th	6th
Legnano Frogs		22nd	7th	7th	0	8th
Spartans	Frogs	player	Move
0	7th	Scott Whitehouse	18-meter pass by Matt Stevens (PAT Stefano Rovellini)
7th	7th	Leroy Innes	47-meter pass from Hazen Choates (PAT Pearson)
7th	14th	Davide da Pozzo	35-meter pass by Matt Stevens (PAT Rovellini)
14th	14th	Clifton Mitchell	6-meter run (PAT Pearson)
21st	14th	Hazen Choates	5-meter run (PAT Pearson)
28	14th	Paul Bailey	7-meter run (PAT Pearson)
34	14th	Paul Bailey	2-meter run
34	22nd	Scott Whitehouse	8-meter run (Conv. Principi Giovanni)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Huddle 2/1990
2. ↑ Huddle 24/1990
3. ↑ Huddle 4/1990
4. ↑ ^{a b} Huddle 6/1990

Web links

• [1] (Italian; PDF; 273 kB)