European Federation of American Football

European Federation of American Football
Founded	1993
Dissolved	2014
Association headquarters	Frankfurt am Main
president	Robert Huber
Secretary General	Thomas Meyer
Members	22 national associations
Homepage	http://www.efaf.info/

The European Federation of American Football ( EFAF ) was the European umbrella organization for American football based in Frankfurt am Main , Germany . One of the tasks of the EFAF was to organize competitions at the European level for American football, flag football and cheerleading . The association was founded at the end of 1993 as the successor to the EFL . In 2014 the association was dissolved and replaced by IFAF Europe .

Members

Most recently, 22 national football associations were full members of the EFAF , some of which indicate the year and number of members:

Belgium BFL  Denmark DAFF 1989, 2800 players, 600 flag players, 3400 members, 65 clubs, 140 teams  Germany AFVD 1982, 28,000 players, 8,000 flag players, 41,000 members, 250 clubs, 345 teams, plus 5,000 cheerleaders  Finland SAJL 1979, 1200 players  France FFFA 1983, 4703 players, 7680 flag players, 174 teams  Ireland IAFA 2001, 500 players, 320 flag players  Italy FIDAF 2002, 2159 players, 214 flag players  Croatia HSAN  Luxembourg 2008 (1994)  Netherlands AFBN 1984, 1125 players, 375 flag players  Norway NAIF

Austria AFBÖ 1983, 1500 players, 300 flag players  Poland PZFA 2004, 450 players, 70 flag players  Russia 1996, 1200 players, 1200 flag players  Sweden SAF 1979, 2000 players, 200 flag players  Switzerland SAFV 1982, 1000 players, 500 flag players  Serbia SAFS 2004, 1500 players, 200 flag players  Spain FEFA 1994, 1050 players, 1500 flag players  Czech Republic ČAAF  Turkey  Ukraine 2005, 336 players  Hungary MAFSZ  United Kingdom BAFA  Belarus

Associate membership consists of:

•  Moldova 2001, 60 players, 48 ​​flag players

Provisional membership consists of:

•  Romania
•  Georgia

There is a collaboration with the associations:

•  Estonia
•  Portugal 150 players, 50 flag players
•  Slovakia
•  Slovenia

European competitions

The EFAF organized the following competitions:

• European Football League (EFL) with the Eurobowl as the final, the "Champions League" of the best club teams (see also list of all European Football League participants )
• European championship of national teams for seniors and juniors
• Allstar European, Europe's best youth players compete in the run-up to the Super Bowl of the National Football League (NFL) against teams from other continents (was replaced in 2004 by the participation of the European junior champion or runner-up)
• EuroFlag , European Championship of the national flag teams
• European cheerleading championship

Previous competitions

• EFAF Cup , another competition for club teams, comparable to the “UEFA Cup” (see also list of EFAF Cup participants )
• EFAF Challenge Cup and EFAF Atlantic Cup , European Cups comparable to the UI Cup, were both intended to bring teams from weaker countries up to international level. Both cups are equal, the team allocation is based on geographical factors.

See also

• International Federation of American Football (IFAF)
• European national championships in American football

Individual evidence

1. ^ Roger Kelly: American Football to Get New Look in Europe Starting in 2015 Thanks to IFAF. August 18, 2014, accessed on August 2, 2016 (English): "It took two years and two bitterly-fought court challenges from the former EFAF, before the EFAF general assembly unanimously decided to dissolve EFAF in 2014 and IFAF Europe took its place . " 
2. ↑ EFAF: EFAF is followed by IFAF Europe. March 9, 2018, accessed on August 5, 2018 (English): "Since 1993 EFAF was the American Football Federation in Europe." 
3. ↑ "EFAF Members" , online at efaf.info; Retrieved September 26, 2011.

Web links

• EFAF homepage
• Information on Eurobowl and EFAF-Cup