European Football League 2008

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In the 2008 season of the European Football League , a qualifying round was played out in four divisions, with the first group qualifying for the quarter-finals. In addition, four automatically qualified teams joined in the quarter-finals. For Germany the runner-up last year at the start, which went Stuttgart Scorpions . In the purely Austrian Eurobowl , the Swarco Raiders Tirol beat the Vienna Vikings 28 to 24 .

Qualifying round

Division 1

society Sp TD Diff. Points
1. ItalyItaly Bergamo Lions 2 101: 710 +30 4-0
2. SpainSpain L'Hospitalet Pioners 2 81:91 −16 2: 2
3. FranceFrance Thonon Black Panthers 2 62:76 −14 0: 4
8th of March L'Hospitalet Pioners - Thonon Black Panthers 37:35 (7:14, 14: 7, 7: 7, 9: 7)
Apr 5 Thonon Black Panthers - Bergamo Lions 27:39 (14: 7, 7:12, 0:14, 6: 6)
19 Apr Bergamo Lions - L'Hospitalet Pioners 62:44

Division 2

April 19 Moscow Patriots - Seinäjoki Crocodiles 6:17 (6: 0.0: 3.0: 14.0: 0)

society Sp Points TD Diff.
1. FinlandFinland Seinäjoki Crocodiles 1 2-0 17: 6 +11
2. RussiaRussia Moscow Patriots 1 0: 2 6:17 −11

Division 3

society Sp TD Diff. Points
1. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Coventry Jets 2 57:29 +28 4-0
2. NorwayNorway Oslo Vikings 2 51:30 +21 2: 2
3. SpainSpain Valencia Firebats 2 25:74 −49 0: 4
Apr 12 Coventry Jets - Valencia Firebats 36:16 (0: 3, 12: 7, 12: 0, 12: 6)
19 Apr Valencia Firebats - Oslo Vikings 9:38 (0: 7, 0:14, 9: 7, 0:10)
26 Apr Oslo Vikings - Coventry Jets 13:21 (0: 6, 7: 6, 0: 3, 6: 6)

Division 4

March 22 La Courneuve Flash - Graz Giants 14:12 (0: 0, 7:12, 0: 0, 7: 0)
Apr 12 Graz Giants - La Courneuve Flash 49:27 (14: 6, 14:21, 14: 0, 7: 0)
society Sp Points TD Diff.
1. AustriaAustria Graz Giants 2 2: 2 61:41 +20
2. FranceFrance La Courneuve Flash 2 2: 2 41:61 −20

Play-offs

  Quarter finals Semifinals Eurobowl XXII - Innsbruck
                           
  AustriaAustria Vienna Vikings 51        
ItalyItaly Bergamo Lions 32  
AustriaAustria Vienna Vikings 43
  FinlandFinland Seinäjoki Crocodiles 7th  
NorwayNorway Oathful 1814s 16
FinlandFinland Seinäjoki Crocodiles 22nd  
AustriaAustria Vienna Vikings 24
  AustriaAustria Swarco Raiders Tirol 28
AustriaAustria Swarco Raiders Tirol 49    
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Coventry Jets 20th  
AustriaAustria Swarco Raiders Tirol 56 1
  AustriaAustria Graz Giants 49 1  
GermanyGermany Stuttgart Scorpions 9
  AustriaAustria Graz Giants 24  
1 after extension

Quarter finals

Vienna
May 10, 2008
16:00
Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna
AustriaAustria
51: 32
Bergamo Lions
ItalyItaly
Hohe Warte stadium
(14: 0, 21: 7, 9: 6, 7:19)
Råholt
May 10, 2008
15:00
Oathful 1814s
NorwayNorway
16:22
Seinäjoki Crocodiles
FinlandFinland
Eidsvoll Stadium
(0: 7, 0: 0, 9: 7, 7: 8)
Wattens
May 10, 2008
3 p.m.
Swarco Raiders Tirol
AustriaAustria
49:20
Coventry Jets
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Alpine stage
(8: 6, 14: 8, 13: 6, 14: 0)
Stuttgart
May 10, 2008
6:00 p.m.
Stuttgart Scorpions
GermanyGermany
9:24
Graz Giants
AustriaAustria
Gazi Stadium
(0: 7, 0: 3, 3: 0, 6:14)

Semifinals

May 31, 2008
16:00
Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna
AustriaAustria
43: 7
Seinäjoki Crocodiles
FinlandFinland
(7: 7, 15: 0, 14: 0, 7: 0)
May 31, 2008
5:00 p.m.
Swarco Raiders Tirol
AustriaAustria
56: 49
Graz Giants
AustriaAustria
(14:14, 0:14, 14: 7, 14: 7)
OT: 7: 7, 7: 0
game report

Eurobowl

Innsbruck
July 5, 2008
8:00 p.m.
Swarco Raiders Tirol
AustriaAustria
28:24
Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna
AustriaAustria
Tivoli-Neu
spectators: 5,600
Referee: Olivier ValongoFranceFrance
(6:14, 8:10, 14: 0, 0: 0)
Match report

See also

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