European Football League 2013

The European Football League 2013 was the 27th season of the European Football League and also the last season in which the EFL, the top European tournament, determined the Eurobowl winner. The season started on April 6, 2013 and ended on July 6, 2013 with the Eurobowl XXVII . This was the new edition of the final of 2008. Again the two top Austrian teams Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna and Swarco Raiders Tirol faced each other in Innsbruck's Tivoli Stadion Tirol . In the second purely Austrian Eurobowl, however, the Vikings prevailed this time and thus expanded their position as record holders.

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As in previous seasons of the European Football League , four participants were played for the quarter-finals in a preliminary round. The other four participants in the quarter-finals were the semi-finalists of the previous year , who each enjoyed home rights.

Preliminary round

This year there was no division 3. In division 2, the team in second place qualified in addition to the first place. The teams that did not qualify for the quarter-finals had the opportunity to take part in the quarter-finals of the EFAF Cup , but had to apply by the end of February. None of the teams took advantage of this option.

Division 1

The German master from Schwäbisch Hall had no problems with the French master Spartiates d'Amiens. The Swabians were able to win both games by a clear margin and achieved an overall result of 107: 25. Amiens played in the first leg with only 23 players and in the second leg with only 22 players. Both games were broadcast live on the internet.

	Amiens April 6th 7pm		Spartiates d'Amiens	13:55	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns		Stade du Grand Marais spectators: 200
				(0:21, 7:20, 0:14, 6: 0) Match report

	Schwäbisch Hall April 27, 16:00		Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	52: 12	Spartiates d'Amiens		Hagenbach Stadium spectators: 750
				(14: 6, 21: 0, 10: 0, 7: 6) Match report

Division 2

	society	Sp	TD	Diff.	Points
1.	Helsinki Roosters	2	78:66	+12	4-0
2.	Søllerød Gold Diggers	2	84:77	0+7	2: 2
3.	Helsinki Wolverines	2	50:69	−19	0: 4

	Nærum April 13th 3pm		Søllerød Gold Diggers	44:49	Helsinki Roosters		Rundforbi Idrætsanlæg
				(14: 7, 9:21, 14: 7, 7:14) Match report

	Espoo April 27th 6pm		Helsinki Wolverines	28:40	Søllerød Gold Diggers		Laaksolahden Urheilupuisto
				(0: 0, 21:10, 0:13, 7:17) Game report

	Vantaa May 4th 5:00 pm		Helsinki Roosters	29:22	Helsinki Wolverines		ISS Stadium
				(10: 0, 7: 6, 6: 8, 6: 8) Match report

Division 4

	Eggenberg (Graz) April 14th 3pm		JCL Giants Graz	27:21	Prague Black Panthers		ASKÖ stadium spectators: 1,500
				(7: 0, 14:14, 6: 7, 0: 0) Match report

Play-offs

Tournament tree

Quarter finals

Semifinals

Eurobowl XXVII

Swarco Raiders Tirol

52

Helsinki Roosters

13

Swarco Raiders Tirol

37

Calanda Broncos

7th

Calanda Broncos

42

Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns

28

Swarco Raiders Tirol

14th

Vienna Vikings

37

Vienna Vikings

62

Søllerød Gold Diggers

3

Vienna Vikings

41

Berlin eagle

17th

Berlin eagle

35

JCL Graz Giants

31

Quarter finals

	Berlin May 25th 3pm		Berlin eagle	35:31	JCL Graz Giants		Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark spectators: 654
				(0:14, 9: 7, 0: 7, 26: 3) Match report

	Innsbruck May 25th 5:15 pm		Swarco Raiders Tirol	52: 13	Helsinki Roosters		Tivoli Stadion Tirol spectators: 2,200
				(14: 0, 24: 6, 0: 0, 14: 7) Match report

	Chur May 26th 3pm		Calanda Broncos	42:28	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns		Stadium Ringstrasse spectators: 1,280
				(0: 7, 21: 7, 7: 7, 14: 7) Match report

	Vienna May 26th 3pm		Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna	62: 3	Søllerød Gold Diggers		Stadium Hohe Warte spectators: 2,120
				(7: 0, 20: 0, 28: 3, 7: 0) Match report

Semifinals

	Innsbruck June 16, 2013 2:15 p.m. ( CEST )		Swarco Raiders Tirol	37: 7	Calanda Broncos		Tivoli Stadion Tirol spectators: 4,400
				(2: 7, 10: 0, 7: 0, 18: 0) Match report

	Vienna June 16, 2013 3:00 p.m. ( CEST )		Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna	41: 17	Berlin eagle		Hohe Warte stadium : 3,400
				(7: 7, 17: 3, 14: 0, 3: 7) Match report

Eurobowl

→ Main article : Eurobowl XXVII

	Innsbruck July 6, 2013 8:45 p.m.		Swarco Raiders Tirol	14:37	Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna		Tivoli Stadion Tirol Spectators: 8,000 Referee: M. Tschurer
				(0: 7, 0:16, 14: 7, 0: 7) Match report

See also

EFAF Cup 2013

Web links

• Official website (English)
• EFAF EFL 2013 on football-aktuell.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EFL & EFAF Cup 2013 season. In: efaf.info. EFAF , October 23, 2012, accessed on June 28, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Axel Streich: American Football: Unicorns easily win their first European Cup game with 55:13. In: swp.de. Südwest Presse , April 8, 2013, accessed June 28, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Axel Streich: Qualified for the quarter-finals. In: eurobowl.info. EFAF, April 29, 2013, accessed June 28, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Guido Seyerle: European Football Cup: Unicorns have an easy game at 52:12 with Amiens. In: swp.de. Südwest Presse, April 29, 2013, accessed June 28, 2018 .