2012/2013
Four Nations Qualifiers
10th September 2012 - Netherlands 14-7 Spain, Gold medal match
10th September 2012 - Great Britain 35-14 Italy, Bronze medal match
7th September 2012
Netherlands 14-7 Serbia
Italy 13-14 Netherlands
Serbia 21-3 Great Britain
2008 EFAF European Junior Championships, Seville. Spain
Qualifiers
27th April - Sweden 32-6 Norway
Pool matches in Seville
Group A
12th July – Sweden 27-0 Russia
Group B
13th July – Denmark 14-35 Austria
7th place playoff
19th July – Finland 39-21 Spain
5th place playoff
19th July – Austria 20-13 Russia
3rd place playoff
20th July – France 28-14 Denmark
Gold Medal Game
20th July - Germany 9-6 Sweden
At the end of 2007, the EFAF announced that starting from 2010, the European Junior Championships of American Football will be divided into A- B- and C-groups, as is done in the senior level. The first A Group will be played in 2010, the first B-group games will be played in 2011, the first C-group in 2012. The last team in A- and B-group is relegated and the winners of the B- and C-groups promoted for the next EJC’s. In the meantime the 2008 championships would go ahead as already scheduled.
2006 EFAF European Junior Championships, Stockholm, Sweden
Qualifiers
16th April – Austria 53-7 Italy
Pool matches in Stockholm
22nd July – Sweden 14-7 Russia
7th place playoff
29th July – Finland 19-0 Czech Republic
5th place playoff
30th July – Russia 28-0 Denmark
3rd place playoff
30th July – Austria 42-13 Sweden
Gold Medal Game
30th July – France 28-21 Germany
2004 EFAF European Junior Championships, Moscow, Russia
Qualifiers
10th April – Czech Republic 35-0 Spain, Prague
Pool matches in Moscow
July 24th - France – Czech Republic 34-06 (28-00)
7th place playoff
31st July – Czech Republic 7-0 Finland
5th place playoff
31st July – Denmark 7-10 Sweden
3rd place playoff
1st August – Russia 7-29 Austria
Gold Medal Game
1st August – France 17-14 Germany
2002 EFAF European Junior Championships, Glasgow, Scotland
The Wilson European Junior Championship Finals were held in Great Britain in the summer of 2002. The tournament was played in North Lanarkshire in Scotland from July 28th to August 3rd.
Preliminary Qualifiers
31st March – Italy 14-20 Netherlands, Reggio Emilia
27th April - Spain 14-35 Czech Republic, Barcelona
Second Qualifying Round
20th April – France 34-20 Sweden, Amiens
12th May - Russia 56-10 Denmark, Moscow
18th May - Finland 26-28 Czech Republic, Helsinki
20th May - Austria 42-6 Netherlands, Vienna
Pool matches in Glasgow
Group 1
28th July - Great Britain 14-21 France, Broadwood Stadium
30th July - France 7-1 Germany, Dalziel Park
1st August - Great Britain 6-34 Germany, Dalziel Park
Group 2
28th July – Austria 28-6 Czech Republic, Broadwood Stadium
30th July - Russia 40-0 Czech Republic, Dalziel Park
1st August - Austria 0-20 Russia, Dalziel Park
5th place playoff
3rd August – Great Britain 29-26 Czech Republic, Broadwood Stadium
3rd place playoff
3rd August – Austria 30-21 France, Broadwood Stadium
Gold Medal Game
3rd August – Germany 20-26 Russia, Broadwood Stadium
6th August 2002 – Russia win first European title
Russia won the European Junior Championship in a thrilling final at Cumbernauld's Broadwood Stadium. They defeated Germany 26-20, scoring on a trick play with 20 seconds remaining.
3rd August 2002 – European Junior Championship medal results
Fifth place: Great Britain 26-29 Czech Republic
Third place: Austria 30-21 France
In their best performance of the tournament, the Brit s just came up short against the Czech Republic in the 5th/6thplace decider.
The Czechs took an early lead, but Mark Smith leveled things up on a 1yard run. TD’s from Visek and Dutka in the first quarter built up a handy 21-6 lead for the Czechs though.
Great battling qualities by GB, in the 2nd quarter led to the Brits coming back into the game as firstly Marvin Allen (on a pass from Ted Baynham) and then another Smith TD pulled the score back to 21-19. Baynham’s 2 PAT on the second TD was intercepted and returned 100 yards for 2 pts.
In the 3rd quarter, GB took the lead when Baynham completed a 9 yard scoring pass to Allen, but GB were to be denied as the Czech Republic QB Pavel Motuz threw a 5 yard TD pass to Dutka was the winning score.
1st August 2002 – European Junior Championship group results
Austria 0-20 Russia
Great Britain 6-34 Germany
30th July 2002 – European Junior Championship group results
Russia 40-0 Czech Republic
France 7-14 Germany
30th July 2002 – European Junior Championships kick-off. GB lose thrilling opener
The British Juniors kicked off the European Junior Championship yesterday in Scotland. However, they slumped to a 21-14 defeat to France. In an earlier game, Austria defeated the Czech Republic 28-6. The Brits (in front of 600 fans)came so close to matching their French rivals at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. France had taken a early 7-0 lead, but GB tied it up when QB Baynham threw a 3yd TD to WR Jonathan Greening of the Hertfordshire Hurricanes. France scored again in the 2nd quarter, and went into the break 14-7, but Great Britain came out strong in the second half when LB Ben Flood-Page returned a fumble by the French punter 5 yards for the TD.
France scored what turned out to be their clinching TD with less than 5 minutes to go in the game on a 5 yard run. Trailing by seven points with seven seconds remaining in the game, Baynham completed a 36 yard pass to WR Sam Strong, which took GB down to the French 2 yard line, but Strong could not quite get in as time expired. The Brits are back in action on Thursday when they take on reigning champions, Germany.
The tournament will be played between 28th July and 3rd August. Qualifying teams are:
Great Britain (hosts)
Germany (holders)
France
Russia
Czech Republic
Austria
THE best young American football players in Europe will touchdown in North Lanarkshire this July to compete in theEuropean Junior American Football Championships.
Scotland's professional American football team, the Claymores, teamed up with North Lanarkshire Council to launch the summer tournament at Motherwell's Civic Centre today, and announced a new schools initiative inpartnership with the local authority, which will bring the sport of American football free to every school pupil in the area.
North Lanarkshire Council has teamed up with the Claymores, NFL Europe League, the European Federation of American Football and sports manufacturer Wilson, to host the bi-annual European Junior Championshipsfrom July 28 to August 3. The tournament features the top six European junior gridiron teams playing over a week with the aim of reaching the European Junior Championship final, to be held at Broadwood Stadium onAugust 3.
North Lanarkshire beat out a number of other local authorities throughout Europe to host the championships. North Lanarkshire Provost BARRY McCULLOCH joined with Education Convener COUNCILLOR CHARLIE GRAY and Community Services Convener COUNCILLOR JIM LOGUE, NFL Europe League Director of Football Development MARSHALL HAPPER, Claymores General Manager STEVE LIVINGSTONE and Claymores Youth Development Coordinator SCOTT COUPER to welcome the tournament, and the launch of the Claymores Schools Initiative for the area.
Announcing the location of the 2002 Championships, Happer, said: "The NFL Europe is delighted to be able to bring the European Junior Championships to North Lanarkshire in association with the Claymores, North Lanarkshire Council, EFAF and Wilson.
"The Claymores and NFL Europe have been working closely with North Lanarkshire Council over the last three years in the development of gridiron at youth level, and it is fitting that the area has attracted this top event after doing so much to drive youth American football participation and coaching.
"The European Junior Championships promise to be a great event, with the best young gridiron players in Europe competing in a tournament that showcases not only their talents and the growth of the gridiron in Europe.Backed fully by the Claymores and NFL Europe, the tournament will also feature the high level of fun, spectacle and entertainment that everyone associates with the Claymores."
And Happer added: "North Lanarkshire has an array of first-class sports facilities, and this, along with the support the council has provided in backing the event, beat out a number of other European sites that had been considered for the 2002 Championships. We are looking forward to working with North Lanarkshire to make the event a great success and to put on a great show of youth American football."
Councillor Jim Logue, Convener of North Lanarkshire Council's Community Services Committee, said: "It is atremendous honour for North Lanarkshire Council to host the European Junior American Football Championships this
summer and I am delighted that Broadwood Stadium has been selected as the venue for the final of this major event.
"By working together, the council, the Scottish Claymores, NFL Europe, the European Federation of American Football and the sport manufacturer, Wilson, will bring what will be a fairly unfamiliar sport to a completely new audience and I'm sure it will prove to be a big hit.
"And not only that, but we will be working together with the Claymores prior to the championships to host a number of clinics within our sports facilities over the school holiday period and I hope to see as many young people as possible get involved in these activities. My thanks and congratulations go to all those involved in securing these championships for North Lanarkshire and I look forward to the events at the end of July."
To complement the European Junior Championships, the Claymores have joined forces with North Lanarkshire Council's Education Department to give every school pupil a chance to experience American football during the Claymores
upcoming NFL Europe League season at Hampden Park.
2000 EFAF European Junior Championships, Berlin, Germany
Qualifiers
15th April – France 60-0 Spain, Beziers
Pool matches in Berlin
30th July – France 21-17 Austria
5th place playoff
5th August – France 32-27 Great Britain
3rd place playoff
5th August – Austria 10-0 Finland
Gold Medal Game
5th August – Germany 19-0 Russia
1998 Euro Jnr Championships - Dusseldorf
Final 9th Aug
Germany 26 - 8 France (2,500 - 3,000 crowd)
3/4 playoff
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5/6 playoff 8th Aug
Switzerland 18 - 0 Great Britain
1st Round games - only have info on a couple of them.
6th Aug
Germany 19 - 0 Russia
4th Aug
Russia 36 - 19 Switzerland
1994 Euro Jnr Championships - Berlin
only have info on three of the 1st round games
8th Aug
France 33 - 9 Denmark
6th Aug
Italy 0 - 28 Sweden
4th Aug
Finland 41 - 7 Austria