2017 European Junior Championship of American football
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  France |
| Dates | July 14, 2017 – July 16, 2017 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Austria |
Runner-up  | France |
Third-place  |  Germany |
The 2017 European Junior Championship was the 13th European Junior Championship. It was held from July 14 to 16 in Paris.[1]
Qualification
A total of eight teams reported to enter for qualification. Therefore, two four-nation tournaments were scheduled, with the winners of these tournaments earning a spot for the final tournament in Paris. Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland were grouped together while the other tournament was planned with Serbia, Italy, Russia and Hungary.[1] As a consequence of the conflict of two organisations, both claiming to be the real IFAF, some weeks before the start of the qualification, a second European Junior Championship was announced to be held in Denmark.[2] Russia and Hungary thus withdrew their participation in the Serbian qualification tournament.[3]
Tournament in Serbia
Russia and Hungary withdrew. Italy qualified by a victory over host Serbia.
| Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Serbia  |
6–7 |  Italy |
[3] |
Tournament in the Netherlands
All matches were played in Almere. Germany won both games with a shutout and thus qualified for the final tournament in Paris.
| Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2017 | Germany |
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| |
| 2 June 2017 | Netherlands  |
6–14 |  Spain
| |
| 3rd place game | ||||
| 4 June 2017 | Netherlands |
20–21 | Switzerland
| |
| Final | ||||
| 4 June 2017 | Germany |
43–0 | Spain |
[4] |
Final tournament
Qualified teams
- France (host nation)
- Austria (defending champion)
- Italy (tournament in Serbia)
- Germany (tournament in Netherlands)
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
| Austria
| 19 | ||||||
| Italy
| 0 | ||||||
| Austria
| 17 | ||||||
| France
| 7 | ||||||
| Germany
| 0 | ||||||
| France
| 7 | Third place | |||||
| Italy
| 0 | ||||||
| Germany
| 50 | ||||||
Matches
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Stade Laurent Plegelatte, Villepinte, France
- Date: Jul 14, 2017
- Game time: 14:00
References
- ^ a b "EJC 2017 tournament lineup is set". eurobowl.info. IFAF. 18 Nov 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 Dec 2016.
- ^ "Both Denmark and France to hold contending European Junior Championships this summer". americanfootballinternational.com. 13 Mar 2017. Retrieved 16 Jun 2017.
- ^ a b "Italy downs Team Serbia to qualify for IFAF Paris European Junior Championships". americanfootballinternational.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 16 Jun 2017.
- ^ "France, Austria, Germany and Italy in the U19 European Championship". infaf.info. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved 19 Jun 2017.