EFAF-Cup

The EFAF Cup is a European Cup sports competition for European club teams in American football. The EFAF Cup is next to the EFL, the second club competition, the European Federation of American Football ( EFAF ).

EFAF Cup

Under the umbrella of EFAF occur, similar to the UEFA Europa League in football, European football teams each of the top domestic leagues in an annual competition against each other and play the EFAF Cup.

The EFAF Cup in its current form has been held since 2002 and offers high-class football team, who are not qualified for the EFL, the ability to compete internationally. Participants are champions or runners-up of the "small " Football Nations and other high -placed teams from the national leagues.

From the 2009 season to take part for reasons of timing no more Austrian team at the EFAF Cup, as a structural change in the Austrian Football League to more games for the teams in question had the effect.

Game Mode

In the group stage play three teams in different groups from the group winners and runners-up. Here, each team plays against every team in the group once each. Depending on the number of groups will take place at the group stage, semi-finals and quarter-finals in the connector.

Player

By March 31 of that year, the participating clubs in the EFAF must submit a list ( roster ) of a maximum of 60 players, which may be used in the tournament. Late registration is not possible.

The teams report a roster of up to 45 eligible players for each match day. Of these, a maximum of three players may be so-called "Americans" that may be used at the same time. As "Americans" are loud EFAF player with U.S., Canadian, Mexican or Japanese citizenship.

History

Previous participants

For a list of all participants and their rankings see: List of EFAF Cup participants.

By 2009, took part in 44 teams from 16 countries at the Cup. Four times the Cup was won by teams from Austria, twice won a German team ever once was a Swedish, Czech, Swiss and British team successfully.

Record - champions with three EFAF Cup victories (2002, 2006, 2007 ) the Graz Giants from Austria.

The following teams were so far in the final of the EFAF Cup: