| Sport: | Australian rules football |
| Inaugural: | 2010 |
| Teams: | 2010: 8; 2013: 6; 2016: 4; 2019: 6 |
| Champion: |  Ireland (3rd title) (2022) |
| Most Champs: | Ireland (3 titles) |
| Region: | Europe |
| Website: | AFL Europe |
The AFL Europe Championship is a triennial international Australian football competition played between European national teams. The European Championship is played in a full traditional 18-a-side format (formerly 16-a-side) unlike the Euro Cup which has a 9-a-side format. It is organised by AFL Europe and held every three years.[1]
Players are not paid to participate. Eligibility is similar to the Australian Football International Cup with national team representatives restricted to nationals - citizens who were resident in the country between the ages of 10 and 16.[2]
The inaugural competition was played in Sweden and Denmark in August 2010. The 2013 championships were held in Ireland in August 2013.[3] A women's division was added in 2016 which was won by host nation Great Britain.
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=9 | Final | width=1% rowspan=9 | Third place match | width=1% rowspan=20 style="background: #ffffff" | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=10% | Champions | width=8% | Score | width=10% | Runners Up | width=10% | Third | width=8% | Score | width=10% | Fourth | |||
| 2010[4] |  Copenhagen, Denmark Scania, Sweden | Ireland | 68 - 51 | Denmark | Sweden | 39 - 29 |  Great Britain | 8 | ||||||
| 2013[5] | Dublin, Ireland | Ireland | 7.3 (45) - 6.8 (44) | Great Britain | Denmark | 7.6 (48) - 5.2 (32) | Sweden | 6 | ||||||
| 2016 | London, United Kingdom | Great Britain | 7.9 (51) - 4.5 (29) | Ireland |  Germany | 4.6 (30) - 4.5 (29) | Sweden | 4 | ||||||
| 2019 | London, United Kingdom | Great Britain | 7.7 (48) - 2.2 (14) | Denmark | Ireland |  Croatia | 6 | |||||||
| 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia | Ireland | 10.10 (70) - 7.3 (45) |  France | Great Britain | 13.12 (90) - 5.3 (33) | Croatia | 5 | ||||||
| Team | 2010 | 2013 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 5th | – | 4th | 4th | ||
| 2nd | 3rd | – | 2nd | - | ||
| 8th | – | – | – | - | ||
| 7th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | ||
| 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | ||
| 6th | – | – | – | - | ||
| 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | ||
| 3rd | 4th | 4th | – | - | ||
| 5th | 2nd |
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=9 | Final | width=1% rowspan=9 | Third place match | width=1% rowspan=20 style="background: #ffffff" | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=10% | Champions | width=8% | Score | width=10% | Runners Up | width=10% | Third | width=8% | Score | width=10% | Fourth | |||
| 2016 | London, United Kingdom | Great Britain | 1.2 (8) - 0.2 (2) | Ireland | European Crusaders | 3 | ||||||||
| 2019 | London, United Kingdom | Ireland | 102 point win | Germany | European Crusaders | 3 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia | Ireland | 115 point win | Great Britain | Germany | 33 point win | Croatia | 5 | ||||||