IFAF Europe explained

International Federation of American Football Europe
Abbrev:	IFAF Europe
Membership:	28 (March 2022)
President:	Enrique Garcia de Castro
Url:	www.ifaf-europe.org

IFAF Europe is the governing body of American football in Europe. It is a member of the International Federation of American Football. IFAF Europe replaced the European Federation of American Football (EFAF) which had begun in 1976 as the American European Football Federation (AEFF).^{[1] [2]}

IFAF Europe organises competitions for American football for men, women, and 16- to 19-year-olds. Additionally, they organise flag football for men, women, and under-15 and under-17.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Italian Federation of American Football (FIDAP; Federazione Italiana Di American Football) announced that the Italy national team, the then-IFAF Europe title holders, refused to play against Russia in October 2022 in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships.^[3]

Events

• European championship, every four years.
• European U-19 Championship, every two years.
• European Woman's tackle football championship, every four years.
• European Men's flag football championship, every two years.
• European Woman's flag football championship, every two years.
• Under-15 and Under-17 European Flag football championships (Men and Women), every two years.

Members

Source:^[4]

Full members

• Austria
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
  • Israel
• Italy
• Norway
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland

Associate members

• Belgium
• Czech Republic
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Netherlands
• Poland
  • Serbia
• Slovakia
• Turkey
• Ukraine

Allied members

• Belarus
• Croatia
• Georgia
• Luxembourg
• Malta

See also

• NFL Europe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Structural changes on the horizon for American Football in Europe . Kelly . Roger . 18 August 2014 . AmericanFootballInternational.com . 11 June 2015 . the EFAF general assembly unanimously decided to dissolve EFAF in 2014 and IFAF Europe took its place.
2. Web site: BAFA response to EFAF-IFAF Arbitration . 15 November 2012 . dblcoverage.com . 11 June 2015.
3. Web site: Defending European Champions, Team Italy, refuses to play Russia. April 7, 2022. American Football International.
4. Web site: Nations: Europe NATIONS International American Football. September 10, 2024. International Federation of American Football.