The EFAF Cup was an international competition for European American Football clubs. It was the second highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football (EFAF), behind the European Football League (EFL),.
6-572: Organised by EFAF , this competition was comparable to football's Europa League . American Football teams from the strongest leagues in Europe competed annually to achieve results good enough to qualify them for the EFAF Cup competition. The format dated from 2002 and offers top-division European clubs who have not qualified for the highest level of competition ( EFL ) a chance to play internationally. Participants were Champions and Vice-Champions of
12-414: A home game and an away game. The winners of these groups qualify directly for the semi-final phase. Should more teams qualify for and enter the EFAF Cup competition, more groups are created and a quarter-final phase introduced. Participating teams must submit a roster of at most 60 players to EFAF by March 31 of the competition year. These players, and no others, are permitted to play for the club within
18-650: 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. Source: This article related to sport in Europe is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This American football –related article
24-591: The "smaller" American Football nations, and those finishing just behind EFL qualification places in the "bigger" American Football leagues. The competition was folded after the 2013 edition. The reason was, in 2014 the Big6 European Football League was established as the new top tier competition. So in fact, the EFL took the place of the EFAF Cup. In the group phase, four groups consist each of three teams. Each team plays each other once and has
30-403: The competition that year. No changes can be made to the list. On each game day, the roster must be reduced to 45 players who will actually participate in the game. This number must include no more than 3 "American" players. In EFAF rules an "American" is defined as a player with an American , Canadian , Mexican , or Japanese passport. There is no restriction on how many of these 3 can be on
36-839: The field at the same time. IFAF Europe 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). 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
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