2024 AFL Euro Cup


The 2024 Euro Cup of Australian rules football was a Nine-a-side footy tournament held in Kiel, Germany on 5 October 2024. The tournament featured 14 Men's teams and 8 Women's teams. Ireland won both the Men's and Women's competitions, defeating Northern Ireland in the Men's final and England in the Women's Final. It was the Irish men's fourth and the Irish women's seventh Euro Cup Championship.
Two pitches from the tournament were streamed via AFL Europe's YouTube Channel, while other national teams ran live streams for followers via their social media platforms.

Teams

Mens

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • Poland
  • Scotland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Wales

Womens

  • Croatia
  • England
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Poland
  • Scotland
  • Sweden
  • Scotland
  • Sweden

Group Stages

In the first stage of the tournament, all the teams were split into groups. The mens teams were split into four groups, which included 2 groups of 4 and 2 groups of 3. While each of the teams in the groups played off against each other once, teams in groups with only three teams played an additional crossover game. On the women's side of the draw, the teams were split into 2 groups of 4.

Finals

Men's Final

The Mens draw was then divided into four groups. The top placed teams from all four groups, Croatia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Wales, would play off in the semi-finals. All the second placed teams, France, Israel, Denmark, and Sweden, would play off for spots 5 to 8. Scotland, Germany, and the Netherlands played off in against each other for spots 9 to 11, while Poland, Austria, and Switzerland, played off for spots 12 to 14.

Women's Final

The Women's final was drawn evenly between the top two teams of both groups progressing to the semi-finals. This included England, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany. While the remaining teams competed against each other for placements 5 to 8, including Poland, Sweden, Croatia, and Northern Ireland.

Final Standings

Men's standings

  1. Ireland
  2. Northern Ireland
  3. Croatia
  4. Wales
  5. France
  6. Israel
  7. Denmark
  8. Sweden
  9. Scotland
  10. Germany
  11. Netherlands
  12. Poland
  13. Austria
  14. Switzerland

Women's standings

  1. Ireland
  2. England
  3. Scotland
  4. Germany
  5. Sweden
  6. Poland
  7. Croatia
  8. Northern Ireland