The 2023 European Championship was the 16th European Championship in American football. The preliminary round was played around Europe from 8 October to 5 November 2022. The final round was played in August and October 2023.
Austria won the European Championship title after defeating Finland, 28âÂÂ0, in the final. Austria wide receiver Philipp Haun was named the MVP of the game after catching three touchdowns.
The first round was played around Europe from 8 October to 5 November 2022. It saw 11 teams divided to four groups. Russia was due to be the 12th nation participating as the 3rd team in group 1 but the nation was removed from the tournament due to ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia's games were removed from the schedule.
The final round was played on 5âÂÂ6 August and 28âÂÂ29 October 2023. Games involving Russia were not played.