Europe’s Top 20 – 7/18/14
Braunschweig has looked solid in German league play while Berlin’s loss to Kiel drops them down to six. Vienna moved up to second in beating Prague and Stuttgart is now undefeated at 8-0 and pops up to third. Schwabisch Hall with the top offense in Germany continues to move up and has won five in a row. Cologne’s hot and cold play has dropped them again. Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders are playing great football and it shows by the scores. Switzerland’s Basel Gladiators have won the Swiss championship for the first time in their history and in impressive fashion. The same applies to the Copenhagen Towers at 17.
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Ranking | Logo | Club | Overall Record | Country | Since last week |
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1 | Braunschweig New Yorker Lions | (6-1) | Germany | Embarassed Berlin Rebels 62-6. Improving each week. | |
2 | Raffeisen Vienna Vikings | (7-3) | Austria | Beat Prague Black Panthers in Austrian semi-final to advance to Austrian Bowl | |
3 | Stuttgart Scorpions | (8-1) | Germany | Still the only undefeated team in German leageu play | |
4 | Dresden Monarchs | (5-3) | Germany | Dreseden but beat Cologne two weeks ago | |
5 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | (7-3) | Germany | Beat Berlin Adler 28-20 are second in Germany North | |
6 | Berlin Adler | (6-2) | Germany | Lost to Kiel 28-20 after getting caught off guard by Kiel offense and falling behind early. | |
7 | Swarco Raiders | (8-3) | Austria | Beat Danube in Austrian semi-finals 34-0 | |
8 | Schwabisch Hall Unicorns | (7-2) | Germany | Found an offensive rhythm and have won five in a row | |
9 | Helsinki Roosters | (4-0) | Finland | Won IFAF Champions League | |
10 | Cologne Falcons | (3-2) | Germany | Lost to Berlin Adler 38-27. They are playing hot and cold football right now. | |
11 | Prague Black Panthers | (10-5) | Czech Rep. | Lost to Vienna in Austrian semis but won Czech championship over the Bobcats 40-0 | |
12 | Vukovi Belgrade | (11-2) | Serbia | IFAF Champions League finalists and advanced to the Serbian final. Also playing for CEFL title against the Ljubjana Silverhawks. | |
13 | Carlstad Crusaders | (5-1) | Sweden | Undefeated in Sweden and definite favorites to win title | |
14 | Thonon-les-bains Black Panthers | (10-2-1) | France | Lost in the Champions League semi-finals to Vukovi 19-7 | |
15 | Basel Gladiators | (12-2) | Switzerland | Won Swiss championship | |
16 | Danube Dragons | (3-5) | Austria | Lost to Swarco in Austrian semis 34-0 to end their season. | |
17 | Copenhagen Towers | (6-2) | Denmark | Totally dominating the Danish league, this time beating the Gold Diggers handily. | |
18 | Marburg Mercenaries | (5-2) | Germany | Beat Munich 42-6 | |
19 | Milano Seamen | (11-1) | Italy | Won Italian championship handily | |
20 | Parma Panthers | (9-3) | Italy | Lost to the Milano Seamen in Italian championship 33-3 two weeks ago | |