Europe’s Top 20 – 7/23/14

| 2014 European Championships | 07/23/2014

This is the Top 20 for July 23, 2014

This past weekend saw Braunschweig, formerly Europe’s number one, get knocked off by the Berlin Adler 20-17. With this we have a true log jam at the top. Even though Vienna did not play they have moved up to top spot. Berlin’s performance against the Lions was and they deserve the bump up. Kiel is hitting its stride now too. The title of the Al Pacino movie, “Any Given Sunday”  holds very true in terms of the top eight teams on this list.

Serbia’s Beograd Vukovi have had a long, 19-game sparkling season only losing three games. Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders are playing great football, dominating the Swedish league, and it shows by the scores.

You may not like the changes and have a different idea. Or you don’t agree at all. But let us know. Send us an email.  If coaches wish to contribute, by all means do so. In brackets, we have added each team’s overall record, including IFAF, EFAF and transcontinental play.

If you have more information, along with comments or criticism, we welcome it. Please email me at roger@eurosportsscouting

RankingLogoClubOverall RecordCountrySince last week
1Raffeisen Vienna Vikings(7-3)AustriaAlthough they were idle, they have been very consistent since their loss to Dresden in mid June
2Braunschweig New Yorker Lions(6-2)GermanyLost to the Berlin Adler 20-17 in a great game.
3Berlin Adler(7-2)GermanyBeat Braunschweig 20-17. Rematch this weekend
4Kiel Baltic Hurricanes(8-3)GermanyBeat Badalona Dracs from Spain 40-0 to win EFL championship
5Dresden Monarchs(5-3)GermanyIdle this past weekend.
6Stuttgart Scorpions(8-1)GermanyStill the only undefeated team in German leageu play
7Swarco Raiders(8-3)AustriaIdle this past weekend.
8Schwabisch Hall Unicorns(7-2)GermanyIdle this past weekend, but looking strong in German South.
9Helsinki Roosters(8-0)FinlandOutlasted Trojans in Finnish league 48-41
10Prague Black Panthers(13-6)Czech Rep.Won Czech league championship
11Vukovi Belgrade(11-2)SerbiaWon CEFL championship and had an amazing 16-3 season
12Carlstad Crusaders(6-1)SwedenDemolished former second place Uppsala in Sweden 49-10
13Cologne Falcons(3-2)GermanyIdle this past weekend.
14Thonon-les-bains Black Panthers(10-2-1)FranceLost in the Champions League semi-finals to Vukovi 19-7
15Basel Gladiators(12-2)SwitzerlandWon Swiss championship
16Danube Dragons(4-5)AustriaLost to Swarco in Austrian semis 34-0 to end their season.
17Copenhagen Towers(6-2)DenmarkTotally dominating the Danish league, this time beating the Gold Diggers handily.
18Marburg Mercaneries(5-2)GermanyBeat Munich 42-6
19Milano Seamen(11-1)ItalyWon Italian championship handily
20Parma Panthers(9-3)ItalyLost to the Milano Seamen in Italian championship 33-3 two weeks ago

Roger Kelly is an editor and a writer for AFI. A former PR Director the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League for 7 years, he now lives in Sweden writing about and scouting American Football throughout the world.