American Football in Europe is played in the spring_from March to July.
There are many teams but not much overall coverage so the point spread in scheduled games is used to determine which teams are eligible for their country's tournament, their Region's tournament and the Eurobowl. Calandra Broncos (Calandra is the local brewery) did well last year and somehow have qualified for a trip to Helsinki, Finland for 2012.
Here's the final ranking of the top 25 out of 800 teams in Europe by the media site Europlayers:
Posted on 12 Oct 2011 -
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Europlayers Final Season Top 25.
All leagues in Europe have now finished play with some upsets in the playoffs and finals. This changes the Top 25. The top three remain the same.
The Swarco Raiders remain as the Number 1. But Schwäbisch Hall's historic win in the German Bowl over Kiel bumps them up to number 4. Kiel moves in as number 5 but Carlstad drops down after losing a regular season game to the Tyreso Royal Crowns although they beat them in the Swedish final. The Düsseldorf Panther replace Marburg after beating them in the German playoffs. The Triangle Razorbacks' win over the Sollerod Gold Diggers in the Danish final puts them on the list.
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1. Swarco Raiders – Austria
2. Vienna Vikings – Austria
3. Graz Giants - Austria
4. Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns - Germany
5. Kiel Baltic Hurricanes – Germany
6.
Calanda Broncos – Switzerland
7. Carlstad Crusaders – Sweden
8. La Courneuve Flash – France
9. Mönchengladbach Mavericks
10. London Blitz - United Kingdom
11. Helsinki Wolverines – Finland
12. Düsseldorf Panther - Germany
13. Danube Dragons – Austria
14. Seinäjoki Crocodiles – Finland
15. Triangle Razorbacks - Denmark
16. Parma Panthers – Italy
17. Kragujevac Wild Boars – Serbia
18. Stuttgart Scorpions - Germany
19. Sollerod Gold Diggers - Denmark
20. Bologna Warriors – Italy
21. Pioners L'Hospitalet – Spain
22. London Warriors – United Kingdom
23. Vukovi Belgrade – Serbia
24. Wroclaw Crew – Poland
25. Grenoble Centaures - France