2008 EU Cup - Aussie Rules- Prague 2008 - Teams 12 Host  Prague Date 11 October 2008PodiumChampions Runners-up Third place Fourth place England Croatia Germany Sweden

The 2008 EU Cup of Australian rules football was held in Prague (Czech Republic) on 11 October 2008, with 12 teams. The championship was won by England, defeating Croatia in the final.

Teams

Group A Germany Finland The NetherlandsGroup B England Czech Republic ScotlandGroup C Croatia France AustriaGroup D Sweden Catalonia EU CrusadersTeam with players from several countries, replacing withdrawn Spain.

Pools round

GROUP A Pts P W D L PF PA DP Germany4220016595+70 Finland22101106119-13 Netherlands0200294151-57

11 October - 10:00Germany89-51The NetherlandsSlavia - B Prague13.11 (89)Details8.3 (51) 11 October - 11:00Finland62-43The NetherlandsSlavia - B Prague8.14 (62)Details7.1 (43) 11 October –12:00Germany76-44FinlandSlavia - B Prague12.4 (76)Details6.8 (44)

GROUP B Pts P W D L PF PA DP England4220017989+90 Scotland2210193132-39 Czech Republic0200291142-51

11 October - 10:00England88-42ScotlandSlavia - A Prague14.4 (88) Details6.6 (42) 11 October - 11:00Czech Republic44-51ScotlandSlavia - A Prague6.8 (44)7.9 (51) 11 October –12:00England91-47Czech RepublicSlavia - A Prague13.13 (91)Details7.5 (47)

GROUP C Pts P W D L PF PA DP Croatia4220018673+113 France22101135122+13 Austria0200265191126

11 October - 10:30Croatia103-26AustriaSlavia - B Prague16.7 (103) Details4.2 (26)

11 October - 11:30France88-39AustriaSlavia - B Prague13.10 (88)Details6.3 (39)

11 October –12:30Croatia83-47FranceSlavia - B Prague12.11 (83) Details7.5 (47)

GROUP D Pts P W D L PF PA DP Sweden4220018498+86 Catalonia22101115159-44 EU Crusaders02002106148-42

11 October - 10:30Sweden84-47EU CrusadersSlavia - A Prague13.6 (84)Details7.5 (47)

11 October - 11:30Catalonia64-59EU CrusadersSlavia - A Prague 9.10 (64)Details9.5 (59)

11 October –12:30Sweden100-51CataloniaSlavia - A Prague15.10 (100)Details8.3 (51)

Final round

1/8-finals

Germany, England, Croatia and Sweden are classified to quarterfinals.

11 October –13:00Scotland 70-46 The NetherlandsSlavia - A Prague10.10 (70)Details7.4 (46) 11 October –13:00Finland 65-37 Czech RepublicSlavia - B Prague9.11 (65)Details5.7 (37) 11 October –13:30Catalonia 84-53 AustriaSlavia - A Prague13.6 (84)Details8.5 (53) 11 October –13:30France 71-59 EU CrusadersSlavia - B Prague10.11 (71)Details9.5 (59)

9-12 places

11 October –14:30The Netherlands 54-51 Czech RepublicSlavia - B Prague8.6 (54)Details7.9 (51) 11 October –15:00Austria 47-102 EU CrusadersSlavia - B Prague7.5 (47)Details16.6 (102)

Quarter finals

11 October –14:30England 138-47 CataloniaSlavia - A Prague21.12 (138)Details7.5 (47) 11 October –15:00Sweden 76-41 FinlandSlavia - A Prague11.10 (76)Details5.11 (41) 11 October –15:30Germany 75-53 FranceSlavia - A Prague11.9 (75)8.5 (53) 11 October –16:00Croatia 97-55 ScotlandSlavia - A Prague15.7 (97)Details8.7 (55)

5-8 places

11 October –15:30Catalonia 53-89 FinlandSlavia - B Prague8.5(53)Details12.17(89) 11 October –16:30France 77-47 ScotlandSlavia - B Prague12.5 (77)Details7.5 (47)

Semifinals

11 October –16:30England 110-49 SwedenSlavia - A Prague17.8 (110)Details7.7 (49) 11 October –17:00Germany 70-74 CroatiaSlavia - A Prague10.10 (70)Details12.2 (74)

11-12 places 11 October –17:30 Czech Republic 71-32 AustriaSlavia - B Prague11.5 (71)Details5.2 (32) 9-10 places 11 October –16:30EU Crusaders 62-68 The NetherlandsSlavia - B Prague9.8 (62)Details11.2 (68) 7-8 places 11 October –17:30Catalonia 81-21 ScotlandSlavia - B PragueDetails 5-6 places 11 October –17:30Finland 54-52 FranceSlavia - A Prague7.12 (54)Details8.4 (52) 3-4 places 11 October –18:00Sweden 55-98 GermanySlavia - A Prague8.7 (55)Details15.8 (98) FINAL 11 October –19:00England 107-59 CroatiaSlavia - A Prague16.11 (107)Details9.5 (59)

WinnersEngland

Final standings

Final standings England Croatia Germany4 Sweden5 Finland6 France7 Catalonia8 Scotland9 The Netherlands10 EU Crusaders11 Czech Republic12 Austria

Notes and references

See also EU Cup

External links EU Cup 2008 official website Results at The Footy Record