The Italy national American football team, nicknamed the Blue Team is the national American football team for Italy. They have been successful, having won the European championship three times,[1] and been runner up three times. They won the 2021 IFAF European Championship, its third European title, having also won in 1983 and 1985.[2]
In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Italy national American football team announced that it refused to play against Russia in October 2022 in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships.[2]
IFAF World Championship record
editYear | Position | GP | W | L | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 99 |
2007 | Did not participate |
References
edit- ^ "L'Italia si prende anche il football americano: il Blue Team è campione d'Europa". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ a b "Defending European Champions, Team Italy, refuses to play Russia". American Football International. April 7, 2022.
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