Great Britain Men’s Contact Team's face Norway, Finland, Georgia and Spain in European Tackle Championships Games

The International Federation of American Football have confirmed the line-ups for the European Tackle Championships for both Level 1 and Level 2.

BAFA have shared the fixture dates for both their Performance Team and the Development Team. In Level 1 of the European Championships, Great Britain Men’s Performance are joined by Finland and Norway in Group B. Great Britain will host Norway on the weekend of 17-18 October, before travelling to play Finland a week later on 24-25 October.

The newly formed Development Team will compete in Level 2 of the IFAF competition and will come up against Georgia and Spain. The Lions will travel to Georgia on 10-11 October, before hosting Spain in a double header with the Men’s Performance team on 17-18 October.

Dates, kick-off times and venues for the fixtures remain to be confirmed. Find a full outline of the competition below -

Groups & Schedules:

IFAF Men’s European Championships Level 1 -

Group A: Austria (1), Türkiye (8), Belgium (9)

Group B: Finland (2), Great Britain (7), Norway (10)

Group C: Italy (3), Hungary (6), Poland (11)

Group D: Czechia (4), Denmark (5), Switzerland (12)

IFAF Level 1 European Championships Schedule -

10-11 October 2026

Group A: Belgium vs Austria

Group B: Norway vs Finland

Group C: Poland vs Italy

Group D: Switzerland vs. Czechia

17-18 October

Group A: Türkiye vs Belgium

Group B: Great Britain vs Norway

Group C: Hungary vs Poland

Group D: Denmark vs Switzerland

24-25 October

Group A: Austria vs Türkiye

Group B: Finland vs Great Britain

Group C: Italy vs Hungary

Group D: Czechia vs Denmark

7-8 August 2027 - Semifinals in all groups

23-24 October 2027 - Finals /Placement games in all groups

IFAF Men’s European Championships Level 2 -

Group: Georgia, Great Britain Development Team, Spain

IFAF Level 2 European Championships Schedule -

10-11 October 2026

Georgia vs Great Britain Development Team

17-18 October 2026

Great Britain Development Team vs Spain

24-25 October 2026

Spain vs Georgia

9-10 October 2027

Great Britain Development Team vs Georgia

16-17 October 2027

Spain vs Great Britain Development Team

23-24 October 2027

Georgia vs Spain