2011 European Junior Championship of American football The teams was seeded in the schedule by their rankings. Switzerland resigned and was replaced by the Netherlands in the tournament. http://ifaf.org/articles/view/852/L2FydGljbGVzL2NvdW50cnkvMTYvcGFnZTo1/country:16 2011 European Junior Championship of American football The 2011 European Junior Championship was the sixth European Junior Championship. It was held from August 28 to September 3, 2011 in Sevilla, Spain. A total of 14 teams join the competition for the 2011 title of Junior European Champion. The number of teams has increased by three since the last qualification for the 2008 championship in Seville. Three teams has a guaranteed place in the Final Tournament: Germany and Sweden
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