European coronavirus update, country by country
Gradually, as governments across Europe gradually lift coronavirus lockdowns, American football federations are slowly easing restrictions preventing practice and play.
This is not an easy task as each federation grapples with a constantly changing situation. In other words, the difference between “Cancelled” and “Suspended” as stated below can be hazy.
Although some nations such as France, Holland and Ireland, have cancelled with no plans to resume any sort of practice or play, so far at least, others such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Austria have resumed practice in restricted fashion with plans for some kind of fall schedule.
Check out the list below with the current status of scheduling/play/practice. We do our utmost to stay updated on the situation in each country but it is not always easy so if there is a mistake in the status of your country, please notify us at the email addresses given at the bottom.
Current status of European countries affected by COVID-19
Austria – Season suspended – Practicing with distance. Some form of play is in the works.
Belarus – Suspended – No information
Belgium – Suspended – Awaiting final decision, no practice underway
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Suspended, no new information
Croatia – Cancelled
Czech Republic – Postponed – Shortened season scheduled for August 15. Practice underway with distancing.
Denmark – Cancelled – Practice resumed under distancing – some form of play being planned
Finland – Suspended – Practice permitted in June – Some form of play is planned starting mid July to early August.
France – Cancelled
Germany – Postponed – Some form of play being discussed for the fall.
Great Britain – Cancelled
Holland – Cancelled
Hungary – Suspended – Practicing with distancing. Some form of play being discussed for fall.
Ireland – Cancelled
Israel – Suspended
Italy – Cancelled
Norway – Suspended – Practice underway with distancing – Some form of schedule being drawn up for possible fall play.
Poland – Suspended – New league now organizing a fall schedule
Portugal – Suspended – Final decision on whether to cancel season to be announced June 22
Romania – Cancelled
Russia – Suspended – No additional information
Serbia – Cancelled – Some form of fall schedule being considered between the teams
Slovakia – Suspended
Slovenia – No information
Spain – Suspended – A decision on whether to arrange for games in the fall may yet be made
Sweden – Suspended – Practice with distancing – Schedule set conditions permitting for mid-August play
Switzerland – Cancelled – Discussions ongoing with teams for some form of fall play
Turkey – Suspended – Discussions underway about whether to resume league play, play limited schedule or cancel
Ukraine – Suspended (Some activity taking place. Awaiting an update)
Current situation
According to numbers compiled by www.worldometer.com, a total of 1,916,541 have contracted the coronavirus throughout Europe with 168,544 attributed to COVID-19.
American Football International will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they come in. If there are updates to this list, please notify us by sending a message on Facebook or emailing us at [email protected] or [email protected]
