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European Championship B
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Rugby League European Championship B
Sport	Rugby league
Founded	2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Organising body	European Rugby League
No. of teams	6
Country	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Serbia (4th title)
Most titles	Serbia (4 titles)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	European Championship A
Relegation to	European Championship C

The European Championship B (formerly the European Shield), is a rugby league football competition. The competition is organised by the European Rugby League and is the second tier of the European Championship competition. It was first held in 2006 as the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations.

History

The competition was first held in 2006 under the name of Central Europe Development Tri Nations, with the aim of developing teams in central and eastern Europe. Up until 2009 the competition was made up of only three teams, until it was expanded in 2010 to six teams split into two conferences - East and West. In 2011 the competition was reverted back to three teams with Norway and Malta making their debuts. The competition was expanded again the year after though with four teams playing in winter between 2012–13. This was repeated again in the 2014–15 edition of the competition and was used for qualification for the 2017 World Cup. The 2018 competition was the last year of its current incarnation after a two-year hiatus. In 2020, it was announced promotion and relegation would be introduced with three teams in each division, expanding to six for 2023, with the top team being promoted and the bottom relegated.^[1]

Team appearances

Team	Appearances	Debut	Most recent	Best result
Germany	7	2006	2013	Champions (2006, 2011)
Serbia	5	2010	2020	Champions (2007, 2010 West, 2014–15, 2020)
Russia	5	2010	2020	Champions (2010 East, 2012–13, 2018)
Czech Republic	4	2007	2010	Runners-up (2009)
Italy	4	2008	2013	Champions (2008, 2009)
Ukraine	3	2010	2020	Runners-up (2014–15, 2020)
Austria	1	2006	2006	Runners-up (2006)
Estonia	1	2006	2006	Third place (2006)
Latvia	1	2010	2010	Third place (2010 East)
Malta	1	2011	2011	Runners-up (2011)
Norway	1	2011	2011	Third place (2006)
Spain	1	2018	2018	Runners-up (2018)

Results

Year		Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Number of teams
2006 Details		Germany	Austria	Estonia	–	3
2007 Details		Serbia	Germany	Czech Republic	–	3
2008 Details		Italy	Germany	Czech Republic	–	3
2009 Details		Italy	Czech Republic	Germany	–	3
2010 Details	West	Serbia	Germany	Czech Republic	–	3
2010 Details	East	Russia	Ukraine	Latvia	–	3
2011 Details		Germany	Malta	Norway	–	3
2012–13 Details		Russia	Italy	Serbia	Germany	4
2014–15 Details		Serbia	Russia	Italy	Ukraine	4
2018 Details		Russia	Spain	Serbia	–	3
2021 Details		Serbia	Ukraine	Russia	–	3

Summary

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Serbia	4 (2007, 2010 West, 2014–15, 2020)	—	1 (2018)	—
Russia	3 (2010 East, 2012–13, 2018)	1 (2014–15)	1 (2020)	—
Italy	2 (2008, 2009)	1 (2012–13)	1 (2014–15)	—
Germany	2 (2006, 2011)	3 (2007, 2008, 2010 West)	1 (2009)	1 (2012–13)
Czech Republic	—	1 (2009)	3 (2007, 2008, 2010 West)	—
Ukraine	—	2 (2010 East, 2020)	—	1 (2012–13)
Austria	—	1 (2006)	—	—
Malta	—	1 (2011)	—	—
Spain	—	1 (2018)	—	—
Estonia	—	—	1 (2006)
Latvia	—	—	1 (2010 East)	—
Norway	—	—	1 (2011)	—

Notes

References

^ "Men's European Rugby League Championships expanded in 2020". Rugby League Planet.

External links

Rugby League European Championship

Current teams

Euro A	England France Italy Ireland Scotland Spain Wales Serbia
Euro B	Czech Republic Germany Greece Netherlands Norway Ukraine
Euro C	TBA
Euro D	Malta Turkey

Tournaments

Euro A	1935 1935–36 1936–37 1938 1938–39 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1955–56 1969–70 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1995 1996 2003 2004 2005 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2018 ~~2020~~ 2023 2026
Euro B	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012–13 2014–15 2018 2021 2023
Euro C	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018–19 ~~2020~~ ~~2022~~
Euro D	2021

Rugby League European Federation

Members

Full	England France Ireland Italy Jamaica Lebanon Russia Serbia South Africa Ukraine Wales
Affiliate	Cameroon Canada Czech Republic Germany Ghana Greece Malta Morocco Netherlands Norway Nigeria Scotland Spain Turkey United States
Observers	Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burundi DR Congo El Salvador Hungary Kenya Libya Montenegro North Macedonia Palestine Poland Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Slovakia Sweden
Former	Affiliate Latvia Observers Belgium Catalonia Denmark Ethiopia Trinidad & Tobago UAE

National teams

Competitions

International Rugby League

Members

Full	Australia Cook Islands England Fiji France Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Serbia South Africa Ukraine Wales
Affiliate	Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile Czech Republic Germany Ghana Greece Ireland Italy Kenya Lebanon Malta Morocco Netherlands Nigeria Norway Russia Scotland Turkey United States
Observer	Albania Argentina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burundi Colombia DR Congo El Salvador Hungary Japan Libya Montenegro North Macedonia Palestine Philippines Poland Sierra Leone Slovakia Solomon Islands Spain Sweden Vanuatu
Pending	Georgia
Former	Full Tonga Affiliate American Samoa Austria Estonia Ivory Coast Latvia New Caledonia Tokelau Observer Belgium Denmark Egypt Guyana Hong Kong India Mexico Namibia Niue Norfolk Island Pakistan Singapore Thailand Trinidad and Tobago