The format and rules of the tournament will be as close to the International Cup ones as possible. Teams in two pools will compete against each other with the finals being played by similar ranked teams, e.g. the Grand Final played by Winner pool A vs Winner pool B and the wooden spoon match by Last team in pool A vs Last team in pool B. This results in four game days ensuring that the tournament will not consume too much time.

Concerning eligibility, the rules shall be kept identical to the International Cup rules, e.g. full local squads. The tournament should also provide the chance for conferences, social events and sight-seeing with only having to take five days of vacation. Not only will the European Championships provide countries with a trial one year before the IC2011, but also cater for the opportunity to bring the footy playing countries of Europe closer together.

Pool A - Denmark Pool

Great Britain
Denmark
Finland
Iceland

Pool B - Sweden Pool

Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Croatia