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The '''European Affiliates Championship''', formerly the '''ECC Trophy'''<ref name="Arc">[http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/archives.shtml ECC tournament archives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815224652/http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/archives.shtml |date=2007-08-15 }} at the official site of the European Cricket Council</ref> was a [[cricket]] tournament administered by the [[European Cricket Council]] for teams representing [[Europe]]an countries. It was first played in 1999 and was last played in 2005.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/EUROPE/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml European Affiliates Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013437/http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/EUROPE/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml |date=2007-09-27 }} at the official site of the European Cricket Council</ref> It has since been replaced by Division Three of the [[European Cricket Championship]].<ref name="Arc" />

==1999 tournament==

The 1999 tournament was played in [[Corfu]], [[Greece]] and was won by [[Greece national cricket team|the hosts]], who beat [[Portugal national cricket team|Portugal]] in the final.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/1999/TOURNAMENTS/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml 1999 ECC Trophy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092649/http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/1999/TOURNAMENTS/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml |date=2007-09-29 }} at the official site of the European Cricket Council</ref>

===Final placings===

# {{Cr|Greece}}
# {{Cr|Portugal}}
# {{Cr|Sweden}}
# {{Cr|Switzerland}}
# {{Cr|Austria}}
# {{Cr|Malta}}
# {{Cr|Belgium}}

==2001 tournament==

The 2001 tournament was played in [[Seebarn Cricket Ground|Seebarn]] (25&nbsp;km from [[Vienna]]) and [[Velden am Wörther See|Velden]] in [[Austria]]. Ten teams featured this time, with [[Croatia national cricket team|Croatia]], [[Finland national cricket team|Finland]] and [[Spain national cricket team|Spain]] playing for the first time. The tournament was won by Portugal, who beat [[Austria national cricket team|Austria]] in the final.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/2001/TOURNAMENTS/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml 2001 ECC Trophy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092637/http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/2001/TOURNAMENTS/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml |date=2007-09-29 }} at the official site of the European Cricket Council</ref>

===Final placings===

# {{Cr|Portugal}}
# {{Cr|Austria}}
# {{Cr|Belgium}}/{{Cr|Malta}}
# {{Cr|Greece}}
# {{Cr|Spain}}
# {{Cr|Finland}}
# {{Cr|Switzerland}}
# {{Cr|Croatia}}
# {{Cr|Sweden}}

==2003 tournament==

The 2003 tournament was played in [[Seebarn Cricket Ground|Seebarn]] and Vienna, Austria. Eleven teams played this time, with Sweden missing from the 2001 event, and with [[Luxembourg national cricket team|Luxembourg]] and [[Norway national cricket team|Norway]] playing for the first time. Norway eventually won the tournament.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml 2003 ECC Trophy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927014735/http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/ECCTROPHY/about.shtml |date=2007-09-27 }} at the official site of the European Cricket Council</ref>

===Final standings===

# {{Cr|Norway}}
# {{Cr|Austria}}
# {{Cr|Greece}}
# {{Cr|Malta}}
# {{Cr|Portugal}}
# {{Cr|Belgium}}
# {{Cr|Spain}}
# {{Cr|Finland}}
# {{Cr|Switzerland}}
# {{Cr|Croatia}}
# {{Cr|Luxembourg}}

==2005 tournament==

The 2005 tournament was played in [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]]. The tournament was cut back to nine teams for this event. Austria, Luxembourg and [[Switzerland national cricket team|Switzerland]] were missing from the previous tournament, with the [[Isle of Man cricket team|Isle of Man]] featuring for the first time. The tournament was won by Norway, who qualified for Division Two of the European Championship along with Greece.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/EUROAFFILIATES/about.shtml 2005 European Affiliates Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060105191720/http://www.cricketeurope.net/ECC/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/EUROAFFILIATES/about.shtml |date=2006-01-05 }} at the official site of the European Cricket Council</ref>

===Final standings===

# {{Cr|Norway}}
# {{Cr|Greece}}
# {{Cr|Spain}}
# {{Cr|Belgium}}
# {{Cr|Portugal}}
# {{Cr|Malta}}
# {{Cr|Croatia}}
# [[Image:Flag of the Isle of Mann.svg|20px]] [[Isle of Man cricket team|Isle of Man]]
# {{Cr|Finland}}

==See also==

*[[European Cricket Championship]]

==References==

{{reflist}}

{{European Cricket Championship}}

[[Category:Cricket competitions in Europe|Affiliates]]