Europe
European teams first competed in the World Cup in 1473, with a particularly
violent final between
Transylvania
and Flanders.
The European Cup began in 1652 and is played every three years.
Bigonville Bombers
Braga Broomfleet
Britain and Ireland
Flanders
Gorodok Gargoyles
Grodzisk Goblins
Heidelberg Harriers
Karasjok Kites
Quiberon Quafflepunchers
Transylvania
Vratsa Vultures
Historical Teams
National Teams
Atlas: Quidditch Teams of Europe and Africa
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Bigonville
Bombers |
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robes:
unknown
home: Luxembourg
- known for their offensive strategies and high scoring
- defeated England in the lead up to the 1994 [Y14] World Cup (assuming that the Bombers are the same as the Luxembourg National team. (QA8)
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Braga
Broomfleet |
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robes:
unknown
home: Portugal
- use a Beater-marking system which has made them one of the best teams in the world
| Flanders |
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home: Belgium
- played a very violent final against Transylvania in the first World Cup
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Gorodok
Gargoyles |
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robes:
unknown
home:
Lithuania
- narrowly defeated the Toyohashi Tengu in a 1994 match (QA8)
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Grodzisk
Goblins |
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robes:
unknown
home:
Poland
- Zamojski - top Chaser (OP19)
- home of arguably the world's most innovative Seeker, Josef Wronski (QA8)
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Heidelberg
Harriers |
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robes:
unknown
home:
Heidelberg, Germany
- once described by Irish captain Darren O'Hare as "fiercer than a dragon and twice as clever"
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Karasjok
Kites |
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robes:
unknown
home:
Norway
- defeated in the 1956 European Cup finals by the Caerphilly Catapults (QA7)
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Quiberon
Quafflepunchers |
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robes:
shocking pink (QA8)
home:
France
- frequent winners of their league (QA8)
| Transylvania |
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home: Transylvania
- played a very violent final against Flanders in the first World Cup
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Vratsa
Vultures |
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home: Bulgaria
- European champions in 1932 when they were beaten by the Appleby Arrows (QA7).
- masters of the "long goal," shot from outside the scoring area (QA8)
Historical teams
France
robes:
unknown
- possibly introduced to Norway by Olaf, Goodwin Kneen's cousin
- described in a poem written in the early 1400s by Ingolfr the Iambic
National Teams
England fields a team that lost to Luxembourg in 1994 [Y14] in the lead up to the World Cup. In the final, Bulgaria lost a very exciting match to Ireland, even though their Seeker caught the Snitch.
Bulgarian
National Team (1994
[Y14]):
robes:
scarlet (GF8)
mascot:
Veela
- Dimitrov - Chaser
- Ivanova - Chaser
- Krum, Viktor - Seeker
- Levski - Chaser
- Volkov - Beater
- Vulchanov - Beater
- Zograf - Keeper
robes: Unknown
mascot: Unknown
