American Football in Ireland
Irish American Football League (IAFL)
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Shamrock Bowl

American Servicemen
Potato Bowl
Potato Bowl  1944  Navy Galloping Gaels (T 0-0) Army Wolverines , at Belfast (Jan. 1)
N.C.A.A.
Emerald Isle Classic
Emerald Isle Classic 1  1988  Boston College (W 38-24) Army , at Lansdowne Road Stadium, Dublin  45,525  (Nov. 19)
Emerald Isle Classic 2  1989  Pittsburgh (W 46-29) Rutgers , at Lansdowne Road Stadium, Dublin  19,800  (Dec. 2)
Wild Geese Classic
Wild Geese Classic  1991  Holy Cross (W 24-19) Fordham , at Limerick Gaelic Grounds  17,411  (Nov. 16)
Christopher Columbus Classic
Christopher Columbus Classic  1992  Bowdoin (W 7-6) Tufts , at Galway  2,500  (Nov. 29)
Emerald Isle Classic
Shamrock Classic  1996  Notre Dame (W 54-27) Navy , at Croke Park, Dublin  38,651  (Nov. 2)
Emerald Isle Classic
Emerald Isle Classic 3  2012  Notre Dame (W 50-10) Navy , at Avova Stadium, Dublin  48,820  (Sep. 1)
Croke Park Classic
Croke Park Classic  2014  Penn State (W 26-24) Central Florida , at Croke Park, Dublin    (Aug. 30)
Irish American Football League
Shamrock Bowl
Shamrock Bowl I  1986  Craigavon Cowboys (W 6-2) Dublin Celts , at Dublin
Shamrock Bowl II  1987  Dublin Celts (W 43-25) Craigavon Cowboys , at Belfast
Shamrock Bowl III  1988  Dublin Celts (W 34-6) Belfast Blitzers , at Dublin
Shamrock Bowl IV  1989  Dublin Celts (W 7-6) Antrim Bulldogs , at Belfast
Shamrock Bowl V  1990  Craaigavon Cowboys (W 54-3) Belfast Spartans
Shamrock Bowl VI  1991  Dublin Celts (W 44-0) Antrim Bulldogs , at County Louth
Shamrock Bowl VII  1992  Craigavon Cowboys (W 14-6) Antrim Bulldogs
Shamrock Bowl VIII  1993  Dublin Tornadoes (W 22-2) Dublin Celts , at Dublin
Shamrock Bowl IX  1994  Dublin Tornadoes (W 21-15) Carrickfergus Knights , at Newry, County Down
Shamrock Bowl X  1995  Dublin Tornadoes (W 44-12) Carrickfergus Knights , at Dublin
Shamrock Bowl XI  1996  Dublin Lightning (W 26-8) Dublin Tornadoes , at Dublin
Shamrock Bowl XII  1997  Carrickfergus Knights (W 21-0) Dublin Gulls , at Belfast
Shamrock Bowl XIII  1998  Carrickfergus Knights (W 22-14) Dublin Tigers , at Carrickfergus (Aug. 30)
Shamrock Bowl XIV  1999  Dublin Tigers (W 22-6) Carrickfergus Knights , at Carrickfergus (Aug. 29)
(no game) 2000  (no game)
Shamrock Bowl XV  2001  Dublin Rebels (W 20-7) Carrickfergus Knights , at Carrickfergus (Dec. 16)
Shamrock Bowl XVI  2002  Carrickfergus Knights (W 66-0) UL Vikings AFC , at Limerick (Jun. 16)
Shamrock Bowl XVII  2003  Dublin Rebels (W 24-12) Carrickfergus Knights , at Dublin (Aug. 10)
Shamrock Bowl XVIII  2004  Dublin Rebels (W 24-22) Carrickfergus Knights , at Greystones (Aug. 29)
Shamrock Bowl XIX  2005  Dublin Rebels (W 26-19) Belfast Bulls , at Belfast (Aug. 28)
Shamrock Bowl XX  2006  Dublin Rebels (W 44-12) UL Vikings AFC , at Dublin (Aug. 20)
Shamrock Bowl XXI  2007  UL Vikings AFC (W 22-14) Cork Admirals , at Limerick (Jul. 29)
Shamrock Bowl XXII  2008  UL Vikings AFC (W 14-12) Dublin Rebels , at Cork (Aug. 10)
Shamrock Bowl XXIII  2009  UL Vikings AFC (W 9-6O.T.) Dublin Rebels , at Belfast (Aug. 9)
Shamrock Bowl XXIV  2010  Dublin Rebels (W 15-0) UL Vikings AFC , at Dublin (Aug. 7)
Shamrock Bowl XXV  2011  Dublin Rebels (W 14-13) UL Vikings AFC , at Dublin (Jul. 31)
Shamrock Bowl XXVI  2012  Belfast Trojans (W 16-14) UL Vikings AFC , at Dublin (Jul. 14)
Shamrock Bowl XXVII  2013  Belfast Trojans (W 48-18) Dublin Rebels , at Dublin (Jul. 20)
Shamrock Bowl XXVIII  2014  Belfast Trojans (W 7-0) Trinity College , at Dublin (Aug. 10)
Shamrock Bowl XXIX  2015  Belfast Trojans (W 28-14) Trinity College , at Dublin (Aug. 9)
Shamrock Bowl XXX  2016  Dublin Rebels (W 12-7) Belfast Trojans , at Dublin (Aug. 7)
Shamrock Bowl XXXI  2017  Dublin Rebels (W 12-6) Carrickfergus Knights , at Dublin (Aug. 13)
Shamrock Bowl XXXII  2018  Cork Admirals (W 18-16) Dublin Rebels , at Dublin (Aug. 19)
Shamrock Bowl XXXIII  2019  Belfast Trojans (W 24-10) South Dublin Panthers , (Aug. 4)
Shamrock Bowl  2020  season canceled due to Covid-19
Shamrock Bowl  2021  season canceled due to Covid-19
Shamrock Bowl XXXIV  2022  University College Dublin (W 52-24) Dublin Rebels , at Belfast (Aug. 7)
Shamrock Bowl XXXV  2023  Dublin Rebels (W 40-34) University College Dublin , at Cork (Jul. 16)

Shamrock Bowl XXV sticker image.

 Notes: 
• This is amateur football.
• IAFL teams come from both Ireland and Northern Ireland.
UL Limerick AFC is the University of Limerick Vikings American Football Club.
• The Irish American Football League (IAFL) is a member of the Irish American Football Association (IAFA).
• The first Shamrock Bowl took place on December 17, 1949, at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas. A benefit game between the All-America Football Conference (A.A.F.C.) champion Cleveland Browns and the AAFC All-Stars. The All-Stars won this final AAFC football game, 12-7. Read about the game here!!!

• For Shamrock Bowl games at Houston Texas (AAFC All-Star Game & subsequent NFL exhibition benefit games), go to the Shamrock Bowl All-Star Game page.

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