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Aerial view of Saarlouis-Dueren airfield during an ESL Finals: the FSZ Saar hangar with its solar roof, competitor marquees, national flags along the landing area and the apron beyond.

EuropeanSkydivingLeague

Four people build shapes in freefall against a clock. Ten rounds decide a European title, and the country that performs best across every class takes a sword home.

FS 4-wayRookie to Triple AEstablished 2003

2026 resultsAbout the Finals
19editions by 2026first held at Spa, Belgium
17years of championsfour classes
9nations on a podiumacross the archive
393results recorded3,291 individual scores
Most recent Finals

2024 — Saarlouis

  • Triple AQatarQatar Lions1st
  • Double AGermanyBazinga1st
  • Single AClass not held
  • RookieSwedenSteelers1st
Full round-by-round results →
The German team lifting the Spirit sword at the 2016 ESL Finals prize giving
The SpiritGermany take the sword at Saarlouis, 2016 — the first of three German wins in the nations ranking, and a Finals the results archive still does not list.
One trophy no single team can win

The Spirit

A sword, awarded to the country whose four best teams score highest, whatever class they flew in.

All winners →
6 wins
Belgium6
2022 · 2018 · 2013 · 2012 · 2006 · 2004
5 wins
Netherlands5
2011 · 2010 · 2009 · 2007 · 2005
3 wins
Germany3
2024 · 2017 · 2016
2 wins
United Kingdom2
2014 · 2008
19 years

Every Finals

Back to the first, at Skydivecenter Spa in 2003. The years with no Finals stay in the list — the gaps are part of the record.

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