, ▁New ▁York er ▁L ions , ▁Dresden ▁Mon arch s , ▁Ra iffe isen ▁Vik ings ▁Vienna , ▁Sw ar co ▁Ra iders ▁Ti rol ▁and ▁the ▁Cal anda ▁Bron cos . ▁The ▁Berlin ▁Ad ler ▁became ▁inaug ural ▁B IG 6 ▁champions , ▁defe ating ▁fellow ▁German ▁club ▁New ▁York er ▁L ions ▁ 2 0 – 1 7 ▁in ▁Euro bow l ▁XX V III . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season , ▁Dresden ▁and ▁the ▁Cal anda ▁Bron cos ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Schw ä b isch ▁Hall ▁Un ic orn s ▁( G erm any ) ▁and ▁the ▁La ▁Cour ne uve ▁Flash ▁( France ), ▁making ▁La ▁Cour ne uve ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁from ▁outside ▁of ▁German - spe aking ▁Europe ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁competition . ▁In ▁Euro bow l ▁XX IX , ▁the ▁New ▁York er ▁L ions ▁defeated ▁fellow ▁German ▁club ▁Schw ä b isch ▁Hall ▁Un ic orn s ▁ 2 4 – 1 4 . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season , ▁the ▁Flash ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁fellow ▁French ▁club ▁A ix - en - Pro v ence ▁Arg onaut es . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁non - G erman ▁team ▁surv ived ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁when ▁the ▁Sw ar co ▁Ra iders ▁Ti rol ▁knock ed ▁out ▁the ▁Schw ä b isch ▁Hall ▁Un ic orn s ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁group ▁match ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁Euro bow