American Football Ireland Flag Division One 2020

Flag Football Gridiron Football Irish Flag Football League
American Football Ireland Logo [Ref: 1]

Standings

PWLTPFPAPDPts
North Conference
Causeway Giants
Antrim Jets
Downpatrick Saints
Belfast Trojans Development
Donegal Derry Vipers
Central Conference
Louth Mavericks 2nd
Westmeath Minotaurs
North Dublin Pirates
North Kildare Reapers
Dublin Rebels
South Conference
South Dublin Panthers
Dublin City Quetzals
University College Dublin
WIT Vikings
Galway Warriors
American Football Ireland Flag Division One Standings 2020 [Ref: 2]

Regular Season Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
12.09.2020Donegal Derry VipersCauseway Giants
12.09.2020Causeway GiantsDownpatrick Saints
12.09.2020Downpatrick SaintsAntrim Jets
12.09.2020Antrim JetsBelfast Trojans Development
12.09.2020Belfast Trojans DevelopmentDonegal Derry Vipers
12.09.2020Westmeath MinotaursLouth Mavericks 2nd
12.09.2020Louth Mavericks 2ndNorth Kildare Reapers
12.09.2020North Kildare ReapersDublin Rebels
12.09.2020Dublin RebelsNorth Dublin Pirates
12.09.2020North Dublin PiratesWestmeath Minotaurs
12.09.2020South Dublin PanthersUniversity College Dublin
12.09.2020University College DublinDublin City Quetzals
12.09.2020Dublin City QuetzalsGalway Warriors
12.09.2020Galway WarriorsWIT Vikings
12.09.2020WIT VikingsSouth Dublin Panthers
Week 2
19.09.2020Causeway GiantsAntrim Jets
19.09.2020Antrim JetsDonegal Derry Vipers
19.09.2020Donegal Derry VipersDownpatrick Saints
19.09.2020Downpatrick SaintsBelfast Trojans Development
19.09.2020Belfast Trojans DevelopmentCauseway Giants
19.09.2020Westmeath MinotaursNorth Kildare Reapers
19.09.2020North Kildare ReapersNorth Dublin Pirates
19.09.2020North Dublin PiratesLouth Mavericks 2nd
19.09.2020Louth Mavericks 2ndDublin Rebels
19.09.2020Dublin RebelsWestmeath Minotaurs
19.09.2020South Dublin PanthersDublin City Quetzals
19.09.2020Dublin City QuetzalsWIT Vikings
19.09.2020WIT VikingsUniversity College Dublin
19.09.2020University College DublinGalway Warriors
19.09.2020Galway WarriorsSouth Dublin Panthers
Week 3
10.10.2020Donegal Derry VipersCauseway Giants
10.10.2020Causeway GiantsDownpatrick Saints
10.10.2020Downpatrick SaintsAntrim Jets
10.10.2020Antrim JetsBelfast Trojans Development
10.10.2020Belfast Trojans DevelopmentDonegal Derry Vipers
10.10.2020Westmeath MinotaursLouth Mavericks 2nd
10.10.2020Louth Mavericks 2ndNorth Kildare Reapers
10.10.2020North Kildare ReapersDublin Rebels
10.10.2020Dublin RebelsNorth Dublin Pirates
10.10.2020North Dublin PiratesWestmeath Minotaurs
10.10.2020South Dublin PanthersUniversity College Dublin
10.10.2020University College DublinDublin City Quetzals
10.10.2020Dublin City QuetzalsGalway Warriors
10.10.2020Galway WarriorsWIT Vikings
10.10.2020WIT VikingsSouth Dublin Panthers
Week 4
17.10.2020Causeway GiantsAntrim Jets
17.10.2020Antrim JetsDonegal Derry Vipers
17.10.2020Donegal Derry VipersDownpatrick Saints
17.10.2020Downpatrick SaintsBelfast Trojans Development
17.10.2020Belfast Trojans DevelopmentCauseway Giants
17.10.2020Westmeath MinotaursNorth Kildare Reapers
17.10.2020North Kildare ReapersNorth Dublin Pirates
17.10.2020North Dublin PiratesLouth Mavericks 2nd
17.10.2020Louth Mavericks 2ndDublin Rebels
17.10.2020Dublin RebelsWestmeath Minotaurs
17.10.2020South Dublin PanthersDublin City Quetzals
17.10.2020Dublin City QuetzalsWIT Vikings
17.10.2020WIT VikingsUniversity College Dublin
17.10.2020University College DublinGalway Warriors
17.10.2020Galway WarriorsSouth Dublin Panthers
Week 5
24.10.2020Belfast Trojans DevelopmentLouth Mavericks 2nd
24.10.2020Louth Mavericks 2ndSouth Dublin Panthers
24.10.2020South Dublin PanthersBelfast Trojans Development
24.10.2020Downpatrick SaintsWestmeath Minotaurs
24.10.2020Westmeath MinotaursUniversity College Dublin
24.10.2020University College DublinDownpatrick Saints
24.10.2020Antrim JetsNorth Kildare Reapers
24.10.2020North Kildare ReapersGalway Warriors
24.10.2020Galway WarriorsAntrim Jets
24.10.2020Causeway GiantsNorth Dublin Pirates
24.10.2020North Dublin PiratesDublin City Quetzals
24.10.2020Dublin City QuetzalsCauseway Giants
24.10.2020Donegal Derry VipersDublin Rebels
24.10.2020Dublin RebelsWIT Vikings
24.10.2020WIT VikingsDonegal Derry Vipers
American Football Ireland Flag Division One Standings 2020 [Ref: 2]

Report

The American Football Ireland Flag Division One is the Second Level of Flag Football in Ireland. 15 teams entered the Division in 2020, bringing the total number of Flag Football teams in the League to 23.

Last years Glas Bowl runners-up Maynooth Hurricanes and Semi-Finalists Cork City Outlaws were promoted to the AFI Flag Premier Division (Level 1) for 2020, with Westmeath Minotaurs, University College Dublin and Dublin rebels being relegated from the Premier Division to Division One. Meath Bulldogs did not enter a team in 2020 after being relegated as well.

New teams to Division One for 2020 were Dublin City Quetzals, a team made up of former contact players from the Mexican League, who are over in Ireland working [Ref: 3], WIT Vikings from the Waterford Institute of Technology, as well as Flag Football teams of Contact Football teams Antrim Jets, Causeway Giants, Donegal Derry Vipers and North Kildare Reapers.

Non-Returning teams were NI Razorbacks, Ulster University Elks, Norton Wasps as well as the 2nds teams of Craigavon Cowboys and University College Cork. In total, 23 teams is the highest ever in one season of the Irish Flag Football League, in all its incarnations.

[See https://eirball.ie/irish-flag-football-league-and-blitzes/ for more on the history of the Irish Flag Football League and Blitzes.]

AFI Flag Division 1 North Team Map

American-Football Ireland Flag Division 1 North Team Map 2020 [Reference: 3]

AFI Flag Division 1 Central Team Map

American Football Ireland Flag Division 1 Central Team Map 2020 [Reference: 4]

AFI Flag Division 1 South Team Map

American Football Ireland Flag Division 1 South Team Map 2020 [Reference: 5]

References

Images

[1] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI Logo 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AFI-Logo-200.png [Accessed 10 February 2020]

Websites

[2] American Football Ireland (2020) Flag Football League Division One 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/flag-football/flag_div1_2020/ [Accessed 25 July 2020]

Images

[3] American Football Ireland (2020) Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_North-1024×683 [Internet] Available from:  https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_North-1024×683.png [Accessed28 August 2020]

[4] American Football Ireland (2020) Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_Central-1024×683 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_Central-1024×683.png [Accessed 28 August 2020]

[5] American Football Ireland (2020) Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_South-1024×683 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_South-1024×683.png [Accessed 28 August 2020]

Applications

[3] Sean Douglas Dublin Bay Raptors What’s App Conversation, 24 July 2020.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Todd Zboyan, Anton Pippo O’Grady, Jimmy English, Joe Grey, Decy Maher (Dublin Bay Raptors 2020).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 August 2020

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