Standings
AFI American Football Ireland Senior League Premier Division 2023
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cork Admirals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | W1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Dublin Rebels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 14 | W1 | 3 |
| 3 |  UCD Sentinels | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 17 | W1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Belfast Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Craigavon Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Westmeath Minotaurs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |  South Dublin Panthers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 30 | -16 | L1 | 0 |
| 8 |  Belfast Trojans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | -31 | L1 | 0 |
Please visit the American Football Ireland website at https://www.americanfootball.ie/americanfootball/premierdivision/ for the Official Schedule and Standings [Last accessed 12 February 2023]
Regular Season Schedule
AFI American Football Ireland Senior League Premier Division 2023
Please visit the American Football Ireland website at https://www.americanfootball.ie/americanfootball/premierdivision/ for the Official Schedule and Standings [Last accessed 12 February 2023]
Map of American Football Ireland Senior League Premier Division 2023
About American Football Ireland Senior League Premier Division 2023
The 2023 American Football Ireland season is the 35th year of the League, having played its’ first season in 1986 (There were no AFI Leagues in 2000, 2020 and 2021). There are eight teams in the American Football Ireland Senior League Premier Division, playing for the Shamrock Bowl – the top prize in Irish American Football. There are three Dublin teams: 2022’s Shamrock Bowl Champions University College Dublin; Runners-Up and Shamrock Bowl Record holders with 9 titles Dublin Rebels; and 2019 finalists South Dublin Panthers. There are also three Ulster Teams: Five-time Shamrock Bowl Champions Belfast Trojans; three time Shamrock Bowl Champions Belfast Knights (all three titles while playing in Carrickfergus); and three times Champions Craigavon Cowboys who last won the Shamrock Bowl in 1992. Completing the eight teams are Munster’s Cork Admirals, Shamrock Bowl Champions in 2018 and Leinster’s Westmeath Minotaurs, Division One Bowl Champions in 2022, their first Championship and promoted to the Premier Division for 2023 in replacement of West Dublin Rhinos, relegated to Division One from the Premier Division after finishing bottom of the Standings with a 1-7 record in 2022. [References: A-1 to A-3]
Stock Image of Green, White and Orange Football Helmet and Football
References
Scoreboard References
[S-1] American Football Ireland (2023) Premier Division – Season Fixtures [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/americanfootball/premierdivision/ [Accessed 6 February 2023]
About AFI Premier Division 2023 References
[A-1] American Football Ireland (2022) AFI Premier Division 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/americanfootball/premier-division/ [Accessed 4 July 2022]
[A-2] American Football Ireland (2022) AFI Division 1 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/americanfootball/division1/ [Accessed 2 March 2022][Last Accessed 3 August 2022]
[A-3] Irish American Football Association (2019) Shamrock Bowl Winners [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/kitted-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 11 August 2019]
Logo References
[AFI-L1] South Dublin Panthers Facebook Page (2018) South Dublin Panthers Profile Picture https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/photos/a.345294775649262/906846089494125/?type=1&theater [Accessed 16 November 2018]
[AFI-L4] Irish American Football Association (2018) Dublin Rebels Team Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Team-Logo-Dublin-Rebels-2.png [Accessed 22 July 2018]
[AFI-L15] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Belfast Trojans Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/396414_329765713737073_1023026931_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=61cbbd2dd06504291f7e7843703e7b1d&oe=5CB71144 [Accessed 21 January 2019]
[AFI-L16] Carrickfergus Knights – Vimeo (2018) Portrait [Internet] Available from: https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/482449_300x300 [Accessed 22 July 2018]
[AFI-L17] Westmeath Minotaurs | Facebook (2015) Westmeath Minotaurs Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12065840_1078155085529890_2779932276034449252_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=3673d2a991ca4920aad2e85dc589c794&oe=5CC01F4B [Accessed 21 January 2019]
[AFI-L3] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]
[AFI-L32] Irish American Football Association (2017) Admirals Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Admirals-PNG-1.png [Accessed 30 November 2018]
[AFI-L33] UCD AFC Facebook (2022) Profile Picture, January 3, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCDAFC/photos/a.436075842228/10154009765492229/ [Accessed 2 March 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/12809784_10154009765492229_5819653587549611131_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=dW0QAgQT0s8AX9FRH36&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-zMsgHZu2N0DFzVYUghS0pBleaUyuQwt0pW5je7g4kcQ&oe=6243ECFE ][Accessed 2 March 2022]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Sean Douglas (UCD and Dublin Rebels) and Jo Buchanan (South Dublin Panthers)
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