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2000 APFL Asia Pacific Football League

Scoreboard

2000 APFL League Standings

APFL Asia Pacific Football League 2000

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
0	Beijing Pandas	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Hong Kong Dolphins	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Osaka Express	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Shanghai Sharks	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Taipei Dragons	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Tokyo Typhoon	0	0	0	0.000	0	0

2000 APFL Schedule

APFL Asia Pacific Football League 2000

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2000-08-19 23:08:13August 19, 2000	Taipei Dragons vs Hong Kong Dolphins	-	N/A	Week 1
2000-08-19 23:09:20August 19, 2000	Beijing Pandas vs Shanghai Sharks	-	N/A	Week 1
2000-08-19 23:10:36August 19, 2000	Tokyo Typhoon vs Osaka Express	-	N/A	Week 1
2000-08-26 23:11:37August 26, 2000	Shanghai Sharks vs Taipei Dragons	-	N/A	Week 2
2000-08-26 23:12:32August 26, 2000	Osaka Express vs Beijing Pandas	-	N/A	Week 2
2000-08-26 23:13:32August 26, 2000	Hong Kong Dolphins vs Tokyo Typhoon	-	N/A	Week 2
2000-09-02 23:14:31September 2, 2000	Tokyo Typhoon vs Taipei Dragons	-	N/A	Week 3
2000-09-02 23:15:33September 2, 2000	Beijing Pandas vs Hong Kong Dolphins	-	N/A	Week 3
2000-09-02 23:16:27September 2, 2000	Shanghai Sharks vs Osaka Express	-	N/A	Week 3
2000-09-09 23:17:32September 9, 2000	Beijing Pandas vs Taipei Dragons	-	N/A	Week 4
2000-09-09 23:18:35September 9, 2000	Osaka Express vs Hong Kong Dolphins	-	N/A	Week 4
2000-09-09 23:19:29September 9, 2000	Tokyo Typhoon vs Shanghai Sharks	-	N/A	Week 4
2000-09-16 23:20:28September 16, 2000	Taipei Dragons vs Osaka Express	-	N/A	Week 5
2000-09-16 23:21:32September 16, 2000	Tokyo Typhoon vs Beijing Pandas	-	N/A	Week 5
2000-09-16 23:22:32September 16, 2000	Hong Kong Dolphins vs Shanghai Sharks	-	N/A	Week 5
2000-09-23 00:00:36September 23, 2000	Osaka Express vs Tokyo Typhoon	-	N/A	Week 6
2000-09-23 00:00:44September 23, 2000	Hong Kong Dolphins vs Taipei Dragons	-	N/A	Week 6
2000-09-23 00:00:50September 23, 2000	Shanghai Sharks vs Beijing Pandas	-	N/A	Week 6
2000-09-30 00:00:03September 30, 2000	Beijing Pandas vs Osaka Express	-	N/A	Week 7
2000-09-30 00:00:03September 30, 2000	Tokyo Typhoon vs Hong Kong Dolphins	-	N/A	Week 7
2000-09-30 00:00:50September 30, 2000	Taipei Dragons vs Shanghai Sharks	-	N/A	Week 7
2000-10-06 00:00:10October 6, 2000	Osaka Express vs Shanghai Sharks	-	N/A	Week 8
2000-10-06 00:00:10October 6, 2000	Hong Kong Dolphins vs Beijing Pandas	-	N/A	Week 8
2000-10-06 00:00:56October 6, 2000	Tokyo Typhoon vs Taipei Dragons	-	N/A	Week 8
2000-10-13 00:00:36October 13, 2000	Taipei Dragons vs Beijing Pandas	-	N/A	Week 9
2000-10-13 00:00:48October 13, 2000	Hong Kong Dolphins vs Osaka Express	-	N/A	Week 9
2000-10-13 00:00:51October 13, 2000	Shanghai Sharks vs Tokyo Typhoon	-	N/A	Week 9
2000-10-20 00:00:01October 20, 2000	Shanghai Sharks vs Hong Kong Dolphins	-	N/A	Week 10
2000-10-20 00:00:57October 20, 2000	Osaka Express vs Taipei Dragons	-	N/A	Week 10
2000-10-20 00:00:59October 20, 2000	Beijing Pandas vs Tokyo Typhoon	-	N/A	Week 10

2001 APFL Planned Expansion

APFL Asia Pacific Football League 2001

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
0	Bangkok Elephants	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Beijing Pandas	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Hong Kong Dolphins	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Manilla Fighting Cocks	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Maui Hawaiian Warriors	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Osaka Express	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Seoul Stallions	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Shanghai Sharks	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Taipei Dragons	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Tokyo Typhoon	0	0	0	0.000	0	0

Report

The Asia Pacific Football League was planned intiatilly for 1999, but the first season was postponed to 2000. The plan was for a Professional Gridiron Football League spanning the Pacific Rim, from Japan, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to start with in 1999-2000 and expansion to South East Asia (Philippines, Thailand), Hawai’i and South Korea before eventual expansion to Australia, New Zealand, Continental USA and Canada.

The League’s owners, Texas Corporation, of Quorum Drive, Dallas, TX, had noted Gridiron Football was well established in Japan and South Korea, with the sport introduced from USA following the wars in the region.

The APFL had enlisted Preston Pearson, as per the website, a former National Football League (NFL) player with Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys (1967-1980), as the APFL’s consultant.

After the League’s inaugural season in 1999 was postopned until 2000, and even though a schedule released in 2000 (with Hong Kong Dolphins renamed the Tigers; and Beijing Pandas renamed the Bears), the league folded without playing a down.

The initial steps had been set forth in 1993, when an American private investor hired Patrick Van Rooyen (APFL CEO) to research the feasability of playing a league in the Pacific Rim , thus forming the UFL (United Football League). By June 1994 Cheerleaders arrived to make appearances in shopping malls and in July 1994 a team of USA All-Stars played the Taipei Dragons at Chung Shan Stadium before 22,000 spectators. Negotiations between the UFL and Chinese investors broke down, however, and the UFL folded.

A new league was restructured under Van Rooyen, and in April 1997, the APFL was incorporated in Texas. By April 1998 the APFL had unveiled its’ official logo and website, and in March 1999 setting a tryout camp date.

The ambitious league, was not to be, however, and twice postponed it’s inaugural season, before fizzling out.

The ‘Land of the First Kick’ Shrine Stock Image

References

Asia Pacific Football League (2000) APFL Teams [Internet] Available from: http://www.apfl.com/teams.html [Accessed 21 March 2000][Broken Link][Available online at the Wayback Machine Web Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20000410212325/http://www.apfl.com/teams.html [Accessed 4 June 2025]

Asia Pacific Football League (1999) Preston Pearson [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19991115165455/http://apfl.com/prestonpearson.html [Accessed 4 June 2025]

Asia Pacific Football League (1999) APFL Timeline [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19991110003126/http://www.apfl.com/news2.html [Accessed 4 June 2025]

Asia Pacific Football League (1999) Season 2000 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19991001062815/http://www.apfl.com/schedule2.html [Accessed 4 June 2025]

Asia Pacific Football League (1999) helmetfront [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20001002114409im_/http://apfl.com/gifs/helmetfront.jpg [Accessed 4 June 2025]

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2019 CNFL Chinese National Football League

Scoreboard

Final Regular Season Standings

CNFL Chinese National Football League East Division 2019

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Shanghai Titans	4	0	1.000	140	17
2	Shanghai Warriors	3	1	0.750	122	21
3	Hangzhou Smilodons	2	2	0.500	135	43
4	Shanghai Street Cats	0	3	0.000	0	122
5	Hangzhou Generals	0	3	0.000	0	194

CNFL Chinese National Football League North Division 2019

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Beijing Barbarians	5	0	1.000	294	10
2	Taiyuan Troops	4	1	0.800	138	42
3	Qingdao Conquerors	3	2	0.600	116	92
4	Shenyang King Kong	1	3	0.250	66	124
5	Beijing Iron Brothers	1	3	0.250	56	204
6	Tianjin Pirates	0	5	0.000	24	222

CNFL Chinese National Football League South Division 2019

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Hong Kong Warhawks	4	1	0.800	69	48
2	Taipei Predators	3	2	0.600	142	45
3	Foshan Tigers	3	2	0.600	50	50
4	Guangzhou Apaches	2	3	0.400	50	88
5	Hong Kong Combat Orcas	1	3	0.250	35	72
6	Hong Kong Cobras	1	3	0.250	42	85

CNFL Chinese National Football League West Division 2019

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Wuhan Berserkers	4	0	1.000	192	30
2	Chengdu Pandaman	3	1	0.750	112	50
3	Zhengzhou Steamer	1	3	0.250	14	122
4	Mountain City Fury	0	4	0.000	24	140

Playoff Results

CNFL Chinese National Football League Playoffs 2019

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2019-11-16 22:01:41November 16, 2019	Taiyuan Troops vs Zhengzhou Steamer	26 - 14	N/A	First Round Playoffs
2019-11-16 22:04:40November 16, 2019	Shanghai Warriors vs Taipei Predators	42 - 18	N/A	First Round Playoffs
2019-11-16 22:06:28November 16, 2019	Foshan Tigers vs Hangzhou Smilodons	25 - 22	N/A	First Round Playoffs
2019-11-16 22:08:53November 16, 2019	Chengdu Pandaman vs Qingdao Conquerors	21 - 0 #	N/A	First Round Playoffs
2019-11-30 13:00:12November 30, 2019	Shanghai Titans vs Taiyuan Troops	62 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
2019-11-30 22:13:32November 30, 2019	Hong Kong Warhawks vs Chengdu Pandaman	21 - 0 #	N/A	Quarter-Finals
2019-12-14 22:22:40December 14, 2019	Shanghai Titans vs Hong Kong Warhawks	23 - 12	N/A	Semi-Finals
2019-12-14 22:26:00December 14, 2019	Wuhan Berserkers vs Shanghai Warriors	84 - 40	N/A	Semi-Finals
2019-11-30 12:00:49November 30, 2019	Beijing Barbarians vs Shanghai Warriors	8 - 36	N/A	Quarter-Finals
2019-12-01 10:00:13December 1, 2019	Wuhan Berserkers vs Foshan Tigers	52 - 8	N/A	Quarter-Finals
2020-01-11 22:28:28January 11, 2020	Wuhan Berserkers vs Shanghai Titans	36 - 13	N/A	CNFL Championship

CNFL Championship Game 2019

Wuhan Berserkers 36 vs 13

Shanghai Titans

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Match Day
January 11, 2020	10:28 pm	CNFL Chinese National Football League Playoffs	2019	CNFL Championship

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Wuhan Berserkers	22	6	0	8	36
Shanghai Titans	0	7	6	0	13

Wuhan Berserkers

#	Player	Position	TD
5	Jarred Evans	Quarterback	2
1	Wang Shida	Wide receiver	1
	Wu Jinjin	Wide receiver	1
	Total		4

Shanghai Titans

#	Player	Position	TD
9	Datong Wang	Quarterback	0
6	Thomas Defede	Wide receiver	1
32	Ben Wong	Running back	1
	Total		2

Scoring

First Quarter WUH – Jarred Evans TD Run; WUH – Jarred Evans TD Run; WUH – Wang Shida TD Pass from Jarred Evans 22-0; Second Quarter SHT – Thomas Defede TD Pass from Datong Wang (PAT Kick) 22-7; WUH – Wu Jinjin TD Pass from Jarred Evans 28-7; Third Quarter SHT – Ben Wong TD Run 28-13; Fourth Quarter WUH – TD Pass from Jarred Evans (2XP) 36-13;

REferences

[15] American Football International (2020) 01/10/2020: China: Championship final classic story of new vs old as Wuhan Berserkers face Shanghai Titans [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/china-championship-final-classic-story-of-new-vs-old-as-wuhan-berserkers-face-shanghai-titans/ [Accessed 12 April 2025] [16] American Football International (2020) 01/23/2020: China: Wuhan Berserkers live up to billing, outgun Shanghai Titans to capture CNFL championship! [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/china-wuhan-berserkers-live-up-to-billing-outgun-shanghai-titans-to-capture-cnfl-championship/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

Championship Report

The Berserkers raced out to a 22-0 lead early on in the Championship, with Quarterback Jarred Evans going over for two touchdowns from close range with quarterback sneaks, and then a deep Touchdown pass to Wang Shida.

For a while it looked like another blowout like previous Wuhan games in the 2019 season, but the Titans clawed their way back with a Touchdown pass late in the first half from Datong Wang to Thomas Defede, cutting the score to 22-7, but within the two-minute warning Evans connected with a second receiver, Wu Jinjin, making it 28-7 at the halftime whistle.

The teams traded scores in the second half, and for a while it looked as if a Titans comeback was on the cards as they came out fighting in the second half, re-establishing their running game with Ben Wong scoring a touchdown, but a third Evans touchdown pass to add to the two he scored himself sealed victory for Wuhan Berserkers 36-13.

Regular Season Results

CNFL Chinese National Football League Regular Season 2019

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2019-08-03 22:50:13August 3, 2019	Qingdao Conquerors vs Tianjin Pirates	44 - 0	N/A	Week 0
2019-08-10 21:15:18August 10, 2019	Hong Kong Warhawks vs Hong Kong Combat Orcas	13 - 0	N/A	Week 1
2019-08-10 21:31:08August 10, 2019	Foshan Tigers vs Taipei Predators	8 - 0	N/A	Week 1
2019-08-10 21:33:31August 10, 2019	Guangzhou Apaches vs Hong Kong Cobras	21 - 0	N/A	Week 1
2019-08-10 21:41:33August 10, 2019	Beijing Barbarians vs Beijing Iron Brothers	100 - 0	N/A	Week 1
2019-08-10 21:44:21August 10, 2019	Tianjin Pirates vs Taiyuan Troops	0 - 40	N/A	Week 1
2019-08-10 21:47:08August 10, 2019	Shenyang King Kong vs Qingdao Conquerors	14 - 32	N/A	Week 1
2019-08-17 21:49:51August 17, 2019	Shanghai Titans vs Hangzhou Generals	59 - 0	N/A	Week 2
2019-08-17 21:56:07August 17, 2019	Shanghai Warriors vs Hangzhou Smilodons	18 - 7	N/A	Week 2
2019-08-17 21:59:50August 17, 2019	Foshan Tigers vs Guangzhou Apaches	21 - 8	N/A	Week 2
2019-08-17 23:06:46August 17, 2019	Taipei Predators vs Hong Kong Combat Orcas	38 - 14	N/A	Week 2
2019-08-24 22:07:15August 24, 2019	Chengdu Pandaman vs Mountain City Fury	32 - 0	N/A	Week 3
2019-08-24 22:09:39August 24, 2019	Wuhan Berserkers vs Zhengzhou Steamer	52 - 0	N/A	Week 3
2019-08-24 22:13:34August 24, 2019	Beijing Barbarians vs Tianjin Pirates	42 - 0	N/A	Week 3
2019-08-24 22:17:54August 24, 2019	Taiyuan Troops vs Shenyang King Kong	18 - 0	N/A	Week 3
2019-08-24 22:22:23August 24, 2019	Qingdao Conquerors vs Beijing Iron Brothers	40 - 0	N/A	Week 3
2019-08-24 23:11:01August 24, 2019	Hong Kong Warhawks vs Hong Kong Cobras	18 - 15	N/A	Week 3
2019-08-30 22:26:13August 30, 2019	Beijing Barbarians vs Shenyang King Kong	74 - 0	N/A	Week 4
2019-08-31 22:28:53August 31, 2019	Taipei Predators vs Hong Kong Warhawks	12 - 17	N/A	Week 4
2019-08-31 22:30:44August 31, 2019	Hong Kong Cobras vs Foshan Tigers	21 - 0 #	N/A	Week 4
2019-08-31 22:32:33August 31, 2019	Hong Kong Combat Orcas vs Guangzhou Apaches	21 - 0 #	N/A	Week 4
2019-09-07 22:35:35September 7, 2019	Shanghai Warriors vs Shanghai Street Cats	48 - 0	N/A	Week 5
2019-09-07 22:37:13September 7, 2019	Hangzhou Smilodons vs Shanghai Titans	7 - 25	N/A	Week 5
2019-09-07 22:43:53September 7, 2019	Taiyuan Troops vs Qingdao Conquerors	30 - 0	N/A	Week 5
2019-09-07 22:47:32September 7, 2019	Beijing Iron Brothers vs Tianjin Pirates	44 - 24	N/A	Week 5
2019-09-07 22:55:35September 7, 2019	Zhengzhou Steamer vs Wuhan Berserkers	0 - 42	N/A	Week 5
2019-09-07 22:58:08September 7, 2019	Mountain City Fury vs Chengdu Pandaman	0 - 46	N/A	Week 5
2019-09-28 21:24:49September 28, 2019	Chengdu Pandaman vs Zhengzhou Steamer	28 - 6	N/A	Week 6
2019-09-28 21:30:07September 28, 2019	Hangzhou Generals vs Shanghai Warriors	0 - 46	N/A	Week 6
2019-09-28 21:44:16September 28, 2019	Guangzhou Apaches vs Taipei Predators	0 - 46	N/A	Week 6
2019-09-28 23:18:44September 28, 2019	Hangzhou Smilodons vs Shanghai Street Cats	32 - 0	N/A	Week 6
2019-09-28 23:25:48September 28, 2019	Taiyuan Troops vs Beijing Barbarians	10 - 30	N/A	Week 6
2019-10-12 19:29:50October 12, 2019	Taipei Predators vs Hong Kong Cobras	46 - 6	N/A	Week 7
2019-10-12 19:32:27October 12, 2019	Mountain City Fury vs Wuhan Berserkers	24 - 54	N/A	Week 7
2019-10-12 19:35:43October 12, 2019	Guangzhou Apaches vs Hong Kong Warhawks	21 - 0 #	N/A	Week 7
2019-10-12 19:37:29October 12, 2019	Foshan Tigers vs Hong Kong Combat Orcas	21 - 0 #	N/A	Week 7
2019-10-19 19:41:54October 19, 2019	Shenyang King Kong vs Tianjin Pirates	52 - 0	N/A	Week 8
2019-10-19 19:44:46October 19, 2019	Qingdao Conquerors vs Beijing Barbarians	0 - 48	N/A	Week 8
2019-10-19 19:46:30October 19, 2019	Shanghai Warriors vs Shanghai Titans	10 - 14	N/A	Week 8
2019-10-26 20:53:21October 26, 2019	Zhengzhou Steamer vs Mountain City Fury	8 - 0	N/A	Week 9
2019-10-26 20:55:39October 26, 2019	Beijing Iron Brothers vs Taiyuan Troops	12 - 40	N/A	Week 9
2019-10-26 20:57:41October 26, 2019	Wuhan Berserkers vs Chengdu Pandaman	44 - 6	N/A	Week 9
2019-11-02 21:35:42November 2, 2019	Hangzhou Smilodons vs Hangzhou Generals	89 - 0	N/A	Week 10
2019-11-02 21:39:54November 2, 2019	Hong Kong Warhawks vs Foshan Tigers	21 - 0 #	N/A	Week 10
2019-11-09 21:55:06November 9, 2019	Shanghai Titans vs Shanghai Street Cats	42 - 0	N/A	Week 11

Report

Wuhan Berserkers lived up to their name, out-gunning the rest of the 21-team Chinese National Football League and growing in confidence as the 2019 season progressed.

The ‘Best in the West’ went 4-0 in the Regular Season, dethroning Chengdu Pandaman who would not go into the Playoffs as division winners for the first time ever after the Berserkers defeated the Pandaman 44-6 to finish the Regular Season.

In the Playoff Quarter-Finals Wuhan outgunned Foshan Tigers (4-2) 52-8 to take on Shanghai powerhouse Warriors in the Semi-Finals where they put up an unbelievable 84 points to the Warriors 40 in a shootout to become the first team outside of Shanghai to reach the Championship game since 2013.

In The Championship Game Wuhan met Shanghai Titans, the ‘Beast from the East’, themselves undefeated after also going 4-0 in the Regular Season and defeating first Taiyuan Troops 62-0 in the Quarter-Finals before stumbling to a 23-12 victory over a surprising Hong Kong Warhawks in the other Semi-Final.

Wuhan Berserkers triumhed 36-13 over Shanghai Titans in the Championship (see report above). Following the game, Quarterback Jarred Evans signed for Bern Grizzlies in the Swiss Nationalliga A, one of the top National Leagues in Europe.

Wuhan Berserkers became the first ever team to make it into the American Football International / Inside Sport Japan Top 250 Teams in the World (outside USA and Canada) with the Championship win. [Reference: 16]

References

Websites

[1] American Football International (2019) 08/23/2019 Chinese National Football League in full swing [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/chinese-national-football-league-in-full-swing/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[2] American Football International (2019) 08/30/2019 Chinese National Football League kicking into high gear [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/chinese-national-football-league-kicking-into-high-gear/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[3] American Football International (2019) 09/06/2019 Chinese National Football League: Political unrest in Hong Kong disrupts travel but 2 games played [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/chinese-national-football-league-political-unrest-in-hong-kong-disrupts-travel-but-2-games-played/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[4] American Football International (2019) 09/15/2019 Tops teams surging in Chinese National Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/tops-teams-surging-in-chinese-national-football-league/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[5] American Football International (2019) 10/10/2019 Chinese National Football League heading past midseason [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/chinese-national-football-league-heading-past-midseason/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[6] American Football International (2019) 10/22/2019 China: Favorites starting to pull away in CNFL [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/china-favorites-starting-to-pull-away-in-cnfl/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[7] American Football International (2019) 10/26/2019 China: Division Titles clinched, CNFL playoff bracket begins to take shape [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/china-division-titles-clinched-cnfl-playoff-bracket-begins-to-take-shape/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[8] American Football International (2019) 11/01/2019 Chinese National Football League: Playoff matchups decided as North and West wrap up regular season [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/chinese-national-football-league-playoff-matchups-decided-as-north-and-west-wrap-up-regular-season/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[9] American Football International (2019) 11/14/2019 Chinese National Football League heads into playoffs [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/chinese-national-football-league-heads-into-playoffs/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[10] American Football International (2019) 11/16/2019 5 Things to Consider heading into the Chinese National Football League playoffs: [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/5-things-to-consider-heading-into-the-chinese-national-football-league-playoffs/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

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[12] American Football International (2019) 11/28/2019 Chinese National Football League quarterfinals set for this weekend [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/chinese-national-football-league-quarterfinals-set-for-this-weekend/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[13] American Football International (2019) 12/13/2019 China: CNFL cream rises to the top in quarterfinals [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/china-cnfl-cream-rises-to-the-top-in-quarterfinals/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[14] American Football International (2019) 12/30/2019: Allen Hu – [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/road-to-championship-down-to-two-in-chinese-national-football-league/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[16] American Football International (2020) 01/23/2020: China: Wuhan Berserkers live up to billing, outgun Shanghai Titans to capture CNFL championship! [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/china-wuhan-berserkers-live-up-to-billing-outgun-shanghai-titans-to-capture-cnfl-championship/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

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American Football League of China 2016

American Football League of China Logo [References: 11]

Final Standings

AFLC American Football League of China East 2016

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Shanghai Warriors	4	0	1.000	126	42	84	W4
2	Shanghai Titans	3	1	0.750	160	48	112	W3
3	Shanghai Nighthawks	2	2	0.500	115	66	49	W1
4	Beijing Iron Brothers	2	2	0.500	84	48	36	L1
5	Hefei Crocodiles	1	3	0.250	30	142	-112	L3
6	Shanghai Dragoons	0	4	0.000	26	195	-169	L4

AFLC American Football League of China South 2016

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Hong Kong Warhawks	3	1	0.750	63	46	17	L1
2	Guangzhou Tigers	2	2	0.500	71	48	23	L1
3	Guangzhou Apaches	2	2	0.500	47	48	-1	W2
4	Hong Kong Cobras	2	2	0.500	37	42	-5	W1
5	Hong Kong Combat Orcas	1	3	0.250	50	84	-34	L1

AFLC American Football League of China West 2016

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Chengdu Pandaman	3	1	0.750	162	38	124	W3
2	Chongqing Dockers	3	1	0.750	128	90	38	L1
3	Chongqing Centaurs	0	4	0.000	30	192	-162	L4

Playoff Schedule

American Football League of China Playoffs 2016


Match Day Playoffs Round 1
November 26, 2016 (Playoffs Round 1) 14 - 28 N/A Shanghai Warriors vs Shanghai Nighthawks
November 26, 2016 (Playoffs Round 1) 20 - 8 N/A Guangzhou Tigers vs Hong Kong Warhawks
December 3, 2016 (Playoffs Round 1) 26 - 16 N/A Chengdu Pandaman vs Guangzhou Apaches
December 3, 2016 (Playoffs Round 1) 38 - 6 N/A Shanghai Titans vs Chongqing Dockers
Match Day Semi-Finals
December 17, 2016 (Semi-Finals) 24 - 23 N/A Shanghai Titans vs Guangzhou Tigers
December 17, 2016 (Semi-Finals) 14 - 20 N/A Chengdu Pandaman vs Shanghai Nighthawks
Match Day Championship Game
January 14, 2017 (Championship Game) 28 - 6 N/A Shanghai Titans vs Shanghai Nighthawks

Regular Season Schedule

AFLC American Football League of China 2016


Match Day Week 1
August 13, 2016 (Week 1) 24 - 18 N/A Hong Kong Warhawks vs Guangzhou Apaches
August 21, 2016 (Week 1) 16 - 12 N/A Chongqing Dockers vs Chengdu Pandaman
Match Day Week 2
August 27, 2016 (Week 2) 12 - 28 N/A Beijing Iron Brothers (AFLC) vs Shanghai Warriors
September 28, 2016 (Week 2) 32 - 8 N/A Shanghai Titans vs Shanghai Nighthawks
Match Day Week 3
September 3, 2016 (Week 3) 20 - 22 N/A Shanghai Dragoons vs Hefei Crocodiles
September 3, 2016 (Week 3) 0 - 9 N/A Guangzhou Apaches vs Hong Kong Cobras
September 4, 2016 (Week 3) 36 - 20 N/A Guangzhou Tigers vs Hong Kong Combat Orcas
Match Day Week 4
September 10, 2016 (Week 4) 16 - 34 N/A Shanghai Titans vs Shanghai Warriors
September 11, 2016 (Week 4) 14 - 40 N/A Chongqing Centaurs vs Chongqing Dockers
Match Day Week 5
September 17, 2016 (Week 5) 20 - 0 N/A Hong Kong Warhawks vs Hong Kong Cobras
September 17, 2016 (Week 5) 0 - 30 N/A Hefei Crocodiles vs Beijing Iron Brothers (AFLC)
September 18, 2016 (Week 5) 81 - 0 N/A Shanghai Nighthawks vs Shanghai Dragoons
Match Day Week 6
September 24, 2016 (Week 6) 0 - 56 N/A Chongqing Centaurs vs Chengdu Pandaman
September 25, 2016 (Week 6) 20 - 12 N/A Guangzhou Apaches vs Hong Kong Combat Orcas
Match Day Week 7
October 15, 2016 (Week 7) 48 - 0 N/A Shanghai Titans vs Hefei Crocodiles
October 15, 2016 (Week 7) 18 - 19 N/A Guangzhou Tigers vs Hong Kong Warhawks
October 15, 2016 (Week 7) 58 - 8 N/A Chongqing Dockers vs Chongqing Centaurs
October 15, 2016 (Week 7) 28 - 0 N/A Beijing Iron Brothers (AFLC) vs Shanghai Dragoons
October 15, 2016 (Week 7) 6 - 20 N/A Shanghai Nighthawks vs Shanghai Warriors
Match Day Week 8
October 29, 2016 (Week 8) 0 - 14 N/A Hong Kong Cobras vs Guangzhou Tigers
October 29, 2016 (Week 8) 56 - 14 N/A Chengdu Pandaman vs Chongqing Dockers
October 29, 2016 (Week 8) 10 - 0 N/A Hong Kong Combat Orcas vs Hong Kong Warhawks
October 30, 2016 (Week 8) 14 - 20 N/A Beijing Iron Brothers (AFLC) vs Shanghai Nighthawks
Match Day Week 9
November 5, 2016 (Week 9) 8 - 44 N/A Hefei Crocodiles vs Shanghai Warriors
Match Day Week 10
November 12, 2016 (Week 10) 6 - 64 N/A Shanghai Dragoons vs Shanghai Titans
November 12, 2016 (Week 10) 38 - 8 N/A Chengdu Pandaman vs Chongqing Centaurs
November 12, 2016 (Week 10) 9 - 3 N/A Guangzhou Apaches vs Guangzhou Tigers
November 12, 2016 (Week 10) 28 - 8 N/A Hong Kong Cobras vs Hong Kong Combat Orcas

Recap

Former NCAA Division III star Idris McClain of Amherst College in Massachusetts received the MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award as Shanghai Titans dominated in a 28-6 triumph over Shanghai Nighthawks to capture the Titans first ever American Football League of China Championship at Luwan Stadium in Shanghai.

The 14-team League was extremely competitive with the teams broken into 3 Divisions: East, with four teams in Shanghai, one in Beijing and one in Hefei; South, with three teams in Hong Kong and two in Guangzhou; and West, with two teams in Chongqing and one in Chengdu.

The East Division was dominated by the Shanghai teams with three of the teams from China’s biggest city reaching the Playoffs: Shanghai Warriors undefeated on 4-0, Shanghai Titans in second on 3-1, and Shanghai Nighthawks winning the head-to-head with Beijing Iron Brothers after both teams finished on 2-2. Rounding out the East Division were Hefei Crocodiles (1-3) and Shanghai Dragoons (0-4).

The South Division, was very close with Hong Kong Warhawks picking up the honours on 3-1. Three teams then tied for second on 2-2, so a three-way tie-breaker was invoked, with Guangzhou Tigers (1-1, +8) and Guangzhou Apaches (1-1, -3) making the playoffs ahead of Hong Kong Cobras (1-1, -5). Hong Kong Combat Orcas finished bottom of the Division on 1-3 but were by no means disgraced having been the only team to have defeated the Warhawks in the Regular Season (10-0 on Week 8).

The West Division was a two-horse race between Chengdu Pandaman and Chongqing Dockers who both finished 3-1. The Pandaman won the tie-breaker having defeated Dockers 56-14 (giving them a 21-point Plus for that game and +17 overall – the differential was capped at 21) in their second game after the Dockers had won the first 16-12.

The Playoffs saw two First Placed seeds go out in the First Round as Shanghai Nighthawks shocked the Previously undefeated Shanghai Warriors 28-14 and Guangzhou Tigers knocked out Hong Kong Warhawks 20-8. In the other two Round 1 games Chengdu Pandaman made sure there would be no third exit for a first placed seed as they defeated Guangzhou Apaches 26-16 and Shanghai Titans made light work of Chongqing Dockers 38-6.

The Semi-Finals saw the two Shanghai teams secure close victories by a touchdown or less, as Shanghai Titans squeaked by Guangzhou Apaches 24-23 and Shanghai Nighthawks came off 20-14 victors over the Pandaman at Chengdu. Both Shanghai teams needed fourth quarter heroics to see them into the Championship Game which was a repeat of the 2014 Final. Nighthawks won 26-24 on that day, but were not to repeat the feat as the Shanghai Titans came hot at the right time entering the playoffs. The 2016 season was the fourth season of the AFLC.

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References

[1] AFLC (2018) Standing [Internet] Available from: http://www.aflcfootball.com/index.php/standing [Accessed 20 January 2018]

[2] AFLC Wayback Machine (2016) Standing [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20161010092024/http://aflcfootball.com/index.php/standing [Accessed 20 January 2018]

[3] AFLC Wayback Machine (2016) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20161010074856/http://aflcfootball.com/index.php/schedule [Accessed 20 January 2018]

[4] American Football International / Danny Zhang (2016) Shanghai Warriors, Hong Kong Warhawks lead in early American Football League of China season [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/american-football-league-china-now-full-swing/ [Accessed 19 November 2021]

[5] American Football International / Danny Zhang (2016) Busy Month for American Football League of China [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/busy-month-american-football-league-china/ [Accessed 19 November 2021]

[6] American Football International / Danny Zhang (2016) American Football League of China Playoffs Looming [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/aflc-playoffs-china-looming/ [Accessed 19 November 2021]

[7] AFLC Wayback Machine (2016) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20161010074856/http://aflcfootball.com/index.php/schedule [Accessed 20 January 2018]

[8] American Football International / Danny Zhang (2016) American Football League of China Down to Final Four [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/american-football-league-china-final-four/ [Accessed 19 November 2021]

[9] American Football International / Danny Zhang (2016) American Football League of China Semis Filled with Fourth Quarter Drama [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/aflc-semifinal-recap-nail-biting-fourth-quarter-drama/ [Accessed 19 November 2021]

[10] American Football International / Danny Zhang (2016) Shanghai Titans win first ever American Football League of China Crown in Convincing Fashion[Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/shanghai-titans-win-first-ever-american-football-league-china-crown-convincing-fashion/ [Accessed 19 November 2021]

Logo references

[11] AFLC Wayback Machine (2016) logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20161010092024im_/http://aflcfootball.com/themes/default/images/aflcpic/logo.png [Accessed 20 January 2018]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Peter Comerford and Eoin O’Fearghaill.

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 19 November 2021

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CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Challenge Games 2008

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2008

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)	3	0	0	1.000	90	52	38	W3
2	Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)	0	3	0	0.000	52	90	-38	L3

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2008


Match Day Game 1
March 2, 2008 (Game 1) 40 - 30 N/A Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr)
Match Day Game 2
April 6, 2008 (Game 2) 8 - 28 N/A Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)
Match Day Game 3
May 11, 2008 (Game 3) 14 - 22 N/A Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)

Recap

After Tom Kelly, the intrepid American with the Irish name had set up the Central Asian American Football Association (CAAFA) in April 2002, Teams from Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and Almaty in Kazakhstan played each other as well as American and World All-Star teams from players based in Central Asia. By 2008 Evangel University from USA had toured Central Asia playing teams from both countries and a second and third team had been set up in Bishkek.

The four-game Challenge Series in 2008 now included one game solely between two Bishkek teams (see CAAFA Bishkek Series for more details) and in Autumn 2008 a Bishkek 3-Team Tournament. The Almaty-Bishkek Challenge Series in 2008 went the Almaty KIMEP Titans way, winning all three games in the series.

REFERENCES

[1] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) History of American Football in Kyrgyzstan [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090207140139/http://af.kg/history/kr [Accessed 9 October 2021]

[2] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Games [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090208034521/http://af.kg/games [Accessed 9 October 2021]

[3] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Barsy 34-0 Golden Eagles (October 26, Labor Reserves) [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090207140823/http://af.kg/news/26-10-08 [Accessed 9 October 2021]

[4] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Golden Eagles 8 – 30 Kyrgyz National University (November 1)[Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090208034617/http://af.kg/news/01-11-08 [Accessed 9 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Gavin Coleman

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Last Updated: 10 October 2021

October 10, 2021October 29, 2023

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge Games 2008

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2008

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)	1	0	0	1.000	40	0	40	W1
2	Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)	0	1	0	0.000	0	40	-40	L1

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2008


Match Day Game 4
June 8, 2008 (Game 4) 0 - 40 N/A Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr)

Recap

The third ever Bishkek Challenge Game after the founding the CAAFA (Central Asian American Football Association) took place in Spring 2008 with Bishkek BARS Leopards defeating Bishkek Golden Eagles. The Autumn following this game a third team joined the Bishkek Series which was played as a tournament over Labour weekend, with American Football in Kyrgyzstan then following a different path to the Kazakhstan path.

REFERENCES

[2] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Games [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090208034521/http://af.kg/games [Accessed 9 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Gavin Coleman

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

October 10, 2021October 29, 2023

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Challenge Games 2007

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2007

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)	4	0	0	1.000	144	19	125	W4
2	Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)	0	4	0	0.000	19	144	-125	L4

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2007


Match Day Game 1
April 8, 2007 (Game 1) 38 - 0 N/A Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)
Match Day Game 2
April 29, 2007 (Game 2) 13 - 46 N/A Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr)
Match Day Game 3
October 14, 2007 (Game 3) 0 - 34 N/A Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr)
Match Day Game 4
November 11, 2007 (Game 4) 26 - 6 N/A Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)

Recap

A third and fourth game was added to the Bishkek-Almaty Challenge Series of Games in 2007 in the Central Asian American Football Association (CAAFA) which had been set up by the intrepid American with the Irish name, Tom Kelly, in April 2002. Bishkek’s BARS Leopards easily won all four of the games in 2007, each by 33 points or more with the exception one game where they won by 20 points, with KIMEP Titans, from Almaty, Kazakhstan only scoring two touchdowns (12 Points in total) in total over the four games. Two games each were held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Almaty, Kazakhstan, evenly split between a Spring and Autumn season.

REFERENCES

[2] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Games [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090208034521/http://af.kg/games [Accessed 9 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Gavin Coleman

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

October 10, 2021October 29, 2023

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Standings 2004-2008

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2004

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bishkek BARS Leopards 1 (Kyr)	1	0	0	1.000	18	12	6	W1
2	Bishkek BARS Leopards 2 (Kyr)	0	1	0	0.000	12	18	-6	L1

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2007

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)	1	0	0	1.000	14	12	2	W1
2	Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)	0	1	0	0.000	12	14	-2	L1

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2008

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)	1	0	0	1.000	40	0	40	W1
2	Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)	0	1	0	0.000	0	40	-40	L1

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Tournament 2008

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Kyrgyzstan National University (Kyr)	2	0	1.000	42	14	28	W2
2	Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)	1	1	0.500	40	12	28	W1
3	Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)	0	2	0.000	8	64	-56	L2

Recap

In 2001 the Intrepid American with the Irish name, Tom Kelly, who had previously tried unsuccessfully to start an American Football League in USSR in 1979, approached the American University of Kyrgyzstan with regards setting up an American Football team. The Central Asian American Football Association (CAAFA) was born the following April when the AUK met KIMEP from Almaty in Kazakhstan in a game of Flag Football.

Following a series of friendly games between a new team in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: BARS Leopards and KIMEP Titans, as well as a Challenge Game between two teams of BARS Leopards, another team was founded in Bishkek: Golden Eagles, thus laying the foundations for the Bishkek Challenge Games between BARS Leopards and Bishkek Golden Eagles. In Autumn 2008 after two series of Spring Games between the Leopards and Golden Eagles with each winning a game, a Tournament was organised including a third Bishkek team: KNU Kyrgyzstan National University. The Tournament, played over Labour Weekend, was won by KNU after victories over the Golden Eagles and Leopards and was the first ever Tournament for American Football in Kyrgyzstan.

REFERENCES

[2] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Games [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090208034521/http://af.kg/games [Accessed 9 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Gavin Coleman

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

October 10, 2021October 29, 2023

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Challenge Games 2002

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2002

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	American University Kyrgyzstan (Kyr)	1	0	1	0.500	24	18	6	W1
2	Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)	0	1	1	0.000	18	24	-6	L1

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2002


Match Day Game 1
May 1, 2002 (Game 1) Tie - Tie N/A Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz) vs American University Kyrgyzstan (Kyr)
Match Day Game 2
October 1, 2002 (Game 2) 24 - 18 N/A American University Kyrgyzstan (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)

Recap

In 2001 the intrepid American with the Irish name, Tom Kelly, who had attempted to set up an American Football League in the former USSR in 1979, approached the Student Relations Department of the American University of Kyrgyzstan (AUK) with regards setting up a a team. The CAAFA (Central Asian American Football Association) was thus formed in April 2002 with the formation of a team at AUK. In May 2002 the first game of American Flag Football was played at Almaty, Kazakhstan, between AUK and KIMEP from Kazakhstan. The game ended in a tie and a rematch arranged for Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan in October 2002, which AUK won.

Thereafter Friendly games were played between Bishkek BARS and American Embassy and American Representative teams in 2003 and 2004. In 2005 more kit was brought in from USA by CAAFA President NG Shulgin from Tom Kelly, and two teams were established: KIMEP in Kazakhstan, and BIshkek BARS in Kyrgyzstan, playing Challenge Games between them for four years before a second and third team were created in Bishkek, enough for a Bishkek Tournament.

REFERENCES

[2] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Games [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090208034521/http://af.kg/games [Accessed 9 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Gavin Coleman

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

October 10, 2021October 29, 2023

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge Games 2007

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2007

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)	1	0	0	1.000	14	12	2	W1
2	Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)	0	1	0	0.000	12	14	-2	L1

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2007


Match Day Game 3
May 20, 2007 (Game 3) 14 - 12 N/A Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr)

Recap

The Central Asian American Football Association was established by Tom Kelly in April 2002 after he approached the American University of Kyrgyzstan about setting up a team. Following a couple of Flag Football games versus KIMEP from Almaty in Kazakhstan, a team was set up in Bishkek: BARS Leopards who after playing a game amonst themselves in 2004 were able to play KIMEP from 2005 to 2008 in a series of Challenge Games following the arrival of more kit from Tom Kelly in USA.

In 2007 a second team was set up in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Golden Eagles and from 2007 to Spring 2008 the two Bishkek teams also played Challenge Games between the teams. Golden Eagles won the first Challenge Game in May 2007.

REFERENCES

[2] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Games [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090208034521/http://af.kg/games [Accessed 9 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Gavin Coleman

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

October 10, 2021October 29, 2023

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Challenge Games 2006

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2006

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)	2	0	0	1.000	48	18	30	W2
2	Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)	0	2	0	0.000	18	48	-30	L2

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2006


Match Day Game 1
May 14, 2006 (Game 1) 20 - 12 N/A Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)
Match Day Game 2
October 1, 2006 (Game 2) 28 - 6 N/A Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)

RECAP

After the CAAFA – Central Asian American Football Association – was set up in 2002 by the intrepid American with the Irish name, Tom Kelly, a number of Flag Football Games were played between the KIMEP team from Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the AUK (American University Kyrgyzstan) team as well World and American Embassy Teams. By 2006 the rivalry between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan was fully fledged, with two teams fully kitted out thanks to Kelly: Bishkek BARS Leopards and Almaty KIMEP Titans. The Leopards team from Bishkek came out on top in 2006, winning both Challenge Games.

REFERENCES

[2] American Football in Kyrgyzstan Wayback Machine (2008) Games [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090208034521/http://af.kg/games [Accessed 9 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Gavin Coleman

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Last Updated: 10 October 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274

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1987-09-12 06:09:23September 12, 1987	Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys		Recap	Semi-Finals
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