Category: Asian American Football Leagues

American Football League of China 2016

American Football League of China Logo [References: 11]

Final Standings

AFLC American Football League of China East 2016

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
14001.0001264284W4
23100.75016048112W3
32200.5001156649W1
42200.500844836L1
51300.25030142-112L3
60400.00026195-169L4

AFLC American Football League of China South 2016

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13100.750634617L1
22200.500714823L1
32200.5004748-1W2
42200.5003742-5W1
51300.2505084-34L1

AFLC American Football League of China West 2016

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13100.75016238124W3
23100.7501289038L1
30400.00030192-162L4

Playoff Schedule

American Football League of China Playoffs 2016
Match Day Playoffs Round 1
(Playoffs Round 1)
14 - 28

Shanghai Warriors vs Shanghai Nighthawks

(Playoffs Round 1)
20 - 8

Guangzhou Tigers vs Hong Kong Warhawks

(Playoffs Round 1)
26 - 16

Chengdu Pandaman vs Guangzhou Apaches

(Playoffs Round 1)
38 - 6

Shanghai Titans vs Chongqing Dockers

Match Day Semi-Finals
(Semi-Finals)
24 - 23

Shanghai Titans vs Guangzhou Tigers

(Semi-Finals)
14 - 20

Chengdu Pandaman vs Shanghai Nighthawks

Match Day Championship Game
(Championship Game)
28 - 6

Shanghai Titans vs Shanghai Nighthawks

Regular Season Schedule

AFLC American Football League of China 2016
Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
24 - 18

Hong Kong Warhawks vs Guangzhou Apaches

(Week 1)
16 - 12

Chongqing Dockers vs Chengdu Pandaman

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
12 - 28

Beijing Iron Brothers (AFLC) vs Shanghai Warriors

(Week 2)
32 - 8

Shanghai Titans vs Shanghai Nighthawks

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
20 - 22

Shanghai Dragoons vs Hefei Crocodiles

(Week 3)
0 - 9

Guangzhou Apaches vs Hong Kong Cobras

(Week 3)
36 - 20

Guangzhou Tigers vs Hong Kong Combat Orcas

Match Day Week 4
(Week 4)
16 - 34

Shanghai Titans vs Shanghai Warriors

(Week 4)
14 - 40

Chongqing Centaurs vs Chongqing Dockers

Match Day Week 5
(Week 5)
20 - 0

Hong Kong Warhawks vs Hong Kong Cobras

(Week 5)
0 - 30

Hefei Crocodiles vs Beijing Iron Brothers (AFLC)

(Week 5)
81 - 0

Shanghai Nighthawks vs Shanghai Dragoons

Match Day Week 6
(Week 6)
0 - 56

Chongqing Centaurs vs Chengdu Pandaman

(Week 6)
20 - 12

Guangzhou Apaches vs Hong Kong Combat Orcas

Match Day Week 7
(Week 7)
48 - 0

Shanghai Titans vs Hefei Crocodiles

(Week 7)
18 - 19

Guangzhou Tigers vs Hong Kong Warhawks

(Week 7)
58 - 8

Chongqing Dockers vs Chongqing Centaurs

(Week 7)
28 - 0

Beijing Iron Brothers (AFLC) vs Shanghai Dragoons

(Week 7)
6 - 20

Shanghai Nighthawks vs Shanghai Warriors

Match Day Week 8
(Week 8)
0 - 14

Hong Kong Cobras vs Guangzhou Tigers

(Week 8)
56 - 14

Chengdu Pandaman vs Chongqing Dockers

(Week 8)
10 - 0

Hong Kong Combat Orcas vs Hong Kong Warhawks

(Week 8)
14 - 20

Beijing Iron Brothers (AFLC) vs Shanghai Nighthawks

Match Day Week 9
(Week 9)
8 - 44

Hefei Crocodiles vs Shanghai Warriors

Match Day Week 10
(Week 10)
6 - 64

Shanghai Dragoons vs Shanghai Titans

(Week 10)
38 - 8

Chengdu Pandaman vs Chongqing Centaurs

(Week 10)
9 - 3

Guangzhou Apaches vs Guangzhou Tigers

(Week 10)
28 - 8

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

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

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

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)3001.000905238W3
2Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)0300.0005290-38L3

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2008
Match Day Game 1
(Game 1)
40 - 30

Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr)

Match Day Game 2
(Game 2)
8 - 28

Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)

Match Day Game 3
(Game 3)
14 - 22

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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

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CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge Games 2008

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2008

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)1001.00040040W1
2Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)0100.000040-40L1

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2008
Match Day Game 4
(Game 4)
0 - 40

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

[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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

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CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Challenge Games 2007

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2007

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)4001.00014419125W4
2Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)0400.00019144-125L4

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2007
Match Day Game 1
(Game 1)
38 - 0

Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)

Match Day Game 2
(Game 2)
13 - 46

Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr)

Match Day Game 3
(Game 3)
0 - 34

Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr)

Match Day Game 4
(Game 4)
26 - 6

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

[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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

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CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Standings 2004-2008

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2004

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Bishkek BARS Leopards 1 (Kyr)1001.00018126W1
2Bishkek BARS Leopards 2 (Kyr)0100.0001218-6L1

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2007

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)1001.00014122W1
2Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)0100.0001214-2L1

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2008

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)1001.00040040W1
2Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)0100.000040-40L1

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Tournament 2008

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Kyrgyzstan National University (Kyr)2001.000421428W2
2Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)1100.500401228W1
3Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)0200.000864-56L2

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

[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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Challenge Games 2002

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2002

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1American University Kyrgyzstan (Kyr)1010.50024186W1
2Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)0110.0001824-6L1

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2002
Match Day Game 1
(Game 1)
Tie - Tie

Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz) vs American University Kyrgyzstan (Kyr)

Match Day Game 2
(Game 2)
24 - 18

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

[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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge Games 2007

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2007

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Bishkek Golden Eagles (Kyr)1001.00014122W1
2Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)0100.0001214-2L1

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge 2007
Match Day Game 3
(Game 3)
14 - 12

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

[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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Challenge Games 2006

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2006

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)2001.000481830W2
2Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)0200.0001848-30L2

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2006
Match Day Game 1
(Game 1)
20 - 12

Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)

Match Day Game 2
(Game 2)
28 - 6

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

[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

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CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Challenge Games 2005

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2005

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)1010.50034322T1
2Bishkek BARS Leopards (Kyr)0110.0003234-2T1

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2005
Match Day Game 1
(Game 1)
12 - 14

Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyr) vs Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kaz)

Match Day Game 2
(Game 2)
20 - 20

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 a World and American Embassy Teams. In 2004 a team was set up in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and in 2005 enough kit brought in to provide for two teams: Bishkek Barsy Leopards (Kyrgyzstan) and Almaty KIMEP Titans (Kazakhstan) who played each other in front of 1,000 fans at the Spartak Stadium in Bishkek, with KIMEP winning 14-12. Another fixture in November 2005 finished in a 20-20 tie. The following year in 2006 games were played in both Almaty and Bishkek as the rivalry continued.

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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association Bishkek Challenge Games 2004

Standings

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2004

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Bishkek BARS Leopards 1 (Kyr)1001.00018126W1
2Bishkek BARS Leopards 2 (Kyr)0100.0001218-6L1

Schedule

CAAFA Central Asian American Football Association 2004
Match Day Game 1
(Game 1)
18 - 12

Bishkek Barsy Leopards 1 (Kyr) vs Bishkek Barsy Leopards 2 (Kyr)

RECAP

The Central Asian American Football Association was set up in 2002 by the intrepid American with the Irish name, Tom Kelly. Having previously tried to promote American Football in the USSR in 1979, he had more success in 2002 starting teams at the American University of Kyrgyzstan (AUK) and KIMEP in Kazakhstan, two neighbouring Central Asian Republics.

Following a couple of Flag American Football games between the two teams and a few games versus Inter (International) and World teams featuring players from Turkey, Italy, Russia, USA, Canada, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan and also a game against the US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, Tom Kelly managed to get some equipment in from America to set up two teams: Barsy Leopards, based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Almaty KIMEP Titans in Kazakhstan.

In 2004, however, there was just one team: Bishkek Barsy Leopards, who played a match amongst themselves, with Leopards-1 winning out against Leopards-2 18-12. When Almaty KIMEP Titans were able to set up a team in neighbouring Kazakhstan in 2005, the two teams could play Challenge Games versus each other.

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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 October 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.