Category: Chinese American Football Leagues

2019 CNFL Chinese National Football League

Scoreboard

Final Regular Season Standings

CNFL Chinese National Football League East Division 2019

PosTeamWLTPctPFPA
14001.00014017
23100.75012221
3Hangzhou Smilodons2200.50013543
4Shanghai Street Cats0300.0000122
5Hangzhou Generals0300.0000194

CNFL Chinese National Football League North Division 2019

PosTeamWLTPctPFPA
1Beijing Barbarians5001.00029410
2Taiyuan Troops4100.80013842
3Qingdao Conquerors3200.60011692
4Shenyang King Kong1300.25066124
51300.25056204
6Tianjin Pirates0500.00024222

CNFL Chinese National Football League South Division 2019

PosTeamWLTPctPFPA
14100.8006948
2Taipei Predators3200.60014245
3Foshan Tigers3200.6005050
42300.4005088
51300.2503572
61300.2504285

CNFL Chinese National Football League West Division 2019

PosTeamWLTPctPFPA
1Wuhan Berserkers4001.00019230
23100.75011250
3Zhengzhou Steamer1300.25014122
4Mountain City Fury0400.00024140

Playoff Results

CNFL Championship Game 2019

vs

Details

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

Results

Team1234T
Wuhan Berserkers2260836
Shanghai Titans076013

Wuhan Berserkers

# Player Position TD FG Safety PAT 2XP Comp Att Pass Yds Rush Att Rush Yds Rec Rec Yds Int Lng Fum Lost FR Tckl Solo Asst Sack PR KR Punt PYds PAvg BFG OR
5Jarred EvansQuarterback2000000000000000000000000000
1Wang ShidaWide receiver1000000000000000000000000000
Wu JinjinWide receiver1000000000000000000000000000
 Total 4000000000000000000000000000

Shanghai Titans

# Player Position TD FG Safety PAT 2XP Comp Att Pass Yds Rush Att Rush Yds Rec Rec Yds Int Lng Fum Lost FR Tckl Solo Asst Sack PR KR Punt PYds PAvg BFG OR
9Datong WangQuarterback0000000000000000000000000000
6Thomas DefedeWide receiver1000000000000000000000000000
32Ben WongRunning back1000000000000000000000000000
 Total 2000000000000000000000000000

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

DateEventResultsMatch Day
Qingdao Conquerors vs Tianjin PiratesWeek 0
Hong Kong Warhawks vs Hong Kong Combat OrcasWeek 1
Foshan Tigers vs Taipei PredatorsWeek 1
Guangzhou Apaches vs Hong Kong CobrasWeek 1
Beijing Barbarians vs Beijing Iron BrothersWeek 1
Tianjin Pirates vs Taiyuan TroopsWeek 1
Shenyang King Kong vs Qingdao ConquerorsWeek 1
Shanghai Titans vs Hangzhou GeneralsWeek 2
Shanghai Warriors vs Hangzhou SmilodonsWeek 2
Foshan Tigers vs Guangzhou ApachesWeek 2
Taipei Predators vs Hong Kong Combat OrcasWeek 2
Chengdu Pandaman vs Mountain City FuryWeek 3
Wuhan Berserkers vs Zhengzhou SteamerWeek 3
Beijing Barbarians vs Tianjin PiratesWeek 3
Taiyuan Troops vs Shenyang King KongWeek 3
Qingdao Conquerors vs Beijing Iron BrothersWeek 3
Hong Kong Warhawks vs Hong Kong CobrasWeek 3
Beijing Barbarians vs Shenyang King KongWeek 4
Taipei Predators vs Hong Kong WarhawksWeek 4
Hong Kong Cobras vs Foshan TigersWeek 4
Hong Kong Combat Orcas vs Guangzhou ApachesWeek 4
Shanghai Warriors vs Shanghai Street CatsWeek 5
Hangzhou Smilodons vs Shanghai TitansWeek 5
Taiyuan Troops vs Qingdao ConquerorsWeek 5
Beijing Iron Brothers vs Tianjin PiratesWeek 5
Zhengzhou Steamer vs Wuhan BerserkersWeek 5
Mountain City Fury vs Chengdu PandamanWeek 5
Chengdu Pandaman vs Zhengzhou SteamerWeek 6
Hangzhou Generals vs Shanghai WarriorsWeek 6
Guangzhou Apaches vs Taipei PredatorsWeek 6
Hangzhou Smilodons vs Shanghai Street CatsWeek 6
Taiyuan Troops vs Beijing BarbariansWeek 6
Taipei Predators vs Hong Kong CobrasWeek 7
Mountain City Fury vs Wuhan BerserkersWeek 7
Guangzhou Apaches vs Hong Kong WarhawksWeek 7
Foshan Tigers vs Hong Kong Combat OrcasWeek 7
Shenyang King Kong vs Tianjin PiratesWeek 8
Qingdao Conquerors vs Beijing BarbariansWeek 8
Shanghai Warriors vs Shanghai TitansWeek 8
Zhengzhou Steamer vs Mountain City FuryWeek 9
Beijing Iron Brothers vs Taiyuan TroopsWeek 9
Wuhan Berserkers vs Chengdu PandamanWeek 9
Hangzhou Smilodons vs Hangzhou GeneralsWeek 10
Hong Kong Warhawks vs Foshan TigersWeek 10
Shanghai Titans vs Shanghai Street CatsWeek 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]

[11] American Football International (2019) 11/26/2019 Chinese National Football League marches through playoffs [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/chinese-national-football-league-marches-through-playoffs/ [Accessed 12 April 2025]

[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]

[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]

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Last Updated: 13 May 2025. First Published: 13 May 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

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

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

(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.