Category: Finland (Finnish American Football Association SAJL)

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Maple League 1980

SAJL Finland Logo [References: 1]

Standings

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Maple League 1980

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1MAJS5101017231141W1
2Espoo Poli5101015726131W2
3East City Giants510101224775L1
4Helsinki Roosters33061267452L2
5Helsinki Bruins141357133-76L1
6Helsinki Pukit141366197-131L1
7Garden City Bonebreakers060014206-192L6

References: [2] and [4]

Playoffs

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Maple League Playoffs 1980

DateEventTime/ResultsArticleMatch Day
MAJS vs Helsinki RoostersVälierät (Semi-Finals)
Espoo Poli vs East City GiantsVälierät (Semi-Finals)
East City Giants vs Helsinki RoostersPronssiottelu (3rd Place Playoff)
MAJS vs Espoo PoliVaahteramalja I (Maple Bowl I)

References: [3]

Regular Season

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Maple League 1980

DateEventTime/ResultsArticleMatch Day
Helsinki Bruins vs MAJSWeek 1
East City Giants vs MAJSWeek 2
MAJS vs Helsinki RoostersWeek 3
Helsinki Pukit vs MAJSWeek 4
MAJS vs Espoo PoliWeek 5
Garden City Bonebreakers vs MAJSWeek 6
Espoo Poli vs Helsinki RoostersWeek 7

Note: All Match Dates are estimates apart from August 17 1980 MAJS 8 Espoo Poli 18 and September 6 1980 Espoo Poli 26 Helsinki Roosters 6

References: [3]

Recap

The 1980 Maple League was the first year of American Football in Finland, and featured seven teams, all in the Helsinki Area: MAJS, East City Giants, Helsinki Roosters, Helsinki Bruins and Helsinki Pukit from Helsinki and Espoo Poli and Garden City Bonebreakers from nearby Espoo. MAJS lit up the scoreboard early on, putting 36 points past Helsinki Bruins without reply, defeating East City Giants 24-6, winning 6-0 at home to Helsinki Roosters, and defeating Helsinki Pukit 68-7 to go 4-0.

However, the favourites suffered their first defeat in their fifth game. losing 8-18 to Espoo Poli. They recovered to defeat Garden City Bonebreakers, the other Espoo team 30-0, and at the end of the regular season MAJS, Espoo Poli and East City Giants were all on 5-1 at the top of the Standings. Helsinki Roosters made the playoffs as the fourth placed team, but lost to MAJS 20-0 in the Semi-Finals. The other match saw Espoo Poli defeat East City Giants to set up a rematch of the Week 5 encounter. Again, the top seeds, MAJS, were defeated by Espoo Poli, 0-12.

Garden City Bonebreakers, Helsinki Pukit and Helsinki Bruins all disbanded at the end of the season, and were replaced by Viherlaakso Gorillas from Vantaa, Northern Newland Falcons from Hyvinkää, Savonlinna Steamers and Jyväskylä Rangers, bringing the League up to 8 teams from 7.

IMAGES REFERENCES

[1] SAJL (2018) SAJL Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.fi/@Bin/2800183/SAJL_rgb_glow%20%20laatikko.jpeg [Accessed 19 August 2018]

References

[2] SAJL (2017) Vaahteraliiga – Sarjataulukko 1980 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/sarjataulukko.php?sarja=1&kausi=1980 [Accessed 22 December 2017][Last Accessed 9 November 2021]

[3] SAJL (2021) Vaahteraliiga – Otteluohjelma 1980 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/otteluohjelma.php?sarja=1&kausi=1980 [Accessed 22 December 2017]

[4] Helsinki Roosters (2002) Tila 80 [Internet] Available from: http://www.roosters.fi/tila80.htm [Accessed 17 January 2002][Broken Link: Available on the Wayback Machine at: http://web.archive.org/web/20050215114933/http://www.roosters.fi/tila80.htm ][Accessed 9 November 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Mark Howard.

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SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Women’s National League Naiset 1998

SAJL Finland Logo [References: 1]

Final Standings

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Women's National League Naiset 1998

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Jyväskylä Jaguars9100.90038059321W7
2Helsinki 69ers7300.70017212943W1
3Oulu Northern Lights6400.600126175-49W2
4Helsinki East City Giants5500.50013710037L1
5Kuopio Kojootit3700.30098181-83L2
6Vantaa Taft01000.0006275-269L10

Playoff Schedule

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Women's National League Naiset Playoffs 1998
Match Day Playoffs
(Playoffs)
36 - 0

Jyväskylä Jaguars vs Helsinki East City Giants

(Playoffs)
Win - Loss

Helsinki 69ers vs Oulu Northern Lights

Match Day Final
(Final)
24 - 0

Jyväskylä Jaguars vs Helsinki 69ers

Regular Season Tournament Schedule

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Women's National League Naiset 1998
Match Day Rounds 1-2
(Rounds 1-2)
28 - 6

Jyväskylä Jaguars vs Helsinki East City Giants

(Rounds 1-2)
30 - 0

Oulu Northern Lights vs Vantaa Taft

(Rounds 1-2)
0 - 30

Helsinki 69ers vs Kuopio Kojootit

(Rounds 1-2)
0 - 30

Vantaa Taft vs Jyväskylä Jaguars

(Rounds 1-2)
0 - 18

Helsinki East City Giants vs Helsinki 69ers

(Rounds 1-2)
8 - 12

Kuopio Kojootit vs Oulu Northern Lights

Match Day Rounds 3-4
(Rounds 3-4)
6 - 24

Oulu Northern Lights vs Helsinki 69ers

(Rounds 3-4)
30 - 0

Kuopio Kojootit vs Vantaa Taft

(Rounds 3-4)
0 - 18

Helsinki East City Giants vs Oulu Northern Lights

(Rounds 3-4)
26 - 24

Helsinki 69ers vs Jyväskylä Jaguars

(Rounds 3-4)
0 - 30

Vantaa Taft vs Helsinki East City Giants

(Rounds 3-4)
44 - 0

Jyväskylä Jaguars vs Kuopio Kojootit

Match Day Rounds 5-6
(Rounds 5-6)
6 - 23

Vantaa Taft vs Helsinki 69ers

(Rounds 5-6)
98 - 6

Jyväskylä Jaguars vs Oulu Northern Lights

(Rounds 5-6)
0 - 30

Kuopio Kojootit vs Helsinki East City Giants

(Rounds 5-6)
12 - 0

Oulu Northern Lights vs Vantaa Taft

(Rounds 5-6)
15 - 0

Helsinki 69ers vs Kuopio Kojootit

(Rounds 5-6)
0 - 15

Helsinki East City Giants vs Jyväskylä Jaguars

Match Day Rounds 7-8
(Rounds 7-8)
30 - 0

Oulu Northern Lights vs Helsinki 69ers

(Rounds 7-8)
30 - 0

Helsinki East City Giants vs Vantaa Taft

(Rounds 7-8)
0 - 6

Kuopio Kojootit vs Oulu Northern Lights

(Rounds 7-8)
0 - 30

Vantaa Taft vs Jyväskylä Jaguars

(Rounds 7-8)
21 - 6

Helsinki 69ers vs Helsinki East City Giants

(Rounds 7-8)
54 - 0

Jyväskylä Jaguars vs Kuopio Kojootit

Match Day Rounds 9-10
(Rounds 9-10)
15 - 27

Helsinki 69ers vs Jyväskylä Jaguars

(Rounds 9-10)
0 - 15

Oulu Northern Lights vs Helsinki East City Giants

(Rounds 9-10)
30 - 0

Kuopio Kojootit vs Vantaa Taft

(Rounds 9-10)
30 - 6

Jyväskylä Jaguars vs Oulu Northern Lights

(Rounds 9-10)
20 - 0

Helsinki East City Giants vs Kuopio Kojootit

(Rounds 9-10)
0 - 30

Vantaa Taft vs Helsinki 69ers

Recap

Jyväskylä Jaguars deservedly won the 1998 SAJL Finnish American Football League Naiset (Women’s) league, triumphing 24-0 versus Helsinki 69ers in the Final after going 9-1 during regular season play. The 69ers had finished second on 7-3, with Oulu Northern Lights, from up near the Arctic Circle finishing on 6-4 and Helsinki East City Giants fourth on 5-5 also qualifying for the playoffs. Kuopio Kojootit had finished 3-7, and Vantaa Taft (Terrikulan American Football Team) appear to have forfeited all but one Tournament’s games, finishing on 0-10, although the two games they played they did not disgrace themselves.

About the SAJL Naiset (Women’s) League

The SAJL (Finnish American Football League) Naiset Liitto (Women’s League) featured six teams in 1998 – Two from Helsinki, one from Vantaa, a satellite town of Helsinki and three from the Regions: Oulu, Kuopio and Jyväskylä. The League was played as five regular season tournaments, with each of the six teams playing two games at the same venue, followed by Playoff Semi-Finals and Final.

IMAGES References

[1] SAJL (2018) SAJL Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.fi/@Bin/2800183/SAJL_rgb_glow%20%20laatikko.jpeg [Accessed 19 August 2018]

References

[1] Jaguaarit (1998) Women’s National League (Naiset) 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://jaguaarit.scape.net/eng/naiset/enaiset1998.html [Accessed 24 February 2000][Broken Link][Available on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: http://web.archive.org/web/20010225211705/http://jaguaarit.scape.net/eng/naiset/enaiset1998.html [Accessed 5 October 2021]

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NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championship Finland Qualifier Finals 2001

NFL Flag Football Logo
NFL Flag Football Logo [References: 1]

League Stage Standings

NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championships Finland 2001

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Kaarela3010.750753243W1
2Leppävaara3100.7501163977W3
3Kulosaari2110.5002546-21T1
4Kannelmäki1300.2503896-58L2
5Pakila0400.0003677-41L4

Playoffs

NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championships Finland Playoffs 2001
Match Day Semi-Finals
(Semi-Finals)
6 - 0

Kulosaari vs Leppävaara

(Semi-Finals)
48 - 6

Kaarela vs Kannelmäki

Match Day Final
(Final)
32 - 21

Kulosaari vs Kaarela

League Stage Results

NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championships Finland 2001
Match Day Group Phase Round 1
(Group Phase Round 1)
0 - 26

Kulosaari vs Leppävaara

(Group Phase Round 1)
6 - 18

Pakila vs Kaarela

Match Day Group Phase Round 2
(Group Phase Round 2)
34 - 12

Leppävaara vs Pakila

(Group Phase Round 2)
12 - 8

Kulosaari vs Kannelmäki

Match Day Group Phase Round 3
(Group Phase Round 3)
6 - 6

Kulosaari vs Kaarela

(Group Phase Round 3)
42 - 6

Leppävaara vs Kannelmäki

Match Day Group Phase Round 4
(Group Phase Round 4 )
7 - 6

Kulosaari vs Pakila

(Group Phase Round 4 )
30 - 6

Kaarela vs Kannelmäki

Match Day Group Phase Round 5
(Group Phase Round 5)
14 - 21

Leppävaara vs Kaarela

(Group Phase Round 5)
12 - 18

Pakila vs Kannelmäki

League Stage Standings

NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championships Finland 2001

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
1Kaarela3010.750753243W1
2Leppävaara3100.7501163977W3
3Kulosaari2110.5002546-21T1
4Kannelmäki1300.2503896-58L2
5Pakila0400.0003677-41L4

Playoffs

NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championships Finland Playoffs 2001
Match Day Semi-Finals
(Semi-Finals)
6 - 0

Kulosaari vs Leppävaara

(Semi-Finals)
48 - 6

Kaarela vs Kannelmäki

Match Day Final
(Final)
32 - 21

Kulosaari vs Kaarela

Report

Kulosaari Roosters won Finland’s NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championship in 2001, defeating Kaarela 32-21 in an exciting final. Karela were looking to overcome a 26-21 deficit with a couple of minutes to go, battling to the Kulosaari 7-yard line, but there they threw an interception in the endzone which was returned by the Roosters defense all the way back to the Kaarela endzone for the victory. Kulosaari now went on to represent Finland in the EFAF (European Federation of American Football) Group Championship against SHS Graz Air Force of Austria and Paris AS Flag of France. The winners of the EFAF Group progess to the World Flag Football Championships to be held in the German city of Berlin during Kinderfest – the Youth Festival – from 24th-27th August 2001.

The word Roost or Rooster comes from the Old English word for “To Come Back Home” or “To Sleep” meaning a Roosting Bird. It is also found in Old Norse as well as Manx, which comes from From Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *ruskos, meaning Peel, Rind or Bark. [Reference: See 3]

REFERENCES

LOGOS

[1] NFL Flag Football Wayback Machine (2002) flag [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030726154329im_/https://www.play-football.net/images/logos/flag.gif [Accessed 2 March 2021]

References

[2] NFL Europe (2001) NFL Europe Schools Flag Football Championships – Finland 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nfleurope.com/flagchampionships/news/2001/05292001_tale.html [Accessed 24 October 2001][Available on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: http://web.archive.org/web/20010627052933/http://www.nfleurope.com/flagchampionships/news/2001/05292001_tale.html ][Accessed 27 August 2021]

Word Dictionary

[3] Word Sense – Roost Word Origin: https://www.wordsense.eu/roost/#English

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 28 August 2021

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Finnish American Football Federation Maple Bowls 1980-Present

Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkopallon Litto (Finnish American Football Federation Logo)
Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkopallon Litto (Finnish American Football Federation Logo) [Reference: 1]
BowlDateWinnersRunners-Up
I1980Espoo Poli12Helsinki MAJS0
II1981Helsinki MAJS30Helsinki East City Giants24
III1982Helsinki Roosters22Helsinki MAJS3
IV1983Helsinki Roosters28Espoo Poli17
V1984Helsinki East City Giants45Turku Trojans7
VI1985Vantaa TAFT32Espoo Poli29
VII1986Helsinki Roosters31Espoo FT Scotch21
VIII1987Helsinki Roosters14Turku Trojans7
IX1988Helsinki Rossters23Munkka Colts21
X1989Munkka Colts3Helsinki East City Giants0
XI1990Helsinki Roosters21Tampere Rocks9
XII1991Helsinki East City Giants17Helsinki Roosters14
XIII1992Helsinki East City Giants 34Turku Trojans24
XIV1993Helsinki East City Giants23Turku Trojans20
XV1994Helsinki East City Giants24Turku Trojans7
XVI1995Helsinki Roosters36Helsinki East City Giants14
XVII1996Helsinki Roosters23Helsinki East City Giants22
XVIII1997Helsinki Roosters36Porvoo Butchers0
XIX1998Helsinki Roosters42Turku Trojans26
XX1999Helsinki Roosters35Turku Trojans14
XXI2000Helsinki Roosters25Seinäjoki Crocodiles17
XXII2001Seinäjoki Crocodiles15Helsinki Roosters13
XXIII2002Helsinki Roosters44Turku Trojans20
XXIV2003Turku Trojans21Helsinki Roosters16
XXV2004Helsinki Roosters49Turku Trojans28
XXVI2005Porvoo Butchers17Seinäjoki Crocodiles7
XXVII2006Porvoo Butchers 41Helsinki Wolverines22
XXVIII2007Porvoo Butchers15Seinäjoki Crocodiles14
XXIX2008Porvoo Butchers47Helsinki Roosters41
XXX2009Porvoo Butchers47Helsinki Roosters16
XXXI2010Porvoo Butchers30Seinäjoki Crocodiles17
XXXII2011Helsinki Wolverines30Seinäjoki Crocodiles27
XXXIII2012Helsinki Roosters20Helsinki Wolverines17
XXXIV2013Helsinki Roosters52Helsinki Wolverines31
XXXV2014Helsinki Roosters21Turku Anders Trojans7
XXXVI2015Seinäjoki Crocodiles45Helsinki Roosters33
XXXVII2016Helsinki Roosters10Seinäjoki Crocodiles0
XXXVIII2017Helsinki Roosters37Wasa Royals9
XXXIX2018Helsinki Roosters44Kuopio Steelers13
XXXX2019Helsinki Roosters50Kuopio Steelers6
XXXXI2020Kuopio Steelers21Helsinki Wolverines0
Finnish American Football Federation Maple Bowls 1980-Present [Reference: 2-6]

Report

The first SAJL Finnish American Football Federation Maple Bowl was played in 1980 with Espoo Poli, from a small town on the outskirts og Helsinki defeating Helsinki MAJS 12-0. The next four Maple Bowls were won by Helsinki teams (MAJS in 1981, Roosters in 1982 and 1983 and East City Giants in 1984). Vantaa TAFT, another team from a small town on the outskirts of Helsinki, won the title in 1985, then the Helsinki Roosters won three-in-a-row from 1986 to 1989. Munkka Colts, a suburb of Helsinki won the 10th Maple Bowl 3-0 with just a Field Goal.

The second decade of the Maple Bowl brought a Helsinki dominance with Helsinki East City Giants winning four in-a-row from 1991 to 1994, and the Roosters winning in 1990 and then six-in-a-row from 1995 to 2000. Seinäjoki Crocodiles became the first team from outside the Greater Helsinki Area to win the Maple Bowl in 2001, defeating the Roosters 15-13. This started a period of regional dominance, with Turku Trojans winning in 2003, interrupted by the Roosters again in 2001 and 2003, before the Porvoo Butchers from 35 Km east of the Helsinki City Limits winning six-in-a-row from 2005 to 2010.

Helsinki Wolverines won their first Maple Bowl in 2011, and then the Helsinki Roosters won another seven from 2012 to 2019, interrupted only by Seinäjoki Crocodiles second Maple Bowl triumph in 2015. Kuopio Steelers brought the Maple Bowl back to the regions with their first Maple Bowl in 2020, winning 21-0 against Helsinki Wolverines.

Munkka Colts Sakari Karstun kicks the only score of the match in a 3-0 win over Helsinki East City Giants in Maple Bowl X in 1989
Munkka Colts Sakari Karstun kicks the only score of the match in a 3-0 win over Helsinki East City Giants in Maple Bowl X in 1989 [Reference: 7]{Picture Credit: SAJL]

Images

[1] SAJL (2018) SAJL Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.fi/@Bin/2800183/SAJL_rgb_glow%20%20laatikko.jpeg [Accessed 19 August 2018]

Websites

[2] SAJL (2020) Vaahteramaljat 1980-1989 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/sarjat/miehet/vaahteraliiga/mestarit/vaahteramaljat-1980-1989/ [Accessed 30 November 2020]

[3] SAJL (2020) Vaahteramaljat 1990-1999 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/sarjat/miehet/vaahteraliiga/mestarit/vaahteramaljat-1990-1999/ [Accessed 30 November 2020]

[4] SAJL (2020) Vaahteramaljat 2000-2009 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/sarjat/miehet/vaahteraliiga/mestarit/vaahteramaljat-2000-2009/ [Accessed 30 November 2020]

[5] SAJL (2020) Vaahteramaljat 2010-2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/sarjat/miehet/vaahteraliiga/mestarit/vaahteramaljat-2010-2015/ [Accessed 30 November 2020]

[6] SAJL (2020) Vaahteramaljat 2016-2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/sarjat/miehet/vaahteraliiga/mestarit/vaahteramaljat-2016-2020/ [Accessed 30 November 2020]

Images

[7] SAJL (2020) Karstun kultakenkäisy [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/@Bin/12143685/Karstun%20kultakenk%c3%a4isy.jpeg [Accessed 30 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Niall Howard.

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Last Updated: 30 November 2020

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