Category: European International Flag Football

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

Thanks to Howard.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 28 August 2021

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Flag Oceane Senior Competition 2001

Flag Oceane Logo 2008 [References: 1]

Final Standings Senior Flag 2001

Flag Oceane Senior Competition Overall Rankings 2001

PosTeamWLTPct
1Team USA (Flag Magazine USA)2001.000
2Ramstein Knights (KMC-US Army)1100.500
3Le Plessis-Robinson Mousquetaires 2 (Fra)1100.500
4Aguilas Blancas (Mex)0000
5St. Ouen l'Aumône Crevettes (Fra)0000
6Clermont-Ferrand Flying Bougnats (Fra)0000
7La Corneuve Flashs (Fra)0000
8Troyes Pygargues (Fra)0000
9La Queue en Brie Gladiateurs 1 (Fra)0000
10Le Plessis-Robinson Mousquetaires 1 (Fra)0000
11Sannois Gaulois (Fra)0000
12Big Binouz0000
13Asnières Molosses 2 (Fra)0000
14La Queue en Brie Gladiateurs 2 (Fra)0000
15Tours Pionniers / Orléans Chevaliers (Fra) 0000
16Asnières Molosses 1 (Fra)0000
17Reims Jaguars (Fra)0000
18Rouen Léopards (Fra)0000
19Garches Waoki (Fra)0000
20Klosterneuberg Indians (Aut)0200.000

[References: 2]

Playoffs

[References: 2]

Report

Team USA represented by Flag Magazine USA won the Flag Oceane in 2001, defeating USA Air Force base team Ramstein Knights (Based in Germany) 34-18 in the Final of the Senior Competition. Le Plessis-Robinson Mousquetaires 2 (France) came third and Klosterneuberg Indians fourth of the 20 teams in the section. France’s Sannois Gaulois, named after the old Celtic name for the people living in France before the Roman conquest came 12th.

About Flag Oceane

Flag Oceane was organised by Le Havre Salamandres in Normandie, France every Summer from 1999 to 2008, becoming the biggest Flag Football competition in Europe during that time. Teams came from USA, Mexico, Canada, Israel, Ausrtria, Ukraine, England, Scotland, Denmark, Germany and Netherlands to compete in Senior, Hopeful and Leisure Open, Women’s, Cadets, Minime and Benjamins categories.

Logos

[1] Flag Oceane Wayback Machine (2004) ball [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070824020039im_/http://www.flag-oceane.com/images/ball.gif [Accessed 20 August 2021]

References

[2] Flag Oceane Wayback Machine (2004) Results 2001 : Senior Competition [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041010081305fw_/http://www.flag-oceane.com/2001ry.html [Accessed 18 April 2020]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Sean Douglas (NP Flag Big Bowl 2017 and Dublin Bay Raptors)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 August 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in whole or 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.