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2002 Women’s Minor Football Leagues

2002 Women’s Minor Football Leagues Standings and Playoffs

The 2002 season featured 47 teams in the Women’s USA Gridiron Football system in five leagues below the Major League Independent Women’s Football League. The National Women’s Football Association (NWFA) was the biggest of these leagues, with 21 teams in five divisions across the North East, South and Midwest of the United States of America. There were another two leagues in the West: the AFWL (American Football Women’s League) and WAFC (Women’s Affiliated Football Conference), the latter league with a team named Oakland Banshees after mythological women from ancient Irish Celtic folklore. Rounding out the leagues were two Southern-based leagues: Women’s Football Association (WFA) and Women’s Football League (WFL).

NWFA National Women’s Football Association 2002

NWFA National Women’s Football Association Standings 2002

NWFA 2002	P	W	L	T	Pct
NORTHERN DIVISION
*Washington Mutiny	8	7	1	0	.875
*Philadelphia Liberty Belles	8	6	2	0	.750
Connecticut Crush	8	3	5	0	.375
Maine Freeze	8	0	8	0	.000
MID ATLANTIC DIVISION
*Baltimore Burn	8	7	1	0	.875
D.C. Divas	8	5	3	0	.625
Asheville Assault	8	4	4	0	.500
Tennessee Venom	8	0	8	0	.000
CENTRAL DIVISION
*Alabama Renegades	8	7	1	0	.875
*Nashville Dream	8	7	1	0	.875
Chattanooga Locomotion	8	4	4	0	.500
Atlanta Leopards	8	2	6	0	.250
Knoxville Summit	8	0	8	0	.000
GULF COAST DIVISION
*Pensacola Power	8	8	0	0	1.000
Biloxi Herricanes	8	5	3	0	.625
New Orleans Spice	8	2	6	0	.250
Panama City Beach Rumble	8	1	7	0	.125
GREAT LAKES DIVISION
*Detroit Danger	8	7	1	0	.875
*Cleveland Fusion	8	6	2	0	.750
South West Michigan Jaguars	8	3	5	0	.375
South Bend Golden Hawks	8	0	8	0	.000
Totals	168	84	84	0	.500

[Reference: 1]

NWFA National Women’s Football Association Playoffs 2002

Date	Road Team	Score	Home Team	Score
	Playoffs		Round 1
06.07.2002	Philadelphia Liberty Belles	21	Baltimore Burn	20
06.07.2002	Nashville Dream	0	Detroit Danger	47
06.07.2002	Cleveland Fusion	0	Massachusetts Mutiny	45
06.07.2002	Alabama Renegades	0	Pensacola Power	12
	Playoffs		Round 2
13.07.2002	Philadelphia Liberty Belles	16	Massachusetts Mutiny	27
13.07.2002	Detroit Danger	14	Pensacola Power	7
	Championship Game		Venue: Gibonia, PA
27.07.2002	Detroit Danger	48	Massachusetts Mutiny	30
Totals	Road Total Score	99	Home Total Score	188

Reference: [2]

WAFC Women’s American Football Conference 2002

WAFC Women’s Affiliated Football Conference Standings 2002

WAFC 2002	P	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
*Sacramento Sirens	8	8	0	0	1.000	398	98
*Arizona Caliente	8	7	1	0	.875	214	70
*Hawaii Legends	8	6	2	0	.750	266	126
*Oakland Banshees	8	4	4	0	.500	173	254
California Quake	8	3	5	0	.375	92	228
San Francisco Stingrayz	8	0	8	0	.000	58	204
Exhibition
Santa Rosa Scorpions	4	0	4	0	.000	29	154
San Diego Nitrous	4	0	4	0	.000	0	101
Totals	56	28	28	0	.500	1230	1235

[References: 3]

WAFC Women’s Affiliated Football Conference Playoffs 2002

Date	Road Team	Score	Home Team	Score
	Playoffs		Round 1
23.11.2002	Hawaii Legends	0	Arizona Caliente	2
23.11.2002	Oakland Banshees	0	Sacramento Sirens	69
	Championship Game		WAFC I
07.12.2002	Arizona Caliente	0	Sacramento Sirens	59
Totals	Road Score Total	0	Home Score Total	130

Reference: [4]

AFWL American Football Women’s League 2002

AFWL American Football Women’s League Standings 2002

AFWL 2002	P	W	L	Pct
*San Diego Sunfire	8	8	0	1.000
*Los Angeles Lasers	8	5	3	.625
*Long Beach Aftershock	8	5	3	.625
*Arizona Titans	8	1	7	.125
San Diego Tsunami	8	1	7	.125
Totals	40	20	20	.500

Reference: [5]

AFWL American Football Women’s League Playoffs 2002

Road Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Playoffs		1st Round
Long Beach Aftershock	8	Los Angeles Lasers	6
Arizona Titans	0	San Diego Sunfire	55
Championship Game		AFWL II
Long Beach Aftershock	12	San Diego Sunfire	7
Road Total Scores	20	Home Total Scores	68

References: [5]

WFA Women’s Football Association 2002

WFA Women’s Football Association Standings 2002

WFA 2002	P	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
CENTRAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
*Indianapolis Vipers	10	8	2	0	.800	109	124
*Birmingham Steel Magnolias	10	5	5	0	.500	70	149
Georgia Enforcers	10	2	8	0	.200	20	73
New Orleans Voodoo Dolls	10	0	10	0	.000	0	30
SOUTHERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
*Jacksonville Dixie Blues	10	9	1	0	.900	349	101
*Orlando Fire	10	9	1	0	.900	252	68
*South Carolina Crusaders	10	5	5	0	.500	141	220
Tampa Bay Force	10	2	8	0	.200	40	216
Totals	80	40	40	0	.500	981	981

Reference: [6]

WFA Women’s Football Association Playoffs 2002

Date	Road Team	Score	Home Team	Score
	Playoffs		Wildcard
04.01.2003	South Carolina Crusaders	13	Orlando Fire	21
	Playoffs		Semi-Finals
11.01.2003	Birmingham Steel Magnolias	6	Indianapolis Vipers	38
11.01.2003	Orlando Fire	18	Jacksonville Dixie Blues	38
	Championship Game		WFA I
18.01.2003	Indianapolis Vipers	20	Jacksonville Dixie Blues	68
Totals	Road Total Scores	57	Home Total Scores	165

Reference: [7]

WFL Women’s Football League 2002

WFL Women’s Football League Standings 2002

WFL 2002	P	W	L	T	Pct
North Carolina Cougars	5	5	0	0	1.000
Tennessee Heat	5	2	3	0	.400
Atlanta Xtreme	4	0	4	0	.000
Fayetteville Warriors	2	0	2	0	.000
Inactive Teams
Miami Fury	2	2	0	0	1.000
Totals	18	9	9	0	.500

Reference: [8]

Report

After an eight-game season, eight teams progressed to the NWFA playoffs, where Detroit Danger defeated the Massachusetts Mutiny 48-30 in a high-scoring Championship Game in Pennsylvania.

The Southern Leagues were won by Jacksonville Dixie Blues (WFA Championship 68-20 versus Indianapolis Vipers) and North Carolina Cougars (5-0 on win percentage in WFL).

The Western Leagues’ Champions were Sacramento Sirens 59-0 versus Arizona Caliente (WAFC) and Long Beach Aftershock who lived up to their name, shocking the previously undefeated San Diego Sunfire 12-7 in the AFWL Championship.

Of interest to Irish readers was the Oakland Banshees, named after mythological women from ancient Celtic Irish folklore [10]. The Banshees completed the regular season in the WAFC 4-4 before losing out to eventual champions Sacramento Sirens 69-0 in the Playoffs.

Women’s Football Stock Image

Image Contributor Greg Perkins (2010) STOCKHOLM – JULY 3: Team USA wins gold in first ever IFAF woman’s tackle football world championship July 3, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden, Team USA dominates by winning all their games. Item ID: 56511814 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/stockholm-july-3-team-usa-wins-56511814 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

References

NWFA References

[1] Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) National Women’s Football Association 2002 Final Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030228052309/http://www.womensfootballcentral.com/Scores.htm [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

[2] Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) National Women’s Football League Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021119215254/http://www.oursportscentral.com/schedule.cfm?leagueID=77 [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

WAFC References

[3] Wayback Machine Web Archive (2003) WAFC Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030208045811/http://www.wafcfootball.com/standings.html [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

[4] Wayback Machine Web Archive (2003) Our Sports Central: Women’s Affiliated Conference Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030125134252/http://oursportscentral.com/schedule.cfm?leagueID=95 [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

AWFL References

[5] Wayback Machine Web Archive (2003) AWFL Game Results [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030211115536/http://www.thewafl.net/results.htm [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

WFA References

[6] Wayback Machine Web Archive (2003) Women’s Football Association – 2002 League Standing [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030821144730/http://risgonline.com/wfa/scores.htm [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

[7] Wayback Machine Web Archive (2003) Women’s Football Association Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20030910023959/http://www.oursportscentral.com/schedule.cfm?leagueID=97 [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

WFL References

[8] Wayback Machine Web Archive (2002) 2002 Women’s Football League Scores/Stats [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021206103706/http://161.58.36.197/stats.htm [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

[9] Wayback Machine Web Archive (2002) Women’s Football League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021219194442/http://oursportscentral.com/league.cfm?leagueid=96 [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

Banshees in Irish Mythology References

[10] Irish Myths (2022) What Is a Banshee? The Mythic Origins of Ireland’s Most Infamous Shrieking Spirit [Internet] Available from: https://irishmyths.com/2022/07/25/banshee/ [Last Accessed 21 July 2024]

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Spring Football Leagues 1999-2001

The return of outdoor 11-on-11 Spring Football Leagues to USA after a break of seven years if the World League of American Football (1991 to 1992 with USA teams) is to be included, or 14 years since the demise of the United States Football League after the 1985 season, was met with mixed reactions.

The first such league after the WLAF to succeed in playing a down, was the Regional Football League, playing a single season in 1999 with five teams in Southern USA and one in Ohio in the Midwestern USA.

After the RFL of 1999 the Spring Football League of 2000 was founded by three high profile former National Football League (NFL) players. The SFL planned on being a four-team, four-week season with a Championship Game, to test the waters for a full season the following year. The SFL only lasted two weeks as the announcement of the XFL by the owner of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in conjunction with the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), which had lost its’ contract to show NFL games, put and end to the league in its’ infancy.

The XFL itself was the first Major Outdoor 11-on-11 Football League with a big budget to rival the NFL since the United States Football League of 1983 to 1985 – the first ever Outdoor Spring League. The XFL was launched in a blaze of publicity but ended with a whimper in the ‘Million Dollar Game’ as TV Ratings fell week on week after a big first week.

Regional Football League 1999

RFL Standings 1999

Regional Football League 1999	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pct
*Mobile Admirals	8	6	2	177	98	.750
*Houston Outlaws	8	6	2	148	82	.750
*Mississippi Pride	8	4	4	148	177	.500
*Ohio Cannon	8	3	5	114	121	.375
Shreveport Southern Knights	8	3	5	128	121	.375
New Orleans Thunder	8	2	6	82	198	.250
Totals	48	24	24	797	797	.500

Regional Football League Standings 1999 [Ref: RFL-1]

*Qualify for Playoffs

RFL Playoff Results 1999

RFL 1999	Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Date	Playoffs 1st Round		RFL Playoffs 1999
12.06.1999	Mobile Admirals	35	Ohio Cannon	14
12.06.1999	Houston outlaws	27	Mississippi Pride	3
	RFL Bowl I
19.06.1999	Mobile Admirals	14	Houston Outlaws	12
Totals		78		33

Regional Football League Playoffs 1999 [Ref: RFL-2]

Spring Football League 2000

SFL Final Standings 2000

Spring Football League 2000	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pct
*Houston Marshals	2	2	0	56	23	1.000
*San Antonio Matadors	2	2	0	42	16	1.000
Los Angeles Dragons	2	0	2	21	37	.000
Miami Tropics	2	0	2	18	61	.000
Totals	8	4	4	137	137	.500

Spring Football League Standings 2000 [Reference: SFL-2]

Note: *Last two weeks of four-game regular season as well as planned Championship Game were scrapped and Houston Marshals and San Antonio Matadors, both unbeaten on 2-0 were declared Co-Champions.

XFL 2001

XFL Standings 2001

XFL 2001	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
*Orlando Rage	10	8	2	0	203	185	.800
*Chicago Enforcers	10	5	5	0	186	179	.500
New York / New Jersey Hitmen	10	4	6	0	132	145	.400
Birmingham Thunderbolts	10	2	8	0	136	239	.200
Western Division
*Los Angeles Xtreme	10	7	3	0	235	166	.700
*San Francisco Demons	10	5	5	0	156	161	.500
Memphis Maniax	10	5	5	0	167	166	.500
Las Vegas Outlaws	10	4	6	0	169	143	.400
Totals	80	40	40	0	1384	1384	.500

XFL 2001 Standings Reference: [XFL-1]

XFL Playoff Results 2001

XFL 2001	Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Date	Semi-Finals		XFL Playoffs 2001
07.04.2001	Orlando Rage	25	San Francisco Demons	26
08.04.2001	Los Angeles Xtreme	33	Chicago Enforcers	16
	XFL Championship		Million Dollar Game
21.04.2001	Los Angeles Xtreme	24	San Francisco Demons	26
Totals		82		68

XFL 2001 Playoffs [References: XFL-1]

Report

Regional Football League 1999

The Regional Football League styled itself as the Spring Development League of America (NFL Europe was the Official Development League of the NFL with 6 teams in Europe only). It had 5 teams placed in the Southern United States and one in Toledo, Ohio.

The Mobile Admirals (Alabama) won the Championship in the League’s only season, defeating Houston Outlaws 14-12. One team, the Ohio Cannon only played in seven regular season matches, but were still allowed to compete in the Playoffs as the Shrevport Southern Knights, their only rival for the fourth playoff sport forfeited their last match with the Cannon..

Other teams were Shreveport Southern Knights, New Orleans Thunder and Mississippi Pride. The League had no TV coverage, no outstanding players and little press or radio coverage. [Ref: RFL-3] The International Football League of 2000 replaced it as the AAA Spring League in the USA.

Spring Football League 2000

The Spring Football League of 2000 was founded by Ex-NFL players Eric Dickerson (Los Angeles Rams), Bo Jackson (Los Angeles Raiders) Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys) among others. It set a 4-team 4-game schedule for its first season in 2000, to test the waters for a full League and Schedule for 2001.

The first season, dubbed “Festival 2000” only lasted 2 of the 4 game weeks, and the planned Championship Game was scrapped, with the Houston Marshals and San Antonio Matdors, both unbeaten on 2-0 records, declared Co-Champions. The demise of the League was due to the founding of the XFL by the WWF – World Wide Wrestling (now WWE) owners, and the low attendances, more like Junior High School Games than a AAA Pro League.

XFL 2001

Los Angeles Xtreme won the XFL Championship Game – the Million Dollar Game – in 2001, triumphing 38-6 over San Francisco Demons. There were eight teams in the inaugural season of the XFL, five of them in cities without NFL teams: Los Angeles Xtreme, Birmingham Bolts, Orlando Rage, Memphis Maniax and Las Vegas Outlaws.

The XFL of 2001 was the brainchild of Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Entertainment, who was refused a license to buy a Canadian Football League team, and instead decided to bankroll his own league. He gained a Television contract with NBC which had lost the rights to show the NFL, and initially, amid much hype the first weeks rating were good, but slid rapidly before the league went out of existence after one season.

The reasons given for this were numerous – there was too much variation on standard Football Rules, the team names were too violent, referencing either criminality or extreme mental states. The cheerleaders were too much like strippers rather compared with the NFL’s cheerleaders. The League was intended to give fans back Hard Working Class Football as had been seen to have disappeared from the NFL, but the XFL was seen as being too hard, more criminally insane than Working Class, according to First Down, a British American Football Newspaper.

Spring Football Leagues after 2001

Following the demise of the XFL in 2001 the Spring Football schedule consisted of the National Football League Europe League with six teams in the Old Continent, the Women’s Professional Football League (founded 2000), the National Women’s Football Association (founded 2004) and the Independent Women’s Football League (founded 2004 also), as well as the Arena Football League (an Indoor 8v8 Football League on a 50-yard field with two 8 yard-end zones).

This remained the situation in Alternative Spring Professional Gridiron Football Leagues until 2007 when NFL-EL folded and 2009 when big changes happened: the United Football League was founded, and Women’s Football was transformed with the start of the Lingerie Football League (a 7v7 Indoor League), and the replacement of the NWFA and WPFL with the Women’s Football Association – a rival Major Women’s League to the IWFL.

The XFL itself would not return until 2020 with version 2.0 and the small-scale Spring Football Leagues returned in 2011 with the Stars Football League.

XFL Stock Image

**Picture Credit:** XFL- 2/9/20-MetLife Stadium East Rutherford,NJ- Tampa Bay Vipers Defender Mandato. **By Christopher Lyzcen[Shutterstock]**

The above photograph is from a XFL 2.0 match-up between the Tampa Bay Vipers and New York Guardians at the Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 2020.

References

Regional Football League 1999 References

Websites

[RFL-1] Remember the RFL (2014) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/remembertherfl/standings [Accessed 18 June 2020]

[RFL-2] Remember the RFL (2014) Weekly Results [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/remembertherfl/weekly-results [Accessed 4 April 2019]

[RFL-3] Remember the RFL (2014) Remember the RFL Home [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/remembertherfl/home [Accessed 4 April 2019]

Spring Football League 2000 References

Websites

[SFL-1] Remember the SFL (2019) History [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/rememberthesfl/history [Accessed 31 December 2019]

[SFL-2] Remember the SFL (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/rememberthesfl/standings [Accessed 31 December 2019]

XFL 2001 References

Websites

[XFL-2] Remember the XFL (2017) XFL Final Standings [Internet] Available from: http://sites.google.com/site/rememberthexfl/standings [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[XFL-3] Remember the XFL (2017) Weekly Results [Internet] Available from: http://sites.google.com/site/rememberthexfl/weekly-results [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Newspapers

[XFL-4] First Down (2001) February to April 2001.

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NDMA Division Two Final Standings and Playoffs 1991

NDMA Division Two Standings and Playoffs 1991

NDMA Division Two Final Standings 1991

NDMA Division Two 1991	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	PCT
Northern Conference
* Coventry Jaguars	10	10	0	0	500	104	1.000
* Stoke Spitfires	10	6	3	1	310	187	0.650
Milton Keynes Pioneers	10	4	6	0	229	256	0.400
Redditch Arrows	10	3	6	1	138	256	0.350
(D) Bolton Buccaneers	10	1	9	0	112	414	0.100
Southern Conference
*Cardiff Mets	10	8	2	0	285	178	0.800
*West London Aces	10	7	3	0	282	155	0.700
(D) SMC Admirals	10	4	5	1	290	170	0.450
Medway Mustangs	10	0	9	1	38	372	0.050

NDMA Division Two Final Standings 1991

NDMA Division Two Playoffs 1991

Semi-Finals		Sunday 14 July 1991
Cardiff Mets	26	Stoke Spitfires	24
Coventry Jaguars	36	West London Aces	26
Final		Sunday 21 July 1991
Coventry Jaguars	50	Cardiff Mets	28

NDMA Division Two Final Playoffs 1991

Notes

NDMA is an orphaned acronym for National Division Management Agency

NDMA created a new NDMA Super League for 1992 featuring top 12 teams from 1991.

* Qualify for Playoff Quarter-Finals

(P) Promoted to new NDMA Division Super League for 1991: No Teams Promoted

(R) Relegated from old NDMA Division One for 1992: Glasgow Lions (Disciplinary reasons), Solent Warriors

(R-D) Relegated from old NDMA Division One for 1992 and all subsequently disbanded after the 1991 season: Bournemouth Bobcat, London Ravens and Bristol Packers.

(D) Disbanded after season

Promoted from BNGL (British National Gridiron League) National Division (Third Level) for 1992: Edinburgh Phoenix.

(Name or Division Changes for 1992 in Brackets after Team Record)

Report

League Background

The NDMA Division Two was a new second level created in 1991 by the NDMA breakaway top division in British Gridiron Football, featuring nine of the top teams outside of the NDMA in 1990 that were willing to make the jump from the old second division, the British National Gridiron League, that was now levels three to five.

1991 Season Report

Coventry Jaguars were easy winners of the league, going 10-0 during the regular season, and defeating first the West London Aces 36-26 in the Semi-Finals, and then Cardiff Mets 50-28 in the NDMA Division Two Final.

Relegation, Promotion and Franchise Changes for 1992

The Jaguars were still denied promotion to the top level, however, as the NDMA created a new Super League, featuring 12 of the 17 NDMA Division One teams, with five relegated to NDMA Division Two for 1992 and no promotion.

Three of those relegated were based on on-field performance: Bristol Packers, Solent Warriors and London Ravens, while the Bournemouth Bobcat and Glasgow Lions were both relegated on disciplinary grounds. Bristol Packers and London Ravens disbanded following the season.

Edinburgh Phoenix were the only team promoted from the BNGL National Division (Third Level). Bolton Buccaneers and SMC Admirals both disbanded after the NDMA Division Two 1991 season.

Gridiron Football Stock Image

REFERENCES

NEWSPAPERS

[1] Anon. (1991) “Results – Tables – Fixtures” First Down. July 13, 1991. pg. 20. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

[2] Anon. (1991) “Results – Tables – Fixtures” First Down. July 20, 1991. pg. 20-21. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

[3] Anon. (1991) “Results – Tables – Fixtures” First Down. July 27, 1991. pg. 21. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

[4] Anon. (1991) “Jag-gernaut” First Down. July 27, 1991. pg. 21. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

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NDMA Division One Final Standings and Playoff Results 1991

NDMA Standings and Playoffs 1991

NDMA Division One Standings 1991

NDMA Division One 1991	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	PCT
Northern Conference
* Birmingham Bulls	10	9	1	0	461	127	0.900
* Nottingham Hoods	10	9	1	0	474	145	0.900
* Glasgow Lions	10	9	1	0	481	236	0.900
* Leicester Panthers	10	5	5	0	277	218	0.500
Leeds Cougars	10	5	5	0	168	400	0.500
Manchester Spartans	10	2	8	0	151	354	0.200
Blackpool Falcons	10	2	8	0	170	306	0.200
Gateshead Senators	10	2	8	0	245	464	0.200
Southern Conference
* London Olympians	10	10	0	0	432	76	1.000
* Northants Storm	10	8	2	0	393	254	0.800
* Essex Gladiators	10	7	3	0	268	219	0.700
(R-D) Bournemouth Bobcat	10	6	4	0	353	227	0.600
* Thames Valley Chargers	10	5	5	0	119	271	0.500
Brighton B-52’s	10	3	7	0	145	255	0.300
(R-D) London Ravens	10	2	7	1	104	249	0.250
(R) Solent Warriors	10	1	9	0	26	377	0.100
(R-D) Bristol Packers	10	0	9	1	49	192	0.050

NDMA Division One Final Standings 1991

NDMA Division One Playoffs 1991

Quarter-Finals,		Sunday 14 July 1991
London Olympians	72	Thames Valley Chargers	0
Northants Storm	44	Glasgow Lions	12
Birmingham Bulls	32	Leicester Panthers	18
Nottingham Hoods	61	Essex Gladiators	10
Semi-Finals,		Sunday 21 July 1991
Birmingham Bulls	37	Nottingham Hoods	24
London Olympians	34	Northants Storm	12
NDMA Coke Bowl II		Sunday 4 August 1991
Birmingham Bulls	39	London Olympians	38

NDMA Division One Playoffs 1991

Notes

NDMA is an orphaned acronym for National Division Management Agency

NDMA created a new NDMA Super League for 1992 featuring top 12 teams from 1991.

* Qualify for Playoff Quarter-Finals

(R) Relegated to new NDMA Division One for 1992,

(D) Disbanded after season

(Name or Division Changes for 1992 in Brackets after Team Record)

Report

1991 was the eighth season of organised Gridiron Football in Britain featuring British-based teams and British-born players. It was also the second season of the NDMA, and the Coke Bowl, after Budweiser pulled sponsorship for the Budweiser League and Coca-Cola replaced them.

Birmingham Bulls won their third BritBowl, as the Bowl Games were unofficially known, by defeating London Olympians for the second time in four years in the Finale by a single point, 39-38. The Bulls had also previously defeated Glasgow Lions 23-2 in Summer Bowl II (1986) and lost to Manchester Spartans 21-14 in Bud Bowl IV (1989).

For the Olympians it was a heart-breaking fourth loss in four Bowl appearances, having lost twice to the London Ravens (45-7 in Summer Bowl I in 1985 and 20-12 in Bud Bowl I in 1986) as well as the previous 30-6 defeat to the Bulls in Brit Bowl III in 1988.

Defending Champions Manchester Spartans failed to make it three titles in a row as they slumped to a 2-8 record. 1990’s runners-up Northants Storm finished the season 8-2 but lost out in the Semi-Finals by 34-12 to the Olympians.

In all it was a disappointing season despite the close end to the Bowl Game, as a number of long-term top Britball teams disbanded after the season: London Ravens, champions and undefeated 1984 to 1987, folded after a dismal 2-7-1 record by their standards, and Bristol Packers and Bournemouth Bobcat both disbanded leaving no team in top Division in the South West for 1992.

The NDMA created a new Super League for 1992 featuring the top 12 teams from 1991, with another 12 teams making up the second level. For the Olympians, despite defeat again, it was to be the start of a new era of dominance, as the Streatham-based team emerged from the Ravens’ shadow to dominate British Gridiron Football for the next 15 years.

REFERENCES

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1991) “Results – Tables – Fixtures” First Down. July 13, 1991. pg. 20. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

[2] Anon. (1991) “Results – Tables – Fixtures” First Down. July 20, 1991. pg. 20-21. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

[3] Anon. (1991) “Results – Tables – Fixtures” First Down. July 27, 1991. pg. 21. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

[4] (1991) “Coke Bowl: Spider Man’s A Super Hero” First Down. August 10, 1991. pg. 21. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

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FCF Fan Controlled Football League Season v2.0 2022

Scoreboard FCF Season v2.0 2022

Final Standings FCF Season v2.0 2022

Team	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Ballerz Division
*Bored Ape FC	7	5	2	0	190	166	0.714
*8oki	7	4	3	0	202	224	0.571
Knights of Degen	7	4	3	0	256	198	0.571
Kingpins	7	3	4	0	182	216	0.429
OG Division
*Shoulda Been Stars	7	4	3	0	168	144	0.571
*Zappers	7	3	4	0	166	204	0.429
Glacier Boyz	7	3	4	0	186	180	0.429
Beasts	7	2	5	0	180	198	0.286

FCF Fan Controlled Football Season v2.0 2022 Standings [References: Compiled from References: 1-7]

Divisional Playoffs Season v2.0 2022

Date	Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
	Divisional Playoffs		@Pullman Yards
04.06.2022	Bored Ape FC	38	8oki	32
04.06.2022	Shoulda Been Stars	24	Zappers	50
	People’s Championship 2.0		@Pullman Yards
11.06.2022	Bored Ape FC	24	Zappers	42

FCF Fan Controlled Football Season v2.0 2022 Standings [References: Compiled from References: 9-10]

Regular Season FCF Season v2.0 2022

Week Ending	Team 1		Team 2
	Week 1		@Pullman Yards
17.04.2022	Beasts	36	Glacier Boyz	20
17.04.2022	Bored Ape FC	36	Knights of Degen	32
17.04.2022	Zappers	12	Shoulda Been Stars	20
17.04.2022	Kingpins	26	8oki	28
	Week 2		@Pullman Yards
24.04.2022	8oki	14	Bored Ape FC	32
24.04.2022	Kingpins	8	Knights of Degen	28
24.04.2022	Zappers	6	Glacier Boyz	44
24.04.2022	Beasts	6	Shoulda Been Stars	24
	Week 3		@Pullman Yards
01.05.2022	Beasts	38	8oki	44 (2OT)
01.05.2022	Kingpins	20	Bored Ape FC	28
01.05.2022	Glacier Boyz	26	Shoulda Been Stars	28
01.05.2022	Zappers	34	Knights of Degen	36
	Week 4		@Pullman Yards
08.05.2022	Bored Ape FC	28	Glacier Boyz	20
08.05.2022	8oki	18	Knights of Degen	42
08.05.2022	Beasts	28	Zappers	0
08.05.2022	Kingpins	28	Shoulda Been Stars	18
	Week 5		@Pullman Yards
15.05.2022	Zappers	28	Shoulda Been Stars	24
15.05.2022	Kingpins	34	8oki	28
15.05.2022	Knights of Degen	22	Bored Ape FC	24
15.05.2022	Beasts	18	Glacier Boyz	34
	Week 6		@Pullman Yards
21.05.2022	Bored Ape FC	22	8oki	34
21.05.2022	Beasts	16	Shoulda Been Stars	34
22.05.2022	Zappers	44	Glacier Boyz	14
22.05.2022	Kingpins	42	Knights of Degen	66
	Week 7		@Pullman Yards
28.05.2022	Kingpins	24	Bored Ape FC	20
28.05.2022	Glacier Boyz	28	Shoulda Been Stars	20
28.05.2022	Knights of Degen	30	8oki	36
28.05.2022	Beasts	38	Zappers	42
	Shootouts		@Pullman Yards
28.05.2022	Knights of Degen	0	8oki	2
28.05.2022	Glacier Boyz	1	Zappers	2

FCF Fan Controlled Football Season v2.0 2022 Standings [References: Compiled from References: 1-8]

*Note*: One QB and 3 Skill players lined-up in a Soccer Style Shootout to determine tie-break in the event of a tie in each division. Each team had three attempts to run a route and complete a pass versus the opposing teams’ defence. Each complete pass counted as a point. If tied after three attempts each the shootout went to sudden death.

Form FCF Season v2.0 2022

Team	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	Div PO	PC 2.0
*Ballerz Division*
8oki	28-26	14-32	44-38^OT	18-42	28-34	34-22	36-30	32-38	xxx
Bored Ape FC	36-32	32-14	28-20	28-20	24-22	22-34	20-24	38-32	24-42
Kingpins	26-28	8-28	20-28	28-18	34-28	42-66	24-20	xxx	xxx
Knights of Degen	32-36	28-8	36-34	42-18	22-24	66-42	30-36	xxx	xxx
*OG Division*
Beasts	36-20	6-24	38-44^OT	28-0	18-34	16-34	38-42	xxx	xxx
Glacier Boyz	20-36	44-6	26-28	20-28	34-18	14-44	28-20	xxx	xxx
Shoulda Been Stars	20-12	24-6	28-26	18-28	24-28	34-16	20-28	24-50	xxx
`Zappers`	12-20	6-44	34-36	0-28	28-24	44-14	42-38	50-24	42-24

FCF Fan Controlled Football Season v2.0 2022 Standings [References: Compiled from References: 1-7; 9-10]

Divisional Breakdown FCF Season V2.0 2022

Division	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Ballerz	28	16	12	0	830	804	0.571
OG Division	28	12	16	0	700	726	0.429
*League Totals*	56	28	28	0	*1530*	*1530*	*0.500*

FCF Fan Controlled Football Season v2.0 2022 Divisional Breakdown [References: Calculated from References: 1-7; 9-10]

Season Report

Zappers finished the season in style defeating Ballerz Division Champions Bored Ape FC 42-24 in the FCF People’s Championship v2.0 after starting the season 0-4. The Ballerz Division was the four-team expansion division bringing the Fan Controlled Football League up to eight teams for season v2.0 (2022).

Zappers had won their last three regular season games and then the tiebreak shootout versus Glacier Boyz before defeating Shoulda Been Stars (the renamed Wild Aces from season v1.0 in the semifinals 50-24. Bored Ape FC on the other hand won their first five games of the season before losing their last two and sneaking by 8oki 38-32 in the playoffs.

Star Quarterback Kelly Bryant was outstanding in the People’s Championship throwing for 11-13 and 114 yards with one touchdown as well as rushing for 58 yards and 3 touchdowns of 9 carries. A Shuncee Thomas rushing touchdown finished off the scoring giving Zappers a 42-24 victory.

About Fan Controlled Football season 2022

2022 was the second season on the 7v7 Fan Controlled Football League, the league where fans are owners and get to vote for their teams’ plays.

The second season featured an expansion division – The Ballerz Division – with four new teams: 8oki, Bored Ape FC, Kingpins and Knights of Degen.

The original four teams returned with Wild Aces renamed Shoulda Been Stars. These teams were placed in the OG Division.

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References

Regular Season Scoreboard

[1] FCF (2022) April 18, 2022: FCF Season V2.0 Week 1 Full Recap (And an Early Look at the Budding MVP Races) [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/fcf-season-v2-0-week-1-full-recap-and-an-early-look-at-the-budding-mvp-race/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

[2] FCF / Kevin Kardasz (2022) April 25, 2022: FCF Season V2.0 Week 2 Recap (MVP Ladder 2.0) [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/fcf-season-v2-0-week-2-recap-mvp-ladder-2-0/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

[3] FCF / Kevin Kardasz (2022) May 1, 2022: FCF Season V2.0 Week 3 Recap (MVP Ladder 3.0) [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/fcf-season-v2-0-week-3-recap-mvp-ladder-3-0/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

[4] FCF / Kevin Kardasz (2022) May 11, 2022: FCF Season V2.0 Week 4 Recap [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/fcf-season-v2-0-week-4-recap/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

[5] FCF / Kevin Kardasz (2022) May 21, 2022: FCF Season V2.0 Week 5 Recap [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/fcf-season-v2-0-week-5-recap/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

[6] FCF / Kevin Kardasz (2022) May 24, 2022: FCF Season V2.0 Week 6 Recap + Playoff Implications [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/fcf-season-v2-0-week-6-recap-playoff-implications/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

[7] FCF / Kevin Kardasz (2022) May 31, 2022: FCF Season V2.0 Week 7 Recap [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/fcf-season-v2-0-week-7-recap/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

Tie-Breaking Procedure

[8] FCF (2022) May 20, 2022: FCF Playoff Tiebreak Rules [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/playoff-tiebreak-rules/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

Postseason Scoreboard

[9] FCF / Kevin Kardasz (2022) June 6, 2022: FCF Season V2.0 Playoffs: Divisional Round Recap [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/fcf-season-v2-0-playoffs-divisional-round-recap/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

[10] FCF / Kevin Kardasz (2022) June 21, 2022: The People’s Championship v2.0 Recap: The Zappers Electrifying Cinderella Story Ends in Triumph [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2022/the-peoples-championship-v2-0-recap-the-zappers-electrifying-cinderella-story-ends-in-triumph/ [Accessed 16 February 2024]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Andrew Pettit (A Football World)

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Spring Football Leagues Bowl Games and Irish Players 1983-2023

Spring Football Leagues Bowl Games 1983-2023

Date	Bowl	Champions	Score	Runners-Up	Score
		United States Football League		USFL Championship
1983		Michigan Panthers	24	Philadelphia Stars	22
1984		Philadelphia Stars	23	Arizona Wranglers	3
1985		Baltimore Stars	28	Oakland Invaders	24
		European Football League		EFL Eurobowl
1986	I	TAFT Vantaa (Fin)	16	Bologna Doves (Ita)	2
1988	II	Helsinki Roosters (Fin)	35	Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)	14
1989	III	Legnano Frogs (Ita)	27	Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)	23
1990	IV	Manchester Spartans (GB)	34	Legnano Frogs (Ita)	22
1991	V	Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)	21	Berlin Adler (Ger)	20
1992	VI	Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)	42	Giaguari Torino (Ita)	24
1993	VII	London Olympians (GB)	34	Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)	22
		World League of American Football		WLAF World Bowl
09.06.1991	1991	London Monarchs	21	Barcelona Dragons	0
07.06.1992	1992	Sacramento Surge	21	Orlando Thunder	17
		Football League of Europe		FLE Euro Super Bowl
17.09.1994	I	Stockholm Nordic Vikings	43	Hamburg Blue Devils	35
		American Football League of Europe		AFLE Euro Super Bowl
02.09.1995	II	Stockholm Nordic Vikings	14	Bergamo Lions	0
		World League of American Football		WLAF World Bowl
1995	III	Frankfurt Galaxy	26	Amsterdam Admirals	22
1996	IV	Scottish Claymores	32	Frankfurt Galaxy	27
1997	V	Barcelona Dragons	38	Rhein Fire	24
		XFL		Million Dollar Game
21.04.2001		San Francisco Demons	26	Los Angeles Xtreme	24
		National Football League – Europe League		NFL-EL World Bowl
14.06.1998	VI	Rhein Fire	34	Frankfurt Galaxy	10
27.06.1999	VII	Barcelona Dragons	24	Frankfurt Galaxy	3
25.06.2000	VIII	Rhein Fire	13	Scottish Claymores	10
30.06.2001	IX	Barcelona Dragons	17	Berlin Thunder	24
22.06.2002	X	Berlin Thunder	26	Rhein Fire	20
14.06.2003	XI	Frankfurt Galaxy	35	Rhein fire	16
12.06.2004	XII	Berlin Thunder	30	Frankfurt Galaxy	24
11.06.2005	XIII	Amsterdam Admirals	27	Berlin Thunder	21
27.05.2006	XIV	Frankfurt Galaxy	22	Amsterdam Admirals	7
22.06.2007	XV	Hamburg Sea Devils	37	Frankfurt Galaxy	28
		United Football League		UFL Championship Game
2009		Las Vegas Locomotive	20	Florida Tuskers	17 (OT)
2010		Las Vegas Locomotives	23	Florida Tuskers	20
2011		Virginia Destroyers	17	Las Vegas Locomotive	3
		Stars Football League		SFL Presidents Cup
28.07.2012	I	Daytona Beach Racers	16	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	14
06.07.2013	II	Miami Ironmen	21	Pompano Beach Swampdogs	6
		Fall Xperimental Football League		FXFL Championship
2014	(*)	Brooklyn Bolts	4-0	Omaha Mammoths	3-1
2015	(*)	Brooklyn Bolts	3-1	Florida Blacktips	1-0
		The Spring League		TSL Championship
2017	(*)	Team North	1-0	Team West	1-0
2018	(*)	Team West	2-0	Team East	0-1
2019	(*)	Austin Generals	2-0	Team West	1-1
2020	(*)	Las Vegas Hughes	2-0	TSL North	1-1
		The Spring League Fall Season		TSL Championship Game
15.12.2020		Generals	37	Aviators	14
		The Spring League		Mega Bowl Championship
19.06.2021		Linemen	26	Jousters	23
		United States Football League		USFL Championship Game
03.07.2022		Birmingham Stallions	33	Philadelphia Stars	30
01.07.2023		Birmingham Stallions	28	Pittsburgh Maulers	12
		XFL		XFL Championship
13.05.2023		Arlington Renegades	35	D.C. Defenders	26

Spring Football Leagues Bowl Games 1983-2023 [References: 1-64 – See end of article]

Daniel Whelan – Irish-Born Player

(Kicker – D.C. Defenders – XFL 2023 – Born in Bray, Co. Wicklow)

Irish-born punter Daniel Whelan kicked three punts for a total 158 yards, putting two punts inside the 20-yard line of Arlington and including a long of 64 yards, but was to be disappointed after his D.C. Defenders lost 35-26 to the Renegades in the 2023 XFL Championship Game. Whelan was drafted after the game by the Green Bay Packers and made his National Football League debut in 2024. [References: 65-68 – see end of article]

TADHG LEADER – IRISH-BORN PLAYER

(Kicker – Aviators – The Spring League 2021 – Born in Galway)

Former Connacht Rugby player Tadhg Leader was signed up to play another year of Rugby Union for Connacht in 2021 when the kicker started kicking American Footballs for fun. People took notice and said he should try out for American Football teams and so he went off to San Diego where he was kicking alongside Super Bowl-winning athletes. Unsure of his own ability he asked John Carney, who has 23 years of experience kicking Footballs and Carney said he could mix it with the NFL players. Before long Leader found himself playing for the Aviators in The Spring League in USA. The Aviators, one of four teams based in Indianapolis, a COVID-19 Pod and one of two Pods in the 8-team league in 2021 finished with an 0-6 record in 2021. [References: 60 – see end of article]

Emmett Waldron – Irish-born Player

(Linebacker – Scottish Claymores – World League of American Football / National Football League Europe League 1996-1999 – Born in Cork)

Emmett Waldron was born in Cork and played NCAA football for Rice University before signing for the Scottish Claymores in 1996 – the same year as Scottish Rugby Union captain Gavin Hastings. His father was an Irish Rugby Interprovincial player. In his first year at the Claymores, he would have earned £25,000 as well as bonuses and travelling expenses. He played four years for the Claymores as a linebacker. He was the first Irish player to play professional American Football in the NFL in a skilled position since the 1920s .[20] In 1996 he won the World Bowl with the Scottish Claymores when they defeated Frankfurt Galaxy 32-27 in World Bowl IV. [References: 69-72 – see end of article]

Kevin Hurst – Irish National Team Player

(Kicker – London Monarchs – World League of American Football 1996)

Kevin Hurst played for the Leicester Panthers before signing for the London Monarchs as a National Player in 1996. After one season with the Monarchs, he played for Ireland under Coach Kurt Smeby. He held the British domestic record for a Field Goal at the time with a successful 58-yard attempt against Australia in 1987. He was included in the squad to play against Wales on March 30th, 1997. [References: 73 – see end of article]

Image Credit

Picture Credit: XFL- 2/9/20-MetLife Stadium East Rutherford,NJ- The Guardians host the Vipers on opening day of the XFL. By Christopher Lyzcen[Shutterstock]

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January 1, 2024

1991 Major Football Leagues Standings and Playoffs

1991 Major Football League Standings (USA)

1991 National Football League
American Football Conference
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AFC Eastern Division
*Buffalo Bills	16	13	3	0	458	318	0.813
*New York Jets	16	8	8	0	314	293	0.500
Miami Dolphins	16	8	8	0	343	349	0.500
New England Patriots	16	6	10	0	211	305	0.375
Indianapolis Colts	16	1	15	0	143	389	0.063
AFC Central Division
*Houston Oilers	16	11	5	0	386	251	0.688
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	7	9	0	292	344	0.438
Cleveland Browns	16	6	10	0	293	298	0.375
Cincinnati Bengals	16	3	13	0	263	435	0.188
AFC Western Division
*Denver Broncos	16	12	4	0	304	235	0.750
*Kansas City Chiefs	16	10	6	0	322	255	0.625
*Los Angeles Raiders	16	9	7	0	298	297	0.563
Seattle Seahawks	16	7	9	0	276	261	0.438
San Diego Chargers	16	4	12	0	274	342	0.250
National Football Conference
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NFC Eastern
*Washington Redskins	16	14	2	0	485	244	0.875
*Dallas Cowboys	16	11	5	0	342	310	0.688
Philadelphia Eagles	16	10	6	0	285	244	0.625
New York Giants	16	8	8	0	281	297	0.500
Phoenix Cardinals	16	4	12	0	196	344	0.250
NFC Central
*Detroit Lions	16	12	4	0	339	295	0.750
*Chicago Bears	16	11	5	0	299	269	0.688
Minnesota Vikings	16	8	8	0	301	306	0.500
Green Bay Packers	16	4	12	0	273	313	0.250
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	3	13	0	199	365	0.188
NFC Western
*New Orlreans Saints	16	11	5	0	341	211	0.688
*Atlanta Falcons	16	10	6	0	361	338	0.625
San Francisco 49ers	16	10	6	0	393	239	0.625
Los Angeles Rams	16	3	13	0	234	390	0.188

1991 Mid-Continental Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Dayton Steelers	11	8	3	0	102	62	0.727
*Cleveland Falcons	13	9	4	0	107	92	0.692
Wyandot Chiefs	8	5	3	0	99	91	0.625
Shenango Valley Blasters	10	3	7	0	89	130	0.300

1991 Major Football League Standings [References: see end of Article]

1991 Major Football League Standings (World)

1991 Canadian Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
CFL Eastern Division
*Toronto Argonauts	18	13	5	0	647	526	26
*Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	9	9	0	516	499	18
*Ottawa Rough Riders	18	7	11	0	522	577	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	3	15	0	400	599	6
CFL Western Division
*Edmonton Eskimoes	18	12	6	0	671	569	24
*Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	596	552	22
*British Columbia Lions	18	11	7	0	661	587	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	606	710	12

1991 World League of American Football
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
WLAF European Division
*London Monarchs	10	9	1	0	310	121	0.900
*Barcelona Dragons	10	8	2	0	206	126	0.800
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	7	3	0	155	139	0.700
WLAF North American East Division
*New York/New Jersey Knights	10	5	5	0	257	155	0.500
Orlando Thunder	10	5	5	0	242	286	0.500
Montreal Machine	10	4	6	0	145	144	0.400
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks	10	0	10	0	123	300	0.000
WLAF North American West Division
*Birmingham Fire	10	5	5	0	140	140	0.500
San Antonio Riders	10	4	6	0	176	196	0.400
Sacramento Surge	10	3	7	0	179	254	0.300

1991 Arena Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Detroit Drive	10	9	1	0	437	262	0.900
*Tampa Bay Storm	10	8	2	0	421	309	0.800
*Denver Dynamite	10	6	4	0	389	365	0.600
*Albany Firebirds	10	6	4	0	427	342	0.600
Dallas Texans	10	4	6	0	286	334	0.400
New Orleans Night	10	4	6	0	314	401	0.400
Orlando Predators	10	3	7	0	321	363	0.300
Columbus Thunderbolts	10	0	10	0	241	460	0.000

1991 Association of American Football of USSR
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Moscow Bruins (Bears)
*Moscow Swans
Caspian Sphinxes
Kharkov Atlantis
Donetsk Scythians
Minsk Zubrs (Bison)

1991 Major Football League Standings (World) – References: see end of article.

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (USA)

National Football League Playoffs		National Football League Playoffs
National Football Conference Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
AFC Wild Card Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs	10	Los Angeles Raiders	6
Houston Oilers	17	New York Jets	10
AFC Divisional Playoffs
Denver Broncos	26	Houston Oilers	24
Buffalo Bills	37	Kansas City Chiefs	14
AFC Conference Championship
Buffalo Bills	10	Denver Broncos	7

National Football Conference Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
New Orleans Saints	20	Atlanta Falcons	27
Chicago Bears	13	Dallas Cowboys	17
NFC Divisional Playoffs
Washington Redskins	24	Atlanta Falcons	7
Detroit Lions	38	Dallas Cowboys	6
NFC Conference Championship
Washington Redskins	41	Detroit Lions	10

Super Bowl XXVII (AFC v NFC)		@Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
AFC Team		NFC Team
Buffalo Bills	24	Washington Redskins	37

Mid-Continental Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
MCFL Championship Game
Cleveland Falcons	7	Dayton Steelers	0

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (USA) – References: see end of article.

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (World)

Canadian Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Eastern Semi-Final
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26	Ottawa Rough Riders	8
Western Semi-Final
Calgary Stampeders	43	British Columbia Lions	41
Eastern Final
Toronto Argonauts	42	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3
Western Final
Edmonton Eskimoes	36	Calgary Stampeders	38
Grey Cup
Toronto Argonauts	36	Calgary Stampeders	21

World League of American Football Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Semi-Finals
Birmingham Fire	3	Barcelona Dragons	10
New York/New Jersey Knights	26	London Monarchs	42
World Bowl ’91		@Wembley Stadium, London, ENG
London Monarchs	21	Barcelona Dragons	0

Arena Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	37	Albany Firebirds	35
Tampa Bay Storm	40	Denver Dynamite	13
Arena Bowl V
Tampa Bay Storm	48	Detroit Drive	42

Association of American Football of USSR Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Moscow Bruins	Won	Moscow Swans	Lost

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (World) – References: see end of article.

Report

Buffalo Bills, holding the best record in the AFC (13-3) lost their second Super Bowl in succession, defeated 37-24 by Washington Redskins, holders of the best record in the NFC and entire NFL (14-2). For the AFC it was an eighth successive loss in the biggest event in USA sports. The last time an AFC team won the Super Bowl was Los Angeles Raiders’ 38-9 victory over Washington Redskins on 22 January 1984 at Tampa, Florida in Super Bowl XVIII. Following a scoreless first quarter the Redskins scored 17 points in the second quarter and added a second John Riggs run touchdown 16 seconds into the third quarter to take a commanding 24-0 lead. Buffalo hit back later in the third quarter with a field goal and touchdown to reduce the deficit to 14 points, but another Redskins touchdown before the end of the quarter made the score 31-10. Two more field goals by Lohmiller made the score 37-10 in the fourth quarter. The Bills scored two passing touchdowns late in the game to make the score 37-24 at the final whistle. [NFL References: 1-2]

In other leagues, Cleveland Falcons triumphed 7-0 versus Dayton Steelers in the Mid-Continental Football League (MCFL) Championship Game. The MCFL was a new start-up league based in Ohio and Pennsylvania that took the place of any major 11v11 rival outdoor league to the NFL since the demise of the United States Football League following the 1985 season. Following the season Louisville Bulls of Kentucky replaced Wyandot Chiefs in the four-team league. [MCFL References: 1-2]

In the Canadian Football League, the Eastern Division’s Toronto Argonauts emerged victorious with a 36-21 victory over Calgary Stampeders. Calgary had the second-best record in the Western Division (11-7) after Edmonton Eskimoes, with Toronto putting up a 13-5 record to take first in the Eastern Division. Calgary eliminated Edmonton 38-36 in the Western Final and Toronto won 42-3 versus Winnipeg in the Eastern Final. [CFL References: 1]

The National Football League established the World League of American Football (WLAF) to further promote the sport around the World. Beginning in 1991 with ten teams the WLAF was divided into three divisions: European (with teams in London, England, UK; Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; and Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany); North American East Division (three teams in USA: New York/New Jersey Knights, NJ; Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks, NC; and Orlando Thunder, FL; plus one team in Quebec, Canada: Montreal Machine) and North American West Division (Three teams in USA: Birmingham Fire, AL; San Antonio Riders, TX; and Sacramento Surge, CA). An imbalance in players allocated by the NFL for development in the WLAF meant no team in the European Division finished with a losing record, and no team in either North American Division finished with a winning record. World Bowl ’91 was won by London Monarchs by 21-0 versus Barcelona Dragons at the hallowed grounds of Wembley Stadium, the home of England’s National Soccer Team. Following the 1991 season the winless Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks were replaced by Ohio Glory in Columbus for 1992. [WLAF References: 1-4]

The Arena Football League in 1991 expanded by two teams to eight, with Washington Commandos and Pittsburgh Gladiators leaving the league and replaced by four new teams in Tampa Bay Storm (FL), Orlando Predators (FL), New Orleans Night (LA) and Columbus Thunderbolts (OH). Tampa Bay Storm were immediately successful, winning Arena Bowl V 48-42 versus Detroit Drive. As in all other Major Football Leagues in 1991 the two teams with best records reached the Championship Game. Following the season Thunderbolts relocated to Cleveland (OH) and Cincinnati Rockers (OH), Charlotte Rage (NC), Sacramento Attack (CA) and San Antonio Force (TX) were added for 1992. [AFL References: 1]

A new Football power emerged on the scene in 1991: The USSR. Following glasnost the USSR opened up to American Football and a six-team league was established with teams in Moscow (Bruins and Swans), Caspian Sea Region (Sphinxes), Ukraine (Donetsk Scythians and Kharkov Atlantis) and Belarus (Minsk Zubrs – ‘Bison’). The first and only official Championship of USSR ended with a Moscow Bruins victory over Moscow Swans. After the season the USSR broke up, with Moscow Bears (Bruins) and Krasnoyarsk Siberian Devils competing for Championship of Russia. Kharkov Atlantis and Donetsk Scythians joined newly independent Ukraine’s Football Association and Minsk Zubrs joined Belarus’ Football Association. [AAF USSR References 1-2]

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1991 Major Football League References

NFL References [1]
National Football League – 1996 Record and Factbook “Past Standings: 1996” p. 278.
Published by National Football League, Workman Publishing Co., New York

NFL References [2]
National Football League – 1996 Record and Factbook “Super Bowl Summaries” p. 327-329.
Published by National Football League, Workman Publishing Co., New York
MCFL References (1)
Semi-Pro Football -Defunct Leagues: EMCFL (Champs)
https://www.semiprofootball.org/minor/champs/mcfl.htm
[Accessed 1 January 2024]

MCFL References (2)
Semi-Pro Football – Defunct Leagues: EMCFL (1991)
https://www.semiprofootball.org/index.htm
[Accessed 1 January 2024]
CFL References (1)
Canadian Football League – CFL Standings: The 1990s
http://web.archive.org/web/19991108193646/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLArchives/1990s.html
[Accessed 20 January 2023][Archived at the Wayback Machine]
WLAF References (1-3)
Anon. (1991) “Standings” First Down, June 1, 1991, pg. 5
Anon. (1991) “Jon’s too Hort to handle” First Down, June 8, 1991, pg. 4-5
Anglesey, Steve (1991) “Enter the Dragons!” First Down, June 15, 1992, pg. 6-7
WLAF References (4)
World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1991
http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id165.html
[Accessed 23 April 2018]
Arena Football League References (1)
Arena Football League (2016) 2016 Record and Factbook pp. 67-83 / 52.
AAF USSR References (1)
American Football in Russia (2017) History of American Football in USSR and Russia
http://www.americanfootball.ru/Hist_RUS.php
Accessed 24 December 2017
AAF USSR References (2)
Anon. (1991) “Curtain Call” First Down. September 29, 1991. pg. 10.
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June 4, 2023October 29, 2023

ELF European League of Football 2023

Scoreboard

Standings

ELF European League of Football Eastern Conference 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Vienna Vikings	5	0	1.000	218	84	134	W5
2	Berlin Thunder	4	2	0.667	212	114	98	W2
3	Panthers Wroclaw	4	2	0.667	194	140	54	L1
4	Leipzig Kings	2	4	0.333	99	191	-92	L3
5	Prague Lions	1	4	0.200	108	139	-31	W1
6	Fehérvar Enthroners	0	6	0.000	91	295	-204	L6

ELF European League of Football Central Conference 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Stuttgart Surge	5	0	1.000	117	64	53	W5
2	Raiders Tirol	4	2	0.667	164	111	53	L1
3	Munich Ravens	2	3	0.400	150	151	-1	L2
4	Barcelona Dragons	2	3	0.400	117	140	-23	L3
5	Milano Seamen	1	4	0.200	137	159	-22	L2
6	Helvetic Guards	1	5	0.167	56	192	-136	W1

ELF European League of Football Western Conference 2023

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Rhein Fire	6	0	1.000	250	84	166	W6
2	Frankfurt Galaxy	4	1	0.800	160	114	46	W4
3	Hamburg Sea Devils	3	3	0.500	158	132	26	W1
4	Paris Musketeers	2	4	0.333	118	171	-53	L1
5	Cologne Centurions	1	4	0.200	79	147	-68	L3

Note: Standings compiled automatically from Results in European League of Football website – For Official Schedule please see References: [1]

Playoff Schedule

Note: Schedule compiled from Results in European League of Football website – For Official Schedule please see References: [1] For Individual Game References and Quarter-by-Quarter Points please click on each game in the Schedule above.

Regular Season Schedule

ELF European League of Football 2023


Match Day Week 1
June 3, 2023 (Week 1) 3 - 36 N/A Hungarian Enthroners vs Berlin Thunder
June 3, 2023 (Week 1) 34 - 25 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Hamburg Sea Devils
June 3, 2023 (Week 1) 29 - 17 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Helvetic Guards
June 3, 2023 (Week 1) 17 - 24 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Paris Musketeers
June 4, 2023 (Week 1) 33 - 9 N/A Rhein Fire vs Frankfurt Galaxy
June 4, 2023 (Week 1) 15 - 18 N/A Prague Lions vs Leipzig Kings
June 4, 2023 (Week 1) 38 - 59 N/A Munich Ravens vs Raiders Tirol
Match Day Week 2
June 10, 2023 (Week 2) 14 - 23 N/A Prague Lions vs Cologne Centurions
June 10, 2023 (Week 2) 13 - 48 N/A Hungarian Enthroners vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Match Day Week 1
June 10, 2023 (Week 1) 20 - 29 N/A Paris Musketeers vs Stuttgart Surge
Match Day Week 2
June 10, 2023 (Week 2) 33 - 41 N/A Milano Seamen vs Barcelona Dragons
June 11, 2023 (Week 2) 24 - 27 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Vienna Vikings
June 11, 2023 (Week 2) 6 - 31 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Panthers Wroclaw
June 11, 2023 (Week 2) 7 - 22 N/A Helvetic Guards vs Raiders Tirol
June 11, 2023 (Week 2) 22 - 27 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Rhein Fire
Match Day Week 3
June 17, 2023 (Week 3) 17 - 34 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Hamburg Sea Devils
June 17, 2023 (Week 3) 29 - 13 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Barcelona Dragons
June 17, 2023 (Week 3) 47 - 24 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Hungarian Enthroners
June 17, 2023 (Week 3) 69 - 21 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Prague Lions
June 18, 2023 (Week 3) 40 - 26 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Milano Seamen
June 18, 2023 (Week 3) 10 - 39 N/A Helvetic Guards vs Munich Ravens
June 18, 2023 (Week 3) 36 - 27 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Panthers Wroclaw
June 18, 2023 (Week 3) 58 - 28 N/A Rhein Fire vs Paris Musketeers
Match Day Week 4
June 24, 2023 (Week 4) 63 - 33 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Hungarian Enthroners
June 24, 2023 (Week 4) 47 - 14 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Leipzig Kings
June 24, 2023 (Week 4) 30 - 13 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Paris Musketeers
June 24, 2023 (Week 4) 15 - 39 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Munich Ravens
June 25, 2023 (Week 4) 32 - 0 N/A Milano Seamen vs Helvetic Guards
June 25, 2023 (Week 4) 6 - 3 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Raiders Tirol
June 25, 2023 (Week 4) 37 - 17 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Berlin Thunder
June 25, 2023 (Week 4) 0 - 42 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Rhein Fire
Match Day Week 5
July 1, 2023 (Week 5) 33 - 22 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Cologne Centurions
July 1, 2023 (Week 5) 51 - 0 N/A Rhein Fire vs Helvetic Guards
July 1, 2023 (Week 5) 27 - 23 N/A Paris Musketeers vs Hamburg Sea Devils
July 2, 2023 (Week 5) 14 - 39 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Berlin Thunder
July 2, 2023 (Week 5) 9 - 28 N/A Munich Ravens vs Stuttgart Surge
July 2, 2023 (Week 5) 38 - 13 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Milano Seamen
July 2, 2023 (Week 5) 29 - 23 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Prague Lions
July 2, 2023 (Week 5) 12 - 41 N/A Hungarian Enthroners vs Vienna Vikings
Match Day Week 6
July 7, 2023 (Week 6) 0 # - 35 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Prague Lions
July 8, 2023 (Week 6) 33 - 40 N/A Milano Seamen vs Frankfurt Galaxy
July 9, 2023 (Week 6) 22 - 19 N/A Helvetic Guards vs Barcelona Dragons
July 9, 2023 (Week 6) 60 - 6 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Fehérvar Enthroners
July 9, 2023 (Week 6) 17 - 10 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Panthers Wroclaw
July 9, 2023 (Week 6) 39 - 25 N/A Rhein Fire vs Munich Ravens
July 9, 2023 (Week 6) 14 - 6 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Paris Musketeers
July 9, 2023 (Week 6) 13 - 34 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Vienna Vikings

Season Recap

Week 1 (3-4 June 2023)

There were big losses for two of the European League of Football’s new teams: Fehérvar Enthroners from Hungary lost 36-3 at home to Berlin Thunder of Germany and Munich Ravens from Bavaria were defeated 59-38, also at home, to Raiders Tirol of Austria. Paris Musketeers of France, however, bucked the trend with a 24-17 victory at Cologne Centurions from the largest city in Nord Rhein-Westphalia. Panthers Wroclaw of Poland also defeated a German team, winning 34-25 at home to Hamburg Sea Devils. Leipzig Kings of Saxony (Sachsen) were able to overcome the Panthers Slavic brethren, Prague Lions 18-15 in the Czech Republic. Meanwhile on the Mediterranean Coast, Barcelona Dragons triumphed 29-17 versus Helvetic Guards of Zurich, Switzerland. The most impressive win of the weekend, however, was Rhein Fire’s 33-9 defeat of Frankfurt Galaxy. Rhein Fire, of Dusseldorf, the capital city of Nord Rhein-Westphalia are fierce rivals of Cologne Centurions, and are one of the National Football League Europe League teams to return in the European League of Football, along with Frankfurt Galaxy of Hesse; Cologne Centurions, Hamburg Galaxy, Berlin Thunder and Catalonia’s Barcelona Dragons.

Week 6 (7-9 July 2023)

The three division leaders, Vienna Vikings in the Eastern Conference; Stuttgart Surge in the Central Conference; and Rhein Fire in the Western Conference remained undefeated. Vikings (5-0) had a tremendous 34-13 victory over Austrian rivals Raiders Tirol (4-2). Rhein Fire had (6-0) a closer game with Munich Ravens (2-3) but still had too much and eventually won 39-25. Stuttgart Surge (5-0) meanwhile continued their best season ever with a narrow 14-6 victory over Paris Musketeers (2-4).

The league itself was dealt a blow by the bankruptcy of Leipzig Kings (2-4) who forfeited their game with Prague Lions (1-4). Continuing a good week on the field for Germanic teams, Frankfurt Galaxy (4-1) squeaked by Milano Seamen (1-4) 40-33; Helvetic Guards (1-5) won by a field goal, 22-19, versus Barcelona Dragons (2-3) ; Hamburg Sea Devils (3-3) defeated Panthers Wrocław (4-2) 17-10 to keep alive their hopes of a third ELF Championship Game appearance in a row; and Berlin Thunder (4-2) trounced Hungarian team, the Fehérvar Enthroners (0-6) 60-6. [References: S-1 to S-2]

Map of Europe featuring Team Logos and Locations

**Map of ELF European League of Football Teams 2023 for eirball.ie** [M-1] Map Contributor: Rainer Lesniewski (2022) Stock Vector ID: 151344206 **europe map** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/europe-map-151344206 [Accessed 4 June 2023][Overlaid with ELF Team Logos by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.ie][Logo References: ELF-1 to ELF-18]

About the European League of Football

In some ways a resurrection of the old National Football League sponsored World League of American Football / National Football League Europe League, the European League of Football is the latest top-level Professional American Football League spanning the continent of Europe. The League resurrected many of the old WLAF and NFLE team names, such as Barcelona Dragons (Catalonia), Frankfurt Galaxy, Berlin Thunder, Hamburg Sea Devils, Rhein Fire and Cologne Centurions, as well as adding new teams Stuttgart Surge and Leipzig Kings (all Germany), and promoting European National League and previously members of other smaller European Professional Leagues, Raiders Tirol and Vienna Vikings (both Austria), Istanbul Rams (Turkey), and Panthers Wroclaw (Poland). For 2023 Istanbul Rams were replaced by Prague Lions (Czech Republic), Helvetic Guards (Switzerland), Paris Musketeers (France), Milano Seamen (Italy) and Fehérvar Enthroners (Hungary).

References

Scoreboard References

[S-1] European League of Football (2023) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/game-center/schedule [Accessed 4 June 2023]

[S-2] European League of Football (2023) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/game-center/standings [Accessed 4 June 2023]

Logo References

[ELF-1] Barcelona Dragons Facebook (2021)Profile Picture: March 24, 2021: 164100830_143302991038424_6685619488922431445_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/164100830_143302991038424_6685619488922431445_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-4&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=7nF5AhntfsEAX9glptP&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=a430079a20cfb0956dd3ea5a7c8db22e&oe=61316F91 [Accessed 11 July 2021]

[ELF-2] Panthers Wroclaw Fabecook (2021) profile Picture September 20, 2013 1235513_483738095055993_896136457_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/PanthersWroclaw/photos/a.483738081722661/483738095055993/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-3] Hamburg Sea Devils Facebook (2021) Profile Picture March 9, 2021: 159505975_122355319823281_3096303558860788527_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/HamburgSeaDevils/photos/a.106420621416751/122355316489948 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-4] Stuttgart Surge Facebook (2021) Profile Picture July 27, 2021: 224860379_157740426432198_682630597869113461_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/StuttgartSurgeFootball/photos/a.101150422091199/157740416432199/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-5] Leipzig Kings Facebook (2021) Profile Picture April 23, 2021 176481610_124322863083112_5924150060350890678_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/105240348324697/photos/a.105240374991361/124322859749779 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-6] Cologne Centurions Facebook (2021) Profile Picture March 22, 2021 164225775_104312295086165_3866117950552195047_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/164225775_104312295086165_3866117950552195047_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-4&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=q-FxP6s2FecAX8leJ2f&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=b85f562fcd7282fd92b580c46312ec3d&oe=61329D2C [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-7] Frankfurt Galaxy Facebook (2021) Profile Picture April 18, 2021 175159880_127159659432418_8771340701865027771_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/frankfurtgalaxy21/photos/a.100834638731587/127159656099085 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-8] Berlin Thunder Facebook (2021) Profile Picture May 6, 2021 182443261_131030875743347_4880774321224305568_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BER.Thunder/photos/a.106909338155501/131030872410014/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-9] Istanbul Rams Facebook (2016) Profile Picture, October 15, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IstanbulRams/photos/a.442986371827/10158396645326828/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/243269071_10158396645316828_2189579114400872932_n.png?_nc_cat=101&_nc_rgb565=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=4DCxhDp3C4sAX-H9Gxf&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=e9220f74a42bfd5a77c751654cb975ce&oe=61A0FE36 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[ELF-10] SWARCO Raiders Tirol Facebook (2018) Profile Picture, October 24, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SWARCORaidersTirol/photos/a.428718306297/10156094237966298 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/44726413_10156094237971298_8355790253675511808_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=PUm4jRDwCW8AX_FDvaT&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=fca76f2a6975a9347f666a161a47c636&oe=61C0D05C ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[ELF-11] Rhein Fire Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, September 25, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rheinfire.football/photos/a.110223358051508/118577120549465/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/241280937_118577130549464_5762887138007820785_n.png?_nc_cat=100&_nc_rgb565=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=YmhEHOY-jtcAX8lxNFt&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=02dcd3eb9114dce71b510650f2918ae7&oe=61A056EC ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[ELF-12] AFC Dacia Vienna Vikings Facebook (2016) Profile Picture, May 10, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ViennaVikings/photos/a.10150296666230346/10156908106500346/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/13178930_10156908106500346_760535454859624943_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=jj_tUZy22F8AX9T2S19&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=8ac0b53a04716a88da7f3daec524750a&oe=61C3031B ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[ELF-13] Enthroners (2017) cropped-Enth-e_arany [Internet] Available from: http://enthroners.hu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-Enth-e_arany.png [Accessed 30 July 2022]

[ELF-14] ELF (2022) 6291dde6aa8e8749747937c6_Untitled design(108) [Internet] Available from: https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6291dde6aa8e8749747937c6_Untitled%20design(108).png [Accessed 30 July 2022]

[ELF-15] FIDAF (2017) seamen-milano [Internet] Available from: https://1divisione.fidaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/seamen-milano.png [Accessed 30 July 2022]

[ELF-16] Munich Ravens Football Facebook (2023) Profile Picture, September 8, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=123430010462898&set=a.122857057186860 [Accessed 4 June 2023][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/306132344_123429997129566_8872106434824844988_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=xnEw_poHO_kAX9KQYbh&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfAS0GoANmKINTZ7QcrhbK_vG1IkdRB67YuPhwYernDhZg&oe=6481EE9A ][Accessed 4 June 2023]

[ELF-17] Paris Football Team Facebook (2023) Profile Picture, January 24, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ParisMusketeers/photos/a.101414882743060/147410734810141 [Accessed 4 June 2023][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/326791776_738011134214179_2882371826472134793_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=jyXOGXwJNSsAX8Krkbs&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfDfgnFQg4tN9FkmNHiMdDRbcSZw5ZdkU8gRx3W2bTZ1aw&oe=64818A87 ][Accessed 4 June 2023]

[ELF-18] Prague Lions Facebook (2023) Profile Picture, January 30, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=665989335528854&set=a.387731620021295 [Accessed 4 June 2023][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/327557046_1212137429393578_7005550225882632205_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=XbUiwS-1lGgAX-XfD5Y&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfAvNiA4t_g2LRYw9XhPXSZC6t2PkSEAtrx-x5N8-SFszQ&oe=6481D891 ][Accessed 4 June 2023]

Note: for individual game scores and stats view each game [click on the game in the schedule above]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to John Gunning (American Football International); Tomas; Carmine and Morgan (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: 4 June 2023

April 15, 2023October 29, 2023

NAFL North American Football League 1988

United States Teams

NAFL North American Football League United States Northern Division 1988

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
0	Baltimore	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Chicago	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	New York	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Philadelphia	0	0	0	0.000	0	0

NAFL North American Football League United States Southern Division 1988

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
0	Birmingham	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Dallas-Fort Worth	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Jacksonville	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Memphis	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Phoenix	0	0	0	0.000	0	0

Canadian Football League Teams

NAFL North American Football League Canadian Western Division 1988

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
0	British Columbia Lions	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Calgary Stampeders	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Edmonton Eskimos	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	0	0	0.000	0	0

NAFL North American Football League Canadian Eastern Division 1988

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
0	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Ottawa Rough Riders	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Toronto Argonauts	0	0	0	0.000	0	0
0	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	0	0	0.000	0	0

About the NAFL North American Football League 1988

Charlie Finley, the former Oakland A’s Major League Baseball owner, after the failed attempt to start up the International Baseball League with Donald Trump in 1981/1982, announced plans in 1987 for a NAFL – North American Football League, which would begin play in 1988, and would be a merger of the CFL – Canadian Football League – with 9 new teams based in USA: Birmingham, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Memphis, Phoenix, Jacksonville and Dallas-Fort Worth. The league would be based in Birmingham, but never got off the ground. The NAFL merger of CFL and USA teams would have had a Championship Game pitting the winners of the CFL versus the winners of the US League and would have had an inter-locking schedule. The Canadian Football League dismissed the merger talks, but did not rule it out altogether, saying anything is possible for the right amount of money. [References: 1]

Canadian Flag Map Stock Image

References

League and Teams References

[1] Birmingham Pro Sports (1988) Will Birmingham Play in the North American Football League? [Internet] Available from: https://www.birminghamprosports.com/otherteamsnafl.html [Accessed 15 April 2023]

Logo References

Chris Creamer’s Sports Logos (2023) bhklovvhf9ngu6m5i5sgnha7h [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/101/full/bhklovvhf9ngu6m5i5sgnha7h.gif [Accessed 15 April 2023]

LOGOS

[3] Sports Logos (2021) 8827_bc_lions-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/91/full/8827_bc_lions-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[4] Sports Logos (2021) 6644_calgary_stampeders-primary-2019 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/92/full/6644_calgary_stampeders-primary-2019.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[5] Chris Creamer’s Sportslogos (2019) edmonton_eskimos_logo_primary_19987020 [Internet] Available from:https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/93/full/edmonton_eskimos_logo_primary_19987020.png [Accessed 22 November 2021]

[6] Sports Logos (2021) 6261_saskatchewan_roughriders-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/98/full/6261_saskatchewan_roughriders-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[7] Sports Logos (2021) 2517_winnipeg_blue_bombers-primary-2012 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/100/full/2517_winnipeg_blue_bombers-primary-2012.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[8] Sports Logos (2021) 6242 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/94/full/6242.gif [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[9] Sports Logos (2021) 4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/99/full/4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[10] Sports Logos (2021) 9827_ottawa__redblacks-primary-2014 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/5033/full/9827_ottawa__redblacks-primary-2014.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[11] Sports Logos (2021) 5778_montreal_alouettes-primary-2019 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/95/full/5778_montreal_alouettes-primary-2019.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady (Dublin Bay Raptors)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 15 April 2023

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1987-09-12 06:09:23September 12, 1987	Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys	20 - 28		Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-13 14:00:10September 13, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants	43 - 0	Drogheda Rugby Club, Drogheda, Co. Louth	Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-26 15:00:18September 26, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys	43 - 25	North Rugby Club, Ormeau Road, Belfast	Recap	Shamrock Bowl II