Final Standings

Playoff Schedule

Please click on the SM-Final to view a full scoring summary and recap

Regular Season Schedule

Recap

Irish-named players Joe Cafferty and Eric Murphy played a starring role in the Örebro Black Knights run to the Swedish American Football Championship game in 2015. There linebacker Eric Murphy intercepted Carlstad Crusaders’ Quarterback A Hermandsson’s pass in the second quarter, setting up Kicker Joe Cafferty’s Field Goal which put the Black Knights 10-7 up.

It was to be the highpoint for the Örebro team, however, as Carlstad Crusaders scored five touchdown’s in a row before the Black Knights added a late consolation Touchdown to leave the score 42-17 at the final whistle to Carlstad Crusaders, who won their sixth Swedish title in a row, and would go on to win the Champions League Final versus Serbia’s Vukovi Belgrade later in the season [see References 2-3]. The Game was the Crusaders 13th SM-Final appearance in 14 years as the dominant team in Swedish American Football showed no signs of letting up.

The League was reduced by two teams for 2016 after some big mis-matches involving the games between teams in the top and bottom half of the standings, with Kristianstad Predators and Västerås Roedeers made the drop to Division 1.

Please click on the SM-Final to view a full scoring summary and recap

About the SAFF Super Serien

The SAFF Sveriges Amerikansk Fotbollsförbund Super Serien is the top level of American Football in Sweden, with league having started in 1982. The SM-Final in the Swedish Championship Game and their equivalent of the Super Bowl.

Reference

[1] SAFF Wayback Machine (2015) Superserien [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20151026062159/http://www.amerikanskfotboll.com/herrar/superserien/ [Last Accessed 29 September 2021]

[2] SAFF Wayback Machine (2015) Orebro Black Knights v Carlstad Crusaders (Sept 6th 2015) [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150928135538/http://www.amerikanskfotboll.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150906CCvsOBK.htm [Last Accessed 30 September 2021]

[3] Nordstjernan North American Edition (2015) Carlstad Crusaders claim Swedish, European titles [Internet] Available from: http://www.nordstjernan.com/news/sports/7142/ [Accessed 30 September 2021]

Logo References

[4] American Football International (2021) OIP [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Sweden-SAFF-logo.3.jpg [Accessed 26 September 2021]

[5] SAFF Wayback Machine (2001) sslogga [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010627010148im_/http://www.amerikanskfotboll.com/logo/superserien/sslogga.gif [Accessed 10 April 2021]

Team Logo References

[6] Carlstad Crusaders Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 16, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Carlstadcrusaders/photos/a.181234938594134/1301896679861282/ [Actual image Reference at: http://15025242_1301896679861282_2280976096509524623_o ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

[7] Kristianstad Predators Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, June 10, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1112149348845217&set=a.216792770464023 [Actual image Reference at: http://13344712_1112149348845217_8686627561309276450_n ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

[8] Limhamn Griffins Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, December 13, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/limhamngriffins/photos/a.483440581412/10152054026851413/ [Actual image Reference at: http://857136_10152054026851413_1923666767_o  ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

[9] Northside Bulls Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, April 12, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/northsidebulls/photos/a.436473674924/10153295485214925/  [Actual image Reference at: http://17795_10153295485214925_265487450561067006_n ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

[10] Stockholm Mean Machines Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, January 16, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/StockholmMeanMachines/photos/a.150989191598168/521376591226091 [Actual image Reference at: http://205840_521376591226091_181585353_n  ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

[11] Tyreso Royal Crowns Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, June 22, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TyresoRoyalCrowns/photos/a.445455788040/10154778510533041 [Actual image Reference at: http://19400517_10154778510533041_7863331146643264808_o ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

[12] Uppsala 86ers Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, January 25, 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=105884766152346&set=a.383784372662029[Actual image Reference at: http://164167_105884766152346_2810064_n  ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

[13] Västerås Roedeers Facebook (2015) Profile Picture, January 30, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10152708332957551&set=a.666576750841142 [Actual image Reference at: http://1977072_10152708332957551_7855878481884764721_n ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

[14] Orebro Black Knights Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 12, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/OrebroBlackKnights/photos/a.284615504919166/805001972880514 [Actual image Reference at: http://10999618_805001972880514_4977190737097872312_o ][Accessed 29 September 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

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