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December 28, 2022September 16, 2025

AFAI Irish American Football League Schedule and Scorers 1988

Standings

AFAI Irish American Football League National Conference 1988

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Dublin Celts	4	0	1.000	99	13	86	W4
2	Belfast Blitzers	2	1	0.667	57	29	28	W2
3	Craigavon Cowboys	1	2	0.333	35	42	-7	L2
4	Dublin Tornadoes	1	3	0.250	58	82	-24	L3

AFAI Irish American Football League Irish Conference 1988

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Belfast Spartans	3	0	1.000	35	26	9	W3
2	North Down Raiders	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	0	3	0.000	19	58	-39	L3
4	Coleraine Chieftains	0	2	0.000	7	60	-53	L2

Note Standings Calculated Automatically from Schedule.

Schedule

AFAI Irish American Football League 1988


April 2, 1988 (Week 1) Canceled N/A Craigavon Cowboys vs Dublin Celts
April 9, 1988 (Week 2) 0 - 46 N/A Coleraine Chieftains vs Dublin Tornadoes
April 17, 1988 (Week 3) 7 - 20 N/A Belfast Blitzers vs Dublin Celts
April 17, 1988 (Week 3) 7 - 6 N/A Belfast Spartans vs Carrickfergus Cougars
May 1, 1988 (Week 4) 32 - 0 N/A Craigavon Cowboys vs Dublin Tornadoes
May 1, 1988 (Week 4) 7 - 14 N/A Coleraine Chieftains vs Belfast Spartans
May 8, 1988 (Week 5) 14 - 3 N/A Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys
May 8, 1988 (Week 5) 37 - 0 N/A Dublin Celts vs Carrickfergus Cougars
May 15, 1988 (Week 6) 14 - 6 N/A Dublin Celts vs Dublin Tornadoes
May 22, 1988 (Week 7) 28 - 0 N/A Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys
May 29, 1988 (Week 8) 36 - 6 N/A Belfast Blitzers vs Dublin Tornadoes
May 29, 1988 (Week 8) 14 - 13 N/A Belfast Spartans vs Carrickfergus Cougars

Schedule compiled from results and fixtures from numerous sources – please see references section for more details.

Weekly Recaps

Week 1 (2 April 1988)

The opening game of the 1988 Irish American Football League season between the winners of the first two Shamrock Bowls – Craigavon Cowboys and Dublin Celts – was a washout with the game being cancelled. [References: 2]

Week 2 (9 April 1988)

The 1988 Irish American Football League season finally got underway at Coleraine on Saturday, 9 April 1988 when the Chieftains found the Dublin Tornadoes whirlwind too much to handle as the visitors won 46-0.

Week 3 (17 April 1988)

Dublin Celts and Belfast Blitzers both got their 1988 season underway in Belfast with the Celts winning 20-7. Belfast Labatt Spartans defeated Carrickfergus Cougars 7-6 and went top of the Irish Conference in both teams first game of the 1988 season. [References: 1, 3-4]

Week 4 (1 May 1988)

Craigavon Cowboys opened their 1988 season with a 32-0 victory over Dublin Tornadoes, the Dublin team’s first defeat of the season. Belfast Labatt Spartans earned their second close win of the season as they moved top of the Irish Conference on 2-0 with a 14-7 defeat of Coleraine Chieftains who fell to their second straight loss. [References: 1, 4]

Week 5 (8 May 1988)

Dublin Celts continued on winning ways with a 37-0 defeat of Carrickfergus Cougars who dropped to 0-2. Belfast Blitzers won 14-3 at home to arch-rivals Craigavon Cowboys to bring both teams level on 1-1 in the Standings. [References: 1, 5]

Week 6 (15 May 1988)

Dublin Tornadoes took the lead in the first quarter versus cross-town rivals Dublin Celts, but a shock result was averted by the Celts with two touchdowns of their own and a safety to provide an exciting finish to the match. The win put the Celts on 3-0 and left the Tornadoes on 1-2. [References: 1, 6, 7, 8]

Week 7 (22 May 1988)

The resolute Celts broke down the Craigavon Cowboys with three touchdowns in the third quarter to add to one in the first quarter, as their defence kept the Cowboys scoreless for a 28-0 win. The win put the Celts on 4-0 and Craigavon dropped to 1-2 alongside Dublin Tornadoes in the National Conference. [References: 9-12]

Week 8 (29 May 1988)

Dublin Tornadoes arrived an hour late in Belfast for their Week 8 1988 IAFL Regular Season match-up sponsored by Smithwicks in aid of the Pelethon Appeal. The coach the Tornadoes were travelling in had broken down enroute and the players had no time to prepare for the game, which was to be played before TV Cameras. Belfast Blitzers won comfortably by a score of 36-6 putting the Belfast team back in contention for the National Conference title. The loss left Tornadoes on 1-3. [References: 13-14]

Despite the closeness of the scoreline the Spartans remained unbeaten on 3-0 atop the Irish Conference, with Carrikfergus bottom of the same Conference on 0-3 as Belfast defeated the Cougars 14-13. [References: 14]

About the 1988 Irish American Football League

The 1988 Irish American Football League was the third season of the league. Eight teams returned from the 1987 season – both East Side Jets and Jordanstown Jaguars had disbanded mid-way through the 1987 season and Bangor Buccaneers had moved to Newtownards, becoming the North Down Raiders but never played in the 1988 season. NI Giants (also known as Belfast Tennants Giants for sponsorship reasons) pulled out after the preseason after a dispute over scheduling leaving seven teams, divided into two Conferences: National and Irish. The two Conference Champions plus the two teams with the next best records qualified for the Shamrock Bowl Playoffs. Dublin Celts, Craigavon Cowboys, Belfast Blitzers and Dublin Tornadoes contested the National Conference while Coleraine Chieftains, Carrickfergus Cougars, and Belfast Labatt Spartans contested the Irish Conference.

Map of Irish American Football League Teams 1988

Vector Contributor Rainer Lesniewski (2022) **administrative map of Ireland and Northern Ireland** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/administrative-map-ireland-northern-1665171421 [Last Accessed 11 August 2022][Overlaid with Map of Dublin isolated from: Vector — Map of Ireland administrative divisions on counties level Copyright: lesniewski [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_51580818_map-of-ireland-administrative-divisions-on-counties-level.html?vti=lnoo9k86jx77fg2u6b-1-1 [Accessed 10 January 2022][Irish American Football League 1987 Team Logos added by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball – see References 1-11]

Stock Photo of Football Helmet in Irish Colours and Football

References

Scoreboard References

[1988-1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1988] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[1988-2] Anon. (1988) “Gridiron action” Belfast Telegraph. Friday, April 1, 1988. Pg. 29. Past Editions of the Belfast Telegraph are Available to view on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 6 May 2020]

[1988-3] Anon. (1988) “Chieftains fall” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 11, 1988. Pg. 18-19. Past Editions of the Belfast Telegraph are Available to view on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 6 May 2020]

[1988-4] Anon. (1988) “Celts’ home debut” Irish Independent. Monday, May 14, 1988. Pg. 22. Past Editions of the Belfast Telegraph are Available to view on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 13 October 2018]

[1988-5] Anon. (1988) “Scoreline” First Down. May 14, 1988. pg. 18. Mediawatch Ltd, Charlbury , Oxfordshire. UK. ed: Alan D. Lees.

[1988-6] First Down “Scoreline” May 21, 1988. pg. 18. Published By: Mediawatch Ltd, Charlbury, Oxon, UK, ed: Alan D Lees.

[1988-7] Evening Herald “Tornadoes Tamed” Tuesday, May 17, 1988. pg. 47

[1988-8] Irish Independent “American Football” Saturday, May 14, 1988. pg. 22.

[1988-9] Evening Herald. May 21, 1988. pg. 40 “U.S. Football”

[1988-10] Irish Independent. May 23, 1988. pg. 16 “Dublin Celts keep record”

[1988-11] Irish Independent. May 21, 1988. pg. 18. “Tomorrow: American Football”.

[1988-12] First Down “Scoreline” May 28, 1988. pg. 18. Published By: Mediawatch Ltd, Charlbury, Oxon, UK, ed: Alan D Lees.

[1988-13] Irish Press (1988) “Dublin Tornadoes / American Football”. Monday, May 30, 1988. pg. 46

[1988-14] Alan Lees., Ed. (1988) “Scoreline”. First Down , June 4, 1988. pg. 18. Published by Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, UK.

Team Information References

[1988-TI-1] Britball Now (2022) North Down Raiders [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/NORTHDOWNRAIDERS.htm [Last Accessed 28 December 2022]

LOGO REFERENCES

[L-1] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Photo by Joseph Greene August 28, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1421158977901127&set=gm.269427200117075&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 3 July 2018]

[L-2] Coleraine Chieftains (2002) Coleraine Chieftains: Chief Image [Internet] Available from: http://www.thecolerainechieftans.freeservers.com/images/chief.gif [Accessed 18 July 2018]

[L-3] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]

[L-4] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2019) Post, August 12, 2019 at 1:31 PM [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940?notif_id=1565921781157641&notif_t=comment_mention [Accessed 17 August 2019]

[L-5-1] Neil Robertshaw (1987) “Irish Eyes Are Smiling” Gridiron, June 1987, Issue 36. pg. 48-49. Published by Gridiron, High Street, Christchurch, Dorset. Executive editor: Bob Goddard. Editor: Nick Halling (1987)

[L-5-2] Helmethistory.com (2025) Princeton [Internet] Availbale from: https://www.helmethistory.com/princeton.html [Accessed 15 September 2025]

[L-5-3] Chris Creamer’s SportsLogos (2025) Princeton Tigers Primary Logo 1984-2004 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/ganu2ck9p7ihrigny8hv/Princeton-Tigers-Logo/1984/Primary-Logo [Accessed 15 September 2025]

Based on Robertshaw’s article – the most likely logo utilised by Carrickfergus Cougars is Princeton Tigers’ Logo from 1974-1977 as per Helmethistory.com [Reference L-2] or 1984-2004 as per Chris Creamer’s Sports Logos [Reference: L-3]. As per the article by Robershaw, the Cougars’ received more than 38 full kits from Yale starting quarteback Kelly Ryan, gathered from old Princeton Tigers, Yale and Harvard University kit, including as per photograph of Cougars president Mervyn Robinson decked out in the full kit in the article: Princeton Helmets and Shirts, Yale shoulder pads and Harvard pants and shoes. Note: The Logo utilised here on eirball.ie is downloaded from Chris Creamer’s SportLogos.net – As per request citation is given. Logo has been amended with an orange background for eirball.ie by Enda Mulcahy on 15 September 2025. Please purchase Chris’ brilliant SportsLogo illustrated history books, of which the author of eirball.ie has purchased a number of. This request is unsolicited and unpaid for, and is a small bit of gratitude for providing such a wonderful resource.

[L-6] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2021) Post to Page by Belfast Blitzers, 5 February 2021: [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/146339398_3535274803250316_484236705150193506_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=2&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=APIfzLRulaMAX9g3LLc&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=72bcf54f0435a9ab26cd035a8d2cf7c7&oe=604502C2 [Accessed 5 February 2021]

[L-11] Dublin Tornadoes Football Helmet – Authors’ Personal Collection – Purchased at http://www.417helmets.com

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Jo Buchanan (Craigavon Cowboys), Kevin Sharkey (Dublin Celts) and David Turner (Belfast Blitzers)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 16 September 2025.

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

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EFL European Football League Final Standings and Eurobowl Playoffs 1987-88

EFL Eurobowl Playoffs 1988

European Football League Eurobowl Tournament 1988


Match Day Eurobowl Qualification
November 1, 1987 (Eurobowl Qualification) 36 - 12 N/A Graz Giants vs Dublin Celts
Match Day Eurobowl Quarter-Finals
July 30, 1988 (Eurobowl Quarter-Finals) 43 - 24 N/A Berlin Adler vs Graz Giants
July 30, 1988 (Eurobowl Quarter-Finals) 51 - 6 N/A Helsinki Roosters vs Paris Castors
July 30, 1988 (Eurobowl Quarter-Finals) 0 - 68 N/A Zurich Renegades vs Frogs Legnano
July 30, 1988 (Eurobowl Quarter-Finals) 27 - 31 N/A London Ravens vs Amsterdam Crusaders
Match Day Eurobowl Semi-Finals
August 2, 1988 (Eurobowl Semi-Finals) 33 - 35 N/A Frogs Legnano vs Helsinki Roosters
August 3, 1988 (Eurobowl Semi-Finals) 29 - 28 N/A Amsterdam Crusaders vs Berlin Adler
Match Day Third Place Playoff
August 7, 1988 (Third Place Playoff) 28 - 3 N/A Frogs Legnano vs Berlin Adler
Match Day Eurobowl II Final
August 7, 1988 (Eurobowl II Final) 35 - 14 N/A Helsinki Roosters vs Amsterdam Crusaders

AIFA Italy Serie A 1987

AIFA Associazione Italiana Football Americano Girone A 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
1	Warriors Bologna	11	1	0	0.958	467	94
2	Doves Bologna	10	1	1	0.875	356	69
3	Skorpions Varese	6	6	0	0.500	189	255
4	Giaguari Torino	5	7	0	0.417	205	227
5	Panthers Parma	5	7	00	0.417	140	260
6	Seahawks Bellusco	2	10	0	0.167	88	304
7	Tauri Torino	2	10	0	0.167	79	315

AIFA Associazione Italiana Football Americano Girone B 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Frogs Legnano	12	0	1.000	370	54
2	Rhinos Milano	10	2	0.833	302	74
3	Falchi Modena	7	5	0.583	208	153
4	Mastini Ivrea	6	6	0.500	194	243
5	Chiefs Ravenna	4	8	0.333	119	257
6	Squali Genova	2	10	0.167	124	280
7	Pharaones Garbagnate	1	11	0.083	78	334

AIFA Associazione Italiano Football Americano Girone C 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
1	Angels Pesaro	12	0	0	1.000	335	38
2	Towers Bologna	8	4	0	0.667	215	146
3	Dolphins Ancona	6	6	0	0.500	130	163
4	Condor Grosseto	5	7	0	0.417	145	151
5	Gladiatori Roma	4	7	1	0.375	79	123
6	Grizzlies Roma	3	8	1	0.292	153	199
7	Aquile Ferrara	3	9	0	0.250	55	292

AIFA Associazione Italiana Football Americano Girone D 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Seamen Milano	11	1	0.917	459	79
2	Jets Bolzano	10	2	0.833	353	128
3	Redskins Verona	8	4	0.667	216	303
4	Lions Bergamo	5	7	0.417	173	189
5	Saints Padova	4	8	0.333	201	218
6	Muli Trieste	4	8	0.333	175	248
7	Green Machine Camposampiero	0	12	0.000	47	459

AIFA Italy Serie A Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-06-07 00:00:47June 7, 1987	Angels Pesaro vs Lions Bergamo	35 - 13	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:24June 20, 1987	Doves Bologna vs Falchi Modena	44 - 13	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:48June 20, 1987	Frogs Legnano vs Condor Grosseto	34 - 0	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:24June 20, 1987	Jets Bolzano vs Skorpions Varese	42 - 7	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:51June 20, 1987	Seamen Milano vs Giaguari Torino	49 - 3	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-20 00:00:17June 20, 1987	Warriors Bologna vs Mastini Ivrea	48 - 0	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-21 00:00:48June 21, 1987	Rhinos Milano vs Dolphins Ancona	21 - 7	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-21 00:00:07June 21, 1987	Towers Bologna vs Redskins Verona	17 - 21	N/A	Ottavi di finale
1987-06-27 00:00:24June 27, 1987	Angels Pesaro vs Doves Bologna	0 - 21	N/A	Quarti di finale
1987-06-27 00:00:42June 27, 1987	Frogs Legnano vs Jets Bolzano	15 - 14	N/A	Quarti di finale
1987-06-27 00:00:04June 27, 1987	Seamen Milano vs Rhinos Milano	29 - 7	N/A	Quarti di finale
1987-06-27 00:00:18June 27, 1987	Warriors Bologna vs Redskins Verona	35 - 7	N/A	Quarti di finale
1987-07-04 00:00:39July 4, 1987	Frogs Legnano vs Warriors Bologna	31 - 12	N/A	Semifinale
1987-07-04 00:00:08July 4, 1987	Seamen Milano vs Doves Bologna	20 - 14	N/A	Semifinale
1987-07-11 00:00:25July 11, 1987	Frogs Legnano vs Seamen Milano	27 - 24	N/A	Finale (Superbowl VII)

AFVD Germany 1. Bundesliga 1987

AFVD German 1. Bundesliga Nord Gruppe A 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Düsseldorf Panther	7	3	320	116	14
2	Cologne Crocodiles	7	3	243	132	14
3	Cologne Red Barons	6	4	191	130	12
4	Hamburg Dolphins	5	5	134	203	10
5	Bonn Jets	4	6	164	173	8
6	Düsseldorf Bulldozer	0	10	58	364	0

AFVD German 1. Bundesliga Nord Gruppe B 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Berlin Adler	10	0	508	71	20
2	Monheim Sharks	7	3	192	149	14
3	Dortmund Giants	5	5	215	182	10
4	Assindia Cardinals	5	5	141	164	10
5	Hilden Hurricanes	2	8	105	339	4
6	Recklinghausen Chargers	1	9	55	311	2

AFVD Germany 1. Bundesliga Süd Gruppe A 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Badener Greifs	10	0	472	107	20
2	Hanau Hawks	7	3	226	103	14
3	Mannheim Redskins	3	7	142	301	6
4	Mainz Golden Eagles	2	2	96	88	4
5	Stuttgart Scorpions	1	9	64	383	2
6	Bad Homburg Falken	0	4	40	109	0

AFVD Germany 1. Bundesliga Süd Gruppe B 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Noris Rams	7	1	187	50	14
2	Kempten Comets	5	3	142	90	10
3	Ansbach Grizzlies (AFVD)	5	1	121	35	10
4	Munich Cowboys	1	7	94	210	2
5	München Rangers	0	4	23	93	0
6	Rothenburg Knights	0	0	0	0	0

Note 1: Rothenburg Knights pulled out of league after 2 games (Record: 0-2-0 3-101 0)

Note 2: Results of a number of games involving Mainz Golden Eagles, Bad Homburg Falken, Ansbach Grizzlies and Muenchen Rangers not known.

AFVD German 1. Bundesliga Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-12-31 00:00:38December 31, 1987	Cologne Red Barons vs Dortmund Giants	24 - 28	N/A	Playoffs - Achtelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:46December 31, 1987	Ansbach Grizzlies (AFVD) vs Mainz Golden Eagles	28 - 6	N/A	Playoffs - Achtelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:08December 31, 1987	Monheim Sharks vs Cologne Crocodiles	10 - 32	N/A	Playoffs - Achtelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:28December 31, 1987	Hanau Hawks vs Kempten Comets	0 # - 20	N/A	Playoffs - Achtelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:48December 31, 1987	Badener Greifs vs Dortmund Giants	48 - 6	N/A	Playoffs - Viertelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:25December 31, 1987	Berlin Adler vs Kempten Comets	88 - 2	N/A	Playoffs - Viertelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:52December 31, 1987	Düsseldorf Panther vs Ansbach Grizzlies (AFVD)	21 - 27	N/A	Playoffs - Viertelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:06December 31, 1987	Noris Rams vs Cologne Crocodiles	21 - 16	N/A	Playoffs - Viertelfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:19December 31, 1987	Berlin Adler vs Noris Rams	21 - 17	N/A	Playoffs - Halbfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:19December 31, 1987	Badener Greifs vs Ansbach Grizzlies (AFVD)	13 - 7	N/A	Playoffs - Halbfinale
1987-12-31 00:00:45December 31, 1987	Berlin Adler vs Badener Greifs	37 - 12	N/A	German Bowl IX

Note 3: Dates of games not known.

Britain Budweiser League National Division 1987

Budweiser League National Division Northern Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	*Manchester Allstars	10	0	1.000	387	117
2	*Fylde Falcons	6	4	.600	342	205
3	Newcastle Senators (R)	3	7	.300	124	360
4	Glasgow Lions	3	7	.300	121	200
5	Manchester Spartans	2	8	.200	137	330

Budweiser League National Division Eastern Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
1	*Luton Flyers	8	2	0	.800	293	136
2	*Chelmsford Cherokee	8	2	0	.800	202	115
3	CMK Coventry-Milton Keynes Bucks	5	5	0	.500	209	267
4	Northants Stormbringers	3	7	0	.300	177	212
5	Cambridge Cats (R)	0	9	1	.050	152	361

Budweiser League National Division Western Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
1	*Leicester Panthers	9	1	0	.900	318	149
2	*Birmingham Bulls	7	3	0	.700	224	132
3	Nottingham Hoods	7	3	0	.700	217	154
4	Cardiff Tigers (R)	2	8	0	.200	131	280
5	Swindon Steelers (R)	1	8	1	.150	138	263

Budweiser League National Division Southern Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	*London Ravens	10	0	1.000	412	86
2	*London Olympians	6	4	.600	266	121
3	Slough Silverbacks	5	5	.500	243	214
4	Thames Valley Chargers	4	6	.400	168	207
5	Steel City Giants (R)	0	10	.000	57	424

BAFA Budweiser League National Division Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-08-18 20:42:22August 18, 1987	Manchester Allstars vs London Olympians	26 - 25	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-08-18 21:02:29August 18, 1987	London Ravens vs Fylde Falcons	41 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-08-18 21:16:23August 18, 1987	Leicester Panthers vs Chelmsford Cherokee	41 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-08-18 21:25:38August 18, 1987	Luton Flyers vs Birmingham Bulls	37 - 17	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-09-01 21:40:00September 1, 1987	Luton Flyers vs London Ravens	Loss - Win	N/A	Semi-Finals
1987-09-01 21:42:42September 1, 1987	Manchester Allstars vs Leicester Panthers	Win - Loss	N/A	Semi-Finals
1987-09-20 21:50:19September 20, 1987	London Ravens vs Manchester Allstars	40 - 23	N/A	Budweiser Bowl III

FFFA France Casque d’Or 1987

FFFA France Casque d'Or Poule A 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Joinville Anges Bleus	6	0	130	15	18
2	Aix-en-Provence Argonautes	4	2	94	64	14
3	Paris Hurricanes	1	5	38	107	6
4	Antony Cherokees	1	5	18	94	4

FFFA France Casque d'Or Poule B 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Paris Spartacus	5	1	143	12	16
2	Montpellier Wolfmen	4	2	104	29	14
3	Fonteney Météores	2	4	28	87	10
4	Paris Wild Turkey	1	5	21	168	6

FFFA France Casque d'Or Poule C 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1	Paris Jets	6	0	0	151	48	18
2	St. Etienne Titans	2	3	1	43	99	11
3	La Corneuve Flash	2	4	0	74	73	9
4	Paris Rangers	1	4	1	30	78	9

FFFA France Casque d'Or Poule D 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Paris Castors	5	1	240	21	16
2	Paris Challengers	5	1	82	66	16
3	Lyon Samouraïs	2	4	67	114	10
4	Nantes Drakkars	0	6	40	228	6

FFFA France Casque d'Or Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-06-06 00:00:17June 6, 1987	Paris Jets vs St. Etienne Titans	16 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-06-06 00:00:52June 6, 1987	Joinville Anges Bleus vs Paris Challengers	52 - 0	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-06-07 00:00:19June 7, 1987	Paris Castors vs Montpellier Wolfmen	w/o - scr	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-06-07 00:00:51June 7, 1987	Paris Spartacus vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes	8 - 12	N/A	Quarter-Finals
1987-06-20 00:00:33June 20, 1987	Paris Jets vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes	30 - 0	N/A	Demi-Finale
1987-06-21 00:00:55June 21, 1987	Paris Castors vs Joinville Anges Bleus	30 - 0	N/A	Demi-Finale
1987-07-05 00:00:18July 5, 1987	Paris Castors vs Paris Jets	75 - 0	N/A	Finale - Casque d'Or VI

Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Tie, 0 Pts Loss, 1 Pt Match Played.

Note: A number of teams forfeited matches thus receiving 0 points for those matches.

SAJL Finland Vaahteraliiga Maple League 1987

SAJL Finland Vaahteramalja Maple League 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1	Helsinki Roosters	8	0	1	356	122	17
2	Turku Trojans	7	1	1	256	93	15
3	Helsinki Colts	7	2	0	335	164	14
4	Espoo FT Scotch	7	2	0	214	108	14
5	Tampere Rocks	4	5	0	174	257	8
6	Pori Bears	4	5	0	148	230	8
7	East City Giants	2	6	1	139	174	5
8	Oulu Northern Lights	2	7	0	81	331	4
9	Jyväskylä Rangers	1	7	1	147	254	3
10	Vantaa Terrikulen AFT	0	7	2	176	293	2

SAJL Finland Vaahteraliiga Maple League 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-12-31 00:00:09December 31, 1987	Helsinki Roosters vs Helsinki Colts	24 - 3	N/A	Playoffs
1987-12-31 00:00:59December 31, 1987	Turku Trojans vs Espoo FT Scotch	28 - 7	N/A	Playoffs
1987-12-31 00:00:18December 31, 1987	Espoo FT Scotch vs Helsinki Colts	49 - 24	N/A	Bronze Game
1987-12-31 00:00:40December 31, 1987	Helsinki Roosters vs Turku Trojans	14 - 7	N/A	Vaahteramalja - Maple Bowl VIII

Netherlands

NAFF Nederlandse American Football Federatie Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-12-31 00:00:17December 31, 1987	Amsterdam Crusaders vs The Hague Raiders	47 - 13	N/A	Tulip Bowl III

SAFV Switzerland Meisterschaft 1987

SAFV Switzerland Meisterschaft Ost 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Pts
1	Lugano Seagulls	7	1	0.875	304	19	14
2	Zurich Renegades	7	1	0.875	213	15	14
3	Bülach Giants	3	5	0.375	102	126	6
4	Zurich Bay Bandits	2	6	0.250	69	184	4
5	Aarau Outlaws	1	7	0.125	23	367	2

SAFV Switzerland Meisterschaft West 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Pts
1	Bienna Jets	8	0	1.000	264	42	16
2	Basilisk Mean Machine	5	3	0.625	154	122	10
3	St. Gallen Raiders	5	3	0.625	143	92	10
4	Berner Grizzlies	1	7	0.125	50	172	2
5	Mendrisio Smugglers	1	7	0.125	48	231	2

SAFV Switzerland Meisterschaft Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-07-05 00:00:22July 5, 1987	Zurich Renegades vs Basilisk Mean Machine	42 - 6	N/A	Play-Off
1987-07-05 00:00:59July 5, 1987	Bienna Jets vs Lugano Seagulls	6 - 8	N/A	Play-Off
1987-07-12 00:00:36July 12, 1987	Zurich Renegades vs Lugano Seagulls	8 - 0	N/A	Final 1987
1987-07-12 00:00:16July 12, 1987	Bienna Jets vs Basilisk Mean Machine	36 - 6	N/A	3./4. Platz

AFBÖ Austrian Football League 1987

AFBÖ Austrian Football League Playoffs 1987

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
1987-07-05 00:00:41July 5, 1987	Graz Giants vs Salzburg Lions	20 - 0	N/A	Austrian Bowl III

Note 5: Final Standings not known.

AFAI Irish American Football League 1987

IAFL Mourne Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402	W2
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43	L1
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27	L1
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176	L6
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274	W1

IAFL Tara Conference 1987

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Dublin Celts	10	0	1.000	246	64	182	W10
2	Craigavon Cowboys	8	2	0.800	258	59	199	W3
3	NI Giants	7	3	0.700	152	72	80	W2
4	Bangor Buccaneers	4	6	0.400	67	221	-154	W1
5	Belfast Spartans	3	7	0.300	45	175	-130	L4
6	Jordanstown Jaguars	2	8	0.200	15	74	-59	L3

Irish American Football League Playoffs 1987


Match Day Semi-Finals
September 12, 1987 (Semi-Finals) 20 - 28 N/A Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys
September 13, 1987 (Semi-Finals) 43 - 0 N/A Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants
Match Day Shamrock Bowl II
September 26, 1987 (Shamrock Bowl II) 43 - 25 N/A Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys

Recap

Eurobowl Playoffs 1988

Ireland’s Dublin Celts lost 36-12 in Austria to Graz Giants on 1 November 1987 in the Eurobowl Qualifying game. Graz Giants went on to compete in the Eurobowl Tournament proper in England from the 30 July 1988 to 7 August 1988.

The Helsinki Roosters won Eurobowl II behind the strong running of American Mike Kane who scored three touchdowns in their shock 35-33 defeat of favourites Frogs Legnano from Milan, Italy in the Semi-Finals, and then bettered that by scoring four touchdowns in the Roosters 35-14 triumph at Crystal Palace in London, in the Eurobowl II Final.

Frogs Legnano defeated Berlin Adler 28-3 in the Third Place Playoff.

National Bowl Games 1987

Qualifying for the Eurobowl Tournament 1988 was by winning the European Football League members’ National Bowl Game in 1987. Dublin Celts triumphed 43-25 over Craigavon Cowboys in Shamrock Bowl II to represent Ireland. The Celts met Austrian Bowl Champions Graz Giants in a Qualifying game after Graz won Austrian Bowl III 20-0 versus Salzburg Lions.

Italian Champions were Legnano Frogs who were victorious by 27-24 versus Seamen Milano in Super Bowl VII to win the 28-team Italian League. Berlin Adler were the German representatives after winning German Bowl IX 37-12 over Badener Greifs in the 24-team German 1. Bundesliga. British representatives London Ravens triumphed 40-23 over Manchester Allstars to take Britbowl III and the 20-team British Budweiser League National Division.

French Champions Paris Castors had a surprisingly easy 75-0 victory over Paris Jets to win the 16-team Casque d’Or for the Casque d’Or VI title. The ten team Finnish Maple League was won by Helsinki Roosters who triumphed 14-7 versus Turku Trojans in Maple Bowl VIII. Amsterdam Crusaders defeated The Hague Raiders 47-13 to win Tulip Bowl III in the Netherlands and in Switzerland Zurich Renegades won the 2nd Swiss Meisterschaft with an 8-0 win over Lugano Seagulls.

Map of Europe 2022

Map of Europe. [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 12 June 2022]

Flag Map of European Union 2022

Europe map and European Union flag. Friendship and cooperation concept. Vector illustration Vadi Fuoco [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/europe-map-european-union-flag-friendship-2082203368 [Accessed 24 December 2022]

References

Eurobowl Playoffs

WEBSITES:

[EU-1] Football History | Wayback Machine (2015) Eurobowl 1988 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151119234614/http://football-history.de/ [Accessed 27 April 2019]

[EU-2] Britball Now (2016) Eurobowl II, hosted in the United Kingdom, 1988 [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/European%20Competitions/EurobowlII.html [Accessed 11 January 2016]

SOURCES:

[EU-3] Robertshaw, Neil et al (1988) Euro Bowl | Euro Crown Comes Home to Roost American Football News. August 11, 1988. pg. 19.

Italy

[I-1] Warriors Bologna (2022) Enciclopedia del football Italiano – 1987 – Associazione Italiana Football Americano [Internet] Available from: https://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1987_aifa.pdf [Last Accessed 27 December 2022]

Germany

[D-1] Astreas Stojalowski / Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) 1. Bundesliga Nord 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030530102128/http://astreas.stojalowski.de/1bundesliga/1987/NORD.HTM [Accessed 6 June 2021]

[D-2] Astreas Stojalowski / Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2003) 1. Bundesliga Sued 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030530101845/http://astreas.stojalowski.de/1bundesliga/1987/SUED.HTM [Accessed 6 June 2021]

Britain

[GB-1] Anon. / Mark Lees (Ed.)(1987) “Results – Standings – Fixtures: Bud Playoffs: National” First Down. August 8, 1987. pg. 16. Mediawatch Ltd. Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

France

[F-1] Conf’Ouest (2001) Championnat Casque d’Or 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://confouest.free.fr/champion.htm [Accessed 18 April 2001][Broken Link]

Netherlands

[NL-1] Lucky Show (2019) American Football in Holland – Tulip Bowl [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Tulip_Bowl.htm [Accessed 27 December 2022]

Finland

[SF-1] SAJL (2017) Vaahteraliiga – Sajataulukko 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/sarjataulukko.php?sarja=1&kausi=1987 [Accessed 22 December 2017]

[SF-2] SAJL (2017) Vaahteraliiga – Otteluohjelma 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/otteluohjelma.php?sarja=1&kausi=1987 [Accessed 22 December 2017]

[SF-3] Helsinki Roosters (2002) Maple League 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://www.roosters.fi/tila87.htm [Accessed 17 January 2002][Broken Link][Available on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20020107211626/http://www.roosters.fi/tila87.htm ][Accessed 27 December 2022]

Switzerland

[CH-1] SAFV / Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2005) Rangliste / Classement 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20051228232142/http://www.safv.ch/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[CH-2] SAFV / Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2005) Meisterschaft American Football 1987 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19981205013147/http://safv.ch/mei1987.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

Austria

[AUT-1] AFBÖ Austrian Football League (2020) Österreichische Meister [Internet] Available from: https://football-austria.com/austrian-bowl-champions [Accessed 18 April 2020]

Ireland

References

[IRL-12] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[IRL-13] Anon. (1987) “Weekend Sport: American Football” Belfast Telegraph. April 27, 1987. pg. 29.

[IRL-12] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[IRL-38] Anon. (1987) “American football in town” Drogheda Independent. Friday, September 11, 1987. pg. 13 [Past Editions of the Drogheda Independent can be viewed online at https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 18 July 2019]

Logo References – Ireland

[1] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Photo by Joseph Greene August 28, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1421158977901127&set=gm.269427200117075&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 3 July 2018]

[2] Coleraine Chieftans (2002) Coleraine Chieftans: Chief Image [Internet] Available from: http://www.thecolerainechieftans.freeservers.com/images/chief.gif [Accessed 18 July 2018]

[3] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]

[4] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2019) Post, August 12, 2019 at 1:31 PM [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940?notif_id=1565921781157641&notif_t=comment_mention [Accessed 17 August 2019]

[6] Belfast Blitzers Facebook Page (2021) Post to Page by Belfast Blitzers, 5 February 2021: [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/146339398_3535274803250316_484236705150193506_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=2&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=APIfzLRulaMAX9g3LLc&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=72bcf54f0435a9ab26cd035a8d2cf7c7&oe=604502C2 [Accessed 5 February 2021]

[11] Dublin Tornadoes Football Helmet – Authors’ Personal Collection – Purchased at http://www.417helmets.com

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Jo Buchanan (Craigavon Cowboys), Kevin Sharkey (Dublin Celts) and David Turner (Belfast Blitzers)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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REirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 June 2025. First Published: 28 December 2022

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LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano 2022

LEXFA Division Premiere 2022

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division Premiere 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Legends	5	1	.833	148	90	58	W4
2	Supermans Bizarros	4	2	.667	131	69	62	W1
3	Demonios ST	4	2	.667	132	110	22	L2
4	Carneros Toluca Premium	3	3	.500	82	126	-44	W1
5	Tomahawks	2	4	.333	97	99	-2	L1

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division Premiere Playoffs 2022

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2022-11-05 10:00:19November 5, 2022	Legends vs Carneros Toluca Premium	21 - 18	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-05 21:40:26November 5, 2022	Demonios ST vs Supermans Bizarros	0 - 20	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-19 22:00:47November 19, 2022	Legends vs Supermans Bizarros	29 - 18	N/A	Finale Division Premiere

[References: 1, 7-9]

LEXFA Division 1 2022

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 1 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Dragones Aztecas	6	0	1.000	168	89	79	W6
2	Jugosos	4	2	.667	161	144	17	W1
3	Bufalos	4	2	.6667	136	120	16	L1
4	Spartans Ojo de Agua	3	3	.500	154	104	50	W1
5	Toritos Texcoco	3	3	.500	118	118	0	L1
6	Myrmidons	2	4	.333	112	109	3	L3
7	Black Thunder	2	4	.333	43	127	-84	L1

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 1 Playoffs 2022

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2022-11-04 22:00:20November 4, 2022	Bufalos vs Myrmidons	20 - 19	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-06 10:00:24November 6, 2022	Spartans Ojo de Agua vs Toritos Texcoco	27 - 12	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-11 22:00:02November 11, 2022	Jugosos vs Bufalos	32 - 28	N/A	Playoffs Round 2
2022-11-11 22:00:37November 11, 2022	Dragones Aztecas vs Spartans Ojo de Agua	20 - 19	N/A	Playoffs Round 2
2022-11-19 18:00:15November 19, 2022	Jugosos vs Dragones Aztecas	14 - 40	N/A	Finale Division 1

[References: 2, 7-9]

LEXFA Division 2 2022

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 2 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Gavilanes	5	1	.833	141	89	52	W5
2	Tigres Coacalco	4	2	.667	142	98	44	W2
3	Mamilas	2	4	.333	86	86	0	L1
4	Aztecas Ojo de Agua	2	4	.333	124	150	-36	L1
5	Therions	1	5	.167	74	138	-64	L4
6	Aztecas	1	5	.167	48	147	-99	L5

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 2 Playoffs 2022

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2022-11-04 22:00:17November 4, 2022	Gavilanes vs Mamilas	30 - 7	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-06 15:40:59November 6, 2022	Tigres Coacalco vs Aztecas Ojo de Agua	29 - 7	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-20 12:00:42November 20, 2022	Gavilanes vs Tigres Coacalco	33 - 27	N/A	Finale Division 2

[References: 3, 7-9]

LEXFA Division 3 2022

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 3 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Supermans B	5	1	.833	174	106	68	L1
2	Black Demons	5	1	.833	154	96	58	W5
3	Zopilotes	5	1	.833	139	99	40	W5
4	Head Hunters	4	2	.667	124	81	43	W1
5	Gamos CUM	4	2	.667	165	157	8	L1
6	Carneros Toluca Senior	3	3	.500	156	100	56	W1
7	Jags Ojo de Agua	2	4	.333	96	112	-16	L2
8	Spartans Silver	1	5	.167	104	1555	-51	L3

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 3 Playoffs 2022

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2022-11-04 10:00:14November 4, 2022	Zopilotes vs Carneros Toluca Senior	18 - 26	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-06 12:00:28November 6, 2022	Gamos CUM vs Head Hunters	48 - 40	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-12 19:00:08November 12, 2022	Black Demons vs Gamos CUM	29 - 20	N/A	Playoffs Round 2
2022-11-12 21:00:39November 12, 2022	Supermans B vs Carneros Toluca Senior	16 - 20	N/A	Playoffs Round 2
2022-11-20 14:00:29November 20, 2022	Black Demons vs Carneros Toluca Senior	28 - 14	N/A	Finale Division 3

[References: 4, 7-9]

LEXFA Division 4 2022

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 4 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Titanes	4	2	.667	143	120	W2
2	Silverbacks	4	2	.667	117	140	L1
3	Pig Machine	3	3	.500	126	113	L2
4	Orcas	3	3	.500	117	102	W3
5	Jokers	3	3	.500	116	119	L2
6	Peleadores	2	4	.333	124	131	L2
7	Sooners	2	4	.333	116	137	W2
8	Vikingos	1	5	.167	77	158	L5

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 4 Playoffs 2022

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2022-11-05 21:40:28November 5, 2022	Orcas vs Jokers	23 - 22	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-06 13:50:00November 6, 2022	Pig Machine vs Peleadores	20 - 21	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-12 19:00:08November 12, 2022	Silverbacks vs Orcas	25 - 38	N/A	Playoffs Round 2
2022-11-12 20:50:40November 12, 2022	Titanes vs Peleadores	30 - 33	N/A	Playoffs Round 2
2022-11-20 10:00:29November 20, 2022	Orcas vs Peleadores	24 - 29	N/A	Finale Division 4

[References: 5, 7-9]

LEXFA Division 5 2022

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 5 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Centauros	4	2	.667	172	120	W3
2	Puercos Salvajes	4	2	.667	157	147	L1
3	Hellfish	4	2	.667	135	117	W1
4	Delfines de Acero	3	3	.500	114	101	W3
5	Buhos Toluca	2	4	.333	170	191	W2
6	Panteras	2	4	.333	164	132	L2
7	Chargers	1	5	.167	85	165	L4
8	Gorillas	0	6	.000	25	164	L6

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 5 Playoffs 2022

Date	Event	Results	Venue	Match Day
2022-11-05 19:50:59November 5, 2022	Hellfish vs Panteras	28 - 22	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-05 20:00:14November 5, 2022	Delfines de Acero vs Buhos Toluca	21 - 22	N/A	Playoffs Round 1
2022-11-12 21:00:52November 12, 2022	Centauros vs Buhos Toluca	33 - 26	N/A	Playoffs Round 2
2022-11-12 21:30:12November 12, 2022	Puercos Salvajes vs Hellfish	22 - 6	N/A	Playoffs Round 2
2022-11-19 20:00:36November 19, 2022	Centauros vs Puercos Salvajes	14 - 40	N/A	Finale Division 5

[References: 6-9]

Recap

Of interest to Irish readers in the LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano in 2022 was the Peleadores team – Spanish for Fighters – the team were originally called Fighting Irish and continue to use the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Leprechaun Mascot Logo. Peleadores played in Division 4 in 2022, and although the six divisions from the Premiere down to Division 5 are organised according to ability there were a number of Inter-Division games during the regular season for all 42 teams. [References: 1-6]

Peleadoes looked certain of a playoff spot after going 2-2 in their first four games but lost their last two to finish the regular season 2-4 and in sixth place, just about doing enough to qualify for the Division 4 playoffs ahead of Sooners who had also finished 2-4 after winning their final two games. Peleadores scored eight more points than Sooners (124 to 116) to make the playoffs. [References: 5]

Once in the playoffs the Peleadores found form at the right time, winning their Round 1 match-up with Pig Machine 21-20. Then in Round 2 they met Division Title Winners Titanes (4-2) again winning by a slim margin, 33-30. Now in the Finale of Division 4 they met Orcas who after losing their first three games were now on a five-game winning streak, including two playoff victories, but once again the team which referenced the Irish Community in Mexico came good, winning the Division 4 Championship by a Final Score of 29-24. [References: 7-9]

The overall title was won by Legends who triumphed over Supermans Bizarros by 29-18 to take the Premiere title. Division 1 went to Dragones Aztecas who defeated Jugosos 40-14; Division 2 winners were Gavilanes who won 33-27 versus Tigres Coacalco; Division 3 Champions were Black Demons who won 28-14 versus Carneros Toluca Senior; and Division 5 honours went to Puercos Salvajes who beat Centauros 40-14. [References: 9]

About LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano

LEXFA – Lega Extrema de Football Americano is a Mexican Major League Arena Indoor Football League based in Mexico City and surrounding areas. It has been running since 2009 and features for the 2022 season 42 teams organised in six divisions according to ability. There are Inter-Division games during the six-game regular season before each division plays two or three rounds of playoffs depending on the division. A team referencing the Irish connection with Mexico – Peleadoes – the team was originally called Fighting Irish and continues until 2022 to use the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mascot Logo.

Mexican-Irish Football Helmet

References

[1] LEXFA (2022) Tabla de Posiciones Division Premiere Otono 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/division-premiere-otono-2022/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

[2] LEXFA (2022) Tabla de Posiciones Division 1 Otono 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/division-1-otono-2022/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

[3] LEXFA (2022) Tabla de Posiciones Division 2 Otono 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/division-2-otono-2022/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

[4] LEXFA (2022) Tabla de Posiciones Division 3 Otono 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/division-3-otono-2022/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

[5] LEXFA (2022) Tabla de Posiciones Division 4 Otono 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/division-4-otono-2022/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

[6] LEXFA (2022) Tabla de Posiciones Division 5 Otono 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/division-5-otono-2022/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

[7] LEXFA (2022) Otono 2022 Playoffs Round 1 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/calendar/otono-2022-playoffs-w1/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

[8] LEXFA (2022) Otono 2022 Playoffs Round 2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/calendar/otono-2022-playoffs-semis/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

[9] LEXFA (2022) Otono 2022 Playoffs Finales [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/calendar/2022-final-round/ [Accessed 26 December 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to John Gunning

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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August 22, 2022October 29, 2023

NFL National Football League Preseason 2022

NFL Preseason Standings 2022

AFC American Football Conference East Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	New York Jets	3	0	1.000	79	64	W3
2	Miami Dolphins	2	1	0.667	87	49	W1
3	Buffalo Bills	2	1	0.667	69	60	L1
4	New England Patriots	1	2	0.333	47	56	L1

AFC American Football Conference North Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Baltimore Ravens	3	0	1.000	64	42	W3
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	0	1.000	67	49	W3
3	Cleveland Browns	1	2	0.333	64	55	L2
4	Cincinnati Bengals	1	2	0.333	61	68	W1

AFC American Football Conference South Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Houston Texans	3	0	1.000	58	33	W3
2	Tennessee Titans	2	1	0.667	49	49	W2
3	Indianapolis Colts	1	2	0.333	77	64	W1
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	0	4	0.000	51	95	L4

AFC American Football Conference West Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Las Vegas Raiders	4	0	1.000	91	50	W4
2	Kansas City Chiefs	2	1	0.667	55	43	W2
3	Denver Broncos	2	1	0.667	55	62	W1
4	Los Angeles Chargers	0	3	0.000	50	88	L3

NFC National Football Conference East Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA
1	Dallas Cowboys	2	1	0.667	66	61
2	New York Giants	2	1	0.667	75	74
3	Philadelphia Eagles	1	2	0.333	52	92
4	Washington Commanders	0	3	0.000	50	64

NFC National Football Conference North Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Chicago Bears	3	0	1.000	67	45	W3
2	Green Bay Packers	1	2	0.333	51	55	L1
3	Detroit Lions	1	2	0.333	59	72	L1
4	Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0.000	40	66	L3

NFC National Football Conference South Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Carolina Panthers	2	1	0.667	54	41	W1
2	Atlanta Falcons	2	1	0.667	71	59	W1
3	New Orleans Saints	1	2	0.333	50	47	W1
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0.000	37	66	L3

NFC National Football Conference West Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	San Francisco 49ers	2	1	0.667	45	45	L1
2	Arizona Cardinals	1	2	0.333	76	73	L2
3	Los Angeles Rams	1	2	0.333	56	62	L2
4	Seattle Seahawks	0	3	0.000	62	86	L3

Eirball’s NFL Preseason Standings 2022

NFL National Football League Preseason East 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	New York Jets	3	0	1.000	79	64	15	W3
2	Miami Dolphins	2	1	0.667	87	49	38	W1
3	Buffalo Bills	2	1	0.667	69	60	9	L1
4	Dallas Cowboys	2	1	0.667	66	61	5	W2
5	New York Giants	2	1	0.667	75	74	1	L1
6	New England Patriots	1	2	0.333	47	56	-9	L1
7	Philadelphia Eagles	1	2	0.333	52	92	-40	L1
8	Washington Commanders	0	3	0.000	50	64	-14	L3

NFL National Football League Preseason North 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Chicago Bears	3	0	1.000	67	45	22	W3
2	Baltimore Ravens	3	0	1.000	64	42	22	W3
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	0	1.000	67	49	18	W3
4	Cleveland Browns	1	2	0.333	64	55	9	L2
5	Green Bay Packers	1	2	0.333	51	55	-4	L1
6	Cincinnati Bengals	1	2	0.333	61	68	-7	W1
7	Detroit Lions	1	2	0.333	59	72	-13	L1
8	Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0.000	40	66	-26	L3

NFL National Football League Preseason South 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Houston Texans	3	0	1.000	58	33	25	W3
2	Carolina Panthers	2	1	0.667	54	41	13	W1
3	Atlanta Falcons	2	1	0.667	71	59	12	W1
4	Tennessee Titans	2	1	0.667	49	49	0	W2
5	Indianapolis Colts	1	2	0.333	77	64	13	W1
6	New Orleans Saints	1	2	0.333	50	47	3	W1
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	3	0.000	37	66	-29	L3
8	Jacksonville Jaguars	0	4	0.000	51	95	-44	L4

NFL National Football League Preseason West 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Las Vegas Raiders	4	0	1.000	91	50	41	W4
2	Kansas City Chiefs	2	1	0.667	55	43	12	W2
3	San Francisco 49ers	2	1	0.667	45	45	0	L1
4	Denver Broncos	2	1	0.667	55	62	-7	W1
5	Arizona Cardinals	1	2	0.333	76	73	3	L2
6	Los Angeles Rams	1	2	0.333	56	62	-6	L2
7	Seattle Seahawks	0	3	0.000	62	86	-24	L3
8	Los Angeles Chargers	0	3	0.000	50	88	-38	L3

Eirball has presented the NFL Preseason Standings for 2022 as per Geographic Division rather than Conference and Division because during the short preseason NFL teams usually play mostly teams from the same Geographic Region i.e. AFC Teams usually play NFC teams, AFC North Teams usually play NFC North Teams and so on. For Official NFL Preseason Standings for 2022 please see Reference: [S-5]

NFL Preseason Schedule 2022

NFL National Football League Preseason 2022


Match Day Hall of Fame
August 5, 2022 (Hall of Fame) 27 - 11 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Match Day Preseason Week 1
August 12, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 21 - 23 N/A New England Patriots vs New York Giants
August 12, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 23 - 10 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans
August 12, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 23 - 27 N/A Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons
August 13, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 13 - 24 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cleveland Browns
Match Day
August 13, 2022 23 - 36 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Arizona Cardinals
Match Day Preseason Week 1
August 13, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 21 - 24 N/A Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Jets
August 13, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 28 - 21 N/A San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers
August 13, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 21 - 23 N/A Washington Commanders vs Carolina Panthers
August 13, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 19 - 14 N/A Chicago Bears vs Kansas City Chiefs
August 13, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 27 - 24 N/A Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts
August 14, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 32 - 25 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks
August 14, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 24 - 26 N/A Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins
August 14, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 17 - 13 N/A Houston Texans vs New Orleans Saints
August 14, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 17 - 7 N/A Denver Broncos vs Dallas Cowboys
August 14, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 22 - 29 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Los Angeles Rams
August 14, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 26 - 20 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs Minnesota Vikings
Match Day Preseason Week 2
August 19, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 11 - 27 N/A Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears
August 20, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 20 - 10 N/A New England Patriots vs Carolina Panthers
August 20, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 20 - 10 N/A Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints
August 20, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 20 - 24 N/A Los Angeles Rams vs Houston Texans
August 20, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 26 - 27 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions
August 20, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 42 - 15 N/A Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos
August 20, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 24 - 14 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Washington Commanders
August 21, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 13 - 3 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
August 21, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 7 - 17 N/A Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers
August 21, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 15 - 16 N/A Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers
August 21, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 13 - 15 N/A Miami Dolphins vs Las Vegas Raiders
August 21, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 18 - 32 N/A Los Angeles Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys
August 21, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 20 - 21 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles
August 22, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 25 - 22 N/A New York Giants vs Cincinnati Bengals
August 22, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 17 - 24 N/A Arizona Cardinals vs Baltimore Ravens
August 23, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 24 - 16 N/A New York Jets vs Atlanta Falcons
Match Day Preseason Week 3
August 26, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 17 - 10 N/A Kansas City Chiefs vs Green Bay Packers
August 26, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 17 - 0 N/A Houston Texans vs San Francisco 49ers
August 27, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 21 - 0 N/A Carolina Panthers vs Buffalo Bills
August 27, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 27 - 26 N/A Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks
August 27, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 27 - 10 N/A New Orleans Saints vs Los Angeles Chargers
August 27, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 23 - 6 N/A Las Vegas Raiders vs New England Patriots
August 27, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 28 - 12 N/A Atlanta Falcons vs Jacksonville Jaguars
August 27, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 16 - 7 N/A Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams
August 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 17 - 15 N/A Baltimore Ravens vs Washington Commanders
August 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 48 - 10 N/A Miami Dolphins vs Philadelphia Eagles
August 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 20 - 21 N/A Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears
August 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 26 - 23 N/A Tennessee Titans vs Arizona Cardinals
August 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 27 - 10 N/A Indianapolis Colts vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
August 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 23 - 13 N/A Denver Broncos vs Minnesota Vikings
August 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 31 - 27 N/A New York Jets vs New York Giants
August 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 19 - 9 N/A Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Weekly Recaps

Hall of Fame Game

Las Vegas Raiders defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 27-11 in the NFL Preseason Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio to get the 2022 season underway. [References: S-1]

Preseason Week 1

There were wins in the East for Buffalo Bills 27-24 versus Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants 23-21 at New England Patriots, New York Jets 24-21 at Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins 26-24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Florida rivalry.

In the North Baltimore Ravens 23-10 versus Tennessee Titans; Cleveland Browns 24-13 at Jacksonville Jaguars; Chicago Bears 19-14 versus Kansas City Chiefs; and Pittsburgh Steelers 32-25 versus Seattle Seahawks all picked up victories.

South Division winners were Atlanta Falcons 27-23 at Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers 23-21 at Washington Commanders and Houston Texans 17-13 versus New Orleans Saints.

The West was Best in Preseason Week 1 as five teams triumphed: Arizona Cardinals 36-23 at Cincinnati Bengals; San Francisco 49ers 28-21 versus Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos 17-7 versus Dallas Cowboys in the Wild West rivalry, Los Angeles Rams 29-22 at Los Angeles Chargers in the Southern California rivalry and Las Vegas Raiders, who went 2-0 with a 26-20 triumph in the Silver State versus Minnesota Vikings. [References: S-2]

Preseason Week 2 (19-23 August 2022)

Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and New York Giants all moved to the top of Eirball’s NFL Preseason East Standings on 2-0 after wins over Denver Broncos (42-15), Atlanta Falcons (24-16) and Cincinnati Bengals (25-22) respectively. New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles all improved to 1-1 with victories over the Carolina Panthers (20-10), Los Angeles Chargers (32-18) and Cleveland Browns (21-20) respectively. Miami Dolphins were 1-1 and Washington Commanders 0-2 after losses.

The NFL Preseason North in Eirball’s Rankings also saw three teams improve to 2-0 with wins: Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers picking up the wins over Seattle Seahawks (27-11), Arizona Cardinals (24-17) and Jacksonville Jaguars (16-15) respectively. Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions both improved to 1-1 with triumphs versus New Orleans Saints (20-10) and Indianapolis Colts (27-26). Cleveland Browns (1-1), Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) and Minnesota Vikings (0-2) all lost.

Houston Texans were the only team with a 100% record in the NFL Preseason South by Eirball’s rankings, as they defeated Los Angeles Rams 24-20 to go 2-0. Tennessee Titans (1-1) were the only other team to win in the South in week 2 as the Music City team defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-3. Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers both dropped to 1-1 with losses and four teams still winless after a second loss – Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars whose loss in the Hall of Fame Game meant they were on 0-3.

The NFL Preseason West saw Las Vegas Raiders move to the top of the Standings on 3-0 with a 15-13 victory at Miami Dolphins. San Francisco 49ers (2-0) and Kansas City Chiefs (1-1) also won in week 2 with wins against Minnesota Vikings (17-7) and Washington Commanders (24-14). The losing teams in the west in preseason week 2 were Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos (all 1-1) and Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks (both 0-2). [References: S-3]

Preseason Week 3 (26-28 August 2022)

New York Jets finished unbeaten in NFL Preseason after winning 31-27 versus New Jersey neighbours New york Giants (2-1) in East Rutherford. Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys both finished 2-1 after wins in the East with Miami triumphing 48-10 over Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) and the Cowboys winning 27-26 versus Seattle Seahawks. New England Patriots (1-2) and Washington Commanders (1-2) both lost.

Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers each finished with a perfect 3-0 record in the North during Preseason as the Bears sqeaked by the Cleveland Browns (1-2) 21-20, the Baltimore Ravens likewise just about beat neighbours Washington Commanders 17-15 and the Pittsburgh Steelers won 19-9 versus Detroit Lions (1-2). Cincinnati Bengals were the only other team to win in the North as they gained revenge over Los Angeles Rams 16-7 in a Super Bowl rematch. Green Bay Packers (1-2) and Minnesota Vikings (0-3) both lost to finish the preseason.

Houston Texans (3-0) were the only team in the South to finish with a perfect record after beating San Francisco 49ers 17-0. Five other teams also finished the preseason on a high as Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans all finished on 2-1 with wins over Buffalo Bills (21-0), Jacksonville Jaguars (28-12) and Arizona Cardinals (26-23). Indianapolis Colts (1-2) and New Orleans Saints (1-2) both got their first wins of 2022 in the final week of preseason as they won 27-10 versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers (also 27-10) respectively. Two Florida teams Tampa Bay (0-3) and Jacksonville (0-4) both finished presaeson without a win.

Three teams won in the West in the final week of preseason as Las Vegas Raiders took the best record in the league on 4-0 with a 23-6 defeat of New England Patriots. Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos also won in preseason week 3 to finish 2-1 as the Broncos won 23-13 versus Minnesota and the Chiefs defeated the Packers 17-10. San Francisco 49ers (2-1), Arizona Cardinals (1-2), Los Angeles Rams (1-2), Seattle seahawks (0-3) and Los Angeles Chargers (0-3) all finished with losses in the West. [References: S-4]

Map of USA Showing National Football League Teams 2022

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AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas – Home of Dallas Cowboys

SCHEDULE REFERENCES

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[S-3] National Football League (2022) Schedule – 2022 Preseason Week 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2022/PRE2/ [Accessed 22 August 2022][Last Accessed 16 September 2022]

[S-4] National Football League (2022) Schedule – 2022 Preseason Week 3 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2022/PRE3/ [Accessed 22 August 2022][Last Accessed 16 September 20222]

[S-5] National Football League (2022) Standings – 2022 Preseason [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/standings/ [Accessed 22 August 2022][Last accessed 16 september 2022]

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PHOTOS

[38] ARLINGTON, USA – SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States [Photo Credit; David J. Maldonaldo on Shutterstock.com]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Rick Kelley, Carmine, Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 16 September 2022

July 20, 2022October 29, 2023

MLFB Major League Football 2022

Standings

MLFB Major League Football 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
0	Alabama Airborne	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Arkansas Attack	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Ohio Force	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
0	Virginia Armada	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0

Standings Calculated Automaticaly from Results. For Official Standings Please visit the Official MLFB website at [Reference: 1]

Schedule

MLFB Major League Football 2022


Match Day Week 1
August 9, 2022 (Week 1) 7:05 pm N/A Virginia Armada vs Arkansas Attack
August 9, 2022 (Week 1) 6:05 pm N/A Alabama Airborne vs Ohio Force
Match Day Week 2
August 16, 2022 (Week 2) 7:05 pm N/A Ohio Force vs Virginia Armada
August 16, 2022 (Week 2) 6:05 pm N/A Alabama Airborne vs Arkansas Attack
Match Day Week 3
August 22, 2022 (Week 3) 7:05 pm N/A Arkansas Attack vs Virginia Armada
August 23, 2022 (Week 3) 7:05 pm N/A Ohio Force vs Alabama Airborne
Match Day Week 4
August 30, 2022 (Week 4) 7:05 pm N/A Arkansas Attack vs Ohio Force
August 30, 2022 (Week 4) 7:05 pm N/A Virginia Armada vs Alabama Airborne

Schedule Compiled from Results and Fixtures. For Official Schedule Please visit the Official MLFB website at [Reference: 1]

News

A Week and a half before the start of the MLFB inaugural season, which was 6 years in the planning, the League delayed the start of the season due to a “funding delay” with players told to make their own way home and out of training camp in Mobile, Alabama. By the 1st August the League was shut down. [References: 2]

About MLFB Major League Football 2022

After 6 years in the making MLFB is due to take the field in August 2022 with four teams in the South and Midwest: Alabama Airborne, Arkansas Attack, Ohio Force and Virginia Armada. The MLFB fills in the gap in the schedule between the end of the USFL United States Football League and the NFL National Football League.

Map of USA Showing MLFB 2022 Team Helmets and Locations

Schedule References

[1] Major League Football Facebook (2022) Post, July 18, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=458501232949194&set=a.130091519123502 [Accessed 19 July 2022]

News References

[2] Yahoo (2022) Despite amazing Talent and Passion at Training Camp MLFB Experiences Funding Delay [Internet] Available from: https://www.yahoo.com/now/despite-amazing-talent-passion-training-202500591.html [Accessed 30 July 2022]

[3] MSN / Summer Poole (2022) All Major League Football Players Have Left Mobile. What’s Next? [Internet] Available from: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/all-major-league-football-players-have-left-mobile-what-s-next/ar-AA10c7ul [Accessed 2 August 2022]

Logo references

[MLFB-1] Major League Football (2022) Web Snip [Internet] Available from: https://lirp.cdn-website.com/1ec6bb07/dms3rep/multi/opt/helment_5-1920w.png [Accessed 19 July 2022]

[MLFB-2] Major League Football (2022) Web Snip [Internet] Available from: https://lirp.cdn-website.com/1ec6bb07/dms3rep/multi/opt/web_helment_3-1920w.png [Accessed 19 July 2022]

[MLFB-3] Major League Football (2022) Web Snip [Internet] Available from: https://lirp.cdn-website.com/1ec6bb07/dms3rep/multi/opt/web_helment_1-1920w.png [Accessed 19 July 2022]

[MLFB-4] Major League Football (2022) Web Snip [Internet] Available from: https://lirp.cdn-website.com/1ec6bb07/dms3rep/multi/opt/web_helment_5-1920w.png [Accessed 19 July 2022]

MAP REFERENCES

[60] High detailed United States of America physical map with labeling. Item ID: 392033755 Contributor: Bardocz Peter [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/high-detailed-united-states-america-physical-392033755 [Accessed 11 January 2022][Combined with MLFB Logos by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.ie][19 July 2022][For MLFB Logos please see References]

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Last Updated: 2 August 2022

June 29, 2022October 29, 2023

WPFL Women’s Professional Football League 2000

Standings

WPFL Women's Professional Football League American Conference Central Division 2000

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Minnesota Vixens	5	0	0	1.000	170	39	131	W5
2	Colorado Valkyries	4	1	0	0.800	192	23	169	W4

WPFL Women's Professional Football League American Conference West Division 2000

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Houston Energy	4	2	0.667	151	158	-7	W2
2	Austin Rage	2	5	0.286	112	224	-112	W2
3	Oklahoma City Wildcats	0	6	0.000	26	160	-134	L6

WPFL Women's Professional Football League National Conference South Division 2000

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Daytona Beach Barracudas	6	0	1.000	206	45	161	W6
2	Miami Fury	3	4	0.429	134	135	-1	W1
3	Tampa Tempest	0	6	0.000	46	247	-201	L6

WPFL Women's Professional Football League National Conference East Division 2000

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	New England Storm	4	2	0.667	122	35	87	W1
2	New York Sharks	4	2	0.667	114	77	37	L1
3	New York Galaxy	0	4	0.000	6	136	-130	L4

Playoff Schedule

WPFL Women's Professional Football League Playoffs 2000


Match Day American Conference Wildcard Game
December 2, 2000 (American Conference Wildcard Game) 13 - 0 N/A Houston Energy vs Colorado Valkyries
Match Day National Conference Wildcard Game
December 9, 2000 (National Conference Wildcard Game) 10 - 7 N/A New England Storm vs New York Sharks
Match Day American Conference Championship Game
December 23, 2000 (American Conference Championship Game) 14 - 35 N/A Minnesota Vixens vs Houston Energy
Match Day National Conference Championship Game
January 6, 2001 (National Conference Championship Game) 26 - 29 N/A Daytona Beach Barracudas vs New England Storm
Match Day WPFL Championship Game II
January 20, 2001 (WPFL Championship Game II) 39 - 7 N/A Houston Energy vs New England Storm

Regular Season Schedule

WPFL Women’s Professional Football League 2000


Match Day Week 1
October 14, 2000 (Week 1) 14 - 12 N/A Minnesota Vixens vs Colorado Valkyries
October 14, 2000 (Week 1) 25 - 52 N/A Austin Rage vs Houston Energy
October 14, 2000 (Week 1) 7 - 34 N/A Miami Fury vs Daytona Beach Barracudas
October 14, 2000 (Week 1) 0 - 28 N/A New York Galaxy vs New England Storm
Match Day Week 2
October 21, 2000 (Week 2) 63 - 0 N/A Minnesota Vixens vs Tampa Tempest
October 21, 2000 (Week 2) 30 - 20 N/A Houston Energy vs Austin Rage
October 22, 2000 (Week 2) 58 - 0 N/A Colorado Valkyries vs Oklahoma City Wildcats
October 22, 2000 (Week 2) 8 - 16 N/A New England Storm vs New York Sharks
October 22, 2000 (Week 2) 6 - 35 N/A New York Galaxy vs Daytona Beach Barracudas
Match Day Week 3
October 28, 2000 (Week 3) 35 - 19 N/A Minnesota Vixens vs Austin Rage
October 28, 2000 (Week 3) 27 - 0 N/A Daytona Beach Barracudas vs Miami Fury
October 28, 2000 (Week 3) 0 - 3 N/A New York Sharks vs New England Storm
October 28, 2000 (Week 3) 62 - 6 N/A Colorado Valkyries vs Houston Energy
Match Day Week 4
November 4, 2000 (Week 4) 0 - 53 N/A Austin Rage vs Colorado Valkyries
November 4, 2000 (Week 4) 6 - 26 N/A Oklahoma City Wildcats vs New York Sharks
November 4, 2000 (Week 4) 30 - 8 N/A Minnesota Vixens vs Houston Energy
November 4, 2000 (Week 4) 22 - 34 N/A Tampa Tempest vs Miami Fury
November 5, 2000 (Week 4) 32 - 0 N/A New England Storm vs New York Galaxy
Match Day Week 5
November 11, 2000 (Week 5) 0 - 28 N/A Oklahoma City Wildcats vs Minnesota Vixens
November 11, 2000 (Week 5) 62 - 6 N/A Daytona Beach Barracudas vs Tampa Tempest
November 11, 2000 (Week 5) 34 - 21 N/A Houston Energy vs Austin Rage
November 11, 2000 (Week 5) 19 - 12 N/A New York Sharks vs Miami Fury
Match Day Week 6
November 18, 2000 (Week 6) 21 - 0 N/A Houston Energy vs Oklahoma City Wildcats
November 18, 2000 (Week 6) 33 - 0 N/A Miami Fury vs Tampa Tempest
November 18, 2000 (Week 6) 41 - 0 N/A New York Sharks vs New York Galaxy
November 19, 2000 (Week 6) 7 - 3 N/A Colorado Valkyries vs New England Storm
Match Day Midweek 7
November 22, 2000 (Midweek 7) 21 - 20 N/A Daytona Beach Barracudas vs Miami Fury
Match Day Week 7
November 25, 2000 (Week 7) 13 - 12 N/A Austin Rage vs Oklahoma City Wildcats
November 25, 2000 (Week 7) 27 - 6 N/A Daytona Beach Barracudas vs Tampa Tempest
November 26, 2000 (Week 7) Postponed N/A New York Galaxy vs New York Sharks
Match Day Week 8
December 2, 2000 (Week 8) 8 - 14 N/A Oklahoma City Wildcats vs Austin Rage
December 2, 2000 (Week 8) 12 - 28 N/A Tampa Tempest vs Miami Fury
December 2, 2000 (Week 8) 48 - 12 N/A New England Storm vs New York Sharks

Report

The 2000 NWFL Championship Game II was won by Houston Energy 39-7 versus the inaugural 1999 Champions New England Storm from Providence, Rhode Island. Houston had started off the 2000 season with two big losses to Central Division’s Colorado Valkyries (0-58) and Minnesota Vixens (8-30) in weeks 3 and 4 after they had defeated Austin Rage 52-25 and 30-20 to start the season. By the time the playoffs had come around the Energy were ready for revenge. After another victory over Austin Rage and then Oklahoma City Wildcats in weeks 5 and 6 Houston had finished the regular season as West Division Champions on 4-2. Minnesota Vixens had won the Central Division on 5-0, one game ahead of Colorado Valkyries, while in the South, Daytona Beach Barracudas went undefeated on 6-0, well ahead of Miami Fury (3-4) and Tampa Tempest (0-6). [References: S1-S16]

The East Division saw a battle between New England Storm and New York Sharks, with both finishing the regular season on 4-2. The Storm then won the National Conference Wildcard Game 10-7 versus the Sharks in Providence, while Houston gained revenge for their earlier heavy loss to Colorado, winning 13-0 in the American Conference Wildcard Game. The American Conference Championship saw Minnesota Vixens suffer their first loss of the season, 14-35 to Houston Energy, and likewise in the National Conference, Daytona Beach Barracudas fell to their first reverse, 26-29 in overtime to New England Storm, in what was instantly the greatest game yet in WPFL history. The WPFL Championship Game II, played in Houston, Texas, went to the Energy 39-7 versus the New England Storm. [References: S1-S16]

About the WPFL 2000

The Women’s Professional Football League (WPFL) of 2000 to 2007 was the fourth Professional Women’s Football League in USA. The original Women’s Professional Football League operated out of Cleveland in Ohio from 1965 to 1971. The WPFL I played in Toledo, Cleveland, Toronto, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. By 1974 the National Women’s Football League (NWFL) was formed including teams such as Toledo Troopers, Dallas Bluebonnets, Forth Worth Shamrocks, Columbus Pacesetters, Los Angeles Dandelions, California Mustangs and Detroit Demons. In 1978 the California-based NWFL franchises broke away forming the Western States Women’s Professional Football League (WSWPFL) and by 1988 the NWFL had further split into two organisations: the Toledo-based NWFL and the Women’s Tackle Football Association (WTFA) based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Professional Women’s Football died out after that year in USA, but in Germany and Australia the Professional Women’s Leagues were only starting up. [References: H-1]

By 1999 the time had come for a new Women’s Professional Football League. The WPFL II held a “No Limits” Barnstorming Tour which was won by New England Storm. The 2000 WPFL was the first full season of the League, and featured 11 teams in four divisions: A Central Division consisting of Minnesota Vixens and Colorado Valkyries; a West Division comprising Oklahoma City Wildcats and two Texas teams, Houston Energy and Austin Rage; a South Division with three teams in Florida, Daytona Beach Barracudas, Miami Fury and Tampa Tempest and an East Division with two teams in New York State, the Buffalo-based New York Galaxy and the New York City-based New York Sharks as well as Providence, Rhode Island based team, the New England Storm. [References: H-1, S1-S16]

**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.** Reference: [21] Image Contributor Greg Perkins (2010)

[21] 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]

Logo References

[WL-1] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2006) header_r1_c1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20061110225608im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/header_r1_c1.gif [Accessed 29 June 2022]

[L-1] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) min [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/min.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-2] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) okc [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/okc.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-3] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) hou [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/hou.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-4] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) col [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/col.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-5] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) aus [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/aus.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-6] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) nys [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/nys.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-7] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) nes [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/nes.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-8] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) nyg [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/nyg.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-9] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) day [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/day.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[L-10] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) mia [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252im_/http://www.womensprofootball.com/images/mia.gif [Accessed 28 June 2022]

Schedule References

[1] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 1 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001203222400/http://www.womensprofootball.com/1.html [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[2] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 2 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001204014000/http://www.womensprofootball.com/2.html [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[3] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 3 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001215062600/http://womensprofootball.com/3.html Accessed 28 June 2022]

[4] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 4 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001215180700/http://womensprofootball.com/4.html [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[5] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 5 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001216072900/http://womensprofootball.com/5.html [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[6] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 6 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001216204000/http://womensprofootball.com/6.html [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[7] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 7 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001217090700/http://womensprofootball.com/7.html [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[8] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 8 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001217220900/http://womensprofootball.com/8.html [Accessed 28 June 2022]

[9] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 8 Results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001205013600/http://womensprofootball.com/index.html [Accessed 7 April 2022]

[10] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 9 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001218105600/http://womensprofootball.com/9.html [Accessed 4 July 2022]

[11] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 10 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303040847/http://www.womensprofootball.com/10.html [Accessed 4 July 2022]

[12] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 11 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303035335/http://www.womensprofootball.com/11.html [Accessed 4 July 2022]

[13] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL Week 12 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303104252/http://www.womensprofootball.com/12.html [Accessed 4 July 2022]

[14] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2000) WPFL 2000 Composite League Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20001214123000/http://womensprofootball.com/schedule.html [Accessed 7 April 2022]

[15] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2006) WPFL Championship Club [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20061110225608/http://www.womensprofootball.com/champions.htm [Accessed 19 June 2022]

[16] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2006) WPFL Championship II [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20061110230416/http://www.womensprofootball.com/champions_II.htm [Accessed 19 June 2022]

‘About’ References

[H-1] Women’s Pro Football Wayback Machine (2006) WPFL Championship II [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20061110230416/http://www.womensprofootball.com/champions_II.htm [Accessed 19 June 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Brianna Wallace & Heather Foust (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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Last Updated: 29 June 2022

June 12, 2022October 29, 2023

ELF European League of Football 2022

Standings

ELF European League of Football Northern Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Hamburg Sea Devils	11	1	0.917	424	160	264	W10
2	Berlin Thunder	7	5	0.583	321	282	39	L1
3	Panthers Wroclaw	5	7	0.417	287	305	-18	W1
4	Leipzig Kings	4	8	0.333	242	370	-128	W2

ELF European League of Football Central Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Vienna Vikings	10	2	0.833	352	209	143	L1
2	Raiders Tirol	8	4	0.667	418	229	189	W1
3	Frankfurt Galaxy	8	4	0.667	386	247	139	W2
4	Stuttgart Surge	0	12	0.000	113	451	-338	L12

ELF European League of Football Southern Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Barcelona Dragons	8	4	0.667	364	225	139	L2
2	Rhein Fire	7	5	0.583	346	314	32	L1
3	Cologne Centurions	3	9	0.250	301	473	-172	W1
4	Istanbul Rams	1	11	0.083	210	499	-289	L5

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

Playoff Schedule

ELF European League of Football Playoffs 2022


Match Day Playoff
September 10, 2022 (Playoff) 19 - 7 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Raiders Tirol
Match Day Playoffs
September 11, 2022 (Playoffs) 29 - 0 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Barcelona Dragons
Match Day ELF Championship Game II
September 25, 2022 (ELF Championship Game II) 27 - 15 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Hamburg Sea Devils

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 2022


June 4, 2022 (Week 1) 40 - 38 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Istanbul Rams
June 5, 2022 (Week 1) 9 - 38 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Barcelona Dragons
June 5, 2022 (Week 1) 34 - 27 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Leipzig Kings
June 5, 2022 (Week 1) 43 - 18 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Berlin Thunder
June 5, 2022 (Week 1) 26 - 29 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Rhein Fire
June 5, 2022 (Week 1) 23 - 29 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Vienna Vikings
June 11, 2022 (Week 2) 41 - 7 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Istanbul Rams
June 11, 2022 (Week 2) 49 - 46 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Raiders Tirol
June 12, 2022 (Week 2) 17 - 28 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Rhein Fire
June 12, 2022 (Week 2) 25 - 28 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Panthers Wroclaw
June 12, 2022 (Week 2) 30 - 10 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Frankfurt Galaxy
June 12, 2022 (Week 2) 21 - 24 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Barcelona Dragons
June 18, 2022 (Week 3) 0 - 14 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Hamburg Sea Devils
June 18, 2022 (Week 3) 34 - 32 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Cologne Centurions
June 19, 2022 (Week 3) 28 - 16 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Berlin Thunder
June 19, 2022 (Week 3) 47 - 13 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Panthers Wroclaw
June 19, 2022 (Week 3) 42 - 12 N/A Rhein Fire vs Istanbul Rams
June 19, 2022 (Week 3) 42 - 13 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Stuttgart Surge
June 25, 2022 (Week 4) 0 - 49 N/A Istanbul Rams vs Vienna Vikings
June 25, 2022 (Week 4) 12 - 48 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Frankfurt Galaxy
June 26, 2022 (Week 4) 23 - 26 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Hamburg Sea Devils
June 26, 2022 (Week 4) 13 - 17 N/A Rhein Fire vs Barcelona Dragons
June 26, 2022 (Week 4) 15 - 19 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Leipzig Kings
June 26, 2022 (Week 4) 0 - 33 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Raiders Tirol
July 2, 2022 (Week 5) 7 - 34 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Berlin Thunder
July 2, 2022 (Week 5) 41 - 7 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Istanbul Rams
July 3, 2022 (Week 5) 28 - 22 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Stuttgart Surge
July 3, 2022 (Week 5) 42 - 15 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Rhein Fire
July 3, 2022 (Week 5) 23 - 17 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Frankfurt Galaxy
July 3, 2022 (Week 5) 30 - 6 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Panthers Wroclaw
July 9, 2022 (Week 6) 0 - 70 N/A Istanbul Rams vs Hamburg Sea Devils
July 9, 2022 (Week 6) 20 - 27 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Vienna Vikings
July 10, 2022 (Week 6) 31 - 25 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Panthers Wroclaw
July 10, 2022 (Week 6) 17 - 3 N/A Rhein Fire vs Cologne Centurions
July 10, 2022 (Week 6) 20 - 26 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Frankfurt Galaxy
July 10, 2022 (Week 6) 37 - 6 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Leipzig Kings
July 17, 2022 (Week 7) 46 - 14 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Cologne Centurions
July 17, 2022 (Week 7) 22 - 33 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Berlin Thunder
July 17, 2022 (Week 7) 34 - 0 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Stuttgart Surge
July 23, 2022 (Week 8) 22 - 19 N/A Istanbul Rams vs Barcelona Dragons
July 24, 2022 (Week 8) 29 - 13 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Raiders Tirol
July 24, 2022 (Week 8) 16 - 40 N/A Rhein Fire vs Hamburg Sea Devils
July 30, 2022 (Week 9) 33 - 23 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Rhein Fire
July 31, 2022 (Week 9) 29 - 26 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Istanbul Rams
July 31, 2022 (Week 9) 0 - 41 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Vienna Vikings
July 31, 2022 (Week 9) 29 - 30 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Frankfurt Galaxy
July 31, 2022 (Week 9) 14 - 56 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Raiders Tirol
July 31, 2022 (Week 9) 39 - 29 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Cologne Centurions
August 13, 2022 (Week 11) 32 - 50 N/A Istanbul Rams vs Rhein Fire
August 13, 2022 (Week 11) 15 - 37 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Barcelona Dragons
August 14, 2022 (Week 11) 59 - 0 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Leipzig Kings
August 14, 2022 (Week 11) 44 - 3 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Stuttgart Surge
August 14, 2022 (Week 11) 42 - 8 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Vienna Vikings
August 14, 2022 (Week 11) 12 - 29 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Berlin Thunder
August 20, 2022 (Week 12) 62 - 8 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Stuttgart Surge
August 21, 2022 (Week 12) 23 - 21 N/A Rhein Fire vs Frankfurt Galaxy
August 21, 2022 (Week 12) 37 - 22 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Istanbul Rams
August 21, 2022 (Week 12) 45 - 20 N/A Raiders Tirol vs Cologne Centurions
August 21, 2022 (Week 12) 17 - 39 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Hamburg Sea Devils
August 21, 2022 (Week 12) 37 - 41 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Panthers Wroclaw
August 27, 2022 (Week 13) 14 - 38 N/A Istanbul Rams vs Berlin Thunder
August 27, 2022 (Week 13) 37 - 59 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Rhein Fire
August 28, 2022 (Week 13) 24 - 18 N/A Vienna Vikings vs Barcelona Dragons
August 28, 2022 (Week 13) 17 - 0 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Panthers Wroclaw
August 28, 2022 (Week 13) 0 - 38 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Leipzig Kings
August 28, 2022 (Week 13) 36 - 33 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Raiders Tirol
September 3, 2022 (Week 14) 30 - 43 N/A Istanbul Rams vs Cologne Centurions
September 3, 2022 (Week 14) 21 - 24 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Hamburg Sea Devils
September 4, 2022 (Week 14) 42 - 6 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Vienna Vikings
September 4, 2022 (Week 14) 37 - 13 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Stuttgart Surge
September 4, 2022 (Week 14) 10 - 37 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Raiders Tirol
September 4, 2022 (Week 14) 31 - 34 N/A Rhein Fire vs Leipzig Kings

Weekly Recaps

Week 1 (4-5 June 2022)

Newcomers to the European League of Football, Istanbul Rams were narrowly defeated 38-40 by Cologne Centurions. Rhein Fire, were another new team to ELF, although previously a team named Rhein Fire were in the National Football League Europe League in the 1990s and 2000s. Fire defeated Frankfurt Galaxy 29-26. The other two expansion teams, moving up from the Austrian League and the Big 6 Eurobowl were Raiders Tirol from Innsbruck and Vienna Vikings, who clashed in Innsbruck with Vikings prevailing 29-23.

In other games Barcelona Dragons improved dramatically over last season, winning 38-9 at Stuttgart Surge, while Berlin Thunder were no match for Hamburg Sea Devils, losing 18-43 in the German capital. Meanwhile the sole Slavic team in the ELF, Panthers Wroclaw, won 34-27 at home to Leipzig Kings. [References: S-1 and Individual References in Games]

Week 2 (11-12 June 2022)

Panthers Wroclaw sat atop the Northern Division with a 28-25 victory at Stuttgart Surge who fell to 0-2 in the Central Division. Berlin Thunder gained their first win in the Northern Division with a 41-7 defeat of Istanbul Rams, who were left looking for their first win. Hamburg Sea Devils suffered their first loss of the season going down 21-24 to the Barcelona Dragons, who were top of the Southern Division on 2-0 along with Cologne Centurions and Rhein Fire. The Centurions had a narrow 49-46 victory over Raiders Tirol, who were still looking for a first win in the Central Division while Rhein Fire defeated Northern Division cellar dwellers Leipzig Kings 28-17. The Central Division appeared already to be Vienna Vikings to lose after they moved two games ahead of all three other teams with a 30-10 victory over fellow Central Division team, the Frankfurt Galaxy. [References: S-1 and Individual References in Games]

Weeks 3-4 (18-26 June 2022)

By the end of June 2022, Hamburg Sea Devils were sitting on top of the ELF North Division with two more wins in weeks 3 and 4 over Leipzig Kings (14-0) and Panthers Wroclaw (26-23). The Panthers loss to Hamburg was their second consecutive loss after starting the season with two victories. The reverse to the Sea Devils followed a heavy week 3 loss to Frankfurt Galaxy (13-47). Berlin Thunder also lost two in a row in weeks 3 and 4 – 28-16 to Raiders Tirol and 15-19 at Leipzig in what was the Kings first victory of the season following defeats in each of their first three games. [References: S-1]

The Central Division included not just one of only two undefeated teams after week 4 in Vienna Vikings, but also the streaking Frankfurt Galaxy and Raiders Tirol who both won twice on the trot after losing their opening two games. Vienna’s weeks 3 and 4 triumph’s were 42-13 at Stuttgart Surge and 49-0 versus Istanbul Rams. In addition to Frankfurt and Tirol’s earlier mentioned week 3 victories over Wroclaw and Berlin respectively, the teams also won 48-12 versus Cologne Centurions (Frankfurt) and 33-0 versus Stuttgart Surge in Innsbruck (Tirol). Stuttgart meanwhile were still looking to break their duck. [References: S-1]

The Southern Division was led by Barcelona Dragons, also on 4-0 after narrow wins versus Cologne Centurions (34-32) and Rhein Fire (17-13). The losses were both Cologne’s and Rhein’s first of the season after starting 2-0 and 3-0 respectively. Cologne slipped up in their next game also at Frankfurt, while Rhein’s 42-12 week 3 victory over Istanbul Rams set up the mouth-watering week 4 clash with Barcelona in Catalonia. Istanbul Rams, like Stuttgart Surge were still looking for their first win. [References: S-1]

Weeks 5-9 (July 2022)

Hamburg Sea Devils winning streak continued to 6 games as they led the EFL Northern Division on 7-1. Berlin Thunder put together a four-game winning streak to go from 1-3 to 5-3 and increase their chances of making the playoffs behind Hamburg, while Panthers Wroclaw slipped to 3-5 and Leipzig Kings 2-6. [References: S-1]

In the Central Division, Vienna Vikings remained undefeated on 8-0 with a crucial 29-13 victory at home to Austrian rivals Raiders Tirol putting them three games ahead of both the Alpen team and Frankfurt Galaxy who were both on 5-3. Stuttgart Surge were struggling on 0-8 in a Division with three of the toughest teams. [References: S-1]

Barcelona Dragons topped the Southern Division after week 9 on 6-2 and Rhein Fire were in second despite a two-game losing streak. Cologne Centurions were suffering a six-game losing streak after starting the season 2-0 while Istanbul Rams picked up their first ever win, but were still languishing in last place on 1-7. [References: S-1]

Week 11 (13-14 August 2022)

After a break week for the weekend of 6-7 August, there was a major upset when Frankfurt Galaxy (6-3) defeated Vienna Vikings 42-8 in what was the Vikings first loss of the season. Raiders Tirol joined Frankfurt on 6-3 in the toughest Division with a 44-3 victory in Innsbruck over Stuttgart Surge, who were still looking for their first win. [References: S-1]

The Northern Division saw Hamburg Sea Devils (59-0 winners over Leipzig Kings) and Berlin Thunder (29-12 victors over Panthers Wroclaw) continue their winning streaks, now seven games and five games respectively as Panthers and Leipzig were eliminated from the Playoffs. [References: S-1]

In the Southern Division Barcelona Dragons (7-2) and Rhein Fire (5-4) extended their lead over Cologne Centurions (2-7) and Istanbul Rams with 37-15 and 50-32 triumphs respectively. [References: S-1]

Week 12 (20-21 August 2022)

Hamburg Sea Devils (9-1) wrapped up the Northern Conference with a 39-17 victory at home to nearest rivals Berlin Thunder (6-4) while Panthers Wroclaw (4-6) defeated Leipzig Kings (2-8) 41-37 in a close game which meant very little for either team at this stage of the season other than pride. [References: S-1]

The Central Division was still up for grabs after Vienna Vikings (9-1) rebounded from their heavy loss at Frankfurt with a 37-22 victory at Istanbul (1-9). Neasest rivals and fellow Austrian team Raiders Tirol (7-3) stayed on their heels with a 45-20 victory at Cologne Centurions (2-8). [References: S-1]

Meanwhile Barcelona Dragons (8-2) continued to set the pace in the Southern Conference with a 62-8 victory at the winless Stuttgart Surge. Rhein Fire (6-4) were still not out of the running however, with a 23-21 victory at Frankfurt Galaxy (6-4), the latter coming back down to earth after their massive win versus the undefeated Vienna Vikings the previous weekend. [References: S-1]

Week 13 (27-28 August 2022)

Hamburg Sea Devils clinched the Northern Division title with a 17-0 victory at home to Panthers Wroclaw leaving the Sea Devils on 10-1 and the Panthers out of the running on 4-7. Berlin Thunder kept their hopes of a playoff place alive, improving to 7-4 with a 38-14 defeat of Istanbul Rams (1-10) and Leipzig Kings picked up their third win of the season 38-0 at Stuttgart Surge (0-11)

The Central Division title was won by Vienna Vikings (10-1) after they defeated Barcelona Dragons (8-3) 24-18 in a battle of the Central and Southern Division leaders. The Vikings were helped by Frankfurt Galaxy’s narrow 36-33 victory over Raiders Tirol in Central Germany, meaning both teams were now on 7-4 along with Berlin Thunder and Rhein Fire in the race for Playoff places.

In the Southern Division Rhein Fire kept their outside chance of a Division title alive, moving to within a game of Barcelona Dragons after a high-scoring 59-37 triumph in Cologne over the Centurions (2-9).

The race for the Final Playoff spots now moved to the final week with Hamburg Sea Devils traveling to Barcelona to play the Dragons, Berlin Thunder entertaining Raiders Tirol, and Rhein Fire at home to Leipzig Kings. Frankfurt Galaxy play Stuttgart Surge, Vienna Vikings play at Panthers Wroclaw and Cologne Centurions visit Istanbul Rams to wrap-up the 2022 Regular Season. [References: S-1]

Week 14 (3-4 September 2022)

The regular season finished with Northern Division champions Hamburg Sea Devils (11-1) winning 24-21 at Southern Division champions Barcelona Dragons (8-4). Second place in the Northern Division went to Berlin Thunder (7-5) despite their 10-37 loss to Central Division runners-up and wild-card playoff qualifiers Raiders Tirol (8-4). Tirol sneaked into the playoffs on a tie-breaker ahead of Frankfurt Galaxy who also finished on 8-4 after a 37-13 victory in Frankfurt over Stuttgart Surge who lost all 12 games in 2022. Vienna Vikings were Central Division champions even though they were shocked 42-6 by Panthers Wroclaw (5-7) in Poland, only the Vikings second defeat of the season, both of which were heavy defeats away from home in Austria. Leipzig Kings finished the season on 4-8 in the Northern Division after a close 34-31 victory over Rhein Fire (7-5) in Dusseldorf and Cologne Centurions (3-9) won 43-30 at Istanbul Rams (1-11) in a battle of two Southern Division strugglers. The Playoff qualifiers then were Hamburg Sea Devils (11-1, Northern Champions), Vienna Vikings (10-2, Central Champions), Barcelona Dragons (8-4, Southern Champions) and Raiders Tirol (8-4, Wildcard qualifiers). [References: S-1]

Playoffs (10-11 September 2022)

Vienna Vikings overcame their set-back in the final week of regular season play to shutout the Barcelona Dragons 19-0 to advance to the European League of Football’s second Championship Game. There the Vikings were to meet Hamburg Sea Devils who won 19-7 versus Raiders Tirol thus preventing an All-Austrian showdown. The two teams have yet to meet in 2022 with Hamburg losing only one of their 13 games during the season and Vienna only two games defeated.

ELF Championship Game II (25 September 2022)

Vienna Vikings dominated the Hamburg Sea Devils 27-15 in the Second ever European League of Football Championship Game. The Vikings held the Sea Devils top rusher Glen Toonga to a total of minus five yards in the First Half as Vienna’s Quarterback Jackson Erdmann completing almost all passes. [Reference: S-2]

Map of Europe featuring Team Logos and Locations

Map of European League of Football Teams 2022 — **Map of Europe featuring European League of Football 2022 Team Logos and Locations** [References: M-1]

[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 12 June 2022][Overlaid with ELF Team Logos by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.ie][Logo References: ELF-1 to ELF-12]

About the European League of Football 2022

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).

Schedule References

[S-1] European League of Football (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/schedule [Accessed 12 June 2022][Last Accessed 4 October 2022]

[S-2] European League of Football (2022) Breaking: Vienna Vikings win the 2022 Championship Game [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/elf-news/breaking-vienna-vikings-win-the-2022-championship-game [Accessed 4 October 2022]

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]

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 October 2022

June 10, 2022October 29, 2023

American Football Ireland Map 1984-2022

Map of American Football Ireland Teams 1984-2022

Vector Contributor: Rainer Lesniewski / Shutterstock (2022) Stock Vector ID: 1665171421 **administrative map of Ireland and Northern Ireland** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/administrative-map-ireland-northern-1665171421 [Accessed 10 June 2022][Overlaid with Irish American Football Team Logos by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.ie][10 June 2022]

Note: Some Teams not Shown in Map Above due to Logo and Colours not being available.

Irish and Irish-based American Football Teams 1942-2022

European Theater of Operations Football Championship (1942-1944), All-American Festival (1983), American Football Association of Ireland (1984-1999), Irish American Football Association (2001-2019) and American Football Ireland (2021-Present)

AFI American Football Ireland Timeline 1942-2022

Pos	Team	Year	League
1	Hale Blue Devils	1942	ETO
1	Tech Fighting Irish	1942	ETO
1	Yarvard Crimson Tide	1942	ETO
4	Army Wolverines	1944	ETO
4	Navy Galloping Gaels	1944	ETO
6	Redskins	1983	AAF
6	Yankees	1983	AAF
8	Dublin Celts	1984-1993	AFAI
9	Coleraine Chieftains	1985-1990	AFAI
10	Belfast Blitzers	1985-1988	AFAI
11	Craigavon Cowboys	1986-1995; 2003-2022	AFAI, IAFA, AFI
12	Ballymena Wolfhounds	1986-1998	AFAI
13	Belfast Labatts Spartans	1986-1996	AFAI
14	Carrickfergus / East Antrim Cougars	1986-1989	AFAI
15	Aldergrove Hawks	1987	AFAI
16	Dublin Tornadoes	1987-1996	AFAI
17	Bangor Buccaneers	1987	AFAI
17	East Side Jets	1987	AFAI
19	Belfast NI Tennents Giants	1987-1990	AFAI
20	Jordanstown Jaguars	1987	AFAI
21	Antrim Bulldogs	1988-1993	AFAI
21	Lee Valley Steelers	1988-1993	AFAI
23	Limerick Patriots	1989-1993	AFAI
24	Bray Seahawks	1989	AFAI
25	Dublin Pirates	1990	AFAI
26	Prospect Pumas	1991-1993	AFAI
27	Brownlow Bandits	1991	AFAI
27	Newtownabbey Warriors	1991	AFAI
29	Drogheda Vikings	1992	AFAI
30	Ardee Falcons	1993	AFAI
31	Carrickfergus / Belfast Knights	1994-2022	AFAI, IAFA, AFI
32	Lurgan Area Raiders	1994-1995	AFAI
33	Dublin Lightning	1995-1998	AFAI
34	Portadown Panthers	1996-1997	AFAI
35	Dublin Bulls	1997	AFAI
36	Dublin Tigers	1998-1999	AFAI
37	Greystones Rebels	1998	AFAI
38	Queen's University Belfast Broncos	1998-1999	AFAI
39	Belfast Lasers	1999	AFAI
40	Dublin Rebels	2000-2022	IAFA, AFI
41	Dublin Dragons	2000-2015	IAFA
42	U Limerick Vikings	2001-2022	IAFA, AFI
43	Belfast Bulls	2002-2008	IAFA
44	Cork Admirals	2002-2022	IAFA, AFAI
45	Dublin City University Saints	2006-2010	IAFA
46	North Dublin Marshals	2006	IAFA
47	Belfast Trojans	2007-2022	IAFA, AFI
48	Edenderry Soldiers	2007-2008	IAFA
48	Tallaght Outlaws	2007-2008	IAFA
50	Trinity Thunderbolts	2008-2022	IAFA. AFI
50	West Dublin Rhinos	2008-2022	IAFA, AFI
52	Erris (Mayo) Rams	2009-2010	IAFA
53	Midlands Soldiers	2009	IAFA
54	UCD Sentinels	2009-2022	IAFA, AFI
55	Institute of Technology Carlow Chargers	2010	IAFA
56	Tullamore Phoenix	2010-2013	IAFA
57	Drogheda Lightning	2011-2014	IAFA
58	Meath Bulldogs	2011-2022	IAFA, AFI
59	Waterford Wolves	2012-2019	IAFA
60	Westmeath Minotaurs	2012-2022	IAFA, AFI
61	North Kildare Reapers	2012-2017	IAFA
62	Tyrone Titans	2014-2017	IAFA
63	Louth Mavericks	2014-2022	IAFA, AFI
64	South Kildare Soldiers	2014-2017	IAFA
65	Galway Warriors	2014-2020	IAFA
66	Donegal / Derry Vipers	2015-2022	IAFA, AFI
67	NI Razorbacks	2016-2022	IAFA, AFI
67	North Dublin Pirates	2016-2022	IAFA, AFI
67	South Dublin Panthers	2016-2022	IAFA, AFI
67	Wexford Eagles	2016-2022	IAFA, AFI
71	Antrim Jets	2017-2022	IAFA, AFI
72	Cill Dara Crusaders	2018-2022	AFI
73	Causeway Giants	2019-2022	AFI

Report

From the Dublin Celts in 1984 to the Cill Dara Crusaders who were founded just before COVID-19 hit in 2019, there have been 66 Official Irish American Football League Teams including Junior Kitted and 8v8 Development League Teams. Including the European Theater of Operations Football Championship teams in Northern Ireland during WW2 and the two teams of specially-trained Rugby players who took part in the All-American Festival in Banbridge, Co. Down in 1983 there have a grand total of 73 teams based in Ireland. [References: 1-100]

Team Logo REFERENCES

[2] Dublin Dragons – IAFA (2018) Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/dragons.jpg [Accessed 16 November 2018]

[3] Dublin Lightning (1999) Lightning Logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010614095221im_/http://www.geocities.com:80/Colosseum/Stadium/6662/lightninglogo.jpg [Accessed 4 July 2018]

[4] Irish American Football Association (2018) Dublin Rebels Team Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Team-Logo-Dublin-Rebels-2.png [Accessed 22 July 2018]

[5] Dublin Tornadoes (1995) Timmy Tornado Logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115063729im_/http://fiachra.ucd.ie:80/~alan/Icons/American/timmy.gif [Accessed 3 July 2018]

[6] North Dublin Marshals – Wayback Machine (2007) North Dublin Marshals Logo [Internet] Avaiilable from: http://web.archive.org/web/20060906220811im_/http://www.northdublinmarshals.com:80/image002.jpg [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[7] North Dublin Pirates (2019) North Dublin Pirates Logo [Internet] Avaiilable from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/NorthDublinPirates.png [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[8] South Dublin Panthers Facebook Page (2018) South Dublin Panthers Profile Picture https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/photos/a.345294775649262/906846089494125/?type=1&theater [Accessed 16 November 2018]

[9] Tallaght Outlaws – Wayback Machine (2007) Tallaght Outlaws – Logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070312123103im_/http://www.tallaghtoutlaws.com:80/forum/templates/subSilver/images/logo_phpBB.gif [Accessed 6 July 2018]

[10] Trinity College Dublin American Football | Facebook (2019) TCD American Football Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/214800495197037/photos/1306609992682743/ [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[11] University College Dublin American Football | Facebook (2019) UCD American Football Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42217493_1698569130253365_7279433760959889408_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=7a5022628bcaee96b826121685dfb223&oe=5CC99467 [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[12] West Dublin Rhinos | Twitter (2019) West Dublin Rhinos Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/834675830257229824/fw7mbNXR_400x400.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[13] Antrim Jets | Twitter (2019) Antrim Jets Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/863895806876798976/X–gwGlf_400x400.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[14] Irish American Football Association (2008) Belfast Bulls Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/bullslogoX.jpg [Accessed 1 December 2018]

[13] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Belfast Trojans Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/396414_329765713737073_1023026931_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=61cbbd2dd06504291f7e7843703e7b1d&oe=5CB71144 [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[16] Carrickfergus Knights – Vimeo (2018) Portrait [Internet] Available from: https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/482449_300x300 [Accessed 22 July 2018]

[17] Causeway Giants | Twitter (2019) Causeway Giants Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1053726473272680448/pF_Cb76b_400x400.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[18] Coleraine Chieftans (2002) Coleraine Chieftans: Chief Image [Internet] Available from: http://www.thecolerainechieftans.freeservers.com/images/chief.gif [Accessed 18 July 2018]

[19] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]

[20] Donegal Derry Vipers (2018) Donegal Derry Vipers Logo [Internet] Available from: http://ddvipers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DDVIPERS.png [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[21] International Police Association (2018) NI Razorbacks Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.ipa-uk.org/write/Images/Razorbacks_logo.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[22] Tyrone Fermanagh Titans | Facebook (2018) Tyrone Titans Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21557438_1594065800659297_3400819593502111960_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=a7d826672807573a79f7c8876c57df15&oe=5CCC26DA [Accessed 21 January 2019]

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ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eiirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 June 2022

June 10, 2022October 29, 2023

Tadgh Leader Irish-born Professional American and Canadian Football Player 2021-2022

Player Details and Statistics

#: 76
Name: Tadgh Leader
Nationality: Ireland
Position: Kicker, Punter
Height: 6'02
Weight: 205
Past Teams: Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Panthers Wroclaw
Leagues: European League of Football East Division, CFL Canadian Football League East Division
Seasons: 2021, Preseason 2022

CFL Canadian Football League East Division

Season	Team	TD	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	Comp	Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost
Preseason 2022	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

European League of Football East Division

Season	Team	TD	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	Comp	Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost
2021	Panthers Wroclaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Total

Season	TD	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	Comp	Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost
Total

[References: 1-21]

Biography

Born: Galway, Ireland, 1 March 1992.

College: International (Ireland); Lindenwood University (USA).

Professional Career: Connacht Rugby (Pro 12 Rugby); New England Free Jacks (Major League Rugby, 2019); Aviators (The Spring League 2021); Panthers Wroclaw (European League of Football 2021); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Canadian Football League Preseason 2022)

Former Connacht Rugby player Tadgh Leader was born in Galway, Ireland. At the age of 15 he and his brother Darragh headed out to kick some Rugby balls at their local pitch on Christmas Day. His dad, a former Galwegians RFC Rugby player made a bet with them that they could not kick the ball over the bars from the halfway line. Both Tadgh and his brother Darragh won €50 each.

Tadgh went on to play Rugby Professionally for Connacht and Darragh now lives in USA where he coaches at Clemson University Tigers. Tadhg suffered a number of injuries during his last few years at Connacht and after playing in Italy he ended up studying in USA and playing for both New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby and making his Test debut for USA Eagles Rugby Union National Team.

Tadgh was signed up to play another year of Rugby Union 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 Aviatiors, 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. On May 7 versus Alphas Tadgh Leader scored the first points of his American Football career kicking a Field Goal to make the score Aviators 3 Alphas 7 at Halftime.

After spending Spring in Indianapolis with the Aviators Tadgh signed for Panthers Wroclaw in the European League of Football, making his debut on August 1 in a 31-33 loss at Cologne Centurions. Tadhg scored a 35-yard Field Goal in that game to make the score 16-7 [References: 7-8] On August 22 he kicked a 52-yard Field Goal, his personal highlight in a 30-24 victory at Hamburg Sea Devils [References: 9-10]. The Hamburg game was his fourth of the ELF season [References: 11]. Panthers Wroclaw finished the season with three straight wins to finish on 6-4 and reached the Playoffs where they lost to Hamburg Sea Devils 27-30.

In March 2022 Leader signed for Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, scoring the winning Field Goal with seconds left in the Ti-Cats opening preseason game versus Montreal Alouettes. After their second and last preseason game of the 2022 season where Leader sat on the bench and did not feature, Tadgh was released. [References: 15-21]

Note: Video Clip of Tadhg’s 52-yard FG versus Hamburg Sea Devils can be seen by clicking the link in Reference Number 9 below the Standing Section:

The Spring League 2021

The Spring League 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
TSL North (Indianapolis)
Linemen (C)	6	5	1	0	177	117	.833
Conquerors	6	4	2	0	164	118	.667
Alphas	6	3	3	0	118	137	.500
Aviators	6	0	6	0	53	140	.000
TSL South (Houston)
Jousters (C)	6	4	2	0	121	62	.667
Generals	6	4	2	0	131	104	.667
Blues	6	3	3	0	78	107	.500
Sea Lions	6	1	5	0	90	141	.250

[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Mega Bowl Championship		Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
19/06/2021	Linemen	26	Jousters	23

[References: 2]

European League of Football Autumn 2021

European League of Football Division North 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Hamburg Sea Devils	7	3	0.700	274	178	L2
2	Panthers Wroclaw	6	4	0.600	314	259	W3
3	Leipzig Kings	5	5	0.500	295	320	L1
4	Berlin Thunder	3	7	0.300	228	289	W1

European League of Football Division South 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Frankfurt Galaxy	9	1	0.900	357	132	W9
2	Cologne Centurions	5	5	0.500	320	365	L1
3	Barcelona Dragons	3	7	0.300	230	277	L2
4	Stuttgart Surge	2	8	0.200	157	355	L6

European League of Football Playoffs 2021


Match Day Semi-Finals
September 11, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 36 - 6 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Cologne Centurions
September 12, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 30 - 27 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Panthers Wroclaw
Match Day Championship Game
September 26, 2021 (Championship Game) 32 - 30 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Hamburg Sea Devils

[References: 12-13]

CFL Canadian Football League Preseason 2022

CFL Canadian Football League East Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Ottawa REDBLACKS	1	1	0.500	49	44	5	L1
2	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1	1	0.500	42	41	1	L1
3	Montreal Alouettes	1	1	0.500	50	51	-1	W1
4	Toronto Argonauts	1	1	0.500	35	40	-5	W1

CFL Canadian Football League West Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Calgary Stampeders	2	0	1.000	78	13	65	W2
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	1	0.500	45	46	-1	W1
3	Edmonton Elks	1	1	0.500	37	57	-20	L1
4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	1	0.000	16	25	-9	L1
5	British Columbia Lions	0	1	0.000	6	41	-35	L1

[References: 15-21]

Tadgh Leader CFL Games Log

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	7	3	9	6	25
Montreal Alouettes	9	6	0	8	23

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

#	Player	Position	TD	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	Comp	Att	Pass Yds	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost	FR	Tckl	Solo	Asst	Sack	PR	KR	Punt	PYds	PAvg	BFG	OR
76	Tadgh Leader	Kicker	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Montreal Alouettes

Position	TD	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	Comp	Att	Pass Yds	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost	FR	Tckl	Solo	Asst	Sack	PR	KR	Punt	PYds	PAvg	BFG	OR
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References (WEBSITES)

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[2] The Liberty (2021) Leader and Mayo: Meet the two Irishmen with the NFL in their sights [Internet] Available from: https://www.theliberty.ie/2021/12/01/leader-and-mayo-meet-the-two-irishmen-with-the-nfl-in-their-sights/?fbclid=IwAR1g3KnLD1lmr5GsnTTOrYiBJpVYPuyZzhjcgWKz54lKAc1ychvTjBiYwqA [Accessed 3 December 2021]

TSL Career References

[3] The Spring League (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://thespringleague.com/?page_id=5732 [Accessed 20 June 2021]

[4] The Spring League (2021) Aviators [Internet] Available from: https://www.thespringleague.com/?page_id=5809 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[5] The Spring League (2021) Post, May 7 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/306326787531251 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

ELF Career References

[6] Rugby Players Ireland (2021) The Journey Continues for Tadhg Leader [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[7] Tadhg Leader Facebook (2021) Post, July 30, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tadhg.leader/posts/4428767077162803 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[8] Tadhg Leader Facebook (2021) Post, August 3, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tadhg.leader/posts/4440139309358913 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[9] European League of Football (2021) Video, August 26, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=4160723400714711 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

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[13] European League of Football (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/schedule [Accessed 11 July 2021]

CFL Career References

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[15] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2022/ [Accessed 18 December 2021]

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[17] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Transactions [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-transactions-june-5 [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[18] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Tiger-Cats add Global Kicker Leader [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-add-global-kicker-leader [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[19] Canadian Football League (2022) Schedule Preseason 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 Montreal Alouettes 23 Box-Score [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6206/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/?_ga=2.173484064.2086368179.1654856618-1214091020.1654856618#boxscore [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[20] Canadian Football League (2022) Schedule Preseason 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 Montreal Alouettes 23 Play-by-Play [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6206/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/?_ga=2.173484064.2086368179.1654856618-1214091020.1654856618#playbyplay [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[21] Canadian Football League (2022) Tadgh Leader [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/players/tadhg-leader/166367/ [Accessed 10 June 2022]

ELF Logo References

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CFL Logo References

[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]

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Decy Maher, Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 June 2022

May 7, 2022October 29, 2023

X League 2022

Standings

X League 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Atlanta Empire	2	0	1.000	78	34	W2
2	Chicago Blitz	2	0	1.000	74	62	W2
3	Seattle Thunder	1	1	0.500	112	60	L1
4	Austin Sound	1	1	0.500	84	69	L1
5	Los Angeles Black Storm	1	1	0.500	67	58	W1
6	Kansas City Force	0	1	0.000	34	40	L1
7	Arizona Red Devils	0	1	0.000	8	48	L1
8	Denver Rush	0	2	0.000	26	112	L2

Standings compiled from X League Schedule. Please visit X League website for Official Schedule at: [References: 3]

Playoff Schedule

X League Playoffs 2022


Match Day Playoffs
August 27, 2022 (Playoffs) 34 - 33 N/A Chicago Blitz vs Seattle Thunder
August 28, 2022 (Playoffs) 34 - 32 N/A Atlanta Empire vs Austin Sound
Match Day X Cup 2022
September 11, 2022 (X Cup 2022) 12 - 19 N/A Atlanta Empire vs Chicago Blitz

Schedule compiled from X League Schedule. Please visit X League website for Official Schedule at: [References: 1-2]

Schedule

X League 2022


Match Day Week 1
June 10, 2022 (Week 1) 34 - 40 N/A Kansas City Force vs Chicago Blitz
Match Day Week 2
June 18, 2022 (Week 2) 50 - 19 N/A Austin Sound vs Los Angeles Black Storm
Match Day Week 3
June 25, 2022 (Week 3) 84 - 26 N/A Seattle Thunder vs Denver Rush
Match Day Week 4
July 9, 2022 (Week 4) 50 - 34 N/A Atlanta Empire vs Austin Sound
Match Day Week 5
July 15, 2022 (Week 5) Postponed N/A Arizona Red Devils vs Kansas City Force
Match Day Week 6
July 22, 2022 (Week 6) 0 - 28 N/A Denver Rush vs Atlanta Empire
Match Day Week 7
August 6, 2022 (Week 7) 34 - 28 N/A Chicago Blitz vs Seattle Thunder
Match Day Week 8
August 13, 2022 (Week 8) 48 - 8 N/A Los Angeles Black Storm vs Arizona Red Devils

Schedule compiled from X League Schedule. Please visit X League website for Official Schedule at: [References: 1-2]

Weekly Recap

Week 1 (11 June 2022)

Chicago Blitz opened the 2022 X League with a 40-34 victory at Kansas City Force in Independence, Missouri. [References: 1-2]

Week 2 (19 June 2022)

Austin Sound joined Chicago Blitz on 1-0 with a 50-19 victory over Los Angeles Black Storm in Cedar Park, Texas. [References: 1-2]

Week 3 (26 June 2022)

Seattle Thunder put an amazing 84 points on the board versus Denver Rush, with the Rush only getting 26 in reply at ShowAre Center in Kent, Washington State. [References: 1-2]

Week 4 (10 July 2022)

Atlanta Empire staked their claim to the X Cup with a 50-34 victory over the Austin Sound at Gwinette in Georgia. The Sound fall to 1-1 as a result of the defeat. [References: 1-2]

Week 5 (17 July 2022)

Arizona Red Devils game with Kansas City Force at Mesa, Arizona was postponed to 2023. [References: 1-2]

Week 6 (23 July 2022)

Atlanta Empire travelled to Loveland, Colorado, and defeated Denver Rush 28-0 to finish the Regular Season 2-0 as Denver finished 0-2. [References: 1-2]

Week 7 (7 August 2022)

Chicago Blitz triumphed 34-28 at Rockford, Illinois versus Seattle Thunder as the Blitz finished the Regular Season on 2-0 and Seattle finished 1-1. [References: 1-2]

Week 8 (14 August 2022)

Los Angeles Black storm finished off the regular season with a 48-8 defeat of Arizona Red Devils but it was not enough to make the playoffs as they finished with a 1-1 record like the third and fourth-placed Austin Sound and Seattle Thunder who both made the playoffs on a tie-breaker where they were to meet Atlanta Empire and Chicago Blitz, who finished with perfect 2-0 records. [References: 1-2]

Playoffs (27-28 August 2022)

A double-header at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington State, Atlanta Empire defeated Austin Sound for the second time in the 2022 season, 34-32, and Chicago Blitz won 34-33 versus Seattle Thunder, again a second victory of the season, for Chicago over Seattle, as the two undefeated teams after the regular season triumphed in extremely close playoff games. [References: 1-2]

X Cup 2022 Preview

The 2022 X Cup, scheduled for the H-E-B Center in Austin, Texas, for the evening of 10 September 2022, local time, pitted the undefeated Atlanta Empire and Chicago Blitz against each other in a game that is too close to call, especially with such a short season. [References: 1-2]

X Cup 2022

Chicago Blitz defeated Atlanta Empire 19-12 to lift the X Cup 2022. [References: 1-2]

About X League 2022

An all new start for the Legends Football League (also known as the Lingerie Football League) in 2022 as a rebrand to the X League and eight new teams sees an eight-week schedule with one game per week (for a total of two games per team) before the top four reach the playoffs and the X Cup 2022. The X League is a rival league to the Women’s National Football Conference, the NFL of Women’s Football, which plays for the IX Cup. The big differences are that the X League is 7v7 Arena Indoor Football versus the WNFC’s standard 11v11 Outdoor American Football, and the lack of protective clothing or knee pads that the X League players wear, although the 2022 edition of this Alternative League sees the gimmick of women wearing little in the way of clothing covered up another little bit more. It is also positioning itself almost entirely in the Western USA, whereas the other AAA Alternative League to the NFL/WNFC in 2022, the USFL is based almost entirely in the Eastern USA. [References: 1-2]