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August 18, 2021October 29, 2023

European Federation of American Football Eurobowl 1999

EFAF Logo [References: 1]

Qualification Group Standings

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group A 1999

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Moscow Bears (Rus)	1	0	0	1.000	3	0	3	W1
2	Donetsk Scythians (Ukr)	0	1	0	0.000	0	3	-3	L1

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group B 1999

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Helsinki Roosters (Fin)	2	0	1.000	32	22	10	W2
2	Aarhus Tigers (Den)	1	1	0.500	48	29	19	W1
3	Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe)	0	2	0.000	21	50	-29	L2

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group C 1999

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Prague Panthers (Cze)	1	0	0	1.000	26	21	5	W1
2	Russelsheim Razorbacks (Ger)	0	1	0	0.000	21	26	-5	L1

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group D 1999

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Paris Flash (Fra)	1	1	0	0.500	42	23	19	L1
2	St. Gallen Vipers (Swi)	1	1	0	0.500	23	42	-19	W1

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group E 1999

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Bergamo Lions (Ita)	2	0	1.000	101	65	36	W2
2	Cologne Crocodiles (Ger)	1	1	0.500	58	58	0	W1
3	Graz Giants	0	2	0.000	65	101	-36	L2

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group F 1999

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Legnano Frogs (Ita)	1	1	0.500	52	43	9	W1
2	Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra)	1	1	0.500	44	38	6	L1
3	Badelona Drags (Spa)	1	1	0.500	42	57	-15	L1

Qualification Group Schedules

Group A

EFEurobowl Qualification Group A 1999


Match Day Week 6
May 2, 1999 (Week 6) 3 - 0 N/A Moscow Bears (Rus) vs Donetsk Scythians (Ukr)

Group B

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group B


Match Day Week 4
April 18, 2021 (Week 4) 8 - 16 N/A Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) vs Helsinki Roosters (Fin)
Match Day Week 5
April 25, 1999 (Week 5) 16 - 14 N/A Helsinki Roosters (Fin) vs Aarhus Tigers
Match Day Week 6
May 2, 1999 (Week 6) 34 - 13 N/A Aarhus Tigers vs Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe)

Group C

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group C


Match Day Week 6
May 1, 1999 (Week 6) 26 - 21 N/A Prague Panthers (Cze) vs Russelsheim Razorbacks (Ger)

Group D

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group D


Match Day Week 2
April 3, 1999 (Week 2) 28 - 7 N/A Paris Flash (Fra) vs St. Gallen Vipers (Swi)
Match Day Week 5
April 25, 1999 (Week 5) 16 - 14 N/A St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) vs Paris Flash (Fra)

Group E

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group E


Match Day Week 2
April 3, 1999 (Week 2) 41 - 17 N/A Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs Cologne Crocodiles (Ger)
Match Day Week 4
April 18, 1999 (Week 4) 41 - 17 N/A Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) vs Graz Giants (Aut)
Match Day Week 5
April 24, 1999 (Week 5) 48 - 60 N/A Graz Giants (Aut) vs Bergamo Lions (Ita)

Group F

EFAF Eurobowl Qualification Group F


Match Day Week 1
March 21, 1999 (Week 1) 29 - 27 N/A Badelona Drags (Spa) vs Legnano Frogs (Ita)
Match Day Week 3
April 11, 1999 (Week 3) 30 - 13 N/A Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) vs Badelona Drags (Spa)
Match Day Week 6
May 1, 1999 (Week 6) 25 - 14 N/A Legnano Frogs (Ita) vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra)

Qualification Games and Playoffs

EFAF Eurobowl 1999


Match Day Week 1
March 21, 1999 (Week 1) 29 - 27 N/A Badelona Drags (Spa) vs Legnano Frogs (Ita)
Match Day Week 2
April 3, 1999 (Week 2) 28 - 7 N/A Paris Flash (Fra) vs St. Gallen Vipers (Swi)
April 3, 1999 (Week 2) 41 - 17 N/A Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs Cologne Crocodiles (Ger)
Match Day Week 3
April 11, 1999 (Week 3) 30 - 13 N/A Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra) vs Badelona Drags (Spa)
Match Day Week 4
April 18, 1999 (Week 4) 41 - 17 N/A Cologne Crocodiles (Ger) vs Graz Giants (Aut)
April 18, 2021 (Week 4) 8 - 16 N/A Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe) vs Helsinki Roosters (Fin)
Match Day Week 5
April 24, 1999 (Week 5) 48 - 60 N/A Graz Giants (Aut) vs Bergamo Lions (Ita)
April 25, 1999 (Week 5) 16 - 14 N/A Helsinki Roosters (Fin) vs Aarhus Tigers
April 25, 1999 (Week 5) 16 - 14 N/A St. Gallen Vipers (Swi) vs Paris Flash (Fra)
Match Day Week 6
May 1, 1999 (Week 6) 26 - 21 N/A Prague Panthers (Cze) vs Russelsheim Razorbacks (Ger)
May 1, 1999 (Week 6) 25 - 14 N/A Legnano Frogs (Ita) vs Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra)
May 2, 1999 (Week 6) 34 - 13 N/A Aarhus Tigers vs Stockholm Mean Machine (Swe)
May 2, 1999 (Week 6) 3 - 0 N/A Moscow Bears (Rus) vs Donetsk Scythians (Ukr)
Match Day Quarter-Finals
May 15, 1999 (Quarter-Finals) 35 - 0 N/A Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger) vs Paris Flash (Fra)
May 15, 1999 (Quarter-Finals) 74 - 0 N/A Braunschweig Lions (Ger) vs Prague Panthers (Cze)
May 16, 1999 (Quarter-Finals) 14 - 28 N/A Bergamo Lions (Ita) vs Legnano Frogs (Ita)
May 22, 1999 (Quarter-Finals) 18 - 39 N/A Moscow Bears (Rus) vs Helsinki Roosters (Fin)
Match Day Semi-Finals
June 12, 1999 (Semi-Finals) 41 - 21 N/A Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger) vs Legnano Frogs (Ita)
June 12, 1999 (Semi-Finals) 21 - 14 N/A Braunschweig Lions (Ger) vs Helsinki Roosters (Fin)
Match Day Eurobowl XIII 1999
June 26, 1999 (Eurobowl XIII 1999) 23 - 27 N/A Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger) vs Braunschweig Lions (Ger)

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The 1999 EFAF Eurobowl featured 17 teams with teams drawn into six Regional based Qualification Groups, the winners of which qualified for the Quarter-Finals along with Hamburg Blue Devils and Braunschweig Lions who qualified for the playoffs automatically.

Moscow Bears defeated Ukrainian Champions Donetsk Scythians 3-0 in Group A. Group B saw Helsinki Roosters of Finland narrowly qualify ahead of Aarhus Tigers of Denmark and Stockholm Mean Machine of Sweden. In Group C Prague Panthers (Czech Republic) defeated Germany’s Russelsheim Razorbacks 26-21. Group D was won on aggregate by Paris Flash ahead of St. Gallen Vipers after each had won one game. Bergamo Lions of Italy qualified out of a high-scoring Group E that also included Cologne Crocodiles of Germany andf Austria’s Graz Giants. The final group, Group F, was won on points difference by Italy’s Legnano Frogs in front of Aix-en-Provence Argonauts of France and Badelona Drags from Spain.

In the Playoff Quarter-Finals Hamburg Blue Devils shutout Paris Flashg 35-0, Braunschweig Lions trounced Prague Panthers 74-0, Legnano Frogs defeated Bergamo Lions 28-14 in an All-Italian match-up, and Helsinki Roosters despatched Moscow Bears 39-18.

The Semi-Finals saw both remaining German teams Hamburg Blue Devils and Braunschweig Lions both win on the road versus Legnano Frogs and Helsinki Roosters respectively, which set up an All-German Eurobowl XIII which was won 27-23 in a close encounter by Braunschweig Lions.

About the Eurobowl

The Eurobowl is the most prestigious American Football Tournament in Europe for the Champions of Europe’s National Leagues. First played in 1986 it is Europe’s version of the Super Bowl. Ireland’s Champions were not represented in 1999 after having withdrawn from the European Federation of American Football in 1992.

IMAGES

[8] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

References

[1] Helsinki Rooster Wayback Machine (1999) History: Eurobowl 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991128185748/http://roosters.fi/main.html [Accessed 27 April 2019]

[2] SAFV Wayback Machine (1999) Eurobowl ’99 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19991002160713/http://safv.ch/eurobowl99.htm [Accessed 18 August 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)

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Last Updated: 18 August 2021

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August 16, 2021October 29, 2023

British Senior Flag League 5v5 Tournament Autumn 2001

Final Standings

British Senior Flag League 5v5 Tournament Autumn 2001

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	West Coast Offense	5	1	10	102	52	50
2	Leicester Eagles	4	2	8	110	58	52
3	North Devon Dogs	3	3	6	91	125	-34
4	Birmingham Raiders	0	6	0	58	126	-68

Results

British Senior Flag League 5v5 Tournament Autumn 2001


Match Day Round 1
August 26, 2001 (Round 1) 19 - 0 N/A Leicester Eagles vs Birmingham Raiders
August 26, 2001 (Round 1) 20 - 14 N/A West Coast Offense vs North Devon Dogs
Match Day Round 2
August 26, 2001 (Round 2) 15 - 14 N/A North Devon Dogs vs Leicester Eagles
August 26, 2001 (Round 2) 12 - 0 N/A West Coast Offense vs Birmingham Raiders
Match Day Round 3
August 26, 2001 (Round 3) 18 - 12 N/A Leicester Eagles vs West Coast Offense
August 26, 2001 (Round 3) 18 - 14 N/A North Devon Dogs vs Birmingham Raiders
Match Day Round 4
August 26, 2001 (Round 4) 32 - 0 N/A West Coast Offense vs North Devon Dogs
August 26, 2001 (Round 4) 26 - 12 N/A Leicester Eagles vs Birmingham Raiders
Match Day Round 5
August 26, 2001 (Round 5) 27 - 12 N/A Leicester Eagles vs North Devon Dogs
August 26, 2001 (Round 5) 19 - 14 N/A West Coast Offense vs Birmingham Raiders
Match Day Round 6
August 26, 2001 (Round 6) 32 - 18 N/A North Devon Dogs vs Birmingham Raiders
Match Day Deciding Match
August 26, 2001 (Deciding Match) 7 - 6 N/A West Coast Offense vs Leicester Eagles
Match Day Round 1
December 16, 2001 (Round 1) 12 - 26 N/A Leicester Eagles vs Southern Sundevils
Match Day Round 4
December 16, 2001 (Round 4) 28 - 0 N/A Leicester Eagles vs Sussex Thunder

Report

The British Senior Flag League, organising 9v9 National Flag Football (non-contact American Football) since 1998, began organising a series of seasonal 5v5 Tournaments in 2001, beginning with the August 2001 Tournament hosted by Leicester Eagles at Belgrave RFC. Four teams entered: Birmingham Raiders were competitive but lost all six matches; North Devon Dogs from Barnstaple, finished with a 3-3 record, which was excellent considering it was their first tournament; and West Coast Offense from Glasgow and hosts Leicester Eagles. With the Tournament being decided on a Double Round-Robin League basis, the last match ended up the deciding match, and was won by West Coast Offense 7-6 versus the hosts.

References

[1] Anon. (2001) “Nobody can take Offense” First Down. August 30-September 5, 2001. Pg. 16

Websites

[2] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]BSFL Standings 5 on 5 Senior Tournaments 2001][Leicester 5 on 5 Tournament][Results] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Kate Hartnett and Laura Shadbolt.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 16 August 2021

August 12, 2021October 29, 2023

Scottish American Football 7v7 Friendlies 2001

Unofficial Standings

Unofficial Scottish American Football Standings 2001

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Dundee Hurricanes	1	0	1.000	20	12	8	W1
2	Dundee Storm	1	1	0.500	38	20	18	W1
3	Ness Monsters	0	1	0.000	0	26	-26	L1

Results

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Scottish American Football Friendlies 2001


April 24, 2001 12 - 20 N/A Dundee Storm vs Dundee Hurricanes
August 28, 2001 0 - 26 N/A Ness Monsters vs Dundee Storm

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In a series of preseason and friendly matches among Scottish 7v7 American Football teams in 2001, the newly formed Dundee Hurricanes triumphed 20-12 versus Dundee Storm in the first ever American Football derby in Dundee, just prior to their competitive debut in the UK 7v7 League. Later, in August, Dundee Storm travelled with their Junior Kitted team to Inverness to play Ness Monsters, winning 26-0, while their juniors won 38-6 earlier in the day against the Moray Firth Dolphins.

Eirball’s Map of Scottish 7v7 American Football Teams 2001

Vector Contributor Rainer Lesniewski (2022) **scotland administrative map** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/scotland-administrative-map-156003125 [Accessed 10 August 2022][Scottish American Football Team Logos sourced and added by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball]

References

[4] Anon. (2001) “Claymores Launch ticket package” First Down, April 26-May 2, 2001. Pg. 26.

[5] Anon. (2001) “Ness kids are flag happy” First Down. August 23-29, 2001. Pg. 16.

[6] Anon. (2001) First Down. August 30-September 5, 2001. Pg. 16.

Logo references

[1] Dundee Hurricanes Facebook (2020) Facebook Profile Picture, December 12, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dundeehurricanes/photos/a.137755602950668/1639011792825034/ [Accessed 12 August 2021]

[2] Dundee Storm Youth Team Facebook (2020) Facebook Profile Picture, May 21, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dundeestormyouth/photos/a.519897121431627/3037472589674055/ [Accessed 12 August 2021]

[3] Ness Monsters Facebook (2020) Facebook Profile Picture, August 11, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10154900954602686&set=p.10154900954602686 [Accessed 12 August 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Laura Shadbolt and Diarmuid Mullaney

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 10 August 2022

April 11, 2021October 29, 2023

CAAF Ceska Asociace Americkaho Fotbalu (Czech Republic) 1994-1999

CAAF Logo [References: 1]

CAAF 1994

CAAF 1994	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Prague Panthers (C)	6	6	0	0	306	36	1.000
Brno Alligators	6	3	3	0	71	99	.500
Prague Lions	6	3	3	0	106	134	.500
Ostrava Cobras	6	0	6	0	18	232	.000

[References: 2]

CAAF 1995

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final
14.10.1995	Prague Panthers	54	Ostrava Eagles	6
15.10.1995	Prague Lions	1	Brno Alligators	0 #
	Czech Bowl II
22.10.1995	Prague Panthers	52	Prague Lions	22

[References: 3]

CAAF 1996

CAAF 1996	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Prague Panthers (C)	6	6	0	0	412	55	1.000
Ostrava Steelers (P)	6	5	1	0	310	70	.833
Brno Alligators (P)	6	4	2	0	303	114	.667
Prague Lions (P)	6	3	3	0	204	124	.500
Havirov Vikings	6	2	4	0	50	272	.333
Pribram Rams	6	1	5	0	20	372	.167
Pilsen Bulldogs	6	0	6	0	38	330	.000

[References: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final
05.10.1996	Ostrava Steelers	32	Brno Alligators	21
06.10.1996	Prague Panthers	6	Prague Lions	0
	Czech Bowl III
12.10.1996	Prague Panthers	48	Ostrava Steelers	30

[References: 4]

CAAF 1997

CAAF 1997	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Skupina Zapad
Prague Panthers (C)	8	7	1	0	408	53	.875
Prague Lions (P)	8	5	3	0	299	96	.625
Pribram Rams	8	0	7	1	23	387	.063
Skupina Vychod
Ostrava Steelers (C)	9	9	0	0	320	79	1.000
Brno Alligators (P)	9	5	4	0	229	130	.556
Bratislava Monarchs	9	3	6	0	136	294	.333
Havirov Devils	9	0	8	1	37	413	.056

[References: 5]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final
12.10.1997	Prague Panthers	35	Brno Alligators	34
12.10.1997	Ostrava Steelers	21	Prague Panthers	16
	Czech Bowl IV
19.10.1997	Ostrava Steelers	35	Prague Panthers	21

[References: 5]

CAAF 1998

CAAF 1998	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Skupina Zapad
Prague Panthers (C)	8	8	0	0	373	49	1.000
Prague Lions (P)	8	6	2	0	371	81	.750
Pilsen Tornadoes	8	0	8	0	32	600	.000
Skupina Vychod
Ostrava Steelers (C)	9	7	2	0	266	79	.778
Bratislava Monarchs (P)	9	4	4	1	212	155	.500
Brno Alligators	9	3	5	1	228	261	.389
Havirov Devils	9	1	8	0	84	341	.111

[References: 6]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final
10.10.1998	Prague Panthers	44	Bratislava Monarchs	0
10.10.1998	Ostrava Steelers	14	Prague Lions	30
	Czech Bowl V
24.10.1998	Prague Lions	29	Prague Panthers	8

[References: 6]

CAAF 1999

CAAF 1999	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Skupina Zapad
Prague Panthers (C)	10	10	0	0	388	14	1.000
Prague Lions (P)	10	8	2	0	473	83	.800
Pribram Rams	10	1	9	0	74	470	.100
Pilsen Tornadoes	10	1	9	0	20	562	.100
Skupina Vyvhod
Brno Alligators (C)	10	8	2	0	305	208	.800
Bratislava Monarchs (P)	10	5	5	0	322	135	.500
Ostrava Steelers	10	5	5	0	208	163	.500
Havirov Devils	10	2	8	0	144	299	.200

[References: 7]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final
18.09.1999	Prague Panthers	56	Bratislava Monarchs	16
18.09.1999	Brno Alligators	6	Prague Lions	23
	Czech Bowl VI
03.10.1999	Prague Panthers	38	Prague Lions	0

[References: 7]

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The first Czech American Football Association (CAAF) season was in 1994, not long after independence from the Soviets. Four teams entered: Prague Panthers, Brno Alligators, Prague Lions and Ostrava Cobras. Prague Panthers finished the season 6-0 claiming the CAAF Championship. In 1995 Ostrava Cobras were replaced by Ostrava Eagles, otherwise it was the same four teams with Prague Panthers again emerging victorious in the Czech Bowl by a score of 52-22 over Prague Lions. In 1996 there was yet another team in Ostrava, the Steelers, and this time they got the mix right going all the way to Czech Bowl III where they were defeated by the Prague Panthers, who won their third Championship in as many years 48-30. The league nearly doubled in size that year with the addition of Pribram Rams, Havirov Vikings and Pilsen Bulldogs, all of whom failed to make the playoffs. The Vikings were replaced in 1997 by the Havirov Devils and the Pilsen team folded, replaced in the league by Bratislava Monarchs from Slovakia. The league was divided into East (Vychod) and West (Zapad) Divisions. Ostrava Steelers went one better that year triumphing 35-21 against Prague Panthers in Czech Bowl IV.

There was a new team back in Pilsen, the Tornadoes in 1998, replacing Pribram Rams, and the Prague Lions became the third team to win the Czech Bowl after shocking Ostrava Steelers in the Semi-Finals and then Prague Panthers 29-8 in Czech Bowl V. In 1999 Pribram Rams returned bringing the CAAF league up to 8 teams. Prague Panthers won back the Czech Bowl, 38-0 over Prague Lions. With some big mismatches (Lions defeating Rams 101-0 and Tornadoes 56-0; Monarchs defeating Tornadoes 59-0 and Rams 82-0; Alligators winning 66-0 against Tornadoes) and the resulting forfeits by the Rams and Havirov Devils towards the end of the season the league was split into Divisions A and B respectively for the stronger and weaker teams in 2000.

References

Logos

[1] CAAF (2021) nejnovejsi [Internet] Available from: https://www.caaf.cz/_SitePublic/img/nejnovejsi.jpg [Accessed 11 April 2021]

Websites

[2] CAAF (2017) Czech Bowl I [Internet] Available from: http://www.caaf.cz/?path=divize/63/rozpisdivize/ [Accessed 21 December 2017]

[3] CAAF (2017) Czech Bowl II [Internet] Available from: https://www.caaf.cz/?path=divize/62/rozpisdivize/ [Accessed 21 December 2017]

[4] CAAF (2017) Czech Bowl III [Internet] Available from: https://www.caaf.cz/?path=divize/61/rozpisdivize/ [Accessed 21 December 2017]

[5] CAAF (2017) Czech Bowl IV [Internet] Available from: https://www.caaf.cz/?path=divize/60/rozpisdivize/ [Accessed 21 December 2017]

[6] CAAF (2017) Czech Bowl V [Internet] Available from: https://www.caaf.cz/?path=divize/59/rozpisdivize/ [Accessed 21 December 2017]

[7] CAAF (2017) Czech Bowl VI [Internet] Available from: https://www.caaf.cz/?path=divize/58/rozpisdivize/ [Accessed 21 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Kane & John Wills

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 April 2021

November 30, 2020October 29, 2023

Finnish American Football Federation Maple Bowls 1980-Present

Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkopallon Litto (Finnish American Football Federation Logo) [Reference: 1]

Bowl	Date	Winners		Runners-Up
I	1980	Espoo Poli	12	Helsinki MAJS	0
II	1981	Helsinki MAJS	30	Helsinki East City Giants	24
III	1982	Helsinki Roosters	22	Helsinki MAJS	3
IV	1983	Helsinki Roosters	28	Espoo Poli	17
V	1984	Helsinki East City Giants	45	Turku Trojans	7
VI	1985	Vantaa TAFT	32	Espoo Poli	29
VII	1986	Helsinki Roosters	31	Espoo FT Scotch	21
VIII	1987	Helsinki Roosters	14	Turku Trojans	7
IX	1988	Helsinki Rossters	23	Munkka Colts	21
X	1989	Munkka Colts	3	Helsinki East City Giants	0
XI	1990	Helsinki Roosters	21	Tampere Rocks	9
XII	1991	Helsinki East City Giants	17	Helsinki Roosters	14
XIII	1992	Helsinki East City Giants	34	Turku Trojans	24
XIV	1993	Helsinki East City Giants	23	Turku Trojans	20
XV	1994	Helsinki East City Giants	24	Turku Trojans	7
XVI	1995	Helsinki Roosters	36	Helsinki East City Giants	14
XVII	1996	Helsinki Roosters	23	Helsinki East City Giants	22
XVIII	1997	Helsinki Roosters	36	Porvoo Butchers	0
XIX	1998	Helsinki Roosters	42	Turku Trojans	26
XX	1999	Helsinki Roosters	35	Turku Trojans	14
XXI	2000	Helsinki Roosters	25	Seinäjoki Crocodiles	17
XXII	2001	Seinäjoki Crocodiles	15	Helsinki Roosters	13
XXIII	2002	Helsinki Roosters	44	Turku Trojans	20
XXIV	2003	Turku Trojans	21	Helsinki Roosters	16
XXV	2004	Helsinki Roosters	49	Turku Trojans	28
XXVI	2005	Porvoo Butchers	17	Seinäjoki Crocodiles	7
XXVII	2006	Porvoo Butchers	41	Helsinki Wolverines	22
XXVIII	2007	Porvoo Butchers	15	Seinäjoki Crocodiles	14
XXIX	2008	Porvoo Butchers	47	Helsinki Roosters	41
XXX	2009	Porvoo Butchers	47	Helsinki Roosters	16
XXXI	2010	Porvoo Butchers	30	Seinäjoki Crocodiles	17
XXXII	2011	Helsinki Wolverines	30	Seinäjoki Crocodiles	27
XXXIII	2012	Helsinki Roosters	20	Helsinki Wolverines	17
XXXIV	2013	Helsinki Roosters	52	Helsinki Wolverines	31
XXXV	2014	Helsinki Roosters	21	Turku Anders Trojans	7
XXXVI	2015	Seinäjoki Crocodiles	45	Helsinki Roosters	33
XXXVII	2016	Helsinki Roosters	10	Seinäjoki Crocodiles	0
XXXVIII	2017	Helsinki Roosters	37	Wasa Royals	9
XXXIX	2018	Helsinki Roosters	44	Kuopio Steelers	13
XXXX	2019	Helsinki Roosters	50	Kuopio Steelers	6
XXXXI	2020	Kuopio Steelers	21	Helsinki Wolverines	0

Finnish American Football Federation Maple Bowls 1980-Present [Reference: 2-6]

Report

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

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

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

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

Images

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

Websites

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

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

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

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

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

Images

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

Acknowledgements

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European League of Football 2021

European League of Football Logo [References: 1]

Standings

ELF 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
North
Panthers Wroclaw
Berlin Thunder
Hamburg Sea Devils
Leipzig Kings
South
Barcelona Dragons
Cologne Centurions
Frankfurt Galaxy
Stuttgart Surge

[Reference: 4]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Semi-Finals
11.09.2021
12.09.2021
	ELF Bowl
26.09.2021

[References: 3]

Regular Season

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
19.06.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Stuttgart Surge
19.06.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Cologne Centurions
20.06.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Frankfurt Galaxy
20.06.2021	Berlin Thunder	Leipzig Kings
	Week 2
26.06.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Leipzig Kings
27.06.2021	Cologne Centurions	Barcelona Dragons
27.06.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Frankfurt Galaxy
	Week 3
03.07.2021	Leipzig Kings	Cologne Centurions
03.07.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Hamburg Sea Devils
04.07.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Panthers Wroclaw
04.07.2021	Berlin Thunder	Stuttgart Surge
	Week 4
10.07.2021	Cologne Centurions	Frankfurt Galaxy
10.07.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Leipzig Kings
10.07.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Berlin Thunder
	Week 5
18.07.2021	Berlin Thunder	Panthers Wroclaw
18.07.2021	Leipzig Kings	Hamburg Sea Devils
18.07.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Barcelona Dragons
	Week 6
24.07.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Hamburg Sea Devils
24.07.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Berlin Thunder
25.07.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Cologne Centurions
	Week 7
31.07.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Barcelona Dragons
31.07.2021	Cologne Centurions	Panthers Wroclaw
01.08.2021	Leipzig Kings	Berlin Thunder
01.08.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Stuttgart Surge
	Week 8
07.08.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Cologne Centurions
07.08.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Hamburg Sea Devils
08.08.2021	Leipzig Kings	Stuttgart Surge
	Week 9
14.08.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Frankfurt Galaxy
14.08.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Barcelona Dragons
15.08.2021	Berlin Thunder	Hamburg Sea Devils
	Week 10
21.08.2021	Cologne Centurions	Leipzig Kings
22.08.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Panthers Wroclaw
22.08.2021	Berlin Thunder	Barcelona Dragons
	Week 11
28.08.2021	Cologne Centurions	Stuttgart Surge
28.08.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Frankfurt Galaxy
28.08.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Berlin Thunder
29.08.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Leipzig Kings
	Week 12
05.09.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Berlin Thunder
05.09.2021	Leipzig Kings	Panthers Wroclaw
05.09.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Cologne Centurions

[References: 3]

Report

A new 8-team fully professional American Football League in Europe – the European League of Football is planned to start in June 2021 with a 12-week 10-game schedule announced, playing by NFL rules as opposed to NCAA as everywhere else in Europe.

It will be the first fully professional league since the demise of NFL Europa in 2007, and has been met with much criticism by the German Football League – the current top league in Europe – as 6 of the franchises will be based in Germany, with two more in Spain (Barcelona Dragons) and Poland (three times Champions Wroclaw Panthers).

Following the demise of the NFLE/WLAF, the Central European Football League, featuring teams from Poland to Turkey and France to Hungary was a weekly Football League, but not fully pro, lasting until 2016.

The six German teams are Berlin Thunder, Frankfurt Galaxy, Cologne Centurions and Hamburg Sea Devils (all using the same names as their previous NFL Europe/World League of American Football team), Stuttgart Surge (using the name of the old Sacramento Surge team in the WLAF) and Leipzig Kings. Barcelona Dragons is also a resurrection of the previous NFLE/WLAF team name.

References

Logos

[1] European League of Football Facebook Page (2021) Profile Picture, February 4, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/europeanleagueoffootball/photos/a.100150555247238/159345569327736/ [Accessed 27 April 2021]

Websites

[2] American Football International (2020) Pro football returns to Europe: European League of Football kicks off in 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/pro-football-returns-to-europe-european-league-of-football-kicks-off-in-2021/ [Accessed 5 November 2020]

[3] Mailchimp ELF (2021) European League of Football Season Schedule 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://mailchi.mp/468f778ac192/european-league-of-league-of-football-season-schedule-2021?e=8720ab58ac [Accessed 20 April 2021]

[4] European League of Football Facebook Page (2021) Post, 26 April 2021: “The divisions with the updated Leipzig Kings logo!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/europeanleagueoffootball/photos/a.189040923024867/211338784128414 [Accessed 27 April 2021]

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AFVD American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl 1979-Present

German Football League Logo [References: 1]

Results

Year	Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
1979	I	Frankfurter Löwen	14	Anzbach Grizzlies	8
1980	II	Frankfurter Löwen	21	Anzbach Grizzlies	12
1981	III	Anzbach Grizzlies	27	Frankfurter Löwen	6
1982	IV	Anzbach Grizzlies	12	Cologne Crocodiles	6
1983	V	Düsseldorf Panther	22	Anzbach Grizzlies	6
1984	VI	Düsseldorf Panther	14	Anzbach Grizzlies	7
1985	VII	Anzbach Grizzlies	14	Düsseldorf Panther	7
1986	VIII	Düsseldorf Panther	27	Anzbach Grizzlies	14
1987	IX	Berlin Adler	37	Badener Griefs	12
1988	X	Red Barons Cologne	25	Düsseldorf Panther	20
1989	XI	Berlin Adler	30	Red Barons Cologne	23
1990	XII	Berlin Adler	50	Cologne Crocodiles	38
1991	XIII	Berlin Adler	22	Cologne Crocodiles	21
1992	XIV	Düsseldorf Panther	24	Munich Cowboys	23
1993	XV	Munich Cowboys	42	Cologne Crocodiles	36
1994	XVI	Düsseldorf Panther	27	Berlin Adler	17
1995	XVII	Düsseldorf Panther	17	Hamburg Blue Devils	10
1996	XVIII	Hamburg Blue Devils	31	Düsseldorf Panther	12
1997	XIX	Braunschweig Lions	26	Cologne Crocodiles	23
1998	XX	Braunschweig Lions	20	Hamburg Blue Devils	14
1999	XXI	Braunschweig Lions	25	Hamburg Blue Devils	24
2000	XXII	Cologne Crocodiles	31	Braunschweig Lions	29
2001	XXIII	Hamburg Blue Devils	31	Braunschweig Lions	13
2002	XXIV	Hamburg Blue Devils	16	Braunschweig Lions	13
2003	XXV	Hamburg Blue Devils	37	Braunschweig Lions	36
2004	XXVI	Berlin Adler	10	Braunschweig Lions	7
2005	XXVII	Braunschweig Lions	31	Hamburg Blue Devils	28
2006	XXVIII	Braunschweig Lions	31	Marburg Mercenaries	13
2007	XXIX	Braunschweig Lions	27	Stuttgart Scorions	6
2008	XXX	Braunschweig Lions	20	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	14
2009	XXXI	Berlin Adler	28	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	14
2010	XXXII	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	17	Berlin Adler	10
2011	XXXIII	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	48	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	44
2012	XXXIV	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	56	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	53
2013	XXXV	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	35	Dresden Monarchs	34
2014	XXXVI	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	47	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	9
2015	XXXVII	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	41	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	31
2016	XXXVIII	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	31	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	20
2017	XXXIX	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	14	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	13
2018	XXXX	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	21	Samsung Frankfurt Universe	19

AFVD American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl 1979-Present [Reference: 2-3]

Report

the First American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl was played in 1979 and won on the first two occasions by Frankfurter Löwen (Wolves), with Anzbach Grizzlies winning the next two. Düsseldorf Panther won in 1983, 1984 and 1986 with Anzbach winning their third in the intervening year. Berlin Adler (Eagles) won four German Bowls in five years from 1987 to 1991, with Red Barons Cologne winning the one in between in 1988.Düsseldorf Panther again won three Bowls in four years from 1992 to 1995 with Munich Cowboys taking the honours in 1993.

In 1996 a new era of American Football began with Hamburg Blue Devils triumphing for the first time. Braunscweig Lionswon three in a row from 1997 to 1999 and then in the new Millenium, Cologne Crocodiles were another team to etch their name on the Champions list for the first time. Hamburg Blue Devils then got back on the winners roll, winning three in a row from 2001 to 2003, before Berlin Adler won in 2004. From 2005 to 2008 Braunschweig Lions again went on a winning run, and Berlin Adler got their third German Bowl victory in 2009.

There was another change in the guard in 2010, with Kiel Baltic Hurricanes victorious, and then Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns from 2011 to 2012 and 2017 to 2018, with Braunschweig NewYorker Lions triumphing in the four years in between.

References

Images

[1] PinClipArt (2020) German Football League ClipArt [Internet] Available from: https://www.pinclipart.com/picdir/middle/324-3249816_german-football-league-clipart.png [Accessed 14 June 2020]

Websites

[2] AFVD (2018) Bowls [Internet] Available from: http://www.afvd.de/text.php?Inhalt=bowls&menu=16&HP=AFVD [Accessed 30 December 2018]

[3] AFVD (2020) GFL Tabellen [Internet] Available from: http://www.gfl.info/gfl-spielplan/ [Accessed 30 December 2018]

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Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975

IFL Proposed League 1974-1975

Teams

IFL North

Munich Lions (Germany)

Vienna Lippizaners (Austria)

West Berlin Bears (Germany)

IFL South

Barcelona Almogovares (Spain)

Istanbul Conquerors (Turkey)

Rome Gladiators (Italy)

IFL Expansion

Paris Lafayettes (France)

Cophenhagen Vikings (Denmark)

Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen (Netherlands)

Milan Centurions (Italy)

Intercontinental Football League teams 1974-1975 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Intercontinental Football League was the brainchild of Bob Kapp, a Texan who had introduced Professional Soccer to Texas. On seeing the success of the film M*A*S*H in Europe, with its climactic end-sequence featuring an American Football game, he sought to capitalise on the subsequent interest in American Football in the continent. It had been the first time American Football had been seen on the big screen in a mainstream film and audiences were intrigued.

Kapp had enough interest to have sold six franchises by 1973, including Italian Media mogul Bruno Beneck, who had successfully introduced Baseball to Italy, however, the subsequent Oil crisis, and the spectre of Terrorism meant the League never got off the ground. Teams were to have been paired with US Colleges. With no Irish team in the League Notre Dame Fighting Irish were paired with the Rome Gladiators.

The National Football League had also pre-selected four expansion teams: Paris Lafayettes, Cophenhagen Vikings, Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen and Milan Centurions.

It was initially to have played in two divisions, most likely North and South, playing a four-game schedule with a European-style two-game aggregate score Final between the Division winners.

There are four main reasons the IFL failed to take off: Europe wasn’t ready for American Football; Competition with the World Football league (1974-1975) which intended to expand internationally to Mexico City and Tokyo; An NFL players’ strike in the summer on 1974 and the economic recession brought on by the oil crisis.

A final decision to abort the league was taken in a Hotel Room in Hawaii in March 1975, after talks with people in Washington, D.C., and the killer blow, the financial troubles of the Pan-Am Airline which was a major sponsor.

Undeterred Bob Kapp, continued promoting the IFL in Europe, through tours by Colleges and Semi-Pro teams through 1976 to 1978. Bruno Beneck’s Rome Gladiators are still in existence, playing in the Italian League, which was one of the first American Football Leagues in Europe that the IFL gave birth to.

References

Website / Sources

[1] Mark L. Ford and Massimo Foglio, The Coffin Corner Volume 27,No. 6, Pro Football Researchers Association (2002) THE FIRST “NFL EUROPE”[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/27-06-1101.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

Origins of the WLAF

[2] Tod Maher, The Coffin Corner Volume 14 No. 2, Pro Football Researchers Association (1992) Origins of the WLAF [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/14-02-455.pdf [Accessed 18 September 2020]

Bibiography

[3] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2017), Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. Second Edition “The Trailblazers: Bleu et Rouge, College and Semi-Pro”. pg. 151-188. Published by the Author (2015, 2017)

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European Federation of American Football IFAF Europe Atlantic Cup Finals 2009-2017

EFAF Atlantic Cup I 2009 Logo [Ref: 14]

EFAF / IFAF Europe Atlantic Cup Finals 2009-2017

Year	Cup	Winners		Runners-Up
2009	I	West-Vlaanderen Tribes (Bel)	15	Dublin Rebels (Irl)	13
2010	II	University of Limerick Vikings (Irl)	19	Lelystad Commanders (Ned)	18
2011	III	Lelystad Commanders (Ned)	47	West-Vlaanderen Tribes (Bel)	2
2012	IV	Lelystad Commanders (Ned)	12	Brussels Tigers (Bel)	0
2013	V	Belfast Trojans (Irl)	26	Trinity College Dublin (Irl)	0
2014	VI	Brussels Tigers (Bel)	9	Hilversum Hurricanes (Ned)	7
2015	VII	Belfast Trojans (Irl)	26	Groningen Giants (Ned)	7
2016	VIII	Brussels Black Angels (Bel)	47	Groningen Giants (Ned)	0
2017	IX	Dublin Rebels (Irl)	42	Bucharest Rebels (Rom)	14

EFAF / IFAFE Atlantic Cup Finals 2009-2017 [Ref: 1-13]

Report

The European Federation of American Football Atlantic Cup was started in 2009 between the Champions of purely amateur American Football Leagues in Western Europe. It fills the AA (3rd Level) Championship for the region which had been taken by the Charleroi Trophy from 2002 to 2004. In 2015 it was taken over by the German Football League International, which had taken over the running of European American Football competitions, and in 2016, the International Federation of American Football Europe became the continents governing body. It featured the Champions of Ireland, Belgium and Netherlands, and either a Luxembourg entrant or an entrant from the French 3rd Level. In 2017 the Belgian and Dutch associations made the step up to European Football League level, and the Cup was held between Ireland’s representative and Romania’s.

The Cup was won on four occasions by an Irish team: University of Limerick Vikings (2010), Belfast Trojans (2013 and 2015) and Dublin Rebels (2017). Belgium won the Cup three times: West-Vlaanderen Tribes (2009), Brussels Tigers (2014) and Brussels Black Angels (2015) and the Dutch entrant won twice: Lelystad Commanders in 2012 and 2013.

References

Websites

[1] European Federation of American Football (2009) Atlantic Cup 2009 [Internet] Available from: www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2009 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[2] European Federation of American Football (2010) Atlantic Cup 2010 [Internet] Available from: www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2010 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[3] European Federation of American Football (2011) Atlantic Cup 2011 [Internet] Available from: www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2011 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[4] European Federation of American Football (2012) Atlantic Cup 2012 [Internet] Available from: www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2012 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[5] Irish American Football Association () Belfast Trojans win Atlantic Cup at Tallaght Stadium [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/belfast-trojans-win-atlantic-cup-at-tallaght-stadium/[Accessed 27 July 2016]

[6] Irish American Football Association () Brussels Tigers win EFAF Atlantic Cup [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/brussels-tigers-win-efaf-atlantic-cup [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[7] Irish American Football Association () GFLI Atlantic Cup Belfast Trojans win European Title [Internet] Available from: www.americanfootball.ie/gfli-atlantic-cup-belfast-trojans-win-european-title/ [Accessed 27 July 2016]

[8] Irish American Football Association (2017) Battle of the Rebels – Dublin Rebels win 2017 Atlantic Cup [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/battle-rebels-dublin-rebels-win-2017-atlantic-cup/ [Accessed 1 February 2018]

Social Media

[9] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1267759613257936:0

[10] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1269187599781804

[11] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1269517986415432

[12] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1270065093027388

[13] American Football Association Facebook Page () Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1270195496347681

Websites

[2] European Federation of American Football (2011) Results Atlantic Cup 2011 [Internet] Available from: http://www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=AC&Archiv=2011 [Accessed 27 July 2016]

Images

[14] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

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International League of American Football 1990

Scoreboard

ILAF Teams

ILAF West	ILAF East
Barcelona	Finland
Birmingham Bears	Milan
Holland	Munich
London	Rome

International League of American Football 1990 [Reference: 1]

Schedule

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
14.04.1990	Holland	Munich
14.04.1990	Birmingham	Rome
14.04.1990	Milan	London
14.04.1990	Barcelona	Finland
	Week 2
21.04.1990	Holland	Birmingham
21.04.1990	London	Holland
21.04.1990	Munich	Rome
21.04.1990	Milan	Barcelona
	Week 3
28.04.1990	Birmingham	Milan
28.04.1990	Finland	Munich
28.04.1990	Rome	Holland
28.04.1990	Barcelona	London
	Week 4
05.05.1990	London	Holland
05.05.1990	Finland	Birmingham
05.05.1990	Munich	Milan
05.05.1990	Rome	Barcelona
	Week 5
12.05.1990	Holland	Barcelona
12.05.1990	Birmingham	Munich
12.05.1990	London	Rome
12.05.1990	Finland	Milan
	Week 6
19.05.1990	Holland	Finland
19.05.1990	Birmingham	London
19.05.1990	Milan	Rome
19.05.1990	Barcelona	Munich
	Week 7
26.05.1990	Holland	Rome
26.05.1990	London	Barcelona
26.05.1990	Munich	Finland
26.05.1990	Milan	Birmingham
	Week 8
02.06.1990	Birmingham	Holland
02.06.1990	Finland	London
02.06.1990	Rome	Munich
02.06.1990	Barcelona	Milan
	Week 9
09.06.1990	Munich	London
09.06.1990	Rome	Finland
09.06.1990	Milan	Holland
09.06.1990	Barcelona	Birmingham
	Week 10
16.06.1990	London	Milan
16.06.1990	Finland	Barcelona
16.06.1990	Munich	Holland
16.06.1990	Rome	Birmingham
	Week 11
23.06.1990	Holland	London
23.06.1990	Birmingham	Finland
23.06.1990	Milan	Munich
23.06.1990	Barcelona	Rome
	Week 12
30.06.1990	London	Birmingham
30.06.1990	Finland	Holland
30.06.1990	Munich	Barcelona
30.06.1990	Rome	Milan

International League of American Football Schedule 1990 [Reference: 1]

About

The International League of American Football was a proposed Professional American Football League with teams representing eight cities or countries in Europe, and featuring European Players. Head Coaches with NCAA experience had been brought in, and Villa Park in Birmingham, home of Aston Villa, and one of the premier grounds in English Soccer, had been secured for the Birmingham team, but the league never got off the ground, and folded before the first kickoff on 14 April 1990, even though schedules had been released in November prior to that, with each team playing a 12-game season.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1990) “ILAF Schedules” World American Football. 30 November 1989. pg. 22.

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

Date	Event	Venue	Article	Match Day
1987-09-12 06:09:23September 12, 1987	Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys		Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-13 14:00:10September 13, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants	Drogheda Rugby Club, Drogheda, Co. Louth	Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-26 15:00:18September 26, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys	North Rugby Club, Ormeau Road, Belfast	Recap	Shamrock Bowl II