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November 26, 2021October 29, 2023

ONEFA Mexico Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes 2021

ONEFA Logo [References: 7]

Standings

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Rojo 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Borregos TEC Monterrey	3	0	1.000	107	23	84	W3
2	Borregos TEC CEM	2	1	0.667	59	49	10	W1
3	Pumas Acatlan UNAM	2	1	0.667	53	70	-17	W2
4	Águilas Blancas IPN	1	1	0.500	55	37	18	L1
5	Leones Anáhuac México	1	2	0.333	34	72	-38	L2
6	Borregos TEC Puebla	0	2	0.000	24	46	-22	L2
7	Linces UVM	0	2	0.000	24	59	-35	L2

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Verde 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Autenticos Tigres UANL	2	0	1.000	80	13	67	W2
2	Burros Blancos IPN	2	0	1.000	56	36	20	W2
3	Borregos TEC Toluca	1	1	0.500	63	48	15	L1
4	Pumas UNAM	1	1	0.500	35	35	0	L1
5	Borregos TEC Guadalajara	0	2	0.000	36	56	-20	L2
6	Potros Salvajes UAEM	0	2	0.000	13	95	-82	L2

Schedule Conferencia 14 Grandes Rojo

ONEFA Mexico Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Rojo 2021


Match Day Week 1
November 5, 2021 (Week 1) 34 - 0 N/A Borregos TEC Monterrey vs Pumas Acatlan UNAM
November 5, 2021 (Week 1) 10 - 16 N/A Linces UVM vs Leones Anáhuac México
November 6, 2021 (Week 1) 16 - 15 N/A Borregos TEC CEM vs Borregos TEC Puebla
Match Day Week 2
November 13, 2021 (Week 2) 15 - 42 N/A Leones Anáhuac México vs Águilas Blancas IPN
November 13, 2021 (Week 2) 31 - 23 N/A Pumas Acatlan UNAM vs Borregos TEC CEM
November 13, 2021 (Week 2) 9 - 30 N/A Borregos TEC Puebla vs Borregos TEC Monterrey
Match Day Week 3
November 19, 2021 (Week 3) 14 - 43 N/A Linces UVM vs Borregos TEC Monterrey
November 21, 2021 (Week 3) 22 - 13 N/A Pumas Acatlan UNAM vs Águilas Blancas IPN
November 20, 2021 (Week 3) 20 - 3 N/A Borregos TEC CEM vs Leones Anáhuac México

Schedule Conferencia 14 Grandes Verde

ONEFA Mexico Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Verde 2021


Match Day Week 1
November 6, 2021 (Week 1) 50 - 13 N/A Borregos TEC Toluca vs Potros Salvajes UAEM
November 6, 2021 (Week 1) 14 - 21 N/A Borregos TEC Guadalajara vs Pumas UNAM
Match Day Week 2
November 12, 2021 (Week 2) 0 - 45 N/A Potros Salvajes UAEM vs Autenticos Tigres UANL
November 13, 2021 (Week 2) 21 - 14 N/A Burros Blancos IPN vs Pumas UNAM
Match Day Week 3
November 19, 2021 (Week 3) 35 - 13 N/A Autenticos Tigres UANL vs Borregos TEC Toluca
November 20, 2021 (Week 3) 22 - 35 N/A Borregos TEC Guadalajara vs Burros Blancos IPN

Recap

After three weeks in the 2021 ONEFA Conferencia 14 Grandes season, Borregos TEC Monterrey were the only undefeated team in the Rojo (Red) Division and both Autenticos Tigres UANL (Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon) and Burros Blancos IPN (Instituto Politecnica Nacional) undefeated on 2-0 in the Verde (Green) Division.

ABOUT ONEFA LIGA MAYOR CONFERENCIA DE LOS 10 GRANDES

The ONEFA College Football Championship is one of the highlights of the Mexican American Football season, and was considered the National Championship from 1933 until recently, with challengers both the breakaway CONADEIP College League (2013 onwards) and the Liga Football Americano Profesional (LFA Mexico), a Major Pro League (2016 onwards).

There are a number of different eras in the ONEFA Championship, with UNAM Pumas and Condores UNAM the most successful teams. The Conferencia 14 Grandes (Big 14 Conference) was established in 2021, a level about the Conferencia Nacional (National Conference). It is a merger of the ONEFA 10 Grandes and CONADEIP with the Technology Colleges which started CONADEIP now back in the ONEFA fold.

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, México – November 17, 2021: Entrance to the UANL Tiger’s soccer stadium (Estadio de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)

Entrance to the Tigres UANL Stadium in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoF

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References 2021

[1] ONEFA Oficial (2021) Categoria Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Rojo Semana 1 [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/calendario/2021/liga-mayor/14-grandes-rojo/semana-1 [Accessed 26 November 2021]

[2] ONEFA Oficial (2021) Categoria Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Rojo Semana 2 [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/calendario/2021/liga-mayor/14-grandes-rojo/semana-2 [Accessed 26 November 2021]

[3] ONEFA Oficial (2021) Categoria Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Rojo Semana 3 [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/calendario/2021/liga-mayor/14-grandes-rojo/semana-3 [Accessed 26 November 2021]

[4] ONEFA Oficial (2021) Categoria Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Verde Semana 1 [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/calendario/2021/liga-mayor/14-grandes-verde/semana-1 [Accessed 26 November 2021]

[5] ONEFA Oficial (2021) Categoria Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Verde Semana 2 [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/calendario/2021/liga-mayor/14-grandes-verde/semana-2 [Accessed 26 November 2021]

[6] ONEFA Oficial (2021) Categoria Liga Mayor Conferencia 14 Grandes Verde Semana 3 [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/calendario/2021/liga-mayor/14-grandes-verde/semana-3 [Accessed 26 November 2021]

Logo REFERENCES

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[7] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Francesco

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November 22, 2021October 29, 2023

Professional Gridiron Football Teams by Year of Formation 1896-2021

Year of Formation and League

Professional Gridiron Football Teams by Year of Foundation

Pos	Team	Year	League
1	Toronto Argonauts	1873	CFL Canada
2	Watertown Red and Black	1896	WSPF (Semi-Pro) #
3	Arizona Cardinals	1898	NFL USA (APFA) +
4	Chicago Bears	1922	NFL USA
5	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1936	CFL Canada $
6	Edmonton Eskimos	1938	CFL Canada $
7	Calgary Stampeders	1945	CFL Canada
8	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1946	CFL Canada $
9	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1950	CFL Canada $
10	British Columbia Lions	1954	CFL Canada
11	Houston Oilers	1960	NFL USA (AFL) +!
12	Buffalo Bills	1960	NFL USA (AFL)+
13	Dallas Cowboys	1960	NFL USA
14	Atlanta Falcons	1966	NFL USA
15	Atlantic Schooners	1982	CFL Canada *
16	Montreal Alouettes	1996	CFL Canada $
17	Carolina Panthers	1996	NFL USA
18	Baltimore Ravens	1999	NFL USA
19	Ottawa REDBLACKS	2014	CFL Canada $
20	Gallos Negros Querétaro	2016	LFA Mexico
21	Mayas	2016	LFA Mexico
22	Raptors Edomex	2016	LFA Mexico
23	Mexicas CDMX	2017	LFA Mexico £
24	Dinos Saltillo	2017	LFA Mexico
25	Fundidores Nuevo León	2017	LFA Mexico
26	Osos Toluca	2018	LFA Mexico
27	Artilleros Puebla	2018	LFA Mexico
28	Pioneros Querétaro	2019	LFA Mexico £
29	All-Mitsubishi Lions	2021	JXL Japan %
30	Elecom Kobe Finies	2021	JXL Japan %
31	Fujitsu Frontiers	2021	JXL Japan %
32	IBM Big Blue	2021	JXL Japan %
33	Nojima Sagamihara Rise	2021	JXL Japan %
34	Obic Seagulls	2021	JXL Japan %
35	Panasonic Impulse	2021	JXL Japan %
36	Tokyo Gas Creators	2021	JXL Japan %
37	Edmonton Elks	2021	CFL Canada $
38	Galgos Tijuana	2022	LFA Mexico

NFL USA (National Football League 1922-Present) – Plays for Super Bowl between AFC and NFC Champions since 1966.

NFL USA (APFA) + Team played in APFA (American Professional Football Association, 1920-1921) before name changed to NFL in 1922.

NFL USA + Originally played in NFL before joining AFC on NFL-AFL merger.

NFL USA (AAFC) + Teams previously played in the All-America Football Conference before joining NFL.

NFL USA (AFL) + Teams previously played in the American Football

Semi-Professional Teams

WSPF # – World Series of Professional Football – Team played in World Series of Professional Football for Champions of New York City, New Jersey, Upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Leagues from 1902 to 1903.

Continental Football Leagues

CFL Canada $ – Canadian Football League – Teams had various and numerous before settling on current names

LFA Mexico £ – Liga de Futbol Americano – Teams had other names prior to current name or promoted from FAM (Futbol Americano Mexico). Plays for Mexican Bowl.

ELF Europe ^ – European League of Football – Many ELF teams took names from previous WLAF (World League of American Football, 1991-1997) and NFL Europe League (1998-2007). Others joined from their respective National Leagues or played in Eurobowl – the Champions League for European National Champions.

JXL Japan & – Japan X-League X1 Super – Teams were previously part of Japan Leagues before taking over sole ownership of “Rice Bowl” from University Teams in 2021. Expected by Eirball to go fully professional in 2022.

Other Teams

# Defunct Teams – Houston Oilers name retired.

* Awarded but Yet to Play – Atlantic Schooners have twice been awarded teams (1982 and 2019) but have both times been unable to finalize plans for a Stadium.

Early Gridiron Football Teams – From Semi-Pro to WWII Era (1873-1936)

Professional Gridiron Football Teams have existed since the late 1890s. Currently there are 70 teams in existence although Eirball is counting also previous incarnations of teams which of historical significance in this list.

Toronto Argonauts were formed in 1873 and are the oldest Professional Gridiron Football Team in existence. They were founder members of the CFL (Canadian Football League) and are still members of the league.

2. The Watertown Red and Black, from New Jersey appear second in this list as they were formed in 1896 and played in the World Series of Professional Football (A Series for the Champions of New York City, New Jersey, Upstate New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio which lasted two seasons: 1902 and 1903). Watertown are still in existence playing in a Semi-Pro State League in the New York / New Jersey Metropolitan Area.

3. Next up are the Ariziona Cardinals, formed in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club in an Irish neighbourhood of Chicago. The Cardinals have been through many incarnations: They changed their name first to the Normals after Normal Park, then the Racine Cardinals after a Street in Chicago. When they joined the APFA (American Professional Football Association) in 1920 they were known as the Chicago Cardinals. The APFA changed its’ name to the NFL (National Football League) in 1922 and in 1960 the Cardinals moved to St. Louis. from there they moved on to Phoenix, AZ in 1988 and then in 1993 moved to Glendale, AZ becoming the Arizona Cardinals as they were no longer based in Phoenix.

4. Green Bay Packers were formed in 1919 in Wisconsin, and are named Packers due to sponsorship from ACME Packing company in Green Bay. The Packers joined the APFA in 1921, which renamed itself the NFL in 1922. They have played at times in Milwaukee, splitting their home schedule between Green Bay and Milwaukee in the process.

5. Chicago Bears come next. Formed as the Decatur Staleys (and named after the owner) they were bought out by a Chicago consortium in 1921 which was paid by Staley to keep the name for one year. In 1922 they became the Chicago Bears.

6. New York Giants are number 6 on this list, being formed in 1924, although there was a previous team by the name of the New York Giants in the APFA as the NFL was known then in 1921. The Giants are no longer based in New York City, but in Rutherford, New Jersey, and in the 1970s briefly played in Connecticut.

7. Detroit Lions are number 7 on this list, having been formed as the Portsmouth Spartans, moving to Detroit and becoming the Lions in 1834.

8. Washington Redskins were formed as Boston Braves in 1932, becoming Boston Redskins in 1933 and moving to Washington in 1937.

9. Philadelphia Eagles were formed in 1933 and are still the Philadelphia Eagles, although they have moved Stadiums within Philadelphia.

10. Winnipeg Blue Bombers were formed in 1936, although there were previous teams in Winnipeg before the Blue Bombers. They were founding members of the CFL (Canadian Football League) when it broke away from the CRU (Canadian Rugby Union) in 1956.

Foundation of the CFL and NFL merger with AAFC (1937-1959)

11. Los Angeles Rams played in an incarnation of the AFL (American Football League) in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams before joining the NFL in 1937. The Rams moved to Los Angeles after WWII in 1945 and in 1982 moved to Anaheim, Orange County, CA. From there they moved to St. Louis in 1995 before moving back to Los Angeles in 2019.

12. Pittsburgh Steelers joined the NFL as the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933, renaming themselves the Steelers in 1937. They briefly merged with Philadelphia Eagles as Phil-Pitt for one season during WWII (and were known as the “Steagles” by fans). They also merged for one season during WWII with the Chicago Cardinals as Card-Pitt. The Steelers moved to the AFC (American Football Conference) after the merger with the AFL in 1970.

13. Edmonton Eskimos took this name in 1938 and were founder members of the CFL in 1956. They have recently changed their name to Edmonton Elks.

14. Calgary Stampeders, like many other CFL teams, were known by many names before settling on Calgary Stampeders in 1945. They too were founder members of the CFL in 1956.

15. Originally known as Regina Roughriders the Saskatchewan Roughriders were formed in 1946 and were original members of CFL in 1956.

16. Cleveland Browns were founder members of the AAFC (All-America Football Conference) in 1946 before joining the NFL in 190. They moved to the AFC upon the merger with the AFL in 1970 and in 1996 moved to Baltimore. It was a controversial move and the NFL promised a new team to Cleveland for 1999 which would have the Cleveland Browns, name, colours, logos and history. The Baltimore team was named the Ravens.

17. San Francisco 49ers were another founding member of the AAFC that joined the NFL in 1950. In 2014 the team moved to Santa Clara, a suburb of San Jose, although kept the name San Francisco 49ers.

18. Hamilton Tiger-Cats were formed in 1950 from the merger of two previous Canadian teams: Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Wildcats. They were founding members of the CFL in 1956.

19. The 18th team on this list is Indianapolis Colts. While there was a previous team known as the Baltimore Colts in the AAFC which joined the NFL in 1950, that team folded and was replaced first by the New York Yanks and then the Dallas Texans and after both of those two teams also folded a new Baltimore Colts was founded in 1953. The Colts joined the AFC upon merger with the AFL in 1970 and in 1982 moved to Indianapolis.

20. British Columbia Lions were formed in Vancouver in 1954 and became founding members of the CFL in 1956.

The American Football League Era – The foundation of the AFL (1960-1965)

21. Denver Broncos were founding members of yet another AFL (American Football League) in 1960 before it merged with the NFL in 1970.

22. Houston Oilers were also founding members of the AFL in 1960 which merged with the NFL in 1970. In 1996 the team moved to Memphis, Tennessee, temporarily known as the Tennessee Oilers before moving into their new home in Nashville in 1998 and renaming themselves the Tennessee Titans. The NFL retired the name Oilers.

23. Los Angeles Chargers were founding members of the AFL in 1960. Unable to compete with the Rams in Los Angeles they moved to San Diego in 1961. Unable to gain City funding for a new Stadium in 2019 they moved back to Los Angeles, sharing a new Stadium with the Rams.

24. Buffalo Bills. Another founding member of the AFL, the Bills played one game a year in the 2000s in Toronto in order to build on their Canadian market. There was a previous team in the AAFC of 1946-1949 called the Buffalo Bills.

25. New England Patriots. Another founding member of the AFL in 1960 they were originally known as the Boston Patriots but changed their name in 1970 to reflect the fact they were no longer based in Boston, but in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

26. Dallas Cowboys. After Dallas businessman Lamar Hunt set up the AFL in 1960 the NFL placed the Cowboys in the Dallas market which forced Hunt’s Dallas Texans to relocate to Kansas City in 1963. The Cowboys are still the Dallas Cowboys although over the years they have been based in the Dallas suburbs of Irving and Arlington.

27. Las Vegas Raiders. Founder members of the AFL in 1960 the Oakland Raiders moved to Anaheim, Orange County, CA in 1982, before moving back to Oakland in 1995. Unable to get City funding for a new Stadium they moved to Las Vegas in 2020.

28. Minnesota Vikings. After Minneapolis was awarded an AFL team in 1960 they moved to the NFL before the start of the season after the NFL gave a better offer. The Vikings played their first season in the NFL in 1961. Named Minnesota rather than Minneapolis as they cater for both Minneapolis and St. Paul – the Twin Cities.

29. IN 1963 Dallas Texans, founder members of the AFL in 1960, were forced out of the Dallas market, unable to compete with the Cowboys of the NFL. The Texans moved to Kansas City, MO and renamed the Chiefs.

30. New York Jets were formed as the New York Titans in the AFL of 1960. They changed their name to Jets in 1960 and moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, sharing with the New York Giants, in the 1970s.

Southern Expansion Era (1966-2002)

31. Atlanta Falcons. First expansion team of the 1960s after the explosion of teams in 1960 the Falcons joined the NFL in 1966.

32. New Orleans Saints. Joined the NFL in 1967. After Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed parts of the Louisiana Superdome, the Saints played a year in San Antonio, TX, and Baton Rouge, LA in 2005.

33. Miami Dolphins. Expansion team of the AFL in 1969 the Dolphins joined the AFC (American Football Conference) of the NFL in 1970. Now based in Miami Gardens, FL, but still known as Miami Dolphins.

34. Cincinnati Bengals joined the AFL as an expansion team in 1969 like the Dolphins and like the Dolphins are still members of the AFC. The Bengals are still based in Cincinnati. There was a previous team called the Cincinnati Bengals in an AFL of the 1930s.

35. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Joined the NFL as a member of the AFC in 1976, moving to the NFC in 1977.

36. Seattle Seahawks. Joined the NFL as a member of the NFC in 1976 the Seahawks moved to the AFC in 1977 and back to the NFC in 2002.

37. Atlantic Schooners were awarded a CFL franchise in 1982 for Halifax, Nova Scotia but were unable get funding for a Stadium. Again in 2019 they were awareded a franchise for Moncton, New Brunswick, to start in 2022 or 2023, but COVID-19 has set the plans back.

38. Montreal Alouettes. Originally founded in 1946, and founder members of the CFL in 1956, the Alouettes folded in 1983. A team called the Montreal Concordes replaced them in 1983 but folded again in 1988. After the NFL placed a WLAF (World League of American Football) team there from 1991-1992 called the Montreal Machine, the Alouettes were resurrected in 1996.

39. Carolina Panthers. First NFL expansion team since 1976, the Carolina Panthers were awarded a team for Charlotte, NC, which began play in 1995.

40. Jacksonville Jaguars. Awarded expansion team for 1995 soon after the Panthers, the Jaguars have been the designated Home Team for one NFL regular season game a year in London since 2014.

41. Baltimore Ravens. After controversially moving from Cleveland in 1996, the Baltimore team was named the Ravens with the NFL promising a new team for Cleveland for 1999 that would keep the Browns Logo, Colours and History.

42. Tennessee Titans. After moving from Houston the Oilers spent a couple of seasons in Memphis before moving into their new home in Nashville in 1998. They were renamed Tennessee Titans in 1998.

43. Houston Texans. New expansion team for Houston after Oilers moved to Tennessee. awarded in 1999, they began play in 2002.

Liga de Football Americano in Mexico Era (2014-2019)

44. Ottawa REDBLACKS. While the CFL considers the REDBLACKS to be the same team as the Ottawa Rough Riders (1908-1996) and the Ottawa Renegades (2002-2005) both of the previous teams folded.

45. Condors Queretaro. Formed as Condors CDMX in Mexico City in 2016 the Condors are one of four founding members of the LFA (Liga de Football Americano) in Mexico.

46. Mayas. Formed as Mayas CDMX in Mexico City, this founding member has since moved out of the Capital City and led a nomadic existence year-by-year.

47. Raptors Edomex. Founded in CDMX in 2016 but representing Edomex (Estado de Mexico – the State which shares a name with the country of Mexico) the Raptors are now based in Naucalpan, Edomex, where the Irish Institute is based.

48. Mexicas CDMX. Founding members of the LFA the Mexicas were originally known as Eagles but changed their name in 2017.

49. Dinos Saltillo. Based in the Monterrey satellite town of Saltillo the Dinos were the first expansion team of the LFA along with the Fundidores in 2017.

50. Fundidores Nuevo Leon. Originally Fundidores Monterrey and now named for the State of Nuevo Leon, of which Monterrey is the biggest city, the Fundidores (Smelters) are one of two LFA expansion teams of 2017.

51. Osos Toluca. Toluca “Bears” are a 2018 expansion team of the LFA in Mexico.

52. Artilleros Puebla. Puebla “Gunners” are a 2018 expansion team of the LFA and taking a year out in 2022.

53. Pioneros Queretaro. Queretaro “Pioneers” were founded in 2018 as one of the original members of thew FAM Futbol Americano Mexico, the Mexican second division, gaining promotion in 2019 to thew LFA but relegated back down for 2022.

European League of Football Era (2021-2022)

54. Barcelona Dragons. Founding members of the ELF (European League of Football). Formed in the Catalan Capital in 2021, the Barcelona Dragons took the name of a previous team in the WLAF (World League of American Football) 1991-1997, and NFL Europe League (1998-2003).

55. Frankfurt Galaxy. Founding members of the ELF in 2021, the Frankfurt Galaxy was also the name of a team in the WLAF (1991-1997) and NFL Europe League (1998-2007).

56. Stuttgart Surge. Founding members of the ELF in 2021, the Stuttgart Surge took the name and colours of a previous WLAF team: Sacramento Surge.

57. Berlin Thunder. founding members of the ELF in 2021 the Berlin Thunder took the name of a previous team called Berlin Thunder in the NFL Europe League from 1999-2007.

58. Cologne Centurions. Another founding member of the ELF in 2021, the Cologne Centurions were named the same as a previous team in the NFL Europe League from 2004-2007.

59. Hamburg Sea Devils. Founding members of the ELF in 2021 the Hamburg Sea Devils took the name of a previous team called Hamburg Sea Devils in the NFL Europe League from 2005-2007.

60. Panthers Wroclaw were originally members of the Polish League of American Football before joining the ELF in 2021.

61. Leipzig Kings are an entirely new team in the ELF for 2021, although the name bears resemblance to the Monarchs name of the London / England team of the WLAF (1991-1997) and NFL Europe League (1998).

62. Vienna Vikings are the first expansion team of the ELF for 2022, having previously been members of the Austrian Football League.

63. Raiders Tirol. The Innsbruck, Austria, team were previously members of the Austrian Football League before joining the ELF for 2022.

64. Istanbul Rams. The Turkish League team, founded in 2001, joined the ELF as an expansion team for 2022.

65. Rhein Fire. The Dusseldorf, Germany, based team are an expansion team for 2022 in the ELF, which takes the name of a previous team which played in the WLAF (1995-1997) and NFL Europe League (1998-2007).

66. Edmonton Elks. After controversy surrounding the Edmonton Eskimos name the Edmonton team retired the name Eskimos and chose the new name Elks for their team for the 2021 season.

Japan X-League Professionalism Era (2022)

67. Galgos Tijuana. An Expansion team of the LFA in Mexico, the “Greyhounds” are due to begin play in 2022.

68. All-Mitsubishi Lions. One of the Japan X-League teams which has taken over sole lowndership of gthe “Rice Bowl” – the Japanese Super Bowl.

69. Elecom Kobe Finies. One of the Japan X-League teams which has taken over sole lowndership of gthe “Rice Bowl” – the Japanese Super Bowl.

70. Fujitsu Frontiers. One of the Japan X-League teams which has taken over sole lowndership of gthe “Rice Bowl” – the Japanese Super Bowl.

71. IBM Big Blue. One of the Japan X-League teams which has taken over sole lowndership of gthe “Rice Bowl” – the Japanese Super Bowl.

72. Nojima Sagamihara Rise. One of the Japan X-League teams which has taken over sole lowndership of gthe “Rice Bowl” – the Japanese Super Bowl.

73. Obic Seagulls. One of the Japan X-League teams which has taken over sole lowndership of gthe “Rice Bowl” – the Japanese Super Bowl.

74. Panasonic Impulse. One of the Japan X-League teams which has taken over sole lowndership of gthe “Rice Bowl” – the Japanese Super Bowl.

75. Tokyo Gas Creators. One of the Japan X-League teams which has taken over sole lowndership of gthe “Rice Bowl” – the Japanese Super Bowl.

SEMI-PRO / WORLD SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM LOGOS

[1] Watertown Red and Black Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 19, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=127650949364653&set=a.127650922697989 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/162528647_127650956031319_8807331780508775606_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=C8VoqUvuoRkAX8Bc75-&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f2595ee56f528269d9dd6c187fa99ce6&oe=61C32C00 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

NFL TEAM LOGO REFERENCES

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CFL TEAM LOGOS REFERENCES

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

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LFA TEAM LOGOS REFERENCES

[1] Condors LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 5, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CondorsLFA/photos/a.849000958532449/3650845258347991/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/156170347_3650845261681324_1343936098449651172_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=Off9afsir7EAX-eTVa5&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f04cd67af1934cde5fc69f4926d00448&oe=61C2AF22 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[2] Mayas LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, October 25, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MayasLFA/photos/a.916904715071809/4490334654395446/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/248497239_4490334641062114_2420135574359291948_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=tyzQ2K5mI24AX-IE9d5&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f2e12ee551f216704032abc0943f123a&oe=61A09048 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[3] Raptors LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 5, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/RaptorsLFA/photos/a.208212012844821/1597088927290449 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/253731409_1597088923957116_2180559504148918797_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_rgb565=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=yEYkH6g72yYAX-7NLr7&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=9adac1a0cf5bc5cdf94a6e4bb25fce68&oe=61A0089A ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[4] Mexicas LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 1, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MexicasLFA/photos/a.1014327461963314/4687022084693815 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/251123045_4687022081360482_3247634362025467080_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=OoUZYU6nZycAX82rjsY&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=ad2fe97e3b32c3ac9dcdb1129875a488&oe=619FAB45 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

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[7] Artilleros LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 3, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ArtillerosLFA/photos/a.298541940883309/579119006158933/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/73513561_579119012825599_8802706180922146816_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=5nO8n1bZCXsAX9_5Lnj&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=c6a6d0a303ab49f16b9e426ddf538b25&oe=61C12730 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[8] Osos LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, October 1, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=251129953689617&set=a.125371869598760 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/243020024_251129950356284_294552196448173790_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=nI9MStm2EZQAX9vtC2f&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=d69c71335d78090b5ef73d3f92b43bcf&oe=61A0E836 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

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ELF TEAM LOGOS REFERENCES

[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]

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[11] 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]

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JXL TEAM LOGOS REFERENCES

[1] X-League (2021) fujitsu [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/fujitsu.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[2] X-League (2021) obic [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/obic.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[3] X-League (2021) impulse [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/impulse.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[4] X-League (2021) elecom [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/elecom.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[5] X-League (2021) ibm [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/ibm.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[6] X-League (2021) tokyogas [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/tokyogas.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[7] X-League (2021) hel-lions [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/hel-lions.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[8] X-League (2021) rise [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/rise.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

NFL WEBSITE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

WEBSITES

[2] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League Standings (1936-37) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-standings-1936-37/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

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CFL WEBSITES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia Historical Highlights pg. 1-2. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

WEBSITES

[2] Canadian Football League (2019) Welcome to the new online home of the Atlantic Schooners [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/2019/03/22/welcome-new-online-home-atlantic-schooners/ [Accessed 6 March 2020]

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LFA MEXICO WEBSITE REFERENCES

WEBSITES

[2] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Standings [Internet] Available from: http://lfa.mx/home/standings/ [Accessed 20 January 2018]

[3] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Calendario [Internet] Available from: http://lfa.mx/home/calendario/ [Accessed 14 April 2018]

[4] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Standings [Internet] Available from: http://lfa.mx/standings/ [Accessed 14 April 2018]

[5] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Calendario [Internet] Available from: http://lfa.mx/calendario/ [Accessed 14 April 2018]

[6] American Football International (2016) Mayas Win First Liga de Football Americano Championship Game In Mexico [Internet] available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/mayas-win-first-liga-de-futboll-americano-championship-game-mexico/ [accessed 5 August 2018]

[7] LFA Mexico (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/standings/ [Accessed 15 April 2019]

[8] LFA Mexico (2019) Calendario [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/calendario/[Accessed 13 May 2019]

WEB ARCHIVE

[9] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20161106181310/http://lfa.mx/home/standings/ [Accessed 20 January 2018]

IMAGES

[10] Brands of the World (2018) LFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://botw-pd.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/logo-thumbnail/s3/012017/untitled-1_0.jpg?itok=is8COLAV [Accessed 1 August 2018]

WEBSITES

[11] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/standings-lfa-2020/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

[12] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/calendario-lfa-2020/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

[13] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) #ESTOES LFA [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

[14] Liga Football Americano Mexico / Cinthiya Garcia (2021) A postponement that hurts, but it’s for everyone’s sake [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/una-postergacion-que-duele-pero-es-por-el-bien-de-todos/ [Accessed 18 May 2021]

ELF WEBSITE REFERENCES

[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]

[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]

[5] European League of Football (2021) Stats [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/stats [Accessed 11 July 2021]

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

JAPAN X-LEAGUE WEBSITE REFERENCES

IMAGES

[1] X-League (2020) logo_xleague [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/logo_xleague.jpg [Accessed 7 March 2021]

STANDINGS

[2] X-League (2021) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/standing [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[3] X-League (2021) Score [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/score [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[4] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 1[Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-1 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[5] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 2 [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-2 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[6] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 3 [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-3 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[4] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 4[Internet] Available from:https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-4 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[5] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 5 [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-5 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[6] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 6 [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-6 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[7] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 7[Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-7 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Dervla Mulcahy, Nora Mulcahy, Declan Mulcahy, Conor Conolly-Mulcahy, Dara Conolly-Mulcahy, Orla Conolly-Mulcahy, Aodhan Conolly-Mulcahy, Aedamar Kincaid, Isabella Kincaid, Fiona Conolly, Colm Kincaid.

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Last Updated: 22 November 2021

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Professional Gridiron Football Teams Organized by Name Type 1896-2021

Animal Names

Professional Gridiron Football Teams (Animal Names)

Pos	Team	Year
1	Arizona Cardinals	1898
2	Chicago Bears	1922
3	Calgary Stampeders	1945
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1950
5	British Columbia Lions	1954
6	Atlanta Falcons	1966
7	Carolina Panthers	1996
7	Montreal Alouettes	1996
9	Baltimore Ravens	1999
10	Gallos Negros Querétaro	2016
10	Raptors Edomex	2016
12	Dinos Saltillo	2017
13	Osos Toluca	2018
14	All-Mitsubishi Lions	2021
14	Edmonton Elks	2021
14	Obic Seagulls	2021
17	Galgos Tijuana	2022

Human Names

Professional Gridiron Football Teams (Human Names)

Pos	Team	Year
1	Toronto Argonauts	1873
2	Edmonton Eskimos	1938
3	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1946
4	Buffalo Bills	1960
4	Dallas Cowboys	1960
4	Houston Oilers	1960
7	Mayas	2016
8	Fundidores Nuevo León	2017
8	Mexicas CDMX	2017
10	Artilleros Puebla	2018
11	Pioneros Querétaro	2019

Mechanical Names

Professional Gridiron Football Teams (Merchanical Names)

Pos	Team	Year
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1936
2	Atlantic Schooners	1982
3	IBM Big Blue	2021

Colour Names

Professional Gridiron Football Teams (Colour Names)

Pos	Team	Year
1	Watertown Red and Black	1896
2	Ottawa REDBLACKS	2014

Geographical Names

Professional Gridiron Football Teams (Geographical Names)

Pos	Team	Year
0	Fujitsu Frontiers	2021
0	Nojima Sagamihara Rise	2021

Creative Names

Professional Gridiron Football Teams (Creative Names)

Pos	Team	Year
0	Elecom Kobe Finies	2021
0	Panasonic Impulse	2021

Cryptozoological Names

Professional Gridiron Football Teams (Cryptozoological Names)

Pos	Team	Year
0	Tokyo Gas Creators	2021

Report

Professional Gridiron Teams have used a variety of team names since the Watertown Red and Black appeared in the World Series of Professional Football (1902-1903). Watertown are still in existence, but the New Jersey teams choice of a color name is rare in Professional Football – only the Cleveland Browns (NFL) and Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL) employ such names other than Watertown.

By far the most popular names are Animals and Humans. Animals were employed first in the NFL (National Football League, USA) by Chicago Cardinals in 1920, and subsequently by teams such as the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and others down to the present day where the newest Professional Franchise, Galgos Tijuana of the Liga Football Americano (Mexico), which translates as Greyhounds.

Human names for teams have been employed since the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian football League made an appearance in 1873. The Green Bay Packers were sponsored by the ACME Packing company in Wisconsin in 1919 (they joined the NFL in 1921). Popular variations on warfaring people (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Las Vegas Raiders) have appeared since along with working-class jobs (Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers) and names for Native (Indigenous) people (Washington Redskins, Edmonton Eskimos, Mexicas CDMX, Mayas).

Less popular so far are Mechanical names, such as the names of vehicles (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, New York Jets, Atlantic Schooners) and the Computer at the Headquarters of IBM: Big Blue. Also less popular so far are Geographical names and the names and the names of Natural Phenomena. so far we have Los Angeles Chargers, Berlin Thunder, Frankfurt Galaxy, Stuttgart Surge, Rhein Fire, Fujitsu Frontiers and Nojima Sagamihara Rise (Suunrise). Then there are Creative Names (Panasonic Impulse and Elecom Kobe Finies) and the Names of Cryptozoological Creatues or Gods whose existence evidence has not been found yet: Barcelona Dragons, Hamburg Sea Devils and Tokyo Gas Creators.

Semi-Pro / World Series of Professional Football Team Logos

NFL Team Logo References

[2] Chris Creamer’s SportsLogos (2021) 581 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/186/full/581.gif [Accessed 3 August 2021]

[3] SportsLogos (2021) y71myf8mlwlk8lbgagh3fd5e0 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/151/full/y71myf8mlwlk8lbgagh3fd5e0.png [Accessed 3 August 2021]

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CFL Team Logos 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]

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

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LFA Team Logos References

ELF Team Logos References

JXL Team Logos References

[1] X-League (2021) fujitsu [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/fujitsu.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[2] X-League (2021) obic [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/obic.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[3] X-League (2021) impulse [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/impulse.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[4] X-League (2021) elecom [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/elecom.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[5] X-League (2021) ibm [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/ibm.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[6] X-League (2021) tokyogas [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/tokyogas.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[7] X-League (2021) hel-lions [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/hel-lions.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[8] X-League (2021) rise [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/rise.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

NFL Website and Bibliography REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 350-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

WEBSITES

[4] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1938 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[5] Pro Football Archives (2019) 1939 | American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1939.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) American Football League (1940-1941) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/american-football-league-1940-1941/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

CFL Websites And Bibliography References

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia Historical Highlights pg. 1-2. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

WEBSITES

IMAGES

[3] Pinterest (2019) Canadian Football League Logo (2003-2015) [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/b4/41/a0b441a47f1f1b851d8a46b3412fe91a.png [Accessed 10 March 2019]

LFA Mexico Website References

WEBSITES

[2] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Standings [Internet] Available from: http://lfa.mx/home/standings/ [Accessed 20 January 2018]

[3] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Calendario [Internet] Available from: http://lfa.mx/home/calendario/ [Accessed 14 April 2018]

[4] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Standings [Internet] Available from: http://lfa.mx/standings/ [Accessed 14 April 2018]

[5] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Calendario [Internet] Available from: http://lfa.mx/calendario/ [Accessed 14 April 2018]

[7] LFA Mexico (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/standings/ [Accessed 15 April 2019]

[8] LFA Mexico (2019) Calendario [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/calendario/[Accessed 13 May 2019]

WEB ARCHIVE

[9] Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (2018) LFPA Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20161106181310/http://lfa.mx/home/standings/ [Accessed 20 January 2018]

IMAGES

[10] Brands of the World (2018) LFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://botw-pd.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/logo-thumbnail/s3/012017/untitled-1_0.jpg?itok=is8COLAV [Accessed 1 August 2018]

WEBSITES

[11] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/standings-lfa-2020/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

[12] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/calendario-lfa-2020/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

[13] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) #ESTOES LFA [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

ELF WEBSITE References

[5] European League of Football (2021) Stats [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/stats [Accessed 11 July 2021]

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

Japan X-League Website References

IMAGES

[1] X-League (2020) logo_xleague [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/logo_xleague.jpg [Accessed 7 March 2021]

STANDINGS

[2] X-League (2021) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/standing [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[3] X-League (2021) Score [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/score [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[4] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 1[Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-1 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[5] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 2 [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-2 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[6] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 3 [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-3 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[4] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 4[Internet] Available from:https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-4 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[5] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 5 [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-5 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[6] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 6 [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-6 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[7] X-League (2021) Schedule / Results Section 7[Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/schedule/2021/2021-x1-super-autumn-7 [Accessed 4 August 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 22 November 2021

November 20, 2021October 29, 2023

Iceland Americkansk Football Bud Light Bikarinn 2021

Schedule

Iceland Bud Light Bikarinn


Match Day Bud Light Bikarinn
November 20, 2021 (Bud Light Bikarinn) 18 - 30 N/A Reykjavik Einherjar vs Spartverjar

Recap

Reykjavik Einherjar (Vikings) scored three touchdowns but failed to convert any of them. Spartverjar (Spartans) scored four Touchdowns and scored three two-point conversions for a 30-18 victory in the Bud Light Bikarinn (Cup) 2021. Einherjar had defeated Spartverjar in the three-team competition in 2020. The Bud Light Cup was just two teams in 2021.

References

[1] David Godi You Tube Channel (2021) Bud Light Bikarinn [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08XEI-pV6eE [Accessed 20 November 2021]

Logo References

[2] Einherjar (2021) Profile Picture, October 8, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Einherjarfootball/photos/a.149814218560293/530612943813750 [Accessed 20 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/14611024_530612943813750_3382437769666265005_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=SQgRMx8jmTEAX_6UAM5&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=56ef347269bb4e64727871e89addf946&oe=61BD51C5 ][Accessed 20 November 2021]

[3] Einherjar (2021) Event, November 20, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/events/954253588823332?ref=newsfeed [Accessed 20 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/p720x720/245091274_1701468920061474_5044410191761011393_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=340051&_nc_ohc=M7N5hXLfeN0AX9gDbmA&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=efdcd04592dd50dd149841a87e857ed1&oe=619E22D9 ][Accessed 20 November 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Aoife Mulcahy.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 21 November 2021

November 20, 2021October 29, 2023

AMFA Moroccan Football League 2019

AMFA Morocco Logo [References: 11]

Standings

AMFA Moroccan Football League North Conference 2019

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Salè Black Mambas	1	0	1.000	12	8	4	W1
2	Salè Jaguars	1	1	0.500	28	24	4	L1
3	Rabat Lions	0	1	0.000	12	20	-8	L1

AMFA Moroccan Football League South Conference 2019

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Agadir White Sharks	1	0	1.000	24	0	24	W1
2	AS Casablanca Stars	1	0	1.000	16	0	16	W1
3	Marrakech Spartiates	0	2	0.000	0	40	-40	L2

Schedule

AMFA Moroccan Football League 2019


Match Day Week 1
January 20, 2019 (Week 1) 12 - 20 N/A Rabat Lions vs Salè Jaguars
January 27, 2019 (Week 1) 16 - 0 N/A AS Casablanca Stars vs Marrakech Spartiates
Match Day Week 2
February 24, 2019 (Week 2) 12 - 8 N/A Salè Black Mambas vs Salè Jaguars
March 3, 2019 (Week 2) 24 - 0 N/A Agadir White Sharks vs Marrakech Spartiates
Match Day Week 3
April 19, 2019 (Week 3) Postponed N/A AS Casablanca Stars vs Agadir White Sharks
April 19, 2019 (Week 3) Postponed N/A Salè Black Mambas vs Rabat Lions

Note: Final regular season matches possibly postponed until February 18th and 25th 2021.

MFL Moroccan Football League Logo [References: 1]

Recap

The inaugural Association Marocaine de Football Américain 9-man Moroccan Football League took place in 2019. The first ever Full-contact, helmets-and-pads league in Morocco consisted of two conferences: North and South of three teams each.

While Week 3 was postponed until after Ramadan, and may not have taken place at all, there is mention on Agadir White Sharks Facebook page on March 7th 2021 of them being Champions a week after announcing they were back. Another postponed match between Black Mambas and Rabat Lions appears to have been rescheduled for February 18th 2021. The intervening Covid-19 restrictions appear to have stopped all Football in 2020 in Morocco like almost everywhere else.

As it is known, Agadir White Sharks were leading the South Conference having defeated Marrakech Spartiates, while the Casablanca Stars were also on 1-0 having also defeated Marrakech Spartiates. In the North Conference Salè Black Mambas stood on 1-0, Salè Jaguars on 1-1 and Rabat Lions on 0-1

References

[1] American Football International (2019) Morocco launches historic first-ever league [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/morocco-launches-historic-first-ever-league/?fbclid=IwAR2LP0i5CAakCXpF1-J6Wi4JZh4vYFfI0h7wJwOAZVDvPJEn8KEaB2NMq4k [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[2] Association Marocaine de football américain Facebook (2019) January 21, 2019: “Big 1st MFL Championship Game in our beautiful Kingdom” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/moroccoamericanfootball/posts/2578389645534456 [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[3] Association Marocaine de football américain Facebook (2019) January 29, 2019: “Pour le 2eme Match de la Ligue MFL.Casa stars Vs Spartiates de Marrakech.Un très grand esprit sportif entre les 2 equipes” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/moroccoamericanfootball/posts/2594316293941791 [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[4] Association Marocaine de football américain Facebook (2019) February 24, 2019: “BLACK MAMBAS Vs JAGUARS” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/moroccoamericanfootball/posts/2654533814586705 [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[4] Association Marocaine de football américain Facebook (2019) February 26, 2019: “Rencontre choque de la ligue.CHARk (agadir)vsSPARTIATES (Marrakech)

“ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/moroccoamericanfootball/posts/2657820517591368 [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[5] Association Marocaine de football américain Facebook (2019) April 19, 2019: “We inform you that the opposing matches:lan Casablanca Stars Vs Sharkas Black Mambas Vs LionsWill be postponed after RAMADAN .

“ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/moroccoamericanfootball/posts/2769611519745600 [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[6] Rabat Lions You Tube (2019) January 31st 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT12dH4ZCQA [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[7] Agadir White Sharks Facebook (2019) Photo February 26, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/479194115596206/photos/a.768268030022145/1094230074092604/ [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[8] Agadir White Sharks Facebook (2019) Photo March 4, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/479194115596206/photos/a.768268030022145/1097661163749495/ [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[9] Rabat American Football Facebook (2021) February 18th, 2021: “Let’s Do It!!!!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Rabatamericanfootball/photos/a.710921168947300/3803563039683082/ [Accessed 20 November 2021]

[10] Agadir White Sharks Facebook (2021) March 7, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/AgadirWhiteSharks/videos/439240000649259 [Accessed 20 November 2021]

Logo references

[11] Association Marocaine de football américain Facebook (2019) Profile Picture, July 25, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/moroccoamericanfootball/photos/a.692258777480895/1713088248731271/ [Accessed 20 November 2021][Actual logo reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/20368724_1713088248731271_25625928436323614_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=1MEnZzJUdhAAX_Z_EiV&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=109b9a9eaa19fccbf2b78015604806aa&oe=61BD363F ][Accessed 20 November 2021]

Logo references

[12] Association Marocaine de football américain Facebook (2019) Photo, February 24, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/moroccoamericanfootball/photos/2654532211253532 [Accessed 20 November 2021][Actual logo reference at:https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/52633075_2654532217920198_2414765935345795072_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=pfY-mJfcm8wAX_1WByq&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=bedc36154794fe1b6d10a21aa31a0202&oe=61C06734 ][Accessed 20 November 2021]

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November 18, 2021October 29, 2023

Is the NFL retracing History? – Connections between NFL team names and Alphanumerical signs in Ancient Sumer & Egypt

Signs and their Meaning in Ancient Sumer & Possible link with NFL teams

Order	Sign/Symbol Meaning	NFL Team	Year Started	Explanation
A	Bird	Arizona Cardinals	1898	Cardinal Bird
B	Reed	Watertown Red & Blacks	1896 / 1913	Based in New Jersey, the Garden State, the Red & Blacks still exist in a New York / New Jersey Metro League and played in the first World Series of Professional Football in 1902-1903
C	Head, Chief, Summit, Thigh	Green Bay Packers	1919	Packers fans are known as Cheeseheads because they wear foam Cheese Hats on their head in honour of the State of Wisconsin’s Dairy fame.
D	Haunch	Chicago Bears	1920 / 1922	Unknown Link
E	Penis, Fertilise	New York Giants	1924	Leaders in the Ancient World were often portrayed as Giants and erected Giant Pillars in their own honour recognising their own great feats
F	Pubis, Woman	Detroit Lions	1928	Unknown Link
G	Palm Tree, Date	Washington Redskins / Football Team	1932	Unknown Link
H	Mountain, Foreign Land	Pittsburgh Steelers	1933 / 1935	based in Coal mining Region of Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania
I	Eye – To look	Philadelphia Eagles	1933	Eagle-Eyed is an expression meaning to spot detail
J	Fountain, Well, Water-Butt	Los Angeles Rams	1936	Rams drink from water-butts
K	Water or Stream	San Francisco 49ers	1946	49ers references the California Goldrush of 1849, and the Gold-prospecting which took place in streams.
L	Fish	Indianapolis Colts	1946 / 1953	The Fish is often associated with the Occult, and also the horseshoe, the logo on the Colts helmet
M	Hand, Fist	Cleveland Browns	1946 / 1999	Paws: The Bulldog is a Logo of the Cleveland Browns

Writing of Ancient Sumer and their possible connection to NFL teams of 1920-1953

Numbers and their Meaning in Ancient Egypt and their Connection to AFL-era Teams of 1960s

Number	Meaning	AFL / NFL Team	Year Started	Explanation
1	Harpoon, Sun, Moon	Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs	1960	A Harpoon is like an Arrowhead, the logo of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Sun is often linked with Texas. The KC Chiefs were originally the Dallas Texans
2	Sun & Moon	Denver Broncos	1960	Big Sky is often a name used to describe the breathtaking scenery of the Rocky Mountains.
3	3 Harpoons	San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers	1960	San Diego is a Naval Port
4	Jubilaeum	New Jork Titans / Jets	1960	There is no known explanation for Jubilaeum
5	5-point Star	Dallas Cowboys	1960	The Cowboys logo is a 5-point star in honour of the “Lone Star State” – Texas
6	1 plus Star	Buffalo Bills	1960	Unknown Link
7	Human Head	Minnesota Vikings	1960 / 1961	The head has 7 orifices: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils and one mouth – The Vikings logo is two horns, making the helmet look like an ancient Viking helmet. The Vikings used to cut off enemy heads and place them in defensive walls to warn off enemies
8	Ibis	Boston / New England Patriots	1960	Ibis is a bird incarnation of the God Thot – divinity of the City of Hermopolis – old name “Khmnw” which means City of Eight – Boston is associated with seafaring – the wheel used to steer vessels is divided by eight spokes, as represented in another Boston teams’ logo: Boston Bruins of the NHL
9	To Shine / Scythe	Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders	1960	The Raiders are also known as the Silver & Black for the colour of their uniforms and helmet.
10	Falcon	Atlanta Falcons	1966	The God Horus is represented by the Falcon. The Falcon represented number 10 in Ancient Egyptian numbers as Horus was the first added to the original 9 deities of Heliopolis.

Egyptian Numbers and Meaning and their links to AFL-era NFL teams of 1960s.

Report

The possibility that the NFL (National Football League) has been re-tracing Human History is explored here. The earliest Human Civilization: Sumer in Ancient Iraq, had for instance a Bird symbol as its first, correlating to the Cardinals, the first NFL team. The Reed is the second Pictograph (Symbol) and could correspond to the Watertown Red & Blacks of New Jersey (the Garden State) who played in first World Series of Professional Football in 1902 to 1903. Other links are the eighth Pictograph, meaning Mountain or Foreign Land, corresponding to the Pittsburgh Steelers, based in Coal-Mining region of the Appalachian Mountains in Western Pennsylvania. San Francisco 49ers are represented by the 11th Pictograph, representing Water or stream, which correlates with the Goldrush of 1849 with the Prospectors mining for gold in streams. Philadelphia Eagles, the ninth team including the Watertown Red & Blacks could be represented by the ninth symbol in Ancient Sumer: I, an eye or to look. Eagle-Eyed is an expression used to describe a person who can pick out fine detail.

The Second Civilization, Ancient Egypt includes a five-point star for the number five, corresponding to the Dallas Cowboys and their Lone Star State logo. Other representations include the number one represented by a harpoon, sun and moon, which could be linked to the Kansas City Chiefs and their Arrowhead logo. Number seven is represented by a Human Head, which links well with the Vikings and their use of decapitated heads placed in defensive walls to warn off invaders. The God Horus was the first added to the original nine deities of the city of Heliopolis and thus represents the number 10. He is often represented by the Falcon.

Royalty-free stock illustration ID: 1037358988

Egyptian God Horus Statue Isolated. 3D rendering

Egyptian God Horus – represented by the Falcon.

By Nerthuz

References

[1] George Ifram (1994; 1998) “Numbers of Sumer: Fig. 8.3: Pictogram of Ancient Sumerian Writing” Universal History of Numbers. pg 78 Harvill Press, London.

[1] George Ifram (1994; 1998) “The Numbers of Ancient Egypt” Universal History of Numbers. pg 176-177. Harvill Press, London.

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November 11, 2021

ACTGL Australian Capital Territory Gridiron League 1999-2000

ACT Gridiron Logo [References: 1]

Standings

ACTGL Australian Capital Territory Gridiron League 1999-2000

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct
1	Tuggeranong Tornadoes	6	2	0.750
2	Canberra Tigers	5	3	0.625
3	Uni Canberra Firebirds	1	7	0.125

Playoffs

ACTGL Australian Capital Territory Gridiron League Playoffs 1999-2000


Match Day Capital Bowl VII
January 1, 2000 (Capital Bowl VII) 25 - 8 N/A Canberra Tigers vs Tuggeranong Tornadoes

Recap

After both teams dominated the three-team 1999-2000 ACTGL (Australian Capital Territory Gridiron League) the Tuggeranong Tornadoes and Canberra Tigers met in Capital Bowl VII, where the Tigers won 25-8. Tuggeranong had won the Regular Season Championship with a 6-2 record and Canberra Tigers finished runners-up on 5-3. University of Canberra Firebirds finished on 1-7 and out of the Playoffs.

Logo References

[1] ACT Gridiron | Wayback Machine (2009) LogoRight [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20091004215525im_/https://console.clubsonline.com.au/gallery/images/LogoRight.jpg [Accessed 20 June 2020]

Team Logo References

[2] Canberra Tigers Grid Iron (2012) Team Photo, April 11, 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10206531194984404&set=g.428615177152953 [Accessed 11 November 2021]

[3] UC Stars Facebook (2014) Profile Picture, October 23, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCStarsGridiron/photos/a.793396150706979/793396154040312 [Accessed 11 November 2021]

[4] Tuggeranong Tornadoes Wayback Machine (2000) tornbanner1 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20001210022300im_/http://www.tornadoesgridiron.asn.au/tornbanner1.jpg [Accessed 11 November 2021]

References

[5] AuSport (2000) Gridiron Australia – Around the States… [Internet] Available from: http://www.ausport.gov.au/gridiron/gastat.html [Accessed 23 May 2000][Broken Link[Available on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20000612095528/https://www.ausport.gov.au/gridiron/gastat.html ][Accessed 4 July 2000]

[6] Tuggeranong Tornadoes Wayback Machine (2000) Capital Bowl Winners [Click link for ACTGL Playoff and Capital Bowl Winners [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20001025231334/http://www.tornadoesgridiron.asn.au/ [Accessed 28 May 2020]

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November 11, 2021July 4, 2024

European League of Football Schedule and Results 2021

European League of Football Logo [References: 1]

Scoreboard

Standings

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

Playoff Schedule

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

Regular Season Schedule

For Scoring Summaries from Game Day 05 Onwards please click each individual game in the schedule below.

European League of Football Regular Season 2021


Match Day Game Day 01
June 20, 2021 (Game Day 01) 17 - 15 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Frankfurt Galaxy
June 20, 2021 (Game Day 01) 27 - 37 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Leipzig Kings
June 19, 2021 (Game Day 01) 17 - 21 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Stuttgart Surge
June 19, 2021 (Game Day 01) 55 - 39 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Cologne Centurions
Match Day Game Day 02
June 27, 2021 (Game Day 02) 20 - 42 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Frankfurt Galaxy
June 27, 2021 (Game Day 02) 40 - 12 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Barcelona Dragons
June 26, 2021 (Game Day 02) 54 - 28 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Leipzig Kings
Match Day Game Day 03
July 4, 2021 (Game Day 03) 22 - 13 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Panthers Wroclaw
July 4, 2021 (Game Day 03) 40 - 19 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Stuttgart Surge
July 3, 2021 (Game Day 03) 14 - 32 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Hamburg Sea Devils
July 4, 2021 (Game Day 03) 47 - 48 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Cologne Centurions
Match Day Game Day 04
July 11, 2021 (Game Day 04) 27 - 24 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Leipzig Kings
July 11, 2021 (Game Day 04) 20 - 41 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Frankfurt Galaxy
July 11, 2021 (Game Day 04) 44 - 6 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Berlin Thunder
Match Day Game Day 05
July 17, 2021 (Game Day 05) 42 - 22 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Barcelona Dragons
July 18, 2021 (Game Day 05) 26 - 45 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Panthers Wroclaw
July 18, 2021 (Game Day 05) 0 - 55 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Match Day Game Day 06
July 31, 2021 (Game Day 06) 22 - 17 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Barcelona Dragons
August 1, 2021 (Game Day 06) 57 - 3 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Stuttgart Surge
August 1, 2021 (Game Day 06) 33 - 31 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Panthers Wroclaw
August 1, 2021 (Game Day 06) 37 - 24 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Berlin Thunder
Match Day Game Day 07
August 7, 2021 (Game Day 07) 60 - 51 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Cologne Centurions
August 8, 2021 (Game Day 07) 35 - 9 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Hamburg Sea Devils
August 8, 2021 (Game Day 07) 49 - 23 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Stuttgart Surge
Match Day Game Day 08
August 14, 2021 (Game Day 08) 20 - 28 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Hamburg Sea Devils
August 15, 2021 (Game Day 08) 7 - 36 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Frankfurt Galaxy
August 15, 2021 (Game Day 08) 12 - 30 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Barcelona Dragons
Match Day Game Day 09
August 21, 2021 (Game Day 09) 24 - 42 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Leipzig Kings
August 22, 2021 (Game Day 09) 19 - 3 N/A Berlin Thunder vs Barcelona Dragons
August 22, 2021 (Game Day 09) 24 - 30 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Panthers Wroclaw
Match Day Game Day 10
August 28, 2021 (Game Day 10) 14 - 22 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Frankfurt Galaxy
August 29, 2021 (Game Day 10) 35 - 12 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Berlin Thunder
August 29, 2021 (Game Day 10) 17 - 18 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Leipzig Kings
August 29, 2021 (Game Day 10) 19 - 9 N/A Cologne Centurions vs Stuttgart Surge
Match Day Game Day 11
September 5, 2021 (Game Day 11) 45 - 7 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Cologne Centurions
September 5, 2021 (Game Day 11) 0 - 38 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Berlin Thunder
September 5, 2021 (Game Day 11) 13 - 21 N/A Leipzig Kings vs Panthers Wroclaw
Match Day Game Day 06
July 24, 2021 (Game Day 06) 23 - 26 N/A Panthers Wroclaw vs Hamburg Sea Devils
July 24, 2021 (Game Day 06) 41 - 16 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Berlin Thunder
July 25, 2021 (Game Day 06) 23 - 39 N/A Stuttgart Surge vs Cologne Centurions

References: see [5] Below.

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 is 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 are 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 (almost a resurrection of the London Monarchs name). Barcelona Dragons is also a resurrection of the previous NFLE/WLAF team name.

Weeks 1-3

After three Game Days Hamburg Sea Devils were the only undefeated team on 2-0. Panthers Wroclaw were hot on their heels, however, at 1-2 with Berlin Thunder (1-1) and Leipzig Kings (1-2) still within one win of the Division North leaders. In Division South there were no undefeated teams as Cologne Centurions and Frankfurt Galaxy both tied for first on 2-1, Stuttgart Surge just behind on 1-2 and Barcelona Dragons the only winless team in the league on 0-3.

Week 4

In Week 4 Hamburg Sea Devils stretched their unbeaten run to 3 games with a comprehensive 44-6 victory versus Berlin Thunder. Frankfurt Galaxy meanwhile took over sole ownership of the top spot in Division South with a 41-20 win at Cologne Centurions, moving the Sea Devils to 3-1 and dropping the Centurions to 2-2. In the Game of the Week Stuttgart Surge came from 12-0 down after the first quarter to squeak by Leipzig Kings 27-24 to move the Surge to 2-2 and joint second with the Centurions in the South, while Leipzig Kings dropped to 1-3 and bottom spot of the North.

Week 5

In Week 5 Hamburg Sea Devils had another big win, 55-0 at Leipzig Kings as they moved to 4-0 in the North while Panthers Wroclaw kept in touch with a 45-26 victory at Berlin Thunder as the Polish team and Hamburg continued to dominate Division North. There was one game in Division South where Barcelona Dragons fell at home to old WLAF foes Frankfurt Galaxy, again the scoring was big with the game finishing 42-22 to Frankfurt, which left them in command of the Division at 3-1. Barcelona fell to 0-4, remaining winless.

Week 6

Panthers Wroclaw lost 23-26 in a tight game to Hamburg Sea Devils, putting Hamburg on 5-0, and putting Wroclaw out of touch with the Division North leaders. Barcelona Dragons meanwhile won their first game of the season as they lit up the scoreboard with a 41-16 defeat of Berlin Thunder. In the other game in Week 6, Stuttgart Surge lost 23-39 to Cologne Centurions.

Week 7

Week 7 saw Hamburg struggle to a 22-17 victory over Barcelona with four P Andersen Field Goals in the second half giving them the win after N Lester had given the travelling Dragons fans some hope of an upset with a 97 yard Interception Return for a Touchdown of Hamburg Quarterback J Clark. L O’Connor, another quarterback with an Irish name was on the losing side as Panthers Wroclaw succumbed to Cologne Centurions, losing 33-31 putting the Centurions and Panthers both on 3-2 records. J Sullivan, a third Quarterback with an Irish name scored two rushing Touchdowns and passed for another as Frankfurt Galaxy destroyed Stuttgart Surge 57-3. In the fourth game Leipzig Lions won 37-24 versus Berlin Thunder as the two bottom teams in Division North battled each other for their second win of the season.

Week 8

In a week of drama, Barcelona Dragons won their second game in a row after losing their first five with a 60-51 victory at home to Cologne Centurions. In an unbelievable game there were 18 touchdowns in all, 10 for Barcelona and 8 for Cologne. In Leipzig the Kings improved to 3-4 with a 49-23 win over Stuttgart Surge who dropped to 2-5. Meanwhile the Frankfurt Galaxy and Hamburg Sea Devils met in a possible Championship Game match-up in Frankfurt. The eagerly awaited clash between the two Division leaders saw Frankfurt Galaxy hand Hamburg their first defeat of the season as a dominant Galaxy defense held the Sea Devils to three field goals and got on the scoresheet themselves with a safety. J Sullivan, the Irish-named Frankfurt Quarterback had a stellar day, passing for three touchdowns and scoring himself on a one yard quarterback sneak.

Week 9

Week 9 saw Barcelona Dragons win their second in a row with a 30-12 victory over the Surge in pouring rain in Stuttgart. Meanwhile in Berlin the Clark-inspired Hamburg sea Devils raced into a 28-0 lead thanks to three touchdown passes in the first half from the Quarterback with the Irish surname to A Bottela Moreno and one in the third quarter to J Madin Cerezo before a spirited Thunder comeback saw them come within striking distance of tying the match at 20-28, but the game ended there. In the other match, there was contrasting fortunes for the two other quarterbacks with Irish names as Frankfurt Galaxy’s Jakub Sullivan threw three touchdown passes in the first half to put Frankfurt 20-0 up at haltime, and then in the second half Panthers Wroclaw’s Lokas O’Connor threw two interceptions to the same Galaxy player, Joshua Poznanski, who returned both Interceptions for a touchdown (58 and 36 yards respectively). O’Connor fired a late TD pass of his own to Jakub Mazan but it was mere consolation as Frankfurt won 36-7.

Week 10

Leipzig Kings defeated Cologne Centurions 42-24 to open up Week 10. The victory put the Kings on 4-4 and kept them in the chase for a Playoff spot, with Cologne dropping to 4-4 but still in second place in the South. In the battle of the cellar-dwellers, Berlin Thunder got the better of Barcelona Dragons 19-3 in a low-scoring encounter, leaving both teams on two wins, and still mathematically in with a slim chance of the playoffs. Meanwhile the top two teams in the North Division, Hamburg Sea Devils and Panthers Wroclaw put on a thriller of a show which the Polish team edged 30-24 thanks to an amazing 24 points in the second quarter. The win left the Panthers on 4-4, just 2.5 games behind Hamburg on 7-2.

Week 11

In Week 11 action Barcelona Dragons almost pulled off another upset, as they lost 14-22 to South Division leaders and the team also with the best overall record, Frankfurt Galaxy, which left the Galaxy on 8-1 and with the Division title. Panthers Wroclaw stayed in the hunt for the North Division title with a relatively easy 35-12 victory versus Berlin Thunder. Berlin Thunder’s 12 points all came in the fourth quarter when the result was in no doubt and left Panthers on 5-4. In an extremely close game Hamburg Sea Devils went down 17-18 to Leipzig Kings, meaning all three teams still in the hunt for the North Division Playoff spots (Hamburg 7-3, Wroclaw 5-4 and Leipzig 5-4) were in a game of each other with one week left. Meanwhile Cologne Centurions defeated Stuttgart Surge 19-9 to take second place in the South Division.

Week 12

Finishing off the Regular Season, Frankfurt Galaxy wrapped up the Division North title in style, and with it the best Regular season league record on 9-1 with a 45-7 thumping of Cologne Centurions, who finished the season on 5-5. In the battle of the two last-placed teams Berlin Thunder were hungrier team, winning 38-0 as Stuttgart lost their sixth in a row to finish on 2-8. Berlin finished 3-7. In the other match with Playoff consequences Wroclaw Panthers defeated Leipzig Kings 21-13 to reach the Playoffs in second place in the North on 6-4 as Leipzig Kings finished 5-5. Cologne Centurions took the fourth playoff spot in second place in the North.

Playoffs

Frankfurt Galaxy won easily versus Cologne Centurions for the second week in a row as they won 36-6 in an All-German Semi-Final. In the North match-up there was another close encounter between the Hamburg Sea Devils and Panthers Wroclaw which the Sea Devils squeaked 30-27. In the three games between the teams this season there was a touchdown or less between the sides at the final whistle.

ELF Championship Game

The lead changed hands five times in the 2021 European League of Football Championship Game as two Irish-named Quarterbacks duelled it out for European American Football’s top prize. J Clark managed to score on two 1-yard runs and pass to J Madin Cerezo for another Touchdown for the Hamburg Sea Devils, however, favourites Frankfurt Galaxy, behind Quarterback J Sullivan fared better, as Sullivan also scored on a 1-yard Quarterback keeper and passed for four more to G Adams, N Strahmann, A Mahoungou and K Mwamba as the Galaxy triumphed 32-30.

Tadhg Leader – Irish-born Player (Panthers Wroclaw)

Former Connacht Rugby player Tadhg 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 Tadhg and his brother Darragh won €50 each.

Tadhg 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.

Tadhg 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 Tadhg 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 Tadhg signed for Panthers Wroclaw in the European League of Football, making his debut on opening day in a 55-39 victory over Cologne Centurions.

Tadhg Leader’s 2021 Panthers Wrocław Stats

FIELD GOALS	1-19 yds	20-29 yds	30-39 yds	40-49 yds	50+ yds
Tadhg Leader	0-0	2-2	2-4	3-5	1-1
Panthers Wrocław 2021 Total	0-0	3-3	3-6	4-6	1-1

References: European League of Football 2022 Stats Book p36 – Transaction Prepared Exclusively for Enda Mulcahy

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	I20	50+	Blkd
Tadhg Leader	11	400	36.4	54	5	2	0
Panthers Wrocław 2021 Total	36	1206	33.5	54	6	4	1

References: European League of Football 2022 Stats Book p36 – Transaction Prepared Exclusively for Enda Mulcahy

DEFENSE STATISTICS – TACKLES	TT	UT	A	TFL	Yds
Tadhg Leader	1	1	0	0	0
Panthers Wrocław	649	331	318	73	241

References: European League of Football 2022 Stats Book p37 – Transaction Prepared Exclusively for Enda Mulcahy

Kevin Mayo – Irish Player (Panthers Wrocław)

Kevin Mayo, who is from Tallaght, South Dublin Co. in Ireland, and had previously played for the South Dublin Panthers in the American Football Ireland League joined the Panthers Wroclaw at the tail end of the season after being picked up by North Park University in Chicago, an NCAA Division III College.

Reference

Logos

Websites

[5] European League of Football (2021) Stats [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/stats [Accessed 10 November 2021]

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

[7] 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]

[8] 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]

[9] 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]

[10] 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]

[11] 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]

[12] 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]

[13] 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]

[14] 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]

[15] South Dublin Panthers (2021) Post to Page 2 December 2021: “Great Interview!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/posts/309142057879208 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[16] 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]

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

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

Statistics

European League of Football 2022 Stats Book p36-37 – Transaction Prepared Exclusively for Enda Mulcahy

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

Published: 3 December 2021. Last Updated: 4 July 2024.

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved. 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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SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Maple League 1980

Standings

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Maple League 1980

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	MAJS	5	1	0	10	172	31	141	W1
2	Espoo Poli	5	1	0	10	157	26	131	W2
3	East City Giants	5	1	0	10	122	47	75	L1
4	Helsinki Roosters	3	3	0	6	126	74	52	L2
5	Helsinki Bruins	1	4	1	3	57	133	-76	L1
6	Helsinki Pukit	1	4	1	3	66	197	-131	L1
7	Garden City Bonebreakers	0	6	0	0	14	206	-192	L6

References: [2] and [4]

Playoffs

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Maple League Playoffs 1980

Date	Event	Venue	Article	Match Day
1980-09-14 19:15:57September 14, 1980	MAJS vs Helsinki Roosters	N/A	Recap	Välierät (Semi-Finals)
1980-09-14 19:18:50September 14, 1980	Espoo Poli vs East City Giants	N/A	Recap	Välierät (Semi-Finals)
1980-09-21 19:24:03September 21, 1980	East City Giants vs Helsinki Roosters	N/A	Recap	Pronssiottelu (3rd Place Playoff)
1980-09-21 19:26:06September 21, 1980	MAJS vs Espoo Poli	N/A	Recap	Vaahteramalja I (Maple Bowl I)

References: [3]

Regular Season

SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto Maple League 1980

Date	Event	Venue	Article	Match Day
1980-07-20 19:03:05July 20, 1980	Helsinki Bruins vs MAJS	N/A	Recap	Week 1
1980-07-27 19:06:04July 27, 1980	East City Giants vs MAJS	N/A	Recap	Week 2
1980-08-03 19:07:22August 3, 1980	MAJS vs Helsinki Roosters	N/A	Recap	Week 3
1980-08-10 19:09:54August 10, 1980	Helsinki Pukit vs MAJS	N/A	Recap	Week 4
1980-08-17 19:11:44August 17, 1980	MAJS vs Espoo Poli	N/A	Recap	Week 5
1980-08-24 19:14:36August 24, 1980	Garden City Bonebreakers vs MAJS	N/A	Recap	Week 6
1980-09-06 19:22:04September 6, 1980	Espoo Poli vs Helsinki Roosters	N/A	Recap	Week 7

Note: All Match Dates are estimates apart from August 17 1980 MAJS 8 Espoo Poli 18 and September 6 1980 Espoo Poli 26 Helsinki Roosters 6

References: [3]

Recap

The 1980 Maple League was the first year of American Football in Finland, and featured seven teams, all in the Helsinki Area: MAJS, East City Giants, Helsinki Roosters, Helsinki Bruins and Helsinki Pukit from Helsinki and Espoo Poli and Garden City Bonebreakers from nearby Espoo. MAJS lit up the scoreboard early on, putting 36 points past Helsinki Bruins without reply, defeating East City Giants 24-6, winning 6-0 at home to Helsinki Roosters, and defeating Helsinki Pukit 68-7 to go 4-0.

However, the favourites suffered their first defeat in their fifth game. losing 8-18 to Espoo Poli. They recovered to defeat Garden City Bonebreakers, the other Espoo team 30-0, and at the end of the regular season MAJS, Espoo Poli and East City Giants were all on 5-1 at the top of the Standings. Helsinki Roosters made the playoffs as the fourth placed team, but lost to MAJS 20-0 in the Semi-Finals. The other match saw Espoo Poli defeat East City Giants to set up a rematch of the Week 5 encounter. Again, the top seeds, MAJS, were defeated by Espoo Poli, 0-12.

Garden City Bonebreakers, Helsinki Pukit and Helsinki Bruins all disbanded at the end of the season, and were replaced by Viherlaakso Gorillas from Vantaa, Northern Newland Falcons from Hyvinkää, Savonlinna Steamers and Jyväskylä Rangers, bringing the League up to 8 teams from 7.

IMAGES REFERENCES

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

References

[2] SAJL (2017) Vaahteraliiga – Sarjataulukko 1980 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/sarjataulukko.php?sarja=1&kausi=1980 [Accessed 22 December 2017][Last Accessed 9 November 2021]

[3] SAJL (2021) Vaahteraliiga – Otteluohjelma 1980 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/otteluohjelma.php?sarja=1&kausi=1980 [Accessed 22 December 2017]

[4] Helsinki Roosters (2002) Tila 80 [Internet] Available from: http://www.roosters.fi/tila80.htm [Accessed 17 January 2002][Broken Link: Available on the Wayback Machine at: http://web.archive.org/web/20050215114933/http://www.roosters.fi/tila80.htm ][Accessed 9 November 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Mark Howard.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 November 2021

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.

October 24, 2021October 29, 2023

Alaska Schools Activities Association Division I High School Football First National Bowl Series 2021

The words, Alaska Football, embossed onto a football flattened into two dimensions. 3D Illustration

Division I Cook Inlet Conference All-Games Standings

ASAA Alaska Schools Activities Association First National Bowl Series Cook Inlet Conference All Games 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	East Anchorage Thunderbirds	7	1	0.875	347	183	164	W4
2	Juneau Huskies	6	1	0.857	268	128	140	W4
3	West Anchorage Eagles	5	2	0.714	259	142	117	W1
4	Colony Knights	5	3	0.625	198	231	-33	L1
5	Bartlett Golden Bears	4	4	0.500	148	199	-51	L2
6	South Anchorage Wolverines	3	5	0.375	233	253	-20	L2
7	Service Cougars	1	7	0.125	148	304	-156	L5
8	Dimond Lynx	0	7	0.000	64	189	-125	L7

Division I Cook Inlet Conference Standings

ASAA Alaska Schools Activities Association First National Bowl Series Cook Inlet Conference 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	East Anchorage Thunderbirds	6	1	0.857	297	157	140	W4
2	Juneau Huskies	6	1	0.857	268	128	140	W4
3	West Anchorage Eagles	5	2	0.714	259	142	117	W1
4	Colony Knights	4	3	0.571	164	217	-53	L1
5	South Anchorage Wolverines	3	4	0.429	192	211	-19	L1
6	Bartlett Golden Bears	3	4	0.429	126	184	-58	L2
7	Service Cougars	1	6	0.143	114	256	-142	L4
8	Dimond Lynx	0	7	0.000	64	189	-125	L7

Division I Playoffs

ASAA Alaska School Activities Association First National Bowl Series State Championship Playoffs 2021


Match Day Quarter-Finals
October 9, 2021 (Quarter-Finals) 19 - 32 N/A Colony Knights vs Bartlett Golden Bears
October 9, 2021 (Quarter-Finals) 31 - 3 N/A Juneau Huskies vs Dimond Lynx
October 9, 2021 (Quarter-Finals) 47 - 40 N/A West Anchorage Eagles vs South Anchorage Wolverines
October 9, 2021 (Quarter-Finals) 48 - 14 N/A East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs Service Cougars
Match Day Semi-Finals
October 16, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 50 - 20 N/A Juneau Huskies vs Bartlett Golden Bears
October 16, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 34 - 32 N/A East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs West Anchorage Eagles
Match Day Championship Game
October 23, 2021 (Championship Game) 17 - 30 N/A Juneau Huskies vs East Anchorage Thunderbirds

Division I Cook Inlet Conference Schedule

ASAA Alaska School Activities Association First National Bowl Series Cook Inlet Conference 2021


Match Day Week 1
August 14, 2021 (Week 1) 53 - 12 N/A Juneau Huskies vs Colony Knights
August 14, 2021 (Week 1) 22 - 45 N/A Service Cougars vs East Anchorage Thunderbirds
August 14, 2021 (Week 1) 9 - 33 N/A Bartlett Golden Bears vs West Anchorage Eagles
August 14, 2021 (Week 1) w/o - Forfeit N/A South Anchorage Wolverines vs Dimond Lynx
Match Day Week 2
August 21, 2021 (Week 2) 35 - 6 N/A Juneau Huskies vs Dimond Lynx
Match Day Week 8
October 2, 2021 (Week 8) 48 - 7 N/A East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs Dimond Lynx
October 2, 2021 (Week 8) 42 - 14 N/A West Anchorage Eagles vs Colony Knights
September 2, 2021 (Week 8) 22 - 26 N/A Service Cougars vs Bartlett Golden Bears
Match Day Week 2
August 21, 2021 (Week 2) 59 - 22 N/A East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs South Anchorage Wolverines
August 21, 2021 (Week 2) 35 - 6 N/A West Anchorage Eagles vs Service Cougars
August 21, 2021 (Week 2) 40 - 13 N/A Colony Knights vs Bartlett Golden Bears
Match Day Week 3
August 28, 2021 (Week 3) 49 - 23 N/A West Anchorage Eagles vs Juneau Huskies
August 28, 2021 (Week 3) 31 - 34 N/A South Anchorage Wolverines vs Colony Knights
August 28, 2021 (Week 3) 20 - 26 N/A Dimond Lynx vs Service Cougars
Match Day Week 4
September 4, 2021 (Week 4) 39 - 28 N/A Juneau Huskies vs East Anchorage Thunderbirds
September 4, 2021 (Week 4) 34 - 46 N/A West Anchorage Eagles vs South Anchorage Wolverines
September 4, 2021 (Week 4) 14 - 8 N/A Bartlett Golden Bears vs Dimond Lynx
Match Day Week 5
September 11, 2021 (Week 5) 12 - 49 N/A Service Cougars vs Juneau Huskies
September 11, 2021 (Week 5) 26 - 50 N/A Colony Knights vs East Anchorage Thunderbirds
September 11, 2021 (Week 5) 9 - 45 N/A Dimond Lynx vs West Anchorage Eagles
September 11, 2021 (Week 5) 22 - 30 N/A South Anchorage Wolverines vs Bartlett Golden Bears
Match Day Week 6
September 18, 2021 (Week 6) 14 - 27 N/A Bartlett Golden Bears vs Juneau Huskies
September 18, 2021 (Week 6) 35 - 21 N/A East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs West Anchorage Eagles
September 18, 2021 (Week 6) 21 - 14 N/A Colony Knights vs Dimond Lynx
September 18, 2021 (Week 6) 12 - 64 N/A Service Cougars vs South Anchorage Wolverines
Match Day Week 7
September 25, 2021 (Week 7) 42 - 7 N/A Juneau Huskies vs South Anchorage Wolverines
September 25, 2021 (Week 7) 32 - 20 N/A East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs Bartlett Golden Bears
September 25, 2021 (Week 7) 17 - 14 N/A Colony Knights vs Service Cougars

Division I v Division II Inter-Conference Games Schedule

ASAA Alaska School Activities Association First National Bowl Series Inter-Conference Games 2021


Match Day Week 3
August 28, 2021 (Week 3) 50 - 26 N/A East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs Lathrop Malemutes
August 28, 2021 (Week 3) 22 - 15 N/A Bartlett Golden Bears vs Palmer
Match Day Week 4
September 4, 2021 (Week 4) 14 - 34 N/A Wasilla Warriors vs Colony Knights
September 4, 2021 (Week 4) 48 - 34 N/A Soldotna Stars vs Service Cougars
Match Day Week 7
September 25, 2021 (Week 7) Canceled N/A Lathrop Malemutes vs West Anchorage Eagles
September 25, 2021 (Week 7) Canceled N/A Dimond Lynx vs North Pole
Match Day Week 8
October 2, 2021 (Week 8) 41 - 42 N/A South Anchorage Wolverines vs Soldotna Stars

Championship Game Recap

James Connally, who has the same name as Irish Patriot Leader James Connolly, starred for Juneau Huskies, who play at Adair Kennedy Field, another name associated with great Irish Leaders, in the Alaska Schools Activities Association High School Football First National Bowl Series Division I Championship Game in 2021, scoring two reception Touchdowns, however, ended up on the losing team as East Anchorage Thunderbirds won 30-17. The other five Juneau points came from the boot of Adams – one Field Goal and two Point After Touchdown conversions.

Note: For a full Scoring sequence please click on the Championship Game itself in the Playoff Schedule above to be brought to the Championship Games Page.

Regular Season Recap

The Juneau Huskies had won the Regular Season, winning their first two games at home to Colony Knights (53-12) and Dimond Lynx (35-6) before falling away to West Anchorage Eagles, 23-49. They then defeated the other Top 3 team, East Anchorage Thunderbirds, 39-28 to go 3-1 at the halfway stage, before finishing with three more victories, against Service Cougars (away, 49-12), Bartlett Golden Bears (away, 27-14) and 42-7 at home at Adair Kennedy Field to South Anchorage Wolverines. The Huskies had a bye in Week 8 before defeating Dimond Lynx 31-3 and Bartlett Golden Bears 50-20 in the Playoffs.

East Anchorage Thunderbirds had finished second in the Cook Inlet Conference (the Big and only ASAA Football Division I Conference) with a similar 6-1 record, losing out on the Conference title on head-to-head. The Thunderbirds defeated Service Cougars 48-14 and West Anchorage Eagles 34-32 on the way to the Championship Game. The Thunderbirds had also defeated Lathrop Malemutes of Division II 50-26 during the Regular season. West Anchorage Bears finished third on 5-2, and Colony Knights fourth on 4-3 (5-3 All Games), however the Knights fell in the Championship Quarter-Finals to Bartlett Golden Bears (19-32) who came fifth in the Regular Season on 3-4 (4-4 All Games). 2020 Champions South Anchorage Wolverines finished in sixth with a 3-4 record (3-5 All Games) and Service Cougars (1-6, 1-7 All Games) and Dimond Lynx (0-7, 0-7 All Games) finished out the eight team Division I Cook Inlet Conference.

Image References

Postseason References

References

[1] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Top Ranked as Playoffs Begin, October 4th 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/sports/huskies-top-ranked-as-playoffs-begin/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[2] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Dominate All-Conference Team, October 7th 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/sports/huskies-dominate-all-conference-team/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[3] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies chase Lynx off Adair, away from Juneau, out of State Playoffs [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/huskies-chase-lynx-off-adair-away-from-juneau-out-of-state-playoffs/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[4] KINY Alaska (2021) Football History About to Unford as Huskies host Bartlett in State Semi-Final [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/football-history-about-to-unfold-as-huskies-host-bartlett-in-state-semifinal/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[5] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Too Powerful for Golden Bears in State Semi-Final, October 18th 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/huskies-too-powerful-for-golden-bears-in-state-semifinal/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[6] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Prepare for East again, October 21st 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/huskies-prepare-for-east-again/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[7] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Fall to Thunderbirds in State Title Game, October 23rd, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/huskies-fall-to-thunderbirds-in-state-title-game/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

Regular Season References

References

[7] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Fall to thunderbirds in State Title Game, October 23rd, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/huskies-fall-to-thunderbirds-in-state-title-game/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[8] KINY Alaska (2021) Juneau Huskies Conference Champs! Down South 42-7!, September 26th 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/juneau-huskies-conference-champs-down-south-42-7/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[9] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Coach Breaks down win over Colony, Dimond Next, August 16th 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/sports/huskies-coach-breaks-down-win-over-colony-dimond-next/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[10] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Bury Dimond in the Rough Adair Kennedy Field, August 22nd, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/huskies-bury-dimond-in-the-rough-adair-kennedy-field/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[11] KINY Alaska (2021) Huskies Coach Breaks Down Win over Dimond, East Next, August 23rd 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/sports/huskies-coach-breaks-down-win-over-dimond-west-next/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

[12] KINY Alaska (2021) Juneau Huskies Chase Down Service Cougars, September 11th 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/juneau-huskies-chase-down-service-cougars/ [Accessed 24 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Jim Naughton and Conor and Maurice Lynch.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 24 October 2021

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