Istanbul Cavaliers
Istanbul Cavaliers is one of the strongest American football teams in Turkey. The team is a semi-pro club team attending national league held in Turkey. It was founded in 2005.
In 2005 - 2006 season, the team finished 5th place in Turkish American Football League.
In 2006 - 2007 season, the team achieved playoffs by finishing 2nd place in regular season in Istanbul Conference before it was eliminated by Ege Dolphins 20 - 14 in İzmir in May 2007.
In 2007 - 2008 season, Cavaliers were eliminated in regular season competition and the team did not make it into the playoffs.
In 2008 - 2009 season, Cavaliers had a 7 - 2 run and qualified for the playoffs. The team played 2008-2009 league final game but lost to Boğaziçi Sultans 22 - 20, and became the runner-ups.
In 2009 - 2010 season, the team won the National Championship after a very exciting bowl game against Gazi Warriors with the score of 18 - 13. The team finished regular season at the top spot with a 7 - 1 score.
The team practices at Fikirtepe Spor Field, Göztepe.
[edit] Coaching staff
- John D. Harper - head coach
- - offensive coordinator
- - defensive coordinator
[edit] Captains
- - offense captain
- - defense captain
- - special teams captain
for the official site: [1]
