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The BFL uses the American college football rules: ([http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR14.pdf 2013/2014 NCAA Rulebook]). These differ from the popular professional league of the United States, the [[NFL]]. The [[Official (American football)|officials]] are organised in the [http://www.bafoc.be/ Belgian american football officials committee (BAFOC)]. |
The BFL uses the American college football rules: ([http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR14.pdf 2013/2014 NCAA Rulebook]). These differ from the popular professional league of the United States, the [[NFL]]. The [[Official (American football)|officials]] are organised in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605201034/http://www.bafoc.be/ Belgian american football officials committee (BAFOC)]. |
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==The conferences== |
==The conferences== |
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| [[Louvain-la-Neuve Fighting Turtles]], [[Belgium|BE]] |
| [[Louvain-la-Neuve Fighting Turtles]], [[Belgium|BE]] |
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| align=center | 2008 |
| align=center | 2008 |
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|[http://www.fightingturtles.be Turtles] |
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20091125003351/http://www.fightingturtles.be/ Turtles] |
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| '''[[Liège Monarchs]]''' |
| '''[[Liège Monarchs]]''' |
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| [[Liège]], [[Belgium|BE]] |
| [[Liège]], [[Belgium|BE]] |
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| align=center | 1986 |
| align=center | 1986 |
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|[http://www.liegemonarchs.be Monarchs] |
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20091003233310/http://www.liegemonarchs.be/ Monarchs] |
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| '''[[Tournai Phoenix|WAPI Phoenix]]''' |
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* (Dutch) [http://www.fafl.be/ Official FAFL website] |
* (Dutch) [http://www.fafl.be/ Official FAFL website] |
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* (French) [http://www.footballamericain.be/ Official LFFAB website] |
* (French) [http://www.footballamericain.be/ Official LFFAB website] |
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* [http://www.bafoc.be/ Official BAFOC website] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605201034/http://www.bafoc.be/ Official BAFOC website] |
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* [http://dalehousden.wordpress.com/ Dale's FAFL thoughts - FAFL Blog] |
* [http://dalehousden.wordpress.com/ Dale's FAFL thoughts - FAFL Blog] |
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Revision as of 09:38, 17 July 2017
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 BFL season | |
Sport | American football |
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Founded | 1987 |
No. of teams | 18 |
Country | Belgium Luxembourg |
Most recent champion(s) | Ostend Pirates[1] |
Related competitions | FAFL & LFFAB |
Official website | www.BFL.com |
The Belgian american Football League (BFL) is the amateur sports league for American football in Belgium. The league currently consists of fourteen teams from Belgian cities and regions and one team from Luxembourg. The league is divided into two conferences—the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) and Ligue Francophone de Football Amercain de Belgique (LFFAB). At the end of each regular season, three teams from each conference play in the BFL playoffs, a six-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the championship game, known as the Belgian Bowl.[2]
Season's History
2014 season
2014 Regular Season standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
- clinched seed to the playoffs
FAFL 2014 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Ghent Gators | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 288 | 65 | W2 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 226 | 66 | W7 | ||
Ostend Pirates | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 196 | 84 | W4 | ||
Brussels Bulls | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 158 | 73 | W2 | ||
Leuven Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 148 | 138 | W1 | ||
Puurs Titans | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 84 | 219 | L3 | ||
Limburg Shotguns | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 80 | 208 | L2 | ||
Izegem Tribes | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 90 | 203 | L3 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 51 | 265 | L8 |
LFFAB 2014 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Brussels Tigers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 212 | 26 | W5 | ||
Grez-Doiceau Fighting Turtles | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 159 | 68 | W2 | ||
Liège Monarchs | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 152 | 87 | W1 | ||
Waterloo Warriors | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 132 | 116 | L3 | ||
Charleroi Coal Miners | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 42 | 196 | W1 | ||
Tournai Phoenix | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 247 | L4 | ||
Andenne Bears | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Luxembourg Steelers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2014 Postseason
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Date | June 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Stedelijk sportstadion Izegem, Izegem | ||||||||||||||||||
2015 season
2015 Regular Season standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
- clinched seed to the playoffs
FAFL 2015 Standings[3] | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 295 | W7 | |||
Ghent Gators | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | 216 | L1 | |||
Ostend Pirates | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 187 | ||||
Izegem Tribes | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 114 | ||||
Antwerp Diamonds | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 68 | ||||
Leuven Lions | 2 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 84 | W | |||
Limburg Shotguns | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 85 | L | |||
Puurs Titans | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 71 |
LFFAB 2015 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Group D1 | |||||||||
Brussels Tigers | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Liège Monarchs | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Waterloo Warriors | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
Louvain-la-Neuve Fighting Turtles | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
Group D2 | |||||||||
Andenne Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | |||||
Tournai Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
Charleroi Coal Miners | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
Ardenne-Gaume-Lorraine Razorback | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
Braine-le-Comte Sharks | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | L4 |
2015 Postseason
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Stadium | Puyenbeke stadium, Sint-Niklaas | ||||
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Football rules
The BFL uses the American college football rules: (2013/2014 NCAA Rulebook). These differ from the popular professional league of the United States, the NFL. The officials are organised in the Belgian american football officials committee (BAFOC).
The conferences
The BFL is divided into a Dutch-speaking conference and a French-speaking conference, based on the northern Flemish Community and the southern French Community of Belgium. These two communities intermingle in the territory of Brussels, two teams based in Brussels play in the Dutch (FAFL) and one team plays in the French (LFFAB). The LFFAB has one team from Luxembourg, the Steelers. The conferences are important for the championship game as they determine who will participate in the play-offs. Teams only play interconference games in the play-offs.
Teams
There are 18 BFL teams. The La Louvière Wolves are on hold. New teams must be located 20 km from an existing team. This rule does not apply for Brussels.
Team | City or area | Founded | Website | |||
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Flemish American Football League, FAFL, Flemish Community | ||||||
Antwerp Diamonds | Antwerp, BE | 1989 | Diamonds | |||
Brussels Black Angels | Brussels, BE | 1989 | Black Angels | |||
Brussels Bulls | Brussels, BE | 2005 | Bulls | |||
Ghent Gators | Ghent, BE | 1999 | Gators | |||
Izegem Tribes | Izegem, BE | 1989 | Tribes | |||
Leuven Lions | Leuven, BE | 1986 | Lions | |||
Limburg Shotguns | Leopoldsburg, BE | 2008 | Shotguns | |||
Ostend Pirates | Ostend, BE | 2013 | Pirates | |||
Puurs Titans | Puurs, BE | 2004 | Titans | |||
Ligue Francophone de Football Amercain de Belgique, LFFAB, French Community | ||||||
Andenne Bears | Andenne, BE | 2002 | Bears | |||
Ardenne-Gaume-Lorraine Razorback | Ardenne-Gaume-Lorraine, BE | 2015 | ||||
Braine-le-Comte Sharks | Braine-le-Comte, BE | 2015 | ||||
Brussels Tigers | Brussels, BE | 1998 | Tigers | |||
Charleroi Coal Miners | Charleroi, BE | 1993 | CoalMiners | |||
Louvain-la-Neuve Fighting Turtles | Louvain-la-Neuve Fighting Turtles, BE | 2008 | Turtles | |||
Liège Monarchs | Liège, BE | 1986 | Monarchs | |||
WAPI Phoenix | Tournai, BE | 1986 | Wapi Phoenix | |||
Waterloo Warriors | Waterloo, BE | 2011 | Warriors |
Team locations
BFL Records
- Most National Championships:
- 8 West Flanders Tribes (2000, 2001, 2006-2011)
- Most appearances in a National Championship:
- 9 West Flanders Tribes (1999-2001, 2006-2011)
- Most consecutive National Championships:
- 6 West Flanders Tribes (2006-2011)[4]
- Most consecutive appearances in a National Championship:
- 6 West Flanders Tribes (2006-2011)
- Most consecutive Appearances in the playoffs:
- 10 Brussels Black Angels (2001-2011)
- Most consecutive wins:
- 50 West Flanders Tribes (27 February 2007 - 4 June 2011)[5]
- Longest streak no losses:
- 53 West Flanders Tribes (21 May 2006 - 4 June 2011)
- Most consecutive perfect seasons:
- 4 West Flanders Tribes (2008-2011)
- Most consecutive unbeaten seasons:
- 5 West Flanders Tribes (2007-2011)[6]
See also
External links
- (Dutch) Official FAFL website
- (French) Official LFFAB website
- Official BAFOC website
- Dale's FAFL thoughts - FAFL Blog
References
- ^ http://www.belgianbowl.be/
- ^ http://www.belgianbowl.be/
- ^ "Flemish American Football League". fafl.be. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ http://www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=Newsmeldung&ID=1391
- ^ http://www.efaf.info/text.php?Inhalt=Newsmeldung&ID=1391
- ^ http://www.efaf.info/text.php? Inhalt=Newsmeldung&ID=1391