Belgrade Blue Dragons
| Belgrade Blue Dragons | |
|---|---|
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Head coach: | JJ Fayed |
| League (2011): | SAAF |
| Accomplishments | |
| 4 City Cup Runners-up: | 2004 |
| SAFS Group A winners: | 2007 |
| SAFS NLS Runners-up:Vice-champions,Junior Champions | 2009 |
| SAAF 2nd Divison Runners-up:Champions | 2015 |
| Placing in last year | |
| 2009 | SAFS Runners-up |
| Team | |
| Logo | File:Blue Dragons logo.jpg |
The Belgrade Blue Dragons are an American football team from Belgrade, Serbia.
History
Blue Dragons, American Football Club, was formed on July 2003. in Belgrade, and was one of the seven teams that formed Serbian Association of American Football (SAFS). First game this team played in early November 2003. and first victory came in December of the same year. But, as almost as all teams in Serbia, they played football without necessary pads and helmets until 2007. Season. The year before that Blue Dragons merged with only University team in Serbia „Elektrichar“, as they tried to help that team pass problems that it had. All the players were glad that they will have opportunity to play for Blue Dragons, as they said. In season 2007, Blue Dragons were the first team in its division, and in the end they reached the semifinals in Serbian National League, eventually losing after three overtimes against its town rivals. They had 7 players in the tryout for the national team that played in Euro 2007. Until now, this team had more than 300 players attended their football school, and in 3 teams that they have ( A team, B team – Elektrichar, Junior team) there are around 70 active players. The Club set the goal for the next season, and it is to qualify for the Euro competitions.
In 2016 the Blue Dragons hired their first American Head Coach, JJ Fayed a current member of the Serbian National Team Staff and previous Head Coach of the Indjia Indians of the same league. This is the first American Head Coach in over 10 years for the organization.
Years history
- 2003 (1 W - 1 L)
- 2004 4 City Cup Runners-up (3 W - 2 L)
- 2005 SAFS Cup - 7th place ( 1 W - 1 L)
- 2006 (1 W - 1 L)
- 2007 SAFS National league Runners-up, SAFS Super National league semi-final, 4th team in Serbia ( 6 W-5 L)
- 2008 (3 W - 4 L)
- 2009 (6 W - 5 L)SAFS NLS Runners-up,SAFS Vicechampions, EFAF Cup Contenders,Champions of Junior League SAFS JLS'
- 2010 (4 W - 3 L) SAFS NLS Runners-up,EUROBOWL Contenders
- 2011 (3 W - 4 L) 5th place in SAAF SUPERLEAGUE
- 2012 (3 W - 4 L) SAFS NLS Runners-up
- 2013 (3 W - 4 L) SAFS NLS Runners-up
- 2014 (1 W - 6 L) SAFS NLS 6th place,moving to 2nd Division
- 2015 (6 W - O L) SAFS Runners-up,Champions of 2nd Division
Interesting
- Blue Dragons have 4 teams
- There are around 110 active players in the team
- Played 4 years without pads and helmets, in their first season with equipment they were 4th in Serbia