Flemish American Football League
Appearance
Current season, competition or edition:![]() | |
Sport | American football |
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Founded | 2003 |
CEO | John Van de Mergel |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | ![]() |
Most recent champion(s) | Ghent Gators |
Most titles | 6 West-Vlaanderen Tribes |
Official website | www.fafl.be |
The Flemish American Football League (FAFL) is one of the two conferences of the Belgian Football League (BFL).[1] It consists of teams from the Flemish Community, whereas the Ligue Francophone de Football Amercain de Belgique (LFFAB) consists of teams from the French Community. The top three teams from the Flemish League qualify for the BFL playoffs at the conclusion of the regular season. The playoffs determine which teams play in the Belgian Bowl.
Teams
There are 9 FAFL teams.
Team | City/Area | Founded | Head Coach | Website | ||
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Flemish American Football League, FAFL, ![]() | ||||||
Antwerp Diamonds | Antwerp, BE | 1989 | John Jolie | Diamonds | ||
Brussels Black Angels | Brussels, BE | 1989 | Romuald Derys | Black Angels | ||
Brussels Bulls | Brussels, BE | 2005 | Curtis Plybon | Bulls | ||
Ghent Gators | Ghent, BE | 1999 | Roald Piqueur | Gators | ||
Izegem Tribes | Izegem, BE | 1989 | Tribes | |||
Leuven Lions | Leuven, BE | 1986 | Kevin Marcoen | Lions | ||
Limburg Shotguns | Leopoldsburg, BE | 2008 | none | Shotguns | ||
Ostend Pirates | Ostend, BE | 2013 | Pirates | |||
Puurs Titans | Puurs, BE | 2004 | Dorian Vermeir / Olivier Van Moorleghem | Titans |
Season's History
- 2014 BFL season
- 2013 BFL season
- 2012 BFL season
- 2011 BFL season
- 2010 BFL season
- 2009 BFL season
- 2008 BFL season
- 2007 BFL season
- 2006 BFL season
- 2005 BFL season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
- clinched seed to the playoffs
2005 Season
FFL 2005 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Antwerp Diamonds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 90 | 41 | W6 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 100 | 58 | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 55 | 71 | W1 | ||
Leuven Lions | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 44 | 119 | L6 |
2005 Playoffs
Template:2005 BFL playoffs
2006 Season
FFL 2006 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 175 | 75 | L1 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 199 | 39 | |||
Antwerp Diamonds | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |||||
Leuven Lions | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 101 | 115 | |||
Bornem Titans | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 32 | 177 | |||
Ghent Gators | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 56 | 196 | L7 |
2006 Playoffs
Template:2006 BFL playoffs
2007 Season
FFL 2007 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 6 | 0 | 1 | .857 | 198 | 34 | W6 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 148 | 51 | |||
Antwerp Diamonds | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 74 | 48 | |||
Leuven Lions | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | |||||
Bornem Titans | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 26 | 176 | |||
Ghent Gators | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | L6 |
2007 Playoffs
Template:2007 BFL playoffs
2008 Season
FFL 2008 Standings[2] | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 277 | 59 | W8 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 271 | 67 | W1 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 101 | 76 | L1 | ||
Ghent Gators | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 146 | 122 | W3 | ||
Bornem Titans | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 39 | 190 | L1 | ||
Leuven Lions | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 66 | 175 | L4 | ||
Brussels Bulls | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 247 | L8 |
2008 Playoffs
Template:2008 BFL playoffs
2009 Season
FFL 2009 Standings[3] | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 279 | 37 | W8 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 207 | 75 | W6 | ||
Bornem Titans | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 141 | 166 | W3 | ||
Brussels Bulls | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 159 | 194 | L3 | ||
Leuven Lions | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 78 | 168 | L4 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 82 | 191 | L2 | ||
Ghent Gators | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 119 | 230 | L1 |
2009 Playoffs
Template:2009 BFL playoffs
2010 Season
FFL 2010 Standings[4] | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 263 | 77 | W8 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 179 | 66 | W4 | ||
Bornem Titans | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 192 | 94 | L2 | ||
Ghent Gators | 4 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 127 | 100 | T1 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 79 | 170 | W1 | ||
Brussels Bulls | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 95 | 197 | L3 | ||
Leuven Lions | 1 | 6 | 1 | .125 | 46 | 144 | T1 | ||
Limburg Shotguns | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 76 | 208 | L2 |
2010 Playoffs
Template:2010 BFL playoffs
2011 Season
FFL 2011 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 283 | 62 | W8 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 6 | 1 | 1 | .928 | 220 | 26 | W5 | ||
Brussels Bulls | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 253 | 52 | W4 | ||
Bornem Titans | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 114 | 142 | L2 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 101 | 162 | L2 | ||
Limburg Shotguns | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 90 | 286 | L4 | ||
Ghent Gators | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 44 | 239 | L1 | ||
Leuven Lions | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 57 | 193 | L7 |
2011 Playoffs
Template:2011 BFL playoffs
2012 Season
FFL 2012 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Brussels Bulls | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 117 | 55 | L1 | ||
West Flanders Tribes | 4 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 157 | 80 | W3 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 4 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 78 | 47 | W1 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 77 | 37 | W3 | ||
Ghent Gators | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 76 | 114 | L2 | ||
Leuven Lions | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 57 | 95 | L4 | ||
Puurs Titans | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 47 | 183 | L3 | ||
Limburg Shotguns (*) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- (*)Limburg Shotguns gave forfait for the entire 2012 season. The games the Shotguns played became null and void, as if they were never played.
2012 Playoffs
Template:2012 BFL playoffs
2013 Season
FFL 2013 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Brussels Bulls | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 178 | 14 | W6 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 127 | 29 | W3 | ||
Puurs Titans | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 81 | 54 | W1 | ||
Leuven Lions | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 56 | 96 | L2 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 49 | 105 | T1 | ||
Ghent Gators | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 46 | 126 | L2 | ||
Izegem Tribes | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 49 | 162 | T1 |
2013 Playoffs
Template:2013 BFL playoffs
2014 Season
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 |
2014 Playoffs
Template:2014 BFL playoffs
Statistics
FAFL Titles
FAFL Titles | ||||
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Club | # | last | history | |
1 | West Flanders Tribes | 6 | 2011 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
2 | Brussels Bulls | 2 | 2013 | 2012, 2013 |
3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
3 | Ghent Gators | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
Playoff Appearances
FAFL Teams playoff appearances | ||||
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Club | # | last | history | |
1 | Brussels Black Angels | 9 | 2014 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
2 | West Flanders Tribes | 7 | 2012 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
3 | Puurs Titans | 3 | 2013 | 2009, 2010, 2013 |
3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 3 | 2012 | 2005, 2008, 2012 |
3 | Brussels Bulls | 3 | 2013 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
6 | Ghent Gators | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
6 | Ostend Pirates | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
- years in bold are Belgian Bowl champions.
- Since 2008 there are three playoff tickets for the top three teams at the end of the regular season. There has been no number three ranked team that has qualified for the Belgian Bowl.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.topsportvlaanderen.be/Topsporters/Ik-begeleid-topsporters/Sportfederaties/(federatie)/515
- ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ http://dalehousden.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/29-thursday-mailbag/