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June 12, 2020

European League – UK Conference 1993

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eurosteelers	2	2	0	0	46	20	1.000
Euroraiders	2	1	1	0	36	36	.500
Euromonarchs	2	1	1	0	46	52	.500
Eurobears	2	0	2	0	46	20	.000

European League – UK Conference Final Standings 1993 [Ref: Compiled from 1-2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
24.10.1993	EuroSteelers	L	EuroBears	W
24.10.1993	EuroRaiders	W	EuroMonarchs	L
	Final
31.10.1993	EuroBears	14	EuroRaiders	12

European League – UK Conference Final Standings 1993 [Ref: Compiled from 2-3]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
10.10.1993	EuroMonarchs	14	EuroRaiders	22
10.10.1993	EuroSteelers	24	EuroBears	6
	Week 2
17.10.1993	EuroBears	30	EuroMonarchs	32
17.10.1993	EuroRaiders	14	EuroSteelers	22

European League – UK Conference Regular Season Results 1993 [Ref: Compiled from 1-2]

Report

As well as playing in the European League – Continental Conference in 1993 as the Euro Spartans, Terry Smith’s Manchester Spartans organised the European League – UK Conference. Teams were named after NFL teams, but the prefix Euro- added to avoid confusion. All matches were played at Leicester’s Saffron Lane Stadium.

While the Spartans themselves didn’t play in the League, there were four teams: EuroSteelers, EuroRaiders, EuroBears and EuroMonarchs, the last one named after the London Monarchs, who had played in the World League of American Football – a AAA Development League of the NFL – from 1991 to 1992 (and would again play in 1995 when the League returned as a Europe-only league.

The UK Conference had a unusual format – the four teams played a two-game schedule with all four teams qualifying for the playoffs, rather than a 3-game schedule followed by a Final. The EuroSteelers had finished top of the Standings with two wins from two, but lost to the EuroBears (who had lost both matches in the regular season) in the Semi-Finals. The EuroBears then went on to claim the Championship with a 14-12 victory over the EuroRaiders in the Final.

References

Newspapers

[1] Berry, Lee (1993) “They said it couldn’t be done” First Down. October 16, 1993. pg. 20

[2] Berry, Lee (1993) “Nuttall mints it with Raiders” First Down. October 16, 1993. pg. 20.

[3] Berry, Lee (1993) “Semi-Conscience” First Down. October 23, 1993. pg. 20.

[3] Berry, Lee (1993) “Near-Miss!” First Down. November 6, 1993. pg. 21.

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European League Continental Conference 1993

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Hamburg Blue Devils	3	3	0	0	89	62	1.000
Cologne Crocodiles	1	0	1	0	21	31	.000
Munich Cowboys
Euro Spartans	2	0	2	0	41	58	.000

European League – Continental Conference Standings 1993 [Ref: 1-3]

Final Four Tournament

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
26.09.1993	Hamburg Blue Devils	41	Euro Spartans	0
26.09.1993	Cologne Crocodiles	L	Munich Cowboys	W (ot)
	3rd Place		Venue: Hamburg
02.10.1993	Cologne Crocodiles		Euro Spartans
	Final		Venue: Hamburg
02.10.1993	Hamburg Blue Devils	53	Munich Cowboys	30

European League – Continental Conference Final Four Tournament 1993 [Ref: 3]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
09.05.1993	Manchester Spartans	20	Hamburg Blue Devils	35
	Week ??
14.08.1993	Hamburg Blue Devils	31	Cologne Crocodiles	21
	Week ??
22.08.1993	Hamburg Blue Devils	23	Euro Spartans	21

European League – Continental Conference Regular Season Results 1993 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

Terry Smith’s Manchester Spartans entered the European League – Continental Conference in 1993, losing two games to Hamburg Blue Devils. They changed their name to the Euro Spartans to reflect that they were not only playing in a European League now, rather than the BAFA member league the NDMA, but also that they were playing their home games at Saffron Lane in Leicester.

They lost the Semi-Final 0-41 to the Hamburg Blue Devils, who went on to meet fellow Germans Munich Cowboys in the Final after they had triumphed in overtime in the second semi-final against Cologne Crocodiles. The Hamburg Blue Devils won the Continental Conference Final 31-21.

References

Newspapers

[1] Berry, Lee (1993) “Spartans Humbled in Hamburg” First Down. May 15, 1993. pg. 17

[2] Berry, Lee (1993) “Germans Get Away with Blue Murder” First Down. August 28, 1993. pg. 18.

[3] Berry, Lee (1993) “Spartans humble” First Down. October 2, 1993. pg. ??.

Internet Archive

[4] Hamburg Blue Devils Fansite| Wayback Machine (2000) Die Hamburg Blue Devils 1992-2000 {internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19991012165353/http://devils.de/ [Accessed 13 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

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June 5, 2020

SAFV Swiss American Football Federation Nationalliga A 1986-1990

SAFV Logo [Ref: 7]

SAFV Meisterschaft 1986

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Ost
*Lugano Seagulls	6	6	0	0	271	6	1.000
*Zurich Bay Bandits	6	4	2	0	115	95	.667
Bienna Jets	6	2	4	0	92	109	.333
Muralto Unicorns	6	0	6	0	14	282	.000
West
*Zurich Renegades	6	5	0	1	114	30	.917
*St. Gallen Raiders	6	3	1	2	92	43	.667
Basilisk Mean Machine	6	2	3	1	100	49	.417
Bulach Giants	6	0	6	0	8	192	.000

SAFV Nationalliga A Standings 1986 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
22.06.1986	Lugano Seagulls	18	St. Gallen Raiders	12
22.06.1986	Zurich Renegades	34	Bienna Jets	0
	3rd Place
29.06.1986	St. Gallen Raiders	28	Bienna Jets	8
	Final
29.06.1986	Lugano Seagulls	9	Zurich Renegades	6

SAFV Nationalliga A Playoffs 1986 [Ref: 2]

SAFV Meisterschaft 1987

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Ost
*Lugano Seagulls	8	7	1	0	304	19	.875
*Zurich Renegades	8	7	1	0	213	15	.875
Bulach Giants	8	3	5	0	102	126	.375
Zurich Bay Bandits (R)	8	2	6	0	69	184	.250
Aarau Outlaws (R)	8	1	7	0	23	367	.125
West
*Bienna Jets	8	8	0	0	264	42	1.000
*St. Gallen Raiders	8	5	3	0	143	92	.625
Basilisk Mean Machine	8	5	3	0	154	122	.625
Berner Grizzlies (R)	8	1	7	0	50	172	.125
Mendrisio Smugglers (R)	8	1	7	0	48	231	.125

SAFV Nationalliga A Standings 1987 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
05.07.1987	Zurich Renegades	42	Basilisk Mean Machine	6
05.07.1987	Bienna Jets	6	Lugano Seagulls	8
	3rd Place
12.07.1987	Bienna Jets	36	Basilisk Mean Machine	6
	Final
12.07.1987	Zurich Renegades	8	Lugano Seagulls	0

SAFV Nationalliga A Playoffs 1987 [Ref: 3]

SAFV NLA 1988

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Bienna Jets	7	7	0	0	185	65	1.000
*St. Gallen Raiders	7	5	2	0	114	91	.714
*Basilisk Mean Machine	8	5	3	0	153	95	.625
*Zurich Renegades	8	1	7	0	99	175	.125
Bulach Giants (R)	8	1	7	0	52	177	.125

SAFV Nationalliga A Standings 1988 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
02.10.1988	Bienna Jets	38	Basilisk Mean Machine	36
02.10.1988	St. Gallen Raiders	18	Zurich Renegades	12
09.10.1988	Bienna Jets	18	Zurich Renegades	14
09.10.1988	St. Gallen Raiders	6	Basilisk Mean Machine	28
16.10.1988	Bienna Jets	34	St. Gallen Raiders	0
16.10.1988	Basilisk Mean Machine	7	Zurich Renegades	24
	3rd Place
30.10.1988	St. Gallen Raiders	20	Basilisk Mean Machine	8
	Swiss Super Bowl ’88
30.10.1988	Bienna Jets	6	Zurich Renegades	14

SAFV Nationalliga A Playoffs 1988 [Ref: 4]

SAFV NLA 1989

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Basilisk Mean Machine	10	8	2	0	279	124	.800
*Berner Grizzlies	10	8	2	0	248	120	.800
*Mendrisio Smugglers	10	7	3	0	249	138	.700
*Zurich Renegades	10	4	6	0	95	159	.400
St. Gallen Raiders	10	2	7	1	97	221	.250
Bienna Jets (R)	10	0	9	1	62	268	.050

SAFV Nationalliga A Standings 1989 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
20.08.1989	Basilisk Mean Machine	8	St. Gallen Raiders	0
20.08.1989	Berner Grizzlies	27	Mendrisio Smugglers	26
27.08.1989	Basilisk Mean Machine	14	Mendrisio Smugglers	0
27.08.1989	Berner Grizzlies	6	St. Gallen Raiders	16
03.09.1989	Basilisk Mean Machine	14	Berner Grizzlies	6
03.09.1989	Mendrisio Smugglers	44	St. Gallen Raiders	0
	3rd Place
10.09.1989	Mendrisio Smugglers	13	St. Gallen Raiders	6
	Swiss Super Bowl ’89
10.09.1989	Basilisk Mean Machine	22	St. Gallen Raiders	35

SAFV Nationalliga A Playoffs 1989 [Ref: 5]

SAFV NLA 1990

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Bulach Giants	6	6	0	0	147	52	1.000
*Geneva Seahawks	6	5	1	0	134	50	.833
*Basilisk Mean Machine	6	4	2	0	150	65	.667
*St. Gallen Raiders	6	4	2	0	146	62	.667
Bienna Jets	6	3	3	0	80	87	.500
Zurich Bay Bandits (R)	6	1	5	0	100	114	.167
Mendrisio Smugglers (R)	6	1	5	0	50	215	.167
Berner Grizzlies (R)	6	0	6	0	34	196	.000

SAFV Nationalliga A Standings 1990 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
24.06.1990	Bulach Giants	36	Basilisk Mean Machine	8
24.06.1990	Geneva Seahawks	9	St. Gallen Raiders	7
08.07.1990	Bulach Giants	23	Geneva Seahawks	14
08.07.1990	Basilisk Mean Machine	8	St. Gallen Raiders	14
15.07.1990	Bulach Giants	7	St. Gallen Raiders	44
15.07.1990	Geneva Seahawks	34	Basilisk Mean Machine	0
	3rd Place
02.09.1990	Geneva Seahawks	0	Basilisk Mean Machine	46
	Swiss Super Bowl ’90
02.09.1990	St. Gallen Raiders	36	Bulach Giants	0

SAFV Nationalliga A Playoffs 1990 [Ref: 6]

Legend: Ost = East, West = West. (R) To Relegation / Promotion Playoff with Champions of Nationalliga B

Report

The Swiss American Football Federation (SAFV / Schweizerischer American Football Verband / Federation Suisse de Football Americain / Federazione Svizzera Football Americano) was established in 1986.

The first Championship (Meisterschaft) featured 8 teams in two divisons, Ost (East) and West, with Lugano Seagulls defeating Zurich Renegades 9-6 in the Final. Two new teams were added in 1987, and Zurich Renegades got their revenge, defeating Lugano Seagulls 8-0 in the Final.

The Nationalliga was split into two Leagues A and B for 1988, with Zurich Renegades repeating as Champions, winning the Swiss Super Bowl, as it was now known 14-8 against Bienna Jets. 1989 was the first year there was no Zurich Renegades in the Swiss Super Bowl, as St. Gallen Raiders defeated Basilisk Mean Machine 35-22. St. Gallen were the champions again in 1990, beating Bulach Giants 36-0 in Swiss Super Bowl ’90.

References

Internet Archive

[1] SAFV | Wayback Machine (2005) Meisterschaft: Rangliste / Classement [1986][1987][1988][1989][1990] [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20051228232142/http://www.safv.ch/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[2] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1986 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990220113617/http://www.safv.ch/mei1986.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[3] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1987 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990221194445/http://safv.ch/mei1987.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[4] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1988 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990221212614/http://safv.ch/mei1988.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[5] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1989 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990221231856/http://safv.ch/mei1989.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[6] SAFV | Wayback Machine (1999) Meisterschaft American Football 1990 [internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/19990222003404/http://safv.ch/mei1990.htm [Accessed 5 June 2020]

Images

[7] Super Bowl (2020) unnamed [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/c_4SewkEavDIBdu6ZK-XxZ09K36U0WFvc0LSq-wC6auI107zwrwUlgSdrHuXWiP_jo0Is3o3u8zPK1Hn7m_mObYFBh0S [accessed 5 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Simon williams

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English Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 2003-2005

ESFL 9v9 Senior 2003

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final		2 Legs
22.08.2003	Leicester Eagles	6	Fen Harriers	26
15.09.2003	Fen Harriers	35	Leicester Eagles	6
	(Fen Harriers won 61-12 on Agg)

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship 2003 [Ref: 6]

ESFL 9v9 Senior 2004

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Leicester Eagles (C)	6	6	0	0	129	30	1.000
Fen Harriers	4	2	2	0	58	52	.500
Chichester and Derby	2	1	1	0	12	12	.500
Andover Thrashers	4	1	3	0	40	91	.250
Bournemouth and Birmingham Raiders	2	0	2	0	0	18	.000
Chatham Sharks	2	0	2	0	0	16	.000

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship 2004 [Ref: 7]

ESFL 9v9 Senior 2005

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final		2 Legs
17.07.2005	Leicester Eagles	46	Fen Harriers	28
11.09.2005	Fen Harriers	12	Leicester Eagles	24
	(Leicester won 70-40 on Agg)

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship 2005 [Ref: 8]

Report

In 2003 the League renamed itself the English Senior Flag League. Fen Harriers won that year and from 2004 to 2005 the Leicester Europa Eagles won the title.

The popularity of 9v9 dropped off after 2002, and the format was no longer used after 2005, as the NFL standard became the British Standard. While the League was called the British Senior Flag League prior to 2003, and was open to all teams in Britain, all teams were English and there was a separate Scottish Flag Football Association north of the border. The British American Football Association officially recognized Flag Football and took over the running of both leagues in 2008.

References

[6] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2003 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[7] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[8] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

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British Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 1998-2002

BSFL 9v9 Senior 1998

	P	W	L	T	PF / A	Pct	Pts
Leicester Europa Eagles (C)	8	8	0	0	130	1.000	16
Sheffield Saxons	8	5	3	0	-2	.625	10
Merseyside Mavericks	8	3	5	0	-32	.375	6
Chiltern Cheetahs	8	3	5	0	-24	.375	6
Sussex Storm	8	1	7	0	-72	.125	2

ESFL 9v9 Senior Championship Standings 1998 [Ref: 1]

BSFL 9v9 Senior 1999

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct	Pts
Fen Harriers (C)	6	6	0	0	272	26	1.000	12
Leicester Europa Eagles	6	3	2	1	146	102	.583	7
Doncaster Wildcats	6	2	3	1	74	100	.417	5
Sheffield Lightning	6	0	6	0	56	320	.000	0

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Standings 1999 [Ref: 2]

BSFL 9v9 Senior 2000

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct	Pts
Fen Harriers (C)	4	4	0	0	92	6	1.000	8
Leicester Europa Eagles	4	2	2	0	32	50	.500	4
Boston Renegades	2	1	1	0	28	12	.500	2
Sheffield Lightning	4	0	4	0	12	96	.000	0

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Standings 2000 [Ref: 3]

BSFL 9v9 Senior 2001

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
*UCLA Renegades	6	5	1	0	128	66	.833
*Fen Harriers	6	4	2	0	144	36	.667
Leicester Eagles	6	4	2	0	137	70	.667
Sheffield Lightning	6	2	4	0	58	162	.333
Birmingham Raiders	6	0	6	0	0	118	.000
Southern Conference
*London Gators	6	5	0	1	144	54	.917
*Canterbury Coyotes	6	3	2	1	70	76	.583
Bournemouth Raiders	6	3	3	0	64	104	.500
London Hurricanes	6	0	6	0	12	76	.000

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Standings 2001 [Ref: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2001	London Gators	22	Fen Harriers	8
2001	UCLA Renegades	0	Canterbury Coyotes	14
	Final
2001	London Gators	22	Canterbury Coyotes	14

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Playoffs 2001 [Ref: 4]

BSFL 9v9 Senior 2002

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Leicester Eagles	6	5	0	1	115	25	.917
*Invicta Coyotes	8	5	0	3	140	52	.813
*Bournemouth Raiders	6	4	1	1	114	44	.750
*Fen Harriers	6	1	4	1	154	71	.250
Brighton Tsunami	4	1	3	0	26	84	.250
Chichester Sharks	6	0	6	0	18	170	.000
London Hurricanes	4	0	4	0	14	114	.000

BSFL 9v9 senior Championship Standings 2002 [Ref: 5]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2002	Leicester Eagles	32	Fen Harriers	6
2002	Invicta Coyotes	0	Bournemouth Raiders	6
	Final
2002	Leicester Eagles	45	Bournemouth Raiders	21

BSFL 9v9 Senior Championship Playoffs 2002 [Ref: 5]

Report

From 1998 to 2002 the British Senior Flag League ran 9v9 and 5v5 Flag American Football Leagues in England. The 5v5 version was the International Standard as promoted by the NFL, but England also ran a 9v9 Senior Championship, which was won by Leicester Europa Eagles in 1998, Fen Harriers in 1999 and 2000, London Gators in 2001, and then Leicester Eagles again in 2002.

The popularity of 9v9 dropped off after 2003, and the BSFL changed its name to the English Senior Flag League. While the League was called the British Senior Flag League prior to 2003, and was open to all teams in Britain, all teams were English and there was a separate Scottish Flag Football Association north of the border. The British American Football Association officially recognized Flag Football and took over the running of both leagues in 2008.

References

[1] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[2] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[3] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[4] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

[5] English Senior Flag League | Wayback Machine (2007) [Standings][click here to access the Archive]ESFL Standings 9 on 9 Senior Championship 2002 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205062603/http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/ [Accessed 12 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

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Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1978

IFL European Championship 1978

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Quad Cities Black Hawks (C)	4	4	0	0	95	29	1.000
Indianapolis Capitols	4	0	4	0	29	95	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1978 [Ref: 1-2]

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		Brussels, Belgium
25.06.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	26	Indianapolis Capitols	14
	Game 2		Antwerp, Belgium
28.06.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	W	Indianapolis Capitols	L
	Game 3		Rotterdam, Netherlands
01.07.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	42	Indianapolis Capitols	0
	Game 4		Ludwigshafen, Germany
04.07.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	7	Indianapolis Capitols	5

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Results 1978 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Final Intercontinental Football League European Championship in 1978, again featured Professional teams visiting from America on a 5-game tour. This time the teams were the Quad Cities Black Hawks and Indianapolis Capitols of the AA (3rd Level) Northern States Football League.

The Quad Cities Black Hawks won all four games played, in Brussels and Antwerp (Belgium), Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Ludwigshafen (Germany) with the Final match again cancelled due to the massive losses incurred.

This was to be Bob Kapp and the Intercontinental Football League’s last throw of the dice regards establishing Professional American Football in Europe, and the task was to be taken up by another US promoter in the USSR in 1979.

The real legacy of these tours and the IFL, however, was the establishment of teams in Dusseldorf, Vienna and Milan, by Europeans who wanted to play the sport themselves. With the Dusseldorf Panther and Milano Rhinos still in existence today, it has proved to be a fruitful venture for American Football in the long term, even though it lost a phenomenal amount of money at the time.

References

Website / Sources

[1] Mark L. Ford and Massimo Foglio, The Coffin Corner Volume 27,No. 6, Pro Football Researchers Association (2002) THE FIRST “NFL EUROPE”[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/27-06-1101.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

Bibiography

[2] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2017), Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. Second Edition “The Trailblazers: Bleu et Rouge, College and Semi-Pro”. pg. 151-188. Published by the Author (2015, 2017)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Intercontinental Football League European Cup 1976

IFL European Cup 1976

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Texas A&I Javelinas (C)	5	5	0	0	96	47	1.000
Henderson State Reddies	5	0	5	0	47	96	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1976 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: the IFL European Cup of 1976 was a 5-game tour by two NAIA Colleges.

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		West Berlin, Germany
01.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	17	Henderson State Reddies	6
	Game 2		Vienna, Austria
03.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	21	Henderson State Reddies	7
	Game 3		Mannheim, Germany
09.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	20	Henderson State Reddies	6
	Game 4		Nuremburg, Germany
13.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	17	Henderson State Reddies	15
	Game 5		Paris, France
17.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	21	Henderson State Reddies	13

Intercontinental Football League European Cup Results 1976 [Ref: 1]

Report

Following on from the National football League and US Air Force games in Europe in 1972 and 1973, and the failed attempt at starting a Professional American Football League in Europe, Bob Kapp continued undeterred with with his attempts to bring American Football to Europe.

The European Cup of 1976 was actually a six-game tour by two NAIA (Junior) Colleges: Texas A&I Javelinas and Henderson State Reddies. The Javelinas won the first game in West Berlin 17-6, and proceeded to win the next four, in Vienna (Austria), Mannheim and Nuremburg (Germany) and Paris, France. the tour lost so much money that the final game of the Cup was cancelled.

The European Championship returned, however in 1977 and 1978, also both tours by American sides.

References

Website / Sources

Bibiography

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975

Teams

IFL North	IFL Expansion
Munich Lions (Germany)	Paris Lafayettes (France)
Vienna Lippizaners (Austria)	Cophenhagen Vikings (Denmark)
West Berlin Bears (Germany)	Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen (Netherlands)
IFL South	Milan Centurions (Italy)
Barcelona Almogovares (Spain)
Istanbul Conquerors (Turkey)
Rome Gladiators (Italy)

Intercontinental Football League teams 1974-1975 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Intercontinental Football League was the brainchild of Bob Kapp, a Texan who had introduced Professional Soccer to Texas. On seeing the success of the film M*A*S*H in Europe, with its climactic end-sequence featuring an American Football game, he sought to capitalise on the subsequent interest in American Football in the continent. It had been the first time American Football had been seen on the big screen in a mainstream film and audiences were intrigued.

Kapp had enough interest to have sold six franchises by 1973, including Italian Media mogul Bruno Beneck, who had successfully introduced Baseball to Italy, however, the subsequent Oil crisis, and the spectre of Terrorism meant the League never got off the ground. Teams were to have been paired with US Colleges. With no Irish team in the League Notre Dame Fighting Irish were paired with the Rome Gladiators.

The National Football League had also pre-selected four expansion teams: Paris Lafayettes, Cophenhagen Vikings, Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen and Milan Centurions.

It was initially to have played in two divisions, most likely North and South, playing a four-game schedule with a European-style two-game aggregate score Final between the Division winners.

There are four main reasons the IFL failed to take off: Europe wasn’t ready for American Football; Competition with the World Football league (1974-1975) which intended to expand internationally to Mexico City and Tokyo; An NFL players’ strike in the summer on 1974 and the economic recession brought on by the oil crisis.

A final decision to abort the league was taken in a Hotel Room in Hawaii in March 1975, after talks with people in Washington, D.C., and the killer blow, the financial troubles of the Pan-Am Airline which was a major sponsor.

Undeterred Bob Kapp, continued promoting the IFL in Europe, through tours by Colleges and Semi-Pro teams through 1976 to 1978. Bruno Beneck’s Rome Gladiators are still in existence, playing in the Italian League, which was one of the first American Football Leagues in Europe that the IFL gave birth to.

References

Website / Sources

Origins of the WLAF

[2] Tod Maher, The Coffin Corner Volume 14 No. 2, Pro Football Researchers Association (1992) Origins of the WLAF [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/14-02-455.pdf [Accessed 18 September 2020]

Bibiography

[3] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2017), Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. Second Edition “The Trailblazers: Bleu et Rouge, College and Semi-Pro”. pg. 151-188. Published by the Author (2015, 2017)

Acknowledgements

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Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978

IFL European Cup 1976

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Texas A&I Javelinas (C)	5	5	0	0	96	47	1.000
Henderson State Reddies	5	0	5	0	47	96	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1976 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: the IFL European Cup of 1976 was a 5-game tour by two NAIA Colleges.

IFL European Championship 1977

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Newton Nite Hawks (C)	5	5	0	0	126	41	1.000
Chicago Lions	5	0	5	0	41	126	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1977 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: The IFL European Championship of 1977 was a 5-game tour by two Chicagoland League Semi-Pro teams.

IFL European Championship 1978

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Quad Cities Black Hawks (C)	4	4	0	0	95	29	1.000
Indianapolis Capitols	4	0	4	0	29	95	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1978 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: The IFL European Championship of 1978 was a 5-game tour by two Northern States Football League AA Professional Football teams.

Report

In 1970 the film M*A*S*H featured a climactic end-sequence with an American Football game. this was the first ever time an American Football game had been seen on Major TV or Cinema screens in Europe, and started an interest in the American version of Rugby or Football in the continent.

The Intercontinental Football League was set up by Bob Kapp, a Texan who had introduced Professional Soccer to Texas. The intention was to start a Professional American Football League in Europe.

The National Football League had played its first game outside North American between NFL Bleu and NFL rouge in Paris, and the IFL had brought Bruno Beneck, a Media mogul who had successfully introduced Baseball to Italy, and had enough interest to have sold six francises. However, the Oil crisis and the spectre of terrorism in Europe put an end to the League in 1975 before it started.

In the meantime the World Football League had started in the USA with intention of bringing the game to the World. The League played two seasons from 1974 to 1975, although the furthest it got from the American mainland was Hawaii.

The IFL was undeterred, however, and arranged a series of tours by United States College, and Professional teams in Europe. The first Tour was during June 1976 in Germany, Austria and France. The teams were NAIA Colleges (Junior Colleges) Texas A&I Javelinas, who won all five games of the series, and Henderson State College Reddies.

In 1977 the tour featured Semi-Pro teams from the Chicagoland League and the five-game tour visited France, Germany and Austria, and again all five games were won by the same team: Newton Nite Hawks, who defeated Chicago Lions.

The final tour featured AA Professional teams from the Northern States Football League, Quad Cities Black Hawks (who won all five games) and the Indianapolis Capitols. This tour, like the two previous tours, lost a lot of money and Bob Kapp abandoned the venture. However, the long-term impact was the creation of the first teams and Leagues in Germany, Austria, Finland and Italy, one of which, the Dusseldorf Panther, is still in existence. American Football has had a continuous presence in those countries since and has since spread as far as Turkey, Portugal and Iceland.

References

Website / Sources

Bibiography

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu TAFK Turkey Tournament 2001

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA
A Group
*Hacettepe Red Deers	4	4	0	0	208	37
*Bogazici Sultans	4	3	1	0	90	63
METU Falcons	4	2	2	0	58	85
Bilkent Judges	4	1	3	0	83	107
Bashkent Knights	4	0	4	0	18	165
B Group
*ITU Hornets	4	4	0	0	208	28
Ankara Cats	4	3	1	0	90	94
Ege Dolphins	4	2	2	0	58	64
Gazi Warriors	4	1	3	0	83	94
Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	4	0	4	0	18	70

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Final Standings 2001 [Ref: 1]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2001	Hacetteppe Red Deers	67	Ankara Cats	8
2001	ITU Hornets	20	Bogazici Sultans	6
	Final
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	36	ITU Hornets	30

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Playoffs 2001 [Ref: 1]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
2001	ITU Hornets	22	Gazi Warriors	11
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	82	Bashkent Knights	0
2001	Bilkent Judges	18	Bogazici Sultans	26
2001	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	14	Ankara Cats	20
	Week 2
2001	METU Falcons	0	Hacettepe Red Deers	31
2001	Bilkent Judges	44	Bashkent Knights	12
2001	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	12	ITU Hornets	24
2001	Gazi Warriors	0	Ege Dolphins	30
	Week 3
2001	Bilkent Judges	15	Hacettepe Red Deers	50
2001	Bogazici Sultans	42	METU Falcons	0
2001	Ege Dolphins	20	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	0
2001	ITU Hornets	24	Ankara Cats	0 #
	Week 3
2001	METU Falcons	20	Bilkent Judges	6
2001	Bogazici Sultans	24	Bashkent Knights	0 #
2001	Ege Dolphins	6	ITU Hornets	30
2001	Ankara Cats	40	Gazi Warriors	28
	Week 4
2001	Bashkent Knights	6	METU Falcons	39
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	45	Bogazici Sultans	22
2001	Ankara Cats	34	Ege Dolphins	28
2001	Gazi Warriors	24	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	0 #

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Regular Season Results 2001 [Ref: 1]

Report

The Turkish American Football League in 2001 was won by Hacettepe Red Deers 36-30 over ITU Hornets, after they had gone undefeated (4-0 Won-Loss) during the Regular season and defeated Ankara Cats 67-6 in the Playoff Semi-Finals. The Hornets had also gone undefeated during the Regular Season and topped the B Group, before winning 20-6 against the Bogazici sultans in the Semi-Finals.

In all 10 teams entered, divided into two groups, with a four-game regular season. Other teams included the Ege Dolphins, Gazi Warriors, Eskesehir Anadolu Rangers, METU Falcons, Bilkent Judges and Bashkent Knights.

References

Internet Archive

[1] AnkaraCats (2001) Sezon [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010909121633/http://ankaracats.8m.net/sezon.html [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Karl and Clive Saab.

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Last Updated: 11 May 2020