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=Britbowl champions=
=Britbowl champions=
*'''2007''' [[London Blitz (American football)|London Blitz]]
{| class="wikitable"
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*'''2006''' [[London Olympians (American football)|London Olympians]]
! Year !! Name !! Winning Team !! Score !! Losing Team
*'''2005''' [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]]
|-
| 2007 || BritBowl XXI || [[London Blitz (American football)|London Blitz]] || 16-6 || [[Coventry Jets]]
*'''2004''' [[Farnham Knights (American football)|Farnham Knights]]
*'''2003''' London O's
|-
*'''2002''' London O's
| 2006 || BritBowl XX || [[London Olympians (American football)|London Olympians]] || 45-30 || [[London Blitz (American football)|London Blitz]]
*'''2001''' London O's
|-
*'''2000''' London O's
| 2005 || BritBowl XIX || [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]] || 21-19 || [[Farnham Knights (American football)|PA Knights]]
*'''1999''' London O's
|-
*'''1998''' London O's
| 2004 || Div 1 Bowl || [[Farnham Knights (American football)|PA Knights]] || 28-14 || [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]]
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<ref>http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Championslist.html</ref>
|-
| 2003 || Div 1 Bowl || [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]] || 35-7 || [[East Kilbride Pirates (American football)|East Kilbride Pirates]]
|-
| 2002 || Div 1 Bowl || [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]] || 42-15 || [[Farnham Knights (American football)|PA Knights]]
|-
| 2001 || Div 1 Bowl || [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]] || 37-20 || [[East Kilbride Pirates (American football)|East Kilbride Pirates]]
|-
| 2000 || Div 1 Bowl || [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]] || 34-26 || [[Birmingham Bulls (American football)|Birmingham Bulls]]
|-
| 1999 || Div 1 Bowl || [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]] || 9-6 || [[Birmingham Bulls (American football)|Birmingham Bulls]]
|-
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| 1998 || Div 1 Bowl || [[London Olympians (American football)|London O's]] || 20-0 || [[Sussex Thunder]]
|-
| 1997 || Div 1 Bowl || [[Redbridge Fire]] <ref>http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Years/1994to1997.html</ref> || 26-7 || [[Nottingham Caesars]]
|-
| 1996 || Div 1 Bowl || [[Leicester Panthers]] || 10-6 || [[Milton Keynes Pioneers]]
|-
| 1995 || Div 1 Bowl || [[Birmingham Bulls (American football)|Birmingham Bulls]] || 34-30 || [[London Olympians (American football)|London Olympians]]
|-
| 1994 || Div 1 Bowl || [[London Olympians (American football)|London Olympians]] || 24-23 || [[Birmingham Bulls (American football)|Birmingham Bulls]]
|-
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|}<ref>http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Championslist.html</ref>


=Teams of BAFL=
=Teams of BAFL=

Revision as of 10:38, 27 May 2008

File:BAFL Logo.jpg
Logo of the British American Football League

The British American Football League (BAFL) is the United Kingdom's primary American Football league. It was formerly known as the British Senior League (BSL) until 2005 [1].

The League has 3 divisions: Premier, 1 and 2[2], each with a playoff series and championship game to determine a winner[3]. The Championship participants are promoted to the divisions above and the lowest ranking teams in each division are relegated.

The Championship games, are played at BritBowl which is traditionally hosted at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium.

Britbowl champions

[4]

Teams of BAFL

2008 Season

BAFL Premier

As of May 2008, the BAFL's Premier Division is comprised of seven teams, following the late withdrawal of the London Olympians from the 2008 season.[5] However, the Olympians have announced that they are preparing to re-enter the league in 2009 after going through a reorganisation. [6]

BAFL 1

BAFL 1 has twelve teams split into the Northern and Southern conferences.[7]

Division 1 North Division 1 South

BAFL 2

BAFL 2 has realigned for 2008 and expanded to 27 teams split into five conferences: North, Central, Eastern, London & South East, and South West. [8]

Division 2 North Division 2 Central Division 2 Eastern Division 2 London & South East Division 2 South West

2007 Season and Reallignment

At the 2006 ‘end of season’ meeting at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday October 7th 2006, the BAFL board of directors announced a realignment of the league for the 2007 season. It was felt that the growing popularity of the sport in Britain and the gradual improvement of playing standards/parity rendered the present League structure obsolete. In a move to ensure more competitive games between teams at all levels, the league would restructure to a national Premier League, who will compete for the BritBowl title. Below the Premier League there would be two tiers of football in Britain, with a flexible structure.

The single conference "BAFL Premier" would consist of a ten game regular season where all teams will play each other at least once. The top four teams at the end of the season will eligible for play off berths and ultimately to compete for places in BritBowl XXI finals. The bottom team will be relegated to BAFL 1.

BAFL 1 would consist of two conferences (north and south). There would be a ten game regular season in each conference and all teams would play each other both home and away. The top three teams in each conference would be eligible for play off berths and the winners of the BAFL 1 national championship would be promoted to BAFL Premier. The bottom teams in each conference will be relegated to BAFL 2.

BAFL 2 would be decided once all applications and successful associates have been confirmed. The finalists of the BAFL 2 national championships will be promoted to BAFL 1.

2007 division breakdown

BAFL Premier
Birmingham Bulls
Bristol Aztecs
Coventry Cassidy Jets
East Kilbride Pirates
Gateshead Senators
London Blitz
London Olympians
Southern Sundevils
BAFL 1 North BAFL 1 South
ASAP Yorkshire Rams Colchester Gladiators
Chester Romans Kent Exiles
Doncaster Mustangs MCP Ipswich Cardinals
Redditch Arrows Oxford Saints
Staffordshire Surge Farnham Knights
West Coast Trojans Sussex Thunder

References

  1. ^ http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Years/2005.html
  2. ^ http://www.bafl.org.uk
  3. ^ http://www.bafl.org.uk/artman2/publish/BritBowl_46/index.asp
  4. ^ http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Championslist.html
  5. ^ "Olympians Withdraw". British American Football League (bafl.org.uk). 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  6. ^ "The London Olympians Are Here To Stay!". 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  7. ^ http://www.bafl.org.uk/standings.asp?division=1
  8. ^ http://www.bafl.org.uk/standings.asp?division=2
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