May 24, 2021

Campeonato Region Norte (Spanish North Region Soccer Championship) Champions 1913-1922

Basque Country Map & Flag [References: 1]

Champions Campeonato Region Norte 1913-14 to 1921-22

Season	Champions / League	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
	Region Norte
1913-14	Athletic Club	10	8	2	0	34	7	18
1914-15	Athletic Club	10	7	1	2	23	8	15
1915-16	Athletic Club	12	9	1	2	30	5	19 *
1916-17	Arenas Club	4	3	0	1	8	4	6
1917-18	Real Union de Irun	12	7	2	3	26	13	16
	Campeonato de Vizcaya
1918-19	Arenas Club	8	7	1	0	26	6	15
	Region Norte
1919-20	Athletic Club	8	6	1	1	14	6	13
1920-21	Athletic Club	7	6	0	1	20	8	12 ^
1921-22	Arenas Club	8	6	1	1	19	11	13

[References: 2]

Note: The Above Records are the Final Records of the Champions of Region Norte.

Note: * Athletic Club finished level with Real Sociedad on Points and were due to playoff with them for the Title but Real Sociedad never turned up. Athletic Club awarded the Title, awarded game not counted in Table/Record.

Note: ^ Racing Santander did not compete in the second half of the season, thus the other four teams only played 7 games and Racing Santander 3 (with one game v Eradio also not played in the first half of the season).

Report

Athletic Club of Bilbao were the most successful team during the Region Norte decade of Spanish regional soccer from 1913 to 1922 winning the Championship five times during this span. The Era 1913 to 1940 was one in which the top Basque Soccer Clubs: Athletic Club de Bilbao, Real Socieded and Osasuna all played in the Regional Leagues. Other Basque teams to win the Region Norte were Arenas Club (three times) and Real Union de Irun (once). The Region Norte was split up into the two Basque Provinces (Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa) in 1922 and the other teams such as Racing Santander also competed from then until joining the Spanish National League (La Liga) in the their respective regional leagues.

The Basque Country in Northern Iberia (Spain) and South West France has a proven genetic link with The Welsh and Irish Celts, with geneticists proving a strong genetic link between the three races/peoples going back to the Neolithic, before farming was introduced from the Near East [References: 3]. The three languages are among the oldest in Europe, with Basque pre-dating Indo-European languages thought to have arrived in Europe with farming, and Celtic languages showing a strong link with North African branch of Afro-Asiatic languages as well as Indo-European languages, uniquely in Europe. [References: 4-5] Athletic Bilbao celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in 2018 by lighting up the famous San Mames stadium in Green on the Eve of the Day itself [Reference: 6]

References / Further Reading

Bibliography

[2] Luis Javier Bravo Mayor & Jose Vicente Olmos Mico (2017) “Campeonatos Regionales Vascos 1913-1940” CIHEFE (Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadistica del Futbol Espanyol). Mantuano, Madrid. Available to buy online at: https://www.soccer-books.co.uk/acatalog/CIHEFE-Spanish-League-Histories-p1.html .

Websites

[3] BBC Wales (2001) Genes link Celts to Basques [Internet] Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1256894.stm [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[4] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Basque Language [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque-language [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[5] Encyclopaedia Brittannica (2021) Celtic Languages [Internet] Available from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-languages [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[6] Athletic Bilbao (2018) St. Patrick’s Day [Internet] Available from: https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2018/03/15/saint-patricks-day/ [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Images

[6] Fruugo.ie (2021) 100068720_max Sticker Sticker Adhesif Car Vinyl Flag Card Basque Country Euskadi [Internet] Available from: https://img.fruugo.com/product/0/72/100068720_max.jpg [Accessed 24 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dervla Kincaid (nee Mulcahy).

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May 24, 2021

Central European Football League Cup 2017-2019

Central European Football League Logo [References: 1]

CEFL Cup 2017

CEFL Cup 2017	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
CEFL Cup Western Group
Kranj Alp Devils (Slo) (F)	4	3	1	0	90	43	.750
Sarajevo Spartans (BiH)(3P)	4	3	1	0	72	49	.750
Zagreb Patriots (Cro)	4	0	4	0	26	96	.000
CEFL Cup Eastern Group
Novi Sad Dukes (Ser)(F)	3	3	0	0	110	26	1.000
Belgrade Blue Dragons (Ser)	3	2	1	0	50	50	.667
Indija Indians (Ser)	3	1	2	0	20	53	.333
Sirmium Legionaires (Ser)	3	0	3	0	25	76	.000

[References: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	3rd Place
11.06.2017	Sarajevo Spartans	0	Belgrade Blue Dragons	14
	Final
10.06.2017	Kranj Alp Devils	0	Novi Sad Dukes	59

[References: 3]

CEFL Cup 2018

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Cup Semi-Final
03.05.2018	SBB Vukovi Belgrade (Ser)	28	Budapest Cowbells (Hun)	18
03.05.2018	Gdynia Seahawks (Pol)	56	Sakarya Tatankalari (Tur)	28
	CEFL Cup Final
10.06.18	SBB Vukovi Belgrade (Ser)	55	Gdynia Seahawks (Pol)	41

[References: 3-4]

CEFL Cup 2019

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
13.04.2019	Budapest Cowbells (Hun)	6	Moscow Spartans (Rus)	24
13.04.2019	Bucharest Rebels (Rom)	14	Belgrade SBB Vukovi (Ser)	28
13.04.2019	Bolzano Giants (Ita)	36	Budapest Wolves (Hun)	19
13.04.2019	Istanbul ITU Hornets (Tur)	40	Moscow Patriots (Rus)	19
	Semi-Finals
11.05.2019	Belgrade SBB Vukovi	27	Bolzano Giants	42
18.05.2019	Istanbul ITU Hornets	17	Moscow Spartans	43
	CEFL Cup
09.06.2019	Bolzano Giants	14	Moscow Spartans	15

[References: 5]

Report

The Central European Football League Cup in 2017 comprised two Groups Western and Eastern, with representatives from Slovenia, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia (Western) and Serbia (Eastern). After a Mini-League of 3 to 4 games each the Group winners met in the Final, won 59-0 by Serbia’s Novi Sad Dukes versus Slovenia’s Kranj Alp Devils. The Cup became a single elimination cup in 2018 featuring four countries’ representatives: Serbia, Poland, Hungary and Turkey. Again it was a Serbian team which triumphed in the Final as SBB Vukovi Belgrade defeated Gdynia Seahawks of Poland 55-41. The Cup was expanded in 2019 to include teams from Romania, Italy and Russia with Moscow Spartans taking the prize back to Russia with a close 15-14 triumph in the Final against Italy’s Bolzano Giants. The 2020 edition of the Cup was cancelled to due concerns and travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.

About

Since 2017 the CEFL Championship has operated as a AA (3rd Level) Regional Mini-League in Central Europe, stretching from Moscow in Russia in the East, Istanbul in Turkey in the South, Thonon in South-East France in the West and Wroclaw in Poland in the North, while the CEFL Cup has operated as a A Level (4th Level) Regional Mini-League or Cup in the same areas, but primarily in the Balkan countries .

References

Images

[1] Central European Football League (2009) CEFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://cefl.avaladsfmusic.group/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cefl-544-180-300×99.png [Accessed 6 June 2020]

Websites

[2] Central European Football League (2019) 2019 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2019-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[3] American Football International (2017) CEFL Cup: Gdynia Seahawks from Poland outlast Hungary’s Budapest Cowbells, reach CEFL Cup Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/cefl-cup-gdynia-seahawks-from-poland-outlast-hungarys-budapest-cowbells-reach-cefl-cup-final/ [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[4] American Football International (2017) Livestream: CEFL Cup Final – SBB Vukovi Belgrade (Serbia) v Gdynia Seahawks (Poland), June 10, 5p (11a EST) [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/livestream-cefl-cup-final-sbb-vukovi-belgrade-serbia-v-gdynia-seahawks-poland-june-10-5p-11a-est/ [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[5] Central European Football League (2021) 2018 Schedule – Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2018-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 24 May 2021]

[6] Central European Football League (2019) 2019 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2019-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[7] Central European Football League (2019) 2020 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2020-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 23 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tomasz Dybikowski (Dublin Bay Raptors).

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May 23, 2021

Central European Football League Championship 2017-2019

CEFL Championship 2017

CEFL 2017	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
CEFL Western Conference
SWARCO Raiders (Aut) (F)	2	2	0	0	68	20	1.000
Panthers Wroclaw (Pol)	2	1	1	0	54	47	.500
Triangle Razorbacks (Den)	2	0	2	0	14	69	.000
CEFL Eastern Conference
Kragujevac Wild Boars (Ser) (F)	2	2	0	0	71	69	1.000
SBB Vukovi Beograd (Ser)	2	2	0	0	62	52	1.000
Koc Rams (Tur)	2	0	2	0	42	56	.000
Budapest Cowbells (Hun)	2	0	2	0	39	77	.000

[References: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	CEFL Bowl XII 2017
10.06.2017	SWARCO Raiders	55	Kragujevac Wild Boars	20

[References: 3]

CEFL Championship 2018

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
CEFL West
Innsbruck Swarco Raiders (Aut) (F)	2	2	0	0	107	47	1.000
Wrocklaw Panthers (Pol)	2	1	1	0	60	85	.500
Praha Black Panthers (Cze)	2	0	2	0	43	83	.000
CEFL East
Istanbul Koc Rams (Tur) (P)	2	2	0	0	108	62	1.000
Kragujevac Wild Boars (Ser)	2	1	1	0	75	67	.500
Moscow Patriots (Rus)	2	0	2	0	41	95	.000

References: Compiled from Results in 4-9]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	CEFL Bowl XIII		Tivoli Stadium, AUT
12.06.18	Innsbruck Raiders	49	Istanbul Koc Rams	20

[References: 10]

CEFL Championship 2019

CEFL 2019	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
CEFL Eastern Conference
Calanda Broncos (Swi)	3	3	0	0	119	53	1.000
Wroclaw Panthers (Pol)	3	2	1	0	128	47	.667
Kragujevac Wild Boars (Ser)	3	1	2	0	99	143	.333
Istanbul Koc Rams (Tur)	3	0	3	0	60	163	.000
CEFL Western Conference
SWARCO Raiders Tirol (Aut)	2	2	0	0	91	30	1.000
Thonon Black Panthers (Fra)	2	1	1	0	49	48	.500
Milan Seamen (Ita)	2	0	2	0	30	92	.000

[References: 11]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	CEFL Bowl XIV
08.06.2019	Calanda Broncos (Swi)	42	SWARCO Raiders Tirol (Aut)	46

[References: 11]

Report

From 2017 onwards the Central European Football League was no longer a Regional replacement for National Leagues throughout Southern and Eastern Europe and instead became a Regional Champions League with two levels: CEFL Championship (A Third Level European League – AA in North American naming system) and CEFL Cup (A Fourth Level European League or A in North American naming system).

The CEFL Championship comprised the Champions or Runners-Up from Austria, Denmark, Poland, Serbia, Hungary and Turkey in 2017 with Austria’s SWARCO Raiders from Innsbruck defeating Serbia’s Kragujevac Wild Boars 55-20 in CEFL Bowl XII. For 2018, the Danish and Hungarian representatives were replaced by Czech and Russian entrants and again the Raiders from Innsbruck were Champions, triumphing 49-20 over Turkey’s Istanbul Koc Rams in CEFL Bowl XIII. In 2019 the centre of gravity of the League shifted from the Balkans to Central Europe with the Czech and Russian representatives replaced by Italia, French and Swiss entrants. The SWARCO Raiders Innsbruck won the three-in-a-row with a 46-42 victory over Alpen rivals Calanda Broncos from the small Swiss region of Rhaetia. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic. [Reference: 12]

About

The Central European Football League Championship was a AA (3rd Level) European American Football League which operated from 2006 to the present (at time of writing) with the first 11 years as a AAA League based in the Balkans and Central European countries which formed the Soviet Block, Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire of the 20th Century, due to there being not enough teams in each country for their own league prior to 2017. Since 2017 it has operated as a AA Regional Mini-League in Central Europe, stretching from Moscow in Russia in the East, Istanbul in Turkey in the South, Thonon in South-East France in the West and Denmark in the North.

References

Images

[1] Central European Football League (2009) CEFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://cefl.avaladsfmusic.group/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cefl-544-180-300×99.png [Accessed 6 June 2020]

Websites

[2] Central European Football League (2019) Standings, 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20171220044104/http://www.european-league.com/standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[3] Central European Football League (2019) Scores & Schedule, 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180219005241/http://www.european-league.com/scores/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[4] American Football International (2017) CEFL: Austria’s Swarco Raiders double up on Prague Black Panthers [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballintehttp://www.americanfootballinternational.com/cefl-austrias-swarco-raiders-double-up-on-prague-black-panthers/ [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[5] American Football International (2017) CEFL: Serbia’s Krgujevac Wild Boars defeat Russian Champions the Moscow Patriots [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/cefl-serbias-kragujevac-wild-boars-defeat-russian-champions-the-moscow-patriots/ [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[6] American Football International (2017) CEFL: Austria’s Swarco Raiders #4 overwhelm Polish Champions Wroclaw Panthers [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/cefl-austrias-swarco-raiders-overwhelm-polish-champions-wroclaw-panthers/ [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[7] American Football International (2017) CEFL: Poland’s Wroclaw Panthers win battle of the cats, defeat Praue Black Panthers [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/cefl-polands-wroclaw-panthers-win-battle-of-the-cats-defeat-prague-black-panthers/ [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[8] American Football International (2017) Turkey’s Koc Rams whip Moscow Patriots, advance to CEFL title game [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/turkeys-koc-rams-whip-moscow-patriots-advance-to-cefl-title-game/ [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[9] American Football International (2017) Turkey’s Koc Rams beat Serbian Champs Kragujevac Wild Boars in shootout [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/turkeys-koc-rams-beat-serbian-champs-kragujevac-wild-boars-in-shootout/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]

[10] American Football International (2017) CEFL Bowl XIII: Swarco Raiders repeat as Champions, beat Turkey’s Koc Rams [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/cefl-bowl-xiii-swarco-raiders-repeat-as-champions-beat-turkeys-koc-rams/ [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[11] Central European Football League (2019) 2019 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2019-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[12] Central European Football League (2019) 2020 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2020-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 23 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tomasz Dybikowski (Dublin Bay Raptors).

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May 23, 2021

Central European Football League Cup 2017

Central European Football League Logo [References: 1]

Standings

CEFL Cup 2017	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
CEFL Cup Western Group
Kranj Alp Devils (Slo) (F)	4	3	1	0	90	43	.750
Sarajevo Spartans (BiH)(3P)	4	3	1	0	72	49	.750
Zagreb Patriots (Cro)	4	0	4	0	26	96	.000
CEFL Cup Eastern Group
Novi Sad Dukes (Ser)(F)	3	3	0	0	110	26	1.000
Belgrade Blue Dragons (Ser)	3	2	1	0	50	50	.667
Indija Indians (Ser)	3	1	2	0	20	53	.333
Sirmium Legionaires (Ser)	3	0	3	0	25	76	.000

[References: 2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	3rd Place
11.06.2017	Sarajevo Spartans	0	Belgrade Blue Dragons	14
	Final
10.06.2017	Kranj Alp Devils	0	Novi Sad Dukes	59

[References: 3]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
26.03.2017	Novi Sad Dukes	50	Sirmium Legionaires	12
	Week 2
08.04.2017	Kranj Alp Devils	22	Sarajevo Spartans	6
	Week 3
15.04.2017	Indija Indians	0	Novi Sad Dukes	23
	Week 4
22.04.2017	Zagreb Patriots	6	Kranj Alp Devils	26
23.04.2017	Belgrade Blue Dragons	13	Sirmium Legionaires	6
	Week 5
29.04.2017	Sarajevo Spartans	13	Zagreb Patriots	7
	Week 6
07.05.2017	Indija Indians	7	Belgrade Blue Dragons	23
	Week 7
13.05.2017	Kranj Alp Devils	28	Zagreb Patriots	7
13.05.2017	Sirmium Legionaires	7	Indija Indians	13
	Week 8
20.05.2017	Zagreb Patriots	6	Sarajevo Spartans	29
	Week 9
27.05.2017	Sarajevo Spartans	24	Kranj Alp Devils	14
	Week 10
03.06.2017	Belgrade Blue Dragons	14	Novi Sad Dukes	37

[References: 3]

Report

Novi Sad Dukes of Serbia convincingly won the Central European Football League Cup in 2017, triumphing 59-0 in the Final versus Kranj Alp Devils, based in Slovenia. The Dukes went undefeated during the Regular season, going 3-0 while the Alp Devils suffered only one loss in the four games, a 24-14 loss to Sarajevo Spartans of Bosnia-Hercegovina in their last regular season game, but won the head-to-head having defeated the Spartans 22-6 in their first game. The other opposition in the Western Group was Zagreb Patriots who lost all four games, while in the Novi Sad Dukes’ Eastern Group, Belgrade Blue Dragons provided the strongest opposition with Indija Indians and Sirmium Legionaires also competing, all four teams coming from Serbia.

About

References

Images

[1] Central European Football League (2009) CEFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://cefl.avaladsfmusic.group/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cefl-544-180-300×99.png [Accessed 6 June 2020]

Websites

[2] Central European Football League (2019) 2019 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2019-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tomasz Dybikowski (Dublin Bay Raptors).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 23 May 2021

References

Images

[1] Central European Football League (2009) CEFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://cefl.avaladsfmusic.group/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cefl-544-180-300×99.png [Accessed 6 June 2020]

Websites

[2] Central European Football League (2019) Standings, 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20171220044104/http://www.european-league.com/standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

[2] Central European Football League (2019) Scores & Schedule, 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180219005241/http://www.european-league.com/scores/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tomasz Dybikowski (Dublin Bay Raptors).

About this document

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Last Updated: 23 May 2021

May 23, 2021

Central European Football League Championship 2017

Central European Football League Logo [References: 1]

Standings

CEFL 2017	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
CEFL Western Conference
SWARCO Raiders (Aut)	2	2	0	0	68	20	1.000
Panthers Wroclaw (PoL)	2	1	1	0	54	47	.500
Triangle Razorbacks (Den)	2	0	2	0	14	69	.000
CEFL Eastern Conference
Kragujevac Wild Boars (Ser)	2	2	0	0	71	69	1.000
SBB Vukovi Beograd (Ser)	2	2	0	0	62	52	1.000
Koc Rams (Tur)	2	0	2	0	42	56	.000
Budapest Cowbells (Hun)	2	0	2	0	39	77	.000

[References: 2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	CEFL Bowl XII 2017
10.06.2017	SWARCO Raiders	55	Kragujevac Wild Boars	20

[References: 3]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
15.04.2017	Koc Rams	14	Kragujevac Wild Boars	21
15.04.2017	Budapest Cowbells	24	SBB Vukovi Beograd	27
	Week 2
22.04.2017	Panthers Wroclaw	20	SWARCO Raiders	33
	Week 3
06.05.2017	SWARCO Raiders	35	Triangle Razorbacks	0
	Week 4
20.05.2017	SBB Vukovi Beograd	35	Koc Rams	28
20.05.2017	Triangle Razorbacks	14	Panthers Wroclaw	34
	Week 5
27.05.2017	Kragujevac Wild Boars	50	Budapest Cowbells	15

[References: 3]

Report

SWARCO Raiders from Innsbruck in Austria won the 12th CEFL Bowl for the Central European Football League Championship in 2017 defeating Serbia’s Kragujevac Wild Boars 55-20 in the showpiece game. They had earlier defeated Panthers Wroclaw of Poland and Denmark’s Triangle Razorbacks in the 2-game Mini-League Western Conference Regular Season, while the Wild Boars had finished ahead of SBB Vukovi Beograd, also of Serbia, in the Eastern Conference after disposing of both Koc Rams of Turkey and Budapest Cowbells (Hungary) in the Regular Season.

References

Images

[1] Central European Football League (2009) CEFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://cefl.avaladsfmusic.group/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cefl-544-180-300×99.png [Accessed 6 June 2020]

Websites

[2] Central European Football League (2019) Standings, 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20171220044104/http://www.european-league.com/standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tomasz Dybikowski (Dublin Bay Raptors).

About this document

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Last Updated: 23 May 2021

May 23, 2021

Central European Football League Cup 2019

Central European Football League Logo {References: 1]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
13.04.2019	Budapest Cowbells (Hun)	6	Moscow Spartans (Rus)	24
13.04.2019	Bucharest Rebels (Rom)	14	Belgrade SBB Vukovi (Ser)	28
13.04.2019	Bolzano Giants (Ita)	36	Budapest Wolves (Hun)	19
13.04.2019	Istanbul ITU Hornets (Tur)	40	Moscow Patriots (Rus)	19
	Semi-Finals
11.05.2019	Belgrade SBB Vukovi	27	Bolzano Giants	42
18.05.2019	Istanbul ITU Hornets	17	Moscow Spartans	43
	CEFL Cup
09.06.2019	Bolzano Giants	14	Moscow Spartans	15

[References: 2]

Report

Moscow Spartans defeated Bolzano Giants of Italy 15-14 to take the Central European Football League Cup back to Russia in 2019. They had earlier knocked out Hungary’s Budapest Cowbells in the Quarter-Finals and Istanbul ITU Hornets of Turkey in the Semi-Finals of the Single-Elimination / Knockout Cup. Bolzano Giants had knocked out Budapest Wolves (Hungary) and Belgrade SBB Vukovi (Serbia) in the earlier rounds. Other teams competing were Bucharest Rebels of Romania and Russia’s Moscow Patriots.

The Central European Football League Cup was a A (4th Level) European American Football League which operated from 2006 to the present (at time of writing) with the first 11 years as a AAA League based in the Balkans and Central European countries which formed the Soviet Block, Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire of the 20th Century, due to there being not enough teams in each country for their own league prior to 2017. Since 2017 it has operated as a AA Regional Mini-League in Central Europe, stretching from Moscow in Russia in the East, Istanbul in Turkey in the South, Thonon in South-East France in the West and Wroclaw in Poland in the North.

References

Images

[1] Central European Football League (2009) CEFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://cefl.avaladsfmusic.group/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cefl-544-180-300×99.png [Accessed 6 June 2020]

Websites

[2] Central European Football League (2019) 2019 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2019-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tomasz Dybikowski (Dublin Bay Raptors).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 23 May 2021

May 23, 2021

Central European Football League 2019

Central European Football League Logo [References: 1]

Standings

CEFL 2019	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
CEFL Eastern Conference
Calanda Broncos (Swi)	3	3	0	0	119	53	1.000
Wroclaw Panthers (Pol)	3	2	1	0	128	47	.667
Kragujevac Wild Boars (Ser)	3	1	2	0	99	143	.333
Istanbul Koc Rams (Tur)	3	0	3	0	60	163	.000
CEFL Western Conference
SWARCO Raiders Tirol (Aut)	2	2	0	0	91	30	1.000
Thonon Black Panthers (Fra)	2	1	1	0	49	48	.500
Milan Seamen (Ita)	2	0	2	0	30	92	.000

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PLayoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	CEFL Bowl XIV
08.06.2019	Calanda Broncos (Swi)	42	SWARCO Raiders Tirol (Aut)	46

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Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
13.04.2019	Kragujevac Wild Boars	53	Istanbul Koc Rams	36
13.04.2019	SWARCO Raiders Tirol	41	Thonon Black Panthers	7
13.04.2019	Wroclaw Panthers	3	Calanda Broncos	27
	Week 2
27.04.2019	Istanbul Koc Rams	7	Wroclaw Panthers	55
	Week 3
11.05.2019	Wroclaw Panthers	70	Kragujevac Wild Boars	13
11.05.2019	Calanda Broncos	55	Istanbul Koc Rams	17
11.05.2019	Milan seamen	23	SWARCO Raiders Tirol	50
	Week 4
25.05.2019	Thonon Black Panthers	42	Milan Seamen	7
25.05.2019	Calanda Broncos	37	Kragujevac Wild Boars	33

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Report

Switzerland’s Calanda Broncos from the tiny mountain region of Rhaetia and Austria’s SWARCO Raiders Tirol from Innsbruck met in the Central European Football League Final in 2019 with Raiders Tirol winning by a narrow 46-42 margin in the Alpen rivalry with their Swiss neighbours.

Drawn in separate Eastern and Western Conferences, the Raiders and Broncos had won all of their Conference games, although Broncos had a scare against Serbia’s Kragujevac Wild Boars in the last regular season week, only winning 37-33. Raiders made easier work of it defeating both France’s Thonon Black Panthers and Italy’s Milan Seamen by at least four touchdowns each.

Hoping to capitalise on Broncos’ potential slip-up were Wroclaw Panthers of Poland who had defeated the Wild Boars 70-13 and Istanbul Koc Rams 55-7 before their explosive defence was shut down effectively against Calanda, scoring only three points.

The Central European Football League was a AA (3rd Level) European American Football League which operated from 2006 to the present (at time of writing) with the first 11 years as a AAA League based in the Balkans and Central European countries which formed the Soviet Block, Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire of the 20th Century, due to there being not enough teams in each country for their own league prior to 2017. Since 2017 it has operated as a AA Regional Mini-League in Central Europe, stretching from Moscow in Russia in the East, Istanbul in Turkey in the South, Thonon in South-East France in the West and Wroclaw in Poland in the North.

References

Images

[1] Central European Football League (2009) CEFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://cefl.avaladsfmusic.group/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cefl-544-180-300×99.png [Accessed 6 June 2020]

Websites

[2] Central European Football League (2019) 2019 Schedule & Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.european-league.com/2019-schedule-standings/ [Accessed 5 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tomasz Dybikowski (Dublin Bay Raptors).

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Anglo-Scottish American Football Friendlies 1998

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
01.03.1998	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	20	Clydesdale Colts (Sco)	0
29.03.1998	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	40	Strathclyde Sheriffs (Sco)	0

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Report

England’s Gateshead Senators started their 1998 British American Football Association Senior League Division One campaign off with two pre-season victories over Scottish Gridiron Association team, Clydesdale Colts and Strathclyde Sheriffs. Their next match was against Dutch side Hilversum Hurricanes before their BAFA Regular Season started.

References

Logos

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1998) “Senators make flying start to ’98 campaign” First Down. Saturday, March 7, 1998. pg. 22.

[3] Anon. (1997) “Gateshead rout Scots” First Down. Saturday April 4, 1998. Pg. 20.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer.

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European Federation of American Football Dutch Invitational Tournament 1997-1998

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	1997 Tournament		Venue: Hilversum, Neth
12.04.1997	Hilversum Hurricanes (Neth)	14	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	16
13.04.1997	Hoorn Unicorns (Neth)	8	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	30
	1998 Tournament		Venue: Hilversum, Neth
12.04.1998.	Hilversum Hurricanes (Neth)	8	Gateshead Senators (Eng)	9

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Report

The Gateshead Senators won the Dutch Invitational Trophy in American Football in 1997 and 1998. The Trophy was named after the Senator’s Dutch-born Defensive Back Wimmy Vantergouw. In 1997 they defeated Hilversum Hurricanes and Hoorn Unicorns, and in 1998 repeated with a narrow 9-8 victory over the Hilversum Hurricanes.

References

Logos

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1997) “Gateshead win Dutch Tournament” First Down. 19 April, 1997. Pg.

[3] Anon. (1998) “Senators Roar To Dutch Crown” First Down. Saturday, April 18, 1998. pg. 10.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer.

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European Federation of American Football West European Club Friendlies 1997-1998

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
1997	Antwerp Diamonds (Bel)	6	Winchester Rifles (Eng)	8
1998	Winchester Rifles (Eng)	28	Antwerp Diamonds (Bel)	8

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Report

Winchester Rifles of England defeated Belgium’s Antwerp Diamonds two years running in a European American Football Friendly series, first 8-6 away from home then a much easier game at home in Hampshire.

References

Logos

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Sources

Anon. (1997) “Rifles Cut Down Rough Diamonds” First Down. November 5-11, 1998. Pg. 27

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 23 May 2021