Category: Asian American Football Leagues

Emirates American Football League Desert Bowl 2013-Present

Emirates American Football League Logo [Ref: 2]

Desert Bowls 2013-Present

BowlYearWinnersRunners-Up
I2012-13
II2013-14Dubai Barracudas12Abu Dhabi Wildcats6
III2014-15Dubai Stallions30Dubai Barracudas6
IV2015-16Dubai Barracudas21Abu Dhabi Wildcats18
V2016-17Al Ain Desert Foxes18Abu Dhabi Wildcats12 (3ot)
VI2017-18Dubai Barracudas19Abu Dhabi Wildcats0
Emirates American Football League Desert Bowls 2013-Present [Ref: 1-7]

Report

Dubai Barracudas have been the most successful team in the Emirates American Football League Desert Bowl, winning twice under Quarterback Zavier Cobb in 2013-14 and 2015-16, and again under Cobb as Coach in 2017-18. Other winners of the Desert Bowl have included Dubai Stallions (2014-15) and Al Ain Desert Foxes (2016-17).

Neil Bowles, who is from Belfast, Ireland, and played with the Belfast Spartans in the 1990s in the Irish American Football League, played with the UAE Falcons in 2012. [8]

Dubai Barracudas Desert Bowl Champions 2017-18 [Ref: 10]

References

[1] Sport 360 (2014) Barracudas Varsity deny Abu Dhabi a Desert Bowl clean sweep [Internet] Available from: https://sport360.com/article/other/eafl/272706/abu-dhabi-wildcats-aim-to-break-drought-in-desert-bowl-rematch-with-dubai-barracudas [Accessed 16 March 2019]

[2] Sport 360 (2015) Stallions beat Barracudas to Gallop away with EAFL title[Internet] Available from: https://sport360.com/article/other/eafl/34009/stallions-beat-barracudas-gallop-away-eafl-title [Accessed 5 July 2020]

[3] Sport 360 (2016) Retirement beckons for Barracudas star Xavier Cobb [Internet] Available from: https://sport360.com/article/other/eafl/170470/retirement-beckons-for-dubai-barracudas-star-zavier-cobb [Accessed 5 July 2020]

[4] Sport 360 (2017) EAFL Preview Desert Foxes take on Abu Dhabi Wildcats [Internet] Available from: https://sport360.com/article/other/eafl/226524/eafl-2017-desert-bowl-preview-al-ain-desert-foxes-eyeing-shutout-of-abu-dhabi-wildcats [Accessed 5 July 2020]

[5] Sport 360 (2017) EAFL Falcons fly high over Jeddah [Internet] Available from: https://sport360.com/article/other/eafl/229134/eafl-falcons-fly-high-over-jeddah [Accessed 5 July 2020]

[6] Sport 360 (2018) Dubai Barracudas return to top under Zavier Cobb by beating Abu Dhabi wildcats in Desert Bowl VI[Internet] Available from: https://sport360.com/article/other/eafl/272862/dubai-barracudas-return-to-the-top-under-zavier-cobb-by-beating-abu-dhabi-wildcats-in-desert-bowl-vi [Accessed 5 July 2020]

[7] American Football International (2017) Abu Dhabi Outfoxed by Al Ain in Thrilling EAFL Desert Bowl V [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/abu-dhabi-outfoxed-al-ain-thrilling-eafl-desert-bowl-v/ [Accessed 5 July 2020]

[8] Belfast Spartans (2019) Player Profiles: Neil Bowles [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastspartans.co.uk/player-profiles.html [Accessed 16 March 2019]

Images

[9] Emirates American Football League (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: https://eafl.ae/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/logo.png [Accessed 5 July 2020]

[10] Sport 360 (2018) Barracudas [Internet] Available from: https://sport360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Barracudas.jpg [Accessed 5 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to William Winters

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 5 July 2020

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China Arena Football League 2019

China Arena Football League – Arena Football League Global Logo [4]

Final Standings

PWLTPFPAPct
*Wuhan Gators33002861.000
*Beijing Lions3210366.667
Shenyang Black Rhinos31201222.333
Shanghai Legend3030042.000

References: Compiled from Results in :[4-5]

Championship Tournament Finals

DateTimeHome TeamAway Team
3rd Place Game
08.12.201911:00 AMShenyang Black Rhinos18Shanghai Legend6
Championship
08.12.201911:00 AMWuhan Gators30Beijing Lions22

Reference: [1; 6-7]

Championship Tournament

DateTimeHome TeamAway Team
06.12.20195:00 PMShenyang Black Rhinos6Shanghai Legend0
06.12.20195:30 PMBeijing Lions0Wuhan Gators6
06.12.20196:00 PMBeijing Lions22Shanghai Legend0
06.12.20196:30 PMWuhan Gators8Shenyang Black Rhinos6
06.12.20197:00 PMShanghai Legend0Wuhan Gators14
06.12.20197:30 PMShenyang Black Rhinos0Beijing Lions14

Reference: [1; 4-5]

Preseason Results

DateTimeHome TeamAway Team
Preseason Week 1
13.11.20191:00 PMShenyang Rhinos0Beijing Lions28
Preseason Week 2
23.11.20192:00 PMWuhan Gators40Shanghai Legend0

Reference: [1-3]

Home Venues

TeamVenue
Championship Tournament (6-8 December 2019)EtonHouse International School, Suzhou
Shenyang Rhinos (Preseason Week 1)Shenyang Sports University
Wuhan Gators (Preseason Week 2)Wuhan JETien Jianjiu Sports Park

Reference: [1]

Report

Benjamin Duhon had an interception and score for the Lions defense, and John Taggart added two rushing scores as the Beijing Lions beat the Shenyang Rhinos in Preseason Week 1 [2]

In Preseason Week 2, Wuhan Gators, thrilled the Home Fans by beating the Shanghai Legend 40-0. They were led by QB Jarred Evans, who threw 4 Touchdown passes, and ran for two more, and the defense played its part too, as Defensive Captain, Robert Williams had 2 sacks and several pass deflections. [3]

Wuhan Gators won all 3 Championship Tournament Round-Robin matches to finish top of the table, and earn a place in the Championship Game against Beijing Lions who won their other two matches. Shanghai Legend finished bottom, losing all their matches and played against Shenyang Black Rhinos in the 3rd Place Playoff. [4-5]

In the 3rd Place Playoff, the Shenyang Black Rhinos won again against the Shanghai Legend, after both teams came out guns blazing, scoring on their opening drives. [6]

The Championship Game proved an epic struggle, with Wuhan Gators sending their fans home happy, coming from behind to beat the defending Champions, Beijing Lions 30-22. The Lions had taken a 22-14 lead after an amazing catch and run by Wide Receiver Devin Jones, but the Gators came right back, with tournament MVP Jarred Evans leading the team to a tieing score. In Overtime QB Evans found WR Shida Wang, who outfought the defender, in tight coverage, for the score. The Two-Point Conversion was successful, leaving the Gators 30-22 up, and the there were wild celebrations in the Wuhan camp after the Lions were unable to respond on their next drive. [7]

Wuhan Gators – China Arena Football League 2019 Team Photo [10]

About

The China Arena Football League was started in 2016 by the Arena Football League, which introduced the novel 8v8 Arena/Indoor version of American Football in 1986. The CAFL was part of an ambitious Global Expansion plan by the AFL, although it lasted only one season.

It was brought back by the AFL in 2019, and the first preseason matches went ahead as scheduled despite reports on the AFL website that it was filing for bankruptcy on November 27, 2019.

The China Arena Football League Championship Tournament, held over one weekend, took place on 6-8 December 2019.

China Arena Football League 2019 Championship Medal [10]

References

Websites

[1] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Breakdown! [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/cafl-2019-competition-breakdown/ [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[2] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, November 13, 2019: ” Final Score from Shenyang: Beijing 28 Shenyang 0 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2768277399901933 [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[3] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, November 22, 2019: ” Final Score in Wuhan: Gators 40 Shanghai 0 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2791563504239989 [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[4] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 6, 2019: ” Half way through Match Play and Day 1 of the CAFL Championship Tournament and here are the scores: “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2823067901089549 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[5] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 6, 2019: “ The first day is complete and here is how the teams finished in day 1 of Match Play of the CAFL 2019 Championship Tournament. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2823301561066183 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[6] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 8, 2019: ” The Shenyang Black Rhinos take home the 3rd Place OF THE CAFL 2029 Championship Tournament with an 18-6 win over the Shanghai Legends. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2827977440598595 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[7] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 8, 2019: ” What an epic battle as the CAFL 2019 Tournament Championship Game gave fans all that they could ask for as the Wuhan Gators came from behind in regulation to tie the score and take the game to overtime to defeat the 2016 champions Beijing Lions 30-22.  “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2827996027263403 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[8] Arena Football League (2019) Official Statement [Internet] Available from: https://www.arenafootball.com/article/nov27-statement [Accessed 3 December 2019]

Images

[9] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL-AFLG Logo [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cafl-aflg-1.png [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[10] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Medal [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CAFL-2019-Competition-Medal-768×768.png [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[11] China Arena Football League | Facebook Page (2019) Photo December 8, 2019: “What an epic battle as the CAFL 2019 Tournament Championship Game ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/photos/pcb.2827996027263403/2827995430596796/?type=3&theater [Accessed 10 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Comerford.

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Last Updated: 10 December 2019

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United Arab Emirates | International American Football Matches 2012-2018

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamScore
16.12.12UAE FalconsWKazakhstan TitansL
02.04.16Colombo Lions (SriLnk)0Emirates AFL Falcons64
03.06.16Emirates AFL Falcons15Almaty Titans (Kaz)13
06.16Team India6Emirates AFL Falcons27
2016Belgrade University?Emirates AFL Falcons?
04.17Emirates AFL Falcons42Jeddah AFT (KSA)0
04.17Emirates AFL Falcons?Almaty Titans (Kaz)?
02.11.18EFAF Pharaohs (Egy)30Emirates AFL Falcons6

References: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Report

Neil Bowles, who is from Belfast, Ireland, and played with the Belfast Spartans in the 1990s in the Irish American Football League, played with the UAE Falcons in 2012. [2][3][9]

References:

Websites:

[1] Emirates American Football League (2015) More International games expected for the EAFL Falcons [Internet] Available from: https://www.eafl.ae/news/more-international-games-for-the-falcons [Accessed 16 March 2019]

[2] Emirates American Football League – Facebook Page (2012) Post December 14, 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/EAFLfalcons/photos/a.186364698113311/394296487320130/?type=3 [Accessed 16 March 2019]

[3] Emirates American Football League – Facebook Page (2012) Post June 6, 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/EAFLfalcons/photos/a.186364698113311/319307834818996/?type=3 [Accessed 17 March 2019]

[4] Itzza Pizza – Facebook Page (2012) Post December 16 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/itzzapizzauae/photos/a.10151906862714240/10151906862734240/?type=3 [Accessed 16 March 2019]

[5] Emirates American Football League (2016) Falcons Build Bridges Through Football [Internet] Available from: https://www.eafl.ae/news/falconsvsindia2 [Accessed 16 March 2019]

[6] Emirates American Football League (2016) Falcons Men vs Serbian University All-Stars [Internet] Available from: https://www.eafl.ae/news/falconsvsserbia [Accessed 16 March 2019]

[7] Emirates American Football League (2016) EAFL Falcons host Almaty Titans and Jeddah in UAE double-header [Internet] Available from: https://www.eafl.ae/news/FalconsvsJeddahvsKazakhstan [Accessed 16 March 2019]

[8] The National (2018) WATCH: Pharaohs and Falcons meet in a game of American football in Cairo [Internet] Available from: https://www.thenational.ae/sport/north-american/watch-pharaohs-and-falcons-meet-in-a-game-of-american-football-in-cairo-1.788174?fbclid=IwAR15uHoDhllRZGfEbWjUrxJWJbuWEeUvxq-BOh8cvu_5M27qUXabBJHZEy4#7 [Accessed 16 March 2019]

[9] Belfast Spartans (2019) Player Profiles: Neil Bowles [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastspartans.co.uk/player-profiles.html [Accessed 16 March 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to William Winters

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Elite Football league of India 2012

elite-football-league-of-india-logo

EFLI 2012

PWLTPFPAPct
East
*Colombo Lions54106435.800
*Delhi Defenders64209655.667
Kandy Sky Kings62405592.333
Kolkata Vipers606015104.000
West
*Pune Marathas64208842.667
*Bangalore Warhawks64208444.667
Mumbai Gladiators64206745.667
Pakistan Wolfpack51403891.200

[2]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Qualifier
Delhi Defenders22Bangalore Warhawks14
Pune Marathas21Colomboo Lions7
Elite Bowl I
Pune Marathas6Delhi Defenders0

[2]

References

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Online Encyclopedias

Wikipedia (2016) 2012 Elite Football League of India Season [Internet] Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Elite_Football_League_of_India_season [Accessed 23 October 2016]

Images

Wikipedia (2018) Elite Football League of India Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Elite_Football_League_of_India_Logo.png [Accessed 2 August 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Simon Williams

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Korea American Football Association | Kimchi Bowl 1995-2017

Korean American Football Association Logo

Kimchi Bowl Finals 1995-2017

No.DateWinnerRunner-Up
114.01.96Donga University12Seven Sixth Sense (Donga U OB)7
226.01.97Bluesun (Kyungsung U OB)28Keimyungdae18
318.01.98Kyungpook National Uni47Seven Sixth Sense (Donga U OB)6
417.01.99Donga University35Blue Friends22
516.01.00Donga University19Daegu Red Star14
621.01.01Daegu Red Star13Kyung Sung University0
727.01.02Seven Sixth Sense (Donga U OB)27Kyung Sung University14
819.01.03Kumho University7Scaras (SNU OB)6
901.02.04Caps Golden Eagles23Donga University17
1030.01.05Halles (Kumho IT)27Kumho University12
1108.01.06Donga University7Shipping Land Vikings6
1214.01.07Busan Griffons37Dong0
1306.01.08Busan Griffons21Dong12
1411.01.09Shipping Land Vikings20Dong14
1510.01.10Pusan University34Caps Golden Eagles18
1609.01.11Daegu Phoenix40Pusan University24
1708.01.12Seoul Warriors14Pusan University0
1830.12.12Fils Vikings23Hanyang University0
1901.12.13Pusan University14Seoul Vikings6
2030.11.14Samsung Blue Storm7Dong6
2106.12.15Seoul DDP Golden Eagles26Dong6
2204.12.16Dong17Daegu Phoenix6
2305.12.17Dong21Seoul Vikings13

Reference: [1][3]

About:

The Kimchi Bowl is the National Championship of American Football in Korea, and has been played since 1995 between the winners of the University Championship (Tiger Bowl) and the Social Championship (Gwanggaeto Bowl).

References:

Websites:

[1] Korean Football Association (2018) Kimchi Ball Winning Team [Internet] Available from: http://kafa.org/kafa_new/03games/ball3.html [Accessed 20 January 2018]

[2] Korean Football Association (2018) What is Kimchi Ball? [Internet] Available from: http://kafa.org/kafa_new/03games/ball.html[Accessed 12 April 2019]

[3] Korean Football Association (2018) The 23rd Kimchi Volley Champion’s second consecutive win in Dong-Dae’s first 
Korean football game [Internet] Available from: http://www.kafa.org/kafa_new/04news/news.html [Accessed 12 April 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai

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