Category: European American Football Leagues

European Football League Scandinavian Cup 1988

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Final
1988Turku Trojans (Fin)27Oslo Fighting Trolls (Nor)0
Scandinavian Cup Final
1988Kristianstad Lions (Swe)7Turku Trojans (Fin)28
European Football League Scandinavian Cup Results 1988 [Ref: 1]

Report

From 1987 to 1995 Scandinavian American Football teams played for the Scandinavian Cup, a Regional Tournament below the Euro Bowl.

References

Annuals / Websites

[1] SAJL – Finnish American Football Association (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [PDF pg. 73] [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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European Football League Scandinavian Cup 1987

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Scandinavian Cup
1987Stockholm Pink Chargers (Swe) 0Munkka Colts (Fin)12
European Football League Scandinavian Cup Results 1987 [Ref: 1]

Report

From 1987 to 1995 Scandinavian American Football teams played for the Scandinavian Cup, a Regional Tournament below the Euro Bowl.

References

Annuals / Websites

[1] SAJL – Finnish American Football Association (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [PDF pg. 73] [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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European Football League Eurobowl 1986

EuroBowl 86 Logo [Ref: 6]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Qualifier
1986Leicester Panthers (Eng)18Birmingham Bulls (Eng)32
Quarter-Finals
1986Birmingham Bulls (Eng)29Anzbach Grizzlies (Ger)18
1986TAFT Vantaa (Fin)60Lugano Seagulls (Swi)0
1986Amsterdam Rams (Ned)41Salzburg Lions (Aut)0
1986Bologna Doves (Ita)44Paris Jets (Fra)0
Semi-Finals
1986Birmingham Bulls (Eng)7Bologna Doves (Ita)40
1986Taft Vantaa (Fin)67Amsterdam Rams (Ned)6
Eurobowl I
1986TAFT Vantaa (Fin)20Bologna Doves (Ita)16
Eurobowl I Results 1986 [Ref:

Report

The Eurobowl is the Super Bowl of European American Football, and the first ever Tournament was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1986, with TAFT Vantaa (Terrikulen American Football Team) from a small town outside Helsinki in Finland defeating Bologna Doves of Italy 20-16 in the Final.

The tournament featured eight teams: TAFT and Bologna, as well as Amsterdam Rams (Netherlands), Birmingham Bulls (England), Anzbach Grizzlies (Germany), Lugano Seagulls (Switzerland), Salzburg Lions (Austria) and Paris Jets (France).

In a qualifier before the tournament, the winners of the two British Leagues, Leicester Panthers and Birmingham Bulls played off for the right to be the British representatives.

References

Websites

[1] SAJL (2020) Eurobowl [Internet] Available from: https://www.sajl.fi/laji-info/historia/eurobowl/ [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[2] Birmingham Bulls (2020) ABOUT US [Internet] Available from: http://birminghambulls.co.uk/about-us.html [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[3] SAFF (2020) Eurobowl History [Internet] Available from: https://www.saff.se/forbundet/Historia/Eurobowl [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[4] Britball Now (2020) British and Irish Clubs in European Competition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/ResultsEurope.html [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[5] SAJL (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020][Pg. 65]

Images

[6] Wikipedia (2020) EuroBowl 86 Logo {Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/2/2c/EuroBowl86.svg/1200px-EuroBowl86.svg.png [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch, Maurice Lynch, Robert Byron, Dylan Brennan, Gareth Quigley, Kevin Smyth, Frank Winters, Declan Mulvey.

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International League of American Football 1990

ILAF Teams

ILAF WestILAF East
BarcelonaFinland
Birmingham BearsMilan
HollandMunich
LondonRome
International League of American Football 1990 [Reference: 1]

Schedule

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
14.04.1990HollandMunich
14.04.1990BirminghamRome
14.04.1990MilanLondon
14.04.1990BarcelonaFinland
Week 2
21.04.1990HollandBirmingham
21.04.1990LondonHolland
21.04.1990MunichRome
21.04.1990MilanBarcelona
Week 3
28.04.1990BirminghamMilan
28.04.1990FinlandMunich
28.04.1990RomeHolland
28.04.1990BarcelonaLondon
Week 4
05.05.1990LondonHolland
05.05.1990FinlandBirmingham
05.05.1990MunichMilan
05.05.1990RomeBarcelona
Week 5
12.05.1990HollandBarcelona
12.05.1990BirminghamMunich
12.05.1990LondonRome
12.05.1990FinlandMilan
Week 6
19.05.1990HollandFinland
19.05.1990BirminghamLondon
19.05.1990MilanRome
19.05.1990BarcelonaMunich
Week 7
26.05.1990HollandRome
26.05.1990LondonBarcelona
26.05.1990MunichFinland
26.05.1990MilanBirmingham
Week 8
02.06.1990BirminghamHolland
02.06.1990FinlandLondon
02.06.1990RomeMunich
02.06.1990BarcelonaMilan
Week 9
09.06.1990MunichLondon
09.06.1990RomeFinland
09.06.1990MilanHolland
09.06.1990BarcelonaBirmingham
Week 10
16.06.1990LondonMilan
16.06.1990FinlandBarcelona
16.06.1990MunichHolland
16.06.1990RomeBirmingham
Week 11
23.06.1990HollandLondon
23.06.1990BirminghamFinland
23.06.1990MilanMunich
23.06.1990BarcelonaRome
Week 12
30.06.1990LondonBirmingham
30.06.1990FinlandHolland
30.06.1990MunichBarcelona
30.06.1990RomeMilan
International League of American Football Schedule 1990 [Reference: 1]

About

The International League of American Football was a proposed Professional American Football League with teams representing eight cities or countries in Europe, and featuring European Players. Head Coaches with NCAA experience had been brought in, and Villa Park in Birmingham, home of Aston Villa, and one of the premier grounds in English Soccer, had been secured for the Birmingham team, but the league never got off the ground, and folded before the first kickoff on 14 April 1990, even though schedules had been released in November prior to that, with each team playing a 12-game season.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1990) “ILAF Schedules” World American Football. 30 November 1989. pg. 22.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Gareth Quigley, Paul O’Reilly, Ronan O’Brien.

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Proposed American Football League in USSR 1979

In 1979 American Promoter Tom Kelly, proposed to introduce American Football to the USSR, begiinning with a demonstration match involving Professional American teams and following this the creation of a dozen or two dozen teams in the Soviet Union. The State Functionaries, however, did not approve of the plan, and it was not until 1989, with the Glasnost Era, that the first matches were played, with a demonstration match by two College teams, the “Stars” and the “Bummers”. [1]

The first Russian American Football Championship then took place in 1992, however due to insufficent numbers as well as presumably the large distances involved in a National League, it was not until 2002 that it was again played, and has been played since. [2]

Billboard Advertising the first American Football Game in Russia 1989 [Reference: 3]

References

Internet Archive

[1] American Football (Russia) (2017) History in Russia [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ru/Hist_RUS.php [Accessed 24 December 2017]

[2] American Football League (Russia) | Wayback Machine (2018) American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20181216083344/http://laf.amfoot.ru/?r=competition/about&comp=101 [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Images

[3] American Football (Russia) (2017) History in Russia | Billboard Advertising First College Game in Russia 1989 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ru/History/pics/billboard-1989-400×600.jpg[Accessed 24 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Gorby & Enda Fahy.

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American Football League of Europe 1995

Standings

 PWLTPFPAPct
*Bergamo Lions8710232178.875
*Stockholm Nordic Vikings8530239223.625
Amsterdam Crusaders85307890.625
Frankfurt Knights8350124140.375
Sheffield GB Spartans8080175235.000
Bavarian Blue Falcons000000.000

Reference: [10] [Adjusted based on Results in 1-9]

Playoffs

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Euro-SuperBowl II   
02.09.1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings14Bergamo Lions0

Reference: [10]

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
20.05.1995Frankfurt Knights–Bavarian Blue Falcons–
21.05.1995Great Britain Spartans33Bergamo Lions35
 Week 2   
27.05.1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings24Bergamo Lions27
27.05.1995Amsterdam CrusadersWFrankfurt KnightsL
27.05.1995Great Britain Spartans–Bavarian Blue Falcons–
 Week 3   
03.06.1995Frankfurt Knights50Stockholm Nordic Vikings32
04.06.1995Bergamo Lions35Great Britain Spartans22
 Week 4   
10.06.1995Frankfurt Knights–Bavarian Blue Falcons–
11.06.1995Great Britain Spartans39Stockholm Nordic Vikings45
 Week 5   
17.06.1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings–Bavarian Blue Falcons–
17.06.1995Bergamo Lions34Amstedam Crusaders22
18.06.1995Great Britain Spartans50Frankfurt Knights75
 Week 6   
24.06.1995Frankfurt KnightsLAmsterdam CrusadersW
 Week 7   
01.07.1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings53Great Britain Spartans36
01.07.1995Amsterdam Crusaders–Bavarian Blue Falcons–
 Week 8   
08.07.1995Amsterdam Crusaders45Great Britain Spartans20
08.07.1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings–Bavarian Blue Falcons–
08.07.1995Frankfurt Knights23Bergamo Lions28
 Week 9   
15.07.1995Amsterdam Crusaders21Bergamo Lions27
 Week 10   
22.07.1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings27Amsterdam Crusaders53
22.07.1995Frankfurt KnightsWGreat Britain SpartansL
22.07.1995Bavarian Blue Falcons–Bergamo Lions–
 Week 11   
29.07.1995Bergamo Lions8Stockholm Nordic Vikings14
29.07.1995Bavarian Blue Falcons–Bergamo Lions–
 Week 12   
05.08.1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings42Frankfurt Knights30
05.08.1995Great Britain Spartans0Amsterdam Crusaders2-
 Week 13   
12.08.1995Amsterdam Crusaders0Stockholm Nordic Vikings2
12.08.1995Bergamo Lions–Bavarian Blue Falcons–
 Week 14   
19.08.1995Bavarian Blue Falcons–Great Britain Spartans–
19.08.1995Bergamo Lions Frankfurt Knights 

Reference:

Preseason Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Preseason Week 1   
1995Frankfurt Knights56Rotterdam Trojans32
1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings20Benedictine College35

Reference: [1]

Match Reports & Box Scores

Week 1

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Bergamo Lions    35
Great Britain Spartans    33
ScorersScore
1st Half 
BER – Zackary Burwell TD Run7-0
BER – Zackary Burwell 2 yard TD Run13-0
GBS – Okiwe 45 yard Pass from Hazen Choates13-6
BER – Tomaso Verzeri 11-yard TD Pass from Bobby Frasco19-6
GBS – Terry Smith 3 yard Pass from Hazen Choates (Graham Cola XP Kick)19-13
2nd Half 
GBS – Okiwe 10 yd Pass from Hazen Choates (XP Kick No Good)19-19
BER – Zackary Burwell 8 yd Run (2XP Good)27-19
GBS – Terry Smith Pass from Hazen Choates (2XP No Good)27-25
BER – Zackary Burwell 14 yd Run (Vitali Pietro 2XP Run)35-25
GBS – Terry Smith 30 yd Pass from Hazen Choates (Hazen Choates 2XP Run)35-33

Reference: [4]

Week 4

At Don Valley Stadium, SheffieldQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Great Britain Spartans61461339
Stockholm Nordic Vikings146121345
ScorersScore
1st Quarter 
STO – Doug Banks 8 yd Run (XP Kick Good ?)0-7
GBS – Booby Brown Run (XP No Good)6-7
STO – West 3 yd Pass from Merager (XP Kick Good?) 6-14
2nd Quarter 
GBS – Bobby Brown 1 yd Run12-14
GBS – Bobby Brown 7 yd Run (Bobby Brown 2XP Run)20-14
STO – Brown TD20-20
3rd Quarter 
GBS – Hazen Choates 7 yd Run26-20
STO – Hausenkamp TD26-26
STO – West TD26-32
4th Quarter 
STO – FG26-35
GBS – Bobby Brown 90 yd Return (XP Kick Good)33-35
GBS – Bobby Brown Run 39-35
STO – Sedin 100 yd 2XP Int Return39-37
STO – Magnus Gustaffson Run (Magnus Gustaffson 2XP)39-45

Reference: [6]

Week 8

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Amsterdam Crusaders191201445
Sheffield GB Spartans1200820
ScorersScore
1st Quarter 
AMS – Anthony Stitt 2 yd Run (2XP Pass No Good) 6-0
GBS – Terry Smith 40 yd Pass from Hazen Choates (XP Kick Blocked)6-6
AMS – Marin van Mourik 40 yd Pass from Stuart Betty12-6
AMS – Anthony Stitt 85 yd Run 19-6
GBS – Bobby Brown 80 yd Pass from Hazen Choates19-12
2nd Quarter 
AMS – Marin van Mourik 22 yd Pass from Stuart Betty (XP Kick No Good)25-12
AMS – Anthony Stitt 49 yd Pass from Stuart Betty (XP Kick No Good)31-12
3rd Quarter 
No scoring31-12
4th Quarter 
AMS – Anthony Stitt 1 yd Run (Marin van Mourik 2XP Pass from Stuart Betty)39-12
GBS – Jeff Buck 1 Yd Run (Booby Brown 2XP)39-20
AMS – Anthony Stitt 1 yd Run45-20

Reference: [7]

Week 1

At Stadio Alfiero Moretti, CesenaticoQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Bergamo Lions00088
Stockholm Nordic Vikings700714
ScorersScore
1st Quarter 
STO – Doug Banks 53 yd Pass from Kelly Merager (XP Kick Good) 0-7
2nd Quarter 
No Scoring 
3rd Quarter 
No Scoring 
4th Quarter 
STO – Doug Peterson 4 yd Run (XP Kick Good)0-14
BER – TD (2XP Good)8=-14

Reference: [10]

 

Home Venues

TeamHome Field
Great Britain SpartansDon Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England
Frankfurt KnightsStadion am Bieberer Berg, Offenbach, Gemany
Bavarian Blue FalconsMunich, Germany
Bergamo LionsCampo Comunale, Verdelo, Italy
Stockholm Nordic VikingsUppsala/Stockholm, Sweden
Amsterdam CrusadersAmsterdam, Netherlands

Reference: [1, 10]

 

 

References

News Groups

[1] Google Groups | rec.sport.football.misc (1995) [FLE] Schedule of 1995 Season | Post by Domink Kubla 27 May 1995 [Internet] Available from: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.sport.football.misc/6Y8ECEnsSi0 [Accessed 8 August 2018]

[2] Google Groups | rec.sport.football.misc (1995) [FLE] Latest News and first result | Post by Domink Kubla 2 June 1995 [Internet] Available from: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.sport.football.misc/j1J9u7pcYPo [Accessed 8 August 2018]

Sources

[3] FD Reporter (1995) “Terry Launches Second Coming” First Down, May 20, 1995, P. 18.

[4] Rowlands, Neil (1995) “It’s back to the good old Haze!” First Down, May 27, 1995, P. 22.

[5] Anon. (1995) “I’ll give any unhappy fans money back” First Down, June 10, 1995, P. 18.

[6] Myatt, Steve (1995) “Sedin Death!” First Down, June 17, 1995, P. 21.

[7] Myatt, Steve (1995) “Defensive Disaster sees Spartans crumble to 0-5” First Down, July 15, 1995, P. 18.

[8] Anon. (1995) “We can bounce back, says Tel” First Down, July 1, 1995, P. 18.

[9] FD Reporter (1995) “Sitting on the dock of a bay” First Down, August 5, 1995, P. 19.

Online Encyclopedia

[10] Enciclopedia del Football Italiano (2019) American Football League Europe 1995 [Internet] Available from: http://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1995_afle_eur.pdf [Accessed 4 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (Irish American Football Officials Association)

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Emmett Waldron Irish-Born Pro & College American Football Player 1993-1999

Scottish Claymores Alternate Logo 1998 [10]
Born: Cork, 18 October 1971.

 

Height: 6-1. Weight: 246.

Position: Linebacker

University: Rice University, TX (NCAA)

Professional: Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe) 1996-1999

Biography: Emmett Waldon was born in Cork and played NCAA football for Rice University before signing for the Scottish Claymores in 1996 – the same year as Scottish Rugby Union captain Gavin Hastings. His father was an Irish Rugby Interprovincial player. In his first year at the Claymores he would have earned £25,000 as well as bonuses and travelling expenses. He played four years for the Claymores as a linebacker. He was the first Irish player to play professional American Football in the NFL in a skilled position since the 1920s .[8]

[7][8]

World League of American Football Logo [1]

World League of American Football 1996

 PWLTPFPAPct
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES10730233190.700
Frankfurt Galaxy10640221220.600
Amsterdam Admirals10550250210.500
Barcelona Dragons10550192230.500
London Monarchs10460161192.400
Rhein Fire10370176191.300

[3]

World League of American Football 1997

 PWLTPFPAPct
Rhein Fire10730206146.700
Amsterdam Admirals10550156160.500
Barcelona Dragons10550236209.500
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES10550134154.500
Frankfurt Galaxy10460147142.400
London Monarchs10460116184.400

[4]

NFL Europe Logos [2]

National Football League Europe 1998

 PWLTPFPAPct
Amsterdam Admirals10730205174.700
Frankfurt Galaxy10730177163.700
Rhein Fire10730198142.700
Barcelona Dragons10460185200.400
England Monarchs10370158205.300
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES10280153192.200

[5]

National Football League Europe 1999

 PWLTPFPAPct
Barcelona Dragons10730263246.700
Frankfurt Galaxy10640239223.600
Rhein Fire10640286149.600
Amsterdam Admirals10460236243.400
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES10460270298.400
Berlin Thunder10370173308.300

[6]

Career Stats

YearTeamGIntInt YdsInt AvgInt TDTkl SoloTkl AstTkl TotSack
1996Scottish Claymores–0000–––0
1997Scottish Claymores–0000–––0
1998Scottish Claymores–0000–––0
1999Scottish Claymores–0000–––0
Career Stats [Ref: 7]

Legend: G = Games, It = Interceptions, Yds = Yards, Avg = Average Yards, TD = touchdowns, Tkl = Tackles, Ast = Assisted, Tot = Total, Sack = Sacks.

References

Sources

 
[8] Naughton, Lindie (1996) US FOOTBALL Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 February 1996. pg 62 [Internet] Available from: http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1996%2F02%2F29&id=Ar06206 [Accessed 5 July 2017]
 

Websites

 

[2] Growth of a Game (2014) NFL Europe Logos [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NFL-Europe-Logo.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[3] Scottish Claymores (1996)1996 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1996.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[4] Scottish Claymores (1997)1997 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1997.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[5] Scottish Claymores (1998)1998 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1998.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[6] Scottish Claymores (1999)1999 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1999.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[7] Football Database (2017) Emmett Waldron Career Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.footballdb.com/players/emmett-waldron-waldrem01/stats [Accessed 2 December 2017]

Images

[1] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/WLAFlogo.gif [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[2] Growth of a Game (2014) NFL Europe Logos [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NFL-Europe-Logo.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[10] Chris Creamer’s Sports Logos (2019) Scottish Claymores Alternsate Logo 1998 [Internet] Available from:http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/19/1233/full/2552_scottish_claymores-alternate-1998.png [Accessed 27 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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Lega Italiana Football Americano 1980-1981

LIF 1980

PWLTPFPAPct
Lupi Roma64207352.667
Tori Torino64205256.667
Diavoli Milano63218742.583
Gladiatori Roma60512488.083

Reference: [1]

LIF 1981

PWLTPFPAPct
Gladiatori Roma33006801.000
Lupi Roma32104012.667
Tori Torino31201264.333
Diavoli Roma3030050

Reference: [2]

Note: Season Unfinished.

Note on Team Names

TeamTranslationNotes on Team Name
Lupi RomaRome WolvesAccording to Etruscan legend a Wolf gave birth to Romulus & Remus, the founders of Rome. The Etruscan were the first inhabitants of Rome.
Gladiatori RomaRome GladiatorsGladiators are famous for their association with Rome. They took part in sword fights in Rome for the pleasure of the Roman public.
Diavoli Milano / PavulloMilan DevilsMilan was founded by the Celts, who had a God who resembled a deer, hence their later association with the devil by Christians.
Tauri TorinoTorino MinotaursThe Minotaur in Ancient Greek Myth was a beast that was Half Man – Half Bull (A Man with a Bull’s Head)

[4][5]

Report

The first domestic Italian American Football League was the Northern Italian Football League , started in 1976, following the first unsuccessful attempts at introducing Pro American Football to Europe in 1973-1975, with the Intercontinental Football League, which was to feature NFL players, and six teams in Europe, including the Rome Gladiators in Italy.

The Northern Italian Football League was started in 1976, with Vicenza teams Geronimos & Blue Knights dominating play, winning all the Spaghetti Bowls between them and finishing in the top two spots in the Regular Season most years.

The FIFA (Federazione Italiano Football Americano) association was set up the following year, in 1977, with a four-team National Playoff.

In 1980, the second attempt at starting a true National League was founded – the Lega Italiana Football Americano. It lasted one and a half seasons, with the second season finishing at the midway point. Lupi Roma won the first title in 1980 and Gladiatori Roma were the leaders at the halfway point in the second season. The rival Associazone Italiana Football Americano, which played its first season in 1981 took over thereafter.

The Italian League was the first domestic American Football League in Europe, with the game being restricted to US Army men playing at Air Force bases in Europe prior to that. The film M*A*S*H had popularised American Football in Europe in 1970, the first time the game had been seen on screen in Europe in a Major Film. See the Intercontinental Football League 1972-1975: Intercontinental Football League 1970-1975

References

Websites

[1] Enciclopedia del Football Italiano (2018) Lega Italiano Football Americano 1980 http://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1980_lif.pdf[Accessed 15 October 2019]

[2] Enciclopedia del Football Italiano (2018) Lega Italiano Football Americano 1981 http://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1981_lif.pdf[Accessed 15 October 2019]

[3] Alex Macbeth | The Local.it (2018) Four Civilizations that predate Rome [Internet] Available from: https://www.thelocal.it/20180911/four-civilizations-in-italy-that-pre-date-the-roman-empire [Accessed 27 October 2019]

[4] Medievallists.net (2019) Foundation myths in Mediaval & Renaissance Italy [Internet] Available from: https://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/ [Accessed 27 October 2019]

[5] Tauri Torino (2019) Home | Sito Storico [Internet] Available from: https://tauritorino.com/ [Accessed 27 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Santina Farrinella.

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Federazione Italiana Football Americano 1977

Playoffs

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semifinali   
1977Diavoli Milano36Lupi Roma12
1977Tori Torino12Veltri Bologna8
 Finale   
1977Diavloli Milano8Tori Torino13

Reference: [1]

Report

The first domestic Italian American Football League was the Northern Italian Football League , started in 1976, following the first unsuccessful attempts at introducing Pro American Football to Europe in 1973-1975, with the Intercontinental Football League, which was to feature NFL players, and six teams in Europe, including the Rome Gladiators in Italy.

The FIFA (Federazione Italiano Football Americano) association was set up the following year, in 1977, with a four-team National Playoff.

The Diavoli Milano (Milan Devils) beat the Lupi Roma (Rome Wolves) 36-12 in one Semi-Final and the Tori Torino beat the Veltri Bologna in the other by a score of 12-8.

Torino then beat Milano 13-8 in thde Final, to claim the first Italian National Championship.

The Italian League was the first domestic American Football League in Europe, with the game being restricted to US Army men playing at Air Force bases in Europe prior to that. The film M*A*S*H had popularised American Football in Europe in 1970, the first time the game had been seen on screen in Europe in a Major Film. See the Intercontinental Football League 1970-1975: Intercontinental Football League 1970-1975

References

Websites

[1] Enciclopedia del Football Italiano (2018) Federazione Italiano Football Americano 1977 http://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1977_fifa.pdf[Accessed 15 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny), John Wills, John Kane, John Cummins,Jean-Paul O’Flynn, John Doody & John Morahan.

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