SAFF 1997
| SAFF Superserien 1997 | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Norra Konferensen | |||||||
| Stockholm Mean Machines (C) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 439 | 95 | 18 |
| Uppsala 86ers (P) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 312 | 8 |
| Arlanda Jets | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 213 | 372 | 4 |
| Vasteras Roedeers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 173 | 448 | 4 |
| Sodra Konferensen | |||||||
| Limhamn Griffins (C) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 83 | 20 |
| Kristianstad C4 Lions (P) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 344 | 233 | 10 |
| Orebro Black Knights | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 270 | 8 |
| Goteborg Giants | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 214 | 387 | 8 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Kvalmatch | Relegation/Promotion | |||
| 03.08.1997 | Carlstad Crusaders | 21 | Arlanda Jets | 14 |
| 03.08.1997 | Tyreso Royal Crown | 37 | Vasteras Roedeers | 12 |
| Semifinal | ||||
| 10.08.1997 | Stockholm Mean Machines | 36 | Kristianstad C4 Lions | 22 |
| 10.08.1997 | Limhamn Griffins | 36 | Uppsala 86ers | 37 |
| SM-Final | Swedish Championship | |||
| 24.08.1997 | Stockholm Mean Machines | 28 | Uppsala 86ers | 21 |
SAFF 1998
| SAFF Superserien 1998 | P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct |
| Stockholm Mean Machine (C) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 319 | 58 | 18 |
| Orebro Black Knights (P) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 164 | 16 |
| Tyreso Royal Crowns (P) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 293 | 14 |
| Carlstad Crusaders (P) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 310 | 178 | 12 |
| Kristianstad C4 Lions | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 155 | 229 | 10 |
| Goteborg Giants | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 243 | 6 |
| Uppsala 86ers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 150 | 236 | 4 |
| Limhamn Griffins | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 363 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semifinal | ||||
| 19.07.1998 | Stockholm Mean Machines | 32 | Carlstad Crusaders | 9 |
| 19.07.1998 | Orebro Black Knights | 35 | Tyreso Royal Crowns | 15 |
| SM-Final | Swedish Championship | |||
| 26.07.1998 | Stockholm Mean Machines | 31 | Orebro Black Knights | 10 |
SAFF 1999
| SAFF Superserien 1999 | P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct |
| Stockholm Mean Machine (C) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 117 | 18 |
| Carlstad Crusaders (P) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 307 | 131 | 16 |
| Orebro Black Knights (P) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 163 | 14 |
| Arlanda Jets (P) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 239 | 208 | 10 |
| Kristianstad C4 Lions | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 135 | 195 | 8 |
| Tyreso Royal Crowns | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 267 | 273 | 8 |
| Goteborg Giants | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 136 | 319 | 6 |
| Ystad Rockets | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 340 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semifinaler | ||||
| 15.08.1999 | Stockholm Mean Machines | 42 | Arlanda Jets | 0 |
| 15.08.1999 | Carlstad Crusaders | 28 | Orebro Black Knights | 53 |
| SM-Final | Swedish Championship | |||
| 22.08.1999 | Stockholm Mean Machines | 48 | Orebro Black Knights | 25 |
Report
Stockholm Mean Machines won the SAFF Swedish American Football Federation Championship three years running from 1997 to 1999. After winning the Norra (Northern) Conference in 1997 they defeated Uppsala 86ers 21-14 in the Sveriges-Meisterschaft SM-Final. With two teams relegated from Norra Conference after 1997 and none from the Sodra Conference (Southern) the two conferences were merged into one. Stockholm Mean Machines won the SM League title in 1998 with a 9-1 record and proceeded to defeat Orebro Black Knights 31-10 in the SM-Final. They repeated the feat in 1999 with a 48-25 victory over the Black Knights, again after finishing top of the Superseries with a 9-1 record.
References
Images
[1] SAFF Wayback Machine (2001) logo2 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20011212133716im_/http://www.amerikanskfotboll.com/bilder/logo2.gif [Accessed 10 April 2021]
[5] SAFF Wayback Machine (2001) sslogga [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010627010148im_/http://www.amerikanskfotboll.com/logo/superserien/sslogga.gif [Accessed 10 April 2021]
Internet Archive
[2] Westgotasport Wayback Machine (2001) Superserien 1997 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010713211749/http://www.westgotasport.se/Vsaff/swed/super-97.htm [Accessed 10 April 2021]
[3] Westgotasport Wayback Machine (2001) Superserien 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010523033816/http://www.westgotasport.se/Vsaff/swed/super-98.htm [Accessed 10 April 2021]
[4] Westgotasport Wayback Machine (2001) Superserien 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010524101743/http://www.westgotasport.se/Vsaff/swed/super-99.htm [Accessed 10 April 2021]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.
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