NOTE: THIS IS MY OWN PERSONAL SANDBOX. THIS PAGE IS INTENDED TO REPLACE THE CURRENT BRITISH AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE PAGE WHEN FINISHED. THERE WILL BE MANY CHANGES UNTIL THEN, AND I MAY NOT ALWAYS MAKE NOTES IN THE EDIT SUMMARY — Tripleprince 15:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
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Sport | American football |
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Founded | 1987 |
No. of teams | 42 |
Country | ![]() |
Most recent champion(s) | London Olympians |
Official website | BAFL.org |
The British American Football League (BAFL) is the primary American Football league in the United Kingdom. It's forty two member clubs are based in England (36 teams), Scotland (5) and Wales (1).
Teams from Northern Ireland are not represented in the BAFL. (they play in the Irish American Football League alongside teams from the Republic of Ireland)
The BAFL is organised into three
Divisions, based on the
pyramid system.
Each team plays ten games during the league's regular season, which generally runs from April to August.
Only BAFL Premier teams are eligible, via
playoffs, to participate in
BritBowl (BAFL's Championship game) for the
Boston Trophy. BAFL 1 and BAFL 2 have their own, separate playoffs and
bowl games. The league's three divisional
finals are held annually over two days at
Don Valley Stadium in
Sheffield in what constitutes Britbowl Weekend. BAFL's twenty first Championship, BritBowl XXI, takes place on September 22/23, 2007
Founded in 1987 as the British Gridiron Football League (BNGL), the league has undergone several name changes and structural realignments in it's 21-year history.
The BGFL was one of four/five leagues
David Quincey, Pat Meggeson?, one other?
1988 - Merger with Capital League, plus influx of UKAFA teams
62 teams in 1988
each with it's own playoff series and Championship game.
The top three ranking teams in Division 1's North and South Conferences enter a playoff tournament to determine the Championship participants that will compete for Britbowl, which is hosted at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium.
The bottom ranking teams in Division 1's North and South Conference are relegated into Division 1A
and replaced by the top ranking teams in Division 1A's North and South Conference.
The Championship participants are promoted to the divisions above and the lowest ranking teams in each division are relegated.
Between 24 March and 11 September 2006, seven teams were awarded Associate Member status within BAFL. The teams were given certain criteria to meet in order to be eligible for full membership to the League. On 5 November 2006, it was announce that six of those teams, Cornish Sharks, Edinburgh Wolves, Hull Hornets, Lancashire Wolverines, Lincolnshire Bombers and Shropshire Revolution were successful. The seventh, Leicester Falcons was not.
This is the ?? straight year of expansion. Forty two clubs is the highest <<< retype
BAFL Premier |
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Birmingham Bulls |
Bristol Aztecs |
Coventry Cassidy Jets |
East Kilbride Pirates |
Gateshead Senators |
London Blitz |
London Olympians |
Southern Sundevils |
Regular Season
Playoffs
At the end of the regular season, the top four team will qualify for post-season play
Regular season
Playoffs
The top three teams in each Conference will qualify for post-season play
Regular Season
Playoffs
NOTE: THIS IS MY OWN PERSONAL SANDBOX. THIS PAGE IS INTENDED TO REPLACE THE CURRENT BRITISH AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE PAGE WHEN FINISHED. THERE WILL BE MANY CHANGES UNTIL THEN, AND I MAY NOT ALWAYS MAKE NOTES IN THE EDIT SUMMARY — Tripleprince 15:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
![]() | |
Sport | American football |
---|---|
Founded | 1987 |
No. of teams | 42 |
Country | ![]() |
Most recent champion(s) | London Olympians |
Official website | BAFL.org |
The British American Football League (BAFL) is the primary American Football league in the United Kingdom. It's forty two member clubs are based in England (36 teams), Scotland (5) and Wales (1).
Teams from Northern Ireland are not represented in the BAFL. (they play in the Irish American Football League alongside teams from the Republic of Ireland)
The BAFL is organised into three
Divisions, based on the
pyramid system.
Each team plays ten games during the league's regular season, which generally runs from April to August.
Only BAFL Premier teams are eligible, via
playoffs, to participate in
BritBowl (BAFL's Championship game) for the
Boston Trophy. BAFL 1 and BAFL 2 have their own, separate playoffs and
bowl games. The league's three divisional
finals are held annually over two days at
Don Valley Stadium in
Sheffield in what constitutes Britbowl Weekend. BAFL's twenty first Championship, BritBowl XXI, takes place on September 22/23, 2007
Founded in 1987 as the British Gridiron Football League (BNGL), the league has undergone several name changes and structural realignments in it's 21-year history.
The BGFL was one of four/five leagues
David Quincey, Pat Meggeson?, one other?
1988 - Merger with Capital League, plus influx of UKAFA teams
62 teams in 1988
each with it's own playoff series and Championship game.
The top three ranking teams in Division 1's North and South Conferences enter a playoff tournament to determine the Championship participants that will compete for Britbowl, which is hosted at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium.
The bottom ranking teams in Division 1's North and South Conference are relegated into Division 1A
and replaced by the top ranking teams in Division 1A's North and South Conference.
The Championship participants are promoted to the divisions above and the lowest ranking teams in each division are relegated.
Between 24 March and 11 September 2006, seven teams were awarded Associate Member status within BAFL. The teams were given certain criteria to meet in order to be eligible for full membership to the League. On 5 November 2006, it was announce that six of those teams, Cornish Sharks, Edinburgh Wolves, Hull Hornets, Lancashire Wolverines, Lincolnshire Bombers and Shropshire Revolution were successful. The seventh, Leicester Falcons was not.
This is the ?? straight year of expansion. Forty two clubs is the highest <<< retype
BAFL Premier |
---|
Birmingham Bulls |
Bristol Aztecs |
Coventry Cassidy Jets |
East Kilbride Pirates |
Gateshead Senators |
London Blitz |
London Olympians |
Southern Sundevils |
Regular Season
Playoffs
At the end of the regular season, the top four team will qualify for post-season play
Regular season
Playoffs
The top three teams in each Conference will qualify for post-season play
Regular Season
Playoffs