- West Flanders Tribes
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West Vlaanderen
TRIBESEstablished 1989 Based in 
West FlandersHome ground terrain 23 Schorre, Ostend
Terrain 4 sportpark de Krekel Izegem
Head coach Andy Brutyn General manager Ben Machiels League Belgian Football League Division Flemish Football League League titles 8 (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)Division titles 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Current uniform 
Home 
Away The West Flanders Tribes are a Belgian American football team based in the province of West-Flanders, with two home cities, Ostend and Izegem. The Tribes are currently members of the Flemish American Football League (FFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL). The team colours are maroon, white and black.
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History
1990
In 1990 the Izegem Redskins were formed by Rudy Dewaegemaeker after his old team, the Moeskroen Redskins, was disbanded. After a couple of months of practice the Redskins played their first game against the Brussel Raiders. The Raiders, led by Mike Lasalle and QB VandeMergel, beat the Redskins 78-0. The game was stopped in the 3rd quarter. This poor start was a harbinger of years of losses. But the Redskins were a group of friends, crazy about the game of football, so they stuck in there. During the second season they scored their first touchdown, which was celebrated afterwards as if they were World Champions. They won their first game in their fourth season.
1994
In 1994 the other team in the province, the Ostend Tigers, ended play. Players from the Tigers transferred to Izegem to start playing with the Redskins. At the time there were 2 coaches: Frank Daemen and John Vandemergel. After Daemens' tragic death. Luc Verhoest, the quarterback, took over as Offensive coach and John Vandemergel was the Defensive Coach. Vandermergel became president.
In the mid '90s the Redskins started a junior flag team in Izegem, the Redskin Juniors. A junior team was set up in Ostend also, under the name of the Ostend Seminoles. This was the start of the two practice fields for the Izegem Redskins. The team name was then changed to West-Vlaanderen Tribes as an overall organization, with 2 practice squads: Redskins and Seminoles. During games they played under the name Tribes.1999 - first Bowl appearance
In 1999 the Redskins played the Antwerp Diamonds in Belgian Bowl XII but lost in their first Belgian Bowl appearance with a score of 41-6.
First two Belgian Titles
2000 Season
Tribes 2000 Season Week Date Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 Februari 20 Charleroi Cougars 12 - 0 Izegem Redskins Ghent 2 Februari 27 Ghent Gators 0 - 22 Izegem Redskins Charleroi 3 March 5 Bye 4 March 12 Izegem Redskins 56 - 6 Flemalle Flames Flemalle 5 March 19 Izegem Redskins 20 - 18 Liège Red Roosters Liège 6 March 26 Ghent Gators 14 - 26 Izegem Redskins Izeghem 7 April 2 Flemalle Flames 0 - 50 Izegem Redskins Izeghem 8 April 9 Liège Red Roosters 3 - 20 Izegem Redskins Ghent 9 April 16 Brussels Tigers 12 - 20 Izegem Redskins Izeghem 10 April 23 Bye 11 April 30 Izegem Redskins 26 - 0 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi Post Season 12 May 7 Izegem Redskins 20 - 16 Brussels Tigers Brussels 13 May 14 Flemalle Flames 20 - 34 Izegem Redskins Izeghem 14 May 21 Belgian Bowl Bye 15 May 28 Belgian Bowl XIII Izeghem Charleroi Cougars 0 - 28 Izegem Redskins COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
BFL 2000 Standings 6 2 0 .750 138 40 Liège Red Roosters 3 5 0 .375 77 108 Flemalle Flames 3 5 0 .375 52 186 Brussels Tigers 2 6 0 .250 76 154 Ghent Gators* 0 7 0 .000 57 256 - (*) Ghent was removed from competition on April 14, 2000. All results were cancelled.
2000 PlayoffsQuarterfinals
May 7, 2000 @ BrusselsSemifinals
May 14, 2000 @ IzeghemBelgian Bowl XIII
May 28, 2000 @ Izeghem1 Izegem Redskins 34 1 Izegem Redskins 20 4 Flemalle Flames 20 5 Brussels Tigers 16 1 Izegem Redskins 28 2 Charleroi Cougars 0 2 Charleroi Cougars 14 3 Liège Red Roosters 50 3 Liège Red Roosters 12 6 Ghent Gators (FF) 0
2001 Season
Tribes 2001 Season Week Date Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 March 11 Charleroi Cougars 8 - 14 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 2 March 18 West Flanders Tribes 14 - 0 Liège Red Roosters Ghent 3 March 25 Easter Bye 4 April 1 Bye 5 April 8 West Flanders Tribes 16 - 14 Charleroi Cougars Liège 6 April 15 Bye 7 April 22 Brussels Angels 0 - 22 West Flanders Tribes Izegem 8 April 29 Bye 9 May 6 Liège Red Roosters 7 - 12 West Flanders Tribes Antwerp Post Season 10 May 13 Playoffs Bye 11 May 20 Brussels Angels 14 - 42 West Flanders Tribes Waregem 12 May 27 Belgian Bowl Bye 13 June 3 Belgian Bowl XIV Ghent West Flanders Tribes 22 - 0 Brussels Tigers COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
BFL Division I 2001 Standings 3 2 0 .600 74 45 Liège Red Roosters 1 3 0 .250 60 58 Brussels Angels 0 4 0 .000 12 90 L4 2001 PlayoffsWildcard round
May 13, 2001 @ LiègeSemifinals
May 20, 2001 @ WaregemBelgian Bowl XIV
June 3, 2001 @ Ghent1 Izegem Redskins 42 4 Brussels Angels 26 4 Brussels Angels 14 W Antwerp Diamonds 6 1 Izegem Redskins 22 W Brussels Tigers 0 2 Charleroi Cougars 6 3 Liège Red Roosters 0 W Brussels Tigers 20 W Brussels Tigers 28
2002 Season
Tribes 2002 Season Week Date Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 March 3 Tournai Phoenix 14 - 8 West Flanders Tribes Antwerp 2 March 10 Antwerp Diamonds 18 - 0 West Flanders Tribes Tournai 3 March 17 Brussels Tigers 14 - 12 West Flanders Tribes Liège 4 March 24 Flemalle Flames 26 - 32 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 5 March 31 Easter Bye 6 April 7 West Flanders Tribes 26 - 6 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi 7 April 14 Bye 8 April 21 Liège Red Roosters 0 - 50 (FF) West Flanders Tribes Tournai 9 April 28 Brussels Black Angels 6 - 6 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 10 May 5 West Flanders Tribes 12 - 0 Ghent Gators Ghent 11 May 12 Bye Post Season 12 May 19 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 8 Brussels Tigers Antwerp COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
BFL 2002 Standings 8 0 0 1.00 286 24 W8 Tournai Phoenix 6 2 0 .750 184 78 West Flanders Tribes 4 3 1 .500 146 90 W1 Ghent Gators 0 8 0 .000 6 299 L8 BFL East 2002 Standings Brussels Tigers 6 2 0 .750 158 66 Brussels Angels 4 3 1 .500 160 97 Flemalle Flames 4 4 0 .500 202 162 Charleroi Cougars 2 6 0 .250 124 194 Liège Red Roosters 1 7 0 .125 40 302 2002 PlayoffsSemifinals
May 19, 2002 @ AntwerpBelgian Bowl XV
June 2, 2002 @ Ingelmunster1 Antwerp Diamonds 30 2 Brussels Angels 8 1 Antwerp Diamonds 14 1 Brussels Tigers 24 1 Brussels Tigers 8 3 West Flanders Tribes 6
2003 Season
Tribes 2003 Season[1] Week Date Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 March 2 Bye 2 March 9 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 22 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp 3 March 16 Bye 4 March 23 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 26 Flemalle Flames Charleroi 5 March 30 Brussels Black Angels 14 - 20 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 6 April 6 West Flanders Tribes 36 - 0 Liège Red Roosters Liège 7 April 13 Bye 8 April 20 Easter Bye 9 April 27 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 6 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi 10 May 4 Bye COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
BFL 2003 Standings 4 1 0 .800 118 40 West Flanders Tribes 2 2 1 .400 74 68 T1 BFL East 2003 Standings Brussels Black Angels 4 1 0 .800 140 34 Flemalle Flames 3 2 0 .600 64 45 Charleroi Cougars 1 3 1 .200 26 86 Liège Red Roosters 0 5 0 .000 13 164 L5
2004 Season
Tribes 2004 Season Week Date Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 Februari 22 Bye 2 March 7 West Flanders Tribes 0 - 14 Brussels Black Angels Antwerp 3 March 14 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 13 Leuven Lions Brussels (BBA) 4 March 21 Bye 5 March 28 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 6 Liège Red Roosters Charleroi 6 April 4 Flemalle Flames 8 - 3 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 7 April 11 Easter Bye 8 April 18 Charleroi Cougars 9 - 6 West Flanders Tribes Tournai 9 April 25 West Flanders Tribes 26 - 0 Ghent Gators Leuven 10 May 2 West Flanders Tribes 21 - 0 Brussels Tigers Brussels (BBA) 11 May 9 Antwerp Diamonds 20 - 0 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 12 May 16 Bye COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
BFL 2004 Standings 8 0 0 1.00 306 0 W8 Leuven Lions 7 1 0 .875 161 43 Brussels Black Angels 6 2 0 .750 143 46 Charleroi Cougars 6 3 0 .667 75 115 Liège Red Roosters 4 4 1 .444 92 161 Tournai Phoenix 3 5 0 .375 101 94 Flemalle Flames 3 5 1 .333 78 152 West Flanders Tribes 2 5 1 .250 68 70 L1 Brussels Tigers 1 8 0 .111 12 177 Ghent Gators 0 7 1 .000 32 207
2005 Season
In 2005 Frans "Harve" Heuvicq took over as headcoach. The 2005 season was the last season that the Tribes were beaten on the road.
Tribes 2005 Season Week Date Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 Februari 27 West Flanders Tribes 7 - 20 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp 2 March 6 Bye 3 March 13 Bye 4 March 20 Bye 5 March 27 Easter Bye 6 April 3 Leuven Lions 0 - 14 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 7 April 10 West Flanders Tribes 0 - 6 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp 8 April 17 Brussels Black Angels 23 - 8 West Flanders Tribes Ghent 9 April 24 Bye 10 May 1 West Flanders Tribes 12 - 12 Brussels Black Angels Leuven 11 May 8 Leuven Lions 10 - 14 West Flanders Tribes Izegem 12 May 15 Bye COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
FFL 2005 Standings 6 0 0 1.00 90 41 W6 Brussels Black Angels 3 2 1 .500 100 58 West Flanders Tribes 2 3 1 .333 55 71 W1 Leuven Lions 0 6 0 .000 44 119 L6
Dominating the BFL (2006-2011)
The Tribes have won the last five consecutive Belgian Bowls, setting a European record.
2006 Season
2006 was the last season the Tribes had a loss (at home, none on the road).
Tribes 2006 Season Week Date Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 Februari 26 Bye 2 March 5 Bornem Titans 0 - 26 West Flanders Tribes Antwerp 3 March 12 Bye 4 March 19 Antwerp Diamonds 6 - 33 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 5 March 26 Bye 6 April 2 West Flanders Tribes 34 - 0 Ghent Gators Antwerp 7 April 9 West Flanders Tribes 27 - 18 Brussels Black Angels Bornem 8 April 16 Easter Bye 9 April 23 West Flanders Tribes 25 - 19 Ghent Gators Ghent 10 April 30 Bye 11 May 7 West Flanders Tribes 19 - 12 Leuven Lions Leuven 12 May 14 Antwerp Diamonds 20 - 11 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem Post Season 13 May 13 Playoffs Bye 14 May 21 Charleroi Cougars 0 - 26 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 15 May 28 Belgian Bowl Bye 16 June 4 Belgian Bowl XIX Brussels West Flanders Tribes 23 - 14 Tournai Phoenix COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
FFL 2006 Standings 6 1 0 .857 199 39 Antwerp Diamonds 5 2 0 .714 Leuven Lions 3 4 0 .429 101 115 Bornem Titans 1 6 0 .143 32 177 Ghent Gators 0 7 0 .000 56 196 L7 2006 PlayoffsLFFAB-only playoff round
May 7, 2006 @ CharleroiSemifinals
May 21, 2006 @ Ostend/TournaiBelgian Bowl XIX
June 4, 2006 @ Brussels1 West Flanders Tribes 26 2 Charleroi Cougars 28 2 Charleroi Cougars 0 3 Liège Monarchs 0 1 West Flanders Tribes 23 1 Tournai Phoenix 14 1 Tournai Phoenix 14 1 Tournai Phoenix 50 2 Brussels Black Angels 9 4 Andenne Bears 0
2007 Season
In 2007 many changes were made to the Operational Board. Due to continuous efforts in youth and improved coaching, the Tribes are now the most successful American Football sport team in the history of Belgium. Interestingly, every top player is a product of the Tribes youth teams. The Leuven Lions were the last team to play the Tribes and not lose to them, this was a 6-6 tie in week 1 of the 2007 regular season.
Tribes 2007 Season Week Date Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 Februari 18 Bye 2 Februari 25 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 6 Leuven Lions Leuven 3 March 4 Bornem Titans 6 - 22 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 4 March 11 West Flanders Tribes 14 - 0 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp 5 March 18 Ghent Gators 0 - 38 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 6 March 25 West Flanders Tribes 26 - 7 Brussels Black Angels Leuven 7 April 1 Bye 8 April 8 Easter Bye 9 April 15 Bye 10 April 22 Bye 11 April 29 Bornem Titans 3 - 50 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 12 May 6 West Flanders Tribes 42 - 12 Ghent Gators Ghent Post Season 13 May 13 Playoffs Bye 14 May 20 Charleroi Cougars 6 - 55 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 15 May 27 Belgian Bowl Bye 16 June 2 Belgian Bowl XX Brussels West Flanders Tribes 35 - 13 Brussels Black Angels COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
FFL 2007 Standings 6 1 0 .857 148 51 Antwerp Diamonds 4 3 0 .571 74 48 Leuven Lions 2 3 1 .333 Bornem Titans 1 6 0 .143 26 176 Ghent Gators 0 6 0 .000 L6 2007 PlayoffsLFFAB-only playoff round
May 6, 2007 @ CharleroiSemifinals
May 20, 2007 @ Ostend/TournaiBelgian Bowl XX
June 2, 2007 @ Brussels1 West Flanders Tribes 55 2 Charleroi Cougars 6 2 Charleroi Cougars 6 3 Brussels Tigers 0 1 West Flanders Tribes 35 2 Brussels Black Angels 13 1 Tournai Phoenix 7 1 Tournai Phoenix 50 2 Brussels Black Angels 9 4 La Louvière Wolves 0
2008 Season
Tribes 2008 Season[2][3][4] Week Date Kick Off Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 Februari 17 14.00 West Flanders Tribes 42 - 0 Bornem Titans Bornem 2 Februari 24 14.00 Ghent Gators 13 - 20 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem 3 March 2 13.00 West Flanders Tribes 41 - 14 Brussels Black Angels Heverlee (LL) 4 March 9 Bye 5 March 16 13.00 West Flanders Tribes 57 - 6 Brussels Bulls Brussels (BBA) 6 March 23 Easter Bye 7 March 30 Bye 8 April 6 14.00 West Flanders Tribes 45 - 6 Leuven Lions Heverlee (LL) 9 April 13 14.00 Brussels Black Angels 7 - 8 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 10 April 20 14.00 West Flanders Tribes 23 - 0 Antwerp Diamonds Berendrecht (AD) 11 April 27 15.00 Leuven Lions 13 - 41 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 12 May 4 Bye Post Season 13 May 11 Playoff Bye 14 May 18 14.00 Antwerp Diamonds 6 - 13 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 15 May 25 Belgian Bowl Bye 16 May 31 18.00 Belgian Bowl XXI Anderlecht West Flanders Tribes 25 - 20 Brussels Black Angels COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
FFL 2008 Standings[5] 6 2 0 .750 271 67 W1 Antwerp Diamonds 5 3 0 .625 101 76 L1 Ghent Gators 5 3 0 .625 146 122 W3 Bornem Titans 3 5 0 .375 39 190 L1 Leuven Lions 1 7 0 .125 66 175 L4 Brussels Bulls 0 8 0 .000 36 247 L8 2008 PlayoffsQuarterfinals
May 11 @ Charleroi/BrusselsSemifinals
May 18, 2008 @ Ostend/TournaiBelgian Bowl XXI
May 31, 2008 @ Anderlecht1 West Flanders Tribes 13 2 Charleroi Cougars 12 3 Antwerp Diamonds 6 3 Antwerp Diamonds 43 1 West Flanders Tribes 25 2 Brussels Black Angels 20 1 Tournai Phoenix 6 2 Brussels Black Angels 36 2 Brussels Black Angels 17 3 Brussels Tigers 0
2009 Season
Tribes 2009 Season [6] Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Team record Game Site 1 Februari 15 12:30 Brussels Bulls 6 – 16 1–0 Bornem 2 Februari 22 12:30 Brussels Black Angels 7 – 13 2–0 Heverlee 3 March 1 14:00 at Antwerp Diamonds 6 – 22 3–0 Berendrecht 4 March 8 14:00 at Ghent Gators 0 – 52 4–0 Ghent 5 March 15 14:00 at Bornem Titans 6 – 34 5–0 Bornem 6 March 22 14:00 Leuven Lions 57 – 6 6–0 Izegem 7 March 29 Bye 8 April 5 15:00 Brussels Bulls 35 – 6 7–0 Ostend 9 April 11 Bye 10 April 19 Bye 11 April 26 15:00 Antwerp Diamonds 50 – 0 8–0 Ostend 12 May 3 Bye 13 May 10 Playoffs Bye 14 May 17 14:00 Charleroi Cougars 53 – 12 9–0 Ostend 15 May 24 Belgian Bowl Bye Belgian Bowl XXII 16 May 31 19:00 Tournai Phoenix 0 – 12 10–0 Brussels 2009 Atlantic Cup June 27 Dudelange Dragons 0 – 52 N/A Berchem-Sainte-Agathe June 28 Dublin Rebels 13 – 15 N/A Berchem-Sainte-Agathe COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
FFL 2009 Standings[7] 7 1 0 .875 207 75 W6 Bornem Titans 4 4 0 .500 141 166 W3 Brussels Bulls 3 5 0 .375 159 194 L3 Leuven Lions 2 5 0 .286 80 168 L5 Antwerp Diamonds 2 6 0 .250 82 191 L2 Ghent Gators 1 6 0 .143 113 230 L1 2009 PlayoffsQuarterfinals
May 10 @ Charleroi/AnderlechtSemifinals
May 17, 2009 @ Ostend/TournaiBelgian Bowl XXII
May 31, 2009 @ Brussels1 West Flanders Tribes 53 2 Charleroi Cougars 48 2 Charleroi Cougars 12 3 Bornem Titans 26 1 West Flanders Tribes 12 1 Tournai Phoenix 0 1 Tournai Phoenix 20 2 Brussels Black Angels 50 2 Brussels Black Angels 7 3 Brussels Tigers 0 EFAF 2009 Atlantic Cup
The tribes won the 2009 Atlantic Cup. The tournament took place at Centre Sportif, Rue des Chalets 1, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe.[8] The game field is made of artificial turf (4th generation).
Semifinals
June 27, 2009 @ BrusselsAtlantic Cup Finals
June 28, 2009 @ Brussels
West Flanders Tribes52 
Dudelange Dragons0 1 West Flanders Tribes15 2 
Dublin Rebels13 Dublin Rebels9 
Amsterdam Panthers0 Third place
June 28, 2009 @ Brussels3 Amsterdam Panthers60 4 Dudelange Dragons0
2010 Season
Tribes 2010 Season [9] Week Date Kickoff Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 14-02 Bye week due to bad weather: (rescheduled 04-04) 2 21-02 12.30 West Flanders Tribes 38 - 0 Leuven Lions Leopoldsburg 3 28-02 15.00 Bornem Titans (02-05) West Flanders Tribes Izegem 4 07-03 15.00 Antwerp Diamonds 0 - 28 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 5 14-03 Bye 6 21-03 14.00 Brussels Bulls 14 - 26 West Flanders Tribes Izegem 7 28-03 15.00 West Flanders Tribes 33 - 7 Brussels Black Angels Brussels 8 04-04 12.30 Limburg Shotguns 6 - 33 West Flanders Tribes Bornem 9 11-04 12.30 West Flanders Tribes 29 - 9 Ghent Gators Brussels 10 18-04 Bye 11 25-04 12.30 Brussels Bulls 18 - 34 West Flanders Tribes Bornem 12 02-05 15.00 Bornem Titans 23 - 42 West Flanders Tribes Izegem Post Season 13 09-05 Playoff Bye 14 16-05 14.00 Tournai Phoenix 0 - 32 West Flanders Tribes Ostend 15 29-05 Belgian Bowl Bye 16 4-06 17.30 Belgian Bowl XXIII St.Agathe-Berchem West Flanders Tribes 36 - 6 Brussels Tigers COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
- The game on week 3 was resheduled due to a frozen underground of the gamefield.
FFL 2010 Standings[10] 7 1 0 .875 179 66 W4 Bornem Titans 5 3 0 .625 192 94 L2 Ghent Gators 4 3 1 .500 127 100 T1 Antwerp Diamonds 3 5 0 .375 79 170 W1 Brussels Bulls 2 6 0 .250 95 197 L3 Leuven Lions 1 6 1 .125 46 144 T1 Limburg Shotguns 1 7 0 .125 76 208 L2 2010 PlayoffsQuarterfinals
May 9, 2010 @ Tournai/BrusselsSemifinals
May 16, 2010 @ Ostend/EvereBelgian Bowl XXIII
May 29, 2010 @ Brussels1 West Flanders Tribes 32 2 Tournai Phoenix 20 2 Tournai Phoenix 0 3 Bornem Titans 13 1 West Flanders Tribes 36 1 Brussels Tigers 6 1 Brussels Tigers 34 2 Brussels Black Angels 49 2 Brussels Black Angels 7 3 Dudelange Dragons 0
2011 Season
Pre-season
- Roots 2010 indoor American football tournament
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- Champion of the Roots 2010 Arena Football Tournament with 3 wins and 1 tie.[11][12]
2011 season
Tribes 2011 Season [13] Week Date Kickoff Visitors Results Home Game Site 1 20-02 Bye 2 27-02 Bye 3 06-03 12.00 Brussels Black Angels 7 - 20 West Flanders Tribes Bornem 4 13-03 12.00 West Flanders Tribes 40 - 13 Limburg Shotguns Kessel-Lo 5 20-03 15.00 West Flanders Tribes 26-22 Brussels Bulls St.Agathe-Berchem 6 27-03 Bye 7 03-04 12.00 West Flanders Tribes 35 - 0 Antwerp Diamonds Bornem 8 10-04 15.00 West Flanders Tribes 50 - 0 Leuven Lions Kessel-Lo 9 17-04 15.00 Bornem Titans 14 - 31 West Flanders Tribes Izegem 10 24-04 Easter Bye 11 01-05 12.00 West Flanders Tribes 27 - 6 Bornem Titans Anderlecht 12 08-05 15.00 Ghent Gators 0 - 54 West Flanders Tribes Ostend Post Season 13 15-05 Playoff Bye 14 22-05 14.00 Brussels Bulls 21 - 27 West Flanders Tribes Izegem 15 29-05 Belgian Bowl Bye 16 4-06 17.30 Belgian Bowl XXIV Ostend Brussels Black Angels 14-20 West Flanders Tribes 2011 Atlantic Cup 25-06 West Flanders Tribes 12 - 6 Brussels Tigers Dudelange 26-06 West Flanders Tribes 2 - 47 Lelystad Commanders Dudelange COLOR KEY:
- A win - A tie - A loss.
2011 Regular Season StandingsFFL 2011 Standings[14] 6 1 1 .928 220 26 W5 Brussels Bulls 5 2 1 .688 253 52 W4 Bornem Titans 4 4 0 .500 114 142 L2 Antwerp Diamonds 3 5 0 .375 101 162 L2 Limburg Shotguns 2 6 0 .250 90 286 L4 Ghent Gators 2 6 0 .250 44 239 L1 Leuven Lions 1 7 0 .125 57 193 L7 2011 PlayoffsQuarterfinals
May 15 @ Charleroi/AnderlechtSemifinals[15]
May 22, 2011 @ Izegem/EvereBelgian Bowl XXIV
June 4, 2011 @ Ostend1 West Flanders Tribes 27 2 Charleroi Cougars 0 3 Brussels Bulls 21 3 Brussels Bulls 49 1 West Flanders Tribes 20 2 Brussels Black Angels 14 1 Brussels Tigers 10 2 Brussels Black Angels 35 2 Brussels Black Angels 38 3 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 0 EFAF 2011 Atlantic Cup
The Tribes will be participating at the 3rd edition of the Atlantic Cup from 24 until 26 June. [16]
Semifinals
June 25, 2011 @ DudelangeAtlantic Cup Finals
June 26, 2011 @ Dudelange Lelystad Commanders44 Dudelange Dragons0 1 Lelystad Commanders 47 2 West Flanders Tribes 2 West Flanders Tribes12 Brussels Tigers6 Third place
June 26, 2011 @ Dudelange3 Brussels Tigers30 4 Dudelange Dragons14
Roster
West Flanders Tribes Roster[17] Quarterbacks
- 13 Benedict Vermaut
Wide Receivers
- 1 Bas Laleman
- 3 Benny Declerck
- 10 Joey Vanlocke
12 Vitalik Goncharov- 22 Thomas Degroote
Running Backs
28 Frederik George- 29 Gregory "De Rosten" George
Cornerback
- 14 J-F "Swatten" Vandendriessche
- 21 Jerry Loones
- 22 Thomas Degroote
- 34 Wim Vanmarcke
Fullback
- 40 Gregory "Peck" Ryckelynck
Tight Ends
- 89 Andy "Pizza" Brutyn
Linebackers
- 32 Stefaan "Grendel" DeGrendele
- 50 Benedict Verheyen
- 51 Stephen Hollevoet
- 52 Gregory Jamin
- 53 Steve Stepman
Kicker/Punter
- 1 Bas Laleman
- 92 Stijn Dossche
Strong Safety
- 33 Ringo Depestel
- 81 Charley Monserez
Free Safety
- 30 Kenneth Huyghe
- 42 Bryan Germonpré
Offensive Linemen
- 50 Benedict Verheyen
- 60 Willem DeMuynck
- 62 Jens Mullebrouck
- 63 Jeroen Vanhauwere
- 66 Mark Vroman
- 70 Joric Ongena
- 71 Alain "Bassie" Debaille
- 72 Steven Haelewijn
- 73 Aaron Vandenberghe
77 Zach Bratkovich- 78 Tim "Titi" Vandenabeele
Defensive Linemen
- 74 Sven "Buzze" Buysse
- 76 Aristo Mestdagh
- 92 Stijn Dossche
- 93 Glenn Michiels
- 98 Lorenzo Janssens
Trivia
Two brothers
Two players have participated, during the past 20 seasons, as starters for the Tribes: the brothers Pieter and Willem Demuynck. Pieter started as an Defensive End and offensive lineman (iron man football in the early period.) The past 15 years he has been playing as a left guard. Willem started as a nose tackle and offensive lineman ( iron man), then remained nose tackle for 13 years and switched in 2008 to the offense as right guard. They have won 8 Belgian titles and several caps for the National team. Since June 28, 2009, the Atlantic Cup adds on to the record.Staff
West Flanders Tribes Staff[18] Manager
- 55 Ben Machiels
Coaching Staff
- Headcoach
Andy Brutyn - Offensive Coördinator
Mark Jasper - Defensive Coördinator
Greg Jamin - Ass.Off.Coördinator
Frederik George - Ass.Def.Coördinator
Stefaan DeGrendele
Secretary
- Glenn Michiels
Positional Coaching Staff
- Linebackers
Greg Jamin - Linecoach
Andy Brutyn - Passing Game
Mark Jasper - Running Game
Benedict Vermaut - Defensive Backs
Stefaan DeGrendele
Statistics
Performance since 2000
This is an overview of the performance of the Tribes against the teams in the BFL during the BFL regular and post seasons from 2000 until 2011 and the EFAF Atlantic Cup's from 2009 until 2011.
Overview Tribes 2000-2011 performance Antwerp Diamonds[19] 8 6 0 .571 April 3, 2011 April 3, 2011 May 14, 2006 Bornem Titans[20] 8 0 0 1.00 May 1, 2011 May 1, 2011 None Brussels Black Angels[21] 13 2 2 .765 June 4, 2011 June 4, 2011 April 17, 2005 Brussels Bulls[22] 7 0 0 1.00 May 22, 2011 May 22, 2011 None Ghent Gators[23] 10 0 0 1.00 May 8, 2011 May 8, 2011 None Leuven Lions[24] 8 1 1 .800 April 10, 2011 April 10, 2011 March 14, 2004 Limburg Shotguns[25] 2 0 0 1.00 March 13, 2011 March 13, 2011 None LFFAB Teams Brussels Tigers 6 2 0 .750 June 25, 2011 June 25, 2011 May 19, 2002 Charleroi Cougars 8 2 1 .727 May 17, 2009 May 17, 2009 April 18, 2004 Dudelange Dragons 1 0 0 1.00 June 27, 2009 June 27, 2009 None Liège Red Roosters 6 0 1 .857 March 28, 2004 April 6, 2003 None Tournai Phoenix 3 1 0 .750 May 16, 2010 May 16, 2010 March 3, 2002 Defunct BFL Teams Flemalle Flames 3 3 0 .500 April 4, 2004 May 14, 2000 April 4, 2004 Standings since 2000
Tribes 2000-2011 standings Season Division F n°T n°G W L T PCT PF PA SP PSR PSPF PSPA 2000 BFL 1 6 8 7 1 0 .875 202 67 135 3-0 82 36 2001 BFL Div I 1 4 5 5 0 0 1.00 76 29 47 2-0 64 14 2002 BFL West 3 4 8 4 3 1 .500 146 90 56 0-1 6 8 2003 BFL West 2 2 5 2 2 1 .400 74 68 6 n/a 2004 BFL 8 10 8 2 5 1 .250 68 70 -2 n/p 2005 FFL 3 4 6 2 3 1 .333 55 71 -16 n/p 2006 FFL 1 6 7 6 1 0 .857 175 75 100 2-0 49 14 2007 FFL 1 6 7 6 0 1 .857 198 34 164 2-0 90 19 2008 FFL 1 7 8 8 0 0 1.00 277 59 218 2-0 38 26 2009 FFL 1 7 8 8 0 0 1.00 279 37 242 2-0 65 12 2010 FFL 1 8 8 8 0 0 1.00 263 77 186 2-0 68 6 2011 FFL 1 8 8 8 0 0 1.00 283 62 221 2-0 47 35 Total 86 66 15 5 .767 2096 739 1357 17-1 427 134 Achievements
- 1999: Runner-up Champion of Belgium (as Izegem Redskins)
- 2000: Champion of Belgium (as Izegem Redskins)
- 2001: Champion of Belgium (perfect season 7-0-0) (as Izegem Redskins)
- 2006: Champion of Belgium[26] and Champion of Flanders
- 2007: Champion of Belgium and Champion of Flanders (unbeaten season 9-0-1)
- 2008: Champion of Belgium and Champion of Flanders (perfect season 10-0-0)
- 2009: Champion of Belgium and Champion of Flanders (perfect season 10-0-0)
- 2009: Atlantic Cup Champion
- 2010: Champion of Belgium and Champion of Flanders (perfect season 10-0-0)
- 2011: Champion of Belgium and Champion of Flanders (perfect season 10-0-0)
- 2011: Atlantic Cup Runner-ups
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