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History
1987-1994
Championship of Belgium (1987–1994) Date Champion 1987 Mouscron Redskins 1988 Brussels Raiders 1989 Brussels Raiders 1990 Brussels Raiders 1991 Brussels Raiders 1992 Leuven Lions 1999 Luxembourg Red Lions 1994 Brussels Raiders 1995-1999
Belgian Bowl (from 1995) Date Bowl Champion result Runner-up 1995 Belgian Bowl VIII Tournai Cardinals 34 - 12 Brussels Raiders 1996 Belgian Bowl IX Tournai Cardinals 13 - 6 Brussels Angels 1997 Belgian Bowl X Tournai Cardinals 98 - 7 Brussels Angels 1998 Belgian Bowl XI Tournai Cardinals 16 - 3 Brussels Angels 1999 Belgian Bowl XII Antwerp Diamonds 41 - 6 Izeghem Redskins
2000
BFL 2000 Standings 7 1 0 .875 202 67 W7 Charleroi Cougars 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
BFL Division I 2001 Standings 5 0 0 1.00 76 29 W5 Charleroi Cougars 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
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
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
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 2004 PlayoffsSemifinals
May 23, 2004 @ Antwerp/LeuvenBelgian Bowl XVII
June 6, 2004 @ Charleroi1 Antwerp Diamonds 20 4 Charleroi Cougars 10 1 Antwerp Diamonds 12 2 Leuven Lions 0 2 Leuven Lions 31 3 Brussels Black Angels 20
2005
- clinched seed to the playoffs
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 LFFAB 2005 Standings W L T PCT PF PA STK Tournai Phoenix 3 0 1 .750 85 14 Liège Red Roosters 3 1 0 .750 68 20 Charleroi Cougars 2 1 1 .500 74 27 Brussels Tigers 1 3 0 .250 66 56 Andenne Bears 0 4 0 .000 0 180 L4 2005 Playoffs
LFFAB-only playoff rounds Date Winner Score Loser Game field April 24 Tournai Phoenix 34 - 0 Liège Red Roosters Tournai Charleroi Cougars 6 - 0 Brussels Tigers May 1 Tournai Phoenix 40 - 0 Charleroi Cougars Flemalle Liège Red Roosters 26 - 20 Brussels Tigers May 8 Tournai Phoenix 26 - 0 Brussels Tigers Liège Liège Red Roosters 30 - 10 Charleroi Cougars Semifinals
May 22, 2005 @ Antwerp/TournaiBelgian Bowl XVIII
June 5, 2005 @ Tournai1 Antwerp Diamonds 55 2 Liège Red Roosters 0 1 Antwerp Diamonds 12 2 Brussels Black Angels 2 1 Tournai Phoenix 8 2 Brussels Black Angels 9
2006
FFL 2006 Standings 6 1 0 .857 175 75 L1 Brussels Black Angels 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 LFFAB 2006 Standings 5 0 0 1.00 188 0 W5 Charleroi Cougars 3 3 0 .500 122 61 Liège Red Roosters 3 2 0 .600 116 83 Andenne Bears 0 6 0 .000 0 282 L6 2006 Playoffs
LFFAB-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
FFL 2007 Standings 6 0 1 .857 198 34 W6 Brussels Black Angels 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 LFFAB 2007 Standings 6 0 0 1.00 250 0 W6 Charleroi Cougars 5 1 0 .833 165 59 Brussels Tigers 4 2 0 .667 76 43 La Louvière Wolves 3 3 0 .500 74 134 Liège Red Roosters 2 4 0 .333 92 103 Andenne Bears 1 5 0 .167 47 147 Flemalle Flames 0 6 0 .000 14 232 L6 2007 Playoffs
LFFAB-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
FFL 2008 Standings[1] 8 0 0 1.00 277 59 W8 Brussels Black Angels 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 LFFAB 2008 Standings[2] 8 0 0 1.00 372 12 W8 Charleroi Cougars 6 2 0 .750 288 119 Brussels Tigers 6 2 0 .750 352 109 Andenne Bears 5 3 0 .375 92 200 Liège Red Roosters 3 5 0 .375 81 238 La Louvière Wolves 2 6 0 .250 59 281 Flemalle Flames 0 8 0 .000 40 298 L8 2008 Playoffs
Quarterfinals
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
FFL 2009 Standings[3] 8 0 0 1.00 279 37 W8 Brussels Black Angels 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 LFFAB 2009 Standings[4] 7 0 0 1.00 265 8 W7 Charleroi Cougars 5 2 0 .714 160 134 Brussels Tigers 5 2 0 .714 144 53 Dudelange Dragons 2 5 0 .286 62 185 Andenne Bears 2 5 0 .286 51 116 Liège Monarchs 0 7 0 .000 46 232 L7 La Louvière Wolves* - - - - - - - - (*) La Louvière Wolves did not participate this season.
2009 Playoffs
Quarterfinals
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
2010
FFL 2010 Standings[5] 8 0 0 1.00 263 77 W8 Brussels Black Angels 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 LFFAB 2010 Standings[6] 6 0 0 1.00 280 6 W5 Tournai Phoenix 4 1 1 .660 182 24 L1 Dudelange Dragons 3 2 1 .500 141 86 L1 Charleroi Cougars 2 2 2 .330 78 98 L1 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 1 4 1 .160 36 124 L1 Andenne Bears 0 3 3 .000 32 158 L3 Liège Monarchs 0 5 1 .000 28 186 L3 La Louvière Wolves* - - - - - - - - (*) La Louvière Wolves did not participate this season.
2010 Playoffs
Quarterfinals
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
FFL 2011 Standings[7] 8 0 0 1.00 283 62 W8 Brussels Black Angels 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 LFFAB 2011 Standings[8] 6 0 0 1.00 257 2 W6 Charleroi Cougars 3 3 0 .500 90 140 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 3 3 0 .500 155 76 Liège Monarchs 2 3 1 .333 90 109 Andenne Bears 0 4 1 .000 14 190 L5 Tournai Phoenix* - - - - - - - Dudelange Dragons** - - - - - - - La Louvière Wolves** - - - - - - - - (*)Tournai phoenix gave forfait for the entire 2011 season. The games Tournai played became null and void, as if they were never played.
- (**) La Louvière Wolves and Dudelange Dragons did not participate this season.
2011 Playoffs
Quarterfinals
May 15 @ Charleroi/AnderlechtSemifinals[9]
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 Statistics
Overview Championship of Belgium and Belgian Bowl
Championship of Belgium & Belgian Bowl statistics A Club W L PCT LW LL A STK W STK L STK 9 West Flanders Tribes* 8 1 .889 2011 1999 6 6 1 6 Brussels Raiders † 5 1 .833 1994 1995 1 4 1 6 Tournai Phoenix** 4 2 .667 1998 2009 4 4 1 4 Tournai Cardinals** † 4 0 1.00 1998 N/A 4 4 0 5 Antwerp Diamonds 3 2 .600 2005 2003 4 2 2 8 Brussels Black Angels 1 7 .125 2003 2011 3 1 3 3 Brussels Tigers 1 2 .333 2002 2010 1 1 1 3 Izeghem Redskins* † 2 1 .667 2001 1999 2 2 1 2 Leuven Lions 1 1 .500 1992 2004 1 1 1 1 Mouscron Redskins † 1 0 1.00 1987 N/A 1 1 0 1 Luxembourg Red Lions † 1 0 1.00 1993 N/A 1 1 0 - in italics and †: defunct team or old name
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- (*) Izeghem Redskins became the West Flanders Tribes.
- (**) Tournai Cardinals became the Tournai Phoenix.
- Bold indicates a still active streak.
There has been no number 3 ranked team that has qualified for the Belgian Bowl.[10]BFL standings since 2000
BFL 2000-2011 standings Team - G
W L T PCT PF PA SP Andenne Bears 42 8 30 4 .190 236 1273 -1037 Antwerp Diamonds 73 48 25 0 .658 Bornem Titans 46 18 28 0 .391 544 945 -401 Brussels Black Angels 77 55 19 3 .714 1779 649 1130 Brussels Bulls 32 10 21 1 .313 543 690 -147 Brussels Tigers 62 37 25 0 .597 1421 666 755 Charleroi Cougars 78 44 30 4 .564 1414 1118 296 Dudelange Dragons 12 5 6 1 .417 203 271 -68 Flemalle Flames † 44 13 30 1 .295 450 1075 -625 Ghent Gators 67 12 53 2 .179 La Louvière Wolves 14 5 9 0 .357 133 415 -282 Leuven Lions 58 17 39 2 .293 Liège Monarchs 76 22 51 3 .289 803 1764 -961 Limburg Shotguns 16 3 13 0 .186 166 494 -328 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 16 5 9 1 .367 247 306 -59 Tournai Phoenix 51 42 7 2 .824 1627 212 1415 West Flanders Tribes 86 66 15 5 .767 2096 739 1357 - † indicates a defunct team
- Statistics for the 2001 division II not included
- Teams in yellow currently play in the FFL, in red in the LFFAB.
References
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External links
FFL Teams Antwerp Diamonds · Bornem Titans · Brussels Black Angels · Brussels Bulls · Ghent Gators · Leuven Lions · Limburg Shotguns · West Flanders Tribes
LFFAB Teams Andenne Bears · Brussels Tigers · Charleroi Cougars · Ottignies Fighting Turtles · Dudelange Dragons · La Louvière Wolves · Liège Monarchs · Tournai PhoenixBFL Season 1980s: 1987 · 1988 · 1989
1990s: 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999
2000s: 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010s: 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019Belgian Championship 1980s: 1987 · 1988 · 1989
1990s: 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994Belgian Bowl 1990s: VIII · IX · X · XI · XII
2000s: XIII · XIV · XV · XVI · XVII · XVIII · XIX · XX · XXI · XXII
2010s: XXIII · XXIV · XXVOverview BFL History · European Federation of American Football (EFAF) · EFAF Atlantic Cup Categories:- American football in Belgium
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