British American Football League
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The British American Football League (BAFL) is the United Kingdom's primary American Football league. It was formerly known as the British Senior League (BSL).
The League has 3 divisions: Premier, 1 and 2, each with a playoff series and championship game to determine a winner. The Championship participants are promoted to the divisions above and the lowest ranking teams in each division are relegated.
The Championship games, are played at BritBowl which is traditionally hosted at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium.
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[edit] Britbowl champions
- 2006 London Olympians
- 2005 London Olympians
- 2004 Personal Assurance Knights
- 2003 London Olympians
- 2002 London Olympians
- 2001 London Olympians
- 2000 London Olympians
- 1999 London Olympians
- 1998 London Olympians
[edit] Teams of BAFL
[edit] BAFL Premier
Division 1 has 8 teams.
| Birmingham Bulls | London Blitz | |
| Coventry Cassidy Jets | London Olympians | |
| East Kilbride Pirates | Bristol Aztecs | |
| Gateshead Senators | Southern Sundevils |
[edit] League 1
League 1 has 12 teams split into the North and South conference.
| Division 1 North | Division 1 South | |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Rams | Oxford Saints | |
| Doncaster Mustangs | Farnham Knights | |
| Redditch Arrows | Kent Exiles | |
| Staffordshire Surge | Ipswich Cardinals | |
| Chester Romans | Sussex Thunder | |
| Redditch Arrows | Colchester Gladiators |
[edit] Division 2
Division 2 has 20 teams split into five conferences: Scottish, Central, East, South and West.
| Division 2 Scottish | Division 2 Central | Division 2 East | Division 2 South | Division 2 West | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Hurricanes | Chester Romans | Cambridgeshire Cats | East Kent Mavericks | Andover Thrashers | ||||
| Glasgow Tigers | Manchester Titans | Colchester Gladiators | Essex Spartans | Dominos Oxford Saints | ||||
| West Coast Trojans | Merseyside Nighthawks | East Midland Saxons | Maidstone Pumas | Plymouth Admirals | ||||
| Redditch Arrows | Norwich Devils | Sussex Thunder | Reading Renegades | |||||
| South Wales Warriors |
[edit] Associate Members
The following teams have Associate Member status with the BAFL in 2006. They are working towards becoming Full Members and to be eligible for a place in Division 2 in 2007.
| Team | Awarded |
|---|---|
| Lancashire Wolverines | 24 March 2006 |
| Cornish Sharks | 17 June 2006 |
| Lincolnshire Bombers | 17 June 2006 |
| Shropshire Revolution | 8 July 2006 |
| Edinburgh Wolves | 6 August 2006 |
| Hull Hornets | 30 August 2006 |
| Leicestershire Falcons | 11 September 2006 |
[edit] 2007 Realignment
At the 2006 ‘end of season’ meeting at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday October 7th 2006, the BAFL board of directors announced a realignment of the league for the 2007 season. It was felt that the growing popularity of the sport in Britain and the gradual improvement of playing standards/parity rendered the present League structure obsolete. In a move to ensure more competitive games between teams at all levels, the league would restructure to a National premier league, who will compete for the BritBowl title. Below the premier league there will be two tiers of football in Britain, the final structures of which are at present, yet to be decided.
The single conference "BAFL Premier" will consist of a ten game regular season where all teams will play each other at least once. The top four teams at the end of the season will eligible for play off berths and ultimately to compete for places in BritBowl XXI finals. The bottom team will be relegated to BAFL 1.
BAFL 1 will consist of two conferences (north and south). There will be a ten game regular season in each conference and all teams will play each other both home and away. The top three teams in each conference will be eligible for play off berths and the winners of the BAFL 1 national championship will be promoted to BAFL Premier. The bottom teams in each conference will be relegated to BAFL 2.
BAFL 2 will be decided once all applications and successful associates have been confirmed. The finalists of the BAFL 2 national championships will be promoted to BAFL 1.
| BAFL Premier |
|---|
| Birmingham Bulls |
| Bristol Aztecs |
| Coventry Cassidy Jets |
| East Kilbride Pirates |
| Gateshead Senators |
| London Blitz |
| London Olympians |
| Southern Sundevils |
| BAFL 1 North | BAFL 1 South |
|---|---|
| ASAP Yorkshire Rams | Colchester Gladiators |
| Chester Romans | Kent Exiles |
| Doncaster Mustangs | MCP Ipswich Cardinals |
| Redditch Arrows | Oxford Saints |
| Staffordshire Surge | PA Knights |
| West Coast Trojans | Sussex Thunder |
