Flemish American Football League

**Flemish American Football League**
Current season or competition: 2011 BFL season
Sport	American football
Founded	2003
Commissioner	John Van de Mergel
No. of teams	8
Country(ies)	Belgium
Most recent champion(s)	West-Vlaanderen Tribes
Most titles	6 West-Vlaanderen Tribes
Official website	www.FFL.be

The Flemish American Football League (FFL) is one of the 2 conferences of the Belgian Football League (BFL).^[1] It consists of teams from the Flemish Community, whereas the Ligue Francophone de Football Amercain de Belgique (LFFAB) consists of teams from the French Community. The top 3 teams from the Flemish League qualify for the BFL playoffs at the conclusion of the regular season. The playoffs determine which teams play in the Belgian Bowl.

1 Teams
2 Season's History
3 Statistics
- 3.1 FFL Titles
- 3.2 Playoff Appearances
4 References
5 External links

Teams

There are 8 FFL teams.

Team	City/Area	Founded	Head Coach	Website
Flemish american Football League, FFL, Flemish Community
Antwerp Diamonds	Antwerp, BE		Sergio Borra	Diamonds
Bornem Titans	Bornem, BE	2004	Filip Merckx	Titans
Brussels Black Angels	Brussels, BE	1987	Mo Jablonka	Black Angels
Brussels Bulls	Brussels, BE	2007	Lesley Moreels	Bulls
Ghent Gators	Ghent, BE		Roald Piqueur	Gators
Leuven Lions	Leuven, BE			Lions
Limburg Shotguns	Leopoldsburg, BE	2008	Chase Curren	Shotguns
West Flanders Tribes	West Flanders, BE	1987	Frederik George	Tribes

Season's History

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
- clinched seed to the playoffs

2005 Season

FFL 2005 Standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Antwerp Diamonds	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

2005 Playoffs

LFFAB-only playoff rounds
Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Game field
April 24	Tournai Phoenix	34 - 0	Liège Red Roosters	Tournai
April 24	Charleroi Cougars	6 - 0	Brussels Tigers	Tournai
May 1	Tournai Phoenix	40 - 0	Charleroi Cougars	Flemalle
May 1	Liège Red Roosters	26 - 20	Brussels Tigers	Flemalle
May 8	Tournai Phoenix	26 - 0	Brussels Tigers	Liège
May 8	Liège Red Roosters	30 - 10	Charleroi Cougars	Liège

Semifinals May 22, 2005 @ Antwerp/Tournai			Belgian Bowl XVIII June 5, 2005 @ Tournai

1	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 Season

FFL 2006 Standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
West Flanders Tribes	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

2006 Playoffs

LFFAB-only playoff round May 7, 2006 @ Charleroi			Semifinals May 21, 2006 @ Ostend/Tournai			Belgian Bowl XIX June 4, 2006 @ Brussels

			1	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

FFL 2007 Standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
West Flanders Tribes	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

2007 Playoffs

LFFAB-only playoff round May 6, 2007 @ Charleroi			Semifinals May 20, 2007 @ Ostend/Tournai			Belgian Bowl XX June 2, 2007 @ Brussels

			1	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

FFL 2008 Standings^[2]
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
West Flanders Tribes	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

2008 Playoffs

Quarterfinals May 11 @ Charleroi/Brussels			Semifinals May 18, 2008 @ Ostend/Tournai			Belgian Bowl XXI May 31, 2008 @ Anderlecht

			1	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

FFL 2009 Standings^[3]
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
West Flanders Tribes	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

2009 Playoffs

Quarterfinals May 10 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht			Semifinals May 17, 2009 @ Ostend/Tournai			Belgian Bowl XXII May 31, 2009 @ Brussels

			1	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 Season

FFL 2010 Standings^[4]
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
West Flanders Tribes	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

2010 Playoffs

Quarterfinals May 9, 2010 @ Tournai/Brussels			Semifinals May 16, 2010 @ Ostend/Evere			Belgian Bowl XXIII May 29, 2010 @ Brussels

			1	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

FFL 2011 Standings^[5]
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
West Flanders Tribes	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

2011 Playoffs

Quarterfinals May 15 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht			Semifinals^[6] May 22, 2011 @ Izegem/Evere			Belgian Bowl XXIV June 4, 2011 @ Ostend

			1	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

FFL Titles

FFL Titles
	Club	#	last	history
1	West Flanders Tribes	6	2011	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
2	Antwerp Diamonds	1	2005	2005

Playoff Appearances

FFL Teams playoff appearances
	Club	#	last	history
1	Brussels Black Angels	7	2011	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
2	West Flanders Tribes	6	2011	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
3	Bornem Titans	2	2010	2009, 2010
3	Antwerp Diamonds	2	2008	2005, 2008
5	Brussels Bulls	1	2011	2011

years in bold are Belgian Bowl champions.
Since 2008 there are three playoff tickets for the top three teams at the end of the regular season. There has been no number three ranked team that has qualified for the Belgian Bowl.^[7]

References

^ http://www.topsportvlaanderen.be/Topsporters/Ik-begeleid-topsporters/Sportfederaties/(federatie)/515
^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. http://americanfootball.be/index.php?page=seizoen2008. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. http://americanfootball.be/index.php?page=seizoen2009. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. http://americanfootball.be/index.php?page=seizoen2010. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. http://www.americanfootball.be/index.php?page=Schedule. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
^ "Video: WEST-VLAANDEREN TRIBES ZIJN KAMPIOEN". WTV. http://www.focus-wtv.tv/programma/focus/west-vlaanderen-tribes-zijn-kampioen. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
^ http://dalehousden.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/29-thursday-mailbag/

External links

Belgian American Football League (BFL)

FFL Teams	Antwerp Diamonds · Bornem Titans · Brussels Black Angels · Brussels Bulls · Ghent Gators · Leuven Lions · Limburg Shotguns · West Flanders Tribes

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