Russian American Football Championship

National Championship
Sport American football
Founded 2002
No. of teams 23
Country Russia
Most recent champion(s) Moscow Patriots

Russian American Football Championship is the highest level of american football played in Russia. There are 23 teams in six divisions participating the league.[1]

History

American football landed to the Soviet Union in late 1980s. The first official games were played in 1989 when high school all-star teams played exhibition games against local teams. In the same year the very first game between Russian teams was played.[2]

In 1991 Soviet Championship was founded. The league became Russian Championship in 1992 as the country collapsed. The league was suspended in the turmoils of the dissolution of the USSR.[2]

Russian Championship was founded again in 2002. The league has been growing ever since.[2]

Teams in 2014

North Division
  • St. Petersburg Griffins
  • St. Petersburg Vikings
  • Petrozavodsk Gunners


Black Sea Division
  • Simferopol Taurus
  • Sevastopol Titans
  • Krasnodar Bisons
  
Volga Division
  • Yaroslavl Rebels
  • Moscow Patriots
  • Moscow United
  • Moscow Black Storm
  • Nizhny Novgorod Raiders 52
  • Nizhny Novgorod Broncos


South Division
  • Astrakhan Gladiators
  • Volga Kites
  • Stavropol Stones
  
East Division
  • Ozersk Ural Hunters
  • Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings
  • Izhevsk Steelworkers
  • Chelyabinsk Scouts


Central Division
  • Voronezh Mighty Ducks
  • Samara Stormbringers
  • Saratov Aviators
  • Pensa Phoenix

References

  1. ↑ Ilya Kravtsov: Kaliningrad to Vladivostok: Season In Review American Football International
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ilya Kravtsov: Hockey Pads to the FAFR: The History of American Football in Russia American Football International