Russian American Football Championship

Russian American Football League
Sport American football
Founded 1991 / 2002
Director Viktor Ivanov
No. of teams 20
Country Russia
Most recent
champion(s)		 Moscow Patriots
Most titles Moscow Patriots (13 titles)
Official website https://www.laf.amfoot.ru

Russian American Football Championship is the highest level of American football played in Russia. There are 24 teams in six divisions participating the league.[1]

History

American football came into 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, the Soviet Championship was founded. The league became the Russian Championship in 1992 as the country collapsed. The league was suspended in the turmoils of the dissolution of the USSR.[2]

The 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
  • Perm Steel Tigers


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. 1 2 3 Ilya Kravtsov: Hockey Pads to the FAFR: The History of American Football in Russia American Football International


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