Slovenian Football League
Sport | American football |
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Founded | 2009 |
Founder | Slovene American Football Association |
Inaugural season | 2009–10 |
Director | Jernej Pavlič[1] |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | Slovenia |
Most recent champion(s) | Ljubljana Silverhawks |
Most titles | Ljubljana Silverhawks (6 titles) |
Official website | zans.si |
The Slovenian Football League (Slovene: Državno prvenstvo v ameriškem nogometu) is an American football competition in Slovenia, founded in 2009 by the Slovene American Football Association. Each season culminates with the Slovenian Bowl, the national bowl game of Slovenia.
League history
2009–10: The Initiation
The Slovenian national league was founded on October 9, 2009 by the Slovene American Football Association. The first league game in Slovenia was played in the said year and four teams competed that year. Those teams were the Ljubljana Silverhawks, Maribor Generals, Alp Devils, and Gold Diggers.
The final game of the season, the inaugural Slovenian Bowl was played on June 26, 2010, where the Ljubljana Silverhawks defeated Alp Devils 41–0.
2011–2012: The Growth
In the following season, the league added teams from the Croatian Federation of American Football. Those teams were the Zagreb Raiders and Zagreb Thunder.
The following Slovenian Bowl games were played in 2011, 2012, and 2013, where the Ljubljana Silverhawks obtained the title three times in a row.
2017 Teams
Team | Location | Stadium | Founded |
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Ljubljana Silverhawks | Ljubljana | ŽŠD Ljubljana | 2002 |
Maribor Generals | Maribor | Tabor Sports Park | 2008 |
Alp Devils | Visoko | Stadion Oval | 2008 |
Domžale Tigers | Domžale | Radomlje Sports Park | 2013 |
Seasons
2009–10
Pos. | Team | P | W | L | Points For | Points Difference | Winning Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 6 | 6 | 0 | 358 | 338 | 1.000 |
2. | Alp Devils | 6 | 3 | 3 | 110 | –57 | 0.500 |
3. | Maribor Generals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 143 | –59 | 0.500 |
4. | Gold Diggers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 46 | –222 | 0.000 |
2011
Pos. | Team | P | W | L | Points For | Points Difference | Winning Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 6 | 6 | 0 | 277 | 185 | 1.000 |
2. | Maribor Generals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 200 | 14 | 0.333 |
3. | Zagreb Thunder | 6 | 4 | 2 | 146 | 4 | 0.667 |
4. | Alp Devils | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25 | –203 | 0.000 |
2012
Pos. | Team | P | W | L | Points For | Points Difference | Winning Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 5 | 5 | 0 | 155 | 141 | 1.000 |
2. | Maribor Generals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 143 | 20 | 0.667 |
3. | Alp Devils | 6 | 2 | 4 | 123 | –2 | 0.333 |
4. | Zagreb Raiders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | –48 | 0.000 |
5. | Zagreb Thunder | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | –111 | 0.000 |
Slovenian Bowl champions
Year | Champions | Opponents | Result |
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2009–10 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | Alp Devils | 41–0 |
2011 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | Zagreb Thunder | 29–19 |
2012 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | Maribor Generals | 23–10 |
2013 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | Maribor Generals | 45–0 |
2016 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | Alp Devils | 55–6 |
2017 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | Alp Devils | 47–0 |
References
- ↑ "Vodstvo" [Board] (in Slovenian). Slovene American Football Association official website. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Slovene)