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Belgian Bowl XXIV
The Belgian Bowl XXIV was held on June 4, 2011 in Ostend. The West Flanders Tribes were the reigning champion and were defending their title against the Brussels Black Angels. This was the Third time the Tribes and the Black Angels faced each other in the Belgian Bowl (2007, 2008). The Tribes won the game on a windy but sunny gameday with 1350 spectators. 2011 Playoffs The 2 teams that played in the Belgian Bowl were the winners of the Semi Finals. West Flanders Tribes and Brussels Tigers received byes straight into the Semi Finals since they were the winners of seasonal play in the FFL and LFFAB respectively. The Quarterfinals were played on 15 May and the Semi Finals on 22 May on the homefields of the highest seeded teams. Most Valuable Players * MVP Black Angels: #55 Soufian Aissati * MVP Tribes: #92 Stijn Dossche Game summary The Tribes won the toss and chose to receive the kickoff. Scoring Players * 12 Goncharov (75yard punt return) ''Tribes'' - (1st quarter) ** extra po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Black Angels
The Brussels Black Angels are an American football team based in Brussels.The Black Angels were members of the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL). They are currently playing in the Belgium Netherlands League (BNL). History *1987: Creation of the Waterloo All Stars *1989: Creation of the Brussels Angels American Football Club *1994: The Brussels Angels become an ASBL *2002: The Brussels Angels become the Brussels Black Angels The American football team Brussels Angels actually originates in 1987 from the Waterloo All Stars because, at the time, they benefited from installations located in Waterloo. The team was founded by José Braga. After a stay in Forest then in Uccle, where the team acquired its name of Brussels Angels, it finally settled in Woluwe Saint Lambert (better infrastructure, access and organisation, stadium of 9000 seats, etc.). It is thus in 1989 that the Brussels Angels American Football Club was really created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Flanders Tribes
The West Flanders Tribes was a Belgian American football team based in the province of West-Flanders, with two home cities, Ostend and Izegem. The Tribes were members of the Flemish American Football League (FFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL). Their team colours are maroon, white and black. In 2012, the team split up into the Ostend Pirates and the Izegem Tribes. History 1990 In 1990 the Izegem Redskins were formed by Rudy Dewaegemaeker after his old team, the Moeskroen Redskins, was disbanded. After a couple of months of practice the Redskins played their first game against the Brussel Raiders. The Raiders, led by Mike La Salle and QB Jon VandeMergel, beat the Redskins 78-0. The game was stopped in the 3rd quarter. This poor start was a harbinger of years of losses. But the Redskins were a group of friends, crazy about the game of football, so they stuck in there. During the second season they scored their first touchdown, which was celebrated afterwards as if ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Bowl
In American football, the Belgian Bowl is the championship game of the Belgian Football League (BFL). At the end of each regular season, three teams from each conference play in the BFL playoffs, a six-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the Belgian Bowl. History Statistics * in ''italics'' and †: defunct team or old name ** (*) Izeghem Redskins became the West Flanders Tribes. ** (**) Tournai Cardinals became the Tournai Phoenix. * Bold indicates a still active streak. References External linksOfficial Belgian Bowl site American football in Belgium American football bowls in Europe 1987 establishments in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostend
Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. History Origin to Middle Ages In the Early Middle Ages, Ostend was a small village built on the east-end () of an island (originally called Testerep) between the North Sea and a beach lake. Although small, the village rose to the status of "town" around 1265, when the inhabitants were allowed to hold a market and to build a market hall. The major source of income for the inhabitants was fishing. The North Sea coastline has always been rather unstable due to the power of the water. In 1395 the inhabitants decided to build a new Ostend behind large dikes and further away from the always-threatening sea. 15th to 18th century The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tigers
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brusse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 BFL Season
The 2011 season of the Belgian Football League The Belgian American Football League (BAFL) is a sports league for American football in Belgium founded in 1987. The league currently consists of 18 teams from Belgian cities and regions and one team from Luxembourg. The league is divided into t ... (BFL) is the regular season played in the Belgium. The championship game was Belgian Bowl XXIV. Regular season Regular Season overview The BFL schedules two games at one location for saving on transportationcosts for referees and the costs of renting an ambulance and first aid responders. Half of the time, teams are playing virtually at home but actually play at the hosting team's homefield due to these costsaving measures. *(*)Tournai phoenix gave forfait for the entire 2011 season. The games Tournai played became null and void, as if they were never played. The match on week 3 in Leopoldsburg (Shotgun's homefield) was suspended due to the absence of an ambulance. In the first q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Football League
The Belgian American Football League (BAFL) is a sports league for American football in Belgium founded in 1987. The league currently consists of 18 teams from Belgian cities and regions and one team from Luxembourg. The league is divided into two conferences—the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) and Ligue Francophone de Football Americain de Belgique (LFFAB). At the end of each regular season, three teams from each conference play in the BFL playoffs, a six-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the championship game, known as the Belgian Bowl. Seasons Football rules The BFL uses the American college football rules:2013/2014 NCAA Rulebook. These differ from the popular professional league of the United States, the NFL. The officials are organised in thBelgian american football officials committee (BAFOC) The conferences The BFL is divided into a Dutch-speaking conference and a French-speaking conference, based on the northern Flemish Community and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 In Belgian Sport
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