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Bucharest Warriors
Bucharest Warriors is an American football team in Romania, founded in 2007 by a group of football fans from Bucharest. They started meeting in parks and other obscure places to fool around together with the Constanța Sharks, it is the first team to have brought the sport in Romania. The team has achieved 1st place in the editions of the National American Football Championship of Romania, 2010 and 2011. History Because, prior to 2010, there wasn't any federation in the country to organize a national championship, Bucharest Warriors wasn't affiliated to any league and played only friendly games. In 2010, the Bucharest Warriors was invited to its first official competition, the Central European Football League. On April 11, the Warriors hosted Istanbul Cavaliers in a qualification game for the respective competition. Also, one week after the game, Bucharest Warriors has begun their first campaign in an official competition organized by the EFAF, the Challenge Cup The Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFAF Europe
IFAF Europe is the governing body of American football in Europe. It is a member of the International Federation of American Football. IFAF Europe replaced the European Federation of American Football (EFAF) which had began in 1976 as the American European Football Federation (AEFF). IFAF Europe organises two competitions: the European Championship for male national teams and the European Junior Championship for 16- to 19-year-olds. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Italian Federation of American Football (FIDAP; Federazione Italiana Di American Football) announced that the Italian National Team, the then-IFAF Europe title holders, refused to play against Russia in October 2022 in a qualifier for the 2023 IFAF European Championships. Events * European championship, every four years. * European U-19 Championship, every two years. *European Woman's tackle football championship, every four years. *European Men's flag football championship, every two years. *European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football Teams In Romania
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Romania National American Football Team
The Romania national American football team is the official American football senior national team of Romania. It is organized by the Federaţia Română de Fotbal American (FRFA). It gets players from teams of the National American Football Championship of Romania (CNFA). See also * Romanian American Football Federation * National American Football Championship of Romania * Zoltán Meskó External linksOfficial website at FRFA. {{National men's American football teams Romania American football in Romania American Football 2010 establishments in Romania American football teams established in 2010 National sports teams established in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian American Football Federation
The Romanian American Football Federation ( ro, Federaţia Română de Fotbal American) is the governing body of the sport of American football in Romania. Formed in 2010, the federation oversees the Romanian league system, the Romanian Bowl and the national selections. See also * National American Football Championship of Romania *Romania national American football team The Romania national American football team is the official American football senior national team of Romania. It is organized by the Federaţia Română de Fotbal American (FRFA). It gets players from teams of the National American Football C ... External links *Romanian American Football Federation 2010 establishments in Romania American Football Romania American football in Romania Sports organizations established in 2010 {{romania-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluj Crusaders
Cluj Crusaders is an American football and powerlifting team in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was the first official American football and powerlifting team, with legal status in Cluj-Napoca, founded in February 2010 by a group of American football fans. The Crusaders are the 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018 Romanian American football champions and runners-up in the 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2016 editions of the National American Football Championship of Romania. History Crusaders was founded on February 13, 2010, when they had the first training session together as a team, and the coach Rafael Ruiz met them face to face for the first time, finding only a group of individuals who did not know about American football, but had a desire to learn and become an organized team. The first months were difficult, not having a field to train ans usually renting small synthetic pitches and having new people in training, without equipment (shoulder pads, helmets and training equipment). After a month ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Championship Of American Football
The National American Football Championship of Romania (CNFA) ( ro, Campionatul Național de Fotbal American) is the elite league for American football in Romania. It was formed in 2010. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA. Each end of season culminates with the championship game, known as the Romanian Bowl. The popularity of American football in Romania can also be attributed to the nation's interest in the career of Romanian-born American punter for the New England Patriots of the NFL, Zoltán Meskó. History The league is played annually, and it follows NCAA rules. A flag championship is also organized every year, to better promote the sport. The first-ever game in the history of the championship was played on July 24, and it featured the Timişoara Lions and Cluj Crusaders. On November 21, 2010, in Bucharest, the Bucharest Warriors met the Cluj Crusaders, in the first-ever Romanian Bowl. The home team won the game, 56–12, becoming the first champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EFAF Challenge Cup
The EFAF Challenge Cup was an international competition for European American Football clubs. The EFAF Challenge Cup was the third highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football (EFAF), behind the European Football League (EFL) and the EFAF Cup. EFAF Challenge Cup Organised by EFAF, this competition is comparable to football's UI Cup. Participants are Champions and Vice-Champions of the "smaller" American Football nations from eastern and southern Europe. The competition was replaced by the IFAF CEI Interleague in 2011. Competition format In 2009, the group phase consisted of two groups with four teams each. The winners and the second placed of these groups qualify directly for the semi-final phase. From 2010, the competition will feature 12 teams, divided in 4 groups of 3. The group winners qualify for the semifinals. Teams 2010 Group A * METU Falcons * Istanbul Cavaliers * Kraljevo Royal Crowns Group B * Győr Sharks * ITU Tigers * Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul Cavaliers
Istanbul Cavaliers was an American football team in Turkey. The team was a semi-pro club team in the national Türkiye Korumalı Futbol Ligi (TKFL, American Football First League of Turkey). It was founded in 2005. The team's head coach was John Douglas Harper. Its colors were navy and white. The team practiced at the athletic fields of Maltepe, Istanbul, Maltepe and Fikirtepe, Göztepe, Istanbul, Göztepe on the Asian part of Istanbul. The club had three teams, A-team, B-team and U19 team. In the 2005–06 season, the team finished 5th in the league. In the 2006–07 season, the team made the playoffs by finishing second place in the regular season in the Istanbul Conference, before it was eliminated by the Ege Dolphins 20–14 in İzmir in May 2007. In the 2007–08 season, the Cavaliers were eliminated in regular-season competition, and the team did not make to the playoffs. In the 2008–09 season, the Cavaliers had a 7–2 run, and qualified for the playoffs. The team played t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Football League
The Central European Football League (CEFL) is a European organization of American football which hosts two international competitions, CEFL Championship and CEFL Cup. The final game of the CEFL Championship playoffs is dubbed CEFL Bowl. Until the formation of the CEFL Cup in 2017 the name of the organization was synonymous with its flagship competition – CEFL Championship, or simply "the league". Initially named Southeast European League of American Football (SELAF) it featured teams from Serbia and Slovenia in its introductory 2006 season. The following year teams from other countries joined ranks and the name was changed to the current one before the 2008 season. First 4 seasons of the league were played during the spring and autumn, with a month-and-a-half to a three-month summer break. Starting from 2010 season the competition takes place during the spring. Over its existence, the league was played intermittently by teams from: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National American Football Championship Of Romania
The National American Football Championship of Romania (CNFA) ( ro, Campionatul Național de Fotbal American) is the elite league for American football in Romania. It was formed in 2010. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA. Each end of season culminates with the championship game, known as the Romanian Bowl. The popularity of American football in Romania can also be attributed to the nation's interest in the career of Romanian-born American punter for the New England Patriots of the NFL, Zoltán Meskó. History The league is played annually, and it follows NCAA rules. A flag championship is also organized every year, to better promote the sport. The first-ever game in the history of the championship was played on July 24, and it featured the Timişoara Lions and Cluj Crusaders. On November 21, 2010, in Bucharest, the Bucharest Warriors met the Cluj Crusaders, in the first-ever Romanian Bowl. The home team won the game, 56–12, becoming the first champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
