CEFL
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]   |
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Belgrade Vukovi
SBB Vukovi Beograd are an American football team from Belgrade, Serbia. After establishing in 2003, in just few years SBB Vukovi have become one of the best-organized and most successful American football teams in Eastern Europe. Today SBB Vukovi are competing in SAAF Serbian Superleague and Central European Football League. Establishment The interest in American football in Serbia grew rapidly after the first television broadcasts of NFL season in 2001. The first meetings of several people who threw football began in the summer of 2002 in Belgrade Ada Ciganlija. The number of new players each week increased, and at the end of the year was over 30 people. The club was officially founded on 14 January 2003, and was the second established American football club in Serbia. Shortly thereafter, all major cities in Serbia started with the establishment of new clubs. The first game was played in the spring of that year without helmets and shoulder pads, against the Kragujevac Wild Bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Budapest Wolves
The Budapest Wolves are an American football team from Budapest, Hungary. After establishing in 2004, in just few years the Wolves have become one of the best organized and most successful American football teams in Hungary. Today, the Wolves are competing in the Hungarian Football League. Brief history The Budapest Wolves were formed in 2004 by the name of Budapest American Football Club. Founder manager was , who played in the club until 2009 regularly. The Wolves became one of the most successful American football teams in Hungary, have been undefeated between 2004 and 2012 under head coach Lee Hlavka, and are 7-times Hungarian Bowl champions and 8-times Hungarian champions. The Wolves also participated in Austrian lower divisions and in the Central European Football League. Season summary Hungarian championship * SF = Semi finals * HB = Hungarian Bowl Austrian championship * SF = Semi finals * CB = Challenge Bowl * IB = Iron Bowl International * QF = Quarter final ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ljubljana Silverhawks
The Ljubljana Silverhawks are an American football team based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, founded in 2002 by a group of football fans from the Slovenian capital. It is the first team to have brought the sport in Slovenia. The team has achieved the first place in six editions of the Slovenian Football League (2009–10, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2017). The team has also won a title in the Central European Football League in 2012. Before the 2019 season, Ljubljana Silverhawks merged with Domžale Tigers. History The Ljubljana Silverhawks were established in April 2002, becoming the first American football team based in Slovenia. The Silverhawks were not affiliated in any American Football leagues. In 2006, the Silverhawks were one of the founding members of the Central European Football League. In the CEFL, the Silverhawks had been in turbulence times. In 2009, together with three other teams, the Silverhawks have competed in the first-ever Slovenian Football League. On June 26, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Budapest Cowbells
The Budapest Cowbells are an American football team from Budapest, Hungary. The team was founded in December 2013 by merger of ''Budapest Cowboys'' and ''Újbuda Rebels''. The Cowbells are two-time champions of Hungarian Football League. Brief history Budapest Cowboys The Cowboys were the first Hungarian American football team. American businessman Tom Kelly established it in 1991 as ''Budapest Starforce'' and they played the first American football match in Hungary against ''Munich Nightmare.'' In 1993, under new head coach Jeff Egan, they merged with the other Hungarian club ''Budapest Lions.'' That year they went undefeated in the Austrian Football League Third Division, losing only to the Vienna Vikings II (second team) from the First Division in the League Championship. In 1994 they changed their name into Budapest Cowboys. Due to their routing of third division teams the year prior they were moved up to the second division (third tier) where they again went undefeated ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alp Devils
The Alp Devils were an American football team based in Visoko, Šenčur, Slovenia. They reached the inaugural Slovenian Bowl in 2010, where they lost to the Ljubljana Silverhawks. History The Alp Devils were founded in 2008, together with the Maribor Generals and Gold Diggers. The Devils reached the inaugural Slovenian Bowl in 2010, where they lost 41–0 to the Ljubljana Silverhawks. Honours * Slovenian Football League ** ''Runners-up'': 2009–10, 2016, 2017 * ** ''Runners-up'': 2014 **''Third place'': 2013 * CEFL Cup ** ''Runners-up'': 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... References {{reflist American football teams in Slovenia 2008 establishments in Slovenia American football teams established in 2008 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns are an American football team from Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. The club's greatest successes were winning the southern division title in the German Football League in 2009 and in every season played since 2011 (as of 2021), and participated in every German Bowl held between 2011 and 2022 – except for 2013 and the 2020 season which was cancelled due to Covid-19, winning the title five times: in 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018 and in 2022. The club also made five losing appearances in the German Bowl, suffering defeat by record champion Braunschweig Lions in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019 and falling to the Dresden Monarchs in German Bowl XLII in 2021. Their 2011, 2017 and 2018 seasons also saw them post flawless perfect season records in the GFL on their way to championship rings. In 2016 and 2019 their only GFL losses came in the respective German Bowl at the hands of Braunschweig. In the Covid-truncated 2021 German Football League they also reached the German Bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sport Klub
Sportklub is a subscription sports television service which has been broadcast in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia since 2006, Croatia from 2007 and in North Macedonia from 2011. A different version of the channel has also been available in Poland since 2006. Sportklub broadcasts many different sporting events including football, basketball, tennis, American football, ice hockey, volleyball, handball, athletics, and golf among others. The programmes are transmitted in Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian, and Albanian. The channel was launched by IKO Media Group in 2006, and was later sold to various companies. It was formerly available in Hungary (2006–2015) and Romania (2006–2012). Coverage Football * FIFA World Cup qualification (only Croatia and Slovenia for UEFA qualifiers) * UEFA Champions League (Slovenia only, 2021–2024) * UEFA Europa League (Slovenia only, 2021–2024) * UEFA Europa Conference League (Slovenia only, 2021–2024) * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kragujevac Wild Boars
The Kragujevac Wild Boars are an American football team from Kragujevac, Serbia. As a team, Wild Boars arose from friendly tossing on the field. Organized play began in the winter of 2002–03 and culminated with first ever game in Serbia in spring 2003, in which they beat SBB Vukovi Beograd. Since then, Wild Boars have won seven national championships - 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016 and 2017, and participated in the final of the Serbian Cup in 2005. In 2011, they played the EFAF Cup finals in London against the London Blitz The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term , the German word meaning 'lightning war'. The Germa .... External links Official website American football teams in Serbia American football teams established in 2003 Sport in Kragujevac 2003 establishments in Serbia {{Amfoot-team-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ivančna Gorica
Ivančna Gorica (; in older sources also ''Vanjčina Gorica'') is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Name The name ''Ivančna Gorica'' literally means 'Ivanko's hill', which is the name of a local hill. While the settlement was still a hamlet, it was known as ''Pod Ivančno gorico'' (literally, 'below Ivanko's hill').Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 132. Like similar names (e.g., ''Ivanjkovci'', '' Spodnji Ivanjci'', etc.), it is derived from the hypocorism *''Ivanko'', based on the personal name ''Ivan'' 'John'. History Ivančna Gorica did not exist as a settlement until 1945, before which it was a hamlet of Stična and Mleščevo. After the Second World War, the spruce forest on Ivanko's Hill ( sl, Ivančna gorica) was cleared and ho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kranj
Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniola (northwestern Slovenia) is a mainly industrial city with significant electronics and rubber industries. Geography The nucleus of the city is a well-preserved medieval old town, built at the confluence of the Kokra and Sava rivers. The city is served by the Kranj railway station on the route from Ljubljana to Munich, Germany (via Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice and Villach, Austria) and a highway. Slovenia's national airport, Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (in Brnik Airport, Brnik) is also very close to Kranj, considerably more so than its nominal client, Ljubljana. In Kranj, the Kokra cuts deeply into the conglomerate, forming a canyon deep. Kosorep, on the northern outskirts of Kranj, is a picturesque site along the river. Parts of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |