The 2006
season
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of the
Polish American Football League
The Polish American Football League or shortly PLFA ( pl, Polska Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego) was a structured system for the American football competitions in Poland founded in 2004 by the Polish federation PZFA. In 2012, the Topliga was creat ...
(PLFA) was the 1st season played by the major
american football
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league in
Poland
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. Regular season play was held from October 8 to November 5, 2006. The Polish champion title was eventually won by the
Warsaw Eagles
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History
The team was founded in 1999 by a group of NFL enthusiasts consisting of Jędrzej Staszews ...
when they defeated the
Pomorze Seahawks
The Seahawks Gdynia are an American football team based in Gdynia, Poland. They play in the Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego.
History
The team was founded in October 2005 as the Pomorze Seahawks. In 2006 the Seahawks was one of four founders of th ...
; the
Polish Bowl
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* Polish language
* Poles
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championship game, at Marymont stadium in
Warsaw
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,
Masovian Voivodeship
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on November 12.
Regular season
Results table
Standings
Postseason
Third place match
Third placed team after the regular season,
The Crew Wrocław, did not participate in match due to financial reasons.
After a walkover, third place was won by
Fireballs Wielkopolska.
Polish Bowl I
See also
*
2006 in sports
2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football
* Super Bowl XL – the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) won 21–10 over the Seattle Seahawks (NFC)
**Location: Ford Field
**Attendance: 68,206
**MVP: Hines Ward, WR (Pittsbur ...
References
External links
Polish American Football Association
Polish American Football League seasons
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
PLFA, 2006
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