The 2016–2017 Israel Football League season was the tenth season of the
Israel Football League
The Israel Football League (IFL; he, ליגת הפוטבול הישראלית), also known as the Kraft Family Israel Football League for sponsorship reasons with the Kraft Family, is an amateur American football league consisting of eight team ...
(IFL). The fields were enlarged to 80 yards and the games were now played with nine player teams. The season concluded with the
Jerusalem Lions
The Jerusalem Lions, commonly known as the Jerusalem "Big Blue" Lions, are an amateur American football team based in Jerusalem. The Lions were a founding member of and currently compete in the Israel Football League
The Israel Football League ...
defeating the
Tel Aviv Pioneers
The Tel Aviv Pioneers are an amateur American football team based in Tel Aviv, Israel, playing in the Israel Football League (IFL).
History
The Pioneers were one of the four founding teams of the IFL in 2005. They previously played in Ramat H ...
in Israel Bowl X.
Regular season
The regular season consisted of 10 games for each team, with two games (home and away) against each team within their division and one game against each of the other teams.
Playoffs
Wild Card games
* Rebels 36 – 14 Hammers
* Pioneers 68 – 40 Black Swarm
Division Championships
* Lions 48 – 40 Rebels
* Troopers 32 – 44 Pioneers
Israel Bowl X
Lions 44 – 36 Pioneers
The Lions made a last minute comeback and then won in overtime.
References
Israel Football League seasons
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