The Koç Rams are an
American football team in
Istanbul,
Turkey, which plays in the
Turkish Gridiron Football First League
The Turkish Gridiron Football First League ( tr, Türkiye Korumalı Futbol 1. Ligi) is a professional American football league in Turkey.
History
The development of American football in Turkey can be traced to the beginning of 1987, when Ameri ...
. They also played in the
2022 season of the
European League of Football (ELF), under the name ''Istanbul Rams''.
History
The Rams belong to the Koç University Sports Club located on the campus of
Koç University in Sarıyer, Istanbul. The team was founded in 2004.
After promoting to the
Turkish Superleague in 2013, the Rams have since made the Turkish Superleague Final game in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2016, they won their first Superleague Championship, defeating the
Boğaziçi Sultans, 21–14. In addition, 2016 was their first year to compete in the
IFAF Europe Champions League
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History
In 2014, the IFAF Europe Champions League was formed in the ...
(a minor European competition held in 2014, 2015 and 2016). The Rams became the first Turkish team to ever win a Champions League game by knocking off the St. Petersburg Griffins of Russia. Then they went on to defeat the reigning champions the
Carlstad Crusaders
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in Sweden, to become the first Turkish team to accomplish a Final Four Champions League berth. On the 21st of July that year, they participated in IFAF Champions League 2016 Final Four at Wrocław, Poland. They faced the
Milano Seamen
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History
80s
The Seamen Milano were founded by Sergio Ga ...
and lost 17–14 in the last second.
On October 15, 2021, the Istanbul Rams were announced as new franchise of the
European League of Football and played the 2022 season. After that season they returned to the Turkish League.
Stadium
The Rams played and practised at the Koç University. In ELF they will be playing their home games at
Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium Maltepe may refer to several places in Turkey:
*Maltepe, Çan, a village in Çanakkale Province
* Maltepe, Çankaya, a quarter in Çankaya, Ankara
*Maltepe, Çay, a village in Afyonkarahisar Province
*Maltepe, Istanbul, a district and municipality ...
in
Maltepe,
Istanbul.
Honours
*
Turkish American Football League
** Champions: (5) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
** Runners-up: (3) 2014, 2015, 2022
*
Central European Football League
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Until t ...
** Champions: (0)
** Runners-up: (1) 2018
References
External links
Official websiteIstanbul Ramsat the
European League of Football official website
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2004 establishments in Turkey
American football teams established in 2004
Sport in Sarıyer
Turkish Gridiron Football First League teams
American football teams in Istanbul
European League of Football teams