The La Courneuve Flash are a French
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
team based in
La Courneuve,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
The team plays in
Ligue Élite de Football Américain
The Championnat Élite Division 1 () is the top-level American football league of France. The league was founded in 1982.
History
American football was introduced to France in the early 20th century, but for decades it remained an infrequent ac ...
and in the
European Football League
The European Football League (EFL) established in 1986, was a tournament for the best European American football teams affiliated to IFAF (International Federation of American Football - Europe), which replaced the European Federation of American ...
.
History
The La Courneuve Flash were established on February 4, 1984.
Championships
Ligue Élite
Ligue Élite championships
The Flash are eleven-time Ligue Élite champions having won the championship in 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018 and 2022.
Ligue Élite runners up
The Flash are five-time Ligue Élite runners up having made the championship game in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010 and 2013.
European Football League
European Football League runners up
The Flash are three-time European Football League runners up having made the championship game in 1998, 2006 and 2009.
References
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External links
Official website
American football teams in France
Sport in Seine-Saint-Denis
1984 establishments in France
American football teams established in 1984