The Ostend Pirates are an American football team based in
Ostend
Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerk ...
. The Pirates are currently members of the
Flemish American Football League
The Flemish American Football League (FAFL) is one of the two conferences of the Belgian Football League (BFL). It consists of teams from the Flemish Community, whereas the Ligue Francophone de Football Americain de Belgique (LFFAB) consists of ...
(FAFL) conference in the
Belgian Football League
The Belgian American Football League (BAFL) is a sports league for American football in Belgium founded in 1987. The league currently consists of 18 teams from Belgian cities and regions and one team from Luxembourg. The league is divided into t ...
(BFL).
History
Ostend Tigers
The original team were the Ostend Tigers. They merged with the Izegem Redskins to form the West Flanders Tribes.
West Flanders Tribes (2001-2012)
The team is the continuation of the former
West Flanders Tribes
The West Flanders Tribes was a Belgian American football team based in the province of West-Flanders, with two home cities, Ostend and Izegem. The Tribes were members of the Flemish American Football League (FFL) conference in the Belgian Football ...
which split up into the Ostend Pirates and the Izegem Tribes.
2014 season
The Pirates started off their first season very strong. Ostend won their first match-up against their former West Flanders Tribes teammates from Izegem Tribes with an 8-12 score. They finished in the semi-finals against the Ghent Gators who would win the Belgian Bowl.
2014 Playoffs
2015 season
2015 Playoffs
References
External links
Pirates homepage
American football teams in Belgium
2012 establishments in Belgium
American football teams established in 2012
Sport in Ostend
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