The Panthers Wroclaw are an

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team in

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, which was merged from Giants Wrocław and

Devils Wrocław The Devils Wrocław were an American football team based in Wrocław, Poland. They played in the Polish American Football League. Devils' American affiliate is Chattanooga Steam from Tennessee. In 2013, they merged with Giants Wrocław forming a n ...

(both founded in 2005). They currently play in the newly formed

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since 2021. In the past, they played in domestic leagues PLFA until 2017 and in the LFA (2018–2020); and in international leagues IFAF Europe Champions League (2016) and

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(2017–2019). For the 2021 season they announced their intention to participate in the

that plans to hold its inaugural season that year.

History

The team was founded in 2013 by a merger of two PLFA teams, Giants Wrocław and

. In 2014, the club played in the

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for the first time, where they lost to Seahawks Gdynia. In 2016, the Panthers dominated every game and won their first Championship. The Panthers won the title by defeating Seahawks, 56–13. After the Panthers won also the 2017 Polish Bowl, the team left 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 ...

and joined the new Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego. In first two seasons in LFA, Panthers won every game in regular season, lost Polish Bowl XIII to Lowlanders Białystok 14–13 in 2018 and won Polish Bowl XIV to Lowlanders 28–14 (both final games were played at Wrocław Olympic Stadium). The Panthers also became the first Polish team to win the IFAF Europe Champions League.Panthers królami Europy!
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, Jakub Samel was named new head coach of the Panthers Wrocław. He is the first Polish head coach in club history. It was also announced that the club would be one of the first 8 to join the new

that is set to start in June 2021.

Uniforms

The Panthers Wrocław's Panther blue home jersey has black numbers, letter outlines and vertical stripes on opposite sides. The away kit consists of a white jersey with dark blue letters and numbers that have orange outlines. Players wear white socks, black helmets with a panther head logo, and black pants to all games.

Roster

Staff

Season-by-season records

Honours

(PLFA) **Champions: 2016, 2017 ** Runners-up: 2014, 2015 *

(LFA) **Champions: 2019, 2020 ** Runners-up: 2018 * IFAF Europe Champions League **Champions: 2016

The Crew Wrocław/Giants Wrocław

(PLFA) ** Champions: 2007, 2011, 2013 ** Runners-up: 2009, 2010

Devils Wrocław

(PLFA) ** Champions: 2010 ** Runners-up: 2011

References

External links

Official Website

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube
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