The National American Football Championship of Romania (CNFA) ( ro, Campionatul Național de Fotbal American) is the elite league for
American football in
Romania. It was formed in 2010. Playing rules are based on those of the American
NCAA. Each end of season culminates with the championship game, known as the Romanian Bowl.
The popularity of American football in Romania can also be attributed to the nation's interest in the career of Romanian-born American
punter for the
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...
of the
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
,
Zoltán Meskó.
History
The league is played annually, and it follows
NCAA rules. A flag championship is also organized every year, to better promote the sport.
The first-ever game in the history of the championship was played on July 24, and it featured the
Timişoara Lions and
Cluj Crusaders
Cluj Crusaders is an American football and powerlifting team in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was the first official American football and powerlifting team, with legal status in Cluj-Napoca, founded in February 2010 by a group of American footbal ...
.
On November 21, 2010, in Bucharest, the
Bucharest Warriors
Bucharest Warriors is an American football team in Romania, founded in 2007 by a group of football fans from Bucharest. They started meeting in parks and other obscure places to fool around together with the Constanța Sharks, it is the first t ...
met the
Cluj Crusaders
Cluj Crusaders is an American football and powerlifting team in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was the first official American football and powerlifting team, with legal status in Cluj-Napoca, founded in February 2010 by a group of American footbal ...
, in the first-ever Romanian Bowl. The home team won the game, 56–12, becoming the first champion of
Romania.
Bucharest Warriors
Bucharest Warriors is an American football team in Romania, founded in 2007 by a group of football fans from Bucharest. They started meeting in parks and other obscure places to fool around together with the Constanța Sharks, it is the first t ...
retained the CNFA title in 2011, after 14–6 and 15–20 against the same opponent from the previous year,
Cluj Crusaders
Cluj Crusaders is an American football and powerlifting team in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was the first official American football and powerlifting team, with legal status in Cluj-Napoca, founded in February 2010 by a group of American footbal ...
.
Teams
Romanian Bowl
The Romanian Bowl is the CNFA championship game, the Romanian equivalent of the NFL's
Super Bowl
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.
See also
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Romanian American Football Federation
The Romanian American Football Federation ( ro, Federaţia Română de Fotbal American) is the governing body of the sport of American football in Romania. Formed in 2010, the federation oversees the Romanian league system, the Romanian Bowl a ...
*
Romania national American football team
The Romania national American football team is the official American football senior national team of Romania. It is organized by the Federaţia Română de Fotbal American (FRFA). It gets players from teams of the National American Football C ...
Official site
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:National American Football Championship of Romania
American football leagues in Europe
2010 establishments in Romania
Sports leagues established in 2010
American football in Romania
American football