Seinäjoki Crocodiles are an
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 wi ...
team from
Seinäjoki,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. The team plays in the
Finnish Maple League and it has also played in the
European Football League. The Crocodiles are one of the top teams in Finland and Europe.
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Accomplishments
* 1996 - 3rd Place
* 2000 - 2nd Place
* 2001 - 1st Place Maple League National Champions
* 2002 - 3rd Place
* 2004 - 3rd Place
* 2005 - 2nd Place
* 2006 - 3rd Place
* 2007 - 2nd Place
* 2009 - 3rd Place
* 2010 - 2nd Place
* 2011 - 2nd Place
* 2012 - 3rd Place
* 2013 - 3rd Place
* 2014 - 3rd Place
* 2015 - 2nd Place
* 2016 - 2nd Place
Team Roster
Staff:
Head coach
* Vesa Jalava
Assistant coaches
* Janne Pisto
* Mikko Rissanen
* Esa Katila
* Teemu Ivalo
* Ville Nevalainen
Huolto: Matti Kivimäki Risto Ranta Kimmo Kuvaja Heljä Kivimäki Marko Kallio
The Crocodiles also has second team called Gators. The team has several youth teams and a number of cheerleading groups.
See also
* Helsinki Roosters
Helsinki Roosters is an American football team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays in the Vaahteraliiga in Finland and their home field is the Helsinki Velodrome.
History
Roosters were founded in 1979 and the club is a founding member of ...
* Kuopio Steelers
Kuopio Steelers (formerly known as Varkaus Steelers) are an American football team originally from Varkaus, Finland in years 1991-2005,[Tampere Saints
Tampere Saints is an American football club in the city of Tampere, Finland. Its men's senior team currently play in American Football Association of Finland, SAJL second highest league Finnish 1st Division (American football), 1st division.
H ...](_blank)
* Turku Trojans
Turku Trojans is one of the oldest American football teams in Finland, established in 1982. Turku Trojans have played in the Maple League Vaahteraliiga (highest level) in Finland operated by American Football Association of Finland. Finnish cham ...
References
External links
Seinäjoki Crocodiles
* http://www.vaahteraliiga.fi/crocodiles/
Team Facebook Page
Team Twitter Page
Team Instagram Page
Gridiron Website
American football teams in Finland
Seinäjoki
1987 establishments in Finland
American football teams established in 1987
Sport in South Ostrobothnia
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