The Warsaw Eagles are an

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. They play in the

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. Paul Kusmierz is the owner of the team.

History

The team was founded in 1999 by a group of NFL enthusiasts consisting of Jędrzej Staszewski, Piotr Gorzkowski, Jan Kowalski, Grzegorz Mikuła, and Tomasz Kozankiewicz, who are considered to be the founders of the Warsaw Eagles club. In 2004 the club purchased professional sports gear for the first time to be able to spar with the very first opponent on the Polish arena -

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. The first game was played on December 17 of 2004 in Suchy Las near Poznań. In 2006 along with 1. KFA Wielkopolska, Pomorze Seahawks (currently

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) and The Crew Wrocław (currently Giants Wrocław), the Eagles debuted in the very first edition of the

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and having dominated each game, won the first Championship title. The Eagles would go on to win the title again in 2008 defeating The Crew Wrocław 26:14. In 2009 the team signed contracts with its first two import professional players from the United States. In the 2012/2013 season the Eagles signed four American import players.

Uniforms

The Warsaw Eagles’ navy blue home jersey has orange 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, navy blue helmets with an Eagle head, and navy blue pants to all games.

Season-by-season records

Fan Traditions

Bernie Dance Fans of the Warsaw Eagles club have adopted the Bernie Dance (a dance style from the 1993 comedy film Weekend at Bernies II which involves loosely wobbling arms and tilting one’s head back) to celebrate each touchdown scored by their players during the game. Eagles’ Nest (Orle Gniazdo)
An official fanclub organization called “Eagles’ Nest” composed of the team’s most devoted fans.

Stadiums

Warsaw Eagles game site locations and stadiums: * pre-2010: Piaseczno, Żyrardów, Marymont * 2010-2012: Bemowo * 2013-2022 : Polonia Stadium * 2023- : Bemowo

Honours

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** Champions: 2006, 2008, 2018

Media

Video of Clarence Anderson’s (WR) 75-yard punt return from Eagles’ home game against Warsaw Spartans during the 2012/13 season has been prominently featured across all major Polish and American sports media programs including ESPN and ESPN2.

Current Staff

Front Office
Owner – Paul Kusmierz
General Manager - Osman Hózman-Mirza-Sulkiewicz
President of the Board - Marek Włodarczyk
Head Coaches Matt Simion - Head Coach
Terrance Owens - Offensive Coordinator
Deante Battle - Defensive Coordinator
Łukasz Wojtkowski – Strength and Conditioning

References

External links

Official website

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