Angels Toruń is an

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team based in

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, Poland. The team currently competes in the PLFA II of

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.The club also hosts the Angels Junior (PLFA J for under-17 players) and

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Metropolitans in

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competitions PLFA 8.

History

The team was founded on November 24, 2011. It was an open invitation and became the most effective recruitment in Poland with over 70 applicants! The high level of interest was recognised by its selection as the "sports event in 2011 in Torun" according to

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. The club was officially registered on December 15, 2011 in the register of clubs conducted by the Mayor of Toruń at No 69. The Angels joined the PLFAII in

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as the youngest team in league. On May 5, 2012 the team played their first league game, which was also the inauguration of PLFAII against

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, winning in debut 28:6. The team name comes from Toruń coat of arms, which includes the Angel. Toruń is sometimes called the City of Angels. The Angels Cheerleaders are known as the "Angels Ladies". All home games are broadcast o
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The team is heavily involved in charity activities and events. They are particularly well known for their unusual promotions. on April 23, 2012 the Angels players appeared in an artistic show "Antelope" by Polish performance group "Institute B61", along with Polish artists Mariusz Lubomski,

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(SOFA) and Wojtek Zadrużyński. On December 21, 2013 take part in another "Institute B61" performance show "Slapstick Operation" once again with Lubomski and Staszkiewicz; Zadrużyński has been replaced by SOFA drummer Robert Markiewicz. On June 7, 2012 the Angels organised what is widely considered to be the first ever football match in the city center- Old Market Square (the '' Stary Rynek'') against Bydgoszcz Archers. September 2 in

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and on September 30 in

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the Angels organized football friendly matches in the cities, where there are no current teams to popularize American football. On February 15, 2013 they became the 1st in the sport to record a now legendary

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video. On March 6, 2013 in Torun they played

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at halftime of

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the men's first Polish basketball league, also playing against local rivals- Archers. The club also runs a junior team (14–17 years old players) called the Angels Junior which competes in the Polish junior championship (PLFAJ) since the 2013 season. In 2012 six Angels players guest started in

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junior team and achieved gold medals. In 2013, the Angels got their own junior team, which were promoted to the national finals in

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. They finished in 8th place in Polish National Junior Championship. Furthermore, on November 11, 2013

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they won "National Independence Day Cup" against the Griffons.

Season-by-season records

Game-by-game record

2012 * May 5-

v. Olsztyn Lakers 28:6 W * May 19-

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@ Królewscy Warszawa 14:23 L * June 7-

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(exhibition game) * June 17- Toruń v. Cougars Szczecin 0:42 L * July 29-

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@ Sabercats Sopot 8:20 L * August 25-

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@ Cougars Szczecin 0:30 L * September 2-

v. Bydgoszcz Archers 24:7 W ''(

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)'' * September 9- Toruń v. Warsaw Werewolves 24:6 W * September 30-

v. Sabercats Sopot 14:20''OT'' L ''(exhibition game)'' 2013 * March 23- Toruń v.

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0:21 L ''(exhibition game)'' * April 7- Toruń v. Crusaders Warszawa 50:6 W ''(exhibition game)'' * May 5- Bydgoszcz @ Bydgoszcz Archers 24:35 W * May 26- Toruń v. Cougars Szczecin 19:21 L * June 22- Gdynia @

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16:22 W * July 6- Toruń v. Bydgoszcz Raiders 40:14 W * July 27- Słupsk @ Griffons Słupsk 0:32 W * August 17- Metropolitans Toruń/Bydgoszcz'' @

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(reserve team tournament)'' ** v. Sabercats B Sopot 12:34 L ** v. Kurpie Ostrołęka 12:24 L * August 24- Toruń v. Sabercats Sopot 15:20 L * September 1- ''Angels Junior team tournament'' @

** v. Olsztyn Lakers J 12:22 L ** v. Bydgoszcz Archers J 31:18 W * September 7- ''Metropolitans Toruń-Bydgoszcz (reserve team 2. tournament)'' @ Sicienko ** v. Crusaders Warszawa 14:35 L ** v. Kurpie Ostrołęka 6:30 L * September 15- ''Angels Junior team 2. tournament'' @

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** v. Bydgoszcz Archers J 36:0 W ** v. Olsztyn Lakers J 6:24 L * September 28- ''Angels Junior team final tournament'' @

** v.

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J 0:44 L ** v. Olsztyn Lakers J 6:18 L ** v. Patrioci Poznań J 6:28 L * November 11-

Angels Junior @

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22:45 W (

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Cup) 2014 * March 22- Toruń v. Husaria Szczecin 12:16 L ''(exhibition game)'' * March 29- Toruń v.

8:37 L ''(exhibition game)'' * April 13- Brwinów @ Warsaw BEagles 13:22 W ''(exhibition game)'' * May 3- Słupsk @ Griffons Słupsk 2:36 W * May 24- Toruń v.

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30:27 W * June 21- Toruń v. Griffons Słupsk 35:0 W * July 12- Sopot @ Seahawks Sopot 38:6 L * July 27- Poznań @ Patrioci Poznań 20:32 W * August 15- Toruń v.

33:32 * August 17- Toruń v.

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''(junior exhibition game)'' * August 30- Toruń v.

20:18 W ''(junior exhibition game)'' * September 6- ''Angels Junior team tournament''

** v.

25:0 W ** v.

32:0 W * September 20- Warsaw @ Crusaders Warszawa PLFAII quarterfinal * September 28- ''Angels Junior team tournament''

** v.

36:14 W ** group A final v.

38:8 W * October 5- PLFAII semifinal-

33:18 L * October 11/12- ''Angels Junior team final tournament''

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** quarterfinal v. Gorzów Grizzlies 0:28 L ** repechage v.

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34:8 W ** 5. place game v.

20:8 W * December 27- ''The National Day of Junior Flag Football''

** v. Prażmów Pistols 24:0 W ** v. Szczytno Sixers 8:12 L ** v. Tytani Lublin 6:6 (tie) 2015 * March 1- Toruń v. Warsaw Sharks 21:38 L ''(exhibition game)'' * March 15-

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L ''(exhibition game)'' * March 28-

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@ Greenducks Radom 22:27 W ''(exhibition game)'' * April 11- Toruń v.

20:46 L ''(junior exhibition game)'' *PLFAI *PLFAJ

International transfers

* Maxwell Germain- 2012 from

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* Malcolm Garrett- 2012 from LA (London Area) Panthers (Capital League) * Mathieu Cadoux- 2012 from Frelons de Morlaix (Division Régionale) * Mathieu Cadoux- 2013 to

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( Casque d'or- Division 2) * Łukasz Melerski- 2013 to

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( GFL) * Bill Moore- 2014 from Wernigerode Mountain Tigers

Honours

* "Sports event in 2011 in Torun" according to

* CEO Dawid Witnik was nominated to "2012 Toruń Resident of the Year" according to

* City

Mayor's Cup winner * Toruń Municipal Sport and Recreation Center Manager's Cup winner

References

External links

Official website

Official fanpage
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