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The Giants Wrocław (formerly The Crew Wrocław) were an
American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
team based in
Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
,
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. They played in the
Polish American Football League The Polish American Football League or shortly PLFA () was a structured system for the American football competitions in Poland founded in 2004 by the Polish federation PZFA. In 2012, the Topliga was created as a major league with a bid (invitati ...
.


History

The team was founded in 2005 as Wrocław Angels. In 2007, they won the final of the
Polish American Football League The Polish American Football League or shortly PLFA () was a structured system for the American football competitions in Poland founded in 2004 by the Polish federation PZFA. In 2012, the Topliga was created as a major league with a bid (invitati ...
against
Silesia Miners The AZS Silesia Rebels are an American football team in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The Rebels team arose from a merger between the Silesia Miners and the Ruda Śląska Warriors. It is only PLFA team operates as an Academic Sports Association (AZ ...
.
The Crew na tronie! In 2008 the team made its first appearance at the
EFAF Cup The EFAF Cup was an international competition for European American Football clubs. It was the second highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football (EFAF), behind the European Football League (EFL),. EFAF Cup ...
. In 2009 Aki Jones joined The Crew. Jones is the first former
NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...
player who is playing in the Polish league. In 2012, the team changed its name from The Crew Wrocław to Giants Wrocław. In 2013, they merged with
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 ne ...
forming a new team
Panthers Wrocław The Panthers Wroclaw are an American football team in Wrocław, Poland, which was merged from Giants Wrocław and Devils Wrocław (both founded in 2005). They play in the European League of Football since 2021. In the past, they played in domes ...
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Season-by-season records


PLFA


EFAF


ČLAF


Honours

*
Polish Bowl Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
** Champions: 2007, 2011, 2013 ** Runners-up: 2009, 2010


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giants Wroclaw American football teams in Poland Sports clubs and teams in Wrocław American football teams established in 2005 American football teams disestablished in 2013 2005 establishments in Poland 2013 disestablishments in Poland