The 2008 season of the Belgian Football League (BFL) was the regular season played in the Belgium. The West Flanders Tribes had a perfect season with 8 wins and no losses and won Belgian Bowl XXI against the Brussels Black Angels by a score of 25–20.[1][2] The Belgian Bowl victory was the Tribes 3rd in a row.[3]
| 2008 BFL season | |
|---|---|
| Total # of teams | 14 |
| Regular season | February 17 |
| Playoffs | May 11 – May 18 |
| Belgian Bowl | Belgian Bowl XXI |
| Belgian Bowl Date | May 31 |
| Belgian Bowl Location | Anderlecht |
| Belgian Bowl Champions | West Flanders Tribes |
| FFL Champions | West Flanders Tribes |
| LFFAB Champions | Tournai Phoenix |
Regular season
editRegular Season standings
editW = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
| FFL 2008 Standings[4] | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 277 | 59 | W8 | ||
| Brussels Black Angels | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 271 | 67 | W1 | ||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 101 | 76 | L1 | ||
| Ghent Gators | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 146 | 122 | W3 | ||
| Bornem Titans | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 39 | 190 | L1 | ||
| Leuven Lions | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 66 | 175 | L4 | ||
| Brussels Bulls | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 247 | L8 | ||
| LFFAB 2008 Standings[5] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Tournai Phoenix | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 372 | 12 | W8 | ||
| Charleroi Cougars | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 288 | 119 | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 352 | 109 | |||
| Andenne Bears | 5 | 3 | 0 | .375 | 92 | 200 | |||
| Liège Red Roosters | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 81 | 238 | |||
| La Louvière Wolves | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 281 | |||
| Flemalle Flames | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 40 | 298 | L8 | ||
- clinched seed to the playoffs
Post season
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| Date | May 31, 2008[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Jesse Owens, Anderlecht | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals May 11 @ Charleroi/Brussels | Semifinals May 18, 2008 @ Ostend/Tournai | Belgian Bowl XXI May 31, 2008 @ Anderlecht | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 12 | 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 43 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 25 | |||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 36 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 17 | |||||||||
| 3 | Brussels Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Tribes verslaan Black Angels in 'Belgian Bowl'". HLN.be. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008.
- ^ "Leuven Lions".
- ^ "Leuven Lions".
- ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ Belgian Bowl[dead link]
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