2017 LAF season is the second season of the LAF, the main competition of american football clubs in Eastern Europe. Organised by the Federation of American Football of Russia (FAFR).
| Dates | June - September 2017 | ||||
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| Season | 2017 | ||||
| Teams | 11 | ||||
| Russkiy Bowl site | |||||
| Defending champions | Moscow Patriots | ||||
| Champions | Moscow Patriots | ||||
| Runners-up | Saint Petersburg Griffins | ||||
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Minsk Litwins and Ekaterinburg Piranhas, initially registered, did not take part in the league. The season began in May 2017 and concluded in September 2017, when Moscow Patriots won their 14th title.
Format
edit24 clubs from 18 cities competed in 5 divisions. The best club reaching the playoffs.
Teams
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(Litwins)
Geographical distribution of participants (Blue = North, Yellow = Ural, Green = Volga, Red = Premier).
Regular season
edit- % = percentage of victories, GP = Games played, W = matches won, L = lost games, GF = goals for, GA = Goals against
LAF North
edit| Pos. | Team | % | GP | W | - | L | PF | PA |
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| 1 | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 29 |
| 2 | Moscow Dragons | .750 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 32 |
| 3 | Rhinos Cherepovets | .500 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 122 |
| 4 | Sankt Petersburg MChS University Team | .250 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 83 |
| 5 | Football Cyborgs Obninsk | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 186 |
LAF Ural
edit| Pos. | Team | % | GP | W | - | L | PF | PA |
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| 1 | Chelyabinsk Tanks | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 7 |
| 2 | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | .667 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 38 |
| 3 | Astana Wolves | .333 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 107 |
| 4 | Chelyabinsk Scouts | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 141 |
LAF Volga
edit| Pos. | Team | % | GP | W | - | L | PF | PA |
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| 1 | Perm Steel Tigers | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 61 |
| 2 | Samara Stormbringers | .500 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 68 |
| 3 | Izhevsk Steelworkers | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 138 |
LAF Premier
edit| Pos. | Team | % | GP | W | - | L | PF | PA |
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| 1 | Moscow Spartans | 1.000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 48 |
| 2 | Moscow Patriots | .857 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 277 | 20 |
| 3 | Sankt Petersburg Griffins | .714 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 89 |
| 4 | Sankt Petersburg North Legion | .571 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 177 |
| 5 | Moscow United | .286 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 189 |
| 6 | Moscow Bruins | .286 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 235 |
| 7 | AF Podolsk Vityaz | .143 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 258 |
| 8 | Yaroslavl Rebels | .143 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 230 |
Playoff
edit| Qualification Round | Semifinal B | Regions Cup Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1V | Perm Steel Tigers | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 1N | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | 40 | 1N | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | 39 | |||||||||
| 4N | Sankt Petersburg MChS University Team | 0 | 1V | Perm Steel Tigers | 36 | |||||||||
| 2N | Moscow Dragons | 48 | 2N | Moscow Dragons | 6 | |||||||||
| 3N | Rhinos Cherepovets | 7 | 2N | Moscow Dragons | 20 | |||||||||
| 1U | Chelyabinsk Tanks | 15 | 2U | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | 12 | |||||||||
| 2U | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Third Place | ||||
| 1N | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | 25 | ||
| 2U | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | 20 | ||
| Semifinals | XVIII Russkij Bowl | ||||||||
| 1P | Moscow Spartans | 12 | |||||||
| 3P | Sankt Petersburg Griffins | 13 | |||||||
| 3P | Sankt Petersburg Griffins | 6 | |||||||
| 2P | Moscow Patriots | 24 | |||||||
| 1V | Football Perm Steel Tigers | 20 | |||||||
| 2P | Moscow Patriots | 37 | |||||||
XVIII Russkij Bowl
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| Date | 2 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Sapsan Stadium, Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Kirill Chekhov | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 1,300 | ||||||||||||||||||