In American football, the Belgian Bowl is the championship game of the Belgian American Football League (BAFL). At the end of each regular season, three teams from each conference play in the BFL playoffs, a six-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the Belgian Bowl.[1]

History

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Championship of Belgium (1987–1994)
Date Champion
1987 Mouscron Redskins
1988 Brussels Raiders
1989 Brussels Raiders
1990 Brussels Raiders
1991 Brussels Raiders
1992 Leuven Lions
1993 Luxembourg Red Lions
1994 Brussels Raiders
Belgian Bowl (from 1995)
Date Bowl Champion result Runner-up
1995 Belgian Bowl VIII Tournai Cardinals 34–12 Brussels Raiders
1996 Belgian Bowl IX Tournai Cardinals 13–60 Brussels Angels
1997 Belgian Bowl X Tournai Cardinals 98–70 Brussels Angels
1998 Belgian Bowl XI Tournai Cardinals 16–30 Brussels Angels
1999 Belgian Bowl XII Antwerp Diamonds 41–60 Izeghem Redskins
2000 Belgian Bowl XIII Izeghem Redskins 28–00 Charleroi Cougars
2001 Belgian Bowl XIV Izeghem Redskins 22–00 Brussels Tigers
2002 Belgian Bowl XV Brussels Tigers 24–14 Antwerp Diamonds
2003 Belgian Bowl XVI Brussels Black Angels NO BOWL Antwerp Diamonds
2004 Belgian Bowl XVII Antwerp Diamonds 12–00 Leuven Lions
2005 Belgian Bowl XVIII Antwerp Diamonds 13–20 Brussels Black Angels
2006[2] Belgian Bowl XIX West Flanders Tribes 23–14 Tournai Phoenix
2007 Belgian Bowl XX West Flanders Tribes 35–13 Brussels Black Angels
2008 Belgian Bowl XXI West Flanders Tribes 25–20 Brussels Black Angels
2009 Belgian Bowl XXII West Flanders Tribes 12–00 Tournai Phoenix
2010 Belgian Bowl XXIII West Flanders Tribes 36–60 Brussels Tigers
2011 Belgian Bowl XXIV West Flanders Tribes 20–14 Brussels Black Angels
2012 Belgian Bowl XXV Brussels Tigers 46–60 Antwerp Diamonds
2013 Belgian Bowl XXVI Brussels Tigers 9–0 Brussels Bulls
2014 Belgian Bowl XXVII Ghent Gators 38–00 Brussels Tigers
2015 Belgian Bowl XXVIII Brussels Black Angels 13–80 Brussels Tigers
2016 Belgian Bowl XXIX Ostend Pirates 16–15 Brussels Black Angels
2017 Belgian Bowl XXX Brussels Black Angels 27–20 Brussels Tigers
2018 Belgian Bowl XXXI Brussels Black Angels 50–00 Limburg Shotguns
2019 Belgian Bowl XXXII Brussels Black Angels 40–20 Limburg Shotguns
2021 Belgian Bowl XXXIII Limburg Shotguns 1–0[a] Brussels Black Angels
2023 Belgian Bowl XXXIV Ostend Pirates 27–0 Mons Knights
2024 Belgian Bowl XXXV Mons Knights 33–30 Waterloo Warriors
  1. ^ Black Angels did not show up

Statistics

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Championship of Belgium & Belgian Bowl statistics
A Club W L PCT LW LL A STK W STK L STK
9 West Flanders Tribes* 8 1 .889 2011 1999 6 6 1
6 Brussels Raiders 5 1 .833 1994 1995 1 4 1
14 Brussels Black Angels 5 9 .357 2019 2021 6 3 3
6 Tournai Phoenix** 4 2 .667 1998 2009 4 4 2
4 Tournai Cardinals** 4 0 1.00 1998 N/A 4 4 0
6 Antwerp Diamonds 3 3 .500 2005 2012 4 2 2
8 Brussels Tigers 3 5 .375 2013 2015 4 2 3
3 Izeghem Redskins* 2 1 .667 2001 1999 2 2 1
3 Limburg Shotguns 1 2 .333 2021 2018 3 1 2
2 Ostend Pirates 2 0 1.00 2023 N/A 1 1 0
2 Leuven Lions 1 1 .500 2004 1992 1 1 1
1 Ghent Gators 1 0 1.00 2014 N/A 1 1 0
1 Mouscron Redskins 1 0 1.00 1987 N/A 1 1 0
1 Luxembourg Red Lions 1 0 1.00 1993 N/A 1 1 0
1 Brussels Bulls 0 1 .000 N/A 2013 1 0 1
  • in italics and †: defunct team or old name
    • (*) Izeghem Redskins became the West Flanders Tribes.
    • (**) Tournai Cardinals became the Tournai Phoenix.
  • Bold indicates a still active streak.

References

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  1. ^ "Belgian Bowl 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. ^ "Tribes veroveren Belgische landstitel American Football". Gazet van Antwerpen.
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