Czech League of American Football


The Czech League of American Football is a national american football competition in the Czech Republic. First held in 1994, it is organized by the :cs:Česká asociace amerického fotbalu|Czech American Football Association.

Seasonal structure

Divisions

Next to the "Bitters League" which is the first Division in Czech American Football there is in 2017 5 more Divisions in Men's and 1 Division in Ladies' Football.
The Trnava Bulldogs are the only non Czech participant in 2017.
LeagueyearTeams
Bitters League2017Prague Black Panthers, Příbram Bobcats, Prague Lions, Trnava Bulldogs, Ostrava Steelers, Pardubice Stallions
Division 22017Prague Hippos, Pilsen Patriots, Brno Sígrs, Ústí nad Labem Blades, Brno Alligators
Division 3 – North2017Hradec Králové Dragons, Prague Mustangs, Liberec Titans, Trutnov Rangers
Division 3 – South2017Přerov Mammoths, Vysočina Gladiators, Budweis Hellboys, East Bohemia Bucks
Division 4 – West2017Prague Black Panthers 2, Teplice Nordians, Tabor Foxes
Division 4 – East2017Brno Sígrs 2, Šumperk Dietos, Třinec Sharks, Zlín Golems
Ladies2017Brno Amazons, Prague Black Cats, Prague Harpies

Format

Regular Season

Divisions 1 and 2 uses a round-robin tournament system. Similar to Divisions 1 and 2, Division 3 also uses a same round-robin tournament system.

Playoffs

A semifinal bracket as follows 1. vs 4. and 2. vs 3., deciding the semifinals winners advanced into the finals. Whoever wins the semifinals, the team must advanced into the championship game, the Czech Bowl. Divisions 2 and 3 also has the final game, the Silver Bowl and the Bronze Bowl respectively, while Division 4 has the same championship game, the Iron Bowl, as the ČAAF does that.

Other information

In ČLAF A, a team must have 12 minutes, 10 minutes in ČLAF B and 4x8 minutes in ČLAF C. All games use the International Federation of American Football rule book.

ČLAF winners

Czech Bowl winners

The Czech Bowl is the national American football game of the Czech Republic, where it had been held since 1995 after the Prague Panthers won the regular season championship when it swept the said season in 1994, the year the Czech Bowl was not held.
BowlYearChampionRunner-upScore
I1994Prague Panthers——
II1995Prague Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions55–22
III1996Prague PanthersOstrava Steelers48–30
IV1997Ostrava SteelersPrague Panthers35-21
V1998:cs:Prague Lions|Prague LionsPrague Panthers29–8
VI1999Prague Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions38–0
VII2000Prague Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions15–13
VIII2001Prague Panthers:cs:Brno Alligators|Brno Aligators35–13
IX2002Prague Panthers:cs:Brno Alligators|Brno Aligators52–14
X2003Prague Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions23–14
XI2004:cs:Prague Lions|Prague LionsPrague Panthers13–3
XII2005:cs:Prague Lions|Prague LionsPrague Panthers24–9
XIII2006:cs:Prague Lions|Prague LionsBratislava Monarchs38–21
XIV2007Prague Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions28–13
XV2008Prague Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions24–14
XVI2009Prague Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions24–14
XVII2010Prague Panthers:cs:Prague Black Hawks|Prague Black Hawks74–0
XVIII2011:cs:Prague Black Hawks|Prague Black HawksPrague Panthers32–31
XIX2012:cs:Prague Black Hawks|Prague Black HawksPrague Panthers35–34
XX2013Prague Black Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions48–9
XXI2014Prague Black Panthers:cs:Příbram Bobcats|Příbram Bobcats40–0
XXII2015Prague Black Panthers:cs:Příbram Bobcats|Příbram Bobcats52–13
XXIII2016Prague Black Panthers:cs:Prague Lions|Prague Lions10–9
XXIV2017Prague Black PanthersOstrava Steelers28–0
XXV2018Prague Black PanthersOstrava Steelers30–7
XXVI2019Prague LionsOstrava Steelers29-23

Czech Bowl Statistics

Silver Bowl titleholders

Bronze Bowl titleholders

Iron Bowl titleholders

Rose Bowl titleholders (female)