Austrian Football League 2017
Austrian Football League 2017 | |
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master | Vienna Vikings |
final | Austrian Bowl XXXIII |
Teams | 8th |
Games | 40 + 5 play-off games |
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The 2017 Austrian Football League was the 33rd season of the top Austrian men's American football division . It began on March 25, 2017 and ended on July 29, 2017 with the Austrian Bowl XXXIII in the Wörthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt . The Vienna Vikings became champions with a 45:26 against the Swarco Raiders Tirol .
mode
The mode remained the same compared to last year, after the Prague Black Panthers after last season left the league and the Steelsharks Traun from the Division I ascended. Each team competes against three teams in one home and one away game. There is only one game against the other four opponents, so that each team plays ten games in the basic round. The four opponents that are played only once are different for each team.
The teams in places 3 to 6 qualify for the wild card round. The winners from this round and the best two teams from the regular season play the playoffs. Its winners played in the Austrian Bowl XXXIII for the Austrian title.
Teams
AFL football teams (2017) |
- Swarco Raiders Tirol (Innsbruck)
- Vienna Vikings (Vienna)
- Danube Dragons (Vienna)
- Graz Giants (Graz)
- Ljubljana Silverhawks (Ljubljana)
- Cineplexx Blue Devils (Hohenems)
- AFC Rangers (Mödling / Wr. Neudorf)
- Steelsharks Traun (Traun)
Basic round
Closing table
AFL 2017 | |||||||||
team | Sp | S. | U | N | Pct | P35 + | P35− | Diff | |
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1 | Vienna Vikings | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.900 | 427 | 147 | +280 |
2 | Swarco Raiders Tirol | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.900 | 437 | 224 | +213 |
3 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 10 | 6th | 0 | 4th | 0.600 | 383 | 358 | +25 |
4th | Graz Giants | 10 | 6th | 0 | 4th | 0.600 | 302 | 249 | +53 |
5 | Danube Dragons | 10 | 4th | 0 | 6th | 0.400 | 345 | 328 | +17 |
6th | Mödling Rangers | 10 | 4th | 0 | 6th | 0.400 | 316 | 340 | −24 |
7th | Steelsharks Traun | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.100 | 218 | 478 | −260 |
8th | Cineplexx Blue Devils | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.100 | 163 | 440 | −277 |
Legend: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, Pct = winning percentage,
P35 + = points scored (max. 35 more than opponents), P35− = allowed points (max. 35 more than own), Diff = difference
If two teams have the same points, the direct comparison of
qualification for the semi-finals,
qualification for the play-offs,
relegation
counts
game schedule
date | Kick off | home | Result | Away |
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week 1 | ||||
25th March | 15:00 | Danube Dragons | 35:40 | Mödling Rangers |
25th March | 17:00 | Steelsharks Traun | 14:62 | Swarco Raiders Tirol |
26th of March | 15:00 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 14:49 | Vienna Vikings |
26th of March | 15:00 | Cineplexx Blue Devils | 6:42 | Graz Giants |
Week 2 | ||||
April 1st | 14:00 | Graz Giants | 26:31 | Ljubljana Silverhawks |
April 1st | 15:00 | Mödling Rangers | 62:20 | Cineplexx Blue Devils |
April 1st | 15:00 | Danube Dragons | 37: 0 | Steelsharks Traun |
April 1st | 15:00 | Swarco Raiders Tirol | 33:27 | Vienna Vikings |
Week 3 | ||||
April 15th | 15:00 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 27:61 | Swarco Raiders Tirol |
April 15th | 16:00 | Mödling Rangers | 12:22 | Graz Giants |
April 15th | 17:00 | Steelsharks Traun | 20:54 | Danube Dragons |
17th April | 15:00 | Vienna Vikings | 69: 0 | Cineplexx Blue Devils |
Week 4 | ||||
April 29 | 15:00 | Graz Giants | 34: 6 | Steelsharks Traun |
April 29 | 15:00 | Swarco Raiders Tirol | 58:13 | Mödling Rangers |
April 29 | 16:00 | Danube Dragons | 27:28 | Ljubljana Silverhawks |
April, 30th | 17:00 | Cineplexx Blue Devils | 0:38 | Vienna Vikings |
Week 5 | ||||
May 13th | 15:00 | Graz Giants | 14:31 | Swarco Raiders Tirol |
May 13th | 16:00 | Mödling Rangers | 42:48 | Danube Dragons |
May 13th | 17:00 | Steelsharks Traun | 26:21 | Cineplexx Blue Devils |
May 14th | 15:00 | Vienna Vikings | 48:35 | Ljubljana Silverhawks |
Week 6 | ||||
May 20th | 15:00 | Danube Dragons | 33:52 | Graz Giants |
May 20th | 18:00 | Vienna Vikings | 31:14 | Swarco Raiders Tirol |
May 21 | 15:00 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 62:34 | Steelsharks Traun |
May 21 | 15:00 | Cineplexx Blue Devils | 0:48 | Mödling Rangers |
Week 7 | ||||
3rd of June | 16:00 | Mödling Rangers | 27:61 | Vienna Vikings |
3rd of June | 17:00 | Steelsharks Traun | 27:61 | Ljubljana Silverhawks |
3rd of June | 17:30 | Swarco Raiders Tirol | 56:49 | Graz Giants |
June 5th | 15:00 | Danube Dragons | 61:10 | Cineplexx Blue Devils |
Week 8 | ||||
17th of June | 15:00 | Graz Giants | 34:27 | Danube Dragons |
17th of June | 16:00 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 49:35 | Mödling Rangers |
17th of June | 16:15 | Swarco Raiders Tirol | 70:14 | Cineplexx Blue Devils |
18th of June | 15:00 | Vienna Vikings | 69:22 | Steelsharks Traun |
Week 9 | ||||
June 24th | 15:00 | Graz Giants | 7:27 | Vienna Vikings |
June 24th | 16:15 | Swarco Raiders Tirol | 45:19 | Danube Dragons |
June 24th | 17:00 | Steelsharks Traun | 6:56 | Mödling Rangers |
25th June | 15:00 | Cineplexx Blue Devils | 28:56 | Ljubljana Silverhawks |
Week 10 | ||||
July 1 | 16:00 | Mödling Rangers | 16:55 | Swarco Raiders Tirol |
July 1 | 16:00 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 20:23 | Graz Giants |
2nd July | 15:00 | Cineplexx Blue Devils | 64:63 | Steelsharks Traun |
2nd July | 15:00 | Vienna Vikings | 62:22 | Danube Dragons |
Play-offs
Wild cards | Playoffs | Austrian Bowl | |||||||||||
1 | Vienna Vikings | 21st | |||||||||||
4th | Graz Giants | 21st | Danube Dragons | 18th | |||||||||
5 | Danube Dragons | 28 | Vienna Vikings | 45 | |||||||||
Swarco Raiders Tirol | 26th | ||||||||||||
2 | Swarco Raiders Tirol | 45 | |||||||||||
3 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 49 | Ljubljana Silverhawks | 27 | |||||||||
6th | Mödling Rangers | 20th |
Austrian Bowl XXXIII
Austrian Bowl XXXIII - Klagenfurt ( Wörthersee Stadium , 4,400 spectators) | |||||||
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team | Points | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||
Vienna Vikings | 45 | 7th | 17th | 7th | 14th | ||
Swarco Raiders Tirol | 26th | 0 | 14th | 6th | 6th | ||
Vikings | Raiders | player | Move | ||||
7th | 0 | Bernhard Raimann | 3-yard pass from Charles Dieuseul (PAT Bernhard Seikovits) | ||||
10 | 0 | Bernhard Seikovits | 30-yard field goal | ||||
10 | 7th | Sean Shelton | 5-yard run (PAT Thomas Pichlmann) | ||||
17th | 7th | Bernhard Seikovits | 70-yard pass from Kevin Burke (PAT Bernhard Seikovits) | ||||
17th | 14th | Sandro Platzgummer | 78-yard pass from Sean Shelton (PAT Thomas Pichlmann) | ||||
24 | 14th | Stefan Postel | 2-yard run (PAT Bernhard Seikovits) | ||||
31 | 14th | Bernhard Seikovits | 45-yard pass from Kevin Burke (PAT Bernhard Seikovits) | ||||
31 | 20th | Adrian Platzgummer | 25-yard pass from Sean Shelton | ||||
38 | 20th | Bernhard Seikovits | 10-yard pass from Kevin Burke (PAT Bernhard Seikovits) | ||||
38 | 26th | Sean Shelton | 2-yard run | ||||
45 | 26th | Marko Gagic | 33-yard run (PAT Bernhard Seikovits) | ||||
MVP : Kevin Burke, Vikings |
League MVPs
In the run-up to the Austrian Bowl XXXIII, the league MVPs for the 2017 season were announced:
- Most Valuable Player of the Year : Anthony Gardner (Quarterback, Ljubljana Silverhawks)
- Offensive Player of the Year : Matic Tomse (Receiver, Ljubljana Silverhawks)
- Defensive Player of the Year : Thomas Schnurrer (Graz Giants)
- Young Star of the Year : Bernhard Seikovits (Receiver, Vienna Vikings)
- Coach of the year : Shuan Fatah (Head Coach, Swarco Raiders Tirol)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dacia Vikings win AUSTRIAN BOWL XXXIII . AFBÖ , on July 29, 2017, as of January 24, 2018.