BAFA National Leagues
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| Full name | British American Football Association National Leagues |
| sport | American football |
| abbreviation | BAFANL |
| Association | British American Football Association |
| League foundation | 2010 |
| Teams | 62 (divided into 3 divisions) |
| Country countries | Scotland , England and Wales |
| Title holder | Tamworth Phoenix (2017) |
| Record champions | London Warriors (4) |
The BAFA National League (BAFLNL) is the premier American football league in the United Kingdom. In 2010 they were called BAFA Community Leagues (BAFACL). Only clubs from England, Wales and Scotland play. Teams from Northern Ireland played in the All-Ireland Irish American Football League .
It is divided into three divisions, the premier, the 1st and the 2nd, each with a play-off series and a championship game. The championship participants are promoted to the next higher league, the last two to the next lower league. The Premier Division final is called BritBowl . The winner of the game wins the Boston Trophy .
Premier Division
The BAFA Premier Division consists of 11 teams, split into the two Conferences North and South . Each participant in a conference plays twice against every other team in his conference. In the play-offs , the winner of one conference plays against the runner-up in the other conference. The winners of the two encounters carry out the BritBowl .
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Division One
Division One is divided into two conferences of two divisions each, in which four teams play each, so a total of 16. Each team plays one game against each team in its conference and another game against each team in its division.
To qualify for the play-offs, a team must be in the top four of its conference. The 1st of a conference plays against the 4th and the 3rd against the 2. The winners of these games then play in the conference championship game for entry into the championship game.
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Division Two
Division Two is divided into two conferences of three divisions each, which are geographically divided into North , East , South and West .
The Division Two play-off series consists of two game rounds. The winners of a conference are automatically qualified for the second round. The first round takes place in which the remaining division winners are sorted according to their results and numbers are assigned in the order they are. The 1st then plays against the 4th and the 2nd against the 3. The winners then play against one of the Conference winners in the second round. The winners of the second round then play for the division title in the championship game.
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BritBowl
The BritBowl , which has been played since 1987, was played as part of the British American Football League until BAFANL was founded . Numbering continued.
| No. | year | winner | loser | result | |
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| XXIV | 2010 | London Blitz | Coventry Jets | 34:20 | |
| XXV | 2011 | London Blitz | London Warriors | 18: 0 | |
| XXVI | 2012 | London Blitz | London Warriors | 37:21 | |
| XXVII | 2013 | London Warriors | London Blitz | 26:23 | |
| XXVIII | 2014 | London Warriors | London Blitz | 10: 8 | |
| XXIX | 2015 | London Warriors | London Blitz | 20:19 | |
| XXX | 2016 | London Warriors | London Blitz | 36:15 | |
| XXXI | 2017 | Tamworth Phoenix | London Blitz | 34:28 | |
| XXXII | 2018 | London Warriors | Tamworth Phoenix | 48:34 | |
| XXXIII | 2019 | London Warriors | Tamworth Phoenix | 56:29 |
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