British American Football League

British American Football League

sport	American football
abbreviation	BAFL
Association	British American Football Association
League foundation	1987
League dissolution	2010
Teams	50 (in three divisions)
Country countries	England , Scotland and Wales
Title holder	London Blitz
Record champions	London Olympians

The British American Football League (BAFL) was the main league of American football in the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2010 . Until 2005 it was called the British Senior League (BSL). Only clubs from England, Wales and Scotland played. Teams from Northern Ireland played in the All-Ireland Irish American Football League .

It was divided into three leagues (divisions), the premier, the 1st and the 2nd, each of which had a play-off series and a championship game. The championship participants were promoted to the next higher league, the last two from the next lower league. The Premier Division championship game is called the BritBowl and won the Boston Trophy .

After tensions between the directors of the British American Football Association and those of the BAFL grew since 2009 and ended with the dissolution of the leagues on April 1, 2010, which was replaced in 2010 by the BAFA Community Leagues , renamed BAFA National Leagues in 2011 .

BritBowl

number	date		winner	loser	result		place	Stadion
I.	1987		Mersey Centurions	Leicester Huntsmen	20:16
II	1988		Woking Generals	Mersey Centurions	20:14
III	1989		Norwich Devils	Ipswich Cardinals	18: 90
IV	1990		Ipswich Cardinals	Clydesdale Colts	34:22
V	1991		London Capitals	Clydesdale Colts	52: 70
VI	1992		Clydesdale Colts	Farnham Knights	30:26
VII	1993		Bournemouth Buccaneers	Bedford Bombardiers	42:34
VIII	1994		London Olympians	Birmingham Bulls	24:23
IX	1995		Birmingham Bulls	London Olympians	34:30
X	1996		Leicester Panthers	Milton Keynes Pioneers	10: 60
XI	1997		Redbridge Fire	Nottingham Caesars	26: 70
XII	1998		London Olympians	Sussex Thunder	20: 00
XIII	1999		London Olympians	Birmingham Bulls	9: 6
XIV	2000		London Olympians	Birmingham Bulls	34:26
XV	2001		London Olympians	East Kilbride Pirates	37:20
XVI	2002		London Olympians	Farnham Knights	42:15
XVII	2003		London Olympians	East Kilbride Pirates	35: 70
XVIII	2004		Farnham Knights	London Olympians	28:14
XIX	2005		London Olympians	Farnham Knights	21:19
XX	2006		London Olympians	London Blitz	45:30
XXI	2007		London Blitz	Coventry Jets	14: 60
XXII	2008		Coventry Jets	London Blitz	33:32
XXIII	21 Sep 2009		London Blitz	Coventry Jets	26: 70		Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Years/2005.html