China Bowl Alliance
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| Full name | 城市 碗 联盟 |
| sport | American football |
| League foundation | 2015 |
| Teams | 25th |
| Country countries |
 People's Republic of China
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| Title holder | Beijing Cyclones |
| Record champions | Beijing Cyclones (2) |
| Website | citybowl.net |
The China Bowl Alliance (chn. 城市 碗 联盟) is a Chinese amateur league for American football . It has existed since 2015 and currently has 25 members.
history
The league was founded by former teams of the American Football League of China (AFLC), who were not satisfied with the comparatively limited schedule and other things. In addition, previously independent teams have been included. The first season took place with twelve teams, the second with 20 and the 2017 season with 25 teams.
Game system
The first season took place in the placement format, where most of the wins were counted. For the 2016 season, the league switched to a ranking system similar to that of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Two thirds of the weighting comes from people. The two best-placed teams play the championship in a final game at the end of the season.
Games are scored between teams in the league as well as between a league member and an external team. In 2015 the league played 29 games, 30 games in 2016 and 45 games in 2017.
master
| season | team |
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| 2015 | Beijing Cyclones |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 |
Web links
- Official Website (Chinese)
Individual evidence
- ^ New American Football League In China. Retrieved on August 18, 2017 (English): "CityBowl started in 2015 when a group of teams who had played in the AFLC previously, decided to break away due to the comparatively more restricted schedule among other reasons. Soon they recruited several new teams to join them and began promoting it as a loose-knit "league" which actually served as a platform for all teams to freely arrange games as they saw fit. "
- ^ Scoring a touchdown in China. Retrieved on August 18, 2017 (English): "Formed by a group of teams that were previously from the AFLC, the CityBowl Alliance debuted last year with 12 teams. The new season, which kicked off earlier this year, features 20 teams. "
- ↑ China's City Bowl opens 2017 season. Retrieved August 18, 2017 (English): "Two new teams, Guiyang Jungle Fighters and Zhuhai Berserkers joined over the winter break, bringing it to a total of 25 teams in the league, and an average of 4 games per team."
- ^ New American Football League In China. Retrieved on August 18, 2017 (English): "Coming into 2016, CityBowl expanded to 20 teams and will formally adopt the aforementioned ranking system."
- ↑ China's City Bowl opens 2017 season. Retrieved on August 18, 2017 (English): "CityBowl employs a BCS-like ranking format in which two thirds of the weight comes from human voters."
- ^ New American Football League In China. Retrieved on August 18, 2017 (English): "After the regular season, the top two teams will play a final championship game."
- ^ New American Football League In China. Retrieved on August 18, 2017 (English): "Throughout 2015, the 12 teams in CityBowl played a total of 29 games, both within and outside of the Alliance."
- ^ New American Football League In China. Retrieved on August 18, 2017 : "The 20-team CityBowl Alliance has formally announced their plans for 2016 with over 30 games scheduled from April to November, culminating in a championship game at the end of the year."
- ↑ China's City Bowl opens 2017 season. Retrieved on August 18, 2017 (English): "The opener was the first of 45 league games to be played across eight months, a fifty percent increase in total number compared to last season."
- ^ New American Football League In China. Retrieved August 18, 2017 : "The Beijing Cyclones, after a convincing win against the previously undefeated Suzhou Blue Knights, were crowned the season champion with a 4-1 record."
- ↑ China's City Bowl opens 2017 season. Retrieved August 18, 2017 : "Early season outlook suggests that traditionally experienced teams are still the favorites to reach the final, among them are Beijing Cyclones (the defending champion) [...]"