Flag football

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The quarterback runs with the ball in the game Navy (yellow jerseys and red flags) versus Army (black jerseys and blue flags)

Flag football is a ball sport that emerged from American football and is therefore a variant of gridiron football . The main difference to American football is that the defense stops the offensive player in possession of the ball by pulling a flag from his belt instead of physically tackling him as in American football.

Games between girls' teams , mostly at high schools in the United States , are also called powder puff (or powder puff ). The name was inspired by powder puffs ( English Powderpuff ).

Positions

• Quarterback (QB)
  • The quarterback is the captain of the attack.
  • The quarterback announces the move and leads the team.
  • The quarterback stands behind the center and receives the so-called snap .
  • The quarterback can pass either pass, run or even to a teammate fit .

• Center (C)
  • The center snaps the ball to the quarterback.
  • After the snap, the center can run free for a pass. (Only with 5on5 (5 against 5), in the other variants, as with tackle, he is not authorized to catch passes.)

• Wide Receiver (WR)
  • The wide receiver is the player who tries to catch the ball from the quarterback in order to continue running.

• Running back (RB)
  • The running back stands behind or next to the quarterback and receives the ball to run with.
  • Running backs can also catch passes from the quarterback.

• Defensive Backs (DB)
  • All defense players in flag football are called defensive backs.
  • The defensive back is responsible for stopping the offensive players by pulling the flag of the ball carrier.

Game variants

There are many game variants in Flag Football, the most common in Europe:

• 5on5 - any contact is prohibited here. This is the internationally common type of game according to which the European and World Championships of the European (EFAF) and international football associations (IFAF) are played.
• 7on7 - contact is allowed depending on the type of game.
• 9on9 - contact is an important part of the game system here. As with American football, there is an offensive and a defensive line , each consisting of at least three players. This variant is the game system of the German Flag Football League DFFL .

For official association games, there is a league system in Germany for children and young people as well as for adults. Mixed sex teams are permitted.

In the USA ( USFTL , IFFF and other associations) the following variants are also played:

• 4on4 - Like 5on5, but without restrictions for players who want to attack the quarterback directly (rusher).
• 7on7 - Contactless, as with the 5on5, intentional contact is prohibited.
• 8on8 - semi-contact, similar to the 9on9 commonly used in Europe .

equipment

Flags

There are two types of flags. In one variant, the flags are attached to the belt with Velcro, while in the other the flags are attached to a rubber fastener.

Depending on the game variant, each player wears at least two flags - one on each side of the waist . Sometimes three, so that it can be better stopped from behind. In contrast to traditional American football, the probability of injury is significantly lower with flag football, which makes the game an alternative, especially for children and young people, but the sport is also popular with older people.

Differences to tackle football

Flag football is basically the same as tackle football. Things like “ touchdown ”, “ extra point ” and “ safety ” are also part of Flag Football. Just like fast runs and an attractive passing game . The main difference, which gives it its name, is that tackling is replaced by pulling the flag.

For the 2005 season, the "Flag Football Rules" was published as a separate set of rules for the first time. So the rules are no longer additions or exceptions to the tackle set of rules. Nevertheless, it is still closely based on the rules of tackle football. Since 2009 there have been international rules for the 5on5 variant .

There are some differences between the sets of rules. Most of them have to do with the flags and the lack of equipment. The main purpose of the rules is to protect and maintain the health and safety of the players.

In addition to the tackling rule, some “flag rules” have been added. These extra rules include:

• The turn ends where the defender drew the flag.
• Your own flag may not be defended with a ball or hand. ( Flag guarding )
• The contact when blocking is restricted ( 9on9 and 7on7 ) or prohibited ( 5on5 ).
• The ball becomes a dead ball with the first contact with the ground and the game is interrupted (in the case of fumble , punt and kickoff return).
• At 5on5 , the defender ( Blitz ) attacking the quarterback must have a minimum distance of 7 yards from the line of scrimmage .

Overall, this means that extensive running and passing play leads to success. It demands speed and agility from the players. Since physical strength cannot be used against the opponent, the risk of injury is reduced.

Flag Football International

Flag Football 5on5 is played in international competitions . The first world championship took place in 2002, the first European championship took place in 2003. Competitions are held for men, women, U15 and U13 teams.

World championships

year	Competition	Venue	gold	silver	bronze
2002	Man (5-5)	Vienna, AUT	Germany	Austria
2002	Men (7-7)	Vienna, AUT	Austria	Germany	France
2004	Men's	Thonon-les-Bains, FRA	Austria	Germany	France
2004	Ladies	Thonon-les-Bains, FRA	Mexico	France	Japan
2006	Men's	Daegu, COR	France	Denmark	Thailand
2006	Ladies	Daegu, COR	France	Japan	Finland
2007	U15	Lelystad, NED	United States	Japan	Austria
2008	Men's	Montreal, CAN	Canada	Denmark	France
2008	Ladies	Montreal, CAN	Mexico	Canada	France
2010	Men's	Ottawa, CAN	United States	Denmark	Italy
2010	Ladies	Ottawa, CAN	Canada	United States	Austria
2012	Men's	Gothenburg, SWE	Austria	United States	Denmark
2012	Ladies	Gothenburg, SWE	Mexico	United States	France
2014	Men's	Grosseto, ITA	United States	Mexico	Italy
2014	Ladies	Grosseto, ITA	Canada	United States	Austria
2016	Men's	Miami, USA	United States	Denmark	Mexico
2016	Ladies	Miami, USA	Panama	Austria	Mexico
2018	Men's	Panama City, Panama	United States	Austria	Denmark
2018	Ladies	Panama City, Panama	United States	Panama	Canada

Official results according to IFAF.

European championships

year	Competition	Venue	gold	silver	bronze
2003	Men's	Vienna, AUT	Austria	Germany	Denmark
2003	U15	Bologna, ITA	United Kingdom	Germany	Russia
2003	U13	Bologna, ITA	Germany	Italy	France
2004	U15	Düsseldorf, GER	Netherlands	France	Italy
2004	U13	Düsseldorf, GER	Germany	United Kingdom	Spain
2005	Men's	Helsinki, FIN	France	Italy	United Kingdom
2005	Ladies	Helsinki, FIN	Finland	France	Sweden
2005	U15	Gran Canaria, ESP	Austria	Netherlands	France
2005	U13	Gran Canaria, ESP	Spain	Netherlands	United Kingdom
2006	U15	Newcastle, GBR	Netherlands	Germany	Spain
2006	U13	Newcastle, GBR	Netherlands	United Kingdom	Austria
2007	Men's	Sestola, ITA	France	Germany	Denmark
2007	Ladies	Sestola, ITA	France	Finland	Austria
2008	U15	Bondoufle, FRA	Netherlands	Austria	France
2008	U13	Bondoufle, FRA	Netherlands	Germany	France
2009	Men's	Belfast, GBR (NI)	Denmark	Italy	Austria
2009	Ladies	Belfast, GBR (NI)	Austria	Finland	Israel
2010	U15	Ostia, ITA	Germany	Netherlands	Italy
2010	U13	Ostia, ITA	Netherlands	Ireland	Austria
2011	Men's	Thonon-les-Bains, FRA	Denmark	Austria	France
2011	Ladies	Thonon-les-Bains, FRA	Austria	Israel	France
2013	Men's	Pesaro, ITA	Denmark	Italy	Austria
2013	Ladies	Pesaro, ITA	Austria	France	Israel
2015	Men's	Pinto, ESP	Denmark	Austria	Germany
2015	Ladies	Pinto, ESP	Austria	France	Germany
2017	Men's	Madrid, ESP	Austria	Italy	Spain
2017	Ladies	Madrid, ESP	Austria	Germany	Spain
2019	Men's	Jerusalem, ISR	Denmark	Italy	France
2019	Ladies	Jerusalem, ISR	Spain	Great Britain	Austria

Official results according to EFAF.

Flag football in Germany

In America, 8 million players play flag football, but only 500,000 of them play tackle football. The NFL Europe started in 1997 to make this sport known to children and young people in Germany, especially in schools. As a result, there was also increased interest in flag football among adults, with the number of adult teams taking part in constant game operations in Germany to over 25. Expensive protective equipment is not necessary, which makes it easier to get started with this variant. Flag Football introduces children and young people to tackle football. Since 2001, over 300 amateur and league teams have formed in Germany and Europe. With several successful flag football events and the establishment of a Bundesliga, increased audience interest can be observed.

In Germany, Flag Football is played in the variants 5on5 and 9on9 . The professional associations here are the American Football Association Germany (AFVD) and its regional associations.

The first flag football tournament on German soil took place in this 5-way version in 1997 in Wiesbaden. Two US and one German teams (the Rheingau Allstars - from 1999 Wiesbaden Phantoms Allstars ) met. The tournament is called the "Rhein-Main-Bowl". Since then it has been the most traditional and, until 2006, also the largest tournament. Until the end of 2006, the Rhein-Main-Bowl was an unofficial German championship.

The largest international club tournament came about with the creation of the "Big Bowl" in Walldorf . Teams from seven nations (Denmark, France, Israel, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany) and eight federal states met each other. A total of 37 teams competed for the title in three categories over two days. In the women's category, the Israeli national team won 13: 6 against the Austrian national team in extra time. The youth trophy went to the local Walldorf Wanderers Juniors, who got the upper hand in the final against the Austrian national team. The men's title went to the French “Le Havre Salamandres”, who prevailed against the Italian champions “Cavriago Cleavers”.

Flag Football has been played in the league in Germany since 1999. In the youth sector mainly within the federal states in the age group 10 to 15 years, in the adult sector (from 16) until 2005 in the regionally existing leagues, since 2006 also in the DFFL (German Flag Football League), a nationwide licensed league. In league games, the semi-contact variant 9on9 is the most widespread so far. However, the contactless version 5on5 is finding more and more fans and growing faster and faster. Many new leagues have emerged in this variant, mainly for children under 10 years of age.

Since the game operations in Flag Football can be designed very freely in each federal state, there are also some variations that are each unique.

Championships

There are currently four German championships in Flag Football, two indoor and two outdoor .

• GFB: The German Flag Bowl is the flag football championship for adults (aged 16 and over). The master is determined in the game of the DFFL. The game is 9on9 .
• GJFB: the German Junior Flag Bowl is the flag football championship for youth (10 to 15 years). The champions of the federal states qualify through their league play for this tournament, in which up to 12 teams take part. The game is 9on9 .
• GIFB: The German Indoor Flag Bowl is the indoor championship for adults. The game is 5on5 .
• GJIFB: The German Junior Indoor Flag Bowl is the youth indoor championship. The game is 5on5 .

German Flag Football League

5 DFFL

Since 2016 there has also been a DFFL for game operations in the 5 flag for the first time. The league is divided into 5 seasons (North, East, South, West 1 and West 2) and the game days are played in tournament form. Each league team can register and run its own game day. The other teams can then register. A running 5-point DFFL season table is kept. Depending on the number of teams participating in a tournament and their placement, each team receives points. The points of the best 6 season placement of a team are included in the DFFL season table. At the end of the season, the first placed in each season as well as the eighth other best placed, which are determined from the overall season table, qualify for the final tournament for the title in the 5 flag.

Points for placement according to the number of teams

space	4 teams	5 teams	6 teams	7 teams	8 teams	9 teams
1.	8th	10	11	12	13	14th
2.	6th	8th	9	10	11	12
3.	4th	6th	7th	8th	9	10
4th	2	4th	5	6th	7th	8th
5.		2	3	4th	5	6th
6th			2	3	4th	5
7th				2	3	4th
8th.					2	3
9.						2

In the final tournament, the 12 qualified teams play in four groups of three. The first and second placed in a group then play in PlayOff mode (quarter-finals, semi-finals) for a place in the final. In 2016 and 2017, the Kelkheim Lizzards and the Walldorf Wanderers met there.

5th DFFL final day 2016 in Mörfelden-Walldorf

year	game	winner	loser	result
2016	final	Walldorf Wanderers	Kelkheim Lizzards	38:35

5th DFFL final day 2017 in Mörfelden-Walldorf

year	game	winner	loser	result
2017	final	Walldorf Wanderers	Kelkheim Lizzards	39:36
	place 3	Mainz Legionaries	Forcke Legends	26:21
	5th place	Munich sparrows	Double H 040 Digga	49:40
	7th place	Lalo Greyhounds	Dortmund Devils	33:27
	9th place	Berlin eagle	Ilmroosters	33:27
	11th place	United 5	Werra Valley Salt Kings	66:27

5th DFFL final day 2018 in Magdeburg

year	game	winner	loser	result
2018	final	Walldorf Wanderers	Kelkheim Lizzards	47:31
	place 3	Munich sparrows	Forcke Legends	53:33
	5th place	Mainz Legionaries	Werra Valley Salt Kings	34:20
	7th place	Baltic Blue Stars Rostock	Braunschweig Badgers	20:13
	9th place	Berlin Adler United	Iserlohn Boozers	31:32
	11th place	Spandau Bulldogs	Ilmenau Ilm Roosters	14:37

9 DFFL

The exact game mode in the league operation of the German Flag Football League (DFFL) depends on the number of registered teams and is redefined every year. After there had been a north and a south group in the previous years and the group first and second made it to the semi-finals of the DFFL Bowl, the 2014 season played in three groups.

North: Hamburg Blue Allstars , Hamburg Pioneers Snappers, Kiel Baltic Hurricanes , Lübeck Cougars
East: Berlin Bears , Dresden Monarchs , Frankfurt Oder Red Cocks (withdrawn), Radebeul Suburbian Foxes
West: Assindia Fire Birds, Hildesheim Invaders , Leipzig Lions, Lions Flag Team Braunschweig

In the preliminary round, all teams in a group compete against each other in a first leg and a second leg. In order to determine the participants for the quarter-finals, all twelve teams were listed in a group-wide ranking in 2014, which was based on a value calculated from the number of games won, the points scored and allowed and the penalties received. In the quarter-finals, the first-placed team met on the table eighth, the second on the seventh, etc. and determined the semi-final participants. The respective winners of the semi-finals play in the final for victory in the DFFL Bowl and the associated title of German champion.

The first German champions in adult flag football in 1999 were the "Munich Coyotes". The German champion has been determined in the German Flag Bowl since 2000. In 2010 the final was renamed the DFFL Bowl.

German Flag Bowl / DFFL Bowl

year	game	winner	loser	result	venue
2000	German Flag Bowl I.	Munich Coyotes	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	17: 6	Cuxhaven
2001	German Flag Bowl II	Munich Coyotes	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	31:14	Braunschweig
2002	German Flag Bowl III	Bonn Gamecocks	Kelkheim Lizzards	Final tournament	Kelkheim
2003	German Flag Bowl IV	Dresden Royal Guards	Hamburg Gray Devils	25:15	Hamburg, Homefield Hamburg Pioneers
2004	German Flag Bowl V.	Dresden Royal Guards	Kelkheim Lizzards	31:29 OT	Dresden, Bärnsdorfer Strasse stadium
2005	German Flag Bowl VI	Braunschweig Lions	Hamburg Gray Devils	40:13	Braunschweig, Waggum sports ground
2006	German Flag Bowl VII	Dresden Royal Guards	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	22:14	Dresden, Bärnsdorfer Strasse stadium
2007	German Flag Bowl VIII	Berlin Bears	Hamburg Swans	10: 7	Hamburg, Homefield Hamburg Pioneers
2008	German Flag Bowl IX	Berlin Bears	Kelkheim Lizzards	14: 7	Berlin, DeGeWo Stadium
2009	German Flag Bowl X	Berlin Bears	Hamburg Swans	23:18	Hildesheim
2010	DFFL Bowl I	Berlin Bears	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	12: 7	Hamburg, Homefield Hamburg Pioneers
2011	DFFL Bowl II	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	Braunschweig Lions	26:20	Braunschweig, Sportpark Rote Wiese
2012	DFFL Bowl III	Berlin Bears	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	28:19	Berlin, DeGeWo Stadium
2013	DFFL Bowl IV	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	14:10	Hamburg, Homefield Hamburg Pioneers
2014	DFFL Bowl V	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	Berlin Bears	72:06	Hamburg, Homefield Hamburg Pioneers
2015	DFFL Bowl VI	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	Leipzig Lions Flaginizer	14:12	Radebeul
2016	DFFL Bowl Vll	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	Leipzig Lions Flaginizer	28:25	Leipzig
2017	DFFL Bowl VllI	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	Dresden Monarchs Senior Flag	32: 7	Hamburg, Homefield Hamburg Pioneers
2018	DFFL Bowl IX	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	Kiel Baltic Flag Hurricanes	43:21	Hamburg, Homefield Hamburg Pioneers
2019	DFFL Bowl X	Dresden Monarchs Senior Flag	Hamburg Pioneers Snappers	17:07	Dresden, Bärnsdorfer Strasse stadium

German Indoor Flag Bowl

year	game	winner	loser	result	venue
2012	German Indoor Flag Bowl XIII (5on5)	Kelkheim Lizzards	Walldorf Wanderers	29:18	Bremerhaven
2011	German Indoor Flag Bowl XII (5on5)	Kelkheim Lizzards	Walldorf Wanderers	32:25	Duisburg
2010	German Indoor Flag Bowl XI (5on5)	Braunschweig Lazy Brains	Kelkheim Lizzards	12:06	Walldorf
2009	German Indoor Flag Bowl X (5on5)	Walldorf Wanderers	Kelkheim Lizzards	31:25	Walldorf
2008	German Indoor Flag Bowl IX (5on5)	Kelkheim Lizzards	Walldorf Wanderers	24:21	Walldorf
2007	German Indoor Flag Bowl VIII (5on5)	Kelkheim Lizzards	Walldorf Wanderers	13: 7	Kelkheim
2006	German Indoor Flag Bowl VII (7on7)	Kelkheim Lizzards	SG Flyers / Bulls	20:19	Kelkheim
2005	German Indoor Flag Bowl VI (7on7)	Kelkheim Lizzards	Marburg Mercenaries	25:24	Kelkheim
2004	German Indoor Flag Bowl V (7on7)	Hamburg Blue Devils	Hamburg Gray Devils	20:14	Hamburg
2003	German Indoor Flag Bowl IV (7on7)	Rüsselsheim Razorbacks	Hamburg Gray Devils	12: 6	Kelkheim
2002	German Indoor Flag Bowl III (7on7)	Marburg Mercenaries	Nuremberg Rams	21:12	Kelkheim
2001	German Indoor Flag Bowl II (7on7)	Marburg Mercenaries	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	18: 6	Marburg
2000	German Indoor Flag Bowl I (7on7)	Marburg Mercenaries	Table win	0-0	Kiel

College Flag Football

Flag football has been played at German universities since 1999. The unofficial university championships in the form of the adh open of the General German University Sports Association (adh) have existed since 2002. The popular indoor flag tournament "Snow Bowl" has been played annually in January in Thuringia at the TU Ilmenau among 15 teams since 2002 . It is played only 5 against 5 without contact according to the flag football rules of the AFVD. The plan is to play the 1st University Bowl as the official German University Championship in spring 2011 on the occasion of the 10th adh open flagfootball in cooperation with the AFVD.

Youth Flag Football

Since 1999 there has also been the German Junior Flag Bowl in Germany. At this event, the national champions meet in a tournament to play the German champions. Boys and girls aged 10 to 15 are eligible to play.

German Junior Flag Bowl

year	Venue	German champions	Vice Master
2014	Hildesheim	Fürsty Razorbacks	Hamburg Flag Devils
2013	Hildesheim	Holzgerlingen Twister	Hamburg Piokids
2012	Rothenburg odT	Hamburg Piokids	Franken Knights
2011	Braunschweig	Hamburg Flag Devils	Weinheim Longhorns
2010	Kiel	Wiesbaden Phantoms	Holzgerlingen Twister
2009	Frankfurt am Main	Langenfeld Longhorns	Kiel Wild Hurricanes
2008	Rothenburg odT	Langenfeld Longhorns	Franken Knights
2007	Berlin	Berlin eagle	Dusseldorf panther
2006	Hamburg	Dusseldorf panther	Hamburg Flag Devils
2005	Dusseldorf	Dusseldorf panther	Hamburg Flag Devils
2004	Berlin	Berlin Rebels	Amper Bay Buccaners
2003	Stuttgart	Berlin Thunderbirds	Dusseldorf panther
2002	Dusseldorf	Hamburg Flag Devils	Franken Knights
2001	Lübeck	Hamburg Flag Devils	Franken Knights
2000	eat	Hamburg Flag Devils	Dusseldorf panther
1999	Rothenburg or T.	Hamburg Flag Devils	Rothenburg

German Indoor Junior Flag Bowl

German championships have also been held in the hall since 2007. As in the German Junior Flag Bowl, the state winners play for the title, the game mode is 5on5.

year	Venue	German champions	Vice Master
2015	Rothenburg or T.	Nuremberg Rams	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
2014	Schwäbisch Hall	Holzgerlingen Twister	Franken Knights
2013	Kelkheim	Franken Knights	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
2012	Weinheim	Franken Knights	Weinheim Longhorns
2011	Rothenburg or T.	Weinheim Longhorns	Franken Knights
2010	Rothenburg or T.	Nuremberg Rams	Franken Knights
2009	Schwäbisch Hall	Nuremberg Rams	Wiesbaden Phantoms
2008	Rothenburg or T.	Wiesbaden Phantoms	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
2007	Rothenburg or T.	Dusseldorf panther	Franken Knights (Rothenburg odT)

German School Flag Bowl

A German School Flag Bowl has also been held since 2007. The game mode is 5on5.

year	Venue	German champions	Vice Master
2013	Meerbusch	Duisburg SteinFire	Marienheide Flames
2012	Stuttgart	Meerbusch Eagles	Duisburg Steinfire
2011	Bad Schwartau	GaMagics	Meerbusch Eagles
2010	Bochum	TFG Desperados	Black Swan 07
2009	Meerbusch	Meerbusch Eagles	GaMagics
2008	Bingen a. Rh.	Meerbusch Eagles	Bingen Buccaneers
2007	Cologne	Meerbusch Eagles	Blue deers

German S'Cool Final

The predecessor of today's German School Flag Bowl was the Germany-wide German S'Cool Final, which, also in 5on5 game mode, was held in Cologne in 2006 and 2007.

year	Venue	German champions	Vice Master
2006	Cologne	Hillsiders (Seeheim-Jugenheim)	Agnes-Miegel Hawks (Düsseldorf)
2005	Cologne	Meerbusch Eagles (Meerbusch)	Keltix 2 (Rossdorf)

Flag football in Austria

A first major flag tournament was held in 1997 by the AFBÖ . Then some clubs were founded that played games in small tournaments. Due to the increasing popularity of the sport, the Flag League Austria (FLA formerly AFL) was founded in 2001 and the first official Austrian championship was held.

At first there were only a few clubs, but the scene grew continuously. Ten teams from several federal states (Lower Austria, Styria, Vienna and Upper Austria) are currently playing in the Bundesliga FLA for the Austrian championship title. In addition, the second Bundesliga "Flag Liga Austria 2" (FLA2) was introduced in 2011, which emerged from the unofficial "FlagLiga 2" launched in 2009. The winner of the FLA2 final will be promoted to the FLA, while the runner-up will play a relegation game against the penultimate of the FLA at the end of the season for promotion to the Bundesliga. The last of the FLA is relegated directly to the second division. A third Bundesliga (FLA3) has also been launched since the 2019 season. The winner of this league takes over the starting place in the next FLA2 season, instead of the last one in the previous one.

The Austrian men's national team won the European championship in 2003 and the world championship in 2004 (5 against 5). In August 2012, the men's selection won the largest (16 nations for men, 12 for women) flag football world championship tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden, and secured the gold medal with a final victory ahead of the US men and the Danish national team. With Michael Terzer (Klosterneuburg Indians) an Austrian attacker was also named the “Most Valuable Player” of the tournament. In 2018 the men's national team was able to secure the silver medal behind the selection of the USA.

The women's national team won the European Championship in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Teams

Since the 2019 season, 25 teams have been playing in Austria's three federal leagues. Furthermore, some teams have teams in the Flag League Ladies (FLL) and Flag League Youth (FLJ).

league	society	state
FLA	Beavers	Styria
FLA	De la Salle Saints	Vienna
FLA	Graz Panthers	Styria
FLA	Honeybees	Vienna
FLA	Klosterneuburg Indians	Lower Austria
FLA	Steelshark Traun	Upper Austria
FLA	Styrian Studs	Styria
FLA	Vienna Constables	Vienna
FLA	Vienna Spartans	Vienna
FLA	Vienna Vipers	Vienna
FLA2	Barracudas	Vienna
FLA2	Dark Angels	Vienna
FLA2	Flag Dragons	Lower Austria
FLA2	Stealing Foxes	Vienna
FLA2	Stonefield Raptors	Lower Austria
FLA2	USI Avalanches	Tyrol
FLA2	Vienna Constables II	Vienna
FLA2	Vienna Sentinels	Vienna
FLA3	Graz Beavers II	Styria
FLA3	Graz Panthers II	Styria
FLA3	Hirschbach Stags	Upper Austria
FLA3	Honeybees II	Vienna
FLA3	Klosterneuburg Indians II	Lower Austria
FLA3	Styrian Studs II	Styria
FLA3	Vienna Vipers	Vienna

Championships

An Austrian championship has been held since 2001. A basic round and play-offs are played, the final is the Flag Bowl, in which the placements are played out. To bridge the winter months, an indoor bowl has also been held since 2005. It is played according to the official rules in the 5 against 5 variant.

Flag Bowl (2001-2018)

year	place	master	Runner-up	result
2001	Vienna	Klosterneuburg Indians	Vienna ramblocks	51:44
2002	Klosterneuburg	Klosterneuburg Indians	Vienna ramblocks	52:14
2003	Klosterneuburg	Vikings flag	Vienna ramblocks	42:12
2004	Vienna	Klosterneuburg Indians	Vienna ramblocks	38:27
2005	Vienna	Klosterneuburg Indians	Vienna ramblocks	35:27
2006	innsbruck	Vienna Constables	Styrian Studs	27:19
2007	Graz	Styrian Studs	Klosterneuburg Indians	31:26

Flag football has been a recognized sport in Austria since 2008 and the winner of the FLA is the official Austrian national champion.

year	place	State champion	Vice State Champion	result
2008	Vienna	Vienna Constables	Styrian Studs	27:24
2009	Vienna	Vienna Constables	Vienna Vipers	40:38
2010	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Klosterneuburg Indians	38:33
2011	Vienna	Klosterneuburg Indians	Styrian Studs	33:26
2012	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Klosterneuburg Indians	40:39
2013	Vienna	Klosterneuburg Indians	Graz Panthers	31:25 (OT)
2014	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Graz Panthers	49:34
2015	Vienna	Klosterneuburg Indians	Styrian Studs	41:31
2016	Vienna	Klosterneuburg Indians	Graz Panthers	62:25
2017	Graz	Klosterneuburg Indians	AFT Vienna Constables	59:19
2018	Vienna	AFT Vienna Constables	Klosterneuburg Indians	38:33
2019	Vienna	Klosterneuburg Indians	Styrian Studs	33:12

Indoor bowl (2005-2013)

year	place	master	Runner-up	result
2005	Vienna	Vienna ramblocks	Vienna Constables	25:06
2006	Vienna	Bad boys	Styrian Studs	33:32
2007	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Vienna ramblocks	28:13
2008	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Dark Angels	58:14
2009	Vienna	Vienna Constables	Dark Angels	63:60
2010	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Vienna Constables	48:18
2011	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Dark Angels	52:50
2012	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Vienna Vikings	47:25
2013	Vienna	Styrian Studs	Vienna Vikings	72:39

Eternal ranking list (only Flagbowl)

team	state	founding year	master	Runner-up	3rd place	4th Place
Klosterneuburg Indians	Lower Austria	1999	8th	3	4th	1
Styrian Studs	Styria	2005	4th	4th	2
Vienna Constables	Vienna	1997	3		5	4th
VikingsFlag	Vienna	2001	1		1	2
Vienna ramblocks	Vienna	1979		5
Graz Panthers	Styria	2006		3		3
Vienna Vipers	Vienna	2004		1	1	2
Black Flag Raiders	Tyrol	2005			1	1
Danube Flag Dragons	Lower Austria	2002			1
Steelsharks Traun	Upper Austria	2009				2
Mödling Hawks (Old Stars Mödling)	Lower Austria	2007 (1996-2006)				1

Flag football in Switzerland

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In Switzerland, the Swiss American Football Association (SAFL) is responsible for flag football. In addition to the National Flag Football League (NFFL) for adults, there are also youth championships in the U13 and U16 categories.

Participant NFFL 2017

The following teams took part in the 2017 NFFL championship. The place of origin of the team is in brackets, if this is not evident from the name:

• ASVZ Blackbirds (Zurich)
• ASVZ Mockingbirds (Zurich)
• Barbarians Basel
• Lucerne Pikes
• Midland Bouncers (train)
• Neuchâtel Knights
• Soly Rhinos (Solothurn)
• St. Gallen Vipers
• Winterthur Red Lions
• Winterthur Warriors
• Yverdon Ducs
• Zurich Intruders
• Zurich Renegades

Swiss master

year	place	Swiss master	Runner-up	result
2003		Train dolphins
2004		Train dolphins
2005		Schwyz Rocks	Train dolphins
2006		Schwyz Rocks	St. Gallen Vipers
2007		Schwyz Rocks
2008		Schwyz Rocks	St. Gallen Vipers
2009		St. Gallen Vipers
2010		Zurich Renegades	St. Gallen Vipers
2011	Basel	St. Gallen Vipers	Zurich Renegades	46:18
2012		St. Gallen Vipers	Zurich Renegades
2013	train	St. Gallen Vipers	Zurich Renegades	46:32
2014	train	Zurich Renegades	St. Gallen Vipers	54:40
2015	St. Gallen	Winterthur Red Lions	ASVZ Mockingbirds	47:39
2016	Winterthur	Zurich Renegades	Winterthur Red Lions	45:34
2017	Winterthur	ASVZ Blackbirds	Lucerne Pikes	39:20

Web links

Commons : Flag Football  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the International Federation of American Football
• Official website of the European Federation of American Football
• Flag Football at the American Football Association Germany
• Flag Football at the American Football Association Austria
• Flag Football at the Swiss American Football Association
• Flag football platform for sports teachers with school-relevant literature
• Flag football at German universities

Individual evidence

1. ^ Powder Puff Football Rules. A Girls's Flag Football Resource. powderpufffootball.org, accessed on January 21, 2018 (American English): "Powder Puff Football rules are a variation of the standard flag football rules designed specifically for female athletes." 
2. ↑ 5 DFFL: 5 DFFL implementation regulations. In: DFFL. DFFL, February 1, 2018, accessed July 18, 2018 . 
3. ↑ DFFL: Schedule and results for the 5th DFFL final day 2017. In: DFFL. DFFL, September 23, 2017, accessed July 18, 2018 . 
4. ↑ 5 DFFL: Results DFFL Final Day 2018. 5 DFFL, September 22, 2018, accessed on September 25, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Snappers conquer 5th DFFL title. In: football-current. Retrieved October 12, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Hamburg Pioneers Snappers win the DFFL Bowl 2017 final. In: hamburg-pioneers.de. Retrieved November 8, 2017 . 
7. ↑ website of Snow Bowl X in Ilmenau
8. ↑ ^{a b c} coaches. (No longer available online.) Midland Bouncers, archived from the original on January 19, 2018 ; accessed on January 19, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ ^{a b c d} The association. Schwyz Rocks, archived from the original on February 23, 2014 ; accessed on January 18, 2018 . 
10. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Vipers Ultimate Flag Team. In: Facebook . Viper's Ultimate Flag Team, accessed January 19, 2018 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b} Marcel Fehr: Final tournament - and the marmot says hello every day ... (No longer available online.) Swiss American Football Association , 23 September 2014, archived from the original on 19 January 2018 ; accessed on January 19, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ Ultimate Flag-Team is Vice Swiss Champion 2011. (No longer available online.) Zurich Renegades , September 27, 2011, archived from the original on January 19, 2018 ; accessed on January 19, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ^ Piotr Krasnicki: Results of the playoffs / finals. (No longer available online.) Swiss American Football Association , September 23, 2013, archived from the original on January 19, 2018 ; accessed on January 19, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
14. ↑ Facebook entry from September 5, 2015. In: Facebook . Winterthur Red Lions, September 5, 2015, accessed January 19, 2018 . 
15. ↑ Jonathon Boroski: Zurich Renegades are NFFL champions 2016. (No longer available online.) Swiss American Football Association , September 28, 2016, archived from the original on January 19, 2018 ; accessed on January 19, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ Valerie Durussel: Blackbirds are 2017 NFFL Champions. (No longer available online.) Swiss American Football Association , September 30, 2017, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 19, 2018 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.