London Blitz (American Football)

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London Blitz Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
City: London
Founded: 1995
Team colors: Blue and white
Head coach: Mark Moss
League (2013): BAFANL Premier
(1st League)
Greatest successes
EFAF Cup 2011
BritBowl
(British Champion)
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Stadion
Surname:

Finsbury Park Stadium

Address: Endymion Rd,
London N4 1EE
Contact
Internet: londonblitz.com
Data status
May 7, 2013

London Blitz is a football team from England based in the athletics stadium in Finsbury Park , London .

history

The football team London Blitz was formed by merging the previous teams Ealing Eagles (1984-1994) and Woking Generals (1988-1993). In the 1997 season they played for the first time in the first British division. In 2006 they reached the Britbowl for the first time , but were subject to city rivals London Olympians there . A year later they moved back into the BritBowl and won their first national title. From 2009 to 2012 Blitz won four more championships in a row. From 2006 to 2017, London Blitz was represented in every Britbowl, making it the record holder with 12 finals in a row.

Internationally, the London Blitz competed for the first time in 2010, where they made it straight to the semi-finals of the EFAF Cup . A year later, they won the EFAF Cup 2011, their first European title. In the 2012 season they competed in the European Football League . As group winners in the preliminary round, they then failed in the quarter-finals to the Berlin Adler .

successes

  • Britbowl
    • Victory: (5) 2007, 2009–2012
    • Participation: (12) 2006–2017