London Blitz (American Football)
London Blitz | |||
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City: | London | ||
Founded: | 1995 | ||
Team colors: | Blue and white | ||
Head coach: | Mark Moss | ||
League (2013): | BAFANL Premier (1st League) |
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Greatest successes | |||
EFAF Cup | 2011 | ||
BritBowl (British Champion) |
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | ||
Stadion | |||
Surname: |
Finsbury Park Stadium |
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Address: | Endymion Rd, London N4 1EE |
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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
- EFAF Cup : 2011
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Britbowl
- Victory: (5) 2007, 2009–2012
- Participation: (12) 2006–2017