Czech League of American Football

Czech League of American Football
(Česká Liga Amerického Fotbalu)

Sport	American football
Founded	1994
Founder	Czech American Football Association (ČAAF)
Inaugural season	1994
CEO	Lukas Baros
No. of teams	24 (5 in Divisions 1 and 2 respectively, 6 in Division 3, and 8 in Division 4)
Country	Czech Republic
Most recent champion(s)	Prague Black Panthers
Most titles	Prague Black Panthers (15 titles)
Official website	CAAF Online

The Czech League of American Football (ČLAF) (Czech: Česká Liga Amerického Fotbalu) is a national american football competition in the Czech Republic. First held in 1994, It is organized by the Czech American Football Association (ČAAF).

Seasonal structure

Divisions

Since the 2015 season, the ČLAF has its own Divisions

Division 1: Brno Alligators, Prague Black Panthers, Prague Lions, Příbram Bobcats, Trnava Bulldogs

Division 2: Ostrava Steelers, Pardubice Bucks, Pardubice Stallions, Pilsen Patriots, Prague Hippos

Division 3: Liberec Titans, Ústí nad Labem Blades, Bílovice Sígrs, Brno Pitbulls, Prague Mustangs, Budweis Hellboys

Division 4 east: Přerov Mammoths, Vysočina Gladiators, Šumperk Dietos, Ostrava Steelers 2

Division 4 west: Karlovy Vary Warriors, Znojmo Knights, Trutnov Rangers, Teplice Nordians

Format

Regular Season

Divisions 1 and 2 uses a round-robin tournament system. Simillar to Divisions 1 and 2, Dvision 3 also uses a same round-robin tournament system.

Playoffs

A semifinal bracket as follows 1. vs 4. and 2. vs 3., deciding the semifinals winners advanced into the finals. Whoever wins the semifinals, the team must advanced into the championship game, the Czech Bowl. Divisions 2 and 3 also has the final game, the Silver Bowl and the Bronze Bowl respectively, while Division 4 has the same championship game, the Iron Bowl, as the ČAAF does that.

Other information

In ČLAF A, a team must have 12 minutes, 10 minutes in ČLAF B and 4x8 minutes in ČLAF C. All games have the same rules used in the National Football League.

ČLAF winners

Czech Bowl winners

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1994	Prague Panthers	---	---
1995	Prague Panthers	Prague Lions	55–22
1996	Prague Panthers	Ostrava Steelers	48–30
1997	Ostrava Steelers	Prague Panthers	35-21
1998	Prague Lions	Prague Panthers	29–8
1999	Prague Panthers	Prague Lions	38–0
2000	Prague Panthers	Prague Lions	15–13
2001	Prague Panthers	Brno Aligators	35–13
2002	Prague Panthers	Brno Aligators	52–14
2003	Prague Panthers	Prague Lions	23–14
2004	Prague Lions	Prague Panthers	13–3
2005	Prague Lions	Prague Panthers	24–9
2006	Prague Lions	Bratislava Monarchs	38–21
2007	Prague Panthers	Prague Lions	28–13
2008	Prague Panthers	Prague Lions	24–14
2009	Prague Panthers	Prague Lions	24–14
2010	Prague Panthers	Prague Black Hawks	74–0
2011	Prague Black Hawks	Prague Panthers	32–31
2012	Prague Black Hawks	Prague Panthers	35–34
2013	Prague Black Panthers	Prague Lions	48–9
2014	Prague Black Panthers	Příbram Bobcats	40–0
2015	Prague Black Panthers	Příbram Bobcats	52–13

Note: There was no play-off nor championship game of ČLAF A in 1994. The Prague Panthers, which swept the regular season, won the regular season championship.

Czech Bowl Statistics

Team	Times	Years
20x	Prague Black Panthers	1995–2005, 2007–2015
11x	Prague Lions	1995, 1998–2000, 2003–2009
3x	Prague Black Hawks	2010–2012
2x	Brno Aligators	2000, 2001
2x	Ostrava Steelers	1996, 1997
1x	Bratislava Monarchs	2006

Czech Bowl titleholders

Team	Times	Years
15x	Prague Black Panthers	1994–1996, 1999–2003, 2007–2010, 2013–2015
4x	Prague Lions	1998, 2004–2006
2x	Prague Black Hawks	2011–2012
1x	Ostrava Steelers	1997

Silver Bowl titleholders

Team	Times	Years
3x	Pardubice Stallions	2010–2011, 2015
3x	Brno Alligatior	2006-2007
1x	Budweis Hellboys	2012

Bronze Bowl titleholders

Team	Times	Years
3x	Bílovice Sígrs	2012, 2014-2015

Iron Bowl titleholders

Team	Times	Years
1x	Znojmo Knights	2015

External links

• Czech American Football Association