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Here is the list of American Football teams in Europe. This page is updated monthly.

PLAYERS – COACHES: if you are looking for a team for the next season, simply click on the name of the teams you are interested in. This will redirect you to their Europlayers‘ profile where you will be able to contact them. If you are not registered on Europlayers, you can register for free by clicking here.

TEAMS: if you want to be listed on this page, please email: info@americanfootballeurope.com

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•Austria
◦League
■Austrian Football League (AFL)
◦1st Division
■Carinthian Black Lions (Carinthia) – View Map
■Cineplexx Blue Devils (Hohenems) – View Map
■Danube Dragons (Vienna) – View Map
■Raiffeisen Vikings (Vienna) – View Map
■Salzburg Bulls (Salzburg)
■St. Pölten Invaders (St. Pölten) – View Map
■Swarco Raiders Tirol (Innsbruck) – View Map
■Turek Graz Giants (Graz) – View Map
◦2nd Division
■Amstetten Thunder (Amstetten)
■ASKÖ Steelsharks Traun (Linz) – View Map
■Gladiators (Oberwart)
■Lower Austrian Titans (Mödling)
■steelsharks (traun)
■Vienna Knights (Vienna) – View Map
◦3rd Division
■AFC Red Lions (6060 Hall)
■AFC Schwaz Hammers (Schwaz) – View Map
■Gmundner Rams (Gmunden) – View Map
◦Other
■AFC Bruck Bulldogs (Bruck an der Mur)
■Alpin Hammers (Schwaz)
■Baden Bruins (Baden)
■Central European Football League (Vienna, Belgrade , Budapest, Zagreb)
■Lakeside Aces (atm, unknown)
■Referees (Vienna)
■Warlords – AFC (Vienna)
•Belgium
◦League
■Belgium Football League (BFL)
◦1st Division
■Brussels Bulls (Brussels)
■Leuven Lions (Leuven)
◦Other
■Andenne Bears (Andenne)
■Antwerp Diamonds (Antwerp)
■Bornem Titans (Bornem)
■Brussels Black Angels (Brussels)
■Brussels Tigers (Brussels)
■Charleroi Cougars (Charleroi)
■Dragons ()
■Fighting Turtles (Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve)
■Ghent Gators (Ghent)
■Liège Monarchs (Liège)
■Limburg Shotguns (Limburg)
■Ronny Football Club (Brussel)
■Tournai Phoenix (Tournai)
◦Regional
■West-Vlaanderen Tribes (West-Vlaanderen)
•Cyprus
◦1st Division
■EMU Crows (Gazimagusa) – View Map
•Czech Republic
◦1st Division
■Brno Alligators (Brno) – View Map
■Prague Lions (Prague)
■Prague Panthers (Prague)
◦Other
■Pilsen Patriots (Pilsen)
■Prague Blackhawks (Prague)
■Pribram Bobcats (Pribram)
•Denmark
◦1st Division
■AAB 89ers (Aalborg) – View Map
■Avedøre Monarchs (Copenhagen) – View Map
■Copenhagen Tomahawks (Copenhagen)
■Copenhagen Towers (Copenhagen)
■Herlev Rebels (Herlev)
■Hvidovre Stars (Hvidovre) – View Map
■Kronborg Knights (Helsingør)
■Slagelse Wolfpack (Slagelse)
■Søllerød Gold Diggers (Søllerød) – View Map
■Triangle Razorbacks (Vejle)
◦2nd Division
■Aarhus Tigers (Aarhus)
■Esbjerg Hurricanes (Esbjerg)
■Frederikssund Oaks (Frederikssund) – View Map
■Horsens Stallions (Horsens)
■Kings (Roskilde)
◦Other
■Denmark (Denmark)
■Odense Swans (Odense)
■P Diddy Slapsticks (Viborg)
•Estonia
◦Other
■Tallinna Torm (Tallinn)
■Tartu Titans (Tartu)
•Finland
◦1st Division
■Helsinki Roosters (Helsinki)
■Helsinki Wolverines (Helsinki) – View Map
■Jyväskylän Jaguaarit (Jyväskylä) – View Map
■Porvoon Butchers (Porvoo) – View Map
■Seinajoki Crocodiles (Seinajoki) – View Map
■Tampere Saints (Tampere)
■Turku Trojans (Turku) – View Map
■Vantaan TAFT (Vantaa)
◦2nd Division
■Bulldogs (Järvenpää)
■Helsinki 69ers (Helsinki)
■Kouvola Indians (Kouvola) – View Map
■Northern Lights (Oulu)
■Pori Bears (Pori)
◦3rd Division
■Sea City Storm (Rauma) – View Map
◦Other
■Kuopio steelers (Kuopio) – View Map
■Lappeenranta Rajaritarit (Lappeenranta)
■Siilinjarvi (siilinjarvi)
•France
◦1st Division
■Aix Argonautes (Aix en Provence) – View Map
■Amiens Spartiates (Amiens)
■Cannes Iron Mask (cannes)
■Elancourt Templiers (Elancourt) – View Map
■Genoble Centaures (Grenoble) – View Map
■La Courneuve Flash (La Courneuve) – View Map
■Paris Dauphins (Paris)
■St Ouen Cougars (Saint Ouen l’Aumone)
■Thonon Black Panthers (Thonon les Bains) – View Map
◦2nd Division
■canonniers (toulon)
■Chevaliers Orléans France (Orléans) – View Map
■Gaulois de Sannois (SANNOIS)
■GIANTS (Saint Etienne)
■La Queue-En-Brie Gladiateurs (La Queue En Brie) – View Map
■Les Aigles (Chambéry) – View Map
■Météores (Fontenay-sous-Bois) – View Map
■Molosses (Paris)
■Montpellier Hurricanes (Montpellier)
■Pessac Kangourous (Pessac)
■Servals (Clermont Ferrand)
■Troyes Pygargues (Troyes)
◦3rd Division
■aigles (çhambéry)
■Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons (Lyon) – View Map
■Caïmans Le Mans (Le Mans) – View Map
■Diables Rouges (Villepinte) – View Map
■Le Minotaure (Strasbourg)
■Team Marseille Blue Stars (Marseille)
■Vikings (Villeneuve d’ascq)
◦Other
■ae world (paris)
■Les Jaguars (Port de Bouc)
■Mariners (Vannes)
■Next (Paris)
■Nice Dauphins (Nice) – View Map
■Nimes Centurions (Nimes)
■secret (secret)
■Sphinx de Pau (Pau)
■Tortues (Paris)
◦Regional
■Dragons Noirs (Draguignan)
■Haguenau Coyotes (Haguenau)
■I Patriotti (Bastia) – View Map
■Le Géant (Souffelweyersheim)
■LES SHARKS DE VALENCE (VALENCE)
•Germany
◦League
■German Football League (GFL)
◦1st Division
■Assindia Cardinals (Essen) – View Map
■Berlin Adler (Berlin)
■Braunschweig Lions (Braunschweig) – View Map
■Dresden Monarchs (Dresden)
■Essen Cardinals (Essen)
■GFL (Stuttgart) – View Map
■Marburg Mercenaries (Marburg) – View Map
■Mönchengladbach Mavericks (Mönchengladbach) – View Map
■Munich Cowboys (Munich)
■Plattling Black Hawks (Deggendorf) – View Map
■Saarland Hurricanes (Saarbrücken) – View Map
■Schw.Hall Unicorns (Schwäbisch Hall) – View Map
■Stuttgart Scorpions (Stuttgart)
■Weinheim Longhorns (Weinheim)
■Wiesbaden Phantoms (Wiesbaden)
■XFL-A (Several)
◦2nd Division
■AFC Bonn Gamecocks (Bonn)
■Andre kelz (Augsburg)
■Berlin Rebels (Berlin)
■Darmstadt Diamonds (Darmstadt) – View Map
■Düsseldorf Panther (Düsseldorf)
■Franken Knights (Rothenburg ob der Tauber)
■Hamburg Eagles (Hamburg) – View Map
■Hanau Hornets (Hanau)
■Holzgerlingen Twister (Holzgerlingen)
■Kaiserslautern Pikes (Kaiserslautern)
■kirchdorf wildcats (Kirchdorf)
■Langenfeld Longhorns (Langenfeld)
■Lübeck Cougars (Lübeck) – View Map
■Magdeburg Virgin Guards (Magdeburg) – View Map
■Potsdam Royals (Potsdam)
■Rhein-Neckar Bandits (Mannheim) – View Map
■Stuttgart Silver Arrows (Stuttgart) – View Map
◦3rd Division
■AFC Paderborn Dolphins (Paderborn)
■AFC Universe Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main) – View Map
■Allgäu Comets (Kempten)
■Aschaffenburg Stallions (Aschaffenburg) – View Map
■Bergisch Gladbach Lions (Bergisch Gladbach)
■Bielefeld Bulldogs (Bielefeld) – View Map
■Bochum Cadets (Bochum)
■Bremen Firebirds (Bremen)
■Cottbus Crayfish (Cottbus)
■Grafenwoehr Blitz (Grafenwoehr)
■Hildesheim Invaders (Hildesheim)
■jets (Troisdorf)
■Leipzig Lions (Leipzig)
■Lübeck Seals (Lübeck) – View Map
■Mainz Golden Eagles (Mainz) – View Map
■Ravensburg Razorbacks (Ravensburg)
■Recklinghausen Chargers (Recklinghausen)
■TIGERS (OSNABRUECK)
■Tollense Sharks (Neubrandenburg)
◦Other
■Augsburg Raptors (Augsburg)
■Bad Mergentheim Wolfpack (Bad Mergentheim)
■Baltic Hurricanes (Kiel)
■Biberach Beavers (Biberach)
■Borderland Wolverines (Ahaus)
■Bremerhaven – Seahawks (Bremerhaven)
■Chemnitz Crusaders (Chemnitz) – View Map
■Cologne Falcons (Cologne)
■Crailsheim Titans (crailsheim)
■EKS Scorpions (Baunatal)
■Erding Bulls (Erding Bayern)
■Erfurt Indigos (Erfurt) – View Map
■Falcons (Cologne)
■Flagfootball School Program (Münster)
■Frankfurt Black Knights (Frankfurt/Oder)
■Gamecocks (Bonn)
■Gießen Golden Dragons (Giessen)
■Heide Saints (Heide / Holstein)
■heiligenstein crusaders (heiligenstein)
■Krefeld Chiefs (Krefeld)
■Langen Knights (Langen)
■meinertshagen hasen (meinertshagen)
■Memmingen hawks (Memmingen)
■Montabaur Fighting Farmers (Montabaur)
■Nienburg Country Taurus (Nienburg)
■Norby Bombers (Norby)
■Nordic Wolves (Norderstedt)
■Passau Pirates (Passau)
■Raps (Ben)
■ruppin whute tigers (neuruppin)
■Siegen Sentinels (Siegen)
■Starnberg Argonauts (Starnberg) – View Map
■Straubing Spiders (Straubing)
■Titans (Kassel)
■TV Blatzheim (Kerpen-Blatzheim)
■Uerdingen Tomahawks (Krefeld)
■Ulm Sparrows (ULM)
■Weyhe Vikings (Bremen) – View Map
■Wildboys Nauheim (Nauheim)
■Ziegelhausen Zöllner (Hidelburg)
◦Regional
■Albershausen Crusaders (Albershausen)
■bk thunderbirds (bad kreuznach)
■Elmshorn Fighting Pirates (Elmshorn)
■Friedberg Hitmen (Friedberg (Hessen))
■Grafenwöhr Griffins (Grafenwöhr)
■Hamburg Pioneers (Hamburg)
■Hanau Falcons (Hanau)
■Hard Hits Kaarst (Kaarst)
■Heidelberg Bulls (Heidelberg)
■Nauheim Wildboys (Nauheim)
■Neuwied Rockland Raiders (Neuwied) – View Map
■Pforzheim Wilddogs (Pforzheim)
■Riders Football (Willich)
■Rostock Griffins (Rostock) – View Map
■Titans (Crailsheim) – View Map
■Wernigerode Mountain Tigers (Wernigerode) – View Map
◦Semi-Pro
■Berlin Bears (Berlin)
■Munich Football INC. (munich) – View Map
◦USA: Division III
■Erkner Razorbacks (Erkner/Berlin) – View Map
■Limes Praetorians (Aalen)
■New Berlin Patriots (Berlin)
■Spandau Bulldogs e.V. (Berlin)
•Hungary
◦1st Division
■Budapest Cowboys (Budapest)
■Budapest Wolves (Budapest) – View Map
■Gyor Sharks (Gyor)
■Nyíregyháza Tigers AFC (Nyíregyháza)
◦2nd Division
■Fehérvár Enthroners SE (Székesfehérvár)
■Miskolc Steelers (Miskolc) – View Map
■Újbuda Rebels (Budapest)
■VESC Wildfires (Veszprem) – View Map
◦3rd Division
■Budapest Hurricanes (Budapest)
■Szentendre Grizzlies (Szentendre)
◦Other
■Budapest Titans (Budapest)
■Mosonmagyaróvár Warriors Amerikai Football Egyesül (Mosonmagyaróvár / Máriakálnok)
◦Semi-Pro
■Gringos American Football Team (Pécs)
•Ireland
◦1st Division
■Dublin City University Saints (Dublin)
■Dublin Rebels (Dublin)
■UL Vikings (Limerick) – View Map
◦Other
■Carrickfergus Knights (Carrickfergus)
■Cork Admirals (Cork)
■Craigavon Cowboys (Craigavon)
■Dublin Dragons (Dublin)
■Dublin Rhinos (Dublin)
■Dublin Trinity College (Dublin)
■Dublin University College (Dublin)
•Italy
◦1st Division
■Ancona Dolphins (Ancona) – View Map
■angels (pesaro)
■Bergamo Lions (Bergamo)
■Bologna Warriors (Bologna) – View Map
■Bolzano Giants (Bolzano)
■Briganti Napoli (Napoli)
■Catania Elephants (Catania) – View Map
■Doves Bologna (Bologna) – View Map
■Lazio Marines (Rome) – View Map
■Milano Rhinos (Milano)
■napoli briganti (Naples)
■Panasonic Corsari Palermo (Palermo)
■Parma Panthers (Parma)
■Reggio Emilia Hogs (Reggio nell’Emilia) – View Map
■U.S.A.F. Gladiatori Roma (Roma)
◦2nd Division
■neputnes bologna (bologna)
■Predatori (chiavari)
■Titans Romagna (forli) – View Map
◦3rd Division
■daemons football (milano)
■Palermo Tigers (Palermo)
■SS Daemons Martesana (Cassina de’ Pecchi)
■Venezia Islanders (venezia)
◦Other
■achei crotone (crotone)
■AFXSCORE Ltd. (Roma) – View Map
■Ducks (Roma)
■Falchi Modena (Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy) – View Map
■GLADIOTORI ROMA (ROME)
■Lanciano Goblins (Lanciano)
■Wild Boars Bari (Bari) – View Map
■wolfpack (la spezia)
•Latvia
◦Other
■Riga Lacplesis (Riga City) – View Map
■Riga Mad Dogs (Riga)
•Luxembourg
◦Other
■Dudelange Dragons (Dudelange )
•Netherlands
◦1st Division
■Alphen Eagles (Alphen)
■Amsterdam Crusaders (Amsterdam)
■Amsterdam Panthers (Amsterdam)
■Leiden Lightning (leiden)
■Lelystad Commanders (Lelystad)
■Maastricht Wildcats (Maastricht)
■Rotterdam Trojans (Rotterdam) – View Map
◦2nd Division
■Arnhem Falcons (Arnhem)
■Eindhoven Raptors (Eindhoven)
■Groningen Giants (Groningen)
■Hilversum Hurricanes (Hilversum) – View Map
■Utrecht Dominators (Utrecht)
◦3rd Division
■Eggenberg Tigers (Eggenberg)
■Purmerend Longhorns (Purmerend)
•Norway
◦1st Division
■AFC-Show (Stavanger)
■Eidsvoll 1814s (Eidsvoll)
■Nidaros Domers (Trondheim)
■Oslo Vikings (Oslo)
■Våleregna Trolls (Oslo)
◦2nd Division
■Bergen Storm (Bergen) – View Map
■Hamar Ruins (Hamar) – View Map
■Kristiansand Gladiators (Kristiansand)
◦Other
■Hordaland Storm (Hordaland)
•Poland
◦1st Division
■Bialystok Lowlanders (Bialystok)
■Krakow Tigers (Krakow)
■Pomorze Seahawks (Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot) – View Map
■Warsaw Eagles (Warsaw)
■Wroclaw Devils (Wroclaw) – View Map
◦2nd Division
■Bielawa Owls (Bielawa)
■Fireballs (Poznan) – View Map
■Gliwice Lions (Gliwice)
■Krakow Knights (Krakow) – View Map
■Mustangs Plock (Plock)
■Warriors Ruda Slaska (Ruda Slaska)
■Warsaw Spartans (Warsaw)
◦Other
■Czerwone Byki (Poznan)
■Poznan Kozly (Poznan)
■Radom Rocks (Radom)
■Raptors Puszczykowo (Puszczykowo near Poznan)
■Silesia Miners (Silesia)
■Wild Bears Slupsk (Slupsk)
■Wroclaw Crew (Wroclaw)
■Zachodniopomorska Husaria (Szczecin) – View Map
■Zaglebie Steelers (Zaglebie)
◦Regional
■Warsaw Werewolves (Warsaw)
•Portugal
◦1st Division
■EFL (Porto) – View Map
◦Other
■Lisboa Navigators (Lisboa)
■Porto Renegades (Porto)
■Ulan bator Monsters (Ulan Bator)
◦Regional
■Altis Paredes Lumberjacks (Paredes)
•Russia
◦1st Division
■Moscow Patriots (Moscow) – View Map
■Moscow Red Falcons (Moscow) – View Map
◦Other
■Mocow Black Storm (Mocow)
■St. Petersburg Griffins (Saint Petersburg)
◦Semi-Pro
■Neva Lions (Saint Petersburg) – View Map
•Slovakia
◦Other
■Bratislava Monarchs (Bratislava)
•Slovenia
◦2nd Division
■kiku (kuzchek)
◦Other
■Alp Devils (Kranj)
■Gold Diggers (Recica ob Savinji)
■Slovenska Bistrica Werewolves (Slovenska Bistrica) – View Map
◦Semi-Pro
■Ljubljana Silverhawks (Ljubljana) – View Map
•Spain
◦1st Division
■Badalona Dracs (Badalona, Barcelona) – View Map
■Barcelona Búfals (Barcelona) – View Map
■Black Demons (Madrid,Las Rozas) – View Map
■Camioneros Coslada (Coslada (Madrid)) – View Map
■Gijón Mariners (Gijón) – View Map
■Granada Lions (Granada)
■Marbella Sharks (Marbella)
■Murcia Cobras (Murcia) – View Map
■Osos Rivas (Madrid) – View Map
■Pioners L’Hospitalet (Barcelona) – View Map
■Sevilla Linces (Sevilla) – View Map
■Terrassa Reds (Terrassa)
■V.Sharks (Unadetantas)
■Valencia Firebats (Valencia) – View Map
■Valencia Giants (Valencia) – View Map
■Zaragoza Hurricanes (Zaragoza)
◦2nd Division
■Imperials de Reus (Reus) – View Map
■Santurtzi Coyotes (Santurtzi / Santurce) – View Map
◦3rd Division
■Sueca Ricers (Sueca)
◦Other
■Alfon Football Team (Madrid)
■Black Thunder (Santiago de Compostela)
■Black TOwers (Santiago de Compostela/ Coruna)
■Coruña Towers (La Coruña)
■Las Rozas Black Demons (Madrid)
■Narón Trasnos (Narón)
■Wild Boarmen (Barcelnona)
◦Regional
■San Pedro Knights (Puerta Banus)
◦Semi-Pro
■Marbella Bulls (Marbella)
•Sweden
◦1st Division
■Arlanda Jets (Märsta)
■Carlstad Crusaders (Karlstad) – View Map
■Stockholm Mean Machines (Stockholm)
■STU Northside Bulls (Stockholm)
◦2nd Division
■Carlshamn Oakleaves (Karlshamn)
■Charleswood wolves (Karlskoga)
■Djurgardens IF (Stockholm)
■Göteborg Marvels (Gothenburg)
■Limhamn Griffins (Malmö) – View Map
■Roslagen Bulldogs (Akersberga) – View Map
■Södertälje AFK (Södertälje)
■Västerås Roedeers (Västerås)
◦3rd Division
■Hässleholm Hurricanes (Hässleholm) – View Map
■Red Devils (Gävle) – View Map
■Sundsvall Flames (Sundsvall)
◦Other
■C4 Lions AFF (Kristianstad)
■Tyreso Royal Crowns (Tyreso)
◦USA: FBS (Division I-A)
■Stockholm Bromma (Stockholm)
•Switzerland
◦1st Division
■Basel Gladiators (Basel) – View Map
■Basel MeanMachine (Basel) – View Map
■Bern Grizzlies (Bern) – View Map
■Calanda Broncos (Chur) – View Map
■Geneva Seahawks (Geneva)
■Winterthur Warriors (Winterthur)
■Zurich Renegades (Zurich) – View Map
◦2nd Division
■AFC Luzern Lions (Luzern)
■Bienna Jets (Biel) – View Map
■Thun Tigers (Thun)
◦3rd Division
■Knights (Neuchatel) – View Map
◦Other
■Baeren (Bern)
■Fribourg Cardinals (Fribourg)
■Luzern Lions (Luzern)
•Ukraine
◦1st Division
■Vinnitsa Wolves (Vinnitsa)
◦Other
■Bisons (Khmelnitsky)
■Dnepropetrovsk Rockets (Dnepropetrovsk)
■Donetsk Scythians (Donetsk)
■Donetsk Varangians (Donetsk)
■Kcharkiv Atlantes (Kcharkiv)
■Khmelnitsky Bisons (Khmelnitsky)
■Kyiv Jets (Kyiv)
■Kyiv Slavs (Kyiv)
■Lugansk Tanks (Lugansk)
■Minsk Zubrs (Minsk)
■Odessa Pirates (Odessa)
■Rivne Monarchs (Rivne)
■Sevastopol Titans (Sevastopol)
■Simferopol Tavres (Simferopol)
■Uzhgorod Lumberjacks (Uzhgorod)
•United Kingdom
◦League
■British American Football League (BAFL)
◦1st Division
■Birmingham Bulls (Birmingham)
■Bristol Aztecs (Bristol)
■Coventry Cassidy Jets (Coventry City)
■Doncaster Mustangs (Doncaster)
■Farnham Knights (Aldershot)
■Gateshead Senators (Gateshead)
■London Blitz (London) – View Map
■Manchester Titans (Manchester)
■Southern Sundevils (Portsmouth) – View Map
■Sussex Thunder (Crawley)
◦2nd Division
■East Kent Mavericks (Canterbury)
■Edinburgh Wolves (Edinburgh) – View Map
■HOODS (NOTTINGHAM the land of robin hood) – View Map
■Kent Exiles (London)
■Leicester Falcons (Leicester) – View Map
■London Olympians (London) – View Map
■Milton Keynes Pathfinders (Milton Keynes)
■Norwich devils (Norwich) – View Map
■Oxford Saints (Oxford)
■Tamworth Phoenix (Tamworth)
■West Coast Trojans AFC (Glasgow) – View Map
■Yorkshire Rams (Leeds) – View Map
◦3rd Division
■Bedfordshire Blue Raiders (Bedford) – View Map
■Berkshire Renegades (Reading)
■East Midland Saxons (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire)
◦Other
■Balby Carr Mustangs (Doncaster)
■Belfast Trojans (Belfast)
■Chiltern Cheetahs (Amersham)
■Colchester Gladiators (Colchester)
■dirty rats/ new team (nottingham)
■Essex Spartans (Billericay)
■GB Lions (London)
■Glasgow Tigers (Glasgow)
■Hampshire Trashers (Hampshire)
■Inverness Blitz (Inverness) – View Map
■Ipswich Cardinals (Ipswich)
■Lincolnshire Bombers (North Hykeham)
■Liverpool Centurions (Liveprool)
■London Cobras (London)
■Maidstone Pumas (Maidstone)
■Merseyside Nighthawks (Birkenhead) – View Map
■Pav Football Club (England)
■Shropshire Revolution (Shropshire)
■Staffordshire Surge (Stafford)
■UCH Sharks (Hull)
◦USA: FBS (Division I-A)
■Leeds Carnegie University (Leeds)
■University of Greenwich Mariners (London)
■University of Sheffield Sabres (Sheffield)
■York Centurions (York)

Professionally ? No, that list is about as relevent as a list of North American cricket teams.

 

[bhaexpress]

It's like most events in America, massively OTT and hyped to the max. I saw some of it one year and just cringed and had to turn it off.
Some people actually get more excited about the adverts that are going to get shown and the half time show, it's supposed to be a sporting event FFS.
I might be inclined to watch the highlights, if they just put together all the action from the game (without the pointless timeouts every 3 minutes), it's probably quite an entertaining game but it gets ruined by the stop/start nature of it.

It's rather more than 'just a game' it's actually an event. Bear in mind that all NFL teams play a mere eight home games if you discount pre season and play-offs unlike the minimum 23 that Albion play and that's not counting cup games. If you've ever been to an NFL game you'd see a vast difference in how they do it. They actually treat the fans as human beings for a start. The game is highly entertaining as long as you understand it. I tend to equate it to playing chess but with real people rather than wooden figures. In fact you may or may not be aware but Rugby used to be a lot more stop start until the Rubgy Union changed a lot of rules. The times are not every three minutes either but when they happen it allows for advertising which is what pays for the whole set up. Bear in mind that NFL teams, unlike most Premiership clubs, make lots of money and they don't require rich benefactors to subsidise them.

 

[whitelion]

Professionally ? No, that list is about as relevent as a list of North American cricket teams.

You didn't say that in your original post to which I replied. American Football is played outside of North America.

The WLAF (World League of American Football) which was professional and played in Europe was disbanded in 2007

 

[bhaexpress]

You didn't say that in your original post to which I replied. American Football is played outside of North America.

The WLAF (World League of American Football) which was professional and played in Europe was disbanded in 2007

I know that, I watched all the Monarchs games. However they were professional. The teams you mentioned I've never heard of and I have been following the NFL for the better part of thirty years.

 

[whitelion]

The teams you mentioned I've never heard of and I have been following the NFL for the better part of thirty years.

Shirley you must have heard of Sussex Thunder which amalgamated Brighton B52's and Crawley Raiders?

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

One surprising thing in a country dedicated to capitalism is that the NFL takes money from the rich teams and gives it to the poor teams which is why a team like Green Bay which has a population of 100,000 has as much of a chance of making it to the Super Bowl as the New York Jets.

They share the wealth through salary caps and revenue sharing. TV is their biggest source of revenue and they split it 32 ways so nobody falls too far behind.

You may not like NFL but you have to admit that their system is much fairer than the UK system which has now divided football clubs into the super rich and the rest and means the game has suffered as a result.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Love it. Comfortably my favourite sport

 

[cw00]

Can anyone find confirmed viewing figures for a few years for each of:

The Superbowl
World Cup Final
Champions League Final

article on it here: UEFA Champions League Final vs. the Superbowl: Bigger and Biggest | Pitch Invasion

109 million watched Barcelona beat Manchester United last May; 106 million watched the Steelers beat the Cardinals last February.

 

[Mellotron]

Thanks for that.

I think the World Cup Final comfortably trumps both though, saw figures of 619 million for the 2006 Final.

 

[Rookie]

One surprising thing in a country dedicated to capitalism is that the NFL takes money from the rich teams and gives it to the poor teams which is why a team like Green Bay which has a population of 100,000 has as much of a chance of making it to the Super Bowl as the New York Jets.

They share the wealth through salary caps and revenue sharing. TV is their biggest source of revenue and they split it 32 ways so nobody falls too far behind.

You may not like NFL but you have to admit that their system is much fairer than the UK system which has now divided football clubs into the super rich and the rest and means the game has suffered as a result.

American sport definitely has a better set up (although don't like the way teams move around now and again) but would a similar system work in football?

 

[chops]

One surprising thing in a country dedicated to capitalism is that the NFL takes money from the rich teams and gives it to the poor teams which is why a team like Green Bay which has a population of 100,000 has as much of a chance of making it to the Super Bowl as the New York Jets.

They share the wealth through salary caps and revenue sharing. TV is their biggest source of revenue and they split it 32 ways so nobody falls too far behind.

You may not like NFL but you have to admit that their system is much fairer than the UK system which has now divided football clubs into the super rich and the rest and means the game has suffered as a result.

Green Bay are owned solely by the fans. You don't even get that in Germany in football.

 

[bhaexpress]

Shirley you must have heard of Sussex Thunder which amalgamated Brighton B52's and Crawley Raiders?

No.

 

[bhaexpress]

American sport definitely has a better set up (although don't like the way teams move around now and again) but would a similar system work in football?

It's an entirely different system, you only have to look at the method of getting players, can you imagine Alex Fergueson being happy with 'The Draft' ?

 

[chops]

It's an entirely different system, you only have to look at the method of getting players, can you imagine Alex Fergueson being happy with 'The Draft' ?

Absolutely not, but I'm sure United would still wind up manipulating it better than most and staying in the upper echelons.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Oh Really?

Here is the list of American Football teams in Europe. This page is updated monthly.

■Hampshire Trashers (Hampshire)

That is quite possibly the WORST sporting team name, EVER.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

One surprising thing in a country dedicated to capitalism is that the NFL takes money from the rich teams and gives it to the poor teams which is why a team like Green Bay which has a population of 100,000 has as much of a chance of making it to the Super Bowl as the New York Jets.

They share the wealth through salary caps and revenue sharing. TV is their biggest source of revenue and they split it 32 ways so nobody falls too far behind.

You may not like NFL but you have to admit that their system is much fairer than the UK system which has now divided football clubs into the super rich and the rest and means the game has suffered as a result.

A rather Socialist system, if you will. Which is rather ironic, given the American media's traditional dismissal of anything even vaguely socialist in concept as Commie crap, to be feared and destroyed.

 

[Falmer Forever]

1.5 million watched on the bbc late at night
I imagine alot of people recorded it like me

 

[Gritt23]

It did make me laugh, though, the Green Bay players, at the end, were walking around in their t-shirts proclaiming 'World Champions'.

If they do not have the right to proclaim themselves to be "World Champions" who does?