2005 BFL season

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2005 BFL season
Total # of teams9
Regular seasonFebruary 27
PlayoffsMay 22
Belgian Bowl Belgian Bowl XVIII
Belgian Bowl DateJune 5
Belgian Bowl Location Tournai
Belgian Bowl Champions Antwerp Diamonds
FFL Champions Antwerp Diamonds
LFFAB Champions Tournai Phoenix
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The 2005 season of the Belgian Football League (BFL) is the regular season played in the Belgium. The Antwerp Diamonds won Belgian Bowl XVIII against the Brussels Black Angels by a score of 12-2.

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Regular season

Regular season standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

FFL 2005 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Antwerp Diamonds 6001.009041W6
Brussels Black Angels 321.50010058
West Flanders Tribes 231.3335571W1
Leuven Lions 060.00044119L6
LFFAB 2005 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Tournai Phoenix 301.7508514
Liège Red Roosters 310.7506820
Charleroi Cougars 211.5007427
Brussels Tigers 130.2506656
Andenne Bears 040.0000180L4

  - clinched seed to the playoffs

Post season

Belgian Bowl XVIII
DateJune 5, 2005

LFFAB-only playoff rounds
DateWinnerScoreLoserGame field
April 24 Tournai Phoenix 34 - 0 Liège Red Roosters Tournai
Charleroi Cougars 6 - 0 Brussels Tigers
May 1 Tournai Phoenix 40 - 0 Charleroi Cougars Flemalle
Liège Red Roosters 26 - 20 Brussels Tigers
May 8 Tournai Phoenix 26 - 0 Brussels Tigers Liège
Liège Red Roosters 30 - 10 Charleroi Cougars
Semifinals
May 22, 2005 @ Antwerp/Tournai
Belgian Bowl XVIII
June 5, 2005 @ Tournai
      
1 Antwerp Diamonds 55
2 Liège Red Roosters 0
1 Antwerp Diamonds 12
2 Brussels Black Angels 2
1 Tournai Phoenix 8
2 Brussels Black Angels 9

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