2011 BFL season

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2011 BFL season
Total # of teams13
Regular seasonFebruary 13
PlayoffsMay 15 – May 22
Belgian Bowl Belgian Bowl XXIV
Belgian Bowl DateJune 4
Belgian Bowl Location Ostend
Belgian Bowl Champions West Flanders Tribes
FFL Champions West Flanders Tribes
LFFAB Champions Brussels Tigers
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The 2011 season of the Belgian Football League (BFL) is the regular season played in the Belgium. The championship game was Belgian Bowl XXIV.

Contents

Regular season

Regular Season overview

The BFL schedules two games at one location for saving on transportationcosts for referees and the costs of renting an ambulance and first aid responders. Half of the time, teams are playing virtually at home but actually play at the hosting team's homefield due to these costsaving measures.

LFFAB [2]
DateMatchVisitorsResultsHome
13-02Match 1 Charleroi Cougars
Andenne Bears
14–6
8–8
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
Liège Monarchs
20-02Match 2 Charleroi Cougars
Tournai Phoenix *
0–48
14–12
Brussels Tigers
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
27-02Match 3 Liège Monarchs
Brussels Tigers
12–0
50–0(FF 3QT)
Andenne Bears
Tournai Phoenix *
06-03Match 4 Andenne Bears
Charleroi Cougars
6–38
20–6
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
Liège Monarchs
13-03Match 5 Tournai Phoenix *
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
33–6
2–28
Charleroi Cougars
Brussels Tigers
27-03Match 6 Andenne Bears
Liège Monarchs
0–82
0–34
Tournai Phoenix *
Brussels Tigers
03-04Match 7 Liège Monarchs
Charleroi Cougars
14–47
50–0(FF 4QT)
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
Andenne Bears
10-04Match 8 Ottignies Fighting Turtles
Brussels Tigers
50–0(FF 4QT)
47–0
Tournai Phoenix *
Charleroi Cougars
17-04Match 9 Tournai Phoenix *
Andenne Bears
0–50(FF)
0–80
Liège Monarchs
Brussels Tigers
01-05Match 10 Tournai Phoenix *
Liège Monarchs
0–50(FF)
18–33
Brussels Tigers
Charleroi Cougars
08-05Match 11 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 32–2 Andenne Bears
  • (*)Tournai phoenix gave forfait for the entire 2011 season. The games Tournai played became null and void, as if they were never played.

The match on week 3 in Leopoldsburg (Shotgun's homefield) was suspended due to the absence of an ambulance. In the first quarter a player was driven away to the hospital without a replacement for the leaving ambulance. Rules state that a game cannot continue without an emergency vehicle. The game was rescheduled to March 27. [3]

Regular-season standings

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

FFL 2011 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
West Flanders Tribes 8001.0028362W8
Brussels Black Angels 611.92822026W5
Brussels Bulls 521.68825352W4
Bornem Titans 440.500114142L2
Antwerp Diamonds 350.375101162L2
Limburg Shotguns 260.25090286L4
Ghent Gators 260.25044239L1
Leuven Lions 170.12557193L7
LFFAB 2011 Standings [4]
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Brussels Tigers 6001.002572W6
Charleroi Cougars 330.50090140
Ottignies Fighting Turtles 330.50015576
Liège Monarchs 231.33390109
Andenne Bears 051.16716220L5
Tournai Phoenix*-------
Dudelange Dragons**-------
La Louvière Wolves**-------
  • (*)Tournai phoenix gave forfait for the entire 2011 season. The games Tournai played became null and void, as if they were never played.
  • (**) La Louvière Wolves and Dudelange Dragons did not participate this season.

 clinched seed to the playoffs

Postseason

Belgian Bowl XXIV
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BBA700714
WFT770620
DateJune 4
StadiumSportpark De Schorre, Oostende
Quarterfinals
May 15 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht
Semifinals [5]
May 22, 2011 @ Izegem/Evere
Belgian Bowl XXIV
June 4, 2011 @ Ostend
1 West Flanders Tribes 27
2 Charleroi Cougars 03 Brussels Bulls 21
3 Brussels Bulls 491 West Flanders Tribes 20
2 Brussels Black Angels 14
1 Brussels Tigers 10
2 Brussels Black Angels 352 Brussels Black Angels 38
3 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 0

Most Valuable Players

MVP regular season

MVP Playoffs

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