The 2012 Vaahteraliiga season was the 33rd season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 26 and August 13, 2012. [1] The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXIII the Helsinki Roosters won the Helsinki Wolverines.
Team | G | W | L | PTS | PF | PA | PD |
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Helsinki Wolverines | 10 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 485 | 157 | +301 |
Seinäjoki Crocodiles | 10 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 384 | 174 | +210 |
Helsinki Roosters | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 348 | 183 | +165 |
Porvoo Butchers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 210 | 236 | -26 |
Jyväskylä Jaguaarit | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 145 | 202 | -57 |
Vantaa TAFT | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 162 | 187 | -25 |
Oulu Northern Lights | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 102 | 338 | -236 |
Turku Trojans | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 366 | -332 |
Semi-finals | Vaahteramalja XXXIII | ||||||||
1 | Helsinki Wolverines | 35 | |||||||
4 | Porvoo Butchers | 16 | |||||||
1 | Helsinki Wolverines | 17 | |||||||
3 | Helsinki Roosters | 20 | |||||||
2 | Seinäjoki Crocodiles | 21 | |||||||
3 | Helsinki Roosters | 41 | |||||||
The Vaahteraliiga is the highest level of American football in Finland played under American Football Association of Finland. The winner of the Vaahteraliiga is the Finnish champion. The Vaahteraliiga season is played in summer, with a schedule usually from May to September.
Helsinki Roosters is an American football team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays in the Vaahteraliiga in Finland and their home field is the Helsinki Velodrome.
Helsinki Wolverines is a Finnish club of American football. Based in Helsinki, it was founded in 1995. The club plays in the Vaahteraliiga of the American Football Association of Finland.
The 2013 Vaahteraliiga season was the 34th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 19 and August 18, 2013. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXIV the Helsinki Roosters won the Helsinki Wolverines.
The 2011 Vaahteraliiga season was the 32nd season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 20 and August 7, 2011. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXII the Helsinki Wolverines won the Seinäjoki Crocodiles.
The 2009 Vaahteraliiga season was the 30th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 30 and August 15, 2009. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXX the Porvoo Butchers won the Helsinki Roosters.
The 2006 Vaahteraliiga season was the 27th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 36 and September 9, 2006. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXVII the Porvoo Butchers won the Helsinki Wolverines.
The 2004 Vaahteraliiga season was the 25th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between June 5 and August 23, 2004. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXV the Helsinki Roosters won the Turku Trojans.
The 2003 Vaahteraliiga season was the 24th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 31 and August 11, 2003. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXIV the Turku Trojans won the Helsinki Roosters.
The 2002 Vaahteraliiga season was the 23rd season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between June 1 and August 12, 2002. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXIII the Helsinki Roosters won the Turku Trojans.
The 2001 Vaahteraliiga season was the 22nd season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 26 and August 5, 2001. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXII the Seinäjoki Crocodiles won the Helsinki Roosters.
The 2000 Vaahteraliiga season was the 21st season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 20 and July 9, 2000 and the qualification round took place between July 22 and August 27, 2000. The two best teams of the round met at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXI, in which the Helsinki Roosters won the Seinäjoki Crocodiles.
The 1999 Vaahteraliiga season was the 20th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between June 5 and August 15, 1999. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XX, in which the Helsinki Roosters won the Turku Trojans.
The 2014 Vaahteraliiga season was the 35th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The preseason took place between May 10 and May 25 and was followed by the regular season between June 16 and August 31, 2014. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXV the Helsinki Roosters won the Turku Trojans.
Robert Johnson is an American football player, notable for his career in the Finnish Vaahteraliiga. Johnson played his college career in Texas Tech and he moved to Finland in 2007 as he wasn't drafted to NFL. He is currently player-coach for Helsinki Wolverines.
The Helsinki 69ers are an American football club from Helsinki, Finland. The club was formed in 1991, and its men's first team is currently playing in Vaahteraliiga, the top tier of American football in Finland.
The 2015 Vaahteraliiga season was the 36th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between June 11 and August 31, 2015. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs, and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXVI the Helsinki Roosters won fourth consecutive championship, this time against the Seinäjoki Crocodiles.
The 2016 Vaahteraliiga season was the 37th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 13 and August 28, 2016. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs, and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXVII the Helsinki Roosters won their fifth consecutive championship, this time against the Seinäjoki Crocodiles.
The 2018 Vaahteraliiga season was the 39th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 10 and September 9, 2018. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs, and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XXXIX the Helsinki Roosters won a league record seventh consecutive championship, this time against the Kuopio Steelers.
The 2019 Vaahteraliiga season was the 40th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between May 23 and August 31, 2019. Like in the last two seasons, the Helsinki Roosters finished the regular season as top ranked team. In the play-offs, the Roosters and the Kuopio Steelers qualified for the championship game Vaahteramalja LX. Contrary to the regular season, where the Steelers defeated the Roosters in both matches, the Roosters won the final quite clearly. It was the 8th consecutive championship and the 22nd total championship for the Roosters.