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- ↑ "Official Belgian Bowl website". Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ↑ "Belgian Bowl XXVII: Ghent Gators Overwhelm Brussels Tigers, Claim Belgian Crown".
- ↑ "Ghent Gators winnen Belgian Bowl 2014 | Flemish American Football LeagueFlemish American Football League". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ↑ "BELGIAN BOWL - Ghent Gators kampioen - nieuws 30/06".
- ↑ "Football américain: Les Gators de Gand remportent le Belgian Bowl".
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