Belgian Bowl XX

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Date June 2, 2007
Stadium Sint-Agatha-Berchem Stadium, Brussels

Belgian Bowl XX featured the West Flanders Tribes and the Brussels Black Angels in an American football game to decide the Belgian Football League (BFL) champion for the 2007 season. The Tribes won their 2nd Belgian Bowl in a row. [1]

In American football, the Belgian Bowl is the championship game of the Belgian Football League (BFL). At the end of each regular season, three teams from each conference play in the BFL playoffs, a six-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the Belgian Bowl.

The West Flanders Tribes was a Belgian American football team based in the province of West-Flanders, with two home cities, Ostend and Izegem. The Tribes were members of the Flemish American Football League (FFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL). Their team colours are maroon, white and black. In 2012, the team split up into the Ostend Pirates and the Izegem Tribes.

The Brussels Black Angels are an amateur American football team based in Brussels.The Black Angels are currently members of the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL).

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Play Offs

The 2 teams that play in the Belgian Bowl are the winners of the Belgian Bowl playoffs.

  LFFAB-only playoff round
May 6, 2007 @ Charleroi
  Semifinals
May 20, 2007 @ Ostend/Tournai
   Belgian Bowl XX
June 2, 2007 @ Brussels
              
   1 West Flanders Tribes 55 
 2 Charleroi Cougars 6  2 Charleroi Cougars 6  
 3 Brussels Tigers 0    1 West Flanders Tribes 35
   2 Brussels Black Angels 13
   1 Tournai Phoenix 7  
 1 Tournai Phoenix 50  2 Brussels Black Angels 9 
 4 La Louvière Wolves 0 

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