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| Date | May 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Centre Sportif, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels | ||||||||||||||||||
The Belgian Bowl XXIII was held on May 29, 2010. The West Flanders Tribes won their 5th consecutive title, a first in Europe.
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 2 teams that played in the Belgian Bowl were the winners of the Semi Finals. West Flanders Tribes and Brussels Tigers received byes straight into the Semi Finals since they were the winners of seasonal play in the FFL and LFFAB respectively.
The 2010 season of the Belgian Football League (BFL) is the regular season played in the Belgium. The first week starts on 14 February 2010 and ends with the 12th week May 2. Then the Playoffs follow in the 13th and 14th week. The 2 remaining teams then compete in the championship Belgian Bowl XXIII. This is played in the 16th week on 29 May 2010
| Quarterfinals May 9, 2010 @ Tournai/Brussels | Semifinals May 16, 2010 @ Ostend/Evere | Belgian Bowl XXIII May 29, 2010 @ Brussels | |||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 32 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Tournai Phoenix | 20 | 2 | Tournai Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Bornem Titans | 13 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 36 | ||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 34 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 49 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 7 | ||||||||
| 3 | Dudelange Dragons | 0 | |||||||||||
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