| Established | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Based in | Brussels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Centre Sportif Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Rue des Chalets 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Stijn de Backer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Belgian Football League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Flemish American Football League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League titles | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division titles | 2 (2012; 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Brussels Bulls are a professional American football team based in Brussels, Belgium. The Bulls compete in the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL).
| FFL 2008 Standings [1] | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 277 | 59 | W8 | ||
| Brussels Black Angels | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 271 | 67 | W1 | ||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 101 | 76 | L1 | ||
| Ghent Gators | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 146 | 122 | W3 | ||
| Bornem Titans | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 39 | 190 | L1 | ||
| Leuven Lions | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 66 | 175 | L4 | ||
| Brussels Bulls | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 247 | L8 | ||
| FFL 2009 Standings [2] | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 279 | 37 | W8 | ||
| Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 207 | 75 | W6 | ||
| Bornem Titans | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 141 | 166 | W3 | ||
| Brussels Bulls | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 159 | 194 | L3 | ||
| Leuven Lions | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 78 | 168 | L4 | ||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 82 | 191 | L2 | ||
| Ghent Gators | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 119 | 230 | L1 | ||
| FFL 2010 Standings [3] | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 263 | 77 | W8 | ||
| Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 179 | 66 | W4 | ||
| Bornem Titans | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 192 | 94 | L2 | ||
| Ghent Gators | 4 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 127 | 100 | T1 | ||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 79 | 170 | W1 | ||
| Brussels Bulls | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 95 | 197 | L3 | ||
| Leuven Lions | 1 | 6 | 1 | .125 | 46 | 144 | T1 | ||
| Limburg Shotguns | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 76 | 208 | L2 | ||
The Bulls were 3rd at the 2010 Atlantic Cup in Ireland. [4] [5] [6]
| Semifinals June 26, 2010 @ Dublin | Atlantic Cup Finals June 27, 2010 @ Dublin | ||||||||
 UL Vikings | 58 | ||||||||
 Dudelange Dragons | 14 | ||||||||
| 1 | UL Vikings | 19 | |||||||
| 2 |  Lelystad Commanders | 18 | |||||||
| Lelystad Commanders | 48 | ||||||||
 Brussels Bulls | 0 | Third place June 27, 2010 @ Dublin | |||||||
| 3 | Brussels Bulls | 21 | |||||||
| 4 | Dudelange Dragons | 6 | |||||||
| FFL 2011 Standings | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 283 | 62 | W8 | ||
| Brussels Black Angels | 6 | 1 | 1 | .928 | 220 | 26 | W5 | ||
| Brussels Bulls | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 253 | 52 | W4 | ||
| Bornem Titans | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 114 | 142 | L2 | ||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 101 | 162 | L2 | ||
| Limburg Shotguns | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 90 | 286 | L4 | ||
| Ghent Gators | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 44 | 239 | L1 | ||
| Leuven Lions | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 57 | 193 | L7 | ||
2011 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 15 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht | Semifinals [7] May 22, 2011 @ Izegem/Evere | Belgian Bowl XXIV June 4, 2011 @ Ostend | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 0 | 3 | Brussels Bulls | 21 | |||||||||
| 3 | Brussels Bulls | 49 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 20 | |||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 35 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 38 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ottignies Fighting Turtles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| FFL 2012 Standings | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Brussels Bulls | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 117 | 55 | L1 | ||
| West Flanders Tribes | 4 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 157 | 80 | W3 | ||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 4 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 78 | 47 | W1 | ||
| Brussels Black Angels | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 77 | 37 | W3 | ||
| Ghent Gators | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 76 | 114 | L2 | ||
| Leuven Lions | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 57 | 95 | L4 | ||
| Puurs Titans | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 47 | 183 | L3 | ||
| Limburg Shotguns (*) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2012 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 20, 2012 @ Ottignies, Ostend | Semifinals May 27, 2012 @ Molenbeek, Evere | Belgian Bowl XXV June 9, 2012 @ Ostend | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Bulls | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Corbais Fighting Turtles | 13 | 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 22 | 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 6 | |||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | West Flanders Tribes | 42 | 2 | West Flanders Tribes | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Liège Monarchs | 0 | ||||||||||||
| FFL 2013 Standings | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Brussels Bulls | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 178 | 14 | W6 | ||
| Brussels Black Angels | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 127 | 29 | W3 | ||
| Puurs Titans | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 81 | 54 | W1 | ||
| Leuven Lions | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 56 | 96 | L2 | ||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 49 | 105 | T1 | ||
| Ghent Gators | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 46 | 126 | L2 | ||
| Izegem Tribes | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 49 | 162 | T1 | ||
2013 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 12, 2013 @ TBD | Semifinals May 19, 2013 @ TBD | Belgian Bowl XXVI June 2, 2013 @ Izegem | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Bulls | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Corbais Fighting Turtles | 24 | 2 | Corbais Fighting Turtles | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 | Puurs Titans | 2 | 1 | Brussels Bulls | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Liege Monarchs | |||||||||||||
| FAFL 2014 Standings | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Ghent Gators | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 288 | 65 | W2 | ||
| Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 226 | 66 | W7 | ||
| Ostend Pirates | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 196 | 84 | W4 | ||
| Brussels Bulls | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 158 | 73 | W2 | ||
| Leuven Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 148 | 138 | W1 | ||
| Puurs Titans | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 84 | 219 | L3 | ||
| Limburg Shotguns | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 80 | 208 | L2 | ||
| Izegem Tribes | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 90 | 203 | L3 | ||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 51 | 265 | L8 | ||
■ The Brussels Bulls American & Flag Football team was created in August 2005 by Lesley MOREELS (ex Brussels Saints, Brussels USR, Brussels Tigers), Jean-François WAIGNIER (experienced ASBL board member) and Stijn DE BACKER (ex Brussels Tigers, Brussels American School Brigands). ■ Organigram President : Stijn DE BACKER Secretary : Nathalie DE COSTER Treasury : Vincent DE COSTER Board: Alain HUWART ■ From the beginning the Bulls have opted to develop a youth programme and to create on different levels youth teams, in order to support a strong Senior (19+) team. ■ The Brussels Bulls home field is based in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium.
This is an overview of the performance of the Bulls against the teams in the BFL during the BFL regular and post seasons from 2008 until 2011 and the EFAF Atlantic Cup's from 2009 until 2011.
| Overview Bulls 2008-2011 performance | ||||||||
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| Opponent | W | L | T | PCT | Last Match | Last Win | Last Loss | |
| FFL Teams | ||||||||
| Antwerp Diamonds | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | ||||
| Bornem Titans | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | ||||
| Brussels Black Angels | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | March 13, 2011 | None | April 4, 2010 | |
| Ghent Gators | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| Leuven Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| Limburg Shotguns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | May 8, 2011 (FF) | May 8, 2011 (FF) | None | |
| West Flanders Tribes | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | May 22, 2011 | None | May 22, 2011 | |
| LFFAB Teams | ||||||||
| Charleroi Cougars | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | May 15, 2011 | None | May 15, 2011 | |
| Dudelange Dragons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | June 27, 2010 | June 27, 2010 | None | |
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