Central European Football League

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Central European Football League
Current season, competition or edition:
AmericanFootball current event.svg2024
Central European Football League.png
FormerlySoutheast European League of American Football (SELAF)
Sport American Football
Founded2005;19 years ago (2005)
First season2006
No. of teams13
CountryFlag of Europe.svg Europe
Formerly:
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
Most recent
champion(s)
Danube Dragons (2024)
Most titles Belgrade Vukovi (6 titles)
TV partner(s) Sport Klub
Official website european-league.com

The Central European Football League (CEFL) is a European organization of American football which hosts two international competitions, CEFL Championship and CEFL Cup. The final game of the CEFL Championship playoffs is dubbed CEFL Bowl.

Contents

Until the formation of the CEFL Cup in 2017 the name of the organization was synonymous with its flagship competition – CEFL Championship, or simply "the league". Initially named Southeast European League of American Football (SELAF) it featured teams from Serbia and Slovenia in its introductory 2006 season. The following year teams from other countries joined ranks and the name was changed to the current one before the 2008 season. First 4 seasons of the league were played during the spring and autumn, with a month-and-a-half to a three-month summer break. Starting from 2010 season the competition takes place during the spring. Over its existence, the league was played intermittently by teams from: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.

History

2006

The inaugural season featured a total of five teams: Belgrade Vukovi, Kragujevac Wild Boars, Novi Sad Dukes and Sirmium Legionaries from Serbia, as well as Ljubljana Silverhawks from Slovenia.

The first ever league champions were Wild Boars who beat Vukovi 23–12 in SELAF Bowl, played on FK Radnički stadium in Belgrade on 8 October.

2007

The second season was already a season of expansion for the league with two new teams. Joining the league were the top Hungarian team, Budapest Wolves, and CNC Gladiators, then of Austrian Division I (Austria 2nd highest level). Meanwhile, the Legionaries have left the competition. For the first time teams were split into two conferences: North and South. North Conference consisted of Gladiators, Silverhawks and Wolves and South Conference included three Serbian teams: Dukes, Vukovi and Wild Boars.

The final game was named CEFL Bowl II and took place on the Ada Ciganlija stadium in Belgrade on 27 October, with the title won by Vukovi after beating Wolves 28–27 in a dramatic fashion.

That season was also the first in which the league made it to television: the semifinal and the bowl game were broadcast on Serbian nationally covered TV Avala.

2008

The league changed its name to Central European Football League and the third season featured three new teams from three different countries: Bratislava Monarchs from Slovakia, Budapest Cowboys from Hungary and Zagreb Thunder from Croatia, while the Wild Boars did not return. The Cowboys and Thunder joined the South Conference, also filling the vacant spot made with the departure of the Wild Boars, while the Monarchs were placed in the North Conference.

In CEFL Bowl III, CNC Gladiators from Austria's 2nd highest level league beat Vukovi 14–8 at the Vienna Vikings' Ravelin football center in Vienna on 25 October.

2009

In the 2009 season, Cineplexx Blue Devils of Austria replaced the non-returning Monarchs. They joined a newly formed conference with Thunder, Vukovi and Wolves. The other conference consisted of 2008 champions, Gladiators, along with Cowboys, Dukes and Silverhawks.

The bowl game was again played on the Ada Ciganlija stadium in Belgrade on 24 October, with Vukovi reclaiming the title after beating Blue Devils 39–20.

The season was also a considerable milestone for the league, as multiple league games have been televised on a trans-European channel Sport Klub.

2010

The league changed format again in 2010, with the Turkish national champion Istanbul Cavaliers joining the league and Cowboys, Gladiators and Thunder not returning. Cavaliers were scheduled to play Blue Devils in the newly formed wild card cup, with the winner taking the final playoff spot.

The bowl game was played in Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia on 18 July, where Vukovi beat Silverhawks 42–20 to become the league champions once again.

2011

In the 2011 season the league saw the departure of Blue Devils and Dukes. Competition consisted of four teams, which were all national champions of their respective countries.

The title was again claimed by the Vukovi who beat the Wolves 34–33 in yet another dramatic bowl game between these two teams played on Margaret Island Athletic Center in Budapest on 23 July.

2012

Croatian top team Zagreb Patriots joined the league and Blue Devils rejoined, while Cavaliers departed. The league was renamed to Sport Klub CEFL after its main sponsor and had multiple league games broadcast on Sport Klub television channels.

CEFL Bowl VII was played on Ada Ciganlija stadium in Belgrade on 21 July, where the Silverhawks won their first title after beating the Vukovi 34–21.

2013

In 2013, the league has seen the return of one of its original teams, Kragujevac Wild Boars. [1] Blue Devils and Patriots have left the league.

The bowl game was again played on Ada Ciganlija stadium in Belgrade on 7 July, with Vukovi reclaiming the title after the most convincing bowl game win over Wild Boars 42–0.

2014

The 2014 season was again played with the same four teams: Budapest Wolves from Hungary, Belgrade Vukovi and Kragujevac Wild Boars from Serbia, and Ljubljana Silverhawks from Slovenia.

CEFL Bowl IX was played in Ivančna Gorica on 20 July, where Vukovi won the title beating Silverhawks 27–17. [2]

2015

The 2015 season was once again played with four teams. Belgrade Vukovi and Ljubljana Silverhawks have extended their membership, accompanied by two returning teams Novi Sad Dukes from Serbia and the Cineplexx Blue Devils from Austria. Kragujevac Wild Boars and Budapest Docler Wolves have left the league. [3]

CEFL Bowl X was played on FK Kabel stadium in Novi Sad on 5 July, where Dukes took their first trophy by beating Vukovi in a nailbiter 25–23.

2016

The 2016 season marked the expansion of the CEFL with 12 teams. Member teams from last year were joined by new additions Budapest Cowbells from Hungary and Graz Giants from Austria, while Zagreb Patriots from Croatia returned to the fold. Former Alpe Adria Football League teams joined as well. Those were: Domžale Tigers and Kranj Alp Devils from Slovenia, Niš Imperatori and Inđija Indians from Serbia, and Sarajevo Spartans from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

CEFL Bowl XI was played on ASKÖ Stadium in Graz on 3 July, where Giants won the trophy by outgunning Vukovi 52–49 in another cliffhanger.

2017

CEFL Championship continued to gain traction. Problems with IFAF leadership which started the year before lead to the discontinuation of IFAF Europe Champions League competition. Some of its team members joined CEFL Championship, while the Northern teams formed the Northern European Football League (NEFL). The Raiders Tirol left the BIG6 and joined the CEFL, too. CEFL Championship was composed of two conferences:

This year the league also introduced CEFL Cup, played in two conferences as a developmental competition:

CEFL Bowl XII was played at the Tivoli stadium in Innsbruck on 10 June, where Swarco Raiders overpowered Kragujevac Wild Boars 55–20. CEFL Cup finals were played the same day in Kranj, the home of Alp Devils who were shutout by Novi Sad Gat Dukes 0–59.

2018

Most prominent season in organization's existence. CEFL Championship was played by 6 champions: 5 national and a returning CEFL Bowl XII winner. It was made possible by two new additions, Prague Black Panthers from Czechia in the Western Conference and Moscow Patriots from Russia in the Eastern, while Cowbells, Razorbacks and Vukovi exited.

CEFL Cup was transformed into a cup competition for high-level teams and featured four participants. Vukovi, who left the Championship and Cowbells, Hungarian champions, were former CEFL members. Two national vice-champion teams were added to membership: Seahawks Gdynia from Poland and Sakarya Tatankalari from Turkey.

CEFL Bowl XIII was again played on the Tivoli stadium in Innsbruck on 9 June, where Swarco Raiders defended the title by beating Koç Rams 49–20. CEFL Cup finals took place the following day on the BASK stadium in Belgrade, where Vukovi beat Seahawks 55–41.

The Superfinal game between CEFL and NEFL champions was played on 30 June at Gentofte Sportspark in Copenhagen, where Swarco Raiders beat Copenhagen Towers 45–20 to claim the title.

2019

This year the organization has surpassed all of its previous seasons. CEFL Championship participants hailed from 7 countries. Five of them were national champions, including the current standing two-time CEFL Bowl winners, and the other 2 were vice-champions. Newcomers from previous season have exited the Championship, and there were 3 new additions. Thonon Black Panthers and Milan Seamen formed the Western Conference together with Swarco Raiders. Calanda Broncos reinforced the Eastern Conference with Kragujevac Wild Boars and Koç Rams, and Panthers Wrocław were relocated to it.

CEFL Cup doubled its membership to eight top-level teams. Previous season's additions have departed, and the newcomers were Italian league finalists Bolzano Giants, Russian champions Moscow Spartans, Romanian champions Bucharest Rebels, and Turkish Istanbul İTÜ Hornets, while Hungarian champions Budapest Wolves and Russian runners-up Moscow Patriots returned to CEFL flock.

CEFL Bowl XIV was played in Chur, Switzerland on 8 June between Calanda Broncos and Swarco Raiders. This very exciting duel went to Swarco Raiders in the final seconds, and they triumphed by 46–42. Another excitement followed a day later in Bolzano Italy, where Moscow Spartans outlasted Bolzano Giants 15–14.

ECTC finals, a successor of the Superfinals, were played at the Tivoli stadium in Innsbruck, where two Austrian Football League teams played the final where the Swarco Raiders conquered Vienna Vikings with a 35–10 score.

2020

In 2020, 12 teams (10 national champions and 2 vice-champions) should have participated in the 15th CEFL season: Swarco Raiders, Vienna Vikings, Calanda Broncos, Wroclaw Panthers, Thonon Black Panthers, Milan Seamen, Copenhagen Towers, Badalona Dracs, Stockholm Mean Machines, Kragujevac Wild Boars, Koc Rams, and Moscow Spartans. [6] The season was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

After taking 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CEFL announced its return for 2021, with a tournament that, for the first time ever, will feature a team from the German Football League. The tournament was initially supposed to feature 11 teams from 10 countries, including 8 national champions. [7] However, some of the extended pandemic lockdowns have forced some teams to withdraw, and CEFL decided to start the tournament with only 8 teams. [8] The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns won the title in the first year they participated with a last second victory over the Raiders Tirol.

Quarterfinals
15 – 29 May
Semifinals
29 May – 13 June
CEFL Bowl
26 June
      
Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 35 [upper-alpha 1]
Flag of Sweden.svg Carlstad Crusaders 0
Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns [upper-alpha 2] 35
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Calanda Broncos 21
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Calanda Broncos 35 [upper-alpha 1]
Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár Enthroners 0
Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 22
Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol 16
Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol 41
Flag of Italy.svg Milano Seamen 14
Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol 20
Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings 13
Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings 82
Flag of Serbia.svg Kragujevac Wild Boars 7

Source: european-league.com

Notes

  1. 1 2 Game was cancelled because of travel issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. Host changed because of travel issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2022

On 22 December 2021, the CEFL announced that the 2022 season would expand the cup tournament format to four rounds. Thirteen teams were invited, with nine national champions among the invitations, along with the defending CEFL Champions. [9] The Unicorns defended their title.

First round Second round Semifinals CEFL Bowl XVI
        
Flag of France.svg La Courneuve Flash 49
Flag of Spain.svg Badalona Dracs 7
Flag of France.svg La Courneuve Flash 45
Flag of France.svg Thonon Black Panthers 27
Flag of Spain.svg Las Rozas Black Demons 6
Flag of France.svg Thonon Black Panthers 12
Flag of France.svg La Courneuve Flash 21
Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 35
Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro Black Knights 56
Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen Towers 25
Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro Black Knights 7
Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 58
Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 42
Flag of Italy.svg Parma Panthers 17
Flag of Austria.svg Danube Dragons 35
Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi 21
Flag of Austria.svg Danube Dragons 10
Flag of Italy.svg Parma Panthers 21
Flag of Italy.svg Parma Panthers 21
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Calanda Broncos 9
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Spartans 0
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Wolves 35 [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Wolves 28
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Calanda Broncos 35
  1. Game canceled due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Wolves advance to the next round

2023

In the 2023 season, 12 teams entered the competition. With the Kuopio Steelers the first finish team played in the CEFL. The two French clubs Thonon Black Panthers and La Courneuve Flash made it to the final. In the semi finals, the Black Panthers defeated two times titleholder Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, while Flash won over the second participant of last season's bowl game, Parma Panthers. In the CEFL Bowl, Flash succeeded with a 26–21 victory over the national rival.

2024

In the 2024 season, again 12 teams entered the competition. The British national league had its first representative in the CEFL with the Manchester Titans and an Austrian team returned to the competition after being absent in 2023. [10] The French teams from Thonon and La Courneuve both lost their semi final games against Danube Dragons from Austria and Calanda Broncos from Switzerland. It was the Broncos second appearance in an CEFL Bowl. The Dragons won the CEFL Bowl championship defeating the Broncos 27–14 in Chur, Switzerland.

CEFL Bowls

YearHost CityHomeResultVisitorMVP (winning team player)
2006SELAF Bowl I Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi 12–23 Flag of Serbia.svg Kragujevac Wild Boars Marko Obradović
2007SELAF Bowl II Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi 28–27 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Wolves Pavle Tasić
2008CEFL Bowl III Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Flag of Austria.svg CNC Gladiators 14–8 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi Peter de Gouw
2009CEFL Bowl IV Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi 39–20 Flag of Austria.svg Cineplexx Blue Devils Jordan Green
2010CEFL Bowl V Flag of Slovenia.svg Ivančna Gorica Flag of Slovenia.svg Ljubljana Silverhawks 20–42 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi Brandon McDowell
2011CEFL Bowl VI Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Wolves 33–34 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi Vinnie Miroth
2012CEFL Bowl VII Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi 21–34 Flag of Slovenia.svg Ljubljana Silverhawks Anthony Gardner
2013CEFL Bowl VIII Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi 42–0 Flag of Serbia.svg Kragujevac Wild Boars Mihailo Josović
2014CEFL Bowl IX Flag of Slovenia.svg Ivančna Gorica Flag of Slovenia.svg Ljubljana Silverhawks 17–27 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi Shaun Rutherford
2015CEFL Bowl X Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad Dukes 25–23 [11] Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi William Powell
2016CEFL Bowl XI Flag of Austria.svg Graz Flag of Austria.svg Graz Giants 52–49 [12] Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi Moritz Profant
2017CEFL Bowl XII Flag of Austria.svg Innsbruck Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol 55–20 [13] Flag of Serbia.svg Kragujevac Wild Boars Sean Shelton
2018CEFL Bowl XIII Flag of Austria.svg Innsbruck Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol 49–20 [14] Flag of Turkey.svg Koç Rams Fabian Seeber
2019CEFL Bowl XIV Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Chur Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Calanda Broncos 42–46 [15] Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol Darius Saint-Robinson
2021CEFL Bowl XV Flag of Austria.svg Innsbruck Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol 16–22 Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns Tyler Rutenbeck
2022CEFL Bowl XVI Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 42–17 Flag of Italy.svg Parma Panthers Tyler Rutenbeck
2023CEFL Bowl XVII Flag of France.svg La Courneuve Flag of France.svg La Courneuve Flash 26–21 Flag of France.svg Thonon Black Panthers Angelo Druck
2024CEFL Bowl XVIII Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Chur Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Calanda Broncos 14–27 [16] Flag of Austria.svg Danube Dragons Paul Schachner [17]

Finalists

ClubChampionsFinalsYears won
Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Vukovi 6112007, 2009–2011, 2013, 2014
Flag of Austria.svg Swarco Raiders Tirol 342017–2019
Flag of Germany.svg Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 222021, 2022
Flag of Slovenia.svg Ljubljana Silverhawks 132012
Flag of Serbia.svg Kragujevac Wild Boars 132006
Flag of Austria.svg Danube Dragons 112024
Flag of France.svg La Courneuve Flash 112023
Flag of Austria.svg Graz Giants 112016
Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad Dukes 112015
Flag of Austria.svg CNC Gladiators 112008
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Wolves 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Calanda Broncos 2
Flag of France.svg Thonon Black Panthers 1
Flag of Turkey.svg Koç Rams 1
Flag of Austria.svg Cineplexx Blue Devils 1

Membership of CEFL Championship

TeamNatSeasons200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021
SBB Vukovi Beograd Flag of Serbia.svg 2006–2017
Novi Sad Dukes Flag of Serbia.svg 2006–2010, 2015–2016
Sirmium Legionaries Flag of Serbia.svg 2006
Kragujevac Wild Boars Flag of Serbia.svg 2006–2007, 2013–2014, 2017–present
Ljubljana Silverhawks Flag of Slovenia.svg 2006–2016
Budapest Wolves Flag of Hungary.svg 2007–2014
CNC Gladiators Flag of Austria.svg 2007–2008
Bratislava Monarchs Flag of Slovakia.svg 2008
Budapest Cowbells Flag of Hungary.svg 2008–2009, 2016–2017
Zagreb Thunder Flag of Croatia.svg 2008–2009
Cineplexx Blue Devils Flag of Austria.svg 2009–2010, 2012, 2015–2016
Istanbul Cavaliers Flag of Turkey.svg 2011
Zagreb Patriots Flag of Croatia.svg 2012, 2016
Graz Giants Flag of Austria.svg 2016
Alp Devils Flag of Slovenia.svg 2016
Sarajevo Spartans Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 2016
Domžale Tigers Flag of Slovenia.svg 2016
Inđija Indians Flag of Serbia.svg 2016
Niš Imperatori Flag of Serbia.svg 2016
Panthers Wrocław Flag of Poland.svg 2017–2019
Swarco Raiders Tirol Flag of Austria.svg 2017–2021
Triangle Razorbacks Flag of Denmark.svg 2017
Koç Rams Flag of Turkey.svg 2017–2019
Moscow Patriots Flag of Russia.svg 2018
Prague Black Panthers Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2018
Thonon Black Panthers Flag of France.svg 2019–present
Milano Seamen Flag of Italy.svg 2019–2022
Calanda Broncos Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2019–present
Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns Flag of Germany.svg 2021–present
Vienna Vikings Flag of Austria.svg 2021
Carlstad Crusaders Flag of Sweden.svg 2021
Fehervar Enthroners Flag of Hungary.svg 2021

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