IAFL-2

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Irish American Football League-2 (IAFL-2)
Sport American football
Founded2014
Ceased2023
No. of teams4 (2023 season) [1]
CountryRepublic of Ireland, Northern Ireland
Official website http://www.americanfootball.ie/

IAFL-2 was an American football league in Ireland that constituted the third tier of the Irish American Football League. The league, which was founded in 2014, was won by the Tyrone Titans in its inaugural year. [2] Like the Premier League (tier 1) and IAFL-1 (tier 2), the league was contested by teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[ citation needed ] The winner of the IAFL-2 Conference was promoted to Division 1. [3] After the rebranding of the IAFL to American Football Ireland (AFI) in 2020, the division was known as AFI Division 2. [1] As part of a restructuring of the AFI league format, IAFL-2 was eliminated beginning with the 2024 season, and its teams were merged into Division 1. [4]

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History

The IAFL-2 was created in 2014 for newer clubs entering the sport to gain experience before moving on to the IAFL-1 Conference. [5] The league first operated from 2014 to 2017 before being merged with IAFL-1 in 2018, and being reinstated in 2019. [5] After two seasons in which all AFI play was suspended in 2020 and 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the third tier returned briefly as AFI Division 2 from 2022-2023 before being merged into Division 1 in 2024. [6]

YearWinnerRunner UpIAFL-2 Bowl score
2014 Tyrone Titans Dundalk Mavericks 20-7 [2]
2015 Belfast Trojans 2nds South Kildare Soldiers 48-0 [5]
2016 Donegal/Derry Vipers Wexford Eagles 33-29 [7]
2017 Meath Bulldogs Antrim Jets 40-0 [5]
2019 Cill Dara Crusaders Meath Bulldogs 34-26 [5]
2022 Antrim Jets [8] Louth Mavericks [8] 22-0 [9]
2023 Wexford Eagles [10] Causeway Giants [10] 35-8 [11]

References

  1. 1 2 2023 AFI Season Preview – Division 2 – American Football Ireland
  2. 1 2 "UCD wins IAFL1 Championship; Tyrone wins IAFL2 Championship - Irish American Football Association". americanfootball.ie. 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "IAFL2 Conference - Irish American Football Association". americanfootball.ie. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ↑ English, Jimmy (16 February 2024). "American Football Ireland 2024 Season Preview". Gaelic Gridiron.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Irish American Football League‑2 Conference 2014–2019 – Eirball
  6. ↑ American Football Ireland 2024 Season Preview – Gaelic Gridiron
  7. ↑ "Donegal/Derry Vipers win IAFL2 Bowl - Irish American Football Association". americanfootball.ie. 29 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 2023 AFI Season Preview – Division 1 – American Football Ireland
  9. ↑ Louth Mavericks Team History
  10. 1 2 Donegal & Derry Vipers: American Football Ireland returns – Derry Journal (July 2024)
  11. ↑ Causeway Giants fall short as Eagles swoop for American football title – Northern Ireland World
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