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| Founded | 1991 |
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| Based in |  Prague, Czech Republic |
| Head coach |  Dan Disch |
| Team president | Mason Parker |
| Owner(s) | Mason Parker |
| League | European League of Football |
| League titles | 1998, 2004–2006, 2019, 2022 (HFL) |
| Website | lions |
The Prague Lions are an American football team based in the Czech capital of Prague. The team has played in the European League of Football since 2023. [1] The team was founded in 1991. [2]
The Prague Lions won Czech League of American Football (Czech Bowl) six times: 1998, 2004–2006, 2019 and 2022.
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