West Flanders Tribes

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West Flanders Tribes
Established1989
Folded2012
Based inFlag of West Flanders.svg  West Flanders
Home stadiumDe Schorre, Ostend (terrain 23)
Sportpark de Krekel, Izegem (terrain 4)
Head coachBenedict Verheyen
General managerBen Machiels
League Belgian Football League
Division Flemish Football League
League titles8 (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Division titles6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
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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. [1] [2]

Contents

History

1990

In 1990 the Izegem Redskins were formed by Rudy Dewaegemaeker after his old team, the Moeskroen Redskins, was disbanded. After a couple of months of practice the Redskins played their first game against the Brussel Raiders. The Raiders, led by Mike La Salle and QB Jon VandeMergel, beat the Redskins 78-0. The game was stopped in the 3rd quarter. This poor start was a harbinger of years of losses. But the Redskins were a group of friends, crazy about the game of football, so they stuck in there. During the second season they scored their first touchdown, which was celebrated afterwards as if they were World Champions. They won their first game in their fourth season.

1994

In 1994 the other team in the province, the Ostend Tigers, ended play. Players from the Tigers transferred to Izegem to start playing with the Redskins. At the time there were 2 coaches: Frank Daemen and John Vandemergel. After Daemens' tragic death. Luc Verhoest, the quarterback, took over as Offensive coach and John Vandemergel was the Defensive Coach. Vandermergel became president.
In the mid '90s the Redskins started a junior flag team in Izegem, the Redskin Warriors, coached by Andy Vandenbulcke. A junior team was set up in Ostend also, under the name of the Ostend Seminoles. This was the start of the two practice fields for the Izegem Redskins. The team name was then changed to West-Vlaanderen Tribes as an overall organization, with 2 practice squads: Redskins and Seminoles. During games they played under the name Tribes.

1999 - first Bowl appearance

In 1999 the Redskins played the Antwerp Diamonds in Belgian Bowl XII but lost in their first Belgian Bowl appearance with a score of 41-6.

First two Belgian Titles

2000 season

Tribes 2000 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1February 20 Charleroi Cougars 12 - 0Izegem RedskinsGhent
2February 27 Ghent Gators 0 - 22Izegem RedskinsCharleroi
3March 5 Bye
4March 12Izegem Redskins56 - 6 Flemalle Flames Flemalle
5March 19Izegem Redskins20 - 18 Liège Red Roosters Liège
6March 26 Ghent Gators 14 - 26Izegem RedskinsIzeghem
7April 2 Flemalle Flames 0 - 50Izegem RedskinsIzeghem
8April 9 Liège Red Roosters 3 - 20Izegem RedskinsGhent
9April 16 Brussels Tigers 12 - 20Izegem RedskinsIzeghem
10April 23 Bye
11April 30Izegem Redskins26 - 0 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi
Post Season
12May 7Izegem Redskins20 - 16 Brussels Tigers Brussels
13May 14 Flemalle Flames 20 - 34Izegem RedskinsIzeghem
14May 21 Belgian Bowl Bye
15May 28 Belgian Bowl XIII Izeghem
Charleroi Cougars 0 - 28Izegem Redskins

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
BFL 2000 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Izegem Redskins 710.87520267W7
Charleroi Cougars 620.75013840
Liège Red Roosters 350.37577108
Flemalle Flames 350.37552186
Brussels Tigers 260.25076154
Ghent Gators*070.00057256
  • (*) Ghent was removed from competition on April 14, 2000. All results were cancelled.

2000 Playoffs

Quarterfinals
May 7, 2000 @ Brussels		Semifinals
May 14, 2000 @ Izeghem		 Belgian Bowl XIII
May 28, 2000 @ Izeghem
1 Izegem Redskins 34
1 Izegem Redskins 204 Flemalle Flames 20
5 Brussels Tigers 161 Izegem Redskins 28
2 Charleroi Cougars 0
2 Charleroi Cougars 14
3 Liège Red Roosters 503 Liège Red Roosters 12
6 Ghent Gators (FF)0

2001 season

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
Tribes 2001 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1March 11 Charleroi Cougars 8 - 14West Flanders TribesIzeghem
2March 18West Flanders Tribes14 - 0 Liège Red Roosters Ghent
3March 25Easter Bye
4April 1 Bye
5April 8West Flanders Tribes16 - 14 Charleroi Cougars Liège
6April 15 Bye
7April 22 Brussels Angels 0 - 22West Flanders TribesIzegem
8April 29 Bye
9May 6 Liège Red Roosters 7 - 12West Flanders TribesAntwerp
Post Season
10May 13Playoffs Bye
11May 20 Brussels Angels 14 - 42West Flanders TribesWaregem
12May 27 Belgian Bowl Bye
13June 3 Belgian Bowl XIV Ghent
West Flanders Tribes22 - 0 Brussels Tigers
2001 BFL Division I Standings
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPDPCTSTK
1 Izegem Redskins 55007629+471.000W5
2 Charleroi Cougars 53207445+29.600
3 Liège Red Roosters 41306058+2.250
4 Brussels Angels 40401290−78.000L4
Source: [ citation needed ]

2001 Playoffs

Wildcard round
May 13, 2001 @ Liège		Semifinals
May 20, 2001 @ Waregem		 Belgian Bowl XIV
June 3, 2001 @ Ghent
1 Izegem Redskins 42
4 Brussels Angels 264 Brussels Angels 14
W Antwerp Diamonds 61 Izegem Redskins 22
W Brussels Tigers 0
2 Charleroi Cougars 6
3 Liège Red Roosters 0W Brussels Tigers 20
W Brussels Tigers 28

2002 season

Tribes 2002 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1March 3 Tournai Phoenix 14 - 8West Flanders TribesAntwerp
2March 10 Antwerp Diamonds 18 - 0West Flanders TribesTournai
3March 17 Brussels Tigers 14 - 12West Flanders TribesLiège
4March 24 Flemalle Flames 26 - 32West Flanders TribesIzeghem
5March 31Easter Bye
6April 7West Flanders Tribes26 - 6 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi
7April 14 Bye
8April 21 Liège Red Roosters 0 - 50(FF)West Flanders TribesTournai
9April 28 Brussels Black Angels 6 - 6West Flanders TribesIzeghem
10May 5West Flanders Tribes12 - 0 Ghent Gators Ghent
11May 12 Bye
Post Season
12May 19West Flanders Tribes6 - 8 Brussels Tigers Antwerp

COLOR KEY:

BFL 2002 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
BFL West 2002 Standings
Antwerp Diamonds 8001.0028624W8
Tournai Phoenix 620.75018478
West Flanders Tribes 431.50014690W1
Ghent Gators 080.0006299L8
BFL East 2002 Standings
Brussels Tigers 620.75015866
Brussels Angels 431.50016097
Flemalle Flames 440.500202162
Charleroi Cougars 260.250124194
Liège Red Roosters 170.12540302

2002 Playoffs

Semifinals
May 19, 2002 @ Antwerp		 Belgian Bowl XV
June 2, 2002 @ Ingelmunster
      
1 Antwerp Diamonds 30
2 Brussels Angels 8
1 Antwerp Diamonds 14
1 Brussels Tigers 24
1 Brussels Tigers 8
3 West Flanders Tribes 6

2003 season

Tribes 2003 Season [3]
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1March 2 Bye
2March 9West Flanders Tribes6 - 22 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp
3March 16 Bye
4March 23West Flanders Tribes6 - 26 Flemalle Flames Charleroi
5March 30 Brussels Black Angels 14 - 20West Flanders TribesIzeghem
6April 6West Flanders Tribes36 - 0 Liège Red Roosters Liège
7April 13 Bye
8April 20Easter Bye
9April 27West Flanders Tribes6 - 6 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi
10May 4 Bye

COLOR KEY:

BFL 2003 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
BFL West 2003 Standings
Antwerp Diamonds 410.80011840
West Flanders Tribes 221.4007468T1
BFL East 2003 Standings
Brussels Black Angels 410.80014034
Flemalle Flames 320.6006445
Charleroi Cougars 131.2002686
Liège Red Roosters 050.00013164L5

2004 season

Tribes 2004 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1February 22 Bye
2March 7West Flanders Tribes0 - 14 Brussels Black Angels Antwerp
3March 14West Flanders Tribes6 - 13 Leuven Lions Brussels (BBA)
4March 21 Bye
5March 28West Flanders Tribes6 - 6 Liège Red Roosters Charleroi
6April 4 Flemalle Flames 8 - 3West Flanders TribesIzeghem
7April 11Easter Bye
8April 18 Charleroi Cougars 9 - 6West Flanders TribesTournai
9April 25West Flanders Tribes26 - 0 Ghent Gators Leuven
10May 2West Flanders Tribes21 - 0 Brussels Tigers Brussels (BBA)
11May 9 Antwerp Diamonds 20 - 0West Flanders TribesIzeghem
12May 16 Bye

COLOR KEY:

BFL 2004 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Antwerp Diamonds 8001.003060W8
Leuven Lions 710.87516143
Brussels Black Angels 620.75014346
Charleroi Cougars 630.66775115
Liège Red Roosters 441.44492161
Tournai Phoenix 350.37510194
Flemalle Flames 351.33378152
West Flanders Tribes 251.2506870L1
Brussels Tigers 180.11112177
Ghent Gators 071.00032207

2005 season

In 2005 Frans "Harve" Heuvicq took over as head coach. The 2005 season was the last season that the Tribes were beaten on the road.
Off. Coordinator: Frans Heuvicq / Def. Coordinator : John Vandemergel / Off. Assistant : Frederik George / Def. Assistant : Benedict Verheyen.

Tribes 2005 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1February 27West Flanders Tribes7 - 20 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp
2March 6 Bye
3March 13 Bye
4March 20 Bye
5March 27Easter Bye
6April 3 Leuven Lions 0 - 14West Flanders TribesIzeghem
7April 10West Flanders Tribes0 - 6 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp
8April 17 Brussels Black Angels 23 - 8West Flanders TribesGhent
9April 24 Bye
10May 1West Flanders Tribes12 - 12 Brussels Black Angels Leuven
11May 8 Leuven Lions 10 - 14West Flanders TribesIzegem
12May 15 Bye

COLOR KEY:

FFL 2005 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Antwerp Diamonds 6001.009041W6
Brussels Black Angels 321.50010058
West Flanders Tribes 231.3335571W1
Leuven Lions 060.00044119L6

Dominating the BFL (2006-2011)

The Tribes have won the last six consecutive Belgian Bowls, setting a European record. Head coach: Frans Heuvicq / Off. Coordinator : Frederik George / Def. Coordinator : Benedict Verheyen

2006 season

2006 was the last season the Tribes had a loss (at home, none on the road).

Tribes 2006 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1February 26 Bye
2March 5 Bornem Titans 0 - 26West Flanders TribesAntwerp
3March 12 Bye
4March 19 Antwerp Diamonds 6 - 33West Flanders TribesIzeghem
5March 26 Bye
6April 2West Flanders Tribes34 - 0 Ghent Gators Antwerp
7April 9West Flanders Tribes27 - 18 Brussels Black Angels Bornem
8April 16Easter Bye
9April 23West Flanders Tribes25 - 19 Ghent Gators Ghent
10April 30 Bye
11May 7West Flanders Tribes19 - 12 Leuven Lions Leuven
12May 14 Antwerp Diamonds 20 - 11West Flanders TribesIzeghem
Post Season
13May 13Playoffs Bye
14May 21 Charleroi Cougars 0 - 26West Flanders TribesOstend
15May 28 Belgian Bowl Bye
16June 4 Belgian Bowl XIX Brussels
West Flanders Tribes23 - 14 Tournai Phoenix

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2006 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
West Flanders Tribes 610.85717575L1
Brussels Black Angels 610.85719939
Antwerp Diamonds 520.714
Leuven Lions 340.429101115
Bornem Titans 160.14332177
Ghent Gators 070.00056196L7

2006 Playoffs

LFFAB-only playoff round
May 7, 2006 @ Charleroi		Semifinals
May 21, 2006 @ Ostend/Tournai		 Belgian Bowl XIX
June 4, 2006 @ Brussels
1 West Flanders Tribes 26
2 Charleroi Cougars 282 Charleroi Cougars 0
3 Liège Monarchs 01 West Flanders Tribes 23
1 Tournai Phoenix 14
1 Tournai Phoenix 14
1 Tournai Phoenix 502 Brussels Black Angels 9
4 Andenne Bears 0

2007 season

In 2007 many changes were made to the Operational Board. Due to continuous efforts in youth and improved coaching, the Tribes are now the most successful American Football sport team in the history of Belgium. Every top player is a product of the Tribes youth teams. The Leuven Lions were the last team to play the Tribes and not lose to them, this was a 6-6 tie in week 1 of the 2007 regular season.
Head coach: Frans Heuvicq / Off. Coordinator : Frederik George / Def. Coordinator : Benedict Verheyen

Tribes 2007 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1February 18 Bye
2February 25West Flanders Tribes6 - 6 Leuven Lions Leuven
3March 4 Bornem Titans 6 - 22West Flanders TribesIzeghem
4March 11West Flanders Tribes14 - 0 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp
5March 18 Ghent Gators 0 - 38West Flanders TribesOstend
6March 25West Flanders Tribes26 - 7 Brussels Black Angels Leuven
7April 1 Bye
8April 8Easter Bye
9April 15 Bye
10April 22 Bye
11April 29 Bornem Titans 3 - 50West Flanders TribesOstend
12May 6West Flanders Tribes42 - 12 Ghent Gators Ghent
Post Season
13May 13Playoffs Bye
14May 20 Charleroi Cougars 6 - 55West Flanders TribesOstend
15May 27 Belgian Bowl Bye
16June 2 Belgian Bowl XX Brussels
West Flanders Tribes35 - 13 Brussels Black Angels

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2007 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
West Flanders Tribes 601.85719834W6
Brussels Black Angels 610.85714851
Antwerp Diamonds 430.5717448
Leuven Lions 231.333
Bornem Titans 160.14326176
Ghent Gators 060.000L6

2007 Playoffs

LFFAB-only playoff round
May 6, 2007 @ Charleroi		Semifinals
May 20, 2007 @ Ostend/Tournai		 Belgian Bowl XX
June 2, 2007 @ Brussels
1 West Flanders Tribes 55
2 Charleroi Cougars 62 Charleroi Cougars 6
3 Brussels Tigers 01 West Flanders Tribes 35
2 Brussels Black Angels 13
1 Tournai Phoenix 7
1 Tournai Phoenix 502 Brussels Black Angels 9
4 La Louvière Wolves 0

2008 season

Tribes 2008 Season [4] [5] [6]
WeekDateKick OffVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1February 1714.00West Flanders Tribes42 - 0 Bornem Titans Bornem
2February 2414.00 Ghent Gators 13 - 20West Flanders TribesIzeghem
3March 213.00West Flanders Tribes41 - 14 Brussels Black Angels Heverlee (LL)
4March 9 Bye
5March 1613.00West Flanders Tribes57 - 6 Brussels Bulls Brussels (BBA)
6March 23Easter Bye
7March 30 Bye
8April 614.00West Flanders Tribes45 - 6 Leuven Lions Heverlee (LL)
9April 1314.00 Brussels Black Angels 7 - 8West Flanders TribesOstend
10April 2014.00West Flanders Tribes23 - 0 Antwerp Diamonds Berendrecht (AD)
11April 2715.00 Leuven Lions 13 - 41West Flanders TribesOstend
12May 4 Bye
Post Season
13May 11Playoff Bye
14May 1814.00 Antwerp Diamonds 6 - 13West Flanders TribesOstend
15May 25 Belgian Bowl Bye
16May 3118.00 Belgian Bowl XXI Anderlecht
West Flanders Tribes25 - 20 Brussels Black Angels

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2008 Standings [7]
WLTPCTPFPASTK
West Flanders Tribes 8001.0027759W8
Brussels Black Angels 620.75027167W1
Antwerp Diamonds 530.62510176L1
Ghent Gators 530.625146122W3
Bornem Titans 350.37539190L1
Leuven Lions 170.12566175L4
Brussels Bulls 080.00036247L8

2008 Playoffs

Quarterfinals
May 11 @ Charleroi/Brussels		Semifinals
May 18, 2008 @ Ostend/Tournai		 Belgian Bowl XXI
May 31, 2008 @ Anderlecht
1 West Flanders Tribes 13
2 Charleroi Cougars 123 Antwerp Diamonds 6
3 Antwerp Diamonds 431 West Flanders Tribes 25
2 Brussels Black Angels 20
1 Tournai Phoenix 6
2 Brussels Black Angels 362 Brussels Black Angels 17
3 Brussels Tigers 0

2009 season

Tribes 2009 Season [8]
WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTeam recordGame Site
1February 1512:30 Brussels Bulls 6 – 161–0Bornem
2February 2212:30 Brussels Black Angels 7 – 132–0Heverlee
3March 114:00at Antwerp Diamonds 6 – 223–0Berendrecht
4March 814:00at Ghent Gators 0 – 524–0Ghent
5March 1514:00at Bornem Titans 6 – 345–0Bornem
6March 2214:00 Leuven Lions 57 – 66–0Izegem
7March 29 Bye
8April 515:00 Brussels Bulls 35 – 67–0Ostend
9April 11 Bye
10April 19 Bye
11April 2615:00 Antwerp Diamonds 50 – 08–0Ostend
12May 3 Bye
13May 10Playoffs Bye
14May 1714:00 Charleroi Cougars 53 – 129–0Ostend
15May 24Belgian Bowl Bye
Belgian Bowl XXII
16May 3119:00 Tournai Phoenix 0 – 1210–0Brussels
2009 Atlantic Cup
June 27 Dudelange Dragons 0 – 52N/ABerchem-Sainte-Agathe
June 28 Dublin Rebels 13 – 15N/ABerchem-Sainte-Agathe

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2009 Standings [9]
WLTPCTPFPASTK
West Flanders Tribes 8001.0027937W8
Brussels Black Angels 710.87520775W6
Bornem Titans 440.500141166W3
Brussels Bulls 350.375159194L3
Leuven Lions 251.31378168L4
Antwerp Diamonds 260.25082191L2
Ghent Gators 161.188119230L1

2009 Playoffs

Quarterfinals
May 10 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht		Semifinals
May 17, 2009 @ Ostend/Tournai		 Belgian Bowl XXII
May 31, 2009 @ Brussels
1 West Flanders Tribes 53
2 Charleroi Cougars 482 Charleroi Cougars 12
3 Bornem Titans 261 West Flanders Tribes 12
1 Tournai Phoenix 0
1 Tournai Phoenix 20
2 Brussels Black Angels 502 Brussels Black Angels 7
3 Brussels Tigers 0
EFAF 2009 Atlantic Cup

The tribes won the 2009 Atlantic Cup. The tournament took place at Centre Sportif, Rue des Chalets 1, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe. [10] The game field is made of artificial turf (4th generation).

Semifinals
June 27, 2009 @ Brussels		 Atlantic Cup Finals
June 28, 2009 @ Brussels
      
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg West Flanders Tribes 52
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Dudelange Dragons 0
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg West Flanders Tribes 15
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin Rebels 13
Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin Rebels 9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Panthers 0Third place
June 28, 2009 @ Brussels
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Panthers 60
4 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Dudelange Dragons 0

2010 season

Tribes 2010 Season [11]
WeekDateKickoffVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
114-02 Bye week due to bad weather: (rescheduled 04-04)
221-0212.30West Flanders Tribes 38 - 0 Leuven Lions Leopoldsburg
328-0215.00 Bornem Titans (02-05)West Flanders TribesIzegem
407-0315.00 Antwerp Diamonds 0 - 28West Flanders TribesOstend
514-03 Bye
621-0314.00 Brussels Bulls 14 - 26West Flanders TribesIzegem
728-0315.00West Flanders Tribes33 - 7 Brussels Black Angels Brussels
804-0412.30 Limburg Shotguns 6 - 33West Flanders TribesBornem
911-0412.30West Flanders Tribes29 - 9 Ghent Gators Brussels
1018-04 Bye
1125-0412.30 Brussels Bulls 18 - 34West Flanders TribesBornem
1202-0515.00 Bornem Titans 23 - 42West Flanders TribesIzegem
Post Season
1309-05Playoff Bye
1416-0514.00 Tournai Phoenix 0 - 32West Flanders TribesOstend
1529-05 Belgian Bowl Bye
164-0617.30 Belgian Bowl XXIII St.Agathe-Berchem
West Flanders Tribes36 - 6 Brussels Tigers

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
  • The game on week 3 was rescheduled due to a frozen underground of the gamefield.
FFL 2010 Standings [12]
WLTPCTPFPASTK
West Flanders Tribes 8001.0026377W8
Brussels Black Angels 710.87517966W4
Bornem Titans 530.62519294L2
Ghent Gators 431.500127100T1
Antwerp Diamonds 350.37579170W1
Brussels Bulls 260.25095197L3
Leuven Lions 161.12546144T1
Limburg Shotguns 170.12576208L2

2010 Playoffs

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 202 Tournai Phoenix 0
3 Bornem Titans 131 West Flanders Tribes 36
1 Brussels Tigers 6
1 Brussels Tigers 34
2 Brussels Black Angels 492 Brussels Black Angels 7
3 Dudelange Dragons 0

2011 season

Pre-season
2011 season
Tribes 2011 Season [15]
WeekDateKickoffVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
120-02 Bye
227-02 Bye
306-0312.00 Brussels Black Angels 7 - 20West Flanders TribesBornem
413-0312.00West Flanders Tribes 40 - 13 Limburg Shotguns Kessel-Lo
520-0315.00West Flanders Tribes 26-22 Brussels Bulls St.Agathe-Berchem
627-03 Bye
703-0412.00West Flanders Tribes 35 - 0 Antwerp Diamonds Bornem
810-0415.00West Flanders Tribes 50 - 0 Leuven Lions Kessel-Lo
917-0415.00 Bornem Titans 14 - 31 West Flanders TribesIzegem
1024-04Easter Bye
1101-0512.00West Flanders Tribes 27 - 6 Bornem Titans Anderlecht
1208-0515.00 Ghent Gators 0 - 54West Flanders TribesOstend
Post Season
1315-05Playoff Bye
1422-0514.00 Brussels Bulls 21 - 27West Flanders TribesIzegem
1529-05 Belgian Bowl Bye
164-0617.30 Belgian Bowl XXIV Ostend
Brussels Black Angels 14-20West Flanders Tribes
2011 Atlantic Cup
25-06West Flanders Tribes12 - 6Brussels TigersDudelange
26-06West Flanders Tribes2 - 47 Lelystad Commanders Dudelange

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.

2011 Regular Season Standings

FFL 2011 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
West Flanders Tribes 8001.0028362W8
Brussels Black Angels 611.92822026W5
Brussels Bulls 521.68825352W4
Bornem Titans 440.500114142L2
Antwerp Diamonds 350.375101162L2
Limburg Shotguns 260.25090286L4
Ghent Gators 260.25044239L1
Leuven Lions 170.12557193L7

2011 Playoffs

Quarterfinals
May 15 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht		Semifinals [16]
May 22, 2011 @ Izegem/Evere		 Belgian Bowl XXIV
June 4, 2011 @ Ostend
1 West Flanders Tribes 27
2 Charleroi Cougars 03 Brussels Bulls 21
3 Brussels Bulls 491 West Flanders Tribes 20
2 Brussels Black Angels 14
1 Brussels Tigers 10
2 Brussels Black Angels 352 Brussels Black Angels 38
3 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 0
EFAF 2011 Atlantic Cup

The Tribes will be participating at the 3rd edition of the Atlantic Cup from 24 until 26 June. [17]

Semifinals
June 25, 2011 @ Dudelange		 Atlantic Cup Finals
June 26, 2011 @ Dudelange
      
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lelystad Commanders 44
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Dudelange Dragons 0
1 Lelystad Commanders 47
2 West Flanders Tribes 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg West Flanders Tribes 12
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Tigers 6Third place
June 26, 2011 @ Dudelange
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Tigers 30
4 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Dudelange Dragons 14

2012 season

FFL 2012 Standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Brussels Bulls 510.83311755L1
West Flanders Tribes 411.66715780W3
Antwerp Diamonds 411.6677847W1
Brussels Black Angels 420.6677737W3
Ghent Gators 240.33376114L2
Leuven Lions 051.0005795L4
Puurs Titans 051.00047183L3
Limburg Shotguns (*)-------
  • (*)Limburg Shotguns gave forfait for the entire 2012 season. The games the Shotguns played became null and void, as if they were never played.

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 133 Antwerp Diamonds 12
3 Antwerp Diamonds 223 Antwerp Diamonds 6
1 Brussels Tigers 46
1 Brussels Tigers 34
2 West Flanders Tribes 422 West Flanders Tribes 7
3 Liège Monarchs 0

Roster

West Flanders Tribes Roster [18]

Quarterbacks

  • 13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Benedict Vermaut

Wide receivers

  • 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bas Laleman
  • 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Benny Declerck
  • 10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joey Vanlocke
  • 12 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vitalik Goncharov
  • 22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Degroote

Running backs

  • 28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederik George
  • 29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gregory "De Rosten" George

Cornerback

  • 14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J-F "Swatten" Vandendriessche
  • 21 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jerry Loones
  • 22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Degroote
  • 34 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wim Vanmarcke

Fullback

  • 40 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gregory "Peck" Ryckelynck

Tight ends

  • 89 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Andy "Pizza" Brutyn

Linebackers

  • 32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefaan "Grendel" DeGrendele
  • 50 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Benedict Verheyen
  • 51 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stephen Hollevoet
  • 52 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gregory Jamin
  • 53 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steve Stepman

Kicker/Punter

  • 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bas Laleman
  • 92 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stijn Dossche

Strong Safety

  • 33 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ringo Depestel
  • 81 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charley Monserez

Free Safety

  • 30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kenneth Huyghe
  • 42 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bryan Germonpré

Offensive linemen

  • 50 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Benedict Verheyen
  • 60 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willem DeMuynck
  • 62 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jens Mullebrouck
  • 63 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Vanhauwere
  • 66 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mark Vroman
  • 70 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joric Ongena
  • 71 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alain "Bassie" Debaille
  • 72 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steven Haelewijn
  • 73 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Aaron Vandenberghe
  • 77 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Bratkovich
  • 78 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tim "Titi" Vandenabeele

Defensive linemen

  • 74 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven "Buzze" Buysse
  • 76 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Aristo Mestdagh
  • 92 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stijn Dossche
  • 93 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Glenn Michiels
  • 98 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lorenzo Janssens

Trivia

Two brothers

Two players have participated, during the past 20 seasons, as starters for the Tribes: the brothers Pieter and Willem Demuynck. Pieter started as a Defensive End and offensive lineman (iron man football in the early period.) The past 15 years he has been playing as a left guard. Willem started as a nose tackle and offensive lineman ( iron man), then remained nose tackle for 13 years and switched in 2008 to the offense as right guard. They have won 8 Belgian titles and several caps for the National team. Since June 28, 2009, the Atlantic Cup adds on to the record.

Staff

West Flanders Tribes Staff [19]

Manager

  • 55 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ben Machiels

Coaching staff

  • Head coach
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Andy Brutyn
  • Offensive Coördinator
    Flag of the United States.svg Mark Jasper
  • Defensive Coördinator
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greg Jamin
  • Ass.Off.Coördinator
    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederik George
  • Ass.Def.Coördinator
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefaan DeGrendele

Secretary

  • Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Glenn Michiels

Positional Coaching staff

  • Linebackers
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greg Jamin
  • Linecoach
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Andy Brutyn
  • Passing Game
    Flag of the United States.svg Mark Jasper
  • Running Game
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Benedict Vermaut
  • Defensive Backs
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefaan DeGrendele

Statistics

Performance since 2000

This is an overview of the performance of the Tribes against the teams in the BFL during the BFL regular and post seasons from 2000 until 2011 and the EFAF Atlantic Cup's from 2009 until 2011.

Overview Tribes 2000-2012 performance
OpponentWLTPCTLast MatchLast WinLast Loss
FFL Teams
Antwerp Diamonds [20] 861.533April 1, 2012April 3, 2011May 14, 2006
Brussels Black Angels [21] 1422.778February 26, 2012February 26, 2012April 17, 2005
Brussels Bulls [22] 710.875March 25, 2012May 22, 2011March 25, 2012
Ghent Gators [23] 11001.00May 6, 2012May 6, 2012None
Leuven Lions [24] 911.818April 29, 2012April 29, 2012March 14, 2004
Limburg Shotguns [25] 2001.00March 13, 2011March 13, 2011None
Puurs Titans [26] 9001.00April 22, 2012April 22, 2012None
LFFAB Teams
Brussels Tigers 630.667May 27, 2012June 25, 2011May 27, 2012
Charleroi Cougars 821.727May 17, 2009May 17, 2009April 18, 2004
Dudelange Dragons 1001.00June 27, 2009June 27, 2009None
Liège Monarchs 1001.00May 20, 2012May 20, 2012None
Tournai Phoenix 310.750May 16, 2010May 16, 2010March 3, 2002
Defunct BFL Teams
Flemalle Flames 330.500April 4, 2004May 14, 2000April 4, 2004
Liège Red Roosters 601.857March 28, 2004April 6, 2003None

Standings since 2000

Tribes 2000-2012 standings
SeasonDivisionFn°Tn°GWLTPCTPFPASPPSRPSPFPSPA
2000 BFL 168710.875202671353-08236
2001 BFL Div I1455001.007629472-06414
2002 BFL West348431.50014690560-168
2003 BFL West225221.40074686
n/a
2004 BFL 8108251.2506870-2
n/p
2005 FFL 346231.3335571-16
n/p
2006 FFL 167610.857175751002-04914
2007 FFL 167601.857198341642-09019
2008 FFL 1788001.00277592182-03826
2009 FFL 1788001.00279372422-06512
2010 FFL 1888001.00263771862-0686
2011 FFL 1888001.00283622212-04735
2012 FFL 286411.66715780771-14934
Total9270166.7672253819143418-2476168

Achievements

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