2008 PLFA season
Encyclopedia
The 2008 season
of the Polish American Football League
(PLFA I) was the 3rd season played by the major american football
league in Poland
. Regular season play was held from March 29 to September 28, 2008. The Polish champion title was eventually won by the Warsaw Eagles
when they defeated the Pomorze Seahawks; the Polish Bowl
championship game, at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
on October 18.
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
of the Polish American Football League
Polish American Football League
The Polish American Football League or shortly PLFA is a structured system for the american football competitions in Poland founded in 2006 by Polish federation PZFA. Since 2008 season, PLFA is divided into two leagues between which there is promotion and relegation...
(PLFA I) was the 3rd season played by the major american football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
league in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Regular season play was held from March 29 to September 28, 2008. The Polish champion title was eventually won by the Warsaw Eagles
Warsaw Eagles
The Warsaw Eagles are an American football team in Warsaw, Poland. They play in the Polish American Football League.-History:The team was founded in June 1999 as the first American football team in Poland. In 2006 they won the first final of the Polish American Football League against Pomorze...
when they defeated the Pomorze Seahawks; the Polish Bowl
Polish Bowl
The SuperFinal PLFA is the championship game of the Polish American Football League . The first Polish Bowl played on November 12, 2006 in Warsaw at the Marymont stadium between top two teams in regular season...
championship game, at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
on October 18.
Regular season
| Team | W | L | PTS | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomorze Seahawks | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0.857 | 206 | 90 |
| Warsaw Eagles Warsaw Eagles The Warsaw Eagles are an American football team in Warsaw, Poland. They play in the Polish American Football League.-History:The team was founded in June 1999 as the first American football team in Poland. In 2006 they won the first final of the Polish American Football League against Pomorze... |
5 | 2 | 10 | 0.714 | 146 | 70 |
| The Crew Wrocław The Crew Wrocław The Crew Wrocław are an American football team based in Wrocław, Poland. They play in the Polish American Football League.-History:The team was founded in 2005 as Wrocław Angels. In 2007 they won the final of the Polish American Football League against Silesia Miners. In 2008 the team makes his... |
4 | 3 | 8 | 0.571 | 180 | 71 |
| Devils Wrocław Devils Wrocław The Devils Wrocław are an American football team based in Wrocław, Poland. They play in the Polish American Football League. Devil's American affiliate is Chattanooga Steam from Tennessee.-History:... |
4 | 3 | 8 | 0.571 | 121 | 91 |
| Zachodniopomorska Husaria | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.571 | 116 | 132 |
| AZS Silesia Miners | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.429 | 138 | 116 |
| Kozły Poznań Kozły Poznań The Kozły Poznań are an American football team based in Poznań, Poland, which currently competes in the PLFA I, the top division of Polish American Football League.- History :... |
2 | 5 | 4 | 0.286 | 54 | 159 |
| Sioux Kraków Tigers Kraków Tigers The Kraków Tigers are an American football team based in Kraków, Poland founded in 2006. They play in the first division of the Polish American Football League.- Season-by-season records :- External links :*... |
0 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | 29 | 261 |
Bracket
Semi-Finals
- October 4, WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
- Eagles vs. The Crew 8:7
- October 5, GdańskGdanskGdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
- October 5, Gdańsk
- Seahawks vs. Devils 24:20
Polish Bowl III
- October 18, 2008
- Wrocław
- Olympic Stadium
- Attendance: 800
- MVPMost Valuable PlayerIn sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
: Wojciech Krzemień (Eagles)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomorze Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Warsaw Eagles Warsaw Eagles The Warsaw Eagles are an American football team in Warsaw, Poland. They play in the Polish American Football League.-History:The team was founded in June 1999 as the first American football team in Poland. In 2006 they won the first final of the Polish American Football League against Pomorze... |
0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 26 |