Danish American Football Federation

The Danish American Football Federation (DAFF; Danish: Dansk Amerikansk Fodbold Forbund) is an American football organization in Denmark. Its headquarters are located in Brøndby. DAFF organizes Denmark's national American football team, which competes in the International Federation of American Football.

Since 2000, DAFF has seen a huge increase in membership, influenced by Danish television station TV2 Zulu broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games on Sunday evenings. The sudden popularity of the sport in Denmark has been dubbed "the Zulu effect" after the name of the TV station.^[1] As of the 2007 season, Viasat obtained the rights to broadcast the NFL in Denmark on both 3+ and TV 2 Sport (Viasat owns 49 percent of TV 2 Sport).

The popularity of American football in Denmark can also be attributed to the nation's interest in the long career of Danish placekicker Morten Andersen, the NFL's all-time leader in points.^[2]

National League teams[]

Team	City	Stadium	Coordinates	Founded (Lineage)	Head Coach	Top Executive	Owner
	Aalborg, North Denmark Region		57°02′36″N 10°01′10″E / 57.0434°N 10.0195°E / 57.0434; 10.0195 (AaB 89ers)	March 1989
	Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark		55°42′50″N 9°33′33″E / 55.7139°N 9.5591°E / 55.7139; 9.5591 (Triangle Razorbacks)	2000
Aarhus Tigers	Aarhus, Central Denmark Region		56°07′09″N 10°07′38″E / 56.1192°N 10.1271°E / 56.1192; 10.1271 (Aarhus Tigers)	2012		Jesper Christensen
Søllerød Gold Diggers	Nærum, Rudersdal Municipality		55°49′33″N 12°32′26″E / 55.8258°N 12.5405°E / 55.8258; 12.5405 (Søllerød Gold Diggers)	2003
Copenhagen Towers	Gentofte, Capital Region of Denmark	Gentofte Sportspark	55°45′26″N 12°31′38″E / 55.7571°N 12.5272°E / 55.7571; 12.5272 (Copenhagen Towers)	1990
	Odense, Region of Southern Denmark
	Frederikssund, Capital Region of Denmark

Danish American Football Federation Hall of Fame[]

DAFF opened the Danish American Football Federation Hall of Fame on February 5, 2006, the day of Super Bowl XL.

Players

• Morten Andersen (Inducted 2006) - First Dane in NFL. Former kicker for New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings.
• (2006) - Quarterback, Receiver, Kicker for Copenhagen Vikings and Copenhagen Towers
• (2008) - Odense Swans, Aarhus Tigers, Copenhagen Towers and Kronborg Knights
• (2006) - Receiver, Quarterback, Runningback, Linebacker, Cornerback for , Aarhus Tigers
• (2009) - Safety, Cornerback for Aarhus Tigers,
• (2008)- Roskilde Kings
• (2006) - Lineman for (Canada), , , Copenhagen Towers,
• (2006) - Receiver, Runningback for Copenhagen Vikings, Copenhagen Towers
• (2007) - Linebacker/running back for Odense Swans, Aarhus Tigers, and

Coaches

• (Inducted 2006) for Copenhagen Vikings, , , Herlev Rebels, .
• (2007) for , Aarhus Tigers, . Appeared in five consecutive Mermaid Bowls with an overall 5-1 Mermaid Bowl record
• (2006) for Copenhagen Towers.

Contributors

• (Inducted 2007) - play-by-play commentator with Claus Elming through 7 years on Zulu.
• Claus Elming (2006) - Color commentator for NFL on Denmark's TV2 Zulu. Also a coach for and Wide receiver for Herning Hawks and Aarhus Tigers also a founder of Aarhus Tigers.
• (2006) - Chairman of the Danish American Football Federation
• (2006) - Started American Football in Denmark - Copenhagen Vikings
• (2006) - Executive of Danish American Football Federation
• (2006) - Executive of

References[]

External links[]

• DAFF's homepage (in Danish)
• Copenhagen Post article about the growing popularity of American football in Denmark
• The official website of the Copenhagen Towers