Hungarian American Football League

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Hungarian Football League
FormerlyHungarian American Football League (MAFL)
SportAmerican football
Founded2005
FounderHungarian Federation of American Football (MAFSZ)
Inaugural season2005
No. of teams6 (HFL)
5 (Division I)
12 (Division II)
Country Hungary
Most recent
champion(s)		Budapest Wolves (7th title)
Most titlesBudapest Wolves (7 titles)
TV partner(s)Digi Sport
Official websiteMAFSZ Online

The Hungarian Football League (HFL) is the top tier national American football competition in Hungary, organized by the Hungarian Federation of American Football (MAFSZ). The competition was formerly called Hungarian American Football League (MAFL) (Hungarian: Magyarországi Amerikai Futballcsapatok Ligája), the top tier as MAFL Division I and the second tier as MAFL Division II; since 2012 the top tier is HFL, the 2nd tier is MAFSZ Division I and the 3rd tier is MAFSZ Division II.

History[]

The Hungarian American Football League (MAFL) began in 2005 under the guidance of the Hungarian Federation of American Football (MAFSZ) with 4 teams (Budapest Wolves, , , . The game rules are the standard gridiron football (NCAA) rules. The first winner of the first Hungarian Bowl was the Wolves.

In the next 2 years, the Wolves participated only in the Austrian league. These 2 years were won by the Sharks. In 2006, eight teams participated. In 2007, the championship had been split into two divisions (6 teams at Division I and 9 at Division II).

In 2008, the Wolves returned, and they won 3 more championships undefeated. In 2009, 26 teams participated so Division III had been introduced (this year 5, 12, and 9 teams have been played in the three tiers). In 2010, they returned into the 2 tier format.

In 2011, MAFSZ restructured the championship format with the introduction of Hungarian Football League (HFL), which was intended to be an international competition with the top 4 Hungarian teams and 4 from abroad. Division I and Division II became the 2nd and 3rd tier competitions, which were played in the spring season. The HFL was scheduled as a fall season but only 3 teams were willing to participate, so in 2011, the Hungarian Bowl was canceled.

In 2012, the HFL finally started, and this year the Budapest Wolves suffered their first-ever defeat against a Hungarian team (against Budapest Hurricanes), but in the final, the Wolves defeated the Hurricanes. However, in 2013, the Hurricanes, in 2014 the Újbuda Rebels, and in 2015 the Bratislava Monarchs defeated the Wolves in the Hungarian Bowl. The 2015 season was the only one when a foreign team participated, and with the Monarchs' win, the official Hungarian champion was the HFL runners-up Wolves.

In 2016, the became the first non-capital city team in HFL history to participate in the finals, and they won the trophy as well, becoming the 6th team to win HFL in the 6 years' HFL history. In 2017, the Cowbells won the trophy, being technically the 7th team to win the HFL, but as they are the successor of Újbuda Rebels, they are the first team to win 2 HFL trophies.

Hungarian American Football League System[]

Season HFL Division I Division II Division III Cup
2005 I. Hungarian Bowl
2006 II. Hungarian Bowl I. Blue Bowl
2007 III. Hungarian Bowl I. Pannon Bowl
2008 IV. Hungarian Bowl II. Pannon Bowl
2009 V. Hungarian Bowl III. Pannon Bowl I. Duna Bowl
2010 VI. Hungarian Bowl IV. Pannon Bowl
2011 (Fall Bowl) V. Pannon Bowl II. Duna Bowl
2012 VII. Hungarian Bowl VI. Pannon Bowl III. Duna Bowl II. Blue Bowl
2013 VIII. Hungarian Bowl VII. Pannon Bowl IV. Duna Bowl
2014 IX. Hungarian Bowl VIII. Pannon Bowl V. Duna Bowl
2015 X. Hungarian Bowl IX. Pannon Bowl VI. Duna Bowl
2016 XI. Hungarian Bowl X. Pannon Bowl VII. Duna Bowl
2017 XII. Hungarian Bowl XI. Pannon Bowl VIII. Duna Bowl

Champions[]

Season Division I Division II Division III
2005 ARD7 Budapest Wolves — —
2006 — —
2007 Budapest Cowboys —
2008 Budapest Wolves —
2009 Budapest Wolves Újbuda Rebels
2010 Budapest Wolves —
Season HFL Division I Division II
2011 — Budapest Hurricanes
2012 Budapest Wolves Budapest Cowboys
2013 Budapest Hurricanes Budapest Cowboys
2014 Újbuda Rebels
2015 Bratislava Monarchs
2016
2017 Budapest Cowbells
2018 Budapest Cowbells
2019

Championship Games[]

Hungarian Bowl[]

The Hungarian Bowl is the Championship Game of the Hungarian American Football League. Between 2005 and 2010 it was the final of the MAFL Division I. In 2011, the new top-tier championship HFL was postponed, no Hungarian Bowl took place, and the Fall Bowl was an unofficial championship. Since 2012, the Hungarian Bowl has been the final of the Hungarian Football League.

Hungarian Bowl results[]

No. Season Winner Opponent Score
I 2005, MAFL ARD7 Budapest Wolves 46–0
II 2006, MAFL 7–6
III 2007, MAFL Div I 42–12
IV 2008, MAFL Div I Budapest Wolves Budapest Cowboys 20–14
V 2009, MAFL Div I Budapest Wolves 16–12
VI 2010, MAFL Div I Budapest Wolves 58–0
Fall Bowl 2011 Budapest Wolves 28–0
VII 2012, HFL Budapest Wolves Budapest Hurricanes 65–21
VIII 2013, HFL Budapest Hurricanes Docler Wolves 28–24[1]
IX 2014, HFL Újbuda Rebels Docler Wolves 19–9[2]
X 2015, HFL Bratislava Monarchs Slovakia Budapest Wolves 55–34[3]
XI 2016, HFL Budapest Cowbells 19–16
XII 2017, HFL Budapest Cowbells 14–10[4]
XIII 2018, HFL Budapest Wolves 34–30
XIV 2019, HFL Ukraine 14-12[5]
XV 2021, HFL Budapest Wolves 18–7

Hungarian Bowl Statistics[]

Position Team Gold medal with cup.svg Champions Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up
1. Budapest Wolves 7 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2021) 3 (2013, 2014, 2015)
2. Budapest Cowbells 2 (2014, 2017) 2 (2008, 2016)
3. 2 (2006, 2007) 1 (2009)
4. 1 (2016) 2 (2017, 2018)
5. Budapest Hurricanes 1 (2013) 1 (2012)
1 (2019) 1 (2021)
7. Bratislava Monarchs Slovakia 1 (2015)
8. 3 (2005, 2006, 2007)
9. 1 (2010)
Ukraine 1 (2019)

Pannon Bowl[]

The Pannon Bowl is the MAFSZ's second-tier championship game that was first played in 2007.

Pannon Bowl results[]

No. Season Winner Opponent Score
I. 2007, Division II[6] Budapest Cowboys 45–0
II. 2008, Division II[7] Zala Predators 36–20
III. 2009, Division II[8] Zala Predators 10–0
IV. 2010, Division II no playoffs
V. 2011, Division II 42–7
VI. 2012, Division I 34–3
VII. 2013, Division I Budapest Cowboys 12–6
VIII. 2014, Division I[9] 43–36
IX. 2015, Division I[10] 19–16
X. 2016, Division I[11] 28–8[12]
XI. 2017, Division I[13] 28–7
XI. 2018, Division I[14] 17-7
XI. 2019, Division I[15] 32-0

Duna Bowl[]

The Duna Bowl is the third-tier championship game of the MAFSZ.

Duna Bowl results[]

No. Season Winner Opponent Score
I. 2009, Division III[16] Újbuda Rebels 33–0
II. 2011, Division II[17] Budapest Hurricanes 56–14
III. 2012, Division II Budapest Cowboys 33–7
IV. 2013, Division II 41–6
V. 2014, Division II[18] 38–21
VI. 2015, Division II 21–14[19]
VII. 2016, Division II 35–13[20]
VIII. 2017, Division II[21] 17–7
VIII. 2018, Division II[22] 42-20
VIII. 2019, Division II[23] 40-38

Blue Bowl[]

In 2006, the MAFSZ created the Blue Bowl, the national cup game.

Blue Bowl results[]

Table of Results
Season Winner Loser Score
2006 ARD7 Budapest Wolves 63–20
2012[24] Budapest Cowboys 13–6

Teams[]

Hungarian American Football League is located in Hungary
Wolves Cowbells
Titans Eagles Bulldogs
Titans
Eagles
Bulldogs
Steelers Renegades
Steelers
Renegades
Heroes
Heroes
Tigers
Tigers
Gladiators
Gladiators
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Enthroners
Enthroners
Sharks
Sharks
Bad Bones
Bad Bones
Wolverines
Wolverines
Crushers
Crushers
Mustangs
Mustangs
Sparks
Sparks
Rangers
Rangers
Location of the teams

HFL teams


Division I teams

  • (HFL: 2017–2018)
  • (HFL: 2016–2017)
  • (HFL: 2013, 2015–2016, 2018)

Division II teams

  • (HFL: 2018)

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  2. ^ Az Újbuda Rebels a magyar amerikaifutball bajnoka/
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  4. ^ Hungary: Budapest Cowbells Steal Trophy from Miskolc Steelers, capture 2nd Hungarian title
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  15. ^ "Fezen Divízió I. 2019". 31 January 2019.
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  19. ^ Divízió I-II döntők a fővárosban
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  24. ^ "Az ütközés csak a hab a tortán".

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