Panthers Wrocław

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Wrocław Panthers
Team logo
Founded2013
Based inPoland Wrocław, Poland
Home fieldStadion Olimpijski
Head coachJakub Samel
LeagueEuropean League of Football (ELF)
DivisionNorth
ColoursPanther Blue, Black, White
     
Polish Bowl2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
IFAF Europe Champions League2016
Websitepantherswroclaw.com
Current uniform
Wroclaw Panthers Uniform.png
Current sports event 2021 Wrocław Panthers season

The Panthers Wrocław are an American football team in Wrocław, Poland, which was merged from Giants Wrocław and Devils Wrocław (both founded in 2005). They currently play in the newly formed European League of Football since 2021.

In the past, they played in domestic leagues PLFA until 2017 and in the LFA (2018–2020); and in international leagues IFAF Europe Champions League (2016) and CEFL (2017–2019). For the 2021 season they announced their intention to participate in the European League of Football that plans to hold its inaugural season that year.

History[]

The team was founded in 2013 by a merger of two PLFA teams, Giants Wrocław and Devils Wrocław.[1] In 2014, the club played in the Polish Bowl for the first time, where they lost to Seahawks Gdynia. In 2016, the Panthers dominated every game and won their first Championship. The Panthers won the title by defeating Seahawks, 56–13.[2] After the Panthers won also the 2017 Polish Bowl, the team left the Polish American Football League and joined the new Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego. In first two seasons in LFA, Panthers won every game in regular season, lost Polish Bowl XIII to Lowlanders Białystok 14–13 in 2018 and won Polish Bowl XIV to Lowlanders 28–14 (both final games were played at Wrocław Olympic Stadium).

The Panthers also became the first Polish team to win the IFAF Europe Champions League.[3]

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Jakub Samel was named new head coach of the Panthers Wrocław. He is the first Polish head coach in club history. It was also announced that the club would be one of the first 8 to join the new European League of Football that is set to start in June 2021.

Uniforms[]

The Panthers Wrocław's Panther blue home jersey has black numbers, letter outlines and vertical stripes on opposite sides. The away kit consists of a white jersey with dark blue letters and numbers that have orange outlines. Players wear white socks, black helmets with a panther head logo, and black pants to all games.

Roster[]

2021 Panthers Wrocław roster
Quarterbacks
  •  2 Lukas O'Connor United States

Running backs

  •  13 Damian Kwiatkowski Poland
  •  24 Phileas Pasqualini France
  •  25 Mark Herndon United States
  •  29 Kamil Kotlarz Poland
  •  30 Paweł Barul Poland
  •  40 Konrad Starczewski Poland

Wide receivers

  •  7 Jakub Wąsiel Poland
  •  14 Kacper Fiedziuk Poland
  •  15 Bartosz Dziedzic Poland
  •  16 Wiktor Zięba Poland
  •  23 Jakub Mazan Poland
  •  81 Michał Goszczyński Poland
  •  82 Przemysław Banat Poland
  •  85 Oskar Wypych Poland
  •  12 KaVontae Turpin United States

Tight ends

  •  10 Miłosz Maćków Poland
  •  44 Kacper Bogdański Poland
  •  87 Igor Mašlanka Slovakia
 Offensive linemen
  •  55 Rafał Rogaczewski Poland
  •  65 Kamil Piątek Poland
  •  68 Kajetan Korżyński Poland
  •  70 Marek Stajer Poland
  •  71 Kamil Kur Poland
  •  73 Damian Krawiec Poland
  •  74 Murilo Silva Brazil
  •  79 Eduardo Gonzalez Spain

Defensive linemen

  •  50 Szymon Adamczyk Poland
  •  56 Kacper Pawlak Poland
  •  90 Jacek Wszół Poland
  •  92 Adrian Brudny Poland
  •  94 Karlis Brauns Latvia
  •  95 Szymon Grzebieniak Poland
  •  96 Piotr Ostrowski Poland
  •  97 Łukasz Gembara Poland
  •  98 Mateusz Dymek Poland
  •  99 Robert Rosołek Poland
 Linebackers
  •  4 William Lloyd United States
  •  6 Kamil Ruta Poland
  •  8 Hubert Ogrodowczyk Poland
  •  21 Przemysław Lewszyk Poland
  •  22 Jarosław Lewszyk Poland
  •  42 Jan Chmiel Poland
  •  45 Tomasz Kiszka Poland
  •  47 Antoni Idziak Poland
  •  49 Kacper Ołdak Poland

Defensive backs

  •  1 Darius Robinson United States
  •  3 Szymon Jarmołkowicz Poland
  •  5 Goran Zec Serbia
  •  9 Tobiasz Witalis Poland
  •  19 Daniel Piątkowski Poland
  •  20 Kacper Rokiciński Poland
  •  26 Marcin Osumek Poland
  •  27 Jakub Halicki Poland
  •  28 Pierre Courageux France
  •  31 Szymon Romanowski Poland

Special teams

Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 29 July 2021

Season-by-season records[]

Season League Finish Wins Losses Postseason results Ref
2014 TopLiga 1st 8 2 1–1 Lost Polish Bowl (Seahawks) 41–32 [4]
2015 TopLiga 1st 10 0 1–1 Lost Polish Bowl (Seahawks) 28–21 [5]
TopLiga 1st 7 1 2–0 Won Polish Bowl (Seahawks) 56–13 [6]
TopLiga 1st 6 0 2–0 Won Polish Bowl (Seahawks) 55–21 [7]
2018 LFA1 1st 8 0 1-1 Lost Polish Bowl (Lowlanders) 14-13 [8]
2019 LFA1 1st 8 0 2-0 Won Polish Bowl (Lowlanders) 28-14 [9]
2020 LFA1 1st 8 0 2-0 Won Polish Bowl (Lowlanders) 48-12 [10]
2021 ELF TBD 3 2 TBD

Honours[]

  • Polish Bowl (PLFA)
    • Champions: 2016, 2017
    • Runners-up: 2014, 2015
  • Polish Bowl (LFA)
    • Champions: 2019, 2020
    • Runners-up: 2018
  • IFAF Europe Champions League
    • Champions: 2016

The Crew Wrocław/Giants Wrocław[]

  • Polish Bowl (PLFA)
    • Champions: 2007, 2011, 2013
    • Runners-up: 2009, 2010

Devils Wrocław[]

  • Polish Bowl (PLFA)
    • Champions: 2010
    • Runners-up: 2011

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Panthers w finale Ligi Mistrzów!
  3. ^ Panthers królami Europy!
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ SuperFinałowa dominacja Panthers
  7. ^ Perfekcyjny sezon Panthers
  8. ^ "Pantery upolowane. Lowlanders mistrzami Polski!". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  9. ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (2019-06-29). "Polish Bowl XIV. Tytuł wraca do Wrocławia. Panthers lepsi od Lowlanders Białystok - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  10. ^ "SPEKTAKULARNY FINAŁ POLISH BOWL XV WE WROCŁAWIU!". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-08-26.

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