Russian American Football Championship

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FormerlyRussian Championship
SportAmerican football
Founded1991 / 2002 / 2016
No. of teams11
CountryRussia and Kazakhstan
Most recent
champion(s)		Moscow Patriots
Most titlesMoscow Patriots (15 titles)
TV partner(s)LAF Network

Russian American Football Championship (Russian: Чемпионат России по Aмериканскому Футболу, tr. Chempionat Rossii po Amerikanskomu Futbolu) is the highest level of American football played in Russia, previously known as the League of American Football (LAF; Russian: Лига Американского Футбола, tr. Liga Amerikanskogo Futbola, ЛАФ).

There are 11 teams in two divisions participating in the league.[1]

Since 2020 season the Eastern European Super League serves as the highest league of American football in Russia.

History[]

American football came into the Soviet Union in late 1980s. The first official games were played in 1989 when American high school all-star teams from Oklahoma played exhibition games against local teams, following a failed attempt to have college football bowl game be played in Moscow (known as the Glasnost Bowl). In the same year the very first game between Russian teams was played.[2]

In 1991, the Soviet Championship was founded. The league became the Russian Championship in 1992 as the country collapsed. The league was suspended in the turmoils of the dissolution of the USSR.[2]

The Russian Championship was founded again in 2002. The league has been growing ever since.[2]

In 2016 it was reorganized as The League of American Football, LAF in short. But in 2019 the league was re-organized as Russian Championship.

Since 2020 season the Eastern European Super League serves as the highest league of American football in Russia.

List of Champions[]

Год Champion Runner-up 3rd Place
1991
(USSR
Championship)
1992
1993
1994
2002[3] Moscow Patriots
2003[4] Moscow Patriots —
2004[5] Moscow Patriots —
2005 Moscow Patriots
2006[6] Moscow Patriots
2007[7] Moscow Patriots
2008 Moscow Patriots
2009 Moscow Patriots
2010 Moscow Patriots
2011 Moscow Patriots
2012 Moscow Patriots
2013 Saint Petersburg Griffins
2014 Moscow Patriots
2015[8] Saint Petersburg Griffins Moscow Patriots
2016 Moscow Patriots
2017 Moscow Patriots Saint Petersburg Griffins
2018 Moscow Patriots
2019 Moscow Patriots
2020

References[]

  1. ^ Ilya Kravtsov: Kaliningrad to Vladivostok: Season In Review American Football International
  2. ^ a b c Ilya Kravtsov: Hockey Pads to the FAFR: The History of American Football in Russia American Football International
  3. ^ "АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ ФУТБОЛ• МОСКВА. Чемпионат России. Финал• Московские медведи - Московские патриоты - 14:33• NFL. 4-я неделя". www.sport-express.ru. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ "АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ ФУТБОЛ• Чемпионат России. Финал• Московские Патриоты - Московские Медведи - 32:7• NFL. Регулярный чемпионат• 7-я игровая неделя". www.sport-express.ru. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ^ "АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ ФУТБОЛ• Чемпионат России. Финал". www.sport-express.ru. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ^ "АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ ФУТБОЛ• МОСКВА. Чемпионат России". www.sport-express.ru. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ^ "АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ ФУТБОЛ• Чемпионат России. Финал". www.sport-express.ru. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Советский спорт - новости футбол, хоккей, биатлон и другие виды спорта". Советский спорт. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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