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Logo of the British American Football League

The British American Football League (BAFL) is the United Kingdom\'s primary American Football league. It was formerly known as the British Senior League (BSL).

The League has 3 divisions: Premier, 1 and 2, each with a playoff series and championship game to determine a winner. The Championship participants are promoted to the divisions above and the lowest ranking teams in each division are relegated.

The Championship games, are played at BritBowl which is traditionally hosted at Sheffield\'s Don Valley Stadium.

Contents 1 Britbowl champions 2 Teams of BAFL 2.1 BAFL Premier 2.2 BAFL 1 2.3 BAFL 2 3 2007 Realignment 4 References 5 External links

Britbowl champions

• 2007 London Blitz
• 2006 London Olympians
• 2005 London O\'s
• 2004 Farnham Knights
• 2003 London O\'s
• 2002 London O\'s
• 2001 London O\'s
• 2000 London O\'s
• 1999 London O\'s
• 1998 London O\'s

Teams of BAFL

BAFL Premier

The BAFL\'s Premier Division is currently comprised of eight teams.

• Birmingham Bulls
• Bristol Aztecs
• Coventry Cassidy Jets
• East Kilbride Pirates
• Farnham Fast Lane Knights
• Gateshead Senators
• London Blitz
• London Olympians

BAFL 1

BAFL 1 has twelve teams split into the Northern and Southern conferences.

Division 1 North	Division 1 South
Dundee Hurricanes Redditch Arrows South Yorkshire Mustangs Staffordshire Surge West Coast Trojans Yorkshire Rams	Ipswich Cardinals Kent Exiles Norwich Devils Oxford Saints Southern Sundevils Sussex Thunder

BAFL 2

BAFL 2 has realigned for 2008 and expanded to 27 teams split into five conferences: North, Central, Eastern, London & South East, and South West.

Division 2 North	Division 2 Central	Division 2 Eastern	Division 2 London & South East	Division 2 South West
Chester Romans Edinburgh Wolves Glasgow Tigers Lancashire Wolverines Manchester Titans Merseyside Nighthawks	Hull Hornets Leicester Falcons Lincolnshire Bombers Nottingham Caesars Shropshire Revolution Tamworth Phoenix	Bedfordshire Blue Raiders Cambridgeshire Cats Milton Keynes City Pathfinders Peterborough Saxons Watford Cheetahs	Colchester Gladiators East Kent Mavericks Essex Spartans London Cobras Maidstone Pumas	Cornish Sharks Hampshire Thrashers Plymouth Admirals Reading Renegades South Wales Warriors

2007 Realignment

At the 2006 ‘end of season’ meeting at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday October 7th 2006, the BAFL board of directors announced a realignment of the league for the 2007 season. It was felt that the growing popularity of the sport in Britain and the gradual improvement of playing standards/parity rendered the present League structure obsolete. In a move to ensure more competitive games between teams at all levels, the league would restructure to a National premier league, who will compete for the BritBowl title. Below the premier league there will be two tiers of football in Britain, the final structures of which are at present, yet to be decided.

The single conference "BAFL Premier" will consist of a ten game regular season where all teams will play each other at least once. The top four teams at the end of the season will eligible for play off berths and ultimately to compete for places in BritBowl XXI finals. The bottom team will be relegated to BAFL 1.

BAFL 1 will consist of two conferences (north and south). There will be a ten game regular season in each conference and all teams will play each other both home and away. The top three teams in each conference will be eligible for play off berths and the winners of the BAFL 1 national championship will be promoted to BAFL Premier. The bottom teams in each conference will be relegated to BAFL 2.

BAFL 2 will be decided once all applications and successful associates have been confirmed. The finalists of the BAFL 2 national championships will be promoted to BAFL 1.

BAFL Premier
Birmingham Bulls
Bristol Aztecs
Coventry Cassidy Jets
East Kilbride Pirates
Gateshead Senators
London Blitz
London Olympians
Southern Sundevils

BAFL 1 North	BAFL 1 South
ASAP Yorkshire Rams	Colchester Gladiators
Chester Romans	Kent Exiles
Doncaster Mustangs	MCP Ipswich Cardinals
Redditch Arrows	Oxford Saints
Staffordshire Surge	Farnham Knights
West Coast Trojans	Sussex Thunder

References

External links

• Official site

v • d • e American Football in the United Kingdom
British American Football Association • List of American football teams in the United Kingdom
British American Football League • BritBowl • Boston Trophy
BAFL Premier	Birmingham Bulls • Bristol Aztecs • Coventry Cassidy Jets • East Kilbride Pirates • Farnham Fast Lane Knights • Gateshead Senators • London Blitz • London Olympians
BAFL 1	North: Dundee Hurricanes • Redditch Arrows • South Yorkshire Mustangs • Staffordshire Surge • West Coast Trojans • Yorkshire Rams
	South: Ipswich Cardinals • Kent Exiles • Norwich Devils • Oxford Saints • Southern Sundevils • Sussex Thunder
BAFL 2	North: Chester Romans • Edinburgh Wolves • Glasgow Tigers • Lancashire Wolverines • Manchester Titans • Merseyside Nighthawks
	Central: Hull Hornets • Leicester Falcons • Lincolnshire Bombers • Nottingham Caesars • Shropshire Revolution • Tamworth Phoenix
	Eastern: Bedfordshire Blue Raiders • Cambridgeshire Cats • Milton Keynes City Pathfinders • Peterborough Saxons • Watford Cheetahs
	London & South East: Colchester Gladiators • East Kent Mavericks • Essex Spartans • London Cobras • Maidstone Pumas
	South West: Cornish Sharks • Hampshire Thrashers • Plymouth Admirals • Reading Renegades • South Wales Warriors
British Universities American Football League
Northern	Scottish: GCU Roughriders • Glasgow Tigers • Napier Mavericks • Paisley Pyros • Stirling Clansmen
	North East: Durham Saints • Newcastle Raiders • Sunderland Spartans • UCH Sharks • UT Cougars
	Roses: Huddersfield Hawks • Lancaster Bombers • Leeds Celtics • Sheffield Hallam Warriors • Sheffield Sabres
	Midlands: Derby Braves • Leicester Longhorns • Lincoln Colonials • Loughborough Aces • Nottingham Outlaws • Staffordshire Stallions
Southern	Central: Birmingham Lions • Oxford Cavaliers • Tarannau Aberystwyth • Warwick Wolves
	Southern: Brighton Tsunami • Portsmouth Destroyers • Reading Knights • Royal Holloway Vikings • Southampton Stags • Surrey Stingers
	Eastern: ARU Phantoms • Essex Blades • Greenwich Mariners • Hertfordshire Hurricanes • Kent Falcons • UEA Pirates
	Western: Bath Killer Bees • Bristol Barracuda • Cardiff Cobras • Plymouth Blitz • Bristol Bullets
British Youth American Football Association

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