2016–2017 Israel Football League season

2016–2017 IFL season
2016–2017 IFL season
League	Israel Football League
Sport	American football
Israel Bowl X
Champions	Jerusalem Lions
Runners-up	Tel Aviv Pioneers

The 2016–2017 Israel Football League season was the tenth season of the Israel Football League (IFL). The fields were enlarged to 80 yards and the games were now played with nine player teams. The season concluded with the Jerusalem Lions defeating the Tel Aviv Pioneers in Israel Bowl X.

Regular season

The regular season consisted of 10 games for each team, with two games (home and away) against each team within their division and one game against each of the other teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Petah Tikva Troopers	10	9	0	1	455	116	+339
2	Tel Aviv Pioneers	10	8	0	2	368	257	+111
3	Ramat HaSharon Hammers	10	5	0	5	249	270	−21
4	Haifa Underdogs	10	2	1	7	152	313	−161

Source:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Jerusalem Lions	10	9	0	1	364	156	+208
2	Judean Rebels	10	6	0	4	290	257	+33
3	Be'er Sheva Black Swarm	10	2	1	7	104	287	−183
4	Mazkeret Batya Silverbacks	10	0	0	10	66	392	−326

Source:

Playoffs

Wild Card games

Rebels 36 – 14 Hammers

Pioneers 68 – 40 Black Swarm

Division Championships

Lions 48 – 40 Rebels

Troopers 32 – 44 Pioneers

Israel Bowl X

Lions 44 – 36 Pioneers
The Lions made a last minute comeback and then won in overtime.[1]

References

"Lions mount epic comeback to beat Pioneers in Israel Bowl X". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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[1] "Lions mount epic comeback to beat Pioneers in Israel Bowl X". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.