Ligue Francophone de Football Americain de Belgique
The Ligue Francophone de Football Americain de Belgique (LFFAB) is one of the two conferences of the Belgian Football League (BFL). It consists of teams from the French Community, whereas the Flemish American Football League (FFL) consists of teams from the Flemish Community. The top three teams from the Francophone League qualify for the BFL playoffs at the conclusion of the regular season. The playoffs determine which teams play in the Belgian Bowl.
Current season, competition or edition: 2012 BFL season | |
| Sport | American football |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| Most recent champion(s) | Brussels Tigers |
| Most titles | 5 Tournai Phoenix |
| Official website | Official LFFAB website |
Teams
There are 8 LFFAB teams. The Wolves are currently on hold.
| Team | City/Area | Founded | Head Coach | Website | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ligue Francophone de Football Americain de Belgique, LFFAB,  French Community | ||||||
| Andenne Bears | Andenne, BE | 2002 | Didier Smeyers | |||
| Brussels Tigers | Brussels, BE | 1998 | Pascal DeCoo & Alexandre DeConinck | Tigers | ||
| Charleroi Coal Miners | Charleroi, BE | 2013 | Julien Bozzini | CoalMiners | ||
| Grez-Doiceau Fighting Turtles | Grez-Doiceau, BE | 2008 | David Vandersmissen | Turtles | ||
| La Louvière Wolves* | La Louvière, BE | 2005 | Thibaut Dubois | Wolves | ||
| Liège Monarchs | Liège, BE | 1986 | Luis Iglesias Alvarez | Monarchs | ||
| Luxembourg Steelers | Dudelange, LUX | 1993 | Marc Watry | Steelers | ||
| Tournai Phoenix | Tournai, BE | 1984 | Roel Bernaerts | Phoenix | ||
| Waterloo Warriors | Waterloo, BE | 2011 | Warriors | |||
- On hold*
Season's History
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
- clinched seed to the playoffs
2005 season
| LFFAB 2005 Standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Tournai Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 85 | 14 | |||
| Liège Red Roosters | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 68 | 20 | |||
| Charleroi Cougars | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 74 | 27 | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 66 | 56 | |||
| Andenne Bears | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 180 | L4 | ||
2005 Playoffs
| LFFAB-only playoff rounds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Game field | |
| April 24 | Tournai Phoenix | 34 - 0 | Liège Red Roosters | Tournai | |
| Charleroi Cougars | 6 - 0 | Brussels Tigers | |||
| May 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 40 - 0 | Charleroi Cougars | Flemalle | |
| Liège Red Roosters | 26 - 20 | Brussels Tigers | |||
| May 8 | Tournai Phoenix | 26 - 0 | Brussels Tigers | Liège | |
| Liège Red Roosters | 30 - 10 | Charleroi Cougars | |||
| Semifinals May 22, 2005 @ Antwerp/Tournai | Belgian Bowl XVIII June 5, 2005 @ Tournai | ||||||||
| 1 | Antwerp Diamonds | 55 | |||||||
| 2 | Liège Red Roosters | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Antwerp Diamonds | 12 | |||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 8 | |||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 9 | |||||||
2006 season
| LFFAB 2006 Standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Tournai Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 188 | 0 | W5 | ||
| Charleroi Cougars | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 122 | 61 | |||
| Liège Red Roosters | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 116 | 83 | |||
| Andenne Bears | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 282 | L6 | ||
2006 Playoffs
| LFFAB-only playoff round May 7, 2006 @ Charleroi | Semifinals May 21, 2006 @ Ostend/Tournai | Belgian Bowl XIX June 4, 2006 @ Brussels | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 28 | 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Liège Monarchs | 0 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 23 | |||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 50 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 | Andenne Bears | 0 | ||||||||||||
2007 season
| LFFAB 2007 Standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Tournai Phoenix | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 250 | 0 | W6 | ||
| Charleroi Cougars | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 165 | 59 | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 76 | 43 | |||
| La Louvière Wolves | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 74 | 134 | |||
| Liège Red Roosters | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 92 | 103 | |||
| Andenne Bears | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 47 | 147 | |||
| Flemalle Flames | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 232 | L6 | ||
2007 Playoffs
| LFFAB-only playoff round May 6, 2007 @ Charleroi | Semifinals May 20, 2007 @ Ostend/Tournai | Belgian Bowl XX June 2, 2007 @ Brussels | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 6 | 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Brussels Tigers | 0 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 35 | |||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 50 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 | La Louvière Wolves | 0 | ||||||||||||
2008 season
| LFFAB 2008 Standings[1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Tournai Phoenix | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 372 | 12 | W8 | ||
| Charleroi Cougars | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 288 | 119 | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 352 | 109 | |||
| Andenne Bears | 5 | 3 | 0 | .375 | 92 | 200 | |||
| Liège Red Roosters | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 81 | 238 | |||
| La Louvière Wolves | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 281 | |||
| Flemalle Flames | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 40 | 298 | L8 | ||
2008 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 11 @ Charleroi/Brussels | Semifinals May 18, 2008 @ Ostend/Tournai | Belgian Bowl XXI May 31, 2008 @ Anderlecht | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 12 | 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 43 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 25 | |||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 36 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 17 | |||||||||
| 3 | Brussels Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||
2009 season
| LFFAB 2009 Standings[2] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Tournai Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 265 | 8 | W7 | ||
| Charleroi Cougars | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 160 | 134 | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 144 | 53 | |||
| Dudelange Dragons | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 62 | 185 | |||
| Andenne Bears | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 51 | 116 | |||
| Liège Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 46 | 232 | L7 | ||
| La Louvière Wolves* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- (*) La Louvière Wolves did not participate this season.
2009 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 10 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht | Semifinals May 17, 2009 @ Ostend/Tournai | Belgian Bowl XXII May 31, 2009 @ Brussels | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 48 | 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 | Bornem Titans | 26 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tournai Phoenix | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 50 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Brussels Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||
2010 season
| LFFAB 2010 Standings[3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 280 | 6 | W5 | ||
| Tournai Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 1 | .660 | 182 | 24 | L1 | ||
| Dudelange Dragons | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 141 | 86 | L1 | ||
| Charleroi Cougars | 2 | 2 | 2 | .330 | 78 | 98 | L1 | ||
| Ottignies Fighting Turtles | 1 | 4 | 1 | .160 | 36 | 124 | L1 | ||
| Andenne Bears | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 | 32 | 158 | L3 | ||
| Liège Monarchs | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 28 | 186 | L3 | ||
| La Louvière Wolves* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- (*) La Louvière Wolves did not participate this season.
2010 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 9, 2010 @ Tournai/Brussels | Semifinals May 16, 2010 @ Ostend/Evere | Belgian Bowl XXIII May 29, 2010 @ Brussels | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tournai Phoenix | 20 | 2 | Tournai Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Bornem Titans | 13 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 36 | |||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 49 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Dudelange Dragons | 0 | ||||||||||||
2011 season
| LFFAB 2011 Standings[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 257 | 2 | W6 | ||
| Charleroi Cougars | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 90 | 140 | |||
| Ottignies Fighting Turtles | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 155 | 76 | |||
| Liège Monarchs | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 90 | 109 | |||
| Andenne Bears | 0 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 16 | 220 | L5 | ||
| Tournai Phoenix* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dudelange Dragons** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| La Louvière Wolves** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- (*)Tournai phoenix gave forfait for the entire 2011 season. The games Tournai played became null and void, as if they were never played.
- (**) La Louvière Wolves and Dudelange Dragons did not participate this season.
2011 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 15 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht | Semifinals[5] May 22, 2011 @ Izegem/Evere | Belgian Bowl XXIV June 4, 2011 @ Ostend | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Charleroi Cougars | 0 | 3 | Brussels Bulls | 21 | |||||||||
| 3 | Brussels Bulls | 49 | 1 | West Flanders Tribes | 20 | |||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 35 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 38 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ottignies Fighting Turtles | 0 | ||||||||||||
2012 season
| LFFAB 2012 Standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 310 | 20 | W8 | ||
| Corbais Fighting Turtles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 206 | 93 | |||
| Liège Monarchs | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 146 | 152 | |||
| Charleroi Cougars | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 160 | 170 | |||
| Andenne Bears | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 142 | 200 | |||
| Tournai Phoenix | 1 | 6 | 1 | .125 | 138 | 235 | |||
| Luxembourg Steelers | 1 | 6 | 1 | .125 | 54 | 247 | |||
2012 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 20, 2012 @ Ottignies, Ostend | Semifinals May 27, 2012 @ Molenbeek, Evere | Belgian Bowl XXV June 9, 2012 @ Ostend | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Bulls | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Corbais Fighting Turtles | 13 | 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 22 | 3 | Antwerp Diamonds | 6 | |||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | West Flanders Tribes | 42 | 2 | West Flanders Tribes | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Liège Monarchs | 0 | ||||||||||||
2013 season
| LFFAB 2013 Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A 2013 Standings | ||||||
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |
| Brussels Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 301 | 26 |
| Liège Monarchs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | 160 | 112 |
| Andenne Bears | ||||||
| Luxembourg Steelers | ||||||
| Group B 2013 Standings | ||||||
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |
| Louvain Fighting Turtles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | 255 | 46 |
| Tournai Phoenix | ||||||
| Waterloo Warriors | ||||||
| Charleroi Cougars | ||||||
2013 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals May 12, 2013 @ TBD | Semifinals May 19, 2013 @ TBD | Belgian Bowl XXVI June 2, 2013 @ Izegem | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Bulls | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Corbais Fighting Turtles | 24 | 2 | Corbais Fighting Turtles | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 | Puurs Titans | 2 | 1 | Brussels Bulls | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Liege Monarchs | |||||||||||||
2014 season
| LFFAB 2014 Standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Brussels Tigers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 212 | 26 | W5 | ||
| Grez-Doiceau Fighting Turtles | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 159 | 68 | W2 | ||
| Liège Monarchs | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 152 | 87 | W1 | ||
| Waterloo Warriors | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 132 | 116 | L3 | ||
| Charleroi Coal Miners | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 42 | 196 | W1 | ||
| Tournai Phoenix | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 247 | L4 | ||
| Andenne Bears | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Luxembourg Steelers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2014 Playoffs
| Quarterfinals June 8, 2014 @Grez-Doiceau @Anderlecht | Semifinals June 15, 2014 @Gent @Evere | Belgian Bowl XXVII June 29, 2014 @ Izegem | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ghent Gators | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grez-Doiceau Fighting Turtles | 22 | 3 | Ostend Pirates | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ostend Pirates | 30 | 1 | Ghent Gators | 38 | |||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brussels Tigers | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 52 | 2 | Brussels Black Angels | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Liège Monarchs | 12 | ||||||||||||
References
- "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "Video: WEST-VLAANDEREN TRIBES ZIJN KAMPIOEN". WTV. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
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