West Flanders Tribes

The West Flanders Tribes was a Belgian American football team based in the province of West-Flanders, with two home cities, Ostend and Izegem. The Tribes were members of the Flemish American Football League (FFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL). Their team colours are maroon, white and black. In 2012, the team split up into the Ostend Pirates and the Izegem Tribes.[1][2]

West Flanders Tribes
Established1989
Folded2012
Based in West Flanders
Home stadiumDe Schorre, Ostend (terrain 23)
Sportpark de Krekel, Izegem (terrain 4)
Head coachBenedict Verheyen
General managerBen Machiels
LeagueBelgian Football League
DivisionFlemish Football League
League titles8 (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Division titles6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Uniform
Helmet
Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
Socks
Home
Helmet
Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
Socks
Away

History

1990

In 1990 the Izegem Redskins were formed by Rudy Dewaegemaeker after his old team, the Moeskroen Redskins, was disbanded. After a couple of months of practice the Redskins played their first game against the Brussel Raiders. The Raiders, led by Mike La Salle and QB Jon VandeMergel, beat the Redskins 78-0. The game was stopped in the 3rd quarter. This poor start was a harbinger of years of losses. But the Redskins were a group of friends, crazy about the game of football, so they stuck in there. During the second season they scored their first touchdown, which was celebrated afterwards as if they were World Champions. They won their first game in their fourth season.

1994

In 1994 the other team in the province, the Ostend Tigers, ended play. Players from the Tigers transferred to Izegem to start playing with the Redskins. At the time there were 2 coaches: Frank Daemen and John Vandemergel. After Daemens' tragic death. Luc Verhoest, the quarterback, took over as Offensive coach and John Vandemergel was the Defensive Coach. Vandermergel became president.
In the mid '90s the Redskins started a junior flag team in Izegem, the Redskin Warriors, coached by Andy Vandenbulcke. A junior team was set up in Ostend also, under the name of the Ostend Seminoles. This was the start of the two practice fields for the Izegem Redskins. The team name was then changed to West-Vlaanderen Tribes as an overall organization, with 2 practice squads: Redskins and Seminoles. During games they played under the name Tribes.

1999 - first Bowl appearance

In 1999 the Redskins played the Antwerp Diamonds in Belgian Bowl XII but lost in their first Belgian Bowl appearance with a score of 41-6.

2000 season
Tribes 2000 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 February 20 Charleroi Cougars 12 - 0 Izegem Redskins Ghent
2 February 27 Ghent Gators 0 - 22 Izegem Redskins Charleroi
3 March 5 Bye
4 March 12 Izegem Redskins 56 - 6 Flemalle Flames Flemalle
5 March 19 Izegem Redskins 20 - 18 Liège Red Roosters Liège
6 March 26 Ghent Gators 14 - 26 Izegem Redskins Izeghem
7 April 2 Flemalle Flames 0 - 50 Izegem Redskins Izeghem
8 April 9 Liège Red Roosters 3 - 20 Izegem Redskins Ghent
9 April 16 Brussels Tigers 12 - 20 Izegem Redskins Izeghem
10 April 23 Bye
11 April 30 Izegem Redskins 26 - 0 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi
Post Season
12 May 7 Izegem Redskins 20 - 16 Brussels Tigers Brussels
13 May 14 Flemalle Flames 20 - 34 Izegem Redskins Izeghem
14 May 21 Belgian Bowl Bye
15 May 28 Belgian Bowl XIII Izeghem
Charleroi Cougars 0 - 28 Izegem Redskins

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
BFL 2000 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Izegem Redskins 7 1 0 .875 202 67 W7
Charleroi Cougars 6 2 0 .750 138 40
Liège Red Roosters 3 5 0 .375 77 108
Flemalle Flames 3 5 0 .375 52 186
Brussels Tigers 2 6 0 .250 76 154
Ghent Gators* 0 7 0 .000 57 256
  • (*) Ghent was removed from competition on April 14, 2000. All results were cancelled.

2000 Playoffs

Quarterfinals
May 7, 2000 @ Brussels 		Semifinals
May 14, 2000 @ Izeghem 		Belgian Bowl XIII
May 28, 2000 @ Izeghem
1 Izegem Redskins 34
1 Izegem Redskins 20 4 Flemalle Flames 20
5 Brussels Tigers 16 1 Izegem Redskins 28
2 Charleroi Cougars 0
2 Charleroi Cougars 14
3 Liège Red Roosters 50 3 Liège Red Roosters 12
6 Ghent Gators (FF) 0

2001 season

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
Tribes 2001 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 March 11 Charleroi Cougars 8 - 14 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
2 March 18 West Flanders Tribes 14 - 0 Liège Red Roosters Ghent
3 March 25 Easter Bye
4 April 1 Bye
5 April 8 West Flanders Tribes 16 - 14 Charleroi Cougars Liège
6 April 15 Bye
7 April 22 Brussels Angels 0 - 22 West Flanders Tribes Izegem
8 April 29 Bye
9 May 6 Liège Red Roosters 7 - 12 West Flanders Tribes Antwerp
Post Season
10 May 13 Playoffs Bye
11 May 20 Brussels Angels 14 - 42 West Flanders Tribes Waregem
12 May 27 Belgian Bowl Bye
13 June 3 Belgian Bowl XIV Ghent
West Flanders Tribes 22 - 0 Brussels Tigers
2001 BFL Division I Standings
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PD PCT STK
1 Izegem Redskins 5 5 0 0 76 29 +47 1.000 W5
2 Charleroi Cougars 5 3 2 0 74 45 +29 .600
3 Liège Red Roosters 4 1 3 0 60 58 +2 .250
4 Brussels Angels 4 0 4 0 12 90 −78 .000 L4
Source:

2001 Playoffs

Wildcard round
May 13, 2001 @ Liège 		Semifinals
May 20, 2001 @ Waregem 		Belgian Bowl XIV
June 3, 2001 @ Ghent
1 Izegem Redskins 42
4 Brussels Angels 26 4 Brussels Angels 14
W Antwerp Diamonds 6 1 Izegem Redskins 22
W Brussels Tigers 0
2 Charleroi Cougars 6
3 Liège Red Roosters 0 W Brussels Tigers 20
W Brussels Tigers 28

2002 season
Tribes 2002 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 March 3 Tournai Phoenix 14 - 8 West Flanders Tribes Antwerp
2 March 10 Antwerp Diamonds 18 - 0 West Flanders Tribes Tournai
3 March 17 Brussels Tigers 14 - 12 West Flanders Tribes Liège
4 March 24 Flemalle Flames 26 - 32 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
5 March 31 Easter Bye
6 April 7 West Flanders Tribes 26 - 6 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi
7 April 14 Bye
8 April 21 Liège Red Roosters 0 - 50 (FF) West Flanders Tribes Tournai
9 April 28 Brussels Black Angels 6 - 6 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
10 May 5 West Flanders Tribes 12 - 0 Ghent Gators Ghent
11 May 12 Bye
Post Season
12 May 19 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 8 Brussels Tigers Antwerp

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
BFL 2002 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
BFL West 2002 Standings
Antwerp Diamonds 8 0 0 1.00 286 24 W8
Tournai Phoenix 6 2 0 .750 184 78
West Flanders Tribes 4 3 1 .500 146 90 W1
Ghent Gators 0 8 0 .000 6 299 L8
BFL East 2002 Standings
Brussels Tigers 6 2 0 .750 158 66
Brussels Angels 4 3 1 .500 160 97
Flemalle Flames 4 4 0 .500 202 162
Charleroi Cougars 2 6 0 .250 124 194
Liège Red Roosters 1 7 0 .125 40 302

2002 Playoffs

Semifinals
May 19, 2002 @ Antwerp 		Belgian Bowl XV
June 2, 2002 @ Ingelmunster
      
1 Antwerp Diamonds 30
2 Brussels Angels 8
1 Antwerp Diamonds 14
1 Brussels Tigers 24
1 Brussels Tigers 8
3 West Flanders Tribes 6

2003 season
Tribes 2003 Season[3]
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 March 2 Bye
2 March 9 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 22 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp
3 March 16 Bye
4 March 23 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 26 Flemalle Flames Charleroi
5 March 30 Brussels Black Angels 14 - 20 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
6 April 6 West Flanders Tribes 36 - 0 Liège Red Roosters Liège
7 April 13 Bye
8 April 20 Easter Bye
9 April 27 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 6 Charleroi Cougars Charleroi
10 May 4 Bye

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
BFL 2003 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
BFL West 2003 Standings
Antwerp Diamonds 4 1 0 .800 118 40
West Flanders Tribes 2 2 1 .400 74 68 T1
BFL East 2003 Standings
Brussels Black Angels 4 1 0 .800 140 34
Flemalle Flames 3 2 0 .600 64 45
Charleroi Cougars 1 3 1 .200 26 86
Liège Red Roosters 0 5 0 .000 13 164 L5

2004 season
Tribes 2004 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 February 22 Bye
2 March 7 West Flanders Tribes 0 - 14 Brussels Black Angels Antwerp
3 March 14 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 13 Leuven Lions Brussels (BBA)
4 March 21 Bye
5 March 28 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 6 Liège Red Roosters Charleroi
6 April 4 Flemalle Flames 8 - 3 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
7 April 11 Easter Bye
8 April 18 Charleroi Cougars 9 - 6 West Flanders Tribes Tournai
9 April 25 West Flanders Tribes 26 - 0 Ghent Gators Leuven
10 May 2 West Flanders Tribes 21 - 0 Brussels Tigers Brussels (BBA)
11 May 9 Antwerp Diamonds 20 - 0 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
12 May 16 Bye

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
BFL 2004 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Antwerp Diamonds 8 0 0 1.00 306 0 W8
Leuven Lions 7 1 0 .875 161 43
Brussels Black Angels 6 2 0 .750 143 46
Charleroi Cougars 6 3 0 .667 75 115
Liège Red Roosters 4 4 1 .444 92 161
Tournai Phoenix 3 5 0 .375 101 94
Flemalle Flames 3 5 1 .333 78 152
West Flanders Tribes 2 5 1 .250 68 70 L1
Brussels Tigers 1 8 0 .111 12 177
Ghent Gators 0 7 1 .000 32 207

2005 season

In 2005 Frans "Harve" Heuvicq took over as head coach. The 2005 season was the last season that the Tribes were beaten on the road.
Off. Coordinator: Frans Heuvicq / Def. Coordinator : John Vandemergel / Off. Assistant : Frederik George / Def. Assistant : Benedict Verheyen.

Tribes 2005 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 February 27 West Flanders Tribes 7 - 20 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp
2 March 6 Bye
3 March 13 Bye
4 March 20 Bye
5 March 27 Easter Bye
6 April 3 Leuven Lions 0 - 14 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
7 April 10 West Flanders Tribes 0 - 6 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp
8 April 17 Brussels Black Angels 23 - 8 West Flanders Tribes Ghent
9 April 24 Bye
10 May 1 West Flanders Tribes 12 - 12 Brussels Black Angels Leuven
11 May 8 Leuven Lions 10 - 14 West Flanders Tribes Izegem
12 May 15 Bye

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2005 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Antwerp Diamonds 6 0 0 1.00 90 41 W6
Brussels Black Angels 3 2 1 .500 100 58
West Flanders Tribes 2 3 1 .333 55 71 W1
Leuven Lions 0 6 0 .000 44 119 L6

Dominating the BFL (2006-2011)

The Tribes have won the last six consecutive Belgian Bowls, setting a European record. Head coach: Frans Heuvicq / Off. Coordinator : Frederik George / Def. Coordinator : Benedict Verheyen

2006 season

2006 was the last season the Tribes had a loss (at home, none on the road).

Tribes 2006 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 February 26 Bye
2 March 5 Bornem Titans 0 - 26 West Flanders Tribes Antwerp
3 March 12 Bye
4 March 19 Antwerp Diamonds 6 - 33 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
5 March 26 Bye
6 April 2 West Flanders Tribes 34 - 0 Ghent Gators Antwerp
7 April 9 West Flanders Tribes 27 - 18 Brussels Black Angels Bornem
8 April 16 Easter Bye
9 April 23 West Flanders Tribes 25 - 19 Ghent Gators Ghent
10 April 30 Bye
11 May 7 West Flanders Tribes 19 - 12 Leuven Lions Leuven
12 May 14 Antwerp Diamonds 20 - 11 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
Post Season
13 May 13 Playoffs Bye
14 May 21 Charleroi Cougars 0 - 26 West Flanders Tribes Ostend
15 May 28 Belgian Bowl Bye
16 June 4 Belgian Bowl XIX Brussels
West Flanders Tribes 23 - 14 Tournai Phoenix

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2006 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
West Flanders Tribes 6 1 0 .857 175 75 L1
Brussels Black Angels 6 1 0 .857 199 39
Antwerp Diamonds 5 2 0 .714
Leuven Lions 3 4 0 .429 101 115
Bornem Titans 1 6 0 .143 32 177
Ghent Gators 0 7 0 .000 56 196 L7

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

In 2007 many changes were made to the Operational Board. Due to continuous efforts in youth and improved coaching, the Tribes are now the most successful American Football sport team in the history of Belgium. Every top player is a product of the Tribes youth teams. The Leuven Lions were the last team to play the Tribes and not lose to them, this was a 6-6 tie in week 1 of the 2007 regular season.
Head coach: Frans Heuvicq / Off. Coordinator : Frederik George / Def. Coordinator : Benedict Verheyen

Tribes 2007 Season
WeekDateVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 February 18 Bye
2 February 25 West Flanders Tribes 6 - 6 Leuven Lions Leuven
3 March 4 Bornem Titans 6 - 22 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
4 March 11 West Flanders Tribes 14 - 0 Antwerp Diamonds Antwerp
5 March 18 Ghent Gators 0 - 38 West Flanders Tribes Ostend
6 March 25 West Flanders Tribes 26 - 7 Brussels Black Angels Leuven
7 April 1 Bye
8 April 8 Easter Bye
9 April 15 Bye
10 April 22 Bye
11 April 29 Bornem Titans 3 - 50 West Flanders Tribes Ostend
12 May 6 West Flanders Tribes 42 - 12 Ghent Gators Ghent
Post Season
13 May 13 Playoffs Bye
14 May 20 Charleroi Cougars 6 - 55 West Flanders Tribes Ostend
15 May 27 Belgian Bowl Bye
16 June 2 Belgian Bowl XX Brussels
West Flanders Tribes 35 - 13 Brussels Black Angels

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2007 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
West Flanders Tribes 6 0 1 .857 198 34 W6
Brussels Black Angels 6 1 0 .857 148 51
Antwerp Diamonds 4 3 0 .571 74 48
Leuven Lions 2 3 1 .333
Bornem Titans 1 6 0 .143 26 176
Ghent Gators 0 6 0 .000 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
Tribes 2008 Season[4][5][6]
WeekDateKick OffVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
1 February 17 14.00 West Flanders Tribes 42 - 0 Bornem Titans Bornem
2 February 24 14.00 Ghent Gators 13 - 20 West Flanders Tribes Izeghem
3 March 2 13.00 West Flanders Tribes 41 - 14 Brussels Black Angels Heverlee (LL)
4 March 9 Bye
5 March 16 13.00 West Flanders Tribes 57 - 6 Brussels Bulls Brussels (BBA)
6 March 23 Easter Bye
7 March 30 Bye
8 April 6 14.00 West Flanders Tribes 45 - 6 Leuven Lions Heverlee (LL)
9 April 13 14.00 Brussels Black Angels 7 - 8 West Flanders Tribes Ostend
10 April 20 14.00 West Flanders Tribes 23 - 0 Antwerp Diamonds Berendrecht (AD)
11 April 27 15.00 Leuven Lions 13 - 41 West Flanders Tribes Ostend
12 May 4 Bye
Post Season
13 May 11 Playoff Bye
14 May 18 14.00 Antwerp Diamonds 6 - 13 West Flanders Tribes Ostend
15 May 25 Belgian Bowl Bye
16 May 31 18.00 Belgian Bowl XXI Anderlecht
West Flanders Tribes 25 - 20 Brussels Black Angels

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2008 Standings[7]
W L T PCT PF PA STK
West Flanders Tribes 8001.0027759W8
Brussels Black Angels 620.75027167W1
Antwerp Diamonds 530.62510176L1
Ghent Gators 530.625146122W3
Bornem Titans 350.37539190L1
Leuven Lions 170.12566175L4
Brussels Bulls 080.00036247L8

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
Tribes 2009 Season[8]
WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTeam recordGame Site
1 February 15 12:30 Brussels Bulls 6 – 16 1–0 Bornem
2 February 22 12:30 Brussels Black Angels 7 – 13 2–0 Heverlee
3 March 1 14:00 at Antwerp Diamonds 6 – 22 3–0 Berendrecht
4 March 8 14:00 at Ghent Gators 0 – 52 4–0 Ghent
5 March 15 14:00 at Bornem Titans 6 – 34 5–0 Bornem
6 March 22 14:00 Leuven Lions 57 – 6 6–0 Izegem
7 March 29 Bye
8 April 5 15:00 Brussels Bulls 35 – 6 7–0 Ostend
9 April 11 Bye
10 April 19 Bye
11 April 26 15:00 Antwerp Diamonds 50 – 0 8–0 Ostend
12 May 3 Bye
13 May 10 Playoffs Bye
14 May 17 14:00 Charleroi Cougars 53 – 12 9–0 Ostend
15 May 24 Belgian Bowl Bye
Belgian Bowl XXII
16 May 31 19:00 Tournai Phoenix 0 – 12 10–0 Brussels
2009 Atlantic Cup
June 27 Dudelange Dragons 0 – 52 N/A Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
June 28 Dublin Rebels 13 – 15 N/A Berchem-Sainte-Agathe

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
FFL 2009 Standings[9]
W L T PCT PF PA STK
West Flanders Tribes 8 0 0 1.00 279 37 W8
Brussels Black Angels 7 1 0 .875 207 75 W6
Bornem Titans 4 4 0 .500 141 166 W3
Brussels Bulls 3 5 0 .375 159 194 L3
Leuven Lions 2 5 1 .313 78 168 L4
Antwerp Diamonds 2 6 0 .250 82 191 L2
Ghent Gators 1 6 1 .188 119 230 L1

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
EFAF 2009 Atlantic Cup

The tribes won the 2009 Atlantic Cup. The tournament took place at Centre Sportif, Rue des Chalets 1, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe.[10] The game field is made of artificial turf (4th generation).

Semifinals
June 27, 2009 @ Brussels 		Atlantic Cup Finals
June 28, 2009 @ Brussels
      
Belgium West Flanders Tribes 52
Luxembourg Dudelange Dragons 0
1 Belgium West Flanders Tribes 15
2 Republic of Ireland Dublin Rebels 13
Republic of Ireland Dublin Rebels 9
Netherlands Amsterdam Panthers 0 Third place
June 28, 2009 @ Brussels
3 Netherlands Amsterdam Panthers 60
4 Luxembourg Dudelange Dragons 0

2010 season
Tribes 2010 Season[11]
WeekDateKickoffVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
114-02Bye week due to bad weather: (rescheduled 04-04)
221-0212.30West Flanders Tribes 38 - 0Leuven LionsLeopoldsburg
328-0215.00Bornem Titans(02-05)West Flanders TribesIzegem
407-0315.00Antwerp Diamonds0 - 28West Flanders TribesOstend
514-03Bye
621-0314.00Brussels Bulls14 - 26West Flanders TribesIzegem
728-0315.00West Flanders Tribes33 - 7Brussels Black AngelsBrussels
804-0412.30Limburg Shotguns6 - 33West Flanders TribesBornem
911-0412.30West Flanders Tribes29 - 9Ghent GatorsBrussels
1018-04Bye
1125-0412.30Brussels Bulls18 - 34West Flanders TribesBornem
1202-0515.00Bornem Titans23 - 42West Flanders TribesIzegem
Post Season
1309-05Playoff Bye
1416-0514.00Tournai Phoenix0 - 32West Flanders TribesOstend
1529-05Belgian Bowl Bye
164-0617.30Belgian Bowl XXIIISt.Agathe-Berchem
West Flanders Tribes36 - 6Brussels Tigers

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.
  • The game on week 3 was rescheduled due to a frozen underground of the gamefield.
FFL 2010 Standings[12]
W L T PCT PF PA STK
West Flanders Tribes 8 0 0 1.00 263 77 W8
Brussels Black Angels 7 1 0 .875 179 66 W4
Bornem Titans 5 3 0 .625 192 94 L2
Ghent Gators 4 3 1 .500 127 100 T1
Antwerp Diamonds 3 5 0 .375 79 170 W1
Brussels Bulls 2 6 0 .250 95 197 L3
Leuven Lions 1 6 1 .125 46 144 T1
Limburg Shotguns 1 7 0 .125 76 208 L2

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
Pre-season
  • Roots 2010 indoor American football tournament
2011 season
Tribes 2011 Season[15]
WeekDateKickoffVisitorsResultsHomeGame Site
120-02Bye
227-02Bye
306-0312.00Brussels Black Angels 7 - 20West Flanders TribesBornem
413-0312.00West Flanders Tribes 40 - 13 Limburg ShotgunsKessel-Lo
520-0315.00West Flanders Tribes 26-22 Brussels BullsSt.Agathe-Berchem
627-03Bye
703-0412.00West Flanders Tribes 35 - 0 Antwerp DiamondsBornem
810-0415.00West Flanders Tribes 50 - 0 Leuven LionsKessel-Lo
917-0415.00Bornem Titans 14 - 31 West Flanders TribesIzegem
1024-04Easter Bye
1101-0512.00West Flanders Tribes 27 - 6Bornem TitansAnderlecht
1208-0515.00Ghent Gators0 - 54West Flanders TribesOstend
Post Season
1315-05Playoff Bye
1422-0514.00Brussels Bulls21 - 27West Flanders TribesIzegem
1529-05Belgian Bowl Bye
164-0617.30Belgian Bowl XXIVOstend
Brussels Black Angels14-20West Flanders Tribes
2011 Atlantic Cup
25-06West Flanders Tribes12 - 6Brussels TigersDudelange
26-06West Flanders Tribes2 - 47Lelystad CommandersDudelange

COLOR KEY:

  •   Win -   Tie -   Loss.

2011 Regular Season Standings

FFL 2011 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
West Flanders Tribes 8 0 0 1.00 283 62 W8
Brussels Black Angels 6 1 1 .928 220 26 W5
Brussels Bulls 5 2 1 .688 253 52 W4
Bornem Titans 4 4 0 .500 114 142 L2
Antwerp Diamonds 3 5 0 .375 101 162 L2
Limburg Shotguns 2 6 0 .250 90 286 L4
Ghent Gators 2 6 0 .250 44 239 L1
Leuven Lions 1 7 0 .125 57 193 L7

2011 Playoffs

Quarterfinals
May 15 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht 		Semifinals[16]
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
EFAF 2011 Atlantic Cup

The Tribes will be participating at the 3rd edition of the Atlantic Cup from 24 until 26 June.[17]

Semifinals
June 25, 2011 @ Dudelange 		Atlantic Cup Finals
June 26, 2011 @ Dudelange
      
Netherlands Lelystad Commanders 44
Luxembourg Dudelange Dragons 0
1 Lelystad Commanders 47
2 West Flanders Tribes 2
Belgium West Flanders Tribes 12
Belgium Brussels Tigers 6 Third place
June 26, 2011 @ Dudelange
3 Belgium Brussels Tigers 30
4 Luxembourg Dudelange Dragons 14

2012 season
FFL 2012 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Brussels Bulls 5 1 0 .833 117 55 L1
West Flanders Tribes 4 1 1 .667 157 80 W3
Antwerp Diamonds 4 1 1 .667 78 47 W1
Brussels Black Angels 4 2 0 .667 77 37 W3
Ghent Gators 2 4 0 .333 76 114 L2
Leuven Lions 0 5 1 .000 57 95 L4
Puurs Titans 0 5 1 .000 47 183 L3
Limburg Shotguns (*) - - - - - - -
  • (*)Limburg Shotguns gave forfait for the entire 2012 season. The games the Shotguns played became null and void, as if they were never played.

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

Roster
West Flanders Tribes Roster[18]

Quarterbacks

  • 13 Belgium Benedict Vermaut

Wide receivers

  • 1 Belgium Bas Laleman
  • 3 Belgium Benny Declerck
  • 10 Belgium Joey Vanlocke
  • 12 Uzbekistan Vitalik Goncharov
  • 22 Belgium Thomas Degroote

Running backs

  • 28 United Kingdom Frederik George
  • 29 United Kingdom Gregory "De Rosten" George

Cornerback

  • 14 Belgium J-F "Swatten" Vandendriessche
  • 21 Belgium Jerry Loones
  • 22 Belgium Thomas Degroote
  • 34 Belgium Wim Vanmarcke

Fullback

  • 40 Belgium Gregory "Peck" Ryckelynck

Tight ends

  • 89 Belgium Andy "Pizza" Brutyn

Linebackers

  • 32 Belgium Stefaan "Grendel" DeGrendele
  • 50 Belgium Benedict Verheyen
  • 51 Belgium Stephen Hollevoet
  • 52 Belgium Gregory Jamin
  • 53 Belgium Steve Stepman

Kicker/Punter

  • 1 Belgium Bas Laleman
  • 92 Belgium Stijn Dossche

Strong Safety

  • 33 Belgium Ringo Depestel
  • 81 Belgium Charley Monserez

Free Safety

  • 30 Belgium Kenneth Huyghe
  • 42 Belgium Bryan Germonpré

Offensive linemen

  • 50 Belgium Benedict Verheyen
  • 60 Belgium Willem DeMuynck
  • 62 Belgium Jens Mullebrouck
  • 63 Belgium Jeroen Vanhauwere
  • 66 Belgium Mark Vroman
  • 70 Belgium Joric Ongena
  • 71 Belgium Alain "Bassie" Debaille
  • 72 Belgium Steven Haelewijn
  • 73 Belgium Aaron Vandenberghe
  • 77 United States Zach Bratkovich
  • 78 Belgium Tim "Titi" Vandenabeele

Defensive linemen

  • 74 Belgium Sven "Buzze" Buysse
  • 76 Belgium Aristo Mestdagh
  • 92 Belgium Stijn Dossche
  • 93 Belgium Glenn Michiels
  • 98 Belgium Lorenzo Janssens

Trivia

Two brothers

Two players have participated, during the past 20 seasons, as starters for the Tribes: the brothers Pieter and Willem Demuynck. Pieter started as a Defensive End and offensive lineman (iron man football in the early period.) The past 15 years he has been playing as a left guard. Willem started as a nose tackle and offensive lineman ( iron man), then remained nose tackle for 13 years and switched in 2008 to the offense as right guard. They have won 8 Belgian titles and several caps for the National team. Since June 28, 2009, the Atlantic Cup adds on to the record.

Staff
West Flanders Tribes Staff[19]

Manager

  • 55 Belgium Ben Machiels

Coaching staff

  • Head coach
    Belgium Andy Brutyn
  • Offensive Coördinator
    United States Mark Jasper
  • Defensive Coördinator
    Belgium Greg Jamin
  • Ass.Off.Coördinator
    United Kingdom Frederik George
  • Ass.Def.Coördinator
    Belgium Stefaan DeGrendele

Secretary

  • Belgium Glenn Michiels

Positional Coaching staff

  • Linebackers
    Belgium Greg Jamin
  • Linecoach
    Belgium Andy Brutyn
  • Passing Game
    United States Mark Jasper
  • Running Game
    Belgium Benedict Vermaut
  • Defensive Backs
    Belgium Stefaan DeGrendele

Statistics

Performance since 2000

This is an overview of the performance of the Tribes against the teams in the BFL during the BFL regular and post seasons from 2000 until 2011 and the EFAF Atlantic Cup's from 2009 until 2011.

Overview Tribes 2000-2012 performance
Opponent W L T PCT Last Match Last Win Last Loss
FFL Teams
Antwerp Diamonds[20] 8 6 1 .533 April 1, 2012 April 3, 2011 May 14, 2006
Brussels Black Angels[21] 14 2 2 .778 February 26, 2012 February 26, 2012 April 17, 2005
Brussels Bulls[22] 7 1 0 .875 March 25, 2012 May 22, 2011 March 25, 2012
Ghent Gators[23] 11 0 0 1.00 May 6, 2012 May 6, 2012 None
Leuven Lions[24] 9 1 1 .818 April 29, 2012 April 29, 2012 March 14, 2004
Limburg Shotguns[25] 2 0 0 1.00 March 13, 2011 March 13, 2011 None
Puurs Titans[26] 9 0 0 1.00 April 22, 2012 April 22, 2012 None
LFFAB Teams
Brussels Tigers 6 3 0 .667 May 27, 2012 June 25, 2011 May 27, 2012
Charleroi Cougars 8 2 1 .727 May 17, 2009 May 17, 2009 April 18, 2004
Dudelange Dragons 1 0 0 1.00 June 27, 2009 June 27, 2009 None
Liège Monarchs 1 0 0 1.00 May 20, 2012 May 20, 2012 None
Tournai Phoenix 3 1 0 .750 May 16, 2010 May 16, 2010 March 3, 2002
Defunct BFL Teams
Flemalle Flames 3 3 0 .500 April 4, 2004 May 14, 2000 April 4, 2004
Liège Red Roosters 6 0 1 .857 March 28, 2004 April 6, 2003 None

Standings since 2000
Tribes 2000-2012 standings
Season Division F n°T n°G W L T PCT PF PA SP PSR PSPF PSPA
2000 BFL 1 6 8 7 1 0 .875 202 67 135 3-0 82 36
2001 BFL Div I 1 4 5 5 0 0 1.00 76 29 47 2-0 64 14
2002 BFL West 3 4 8 4 3 1 .500 146 90 56 0-1 6 8
2003 BFL West 2 2 5 2 2 1 .400 74 68 6
n/a
2004 BFL 8 10 8 2 5 1 .250 68 70 -2
n/p
2005 FFL 3 4 6 2 3 1 .333 55 71 -16
n/p
2006 FFL 1 6 7 6 1 0 .857 175 75 100 2-0 49 14
2007 FFL 1 6 7 6 0 1 .857 198 34 164 2-0 90 19
2008 FFL 1 7 8 8 0 0 1.00 277 59 218 2-0 38 26
2009 FFL 1 7 8 8 0 0 1.00 279 37 242 2-0 65 12
2010 FFL 1 8 8 8 0 0 1.00 263 77 186 2-0 68 6
2011 FFL 1 8 8 8 0 0 1.00 283 62 221 2-0 47 35
2012 FFL 2 8 6 4 1 1 .667 157 80 77 1-1 49 34
Total 92 70 16 6 .767 2253 819 1434 18-2 476 168

Achievements

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