Czech League of American Football

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The Czech League of American Football (ČLAF) (Czech: Česká Liga Amerického Fotbalu), known as the Snapbacks liga for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a national American football competition in the Czech Republic. First held in 1994, it is organised by the Czech American Football Association [cs] (ČAAF).

SportAmerican football
Founded1994; 32 years ago (1994)
FounderCzech American Football Association [cs] (ČAAF)
First season1994
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Czech League of American Football
(Česká Liga Amerického Fotbalu)
Snapbacks liga
SportAmerican football
Founded1994; 32 years ago (1994)
FounderCzech American Football Association [cs] (ČAAF)
First season1994
CEOLukas Baros
No. of teams26 (6 in Division 1, 5 in Division 2, 8 in Division 3, and 7 in Division 4)
Country Czech Republic
Most recent
champion		Vysočina Gladiators
Most titlesPrague Black Panthers (18 titles)
Official websiteCAAF Online
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Seasonal structure

Czech League of American Football is located in Czech Republic
Black PanthersLions
HipposMustangsHarpies
Hippos
Mustangs
Harpies
SígrsAmazons
Sígrs
Amazons
Alligators
Alligators
Patriots
Patriots
Steelers
Blades
Blades
Bobcats
Bobcats
StallionsBucks
Stallions
Bucks
Titans
Titans
Gladiators
Gladiators
Rangers
Rangers
Hellboys
Hellboys
Dragons
Dragons
Mammoths
Mammoths
Golems
Golems
Dietos
Dietos
Sharks
Sharks
Nordians
Nordians
Foxes
Foxes
Location of the Teams

Divisions

Next to the "Paddock League" which is the first Division in Czech American Football there is in 2019; 5 more Divisions in Men's and 1 Division in Ladies' Football. The Trnava Bulldogs (from Trnava in Slovakia) are the only non-Czech participant in 2019.

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League year Teams
Paddock League[2] 2019 Příbram Bobcats, Prague Lions, Trnava Bulldogs (SK), Ostrava Steelers, Pardubice Stallions, Ústí nad Labem Blades
Division 2 2019 Prague Hippos, Pilsen Patriots, Brno Sígrs, Přerov Mammoths, Brno Alligators, Příbram Bobcats,
Division 3 – North 2019 Hradec Králové Dragons, Prague Mustangs, Liberec Titans, Trutnov Rangers
Division 3 – South 2019 Přerov Mammoths, Vysočina Gladiators, Budweis Hellboys, East Bohemia Bucks
Division 4 – West 2019 Prague Black Panthers 2, Teplice Nordians, Tabor Foxes
Division 4 – East 2019 Brno Sígrs 2, Šumperk Dietos, Třinec Sharks, Zlín Golems
Women's 2017 Brno Amazons, Prague Black Cats, Prague Harpies
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Format

Regular season

Divisions 1 and 2 uses a round-robin tournament system. Similar to Divisions 1 and 2, Division 3 also uses a same round-robin tournament system.

Playoffs

A semifinal bracket as follows 1. vs 4. and 2. vs 3., deciding the semifinals winners advanced into the finals. Whoever wins the semifinals, the team must advanced into the championship game, the Czech Bowl. Divisions 2 and 3 also has the final game, the Silver Bowl and the Bronze Bowl respectively, while Division 4 has the same championship game, the Iron Bowl, as the ČAAF does that.

Other information

In ČLAF A, a team must have 12 minutes, 10 minutes in ČLAF B and 4x8 minutes in ČLAF C. All games use the International Federation of American Football[3] rule book.

ČLAF winners

Czech Bowl winners

The Czech Bowl is the national American football game of the Czech Republic, where it had been held since 1995 after the Prague Panthers won the regular season championship when it swept the said season in 1994, the year the Czech Bowl was not held.

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BowlYearChampionRunner-upScore
I 1994Prague Panthers——
II 1995Prague PanthersPrague Lions55–22
III 1996Prague PanthersOstrava Steelers48–30
IV 1997Ostrava SteelersPrague Panthers35-21
V 1998Prague LionsPrague Panthers29–8
VI 1999Prague PanthersPrague Lions38–0
VII 2000Prague PanthersPrague Lions15–13
VIII 2001Prague PanthersBrno Alligators [cs]35–13
IX 2002Prague PanthersBrno Alligators [cs]52–14
X 2003Prague PanthersPrague Lions23–14
XI 2004Prague LionsPrague Panthers13–3
XII 2005Prague LionsPrague Panthers24–9
XIII 2006Prague LionsBratislava Monarchs38–21
XIV 2007Prague PanthersPrague Lions28–13
XV 2008Prague PanthersPrague Lions24–14
XVI 2009Prague PanthersPrague Lions24–14
XVII 2010Prague PanthersPrague Black Hawks [cs]74–0
XVIII 2011Prague Black Hawks [cs]Prague Panthers32–31
XIX 2012Prague Black Hawks [cs]Prague Panthers35–34
XX 2013Prague Black PanthersPrague Lions48–9
XXI 2014Prague Black PanthersPříbram Bobcats [cs]40–0
XXII 2015Prague Black PanthersPříbram Bobcats [cs]52–13[4]
XXIII 2016Prague Black PanthersPrague Lions10–9[5]
XXIV 2017Prague Black PanthersOstrava Steelers28–0[6]
XXV 2018Prague Black PanthersOstrava Steelers30–7[7]
XXVI 2019Prague LionsOstrava Steelers29–23[8]
XXVII 2020Season canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
XXVIII 2021Vysočina Gladiators [cs]Prague Lions23–0
XXIX 2022Prague LionsVysočina Gladiators [cs]35–29
XXX 2023Vysočina Gladiators [cs]Ostrava Steelers42–28
XXXI 2024Nitra KnightsZnojmo Knights [cs]35–28
XXXII 2025Vysočina Gladiators [cs]Ostrava Steelers60–10
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Czech Bowl statistics

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RankTeamTitlesParticipations
1Prague Black Panthers181994–1996, 1999–2003, 2007–2010, 2013–2018231995–2005, 2007–2018
2Prague Lions61998, 2004–2006, 2019, 2022151995, 1998–2000, 2003–2009, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021
3Vysočina Gladiators [cs]32021, 2023, 202542021–2023, 2025
4Prague Black Hawks [cs]22011, 201232010–2012
5Ostrava Steelers1199771996, 1997, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025
6Nitra Knights1202412024
7Příbram Bobcats [cs]0–22014, 2015
7Brno Alligators [cs]0–22001, 2002
9Bratislava Monarchs0–12006
9Znojmo Knights [cs]0–12024
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Silver Bowl titleholders

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TeamTimesYears
4xPardubice Stallions2010–2011, 2015, 2023
3xBrno Alligators [cs]2006–2007, 2017
2xPilsen Patriots2013, 2024
2xTřinec Sharks2021–2022
1xPřerov Mammoths2019
1xÚstí nad Labem Blades2018
1xBudweis Hellboys2012
1xBrno Sígrs2016
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Bronze Bowl titleholders

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TeamTimesYears
3xBílovice Sígrs2012, 2014-2015
1xBrno Alligators [cs]2016
1xPřerov Mammoths2017
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Iron Bowl titleholders

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TeamTimesYears
1xZnojmo Knights [cs]2015
1xVysočina Gladiators [cs]2016
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Rose Bowl titleholders (female)

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TeamTimesYears
1xPrague Black Cats2015
1xBrno Amazons2016
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