Giants Wrocław
American football team in Poland
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The Giants Wrocław (formerly The Crew Wrocław) were an American football team based in Wrocław, Poland. They played in the Polish American Football League.
| Giants Wrocław | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Folded | 2013 | ||
| Headquartered | Wrocław, Poland | ||
| Colours | Red and Black | ||
| Website | giganci.com | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Head coach | Jacek Wallusch | ||
| League / conference affiliations | |||
| Polish American Football League | |||
| Championships | |||
| Polish Bowl: 2 2007, 2011 | |||
History
The team was founded in 2005 as Wrocław Angels. In 2007, they won the final of the Polish American Football League against Silesia Miners.[1] In 2008 the team made its first appearance at the EFAF Cup. In 2009 Aki Jones joined The Crew. Jones is the first former NFL player who is playing in the Polish league. In 2012, the team changed its name from The Crew Wrocław to Giants Wrocław. In 2013, they merged with Devils Wrocław forming a new team Panthers Wrocław.
Season-by-season records
PLFA
| PLFA champions (2006–2007) PLFA I champions (2008–present) |
PLFA II champions (2008–present) | Championship Game appearances |
| Season | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Postseason results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PLFA | — | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | Lost 3rd placed game (Fireballs) W.O. | [2] |
| 2007 | PLFA | South | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Won semi-final (Seahawks) 2–18 Won Polish Bowl (Miners) 18–0 |
[3] |
| 2008 | PLFA I | — | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost semi-final (Eagles) 7–8 | [4] |
| 2009 | PLFA I | — | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Won semi-final (Kozły) 28–8 Lost Polish Bowl (Miners) 7–18 |
[5] |
| 2010 | PLFA I | — | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | Won semi-final (Seahawks) 49–0 Lost Polish Bowl (Devils) 32–37 |
[6] |
| 2011 | PLFA I | — | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | Won semi-final (Seahawks) 27–7 Won Polish Bowl (Devils) 27–26 |
[7] |
EFAF
| Season | Competition | Group | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Season results | Playoffs results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | EFAF Cup | D | 3rd | 0 | 2 | 0 | vs Prague Panthers 0-53 at Danube Dragons 0-84 |
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| 2012 | EFAF Cup | C | — | — | — | — | at Søllerød Gold Diggers vs Prague Black Hawks |
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ČLAF
Honours
- Polish Bowl
- Champions: 2007, 2011, 2013
- Runners-up: 2009, 2010