Poland national American football team

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The Poland national American Football team represents Poland in international American football competitions. The team was formed in 2012, consisting mainly of the Polish Football League players and coaching staff. In addition to players from the Polish league, players from the York Lions, Braunschweig Lions, Kouvola Indians and Kristiansand Gladiators have also participated in games.

The team was controlled by the Polish American Football Association. In 2020, the American Football Association in Poland became the national governing body, associated member of IFAF.[1]

The first international American football game played by Poland was played on February 2, 2013 in the Atlas Arena in Łódź, when the Poland national team met the Sweden national team in an Arena football game. Polish teams had previously played unofficial matches, beginning in 2005.

There are many Poles and players with Polish roots currently playing in NFL, for example Sebastian Janikowski, Tom Zbikowski, Chris, Dan, Rob Gronkowski, and in the past: Rich Szaro, Chester Marcol, Stas Maliszewski, Ron Jaworski, Zeke Bratkowski. There are also persons of Polish descent who play American football, such as Polish Americans. The latest addition is a son of Nigerian and a Polish woman, Babatunde Aiyegbusi who signed up with Minnesota Vikings after playing basketball as well as North American football for many Polish, Czech, and German clubs.

Roster for the 2017 World Games

2017 Poland national American Football team roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 1 Adam Skakowski (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 4 Mikołaj Pawlaczyk (Lowlanders Białystok)
  • 40 Konrad Starczewski (Panthers Wrocław)

Wide receivers

  • 2 Darrel Stewart Jr. (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 3 Patryk Matkowski (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 13 Tomasz Zubrycki (Lowlanders Białystok)
  • 80 Adam Nelip (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 81 Jakub Mazan (Seahawks Gdynia)
  • 84 Grzegorz Dominik (Tychy Falcons)

Defensive linemen

  • 43 Michał Niemas (Kiel Baltic Hurricanes)
  • 50 Szymon Adamczyk (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 57 Daniel Tarnawski (Warsaw Eagles)
  • 67 Damian Wesołowski (Lowlanders Białystok)
  • 71 Bartosz Bednarczyk (Paris Mousquetaires)
  • 75 Arkadiusz Cieślok (Seahawks Gdynia)
  • 78 Mateusz Szczęk (Lowlanders Białystok)
  • 95 Wojciech Stolarczyk (Outlaws Wrocław)
  • 97 Adrian Brudny (Braunschweig Lions)
  • 99 Robert Rosołek (Panthers Wrocław)
 Linebackers
  • 5 Hubert Ogrodowczyk (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 6 Kamil Ruta (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 54 Szymon Barczak (Kozły Poznań)
  • 56 Maciej Jaroszewski (Husaria Szczecin)
  • 91 Adam Roszkowski (Seahawks Gdynia)

Defensive backs

  • 7 Tomasz Żukowski (Lowlanders Białystok)
  • 10 Gabriel Kalus (Braunschweig Lions)
  • 17 Paweł Świątek (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 18 Marcin Kaim (Husaria Szczecin)
  • 20 Karol Mogielnicki (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 21 Mateusz Szefler (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 25 Adam Lary (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 26 Marcin Osumek (Tychy Falcons)
  • 30 Antoni Omondi (Warsaw Eagles)
  • 31 Kacper Kurcius (Tychy Falcons)

Special teams

  • 10 Gabriel Kalus (Braunschweig Lions) PR
  • 81 Jakub Mazan (Seahawks Gdynia) KR, PR

Offensive linemen

  • 55 Rafał Rogaczewski (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 61 Paweł Brodzki (Warsaw Eagles)
  • 65 Kamil Piątek (Tychy Falcons)
  • 69 Marek Stajer (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 71 Bartosz Bednarczyk (Paris Mousquetaires)
  • 73 Jakub Krystecki (Seahawks Gdynia)
  • 74 Mateusz Sławiński (Warsaw Eagles)
  • 79 Maciej Włodarczyk (Panthers Wrocław)
  • 86 Łukasz Korpak (Kraków Kings)
 Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Sebastian Tuch (GER)
  • Olaf Werner (GER)
  • Filip Pawełka (POL)
  • Joachim Ullrich (GER)
  • Eugen Heidt (GER)
  • Michał "Mike" Latek (POL)
  • Sean Averhoff (GER)
  • Tobias Ochs (GER)

Roster accessed 2017-07-28

European Championship

In 2015 Poland competed in the IFAF level qualifying playoff circuit for the first time.

Year Position GP W L PF PA
Germany 2018Qualification first round lost to Czech Republic Czech Republic.

IFAF World Championship record

Year Position GP W L PF PA
Italy 1999Did not participate
Germany 2003Did not participate
Japan 2007Did not participate
Austria 2011Did not participate
United States 2015Did not participate
2025To be determined

Head coaches

  • Poland Maciej Cetnerowski (2012–2015)
  • United States Bradley Arbon (2015–2017)

All time results

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