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The Polish American Football League or shortly PLFA (Polish: Polska Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego) is a structured system for the american football competitions in Poland founded in 2006 by the Polish federation, PZFA. Since 2012 season, PLFA is divided into three leagues (Ekstraklasa, PLFA I and PLFA II). Between PLFA I and PLFA II there is promotion and relegation.
Polish American Football League
Current season, competition or edition: 2011 PLFA season | |
Sport | American football |
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Founded | October 2006 |
Founder | PZFA |
First season | 2006 season |
CEO | Jędrzej Stęszewski |
No. of teams | 6 (Ekstraklasa PLFA) 8 (PLFA I) 13 (PLFA II) |
Country | Poland |
Most recent champion(s) | The Crew Wrocław |
Most titles | Warsaw Eagles, The Crew Wrocław (2 titles) |
Official website | plfa.pl |
The most prestigious league is Ekstraklasa; the top four teams from the Ekstraklasa regular season enter the playoffs and the winners meet in the championship game called PLFA SuperFinal (more commonly known as the Polish Bowl).
The PLFA Cup game determining the champion of the PLFA I league.
In the 2012 season there were 27 teams from 21 cities (6 teams in the Ekstraklasa, 8 teams in the PLFA I and 13 teams in the PLFA II). PLFA I and PLFA II is divided into two divisions, for the geographical reason (North and South each).
Since 2011 there is a eight-man football league, called PLFA 8 for the new clubs and reserve team of the top clubs.