In American football, the Belgian Bowl is the championship game of the Belgian American Football League (BAFL). At the end of each regular season, three teams from each conference play in the BFL playoffs, a six-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the Belgian Bowl.
History Championship of Belgium (1987–1994) Date Champion 1987 Mouscron Redskins 1988 Brussels Raiders 1989 Brussels Raiders 1990 Brussels Raiders 1991 Brussels Raiders 1992 Leuven Lions 1993 Luxembourg Red Lions 1994 Brussels Raiders Belgian Bowl (from 1995) Date Bowl Champion result Runner-up 1995 Belgian Bowl VIII Tournai Cardinals 34–12 Brussels Raiders 1996 Belgian Bowl IX Tournai Cardinals 13–6 Brussels Angels 1997 Belgian Bowl X Tournai Cardinals 98–7 Brussels Angels 1998 Belgian Bowl XI Tournai Cardinals 16–3 Brussels Angels1999 Belgian Bowl XII Antwerp Diamonds 41–6 Izeghem Redskins 2000 Belgian Bowl XIII Izeghem Redskins 28–0 Charleroi Cougars2001 Belgian Bowl XIV Izeghem Redskins 22–0 Brussels Tigers 2002 Belgian Bowl XV Brussels Tigers 24–14 Antwerp Diamonds 2003 Belgian Bowl XVI Brussels Black Angels NO BOWL Antwerp Diamonds 2004 Belgian Bowl XVII Antwerp Diamonds 12–0 Leuven Lions 2005 Belgian Bowl XVIII Antwerp Diamonds 13–2 Brussels Black Angels 2006 Belgian Bowl XIX West Flanders Tribes 23–14 Tournai Phoenix 2007 Belgian Bowl XX West Flanders Tribes 35–13 Brussels Black Angels 2008 Belgian Bowl XXI West Flanders Tribes 25–20 Brussels Black Angels 2009 Belgian Bowl XXII West Flanders Tribes 12–0 Tournai Phoenix 2010 Belgian Bowl XXIII West Flanders Tribes 36–6 Brussels Tigers 2011 Belgian Bowl XXIV West Flanders Tribes 20–14 Brussels Black Angels 2012 Belgian Bowl XXV Brussels Tigers 46–6 Antwerp Diamonds 2013 Belgian Bowl XXVI Brussels Tigers 9–0 Brussels Bulls 2014 Belgian Bowl XXVII Ghent Gators 38–0 Brussels Tigers 2015 Belgian Bowl XXVIII Brussels Black Angels 13–8 Brussels Tigers 2016 Belgian Bowl XXIX Ostend Pirates 16–15 Brussels Black Angels 2017 Belgian Bowl XXX Brussels Black Angels 27–20 Brussels Tigers 2018 Belgian Bowl XXXI Brussels Black Angels 50–0 Limburg Shotguns 2019 Belgian Bowl XXXII Brussels Black Angels 40–20 Limburg Shotguns 2021 Belgian Bowl XXXIII Limburg Shotguns 1–0 Brussels Black Angels 2023 Belgian Bowl XXXIV Ostend Pirates 27–0 Mons Knights 2024 Belgian Bowl XXXV Mons Knights 33–30 Waterloo Warriors 2025 Brussels Black Angels 58–6 Izegem Tribes 2026 Belgian Bowl 2026 Brussels Black Angels 26–16 Izegem Tribes
Statistics + Championship of Belgium & Belgian Bowl statistics Club 9 West Flanders Tribes* 8 1 .889 2011 1999 6 6 1 6 Brussels Raiders † 5 1 .833 1994 1995 1 4 1 14 Brussels Black Angels 5 9 .357 2019 2021 6 3 3 6 Tournai Phoenix** 4 2 .667 1998 2009 4 4 2 4 Tournai Cardinals** † 4 0 1.00 1998 N/A 4 4 0 6 Antwerp Diamonds 3 3 .500 2005 2012 4 2 2 8 Brussels Tigers 3 5 .375 2013 2015 4 2 3 3 Izeghem Redskins* † 2 1 .667 2001 1999 2 2 1 3 Limburg Shotguns 1 2 .333 2021 2018 3 1 2 2 Ostend Pirates 2 0 1.00 2023 N/A 1 1 0 2 Leuven Lions 1 1 .500 2004 1992 1 1 1 1 Ghent Gators 1 0 1.00 2014 N/A 1 1 0 1 Mouscron Redskins † 1 0 1.00 1987 N/A 1 1 0 1 Luxembourg Red Lions † 1 0 1.00 1993 N/A 1 1 0 1 Brussels Bulls 0 1 .000 N/A 2013 1 0 1 in italics and †: defunct team or old name (*) Izeghem Redskins became the West Flanders Tribes. (**) Tournai Cardinals became the Tournai Phoenix. Bold indicates a still active streak.
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External links Official Belgian Bowl site Official BFL website Dale's FFL thoughts - FFL Blog