The Czech League of American Football (ČLAF) (), known as the Snapbacks liga for sponsorship reasons, is a national American football competition in the Czech Republic. First held in 1994, it is organised by the (ČAAF).
Seasonal structure
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.
League year Teams Paddock League 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
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 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.
Bowl Year Champion Runner-up Score I 1994 Prague Panthers — — II 1995 Prague Panthers Prague Lions 55–22 III 1996 Prague Panthers Ostrava Steelers 48–30 IV 1997 Ostrava Steelers Prague Panthers 35-21 V 1998 Prague Lions Prague Panthers 29–8 VI 1999 Prague Panthers Prague Lions 38–0 VII 2000 Prague Panthers Prague Lions 15–13 VIII 2001 Prague Panthers 35–13 IX 2002 Prague Panthers 52–14 X 2003 Prague Panthers Prague Lions 23–14 XI 2004 Prague Lions Prague Panthers 13–3 XII 2005 Prague Lions Prague Panthers 24–9 XIII 2006 Prague Lions Bratislava Monarchs 38–21 XIV 2007 Prague Panthers Prague Lions 28–13 XV 2008 Prague Panthers Prague Lions 24–14 XVI 2009 Prague Panthers Prague Lions 24–14 XVII 2010 Prague Panthers 74–0 XVIII 2011 Prague Panthers 32–31 XIX 2012 Prague Panthers 35–34 XX 2013 Prague Black Panthers Prague Lions 48–9 XXI 2014 Prague Black Panthers 40–0 XXII 2015 Prague Black Panthers 52–13 XXIII 2016 Prague Black Panthers Prague Lions 10–9 XXIV 2017 Prague Black Panthers Ostrava Steelers 28–0 XXV 2018 Prague Black Panthers Ostrava Steelers 30–7 XXVI 2019 Prague Lions Ostrava Steelers 29–23 XXVII 2020 Season canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic XXVIII 2021 Prague Lions 23–0 XXIX 2022 Prague Lions 35–29 XXX 2023 Ostrava Steelers 42–28 XXXI 2024 Nitra Knights 35–28 XXXII 2025 Ostrava Steelers 60–10 XXXIII 2026 Nitra Knights 32–6
Czech Bowl statistics Rank Team Titles Participations 1 Prague Black Panthers 18 1994–1996, 1999–2003, 2007–2010, 2013–2018 23 1995–2005, 2007–2018 2 Prague Lions 6 1998, 2004–2006, 2019, 2022 15 1995, 1998–2000, 2003–2009, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 3 5 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026 4 2021–2023, 2025 4 2 2011, 2012 3 2010–2012 5 Ostrava Steelers 1 1997 7 1996, 1997, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025 6 Nitra Knights 1 2024 2 2024, 2026 7 0 – 2 2014, 2015 7 0 – 2 2001, 2002 9 Bratislava Monarchs 0 – 1 2006 9 0 – 1 2024
Silver Bowl titleholders Team Times Years 4x Pardubice Stallions 2010–2011, 2015, 2023 3x 2006–2007, 2017 2x Pilsen Patriots 2013, 2024 2x Třinec Sharks 2021–2022 1x Přerov Mammoths 2019 1x Ústí nad Labem Blades 2018 1x Budweis Hellboys 2012 1x Brno Sígrs 2016
Bronze Bowl titleholders Team Times Years 3x Bílovice Sígrs 2012, 2014-2015 1x 2016 1x Přerov Mammoths 2017
Iron Bowl titleholders Team Times Years 1x 2015 1x 2016
Rose Bowl titleholders (female) Team Times Years 1x Prague Black Cats 2015 1x Brno Amazons 2016
References
External links Czech American Football Association