Helsinki Roosters

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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns to host the Finnish champion Helsinki Roosters
By AFI on 12/08/2019
The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, winners of two of the last three German Football League titles, and finalists this past season, will kick off the 2020 season with...
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Finland: Helsinki Roosters sign San Diego State RB Tyler Wormhoudt
By AFI on 11/26/2019
The defending Finnish champions, the Helsinki Roosters, have beefed up an already potent running attack with the signing of ex San Diego State running back...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2019 Coaches Poll – Final
By AFI on 10/29/2019
The final AFI Europe Top 20 Coaches Poll has a couple of major changes as almost everyone would expect, and for the first time ever...
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Helsinki Roosters overwhelm Kuopio Steelers to capture 8th straight Finnish crown
By AFI on 09/17/2019
The Helsinki Roosters silenced all the doubters Saturday at Ratina Stadium in Tampere, Finland in manhandling the Kuopio Steelers 50-6 in Maple Bowl XL to...
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Finland: Maple Bowl XL – Championship Rematch – Helsinki Roosters v. Kuopio Steelers
By AFI on 09/14/2019
The 11-2 Helsinki Roosters and 10-3 Kuopio Steelers square off for the second year in a row in Maple Bowl XL, the Finnish championship game,...
Finland: Helsinki Roosters, Kuopio Steelers set for Maple Bowl rematch
By AFI on 09/09/2019
The Helsinki Roosters and Kuopio Steelers came out victorious in Finland’s Maple League semifinals this past weekend and return to the Maple Bowl for the...
Semifinals in Finland’s Maple League set for kick off
By AFI on 09/06/2019
Finland’s Maple League heads into the semifinal stage starting Friday, September 6 with the top four teams squaring off. The Helsinki Roosters, who finished the...
Finland’s final stats leaders tell interesting story as playoffs loom
By AFI on 09/04/2019
Finland’s seven-team Maple League wound up its regular season schedule this past weekend with the Helsinki Roosters topping the standings ahead of the second place Kuopio Steelers. The offensive...
LIVESTREAM: Finland – Helsinki Roosters @Wasa Royals, Thurs., Aug. 22, 6:30p (5:30p CEDT, 11:30a EDT)
By AFI on 08/22/2019
The 9-1 Helsinki Roosters, Europe #14, head to Vaasa, Finland to take on the 3-7 Wasa Royals as Finland’s Maple League heads into the final...
LIVESTREAM: Finland – Helsinki Wolverines @Helsinki Roosters, Thurs., Aug. 15, 6:30p (5:30p CEDT, 11:30a EDT)
By AFI on 08/15/2019
The 8-1 Helsinki Roosters, Europe #14, will play host to cross town rivals, the Helsinki Wolverines, Thursday, August 15 as Finland’s Maple League heads into...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2019 Coaches Poll – July 2019
By AFI on 07/21/2019
We are introducing our second AFI Europe Top 20 Coaches Poll and this one is filled with changes from our initial poll. Our coaches panel has expanded to...
LIVESTREAM: Finland – Tampere Saints @Helsinki Roosters, Thurs. July 18, 6:30p (5:30p CEDT, 11:30a EDT)
By AFI on 07/18/2019
The 5-1 Helsinki Roosters will play host to the last place (1-5) Tampere Saints as Thursday Night Football continues in Finland’s Maple League, Thursday, July...
LIVESTREAM: Finland – Helsinki Roosters @Helsinki Wolverines, Thurs. July 4, 6p (5p CEDT, 11a EDT)
By AFI on 07/04/2019
The undefeated (4-0) Helsinki Wolverines will play host to crosstown rivals and defending champions, the Helsinki Roosters (3-1) July 4 as Finland’s Maple League heads...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2019 Coaches Poll – May 2019
By AFI on 06/01/2019
It’s time for our first, long-awaited AFI Europe Top 20 Coaches Poll. We’ve had a few hiccups but with the seasons of all the major European nations...
Kuopio Steelers hand Helsinki Roosters first loss in Finland in two years
By AFI on 05/24/2019
The Kuopio Steelers made a huge statement Thursday night in Finland’s Maple League, and sent shock waves through the Finnish football world by beating the...
Dacia Vienna Vikings advance to ECTC/CEFL championship game by default
By AFI on 05/15/2019
In its first year in existence, the European Club Team Competition, ECTC, will be without a championship game as first the Helsinki Roosters from Finland...
Helsinki Roosters pull out of NEFL/ECTC; no Nordic team in playoffs?
By AFI on 05/14/2019
The Helsinki Roosters defeated the Copenhagen Towers 22-18 this past weekend to win the NEFL(Northern European Football League)/ECTC (European Club Team Competition) Northern division and...
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Finland’s Helsinki Roosters stage last second rally to down Copenhagen Towers from Denmark
By AFI on 05/14/2019
The Helsinki Roosters performed the two minute drill to perfection late in their game against Denmark’s Copenhagen Towers, scoring with 23 seconds left on the...
LIVESTREAM: ECTC – Helsinki Roosters (Finland) @Copenhagen Towers, Sat., May 11, 3p CEDT (9a EDT)
By AFI on 05/11/2019
The Copenhagen Towers will host Finland’s Helsinki Roosters in Copenhagen, Denmark in a game which will determine the winner of the Northern European Football League...
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Unraveling the European international tournaments
By AFI on 05/02/2019
The European Club Team Competition and Central European Football League tournaments, which involve 13 teams from 11 different countries, have almost reached the halfway point...
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NEFL: Finland’s Helsinki Roosters edge Stockholm Mean Machines in a thriller
By AFI on 04/16/2019
The Helsinki Roosters relied on home field advantage and and edge in special teams to beat the Stockholm Mean Machines 21-19 at Helsinki’s Velodrome in...
LIVESTREAM: PPV – ECTC – Stockholm Mean Machines @Helsinki Roosters Sat. April 13, 12p (11a CEDT, 5a EDT)
By AFI on 04/13/2019
Sweden’s defending champion Stockholm Mean Machines head over to Helsinki, Finland to face the reigning Finnish champion Helsinki Roosters in the opening game of the...
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IFAF: European Club Team Competition, ECTC, set to launch in 2019
By AFI on 01/23/2019
IFAF, the International Federation of American Football, is re-launching a European club championship series, dubbed the 2019 European Club Team Competition, ECTC. A total of...
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AFI’s Final Europe Top 20: 2018 Coaches Poll – November 2018
By AFI on 11/26/2018
It’s time for our final AFI Europe Top 20.Coaches Poll. There have been a few changes from our last Top 20 Poll, with shifts both in the top 10 as well...
The 2018 European champions and how they won
By AFI on 10/30/2018
All but one 2018 European championship has been decided with the German, Danish and Ukrainian champions the last three titles. The final championship game for the Croatian...