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IFAF 2020 European Championship qualification rounds rolling towards finish
By AFI on 10/25/2019
This weekend, the IFAF 2020 European Championship qualification/group stage continues with two key Group A matchups and two in Group B In the top group, Group A, 12...
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Team Israel defeats Turkey to claim first win in IFAF European Championship qualification
By AFI on 09/20/2019
Team Israel defeated Turkey 27-22 Thursday in Samsun, Turkey in first round action of the IFAF 2020 European Championship Group B qualification tournament. The Israelis...
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Europe’s Top 22 National Teams ranked with European Championship qualifiers around corner
By AFI on 09/05/2019
With the European Championship Group A and Group B tournaments set to start and the first international friendly game of the season scheduled for this...
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American football in Turkey? It’s a thing, a former Citadel standout learned
By The Post and Courier on 08/09/2019
By Jeff Hartsell [email protected] After a five-month sojourn in Turkey, Cam Jackson returned to his Alabama hometown with an MVP award, hundreds of pictures and...
Josh Quezada’s 4 +1,000 yard seasons a milestone
By AFI on 08/07/2019
Since arriving to play in Europe in 2016 to play for the Gdynia Seahawks in Poland’s top league, running back Josh Quezada has been on...
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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...
Koc Rams face METU Falcons in 2019 Turkish Bowl
By AFI on 07/14/2019
The unbeaten and defending champion Koc Rams (7-0) will be looking to win their fourth straight Turkish title Sunday, July 14 when the take on...
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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...
LIVESTREAM: CEFL Cup – ITU Hornets (Turkey) vs. Moscow Spartans (Russia), Sat. May 18, 2p (1p CEDT, 7a EDT)
By CEFL Admin on 05/18/2019
Second semifinal game of the Spotklub CEFL Cup is played this Saturday in Istanbul. ITÜ Hornets will welcome Russian champion, Moscow Spartans. The kickoff is...
LIVESTREAM: Turkey – 1st Place Battle – Koc Rams @Bogazici Sultans, Sat. May 18, 12p (11a CEDT, 5a EDT)
By AFI on 05/18/2019
The league-leading and defending champion Koc Rams (3-0) will take on long-time rivals, the Bogazici Sultans (3-0) Saturday, May 18 in a clash to decide...
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CEFL: Switzerland’s Calanda Broncos overwhelm Koc Rams from Turkey
By AFI on 05/14/2019
The Calanda Broncos took another big step to winning the Central European Football League, CEFL, Eastern Conference title with a resounding 55-17 victory over the...
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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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CEFL: Poland’s Wroclaw Panthers crush Turkish champs, Koc Rams
By AFI on 04/30/2019
The Wroclaw Panthers with their spectacular new quarterback, Tony Dawson, definitely underwent a transformation this past weekend, totally destroying the Turkish champion Koc Rams, rolling...
LIVESTREAM: CEFL – Wroclaw Panthers (Poland) @Koc Rams (Turkey), Sat. April 27, 6:30p (5:30p CEDT, 11a EDT)
By AFI on 04/27/2019
The Wroclaw Panthers from Poland will try to find the win column in the Central European Football League when they take on Turkey’s Koc Rams...
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CEFL: Kragujevac Wild Boars pull away from Koc Rams for big win
By AFI on 04/14/2019
Serbia’s defending champion Kragujevac Wild Boars took the first step in reaching the Central European Football League title game by downing the reigning Turkish champions,...
Turkish League of American Football kicks off 2019 season
By AFI on 04/07/2019
The Turkish League of American Football kicks off its 2019 season Sunday, April 7 with eight teams in the hunt for the title that the...
CEFL Cup: 8 teams from 6 countries set to battle
By AFI on 02/14/2019
The Central European Football League, CEFL, continues to expand its unique CEFL Cup tournament and this year eight teams from six different countries will compete....
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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...
Turkey: RB Joshua Quezada signs with Turkish champs, the Koc Rams
By AFI on 01/02/2019
Turkish champions and AFI Europe #12, the Koc Rams, and have signed running back Joshua Quezada for the 2018 season. Quezada, 5’11”, 215 lb, is a native of La...
CEFL Team Profile: Istanbul Koç Rams keep building football in Turkey, and beyond
By Touchdown Europe on 12/03/2018
The Istanbul Koç Rams entered the international stage as a major surprise – given the fact that they managed to beat Sweden’s powerful Carlstad Crusaders (at...
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Turkey: Koc Rams strengthen defense, sign top safety Pierre Courageux
By AFI on 12/03/2018
The Koc Rams, defending and back-to-back-to-back Turkish champions and Central European Football League runner ups, have signed one of the top safeties in Europe, Pierre Courageux...
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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...
Turkey: Koc Rams re-sign championship-winning QB David Whipple
By AFI on 11/20/2018
The Koc Rams have re-signed the quarterback who led them to their third straight Turkish championship title, David Whipple from Miles College (NCAA Div. II). Whipple, 6’1″, 180 lb...
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...
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Turkey records first win in 6 years; defeats Team Spain in Madrid
By AFI on 09/30/2018
The Turkish national team scored two first half touchdowns and then held on the defeat Team Spain 14-7 at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas...