The 2011 season of the Belgian Football League (BFL) is the regular season played in the Belgium. The championship game was Belgian Bowl XXIV.

2011 BFL season
Total # of teams13
Regular seasonFebruary 13
PlayoffsMay 15 – May 22
Belgian BowlBelgian Bowl XXIV
Belgian Bowl DateJune 4
Belgian Bowl LocationOstend
Belgian Bowl ChampionsWest Flanders Tribes
FFL ChampionsWest Flanders Tribes
LFFAB ChampionsBrussels Tigers
BFL seasons
«20102012»

Regular season

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Regular Season overview

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The BFL schedules two games at one location for saving on transportationcosts for referees and the costs of renting an ambulance and first aid responders. Half of the time, teams are playing virtually at home but actually play at the hosting team's homefield due to these costsaving measures.

LFFAB [2]
Date Match Visitors Results Home
13-02 Match 1 Charleroi Cougars
Andenne Bears
14–6
8–8
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
Liège Monarchs
20-02 Match 2 Charleroi Cougars
Tournai Phoenix*
0–48
14–12
Brussels Tigers
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
27-02 Match 3 Liège Monarchs
Brussels Tigers
12–0
50–0 (FF 3QT)
Andenne Bears
Tournai Phoenix*
06-03 Match 4 Andenne Bears
Charleroi Cougars
6–38
20–6
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
Liège Monarchs
13-03 Match 5 Tournai Phoenix*
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
33–6
2–28
Charleroi Cougars
Brussels Tigers
27-03 Match 6 Andenne Bears
Liège Monarchs
0–82
0–34
Tournai Phoenix*
Brussels Tigers
03-04 Match 7 Liège Monarchs
Charleroi Cougars
14–47
50–0 (FF 4QT)
Ottignies Fighting Turtles
Andenne Bears
10-04 Match 8 Ottignies Fighting Turtles
Brussels Tigers
50–0 (FF 4QT)
47–0
Tournai Phoenix*
Charleroi Cougars
17-04 Match 9 Tournai Phoenix*
Andenne Bears
0–50 (FF)
0–80
Liège Monarchs
Brussels Tigers
01-05 Match 10 Tournai Phoenix*
Liège Monarchs
0–50 (FF)
18–33
Brussels Tigers
Charleroi Cougars
08-05 Match 11 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 32–2 Andenne Bears
  • (*)Tournai phoenix gave forfait for the entire 2011 season. The games Tournai played became null and void, as if they were never played.

The match on week 3 in Leopoldsburg (Shotgun's homefield) was suspended due to the absence of an ambulance. In the first quarter a player was driven away to the hospital without a replacement for the leaving ambulance. Rules state that a game cannot continue without an emergency vehicle. The game was rescheduled to March 27.[3]

Regular-season standings

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W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

FFL 2011 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
West Flanders Tribes 8 0 0 1.00 283 62 W8
Brussels Black Angels 6 1 1 .928 220 26 W5
Brussels Bulls 5 2 1 .688 253 52 W4
Bornem Titans 4 4 0 .500 114 142 L2
Antwerp Diamonds 3 5 0 .375 101 162 L2
Limburg Shotguns 2 6 0 .250 90 286 L4
Ghent Gators 2 6 0 .250 44 239 L1
Leuven Lions 1 7 0 .125 57 193 L7
LFFAB 2011 Standings[4]
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Brussels Tigers 6 0 0 1.00 257 2 W6
Charleroi Cougars 3 3 0 .500 90 140
Ottignies Fighting Turtles 3 3 0 .500 155 76
Liège Monarchs 2 3 1 .333 90 109
Andenne Bears 0 5 1 .167 16 220 L5
Tournai Phoenix* - - - - - - -
Dudelange Dragons** - - - - - - -
La Louvière Wolves** - - - - - - -
  • (*)Tournai phoenix gave forfait for the entire 2011 season. The games Tournai played became null and void, as if they were never played.
  • (**) La Louvière Wolves and Dudelange Dragons did not participate this season.

 clinched seed to the playoffs

Postseason

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Belgian Bowl XXIV
DateJune 4
StadiumSportpark De Schorre, Oostende
Quarterfinals
May 15 @ Charleroi/Anderlecht
Semifinals[5]
May 22, 2011 @ Izegem/Evere
Belgian Bowl XXIV
June 4, 2011 @ Ostend
1 West Flanders Tribes 27
2 Charleroi Cougars 0 3 Brussels Bulls 21
3 Brussels Bulls 49 1 West Flanders Tribes 20
2 Brussels Black Angels 14
1 Brussels Tigers 10
2 Brussels Black Angels 35 2 Brussels Black Angels 38
3 Ottignies Fighting Turtles 0

Most Valuable Players

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MVP regular season

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  • BFL MVP: #29 Gregory "De Rosten" George[6]
  • FFL MVP: #29 Gregory "De Rosten" George

MVP Playoffs

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  • MVP Black Angels: #55 Soufian Aissati
  • MVP Tribes: #92 Stijn Dossche

References

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  1. ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Leuven Lions".
  3. ^ "Leuven Lions".
  4. ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  5. ^ "Video: WEST-VLAANDEREN TRIBES ZIJN KAMPIOEN". WTV. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  6. ^ "35 – Belgian Bowl preview". June 2, 2011.
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