Seahawks Gdynia
The Seahawks Gdynia are an American football team based in Gdynia, Poland. They play in the Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego.
| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Based in | Gdynia, Poland |
| Home field | National Rugby Stadium |
| Head coach | Mele J. Mosqueda |
| Team president | Maciej Cetnerowski |
| League | Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego |
| Division | LFA 1 |
| Colours | Black and Yellow |
| Polish Bowl | 2012, 2014, 2015 |
| Website | seahawks.pl |
History edit
The team was founded in October 2005 as the Pomorze Seahawks. In 2006 the Seahawks was one of four founders of the Polish American Football League and in the first season made their first appearance in the national championship game, the Polish Bowl, in 2006, but lost the game to the Warsaw Eagles.[1] In 2008 they lost the Polish Bowl again to the Eagles.[2] In 2009 the team makes his first appearance at the EFAF Challenge Cup.
First two seasons Seahawks played home games in Sopot, next three played in Gdańsk at the GOKF stadium. Since 2011 PLFA season Sehawks moved to Gdynia, changed name to the Seahawks Gdynia and played at the National Rugby Stadium.[3]
After the 2017 season, the Seahawks left the Polish American Football League and joined the new Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego.
Season-by-season records edit
| PLFA champions (2006–2007) PLFA I champions (2008–present) | PLFA II champions (2008–present) | Championship Game appearances |
| Season | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Postseason results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PLFA | — | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost Polish Bowl (Eagles) 6–34 | [4] |
| 2007 | PLFA | North | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost semi-final (The Crew) 2–18 | [5] |
| 2008 | PLFA I | — | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost Polish Bowl (Eagles) 14–26 | [6] |
| 2009 | PLFA I | — | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | [7] |
| 2010 | PLFA I | — | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost semi-final (The Crew) 0–49 | [8] |
| 2011 | PLFA I | — | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost semi-final (The Crew) 7–27 | [9] |
Honours edit
- Polish Bowl
- Champions: 2012, 2014, 2015
- CEFL
- 2nd place: 2018
See also edit
- American football
- Sports in Tricity (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot)
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Warsaw Eagles Mistrzami Polskiej Ligi Futbolu Amerykańskiego!
- ^ [1] Warsaw Eagles wracają na tron!
- ^ "Jastrzębie lądują w Gdyni na Narodowym Stadionie Rugby!". seahawks.pl. 14 Mar 2011. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
- ^ . pzfa.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
- ^ . pzfa.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
- ^ . pzfa.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
- ^ . pzfa.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
- ^ . pzfa.pl. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
- ^ . pzfa.pl. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
External links edit
- Official website