AFBN Eredivisie

Summary

The AFBN's Eredivisie (lit. "premier league") is the top division of American football in the Netherlands founded in 1983. The league currently consists of 8 teams from different cities of the Netherlands. At the end of each regular season, the top two teams from each "pool" play in the playoffs, a four-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the championship game, known as the Tulip Bowl.

2024 season lineup edit

Pool Team[1] City Founded Website
A Arnhem Falcons (NL | EN) Arnhem 1989 Falcons
A Groningen Giants (NL | EN) Groningen 2000 Giants
B Flevo Phantoms (NL | EN) Almere 1985 Phantoms
B Maastricht Wildcats (NL | EN) Almere Wildcats

Promotion/Relegation edit

At the end of the regular season, the worst-performing team from this division will play a match against the best-performing team from "First division". The winner of that match will play in Eredivise next season; the loser will play in Erste divisie.

References edit

  1. ^ "Schema AFBN Eredivisie bekend". Gridiron straight from the trenches. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website of the AFBN (in Dutch)
  • AFBN scores and standings