The Polish American Football Association or shortly PZFA ( Polish : Stowarzyszenie Polski Związek Futbolu Amerykańskiego ) is the national American football association in Poland and was founded in November 2004 .
7-654: The PZFA is a full member of the International and European federations. The PZFA was created in November 2004, initiated by the first two American football teams: Warsaw Eagles and 1. KFA Wielkopolska (now Fireballs Wielkopolska ). Its founding, was a response to the dynamic growth of the American football movement in Poland. In October 2006, Eagles, Fireballs, Pomorze Seahawks and The Crew Wrocław , create
14-471: Is located in the French commune of La Courneuve , in the Île-de-France region . The IFAF recognizes in their respective areas the following branches and has 75 members as of June 2024: Americas (16) Asia (13) Europe (29) Oceania (5) American football competitions (Men) (Junior) (Women) Flag football competitions (Men / Women) Following the cancellation of
21-526: Is the international governing body of American football associations. The IFAF oversees the organisation and promotion of all international competitions across both contact and non contact versions of the game, including the IFAF World Championship of American Football , which is held every four years. The IFAF became a provisionary member of SportAccord in 2003, and became a full SportAccord member in 2005. The organization's head office
28-913: The 2015 IFAF World Championship in Sweden for financial reasons, the event was moved to the United States. In February 2015 Tommy Wiking resigned as president of IFAF due to the cancellation of the event. During the 2015 meeting, Tommy Wiking was illegitimately put as president, and caused a schism. One group, in New York, elected Roope Norenen as interim president in September 2014, and Richard MacLean in 2015. The other group, based in Paris, recognized Tommy Wiking as president. In September 2016, "IFAF in Paris" suspended six nations for not submitting players information for anti-doping, The suspended nations were
35-796: The Polish American Football League (PLFA). Short season was won by the Eagles who beat the Seahawks in the Polish Bowl I. The second league, PLFA II, was created in the 2008 PLFA season . In the 2011 PLFA season was founded eight-man football league, PLFA 8. In the 2012 PLFA season was founded junior league (14–17 years old), PLFA J and 15 Polish team gets 400 complete sets of equipment for junior players. International Federation of American Football The International Federation of American Football ( IFAF )
42-692: The United States Federation of American Football as the USA's governing body, and the USFAF organized a team to participate in the 2017 World Games , in which it won a bronze medal. The grouping of the IFAF based in New York continued to recognize USA Football and organized the 2017 Women's World Championships, which the USA won. In March 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) determined that
49-570: The United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Finland, and Denmark. A group of European federations wished for a reunification of the sport during a December 2016 meeting in Rome. In May 2017, after a split that created rival groupings of the International Federation of American Football, the IFAF grouping based in Paris stripped its recognition of USA Football , citing disputes over anti-doping enforcement. IFAF (Paris) instead recognized
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