Russian American Football Championship (Russian: Чемпионат России по Aмериканскому Футболу , romanized : Chempionat Rossii po Amerikanskomu Futbolu ) is the highest level of American football played in Russia originally founded in 1991, previously known as the League of American Football ( LAF ; Russian: Лига Американского Футбола , romanized : Liga Amerikanskogo Futbola , ЛАФ ).
13-520: (Redirected from Russian Championships ) Russian Championship may refer to: Russian American Football Championship , the highest level of American football played in Russia Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships , an annual Russian national artistic gymnastics competition Russian National Badminton Championships , a tournament organized to crown
26-424: A Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the national champion Russian National Time Trial Championships , a cycling race held annually Russian Women's Water Polo Championship Russian Water Polo Championship See also [ edit ] Russian Cup (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
39-705: A tournament on the European Tour List of Soviet and Russian ice hockey champions , the organizations winning the Russian Open Hockey Championship ward and national title Russian National Road Race Championships Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships , an annual national competition Russian Championship (rugby league), the major rugby league tournament for clubs in Russia Russian Individual Speedway Championship ,
52-792: The Glasnost Bowl ). In the same year the very first game between Russian teams was played. In 1989, the Moscow Bears were first formed team and represented the Russia national American football team . In 1991, the Soviet Championship was founded and the league became the Russian Championship in 1992 as the Soviet Union collapsed. However the league was soon suspended in the turmoils of the dissolution of
65-572: The USSR. The Moscow Bears national team was reformed later in 1992 and Russian Football Championship league later re-organized. The Russian Championship was founded again in 2002. The league has been growing ever since. In 2016 it was reorganized as The League of American Football , LAF in short. But in 2019 the league was re-organized as Russian Championship. Since 2020 season the Eastern European Super League serves as
78-522: The best badminton players in Russia List of Russian bandy champions , a list of the winners of the final of the highest Russian bandy league played each year Russian Professional Basketball Championship Russian Chess Championship , a list of chess champions since before 1899 Russian Curling Championships , a list of winners of the national curling championships since 1993 Russian Figure Skating Championships , held annually to determine
91-486: The best teams of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine decided to found a competition called the East European Super League. The list of prospective participants included three Russian teams - Moscow Spartans and St. Petersburg Griffins and Northern Legion, two Ukrainian teams - Kyiv Capitals and Patriots, as well as two Belarusian teams - Minsk Zubrs and Litvins. Unfortunately, by the start of the season in
104-596: The highest league of American football in Russia. Eastern European Super League The Eastern European Super League (Russian: Восточно-европейская Суперлига , romanized : Vostochno-Yevropeiskaya Superliga ) is an international American football tournament that brings together the best clubs from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. The tournament originated in 2019, when
117-548: The league. Since 2020 season the Eastern European Super League serves as the highest league of American football in Russia. American football came into the Soviet Union in late 1980s. The first official games were played in 1989 when American high school all-star teams from Oklahoma played exhibition games against local teams, following a failed attempt to have college football bowl game be played in Moscow (known as
130-768: The national champions of Russia Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships , a list of the country's junior-level national champions Russian Football Championship, another name for the Russian Premier League , the top division professional association football league in Russia Russian Women's Football Championship , the highest professional women's football league in Russia Russian Formula 1600 Championship Russian Formula Three Championship Russian Women's Futsal Super League Russian Open golf championship,
143-703: The spring of 2019, three Russian teams and Belarusian Litvins had remained in the tournament bracket. The first champion of the Eastern European Super League were the Moscow Spartans, who defeated the Northern Legion in the final. Since 2020, almost all competitions in the Russian Federation have been held under the auspices of the East European Super League: The 2019 season was a round robin,
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#1732797270807156-567: The teams spent 6 games each in the regular season and 2 games in the playoffs (semi-final, match for third place and final). The tournament was held from April to July. The winner of the first ever Super League was the Spartans team from Moscow., who won the league championship in the first time in its history. Super League is a round robin tournament in which teams meet each other once. National Major League - group stage + playoffs. Teams are divided into 6 divisions. All divisions, except for
169-653: The title Russian Championship . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russian_Championship&oldid=1241179725 " Categories : Disambiguation pages National championships in Russia Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Russian American Football Championship There are 11 teams in two divisions participating in
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