Poland national American football team

Poland Poland
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Association PZFA
Region Europe (EFAF)
Founded 2012
IFAF Affiliation 2007
Colors White, Red
Head coach Daniel Piechnik
General manager Michał Latoś

The Poland National American Football team represents Poland in international American football competitions. The team is controlled by the Polish American Football Association. The team was formed in 2012, consisting mainly of Polish American Football League players and coaching staff. In addition to players from the Polish league, players from the York Lions, Braunschweig Lions, Kouvola Indians and Kristiansand Gladiators have also participated in games.

History

The first international American football game played by Poland was played 2 February 2013 in the Atlas Arena in Łódź, when the Poland national team met the Sweden national team in an Arena football game. Polish teams had previously played unofficial matches, beginning in 2005.

There are many Poles and players with Polish roots currently playing in NFL; for example Sebastian Janikowski, Tom Zbikowski, Chris, Dan, Rob Gronkowski, and in the past: Rich Szaro, Chester Marcol, Stas Maliszewski, Ron Jaworski, Zeke Bratkowski. For more persons of Polish descent, see National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and list of Polish Americans. The latest addition is a son of Nigerian and a Polish woman, Babatunde Aiyegbusi who signed up with Minnesota Vikings after playing basketball as well as North American football for many Polish, Czech, and German clubs.

Roster for the 2017 World Games

2017 Poland National Football Team roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Offensive linemen

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Sebastian Tuch (GER)
  • Olaf Werner (GER)
  • Filip Pawełka (POL)
  • Joachim Ullrich (GER)
  • Eugen Heidt (GER)
  • Michał "Mike" Latek (POL)
  • Sean Averhoff (GER)
  • Tobias Ochs (GER)

Roster accessed 2017-07-28

European Championship

In 2015 Poland is competing in the IFAF level qualifying playoff circuit for the first time.

Year Position GP W L PF PA
Germany 2018 Qualification first round lost to Czech Republic Czech Republic.

IFAF World Championship record

Year Position GP W L PF PA
Italy 1999 Did Not Participate
Germany 2003 Did Not Participate
Japan 2007 Did Not Participate
Austria 2011 Did Not Participate
United States 2015 Did Not Participate
2025 To Be Determined

Head coaches

  • Poland Maciej Cetnerowski (2012–2015)
  • United States Bradley Arbon (2015–2017)

All time results

Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Result
13 November 2005 Czech Republic Pardubice Stallions Zgorzelec 2–12 Friendly (League All Star Team) Loss
2 February 2013  Sweden Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland 14–27 Arena Football Friendly game Loss
14 September 2013  Netherlands Polonia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland 14–37 Friendly game Loss
12 September 2015  Belgium Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia, Poland 27–20 Friendly game Win
27 September 2015  Russia Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland 7–0 Friendly game Win
11 October 2015  Czech Republic Letní stadion, Pardubice, Czech Republic 7–14 European Championship Qualifying Loss
6 August 2016  Denmark COS-OPO Cetniewo, Cetniewo, Poland 35–37 Friendly game Loss
10 September 2016  Sweden Stadion MOSiR Ząbki, Ząbki, Poland 21–28 Friendly game Loss
24 September 2016  Hungary First Field, Székesfehérvár, Hungary 22–23 Friendly game Loss
8 November 2016  Netherlands Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland 42-14 Friendly game Win
22 July 2017  France Olympic Stadium, Wrocław, Poland 2–28 World Games Loss
24 July 2017  United States (USFAF) Olympic Stadium, Wrocław, Poland 7–14 World Games Loss
16 September 2017   Switzerland Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland 13–6 Friendly game Win