2007–2008 Israel Football League season

The 2007–2008 Israel Football League season was the inaugural season of the Israel Football League. The season concluded with the Jerusalem Lions defeating the Haifa Underdogs, 24-18 in overtime, in Israel Bowl I.[1]

2007–2008 IFL season
LeagueIsrael Football League
SportAmerican football
Regular season
Season MVPMoshe Horowitz
Israel Bowl I
ChampionsJerusalem Lions
  Runners-upHaifa Underdogs
Finals MVPMoshe Horowitz

Regular season

The regular season began on November 17, 2007 and consisted of a nine game schedule, with each team playing the others three times throughout the season.[2] The top three teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs.[3]

Pos Team Pld W L
1 Jerusalem Lions 9 8 1
2 Haifa Underdogs 9 6 3
3 Hasharon Pioneers 9 3 6
4 Tel Aviv Sabres 9 1 8
Source:

Playoffs

The Underdogs defeated the Pioneers in the semifinals and faced the Lions in Israel Bowl I, which took place on March 28, 2008 at Kraft Family Stadium.[3][4] Moshe Horowitz earned Israel Bowl MVP honors for the champion Jerusalem Lions, who won in overtime 24-18.[5]

  Semifinals     Israel Bowl I
                 
    1 Jerusalem Lions 24*
  2 Haifa Underdogs 38     2 Haifa Underdogs 18
  3 Hasharon Pioneers 14  
* Indicates overtime victory

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Moshe Horowitz, RB, Jerusalem Lions[5]
  • Most Improved Player: Erez "Shrek" Kaminski, OL, Haifa Underdogs[5]

References
  1. "Local Football: Jerusalem takes inaugural IFL title". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  2. "Tackle football league to kick off in Jerusalem today". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. "Israel Football League / Jerusalem Dazzles Patriots Owner, Downs Tel Aviv". Haaretz. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  4. "Tackle Football: Nearly flawless Haifa reaches Israel Bowl". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  5. "Season Awards פרסי עונת 2007-2008 - IFL". IFL (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-05-29.





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