Danish American Football Federation

The Danish American Football Federation (DAFF; Danish: Dansk Amerikansk Fodbold Forbund) is an American football organization in Denmark. Its headquarters are located in Brøndby. DAFF organizes Denmark's national American football team, which competes in the International Federation of American Football.

Since 2000, DAFF has seen a huge increase in membership, influenced by Danish television station TV2 Zulu broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games on Sunday evenings. The sudden popularity of the sport in Denmark has been dubbed "the Zulu effect" after the name of the TV station.[1] As of the 2007 season, Viasat obtained the rights to broadcast the NFL in Denmark on both 3+ and TV 2 Sport (Viasat owns 49 percent of TV 2 Sport).

The popularity of American football in Denmark can also be attributed to the nation's interest in the long career of Danish placekicker Morten Andersen, the NFL's all-time leader in points.[2]

National League teams
Main article: National Ligaen
Team City Stadium Coordinates Founded (Lineage) Head Coach Top Executive Owner
AaB 89ers Aalborg, North Denmark Region 89ers Field 57°02′36″N 10°01′10″E March 1989 Jacob Zinck Thellufsen Simon B. Nielsen
Triangle Razorbacks Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark Vejle Athletic Stadium 55°42′50″N 9°33′33″E 2000
Aarhus Tigers Aarhus, Central Denmark Region Bøgeskov Sports 56°07′09″N 10°07′38″E 2012 Thomas Pedersen Jesper Christensen
Søllerød Gold Diggers Nærum, Rudersdal Municipality Rundforbi Stadion 55°49′33″N 12°32′26″E 2003 Troels Vestergaard Casper Reinhardt
Copenhagen TowersGentofte, Capital Region of Denmark Gentofte Sportspark 55°45′26″N 12°31′38″E 1990 Peter Herbild Jakob Munksgaard
Odense BadgersOdense, Region of Southern Denmark
Frederikssund OaksFrederikssund, Capital Region of Denmark

Mermaid Bowl

The Mermaid Bowl is the DAFF championship game, the Danish equivalent of the NFL's Super Bowl. The name is taken from the famous Little Mermaid, a symbol of Denmark. The first final, in 1988, was not played under the Mermaid Bowl name. [3]

#Date WinnerRunner-UpScore Venue
—1988 Copenhagen VikingsOdense Swans33–6
I1989 Copenhagen VikingsOdense Swans17–13
II1990 Herning HawksOdense Swans20–14
III1991 Aarhus TigersOdense Swans27–0
IV1992 Copenhagen TowersHerning Hawks78–50
V1993 Copenhagen TowersOdense Swans48–33
VI1994 Copenhagen TowersHerning Hawks46–7
VII1995 Copenhagen TowersAarhus Tigers35–20
VIII1996 Roskilde KingsCopenhagen Towers62–48
IX1997 Roskilde KingsKronborg Knights56–37
X1998 Aarhus TigersKronborg Knights48–20
XI1999 Aarhus TigersKronborg Knights28–0
XII2000 Aarhus TigersRoskilde Kings49–6
XIII2001 Roskilde KingsGreve Monarchs17–10
XIV2002 Avedøre MonarchsRoskilde Kings27–25
XV2003 Avedøre MonarchsRoskilde Kings28–14
XVI2004 Avedøre MonarchsHerning Hawks41–12
XVII2005 Roskilde KingsKronborg Knights23–6
XVIII2006 Triangle RazorbacksKronborg Knights21–16
XIX2007 Triangle RazorbacksAvedøre Monarchs32–20
XX2008 Triangle RazorbacksSøllerød Gold Diggers55–24
XXIOctober 3, 2009 Søllerød Gold DiggersTriangle Razorbacks10–0
XXIIOctober 2, 2010 Søllerød Gold DiggersTriangle Razorbacks13–0
XXIIIOctober 8, 2011 Triangle RazorbacksSøllerød Gold Diggers35–31
XXIVOctober 6, 2012 Triangle RazorbacksSøllerød Gold Diggers34–29Vejle Stadium, Vejle [4]
XXVOctober 12, 2013 Copenhagen TowersTriangle Razorbacks28–21Farum Park, Randers [5]
XXVIOctober 11, 2014 Copenhagen TowersAarhus Tigers26–3AutoC Park, Randers [6]
XXVIIOctober 10, 2015 Triangle RazorbacksSøllerød Gold Diggers21–17Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg [7]
XXVIIIOctober 8, 2016 Triangle RazorbacksCopenhagen Towers22–18CASA Arena, Horsens [8]
XXIXOctober 7, 2017 Copenhagen TowersSøllerød Gold Diggers20–7Slagelse Stadium, Slagelse [9]
XXXOctober 13, 2018 Copenhagen Towers Triangle Razorbacks 23–22
XXXIOctober 5, 2019 Triangle RazorbacksCopenhagen Towers20–14 Gladsaxe Stadium

Danish American Football Federation Hall of Fame

DAFF opened the Danish American Football Federation Hall of Fame on February 5, 2006, the day of Super Bowl XL.

Players
Coaches
  • Ron Da Costa (Inducted 2006) for Copenhagen Vikings, Roskilde Kings, Kronborg Knights, Herlev Rebels, Vestegnen Volunteers.
  • John Lawson (2007) for Roskilde Kings, Aarhus Tigers, Herning Hawks. Appeared in five consecutive Mermaid Bowls with an overall 5-1 Mermaid Bowl record
  • John Martinko (2006) for Copenhagen Towers.
Contributors
  • Jimmy Bøjgaard (Inducted 2007) - play-by-play commentator with Claus Elming through 7 years on Zulu.
  • Claus Elming (2006) - Color commentator for NFL on Denmark's TV2 Zulu. Also a coach for Avedøre Monarchs and Wide receiver for Herning Hawks and Aarhus Tigers also a founder of Aarhus Tigers.
  • Torben Elming (2006) - Chairman of the Danish American Football Federation
  • Menno Hilverdink (2006) - Started American Football in Denmark - Copenhagen Vikings
  • Agnar Nielsen (2006) - Executive of Danish American Football Federation
  • Tommy Terp (2006) - Executive of Esbjerg Hurricanes

References
  1. Masculine, action-packed American import gains popularity Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, The Copenhagen Post, 24 February 2007.
  2. Say Danish cheese, The Toronto Sun, 10 December 2008.
  3. "Mermaid Bowl vindere" [Mermaid Bowl Winners]. daff.dk (in Danish).
  4. "Historie". razorbacks.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. "Towers lösen Razorbacks ab". football-aktuell.de. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. "Towers Top Tigers; Copenhagen Wins Historic Sixth Mermaid Bowl". americanfootballinternational.com. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  7. "Triangle Razorbacks Stage Fourth Quarter Rally To Take Danish Title". americanfootballinternational.com. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  8. "Triangle Razorbacks Win Denmark's Mermaid Bowl in a Thriller". americanfootballinternational.com. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  9. "Copenhagen Towers capture 7th Danish title, down Søllerød Gold Diggers to win Mermaid Bowl XXIX". americanfootballinternational.com. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
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