Panthers Wrocław

The Panthers Wrocław are an American football team in Wrocław, Poland, which was merged from Giants Wrocław and Devils Wrocław. They play in the Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego and the Central European Football League.

Panthers Wrocław
Founded2013
Based inWrocław, Poland
Home fieldWrocław Olympic Stadium
Head coachJakub Samel
LeagueLiga Futbolu Amerykańskiego
DivisionLFA 1
ColoursPanther Blue and Black
   
Polish Bowl2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
IFAF Europe Champions League2016
Websitepantherswroclaw.com

History

The team was founded in 2013 by a merger of two PLFA teams, Giants Wrocław and Devils Wrocław.[1] In 2014, the club played in the Polish Bowl for the first time, where they lost to Seahawks Gdynia. In 2016, the Panthers dominated every game and won their first Championship. The Panthers won the title by defeating Seahawks, 56–13.[2] After the Panthers won also the 2017 Polish Bowl, the team left the Polish American Football League and joined the new Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego. In first two seasons in LFA, Panthers won every game in regular season, lost Polish Bowl XIII to Lowlanders Białystok 14–13 in 2018 and won Polish Bowl XIV to Lowlanders 28–14 (both final games were played at Wrocław Olympic Stadium).

The Panthers also became the first Polish team to win the IFAF Europe Champions League.[3]

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Jakub Samel was named new head coach of the Panthers Wrocław. He is the first Polish head coach in club history.

Uniforms

The Panthers Wrocław's Panther blue home jersey has black numbers, letter outlines and vertical stripes on opposite sides. The away kit consists of a white jersey with dark blue letters and numbers that have orange outlines. Players wear white socks, navy blue helmets with a panther head logo, and navy blue pants to all games.

Season-by-season records
Season League Finish Wins Losses Postseason results Ref
2014 TopLiga 1st 8 2 1–1 Lost Polish Bowl (Seahawks) 41–32 [4]
2015 TopLiga 1st 10 0 1–1 Lost Polish Bowl (Seahawks) 28–21 [5]
2016 TopLiga 1st 7 1 2–0 Won Polish Bowl (Seahawks) 56–13 [6]
2017 TopLiga 1st 6 0 2–0 Won Polish Bowl (Seahawks) 55–21 [7]
2018 LFA1 1st 8 0 1-1 Lost Polish Bowl (Lowlanders) 14-13 [8]
2019 LFA1 1st 8 0 2-0 Won Polish Bowl (Lowlanders) 28-14 [9]

Honours
  • U19 League
    • Champions: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

References
  2. Panthers w finale Ligi Mistrzów!
  3. Panthers królami Europy!
  6. SuperFinałowa dominacja Panthers
  7. Perfekcyjny sezon Panthers
  8. "Pantery upolowane. Lowlanders mistrzami Polski!". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  9. Media, Wirtualna Polska (2019-06-29). "Polish Bowl XIV. Tytuł wraca do Wrocławia. Panthers lepsi od Lowlanders Białystok - WP SportoweFakty". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
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