Torneio Touchdown

Touchdown Tournament was an American football league composed of teams from different Brazilian states. The league format was developed by the leaders Flavio "Skin" Cardia of the Fluminense Imperadores, and Mario Lewandowski of the São Paulo Storm, who chaired the Steering Committee of the League. The project was presented to the public during the Tournament Selections AFAB in April 2009, by signing a statement of commitment by the representatives of the 10 teams involved. Eight of the 10 teams declared themselves able to participate in the Touchdown Tournament in 2009.[1]

Torneio Touchdown
Current season, competition or edition:
2014 Torneio Touchdown
Founded2008
No. of teams20
CountryBrazil
Most recent
champion(s)
Vasco da Gama Patriotas (1st title) (2014)
Most titlesCorinthians Steamrollers (2 titles)

In 2010, most teams who competed in the league left in 2009, after the end of the season, to create the Liga Brasileira de Futebol Americano (LBFA) due to differences with the commissioner Andrew Joseph Adler, who held the right to use the Torneio Touchdown name.

However, in 2013, some teams returned to Torneio Touchdown, raising the number of participating teams to 20, the highest since the creation of the league.

The league dissolved in 2016

Teams

Current teams (2013)

Team City/Area
Conference Walter Camp
Vasco da Gama Patriotas Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Minas Locomotiva Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Tubarões do Cerrado Brasília, Distrito Federal
Brasília V8 Brasília, Distrito Federal
Salvador All Saints Salvador, Bahia
Conference George Halas
Flamengo FA Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Corinthians Steamrollers São Paulo, São Paulo
Botafogo Challengers Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
Campo Grande Gravediggers Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul
Uberlândia Lobos Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
Conference Bill Walsh
Jaraguá Breakers Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina
Timbó Rex Timbó, Santa Catarina
Lusa Lions São Paulo, São Paulo
Juventude Gladiators Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre Bulls Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Conference Vince Lombardi
Vila Velha Tritões Vila Velha, Espírito Santo
Vitória Antares Vitória, Espírito Santo
Botafogo F.A. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Santos Tsunami Santos, São Paulo
Ipatinga Tigres Ipatinga, Minas Gerais

Former teams

  • Barigüi Crocodiles (2009)
  • Cuiabá Arsenal (2009)
  • Curitiba Brown Spiders (2009)
  • Joinville Gladiators (2009)
  • Rio de Janeiro Imperadores (2009)
  • Sorocaba Vipers (2009)
  • São José Istepôs (2010)
  • São Paulo Spartans (2010)
  • Ribeirao Preto Challengers (2011-2013)

See also

References

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