The 2006
season
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of the
Polish American Football League (PLFA) was the 1st season played by the major
american football
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league in
Poland
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. Regular season play was held from October 8 to November 5, 2006. The Polish champion title was eventually won by the
Warsaw Eagles when they defeated the
Pomorze Seahawks; the
Polish Bowl
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screen ...
championship game, at Marymont stadium in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...
,
Masovian Voivodeship
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...
on November 12.
Regular season
Results table
Standings
Postseason
Third place match
Third placed team after the regular season,
The Crew Wrocław
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, did not participate in match due to financial reasons.
After a walkover, third place was won by
Fireballs Wielkopolska
The 1.KFA Fireballs Wielkopolska is a Polish American football club from Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, which currently competes in the PLFA II, the second division of Polish American Football League. The Fireballs is one of four founders ...
.
Polish Bowl I
See also
*
2006 in sports
2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football
* Super Bowl XL – the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) won 21–10 over the Seattle Seahawks (NFC)
**Location: Ford Field
**Attendance: 68,206
**MVP: Hines Ward, WR (Pittsbur ...
References
External links
Polish American Football Association
Polish American Football League seasons
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
PLFA, 2006
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