Carlstad Crusaders is a Swedish
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
team, based in
Karlstad,
Sweden. The team plays at
Tingvalla IP
Tingvalla Idrottsplats, Tingvalla IP, is a stadium in Karlstad, Sweden and is the home ground of the football team Carlstad United and the American football team Carlstad Crusaders. It is also used for athletic events and other sports and gath ...
in Karlstad.
History
The club was founded in 1991.
It played its first game in 1992 against the Uddevalla Ravens.
Championships
Sweden Superserien
Sweden Superserien championships
The Crusaders are eight-time Swedish champions having won the championship in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2020.
Sweden Superserien finals appearances
The team has been to eighteen national finals in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
EFAF Cup
The Crusaders won the
EFAF Cup The EFAF Cup was an international competition for European American Football clubs. It was the second highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football (EFAF), behind the European Football League (EFL),.
EFAF Cup ...
in 2003.
IFAF Europe Champions League
The Crusaders were
IFAF Europe Champions League
The IFAF Europe Champions League was a European Cup-inspired tournament for European Gridiron teams affiliated to IFAF Europe. It has been held annually between 2014 and 2016.
History
In 2014, the IFAF Europe Champions League was formed in the ...
champions in 2015.
References
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External links
Official website
American football teams in Sweden
Sport in Karlstad
American football teams established in 1991
1991 establishments in Sweden