2007–2008 Israel Football League season
2007–2008 IFL season | |
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League | Israel Football League |
Sport | American football |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Moshe Horowitz |
Israel Bowl I | |
Champions | Jerusalem Lions |
Runners-up | Haifa Underdogs |
Finals MVP | Moshe Horowitz |
The 2007–2008 Israel Football League season was the inaugural season of the Israel Football League. The season concluded with the Jerusalem Lions defeating the Haifa Underdogs, 24-18 in overtime, in Israel Bowl I.[1]
Regular season
The regular season began on November 17, 2007 and consisted of a nine game schedule, with each team playing the others three times throughout the season.[2] The top three teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs.[3]
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Playoffs
The Underdogs defeated the Pioneers in the semifinals and faced the Lions in Israel Bowl I, which took place on March 28, 2008 at Kraft Family Stadium.[3][4] Moshe Horowitz earned Israel Bowl MVP honors for the champion Jerusalem Lions, who won in overtime 24-18.[5]
Semifinals | Israel Bowl I | |||||||
1 | Jerusalem Lions | 24* | ||||||
2 | Haifa Underdogs | 38 | 2 | Haifa Underdogs | 18 | |||
3 | Hasharon Pioneers | 14 |
- * Indicates overtime victory
Awards
References
- ↑ "Local Football: Jerusalem takes inaugural IFL title". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ "Tackle football league to kick off in Jerusalem today". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- 1 2 "Israel Football League / Jerusalem Dazzles Patriots Owner, Downs Tel Aviv". Haaretz. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ↑ "Tackle Football: Nearly flawless Haifa reaches Israel Bowl". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- 1 2 3 "Season Awards פרסי עונת 2007-2008 - IFL". IFL (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-05-29.
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