Tulip Bowl

The Tulip Bowl is the final match in the season of the AFBN Division One, the top division of the American Football Bond Nederland (AFBN). The AFBN is the organisation responsible for American football in the Netherlands. The Tulip Bowl participants are determined through the playoffs and the match determines the Dutch champions in the sport of American football.

There are also other Bowl games, including the Division Two Bowl and the Dyan Kralt Bowl for the youth competition.

History

Year	Bowl	Champions	Runners-Up	Score	Host City
1985	I	Amsterdam Rams	Amsterdam Crusaders	36–14	Utrecht
1986	II	Den Haag Raiders	Amsterdam Rams	32–13	Amsterdam
1987	III	Amsterdam Crusaders	Den Haag Raiders	47–13	Wassenaar
1988	IV	Amsterdam Crusaders	Amsterdam Rams	20–17	Rotterdam
1989	V	Amsterdam Crusaders	Amsterdam Rams	36–00	Zaandam
1990	VI	Amsterdam Crusaders	Den Haag Raiders	28–22	Amsterdam
1991	VII	Amsterdam Crusaders	Den Haag Raiders	22–11	Dordrecht
1992	VIII	Den Haag Raiders	Utrecht Vikings	42–13	Arnhem
1993	IX	Amsterdam Crusaders	Den Haag Raiders	15–14	Zoetermeer
1994	X	Den Haag Raiders	Tilburg Steelers	20–60	Tilburg
1995	XI	Tilburg Steelers	Rotterdam Trojans	26–60	Rotterdam
1996	XII	Rotterdam Trojans	Amsterdam Crusaders	4–0
1997	XIII	Rotterdam Trojans	Amsterdam Crusaders	17–10	Amsterdam
1998	XIV	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	20–11	Almere
1999	XV	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	36–00	Hilversum
2000	XVI	Hilversum Hurricanes	Amsterdam Crusaders	24–00	Hoorn
2001	XVII	Hilversum Hurricanes	Limburg Wildcats	7–6	Arnhem
2002	XVIII	Amsterdam Crusaders	Rotterdam Trojans	7–0	Hilversum
2003	XIX	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	6–2	Arnhem
2004	XX	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	22–60	Arnhem
2005	XXI	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	18–60	Arnhem
2006	XXII	Amsterdam Crusaders	Delft Dragons	27–20 (OT)	Lelystad
2007	XXIII	Maastricht Wildcats	Amsterdam Crusaders	25–16	Amsterdam
2008	XXIV	Amsterdam Crusaders	Maastricht Wildcats	20–80	Arnhem
2009	XXV	Amsterdam Crusaders	Lightning Leiden	36–70	Rotterdam
2010	XXVI	Amsterdam Crusaders	Maastricht Wildcats	28–22	Nijmegen
2011	XXVII	Maastricht Wildcats	Alphen Eagles	16–14	Hilversum
2012	XXVIII	Alphen Eagles	Amsterdam Crusaders	34–30	Almere
2013	XXIX	Alphen Eagles	Amsterdam Crusaders	23–12	Arnhem
2014	XXX	Alphen Eagles	Amsterdam Crusaders	14–12	Arnhem
2015	XXXI	Amsterdam Crusaders	Alphen Eagles	21–60	Arnhem
2016	XXXII	Amsterdam Crusaders	010 Trojans	40–60	Amsterdam
2017	XXXIII	Amsterdam Crusaders	010 Trojans	33–13	Almere
2018	XXXIV	Hilversum Hurricanes	Lelystad Commanders	24–13	Amsterdam

Statistics

Ranking of teams

Rank	Team	Champions	Runners-Up	Appearances
1	Amsterdam Crusaders	19	8	27
2	Hilversum Hurricanes	3	5	8
3	Den Haag Raiders	3	4	7
4	Alphen Eagles	3	2	5
5	Maastricht Wildcats^†	2	3	5
6	Rotterdam Trojans	2	2	4
7	Amsterdam Rams	1	3	4
8	Tilburg Steelers	1	1	2
9	010 Trojans	–	2	2
10	Lelystad Commanders	–	1	1
	Delft Dragons	–	1	1
	Utrecht Vikings	–	1	1
	Lightning Leiden	–	1	1

^† Also known as Limburg Wildcats

Records

Highest Scoring Tulip Bowl
- 60 - Amsterdam Crusaders 47 vs 13 The Hague Raiders (1987)
Lowest Scoring Tulip Bowl
- 4 - Rotterdam Trojans 4 vs 0 Amsterdam Crusaders (1996)
Biggest Winning Margin Tulip Bowl
- 36 - Amsterdam Crusaders 36 vs 0 Amsterdam Rams (1989)
- 36 - Amsterdam Crusaders 36 vs 0 Hilversum Hurricanes (1999)
Consecutive Tulip Bowl wins
- 5 - Amsterdam Crusaders (1987–1991 and 2002–2006)
- 3 - Amsterdam Crusaders (2008–2010 and 2015–2017*) Alphen Eagles (2012–2014)
- 2 - Rotterdam Trojans (1996, 1997), Hilversum Hurricanes (2000, 2001)
Consecutive Tulip Bowl losses
- 3 - Hilversum Hurricanes (2003–2005), Amsterdam Crusaders (2012–2014)
- 2 - Many teams
Consecutive Tulip Bowl appearances
- 9 - Amsterdam Crusaders (2002–2010)
- 6 - Amsterdam Crusaders (2012–2017)
- 5 - The Hague Raiders (1990–1994), Amsterdam Crusaders (1987–1991), Alphen Eagles (2011–2015)
- 4 - Hilversum Hurricanes (1998–2001)
- 3 - Rotterdam Trojans (1995–1997), Hilversum Hurricanes (2003–2005)
- 2 - Many teams

* denotes streak still active

External links

- Official website
Tulip Bowl XXXII programmaboekje
Tulip Bowl on luckyshow.org

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