Sport American football Country Russia Number of teams 24 | No. of teams 24 Most recent
champion(s) Moscow Patriots Date founded 2002 | |
Russian American Football Championship is the highest level of American football played in Russia. There are 24 teams in six divisions participating the league.
History
American football came into the Soviet Union in late 1980s. The first official games were played in 1989 when high school all-star teams played exhibition games against local teams. In the same year the very first game between Russian teams was played.
In 1991, the Soviet Championship was founded. The league became the Russian Championship in 1992 as the country collapsed. The league was suspended in the turmoils of the dissolution of the USSR.
The Russian Championship was founded again in 2002. The league has been growing ever since.
References
Russian American Football Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA