Russian League of American Football
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| Sport | American football |
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| Founded | 1991 / 2002 |
| Director | Viktor Ivanov |
| No. of teams | 20 |
| Country | Russia |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Moscow Patriots |
| Most titles | Moscow Patriots (14 titles) |
| Official website | https://www.laf.amfoot.ru |
Russian American Football Championship is the highest level of American football played in Russia. There are 24 teams in six divisions participating the league.
American football came into the Soviet Union in late 1980s. The first official games were played in 1989 when American high school all-star teams from Oklahoma played exhibition games against local teams, following a failed attempt to have college football bowl game be played in Moscow (known as the Glasnost Bowl). 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.
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