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Ostend Pirates

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Ostend Pirates
Established2012
Based inOstend
Home stadiumDe Schorre, Ostend
LeagueBelgian Football League
DivisionFlemish American Football League
League titles8 (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Division titles6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Current uniform
Helmet
Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
Socks
Home
Helmet
Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
Socks
Away

The Ostend Pirates are an American football team based in Ostend. The Pirates are currently members of the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL).

History

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Ostend Tigers

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The original team were the Ostend Tigers. They merged with the Izegem Redskins to form the West Flanders Tribes.

West Flanders Tribes (2001-2012)

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The team is the continuation of the former West Flanders Tribes which split up into the Ostend Pirates and the Izegem Tribes.[1][2]

2014 season

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The Pirates started off their first season very strong. Ostend won their first match-up against their former West Flanders Tribes teammates from Izegem Tribes with an 8-12 score.[3][4][5] They finished in the semi-finals against the Ghent Gators who would win the Belgian Bowl.[6][7]

FAFL 2014 Standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Ghent Gators 7 1 0 .875 288 65 W2
Brussels Black Angels 7 1 0 .875 226 66 W7
Ostend Pirates 6 2 0 .750 196 84 W4
Brussels Bulls 5 3 0 .625 158 73 W2
Leuven Lions 4 4 0 .500 148 138 W1
Puurs Titans 3 5 0 .375 84 219 L3
Limburg Shotguns 2 5 1 .313 80 208 L2
Izegem Tribes 1 6 1 .188 90 203 L3
Antwerp Diamonds 0 8 0 .000 51 265 L8

2014 Playoffs

Quarterfinals
June 8, 2014 @Grez-Doiceau
@Anderlecht
Semifinals
June 15, 2014 @Gent
@Evere
Belgian Bowl XXVII
June 29, 2014 @ Izegem
1 Ghent Gators 16
2 Grez-Doiceau Fighting Turtles 22 3 Ostend Pirates 14
3 Ostend Pirates 30 1 Ghent Gators 38
1 Brussels Tigers 0
1 Brussels Tigers 7
2 Brussels Black Angels 52 2 Brussels Black Angels 3
3 Liège Monarchs 12

2015 season

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FAFL 2015 Standings[8]
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Brussels Black Angels 7 0 0 1.00 295 W7
Ghent Gators 6 1 0 0.857 216 L1
Ostend Pirates 5 2 0 .714 187
Izegem Tribes 4 3 0 .571 114
Antwerp Diamonds 2 5 0 .286 68
Leuven Lions 2 5 0 .167 84 W
Limburg Shotguns 1 6 0 .143 85 L
Puurs Titans 1 6 0 .143 71

2015 Playoffs

Quarterfinals
June 7th, 2015
Semifinals
June 14th, 2015
Belgian Bowl XXVIII
June 27th, 2015 @ Sint-Niklaas
1 Brussels Black Angels 14
2 Liège Monarchs 12 3 Ostend Pirates 6
3 Ostend Pirates 22 1 Brussels Tigers 8
1 Brussels Black Angels 13
1 Brussels Tigers 56
2 Ghent Gators 22 3 Waterloo Warriors 14
3 Waterloo Warriors 24

References

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  1. ^ "newsarticle". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  2. ^ "newsarticle". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  3. ^ "newsarticle". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  4. ^ "newsarticle". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  5. ^ "newsarticle". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  6. ^ "newsarticle". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  7. ^ "newsarticle". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  8. ^ "Flemish American Football League". fafl.be. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
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