Tulip Bowl

Template:Short description 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. The first championship game was played in 1985 under the name Super Bowl, before it became its current name in the second edition.

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

The Amsterdam Crusaders are the dominating team with 21 wins.

History

Bowl	Date	Champions	Runners-Up	Score	Host City
I	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Rams	Amsterdam Crusaders	Template:Sortkey	Utrecht
II	Template:Dts	Den Haag Raiders	Amsterdam Rams	Template:Sortkey	Amsterdam
III	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Den Haag Raiders	Template:Sortkey	Wassenaar
IV	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Amsterdam Rams	Template:Sortkey	Rotterdam
V	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Amsterdam Rams	Template:Sortkey	Zaandam
VI	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Den Haag Raiders	Template:Sortkey	Amsterdam
VII	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Den Haag Raiders	Template:Sortkey	Dordrecht
VIII	Template:Dts	Den Haag Raiders	Utrecht Vikings	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
IX	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Den Haag Raiders	Template:Sortkey	Zoetermeer
X	Template:Dts	Den Haag Raiders	Tilburg Steelers	Template:Sortkey	Tilburg
XI	Template:Dts	Tilburg Steelers	Rotterdam Trojans	Template:Sortkey	Rotterdam
XII	Template:Dts	Rotterdam Trojans	Amsterdam Crusaders	Template:Sortkey
XIII	Template:Dts	Rotterdam Trojans	Amsterdam Crusaders	Template:Sortkey	Amsterdam
XIV	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	Template:Sortkey	Almere
XV	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	Template:Sortkey	Hilversum
XVI	Template:Dts	Hilversum Hurricanes	Amsterdam Crusaders	Template:Sortkey	Hoorn
XVII	Template:Dts	Hilversum Hurricanes	Limburg Wildcats	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
XVIII	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Rotterdam Trojans	Template:Sortkey	Hilversum
XIX	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	Template:Sortkey	Rotterdam
XX	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
XXI	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Hilversum Hurricanes	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
XXII	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Delft Dragons	Template:Sortkey	Lelystad
XXIII	Template:Dts	Maastricht Wildcats	Amsterdam Crusaders	Template:Sortkey	Amsterdam
XXIV	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Maastricht Wildcats	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
XXV	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Lightning Leiden	Template:Sortkey	Rotterdam
XXVI	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Maastricht Wildcats	Template:Sortkey	Nijmegen
XXVII	Template:Dts	Maastricht Wildcats	Alphen Eagles	Template:Sortkey	Hilversum
XXVIII	Template:Dts	Alphen Eagles	Amsterdam Crusaders	Template:Sortkey	Almere
XXIX	Template:Dts	Alphen Eagles	Amsterdam Crusaders	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
XXX	Template:Dts	Alphen Eagles	Amsterdam Crusaders	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
XXXI	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Alphen Eagles	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
XXXII	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	010 Trojans	Template:Sortkey	Amsterdam
XXXIII	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	010 Trojans	Template:Sortkey	Almere
XXXIV	Template:Dts	Hilversum Hurricanes	Lelystad Commanders	Template:Sortkey	Amsterdam
XXXV	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	Lelystad Commanders	Template:Sortkey	Arnhem
XXXVI	Template:Dts	Amsterdam Crusaders	010 Trojans	Template:Sortkey	Amsterdam
XXXVII	Template:Dts	Lightning Leiden	Lelystad Commanders	Template:Sortkey	Almere Haven
XXXVIII	Template:Dts	Lightning Leiden	Maastricht Wildcats	Template:Sortkey	Leiden (Sportpark Montgomery)

Statistics

Ranking of teams

Rank	Team	Champions	Runners-Up	Appearances
1	Amsterdam Crusaders	21	8	29
2	Hilversum Hurricanes	3	5	8
3	Den Haag Raiders	3	4	7
4	Alphen Eagles	3	2	5
5	Maastricht Wildcats†	2	4	6
6	Rotterdam Trojans	2	2	4
7	Lightning Leiden	2	1	3
8	Amsterdam Rams	1	3	4
9	Tilburg Steelers	1	1	2
10	010 Trojans	–	3	3
	Lelystad Commanders	–	3	3
12	Delft Dragons	–	1	1
	Utrecht Vikings	–	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
  • 50 - Amsterdam Crusaders 50 vs 0 010 Trojans (2022)
• 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), Lightning Leiden (2023, 2024)
• 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

See also

• Belgian Bowl
• EFAF Atlantic Cup

External links

• Tulip Bowl XXXII programmaboekje
• Tulip Bowl on luckyshow.org