2009–2010 Israel Football League season explained

2009–2010 IFL season
League:Israel Football League
Sport:American football
Season:Regular season
Mvp:Jon Rubin
Finals:Israel Bowl III
Finals Champ:Tel Aviv-Jaffa Sabres
Finals Runner-Up:Jerusalem Lions
Finals Mvp:Evan Reshef
Seasonslist:List of Israel Football League seasons
Seasonslistnames:IFL
Prevseason Link:2008–2009 Israel Football League season
Prevseason Year:2008–2009
Nextseason Link:2010–2011 Israel Football League season
Nextseason Year:2010–2011

The 2009–2010 Israel Football League season was the third season of the Israel Football League (IFL). This season featured two expansion teams (Beersheva Black Swarm and Judean Rebels)[1] and concluded with the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Sabres defeating the Jerusalem Lions, 26–22, in Israel Bowl III.[2]

Regular season

The regular season began in October 2009 and consisted of a ten game schedule. The top six teams made the playoffs, with the top two seeds receiving a first round bye for the playoffs.[3]

Playoffs

The Wild Card Round saw the Rebels defeat the Underdogs and the Lions defeat the Pioneers.[4] In the Semifinals, the Sabres crushed the Rebels 70–30 while the Lions also picked up a huge win with their 50–6 upset of the Kings.[5] Israel Bowl III took place on March 26, 2010 before a nationally televised audience, with the Sabres defeating the Lions 26–22 and Evan Reshef earning Israel Bowl MVP.[6]

* Indicates overtime victory

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Are you ready for some football?! - Sports - Jerusalem Post. The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. 2018-06-08.
  2. News: Football / TA Outlasts Jerusalem to Claim 1st Title. 2010-04-02. Haaretz. 2018-06-08. en.
  3. News: IFL: Kings snag second seed, playoff bye. The Jerusalem Post JPost.com. 2018-06-08.
  4. News: Football: Rebels, Lions roll into semis. The Jerusalem Post JPost.com. 2018-06-08.
  5. News: Football / IFL Israel Bowl / Lions, Sabres to Battle for Crown Today. 2010-03-26. Haaretz. 2018-06-08. en.
  6. News: Season Awards פרסי עונת 2009-2010 - IFL. https://archive.today/20180608054201/http://www.israel-football.co.il/ifl/season-awards-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99-%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA-2009-2010/. dead. 2018-06-08. 2018-06-08. archive.li. 2018-06-08.