2016–2017 Israel Football League season explained

2016–2017 IFL season
League:Israel Football League
Sport:American football
Finals:Israel Bowl X
Finals Champ:Jerusalem Lions
Finals Runner-Up:Tel Aviv Pioneers
Seasonslist:List of Israel Football League seasons
Seasonslistnames:IFL
Prevseason Link:2015–2016 Israel Football League season
Prevseason Year:2015–2016
Nextseason Link:2017–2018 Israel Football League season
Nextseason Year:2017–2018

The 2016–2017 Israel Football League season was the tenth season of the Israel Football League (IFL). The fields were enlarged to 80 yards and the games were now played with nine player teams. The season concluded with the Jerusalem Lions defeating the Tel Aviv Pioneers in Israel Bowl X.

Regular season

The regular season consisted of 10 games for each team, with two games (home and away) against each team within their division and one game against each of the other teams.

Playoffs

Wild Card games

Division Championships

Israel Bowl X

Lions 44 – 36 Pioneers
The Lions made a last minute comeback and then won in overtime.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lions mount epic comeback to beat Pioneers in Israel Bowl X. The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com . 12 July 2018.