| Sport: | American football |
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Champions: | Bucharest Rebels |
| Most Champs: | Bucharest Rebels(5 titles) |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Founder: | LEFA |
The National American Football Championship of Romania (CNFA) (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Campionatul Național de Fotbal American) is the elite league for American football in Romania. It was formed in 2010. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA. Each end of season culminates with the championship game, known as the Romanian Bowl.
The popularity of American football in Romania can also be attributed to the nation's interest in the career of Romanian-born American punter for the New England Patriots of the NFL, Zoltán Meskó.[1]
The league is played annually, and it follows NCAA rules. A flag championship is also organized every year, to better promote the sport.
The first-ever game in the history of the championship was played on July 24, and it featured the Timişoara Lions and Cluj Crusaders.[2]
On November 21, 2010, in Bucharest, the Bucharest Warriors met the Cluj Crusaders, in the first-ever Romanian Bowl. The home team won the game, 56–12, becoming the first champion of Romania.[3] [4]
Bucharest Warriors retained the CNFA title in 2011, after 14–6 and 15–20 against the same opponent from the previous year, Cluj Crusaders.[5] [6]
| Current CNFA teams |
|---|
| Bucharest Rebels |
| Bucharest Titans |
| Cluj Crusaders |
| Mureș Monsters |
| Timişoara 89ers |
| Reșița Locomotives |
| Former / inactive teams |
| Bucharest Dacians |
| Bucharest Predators |
| Constanța Sharks |
| Iaşi Sevens |
| Miners Baia Mare |
| Oradea Stars |
| Prahova Thunder |
| Scăieni Jaguars |
| Vaslui Wolves |
| Bucharest Warriors |
The Romanian Bowl is the CNFA championship game, the Romanian equivalent of the NFL's Super Bowl.
| Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2010 | 56–12 | |||
| II | 2011 | 14–6 & 15–20 | |||
| III | 2012 | 20–7 | |||
| IV | 2013 | 14–8 | |||
| V | 2014 | 18–12 | |||
| VI | 2015 | 2–0 | |||
| VII | 2016 | 46–18 | |||
| VIII | 2017 | 17–12 | |||
| IX | 2018 | 10–0 | |||
| X | June 15, 2019 | Timișoara 89ers | 34–14 | ||
| XI | November 27, 2021 | Bucharest Rebels | 30-40 |