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.[1]
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.
| Bowl | Date | Champions | Runners-Up | Score | Host City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Utrecht | |||||
| II | Amsterdam Rams | Amsterdam | ||||
| III | Amsterdam Crusaders | Den Haag Raiders | Wassenaar | |||
| IV | Amsterdam Crusaders | Amsterdam Rams | Rotterdam | |||
| V | Amsterdam Crusaders | Amsterdam Rams | Zaandam | |||
| VI | Amsterdam Crusaders | Den Haag Raiders | Amsterdam | |||
| VII | Amsterdam Crusaders | Den Haag Raiders | Dordrecht | |||
| VIII | Den Haag Raiders | Arnhem | ||||
| IX | Amsterdam Crusaders | Den Haag Raiders | Zoetermeer | |||
| X | Den Haag Raiders | Tilburg | ||||
| XI | Tilburg Steelers | Rotterdam | ||||
| XII | Rotterdam Trojans | Amsterdam Crusaders | ||||
| XIII | Rotterdam Trojans | Amsterdam Crusaders | Amsterdam | |||
| XIV | Amsterdam Crusaders | Almere | ||||
| XV | Amsterdam Crusaders | Hilversum Hurricanes | Hilversum | |||
| XVI | Hilversum Hurricanes | Amsterdam Crusaders | Hoorn | |||
| XVII | Hilversum Hurricanes | Arnhem | ||||
| XVIII | Amsterdam Crusaders | Rotterdam Trojans | Hilversum | |||
| XIX | Amsterdam Crusaders | Hilversum Hurricanes | Rotterdam | |||
| XX | Amsterdam Crusaders | Hilversum Hurricanes | Arnhem | |||
| XXI | Amsterdam Crusaders | Hilversum Hurricanes | Arnhem | |||
| XXII | Amsterdam Crusaders | Lelystad | ||||
| XXIII | Amsterdam Crusaders | Amsterdam | ||||
| XXIV | Amsterdam Crusaders | Maastricht Wildcats | Arnhem | |||
| XXV | Amsterdam Crusaders | Rotterdam | ||||
| XXVI | Amsterdam Crusaders | Maastricht Wildcats | Nijmegen | |||
| XXVII | Maastricht Wildcats | Hilversum | ||||
| XXVIII | Alphen Eagles | Amsterdam Crusaders | Almere | |||
| XXIX | Alphen Eagles | Amsterdam Crusaders | Arnhem | |||
| XXX | Alphen Eagles | Amsterdam Crusaders | Arnhem | |||
| XXXI | Amsterdam Crusaders | Alphen Eagles | Arnhem | |||
| XXXII | Amsterdam Crusaders | Amsterdam | ||||
| XXXIII | Amsterdam Crusaders | 010 Trojans | Almere | |||
| XXXIV | Hilversum Hurricanes | Amsterdam | ||||
| XXXV | Amsterdam Crusaders | Lelystad Commanders | Arnhem | |||
| XXXVI | Amsterdam Crusaders | 010 Trojans | Amsterdam | |||
| XXXVII | Lightning Leiden | Lelystad Commanders | Almere Haven | |||
| XXXVIII | Lightning Leiden | Maastricht Wildcats | Leiden (Sportpark Montgomery) |
| Rank | Team | Champions | Runners-Up | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 8 | 29 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Maastricht Wildcats† | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | – | 3 | 3 | |
| – | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12 | – | 1 | 1 | |
| – | 1 | 1 |