The Poland national American Football team represents Poland in international American football competitions. The team was formed in 2012, consisting mainly of the Polish Football League players and coaching staff. In addition to players from the Polish league, players from the York Lions, Braunschweig Lions, Kouvola Indians and Kristiansand Gladiators have also participated in games.
The team was controlled by the Polish American Football Association. In 2020, the American Football Association in Poland became the national governing body, associated member of IFAF.
History The first international American football game played by Poland was played on February 2, 2013 in the Atlas Arena in Łódź, when the Poland national team met the Sweden national team in an Arena football game. Polish teams had previously played unofficial matches, beginning in 2005.
There are many Poles and players with Polish roots currently playing in NFL, for example Sebastian Janikowski, Tom Zbikowski, Chris, Dan, Rob Gronkowski, and in the past: Rich Szaro, Chester Marcol, Stas Maliszewski, Ron Jaworski, Zeke Bratkowski. There are also persons of Polish descent who play American football, such as Polish Americans. The latest addition is a son of Nigerian and a Polish woman, Babatunde Aiyegbusi who signed up with Minnesota Vikings after playing basketball as well as North American football for many Polish, Czech, and German clubs.
Roster for the 2017 World Games 2017 Poland national American Football team roster Quarterbacks Karol Żak (Warsaw Eagles) Bartosz Dziedzic (Panthers Wrocław) Filip Mościcki (Kraków Kings)
Running backs Adam Skakowski (Panthers Wrocław) Mikołaj Pawlaczyk (Lowlanders Białystok) Konrad Starczewski (Panthers Wrocław)
Wide receivers Darrel Stewart Jr. (Panthers Wrocław) Patryk Matkowski (Panthers Wrocław) Tomasz Zubrycki (Lowlanders Białystok) Adam Nelip (Panthers Wrocław) Jakub Mazan (Seahawks Gdynia) Grzegorz Dominik (Tychy Falcons)
Defensive linemen Michał Niemas (Kiel Baltic Hurricanes) Szymon Adamczyk (Panthers Wrocław) Daniel Tarnawski (Warsaw Eagles) Damian Wesołowski (Lowlanders Białystok) Bartosz Bednarczyk (Paris Mousquetaires) Arkadiusz Cieślok (Seahawks Gdynia) Mateusz Szczęk (Lowlanders Białystok) Wojciech Stolarczyk (Outlaws Wrocław) Adrian Brudny (Braunschweig Lions) Robert Rosołek (Panthers Wrocław) Linebackers Hubert Ogrodowczyk (Panthers Wrocław) Kamil Ruta (Panthers Wrocław) Szymon Barczak (Kozły Poznań) Maciej Jaroszewski (Husaria Szczecin) Adam Roszkowski (Seahawks Gdynia)
Defensive backs Tomasz Żukowski (Lowlanders Białystok) Gabriel Kalus (Braunschweig Lions) Paweł Świątek (Panthers Wrocław) Marcin Kaim (Husaria Szczecin) Karol Mogielnicki (Panthers Wrocław) Mateusz Szefler (Panthers Wrocław) Adam Lary (Panthers Wrocław) Marcin Osumek (Tychy Falcons) Antoni Omondi (Warsaw Eagles) Kacper Kurcius (Tychy Falcons)
Special teams Gabriel Kalus (Braunschweig Lions) PR Jakub Mazan (Seahawks Gdynia) KR, PR
Offensive linemen Rafał Rogaczewski (Panthers Wrocław) Paweł Brodzki (Warsaw Eagles) Kamil Piątek (Tychy Falcons) Marek Stajer (Panthers Wrocław) Bartosz Bednarczyk (Paris Mousquetaires) Jakub Krystecki (Seahawks Gdynia) Mateusz Sławiński (Warsaw Eagles) Maciej Włodarczyk (Panthers Wrocław) Łukasz Korpak (Kraków Kings)Head coach Bradley Arbon (United States)
Assistant coaches Sebastian Tuch (GER) Olaf Werner (GER) Filip Pawełka (POL) Joachim Ullrich (GER) Eugen Heidt (GER) Michał "Mike" Latek (POL) Sean Averhoff (GER) Tobias Ochs (GER)
Roster accessed 2017-07-28
European Championship In 2015 Poland competed in the IFAF level qualifying playoff circuit for the first time. YearPositionGPWLPFPA 2018Qualification first round lost to Czech Republic.
IFAF World Championship record YearPositionGPWLPFPA 1999Did not participate 2003Did not participate 2007Did not participate 2011Did not participate 2015Did not participate 2025To be determined
Head coaches Maciej Cetnerowski (2012–2015) Bradley Arbon (2015–2017)
All time results Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Result13 November 2005 Pardubice Stallions Zgorzelec 2–12 Friendly (League All Star Team) Loss2 February 2013 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland 14–27 Arena football Friendly game Loss 14 September 2013 Polonia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland 14–37 Friendly game Loss 12 September 2015 Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia, Poland 27–20 Friendly game Win 27 September 2015 Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland 7–0 Friendly game Win 11 October 2015 Letní stadion, Pardubice, Czech Republic 7–14 European Championship Qualifying Loss 6 August 2016 COS-OPO Cetniewo, Cetniewo, Poland 35–37 Friendly game Loss10 September 2016 Stadion MOSiR Ząbki, Ząbki, Poland 21–28 Friendly game Loss24 September 2016 First Field, Székesfehérvár, Hungary 22–23 Friendly game Loss 8 November 2016 Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland 42-14 Friendly game Win 22 July 2017 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław, Poland 2–28 World Games Loss 24 July 2017 (USFAF) Olympic Stadium, Wrocław, Poland 7–14 World Games Loss 16 September 2017 Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland 13–6 Friendly game Win
External links Polish Football League official website American Football Association in Poland official website References