Bucharest Warriors is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 team in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, founded in 2007 by a group of football fans from the Romanian capital. Together with Constanta Sharks, it is the first team to have brought the sport in Romania, and the first team to organize an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 game in the country, the contest with Moldavian team Kishinev Barbarians.

History

Because, prior to 2007, American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 was inexistent in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, there still isn't any Federation in the country to organize a national championship. Hence, Bucharest Warriors isn't yet affiliated to any league, and plays only friendly games. But, together with Constanta Sharks, Iasi Sevens

Iasi Sevens

Iasi Sevens is an American football team, based in Iași, Romania.-History:The team was formed in January 2008. The first try-out and practice was held on February 3rd, of the same year.-Objectives:...

 and the other few teams that emerged in different Romanian cities during the last months, it is believed that a national championship will eventually be organized, sometime in the near future.

In 2010, Bucharest Warriors was invited to its first official competition, the Central European Football League

Central European Football League

The Central European Football League is a regional American football league which, in season 2012, includes teams from Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia...

. On April 11, the Warriors hosted Istanbul Cavaliers

Istanbul Cavaliers

Istanbul Cavaliers is one of the strongest American football teams in Turkey. The team is a semi-pro club team attending national league held in Turkey...

 in a qualification game for the respective competition. Also, one week after the game, Bucharest Warriors will have begun their first campaign in an official competition organized by the EFAF, the Challenge Cup

EFAF Challenge Cup

The EFAF Challenge Cup is an international competition for European American Football clubs. The EFAF Cup is the third highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football , behind the European Football League and the EFAF Cup.-EFAF Challenge Cup:Organised by EFAF,...

.

In the autumn of 2010, together with 3 other teams from Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, the Bucharest Warriors have competed in the first-ever Romanian Championship of American Football

Romanian Championship of American Football

The Romanian Championship of American Football is the only organized league of American football in Romania.-History:...

.

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Competition
April 13, 2008	Kishinev Barbarians	L 8–40	Kishinev, Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
April 20, 2008	Kishinev Barbarians	L 0–39	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	Friendly
September 21, 2008	Minsk Zubrs	L 12-42	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	Friendly
November 22, 2008	Team Sofia	W 6–2	Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...	Friendly
May 10, 2009	Team Sofia	L 12–20	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	Friendly
November 14, 2009	Team Sofia	W 12–8	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	Friendly
April 11, 2010	Istanbul Cavaliers Istanbul Cavaliers Istanbul Cavaliers is one of the strongest American football teams in Turkey. The team is a semi-pro club team attending national league held in Turkey...	L 10–38	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	CEFL Central European Football League The Central European Football League is a regional American football league which, in season 2012, includes teams from Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia...  qualifiers
April 18, 2010	Boğaziçi Sultans Boğaziçi Sultans Boğaziçi Sultans is Turkey's first American Football team, founded in 1989. Formerly named as Elephants, Boğaziçi improved their game by practicing with American soldiers and played their first game against another Turkish team with "Istanbul Pistoflar"...	L 0–46	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	EFAF Challenge Cup EFAF Challenge Cup The EFAF Challenge Cup is an international competition for European American Football clubs. The EFAF Cup is the third highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football , behind the European Football League and the EFAF Cup.-EFAF Challenge Cup:Organised by EFAF,...

Upcoming games

Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Competition
May 9, 2010	Team Sofia	L 6–26	Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...	Friendly
May 30, 2010	Čačak Angel Warriors	L 0–68	Čačak Cacak Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district... , Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...	EFAF Challenge Cup EFAF Challenge Cup The EFAF Challenge Cup is an international competition for European American Football clubs. The EFAF Cup is the third highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football , behind the European Football League and the EFAF Cup.-EFAF Challenge Cup:Organised by EFAF,...

Roster

Bucharest Warriors roster
Quarterbacks 5 Cristian Rizu 7 Radu Nicolaescu Running Backs 21 Robert Ion Wide Receivers 13 Vlad Vasilescu 17 Alexandru Craciun 32 Gabriel Predescu Tight Ends 28 Roman Seremet 85 Marian Feru		Offensive Linemen 74 Mihai Cicu RT 66 Silviu Draghia LT 98 Marian Popovici RG 84 Radu Ionescu LG 88 Ion Popaene C Defensive Linemen 91 Bogdan Tudor DE 77 Mihai Popovici DE 54 Alexandru Vamesu DT 99 Alexandru Dafinoiu DT		Linebackers 59 Vlad Sorici OLB 90 Kevin Clinger MLB 23 Cosmin Zamfir MLB 45 Stelian Pintescu OLB Defensive Backs 89 Adrian Popa CB 37 Claudius Kisfaludy S 8 Florin Cojanu S 17 Gabriel Pintescu CB 9 Cristian Roman CB Roster updated 2010-07-20 Players Coaches