Shamrock Bowl

The ‘’’Shamrock Bowl’’’ is the championship game of the Irish American Football League

Irish American Football League

The Irish American Football League is a fully kitted American football league in Ireland. Founded in 1984, it consists of 14 teams, with 2 having joined the league in 2010. The league generally runs from March through to August, ending with two teams competing for the Shamrock Bowl...

 (IAFL), the highest level of professional American football

American football

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 in Ireland

Ireland

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, culminating a season

Season (sports)

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 that begins in March of the current calendar season. The Shamrock Bowl uses Roman numerals

Roman numerals

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 to identify each game, rather than the year in which it was held. For example, Shamrock Bowl XIII was played on August 30, 1998, following the regular season played in 1998, while Shamrock Bowl XXV

Shamrock Bowl XXV

Shamrock Bowl XXV was an American football game pitting the 6 time Shamrock Bowl champions, Dublin Rebels against university side, UL Vikings. The game was played on July 31, 2011, at the Morton Stadium in Santry, Dublin. The Rebels defeated the Vikings by a score of 14 - 13, earning their seventh...

 was played on July 31, 2011, to determine the champion of the 2011 regular season

IAFL 2011 Season

The 2011 IAFL season was the 25th regular season of the Irish American Football League.The regular season began on Sunday, March 6, at the UCD Bowl featuring 2 of the University sides in the competition. Trinity College defeated UCD 20 - 16....

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Most recently, The Dublin Rebels

Dublin Rebels

The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...

 beat the UL Vikings 14 – 13 at the Morton Stadium

Morton Stadium

Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics stadium in Santry, in the north of Dublin City. Often called Santry Stadium, it is the centre for athletics events in Ireland, and home track of Clonliffe Harriers. It was home to Sporting Fingal FC...

, in Dublin. The highlights of the Shamrock Bowl are usually broadcast on NFL Sunday

Monday Night Football

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. Shamrock Bowl XIV was the first Shamrock Bowl to be shown in its entirety on Setanta Sports

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Results

No.	Year	Date	Winner	Result	Runner-up	Venue
I Shamrock Bowl I Shamrock Bowl I was the first championship game played between two Irish American Football teams in the IAFL. The Dublin Celts and Craigavon Cowboys met in a very rough and difficult contest for both teams. The Celts ran the Wish Bone formation quite a lot but the Cowboys defence played a perfect...	1986		Craigavon Cowboys	6-0	Dublin Celts
II	1987		Dublin Celts	43-25	Craigavon Cowboys
III	1988		Dublin Celts	34-6	Belfast Blitzers
IV	1989		Dublin Celts	7-6	Antrim Bulldogs
V	1990		Dublin Celts		Craigavon Cowboys
VI	1991		Dublin Celts	44-0	Antrim Bulldogs
VII	1992		Craigavon Cowboys	14-6	Antrim Bulldogs
VIII	1993		Dublin Tornadoes	22-2	Dublin Celts
IX	1994		Dublin Tornadoes	21-15	Carrickfergus Knights Carrickfergus Knights The Carrickfergus Knights is an American Football team and Ireland's longest running American Football club. Founded in 1993 by Eddie Kelly, the Knights have been National Champions 3 times, in '97, '98 and '02 and have competed in 9 of the 15 championship games.-1994:In the Knights' inaugural...
X	1995		Dublin Tornadoes	44-12	Carrickfergus Knights
XI	1996		Dublin Lightning	26-8	Dublin Tornadoes
XII	1997		Carrickfergus Knights	21-0	Dublin Bulls
XIII	1998	30 August 1998	Carrickfergus Knights	22-14	Dublin Tigers	Woodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus Carrickfergus Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...
XIV	1999	29 August 1999	Dublin Tigers	22-6	Carrickfergus Knights	Woodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus Carrickfergus Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...
-	2000	Not Played
XV	2001	16 December 2001	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	28-7	Carrickfergus Knights	Woodburn Playing Fields, Carrickfergus Carrickfergus Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...
XVI	2002	16 June 2002	Carrickfergus Knights	66-0	UL Vikings	University Bowl University of Limerick The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989... , Limerick Limerick Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
XVII	2003	10 August 2003	Dublin Rebels	24-12	Carrickfergus Knights	JJ McDowell Memorial Ground Suttonians RFC Suttonians Rugby Football Club, now in its 85th year of existence, is affiliated to the Irish Rugby Football Union. The first team play in Division 3 of the All Ireland League.... , Dublin
XVIII	2004	29 August 2004	Dublin Rebels	24-22	Carrickfergus Knights	Dr. Hickey Park Greystones RFC Greystones Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Greystones, County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland. The club was formed in 1937. They won their first trophy in1944 when they won the Metropolitan League... , Greystones Greystones Greystones is a coastal town and small seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on Ireland’s east coast, south of Bray and south of Dublin , with a population in the region of 15,000....
XIX	2005	28 August 2005	Dublin Rebels	26-19	Belfast Bulls Belfast Bulls The Belfast Bulls were an American football team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The team closed down operations in 2008 due to financial problems.-Overview:Coached by HC Rod Thompson, the team was founded in 2002...	Grafton Arena, Deramore Park, Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
XX	2006	20 August 2006	Dublin Rebels	44-12	UL Vikings	Sportslink Santry Santry is a suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin and Ballymun. Today it straddles the boundary of Dublin City and Fingal County Council area.... , Dublin
XXI Shamrock Bowl XXI Shamrock Bowl XXI was played on July 29, 2007 at UL Sports Ground, Limerick to decide the Irish American Football League champion following the 2007 regular season. This Shamrock Bowl hosted two teams from the IAFL South division, the University of Limerick Vikings and the Cork Admirals...	2007	29 July 2007	UL Vikings	22-14	Cork Admirals Cork Admirals The Cork Admirals are an American Football team that play in the Irish American Football League . The team is based in Bishopstown, Cork in the newly constructed CIT Stadium.The team was formed in 2002, playing along with 4 other teams that year....	UL Sports Ground University of Limerick The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989... , Limerick Limerick Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
XXII Shamrock Bowl XXII Shamrock Bowl XXII was played on August 10, 2008. The match featured the Irish American Football League South Division champions University of Limerick Vikings meet the IAFL Central Division Champions Dublin Rebels in CIT Stadium, Cork, Ireland. The UL Vikings were able win their second consecutive...	2008	10 August 2008	UL Vikings	14-12	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	CIT Stadium Cork Institute of Technology Cork Institute of Technology , formerly the Regional Technical College, Cork, is an Institute of Technology in Ireland, located in Cork, Ireland opened in 1973. The institute has 17,000 students in art, business, engineering, music and science disciplines... , Cork Cork (city) Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
XXIII	2009	9 August 2009	UL Vikings	9-6(OT)	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	Cooke Rugby Club Cooke RFC Cooke Rugby Football Club, and Ladies' Hockey ClubCooke Rugby Football Club, which was founded in 1910, is the oldest junior rugby club in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It owes its origins to the members of a Bible class in the Cooke Centenary Presbyterian Church in the Ballynafeigh area... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
XXIV	2010	7 August 2010	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	15-0	UL Vikings	Tallaght Stadium Tallaght Stadium Tallaght Stadium is a football stadium in the Southside suburb of Tallaght, Dublin. Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium back in July 1996... , Dublin
XXV Shamrock Bowl XXV Shamrock Bowl XXV was an American football game pitting the 6 time Shamrock Bowl champions, Dublin Rebels against university side, UL Vikings. The game was played on July 31, 2011, at the Morton Stadium in Santry, Dublin. The Rebels defeated the Vikings by a score of 14 - 13, earning their seventh...	2011	31 July 2011	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	14-13	UL Vikings	Morton Stadium Morton Stadium Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics stadium in Santry, in the north of Dublin City. Often called Santry Stadium, it is the centre for athletics events in Ireland, and home track of Clonliffe Harriers. It was home to Sporting Fingal FC... , Dublin

Shamrock Bowl appearances by team

Appearances	Team	Wins	Losses	Season(s)Bold years indicate winning seasons.
9	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	7	2	2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
9	Carrickfergus Knights Carrickfergus Knights The Carrickfergus Knights is an American Football team and Ireland's longest running American Football club. Founded in 1993 by Eddie Kelly, the Knights have been National Champions 3 times, in '97, '98 and '02 and have competed in 9 of the 15 championship games.-1994:In the Knights' inaugural...	3	6	1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
7	Dublin Celts	5	2	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
7	UL Vikings	3	4	2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
4	Dublin Tornadoes	3	1	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
4	Craigavon Cowboys Craigavon Cowboys The Craigavon Cowboys are a American Football team playing in Craigavon currently playing in the Irish American Football League. In the 2010 season the Cowboys finished 4-4 and were close to clinching a play-off berth going down to the last game of the season....	2	2	1986, 1987, 1990, 1992
3	Antrim Bulldogs	0	3	1989, 1991, 1992
2	Dublin Tigers	1	1	1998, 1999
1	Dublin Lightening	1	0	1996
1	Belfast Blitzers	0	1	1988
1	Dublin Bulls	0	1	1997
1	Belfast Bulls	0	1	2005
1	Cork Admirals Cork Admirals The Cork Admirals are an American Football team that play in the Irish American Football League . The team is based in Bishopstown, Cork in the newly constructed CIT Stadium.The team was formed in 2002, playing along with 4 other teams that year....	0	1	2007
0	Belfast Trojans Belfast Trojans The Belfast Trojans are a team formed in January 2006,and have competed in the IAFL since 2007.They are a fully kitted team, and play NCAA rules in full contact....	0	0	N/A
0	Dublin Dragons Dublin Dragons Dublin Dragons is an American Football team based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. They currently compete in the IAFL league, Southern Division....	0	0	N/A
0	Trinity College	0	0	N/A
0	UCD UCD American Football University College Dublin American Football is the American football club at University College Dublin. It competes in the South Division of the Irish American Football League .- History :...	0	0	N/A
0	West Dublin Rhinos West Dublin Rhinos The West Dublin Rhinos are a American Football team playing in Castleknock College in Dublin. They currently play in the Irish American Football League. When the Rhinos made their debut in the league, they were called the Dublin Rhinos. Beginning with the 2009 season, they were renamed the West...	0	0	N/A

Shamrock Bowl MVP

Year	Winner	Team	Position
2005	Andrew Dennehy	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
2006	Ross McCooey	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
2007 Shamrock Bowl XXI Shamrock Bowl XXI was played on July 29, 2007 at UL Sports Ground, Limerick to decide the Irish American Football League champion following the 2007 regular season. This Shamrock Bowl hosted two teams from the IAFL South division, the University of Limerick Vikings and the Cork Admirals...	Seamus Hogan	UL Vikings University of Limerick Vikings The University of Limerick Vikings are the American football team from the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland. The team currently competes in the Irish American Football League...	Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... /Safety
2008 Shamrock Bowl XXII Shamrock Bowl XXII was played on August 10, 2008. The match featured the Irish American Football League South Division champions University of Limerick Vikings meet the IAFL Central Division Champions Dublin Rebels in CIT Stadium, Cork, Ireland. The UL Vikings were able win their second consecutive...	Adrian Garvey	UL Vikings University of Limerick Vikings The University of Limerick Vikings are the American football team from the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland. The team currently competes in the Irish American Football League...	Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
2009	Adrian Garvey	UL Vikings University of Limerick Vikings The University of Limerick Vikings are the American football team from the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland. The team currently competes in the Irish American Football League...	Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
2010	Brian Carter	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	Safety Safety Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...
2011	Marcus Naylor	Dublin Rebels Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are the most successful team in Irish American Football League history with seven National Championships , four league titles, two European crowns and registering the perfect season with no defeats in 2006 and again in 2010.They are members of the IAFL Central division, and have...	Safety Safety Safety is the state of being "safe" , the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be...