2016–2017 Israel Football League season

2016–2017 IFL season
League	Israel Football League
Sport	American football
Israel Bowl X
Champions	Jerusalem Lions
Runners-up	Tel Aviv Pioneers

The 2016–2017 Israel Football League season was the tenth season of the Israel Football League (IFL). The fields were enlarged to 80 yards and the games were now played with nine player teams. The season concluded with the Jerusalem Lions defeating the Tel Aviv Pioneers in Israel Bowl X.

Regular season

The regular season consisted of 10 games for each team, with two games (home and away) against each team within their division and one game against each of the other teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD 1 Petah Tikva Troopers 10 9 0 1 455 116 +339 2 Tel Aviv Pioneers 10 8 0 2 368 257 +111 3 Ramat HaSharon Hammers 10 5 0 5 249 270 −21 4 Haifa Underdogs 10 2 1 7 152 313 −161 Source: ^[citation needed]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD 1 Jerusalem Lions 10 9 0 1 364 156 +208 2 Judean Rebels 10 6 0 4 290 257 +33 3 Be'er Sheva Black Swarm 10 2 1 7 104 287 −183 4 Mazkeret Batya Silverbacks 10 0 0 10 66 392 −326 Source: ^[citation needed]

Playoffs

Wild Card games

• Rebels 36 – 14 Hammers

• Pioneers 68 – 40 Black Swarm

Division Championships

• Lions 48 – 40 Rebels

• Troopers 32 – 44 Pioneers

Israel Bowl X

Lions 44 – 36 Pioneers
The Lions made a last minute comeback and then won in overtime.[1]

References

1. "Lions mount epic comeback to beat Pioneers in Israel Bowl X". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.