2016–2017 Israel Football League season

Tenth season of the Israel Football League

Sports season

2016–2017 IFL season

League| Israel Football League
Sport| American football
Israel Bowl X
Champions| Jerusalem Lions
Runners-up| Tel Aviv Pioneers
IFL seasons

← 2015–2016

2017–2018 →

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

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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.

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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

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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

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### Wild Card games

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* Rebels 36 – 14 Hammers

* Pioneers 68 – 40 Black Swarm

### Division Championships

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* Lions 48 – 40 Rebels

* Troopers 32 – 44 Pioneers

## Israel Bowl X

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

## References

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

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