Angels Toruń


Angels Toruń is an American football team based in Toruń, Poland. The team currently competes in the PLFA II of Polish American Football League.The club also hosts the Angels Junior and reserve team Metropolitans in eight-man football competitions PLFA 8.

History

The team was founded on November 24, 2011. It was an open invitation and became the most effective recruitment in Poland with over 70 applicants! The high level of interest was recognised by its selection as the "sports event in 2011 in Torun" according to Gazeta Wyborcza.
The club was officially registered on December 15, 2011 in the register of clubs conducted by the Mayor of Toruń at No 69.
The Angels joined the PLFAII in 2012 PLFA season as the youngest team in league.
On May 5, 2012 the team played their first league game, which was also the inauguration of PLFAII against Olsztyn Lakers, winning in debut 28:6.
The team name comes from Toruń coat of arms, which includes the Angel. Toruń is sometimes called the City of Angels. The Angels Cheerleaders are known as the "Angels Ladies". All home games are broadcast on .
The team is heavily involved in charity activities and events. They are particularly well known for their unusual promotions. on April 23, 2012 the Angels players appeared in an artistic show "Antelope" by Polish performance group "Institute B61", along with Polish artists Mariusz Lubomski, Bartek Staszkiewicz and Wojtek Zadrużyński. On December 21, 2013 take part in another "Institute B61" performance show "Slapstick Operation" once again with Lubomski and Staszkiewicz; Zadrużyński has been replaced by SOFA drummer Robert Markiewicz.
On June 7, 2012 the Angels organised what is widely considered to be the first ever football match in the city center- Old Market Square against Bydgoszcz Archers. September 2 in Inowrocław and on September 30 in Ciechocinek the Angels organized football friendly matches in the cities, where there are no current teams to popularize American football. On February 15, 2013 they became the 1st in the sport to record a now legendaryHarlem Shake video. On March 6, 2013 in Torun they played arena football at halftime of local derby Polski Cukier SIDEn Toruń- Astoria Bydgoszcz the men's first Polish basketball league, also playing against local rivals- Archers.
The club also runs a junior team called the Angels Junior which competes in the Polish junior championship since the 2013 season. In 2012 six Angels players guest started in Warsaw Eagles junior team and achieved gold medals. In 2013, the Angels got their own junior team, which were promoted to the national finals in Bielawa. They finished in 8th place in Polish National Junior Championship. Furthermore, on November 11, 2013 Słupsk they won "National Independence Day Cup" against the Griffons.

Season-by-season records

SeasonLeagueDivisionFinishWinsLossesPostseason resultsRef
2014PLFA IINorth2nd511-1
2014 PLFA JA1st402-1
2013PLFA IINorth4th42-
2013 PLFA JA8th220-3
2012PLFA IINorth4th24—

Game-by-game record

2012
2013
2014
2015