playoffs

Since the 2019 Season, the top 3 (per Division) qualify for the Playoffs, making a total of 6 teams, after the previous plans to expand the playoffs were dropped. See BFL Rules 2-4 for further details.

2025 Season will expand to 8 teams (4 per division), 4 @ 1 & 3 @ 2; meaning the Division champion will no longer receive a bye into the Division Final.

The BFL Standings can be found under here.

All playoff pages show '@' for away games and 'VS' for home games.

HALL OF FAME
DIVISION SEMI-FINALS
NORTH DIVISION 2019
SOUTH DIVISION 2019
DIVISION FINALS
NORTH DIVISION 2015
SOUTH DIVISION 2015
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
BFL Championship Game 2015

PLAYOFFS EXPANSION

SEASONS #
2015-2018 4
2019-2024 6
2025-PRESENT 8

RECORDS

All BFL founding members (Birmingham Bandits, London Monarchs, Manchester Demons, Scottish Claymores, Sussex Pirates, Tyneside Mariners, Welsh Dragons & Yorkshire Vikings) and expansion teams (Caledonian Knights, Merseyside Centurions, Sherwood Forest Outlaws and Thames Valley Thunder) have played in the playoffs.

Scottish Claymores have won 4 consecutive Championship Games (2016-2019) and Birmingham Bandits have won 2 consecutive Championship Games (2015-2016).

Tyneside Mariners ended their longest post-season drought of 4 seasons in 2020, a record for both the team and the BFL, with their last appearance being in the 2015 season.

RECENT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

TEAM RECENT DT
2023 SEASON PLAYOFFS
Sussex Pirates 2023 Championship Game 0
CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS 2023 Championship Game 0
Scottish Claymores 2023 North Division Final 0
Birmingham Bandits 2023 South Division Final 0
TYNESIDE MARINERS 2023 North Division Semi-Final 0^
Thames Valley Thunder 2023 South Division Semi-Final 0
PREVIOUS SEASONS
London Monarchs 2022 Championship Game 1
Manchester Demons 2022 North Division Semi-Final 1
Merseyside Centurions 2022 North Division Final 1
Sherwood Forest Outlaws 2021 South Division Semi-Final 2**
Welsh Dragons 2022 South Division Semi-Final 1
YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 2021 North Division Semi-Final 2**^

** - Record appearance drought

^ - Teams without a playoff win