title: 2017 LAF season
text: # 2017 LAF season
  
  2017 LAF season is the second season of the LAF, the main competition of american football clubs in Eastern Europe. Organised by the Federation of American Football of Russia (FAFR).
  
  Minsk Litwins and Ekaterinburg Piranhas, initially registered, did not take part in the league. The season began in May 2017 and concluded in September 2017, when Moscow Patriots won their 14th title.
  
  ## Format
  
  24 clubs from 18 cities competed in 5 divisions. The best club reaching the playoffs.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Club | City |
  | - | - |
  | Astana Wolves | Astana |
  | Chelyabinsk Scouts | Chelyabinsk |
  | Chelyabinsk Tanks | Chelyabinsk |
  | Cyborgs Obninsk | Obninsk |
  | (Ekaterinburg Piranhas) | Ekaterinburg |
  | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | Ekaterinburg |
  | Izhevsk Steelworkers | Izhevsk |
  | Yaroslavl Rebels | Yaroslavl |
  | (Minsk Litwins) | Minsk |
  | Moscow Bruins | Moscow |
  | Moscow Dragons | Moscow |
  | Moscow Patriots | Moscow |
  | Moscow Spartans | Moscow |
  | Moscow United | Moscow |
  | Perm Steel Tigers | Perm |
  | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | Petrozavodsk |
  | AF Podolsk Vityaz | Podolsk |
  | Rhinos Cherepovets | Cherepovets |
  | Samara Stormbringers | Samara |
  | Sankt Petersburg Griffins | Sankt Petersburg |
  | Sankt Petersburg North Legion | Sankt Petersburg |
  | Sankt Petersburg MChS University Team | Sankt Petersburg |
  
  ## Regular season
  
  * % = percentage of victories, GP = Games played, W = matches won, L = lost games, GF = goals for, GA = Goals against
  
  ### LAF North
  
  | Pos. | Team | % | GP | W | - | L | PF | PA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 29 |
  | 2 | Moscow Dragons | .750 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 32 |
  | 3 | Rhinos Cherepovets | .500 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 122 |
  | 4 | Sankt Petersburg MChS University Team | .250 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 83 |
  | 5 | Football Cyborgs Obninsk | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 186 |
  
  ### LAF Ural
  
  | Pos. | Team | % | GP | W | - | L | PF | PA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chelyabinsk Tanks | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 7 |
  | 2 | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | .667 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 38 |
  | 3 | Astana Wolves | .333 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 107 |
  | 4 | Chelyabinsk Scouts | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 141 |
  
  ### LAF Volga
  
  | Pos. | Team | % | GP | W | - | L | PF | PA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Perm Steel Tigers | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 61 |
  | 2 | Samara Stormbringers | .500 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 68 |
  | 3 | Izhevsk Steelworkers | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 138 |
  
  ### LAF Premier
  
  | Pos. | Team | % | GP | W | - | L | PF | PA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Moscow Spartans | 1.000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 48 |
  | 2 | Moscow Patriots | .857 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 277 | 20 |
  | 3 | Sankt Petersburg Griffins | .714 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 89 |
  | 4 | Sankt Petersburg North Legion | .571 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 177 |
  | 5 | Moscow United | .286 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 189 |
  | 6 | Moscow Bruins | .286 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 235 |
  | 7 | AF Podolsk Vityaz | .143 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 258 |
  | 8 | Yaroslavl Rebels | .143 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 230 |
  
  ## Playoff
  
  | Qualification Round | Qualification Round | Qualification Round | Semifinal B | Semifinal B | Semifinal B | Regions Cup Finals | Regions Cup Finals | Regions Cup Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1V | Perm Steel Tigers | 42 | | | |
  | 1N | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | 40 | 1N | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | 39 | | | |
  | 4N | Sankt Petersburg MChS University Team | 0 | | | | 1V | Perm Steel Tigers | 36 |
  | 2N | Moscow Dragons | 48 | | | | 2N | Moscow Dragons | 6 |
  | 3N | Rhinos Cherepovets | 7 | 2N | Moscow Dragons | 20 | | | |
  | 1U | Chelyabinsk Tanks | 15 | 2U | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | 12 | | | |
  | 2U | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | 18 | | | | | | |
  | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
  | 1N | Petrozavodsk Karelian Gunners | 25 |
  | 2U | Ekaterinburg Ural Lightnings | 20 |
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | XVIII Russkij Bowl | XVIII Russkij Bowl | XVIII Russkij Bowl |
  | 1P | Moscow Spartans | 12 | | | |
  | 3P | Sankt Petersburg Griffins | 13 | | | |
  | 3P | Sankt Petersburg Griffins | 13 | 3P | Sankt Petersburg Griffins | 6 |
  | | | | 2P | Moscow Patriots | 24 |
  | 1V | Football Perm Steel Tigers | 20 | 2P | Moscow Patriots | 24 |
  | 2P | Moscow Patriots | 37 | | | |
  