Gazi Warriors

American football team in Turkey

"Gazi Warriors" redirects here; for the Turkic raiders, see Ghazi (warrior)

Gazi Warriors

Sport	American Football
Year founded	1996
Location	Ankara, Turkey
League	American Football First league of Turkey American Football University League of Turkey
Colors
Champions	TKFL: 2011, 2012

Gazi Warriors is the American football team of Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded in 1998 by a few students, and competes in the American Football First League of Turkey and American Football University League of Turkey.

Achievements

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Gazi Warriors became champion in the first season 2007-08 of the University League winning over another Ankara team Hacettepe Red Deers with 36–18 in the final game at Beypete Campus in Ankara.^[1] In the 2010-11 First League season, Gazi Warriors won their first ever championship title after defeating the defending champion Istanbul team Boğaziçi Sultans in the final match with six additional periods at the Sakarya Atatürk Stadium in Adapazarı that lasted a record time of around five hours.^[2] The following season, Gazi Warriors became for the second consecutive time champion defeating Hacettepe Red Deers 46-12 in the final match at the Cebeci İnönü Stadium in Ankara.^[3]

References

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^ Baltalı, Evre (2008年03月24日). "Şampiyonun Adı Gazi Warriors". NFL TR (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012年12月03日.
^ "Gazi Warriors Şampiyon Oldu". Sakarta Çerk Haber (in Turkish). 2011年05月29日. Archived from the original on 2013年01月18日. Retrieved 2012年12月03日.
^ "Amerikan Futbolu'nda Gazi Warriors Şampiyon". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2012年05月27日. Retrieved 2012年12月03日.-