The Panthers Wrocà Âaw is an American football team based in Wrocà Âaw, Poland, that compete in the European League of Football, the top-tier American football competition in Europe. The team is a result of a merger of Giants Wrocà Âaw and Devils Wrocà Âaw.
Previously, they played in domestic leagues PLFA until 2017 and in the LFA (2018âÂÂ2020); and in international leagues IFAF Europe Champions League (2016) and CEFL (2017âÂÂ2019). They won the Polish Bowl four times and the IFAF Europe Champions League in 2016.
The team was founded in 2013 by a merger of two PLFA teams, Giants Wrocà Âaw and Devils Wrocà Âaw. In 2014, the club played in the Polish Bowl for the first time, where they lost to Seahawks Gdynia. In 2016, the Panthers dominated every game and won their first Championship. The Panthers won the title by defeating Seahawks, 56âÂÂ13. After the Panthers won also the 2017 Polish Bowl, the team left the Polish American Football League and joined the new Liga Futbolu Amerykaà Âskiego. In first two seasons in LFA, Panthers won every game in regular season, lost Polish Bowl XIII to Lowlanders Biaà Âystok 14âÂÂ13 in 2018 and won Polish Bowl XIV to Lowlanders 28âÂÂ14 (both final games were played at Wrocà Âaw Olympic Stadium).
The Panthers also became the first Polish team to win the IFAF Europe Champions League.
During the COVID-19 lockdown, Jakub Samel was named new head coach of the Panthers Wrocà Âaw. He is the first Polish head coach in club history. It was also announced that the club would be one of the first 8 to join the new European League of Football that is set to start in June 2021.
The Panthers Wrocà Âaw's Panther blue home jersey has black numbers, letter outlines and vertical stripes on opposite sides. The away kit consists of a white jersey with dark blue letters and numbers that have orange outlines. Players wear white socks, black helmets with a panther head logo, and black pants to all games.