Pori Bears is a Finnish american football club based in Pori, Finland. The team was established in 1982.[1][2] The Bears will join the Finnish 2nd Division for the 2024 season.
| Bears | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 1982 | ||
| Colours | |||
| Personnel | |||
| Head coach | Graham Thorpe | ||
| League / conference affiliations | |||
| Div. 2 | |||
| Championships | |||
| Spagettimalja: 0 1986, 2002 | |||
History
editBears have competed in the top-tier league of Finland, Vaahteraliiga, three times (1982, 1987–88, 2003–2004)[3][2][1]
Mike Leach served as head coach of the Bears during the 1989 season in Finlands 1st Division. He later became a head football coach at the college level in the USA.
Honours
edit1st Division (2nd highest level in Finland)
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Spagettimalja bowl champion (2): 1986, 2002
References
edit- 1 2 "Porin Bears ei jatka Vaahteraliigassa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- 1 2 "Pori Bears - vahvaa juniorityötä". Veikko Lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ↑ "Edustus" (in Finnish). 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
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