2011–2012 Israel Football League season

2011–2012 IFL season
League	Israel Football League
Sport	American football
Israel Bowl V
Champions	Tel Aviv Sabres
Runners-up	Tel Aviv Pioneers

Tel Aviv - Jaffa Sabres celebrates Israel Bowl V winning

The 2011–2012 Israel Football League was the fifth season of the Israel Football League (IFL). The league expanded to ten teams with two expansion teams; the Petah-Tikva Troopers and the Nahariya Northern Stars. The season concluded with the Tel Aviv Sabres defeating the Tel Aviv Pioneers in Israel Bowl V.

Regular season

The regular season consisted of 10 games for each team.

North

Pos	City	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Tel Aviv	Sabres	10	9	1	436	164	+272
2	Tel Aviv	Pioneers	10	7	3	382	180	+202
3	Haifa	Underdogs	10	6	4	355	162	+193
4	Herzliya	Hammers	10	3	7	217	360	−143
5	Nahariya	Northern Stars	10	1	9	126	606	−480

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South

Pos	City	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Jerusalem	Lions	10	10	0	544	211	+333
2	Efrat	Rebels	10	7	3	398	214	+184
3	Jerusalem	Kings	10	4	6	299	377	−78
4	Be'er Sheva	Black Swarm	10	3	7	222	391	−169
5	Petah-Tikva	Troopers	10	0	10	148	574	−426

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Playoffs

Wild Card games

• Pioneers 34 – 6 Kings

• Rebels 47 – 91 Underdogs

Division Championships

• Lions 22 – 66 Pioneers

• Sabres 34 – 12 Underdogs

Israel Bowl V

Sabres 44 - 42 Pioneers

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Chaim Schiff, QB, Jerusalem Lions
• Offensive Player-of-the-Year: Adi Hakami, QB, Tel Aviv/Jaffa Sabres
• Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Adam Zinker, DE/OLB, Tel Aviv/Jaffa Sabres
• Special Teams Player-of-the-Year:: Liran Zamir, K/P, Judean Rebels
• Coach-of-the-Year: Ori Shterenbach, Haifa Underdogs
• Rookie-of-the-Year: Chris Clark, RB/DB, Haifa Underdogs
• Newcomer-of-the-Year: Barak Katzir, DB/KR, Haifa Underdogs