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2012 Elite Football League of India season

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The 2012 Elite Football League of India season or 2012 EFLI season was the debut season of Elite Football League of India and began on 22 September 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.tensports.com/videos/efli-starts-22nd-september.html |title=Ten Sports |publisher=Ten Sports |date=2013-07-11 |accessdate=2013-10-20}} Eight franchises contested for the Elite Bowl, among whom five located in India, two in Sri Lanka and one in Pakistan.

The Pune Marathas claimed the title after defeating Delhi Defenders 6–0 in the Elite Bowl I on 10 November 2012 and became the first ever champions of an Elite Bowl.

Broadcasting

Games were shown on Ten Sports and Ten Action with four matches per week on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.[http://www.efli.com/news/monday-night-football-on-prime-time-indian-television-becomes-a-reality/]{{dead link|date=October 2013}}

Teams

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colspan=3|EFLI teams in 2012 season
width="34%" | India

! width="33%" | Pakistan

! width="33%" | Sri Lanka

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{{Location map+ |India3 | width=375 | float=center | caption=Location of EFLI teams in India| places=

{{Location map~ |India |lat=28.3636 | long=77.1348 | marksize=8 | label=Defenders }}

{{Location map~ |India |lat=22.566667 | long=88.36667 | marksize=8 | label=Vipers|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500 | long=72.82583 | marksize=8 | label=Gladiators|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.3113 | long=73.5124 | marksize=8 | label=Marathas}}

{{Location map~ |India |lat=12.9788 | long=77.5996 | marksize=8 | label=Warhawks}}

}}

{{Location map | Pakistan | width=305 | float=center | caption=Location of EFLI teams in Pakistan| lat=34.0167 | long=71.5833 | marksize=8 | label=Wolfpak

}}

{{Location map+ | Sri Lanka | width=155 | float=center | caption=Location of EFLI teams in Sri Lanka| places=

{{Location map~ | Sri Lanka |lat_deg=7|lat_min=16|lon_deg=80|lon_min=43 | marksize=8 | label=Skykings }}

{{Location map~ | Sri Lanka |lat_deg=6|lat_min=56|lon_deg=79|lon_min=52 | marksize=8 | label=Lions }}

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! style="background:white; width:21%" | Team

! style="background:white; width:18%" | City/State

! style="background:white; width:21%" | Stadium

! style="background:white; width:8%" | Founded

! style="background:white; width:8%" | Joined

style=background:Black colspan="7"| {{color|#FABB30|East division}}
Colombo Lions

| Colombo, Western Province (LKA)

| Sugathadasa Stadium

|colspan=2|2011

Delhi Defenders

| Delhi, Capital Territory

| Defenders Ground

|colspan=2|2011

Kandy Skykings

| Kandy, Central Province (LKA)

| Skykings Ground

|colspan=2|2011

Kolkata Vipers

| Kolkata, West Bengal

| Vipers Ground

|colspan=2|2011

style=background:#FABB30 colspan="7"| {{color|Black|West division}}
Bangalore Warhawks

| Bangalore, Karnataka

| Warhawks Ground

|colspan=2|2011

Mumbai Gladiators

| Mumbai, Maharashtra

| Cooperage Ground

|colspan=2|2011

Pakistan Wolfpak

| Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PAK)

| Wolfpak Ground

|colspan=2|2011

Pune Marathas

| Pune, Maharashtra

| Balewadi Stadium

|colspan=2|2011

Venues

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{{flagicon|Sri Lanka|size=15px}} Sri Lanka
Colombo
Sugathadasa Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
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{{Location map|Sri Lanka|width=155|float=center|caption=|lat_deg=6|lat_min=56|lon_deg=79|lon_min=52|position=Right|background=|label=

}}

Regular season

=Standings=

;East:

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style="background:black; width:25%;color:#FABB30;"| Team{{cite web|url=http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/east |title=East Division |publisher=Efli.com |accessdate=2013-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928020849/http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/east |archivedate=28 September 2013 }}

! style="background:black; width:10%;color:#FABB30;"| {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

! style="background:black; width:10%;color:#FABB30;"| {{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

! style="background:black; width:10%;color:#FABB30;"| {{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

! style="background:black; width:10%;color:#FABB30;"| {{Tooltip|Pct|Winning percentage}}

! style="background:black; width:10%;color:#FABB30;"| {{Tooltip|PF|Points for (total points scored)}}

! style="background:black; width:10%;color:#FABB30;"| {{Tooltip|PA|Poitns against (total points conceded)}}

! style="background:black; width:10%;color:#FABB30;"| {{Tooltip|NP|Net points}}

style="background-color:#ccffcc"

| Colombo Lions

| 5

| 4

| 1

| 0.800

| 64

| 35

| +29

style="background-color:#ccffcc"

| Delhi Defenders

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 0.667

| 96

| 55

| +41

Kandy Skykings

| 6

| 2

| 4

| 0.333

| 55

| 92

| -37

Kolkata Vipers

| 6

| 0

| 6

| 0.000

| 15

| 104

| -90

;West:

class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:85%; text-align:center"
style="background:#FABB30; width:25%;color:black;"| Team{{cite web|url=http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/east |title=East Division |publisher=Efli.com |accessdate=2013-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928020849/http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/east |archivedate=28 September 2013 }}

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| {{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| {{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| {{Tooltip|Pct|Winning percentage}}

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| {{Tooltip|PF|Points for (total points scored)}}

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| {{Tooltip|PA|Poitns Against (total points conceded)}}

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| {{Tooltip|NP|Net points}}

style="background-color:#ccffcc"

| Pune Marathas

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 0.667

| 88

| 42

| +46

style="background-color:#ccffcc"

| Bangalore Warhawks

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 0.667

| 84

| 44

| +40

Mumbai Gladiators

| 6

| 4

| 2

| 0.667

| 67

| 45

| +22

Pakistan Wolfpak

| 5

| 1

| 4

| 0.200

| 38

| 91

| -53

=Fixtures=

Following a complete list with results.{{cite web |url=http://www.efli.com/schedule |title=Schedule |publisher=Efli.com |accessdate=2013-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928020837/http://www.efli.com/schedule |archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

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! style="background:#FABB30; width:3%;color:black;"| Game

! style="background:#FABB30; width:15%;color:black;"| Date / Time (IST)

! rowspan=25 style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; width:1%;"|

! style="background:black; width:26%;color:#FABB30;"| Home Team

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| Score

! style="background:black; width:26%;color:#FABB30;"| Away Team

! rowspan=25 style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; width:1%;"|

! style="background:#FABB30; width:18%;color:black;"| Location

1

|22 SEP / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Bangalore Warhawks

|26–06

|Pakistan Wolfpak

|Sugathadasa Stadium

2

|23 SEP / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Pune Marathas

|31–07

|Delhi Defenders

|Sugathadasa Stadium

3

|24 SEP / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Kandy Skykings

|13–00

|Kolkata Vipers

|Sugathadasa Stadium

4

|25 SEP / 8:30 PM

|Mumbai Gladiators

|07–12

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Colombo Lions

|Sugathadasa Stadium

5

|29 SEP / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Pune Marathas

|16–06

|Kolkata Vipers

|Sugathadasa Stadium

6

|30 SEP / 8:30 PM

|Pakistan Wolfpak

|12–14

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Mumbai Gladiators

|Sugathadasa Stadium

7

|01 OCT / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Bangalore Warhawks

|10–07

|Colombo Lions

|Sugathadasa Stadium

8

|02 OCT / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Delhi Defenders

|43–06

|Kandy Skykings

|Sugathadasa Stadium

9

|06 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Bangalore Warhawks

|07–10

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Pune Marathas

|Sugathadasa Stadium

10

|07 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Kolkata Vipers

|06–26

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Colombo Lions

|Sugathadasa Stadium

11

|08 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Pakistan Wolfpak

|00–21

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Delhi Defenders

|Sugathadasa Stadium

12

|09 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Kandy Skykings

|03–11

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Mumbai Gladiators

|Sugathadasa Stadium

13

|13 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Pune Marathas

|06–13

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Mumbai Gladiators

|Sugathadasa Stadium

14

|14 OCT / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Pakistan Wolfpak

|14–03

|Kolkata Vipers

|Sugathadasa Stadium

15

|15 OCT / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Bangalore Warhawks

|13–06

|Kandy Skykings

|Sugathadasa Stadium

16

|16 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Delhi Defenders

|06–10

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Colombo Lions

|Sugathadasa Stadium

rowspan=2|17

|rowspan=2|20 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Pakistan Wolfpak

|Cancelled

|Colombo Lions

|rowspan=2|Sugathadasa Stadium

style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Delhi Defenders

|07–00

|Kolkata Vipers

18

|21 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Bangalore Warhawks

|00–15

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Mumbai Gladiators

|Sugathadasa Stadium

19

|22 OCT / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Pune Marathas

|19–00

|Kandy Skykings

|Sugathadasa Stadium

20

|27 OCT / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Bangalore Warhawks

|28–00

|Kolkata Vipers

|Sugathadasa Stadium

21

|28 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Pune Marathas

|06–09

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Colombo Lions

|Sugathadasa Stadium

22

|29 OCT / 8:30 PM

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Delhi Defenders

|12–07

|Mumbai Gladiators

|Sugathadasa Stadium

23

|30 OCT / 8:30 PM

|Pakistan Wolfpak

|06–27

|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Kandy Skykings

|Sugathadasa Stadium

Playoffs

=Elite Bowl Qualifier=

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! style="background:#FABB30; width:3%;color:black;"| Game

! style="background:#FABB30; width:15%;color:black;"| Date / Time (IST)

! rowspan=3 style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; width:1%;"|

! style="background:black; width:26%;color:#FABB30;"| Winning Team

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| Score

! style="background:black; width:26%;color:#FABB30;"| Losing Team

! rowspan=3 style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; width:1%;"|

! style="background:#FABB30; width:18%;color:black;"| Location

24

|03 NOV / 8:30 PM

|Delhi Defenders

|22–14

|Bangalore Warhawks

|Sugathadasa Stadium

25

|04 NOV / 8:30 PM

|Pune Marathas

|21–07

|Colombo Lions

|Sugathadasa Stadium

=Elite Bowl I=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:85%; text-align:center"

! style="background:#FABB30; width:3%;color:black;"| Game

! style="background:#FABB30; width:15%;color:black;"| Date / Time (IST)

! rowspan=2 style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; width:1%;"|

! style="background:black; width:26%;color:#FABB30;"| Winning Team

! style="background:#FABB30; width:10%;color:black;"| Score

! style="background:black; width:26%;color:#FABB30;"| Losing Team

! rowspan=2 style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; width:1%;"|

! style="background:#FABB30; width:18%;color:black;"| Location

26

|10 NOV / 8:30 PM

|Pune Marathas

|06–00

|Delhi Defenders

|Sugathadasa Stadium

Awards

Roshan Lobo, a running back of the Warhawks, was named MVP of the season.

References

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