History of the NAF

How it began

The Nuffle Amorical Football (NAF) was inspired by Jervis Johnson (the creator of Blood Bowl), who encouraged a group of Blood Bowl players to create a central hub for BB resources, with hopes of bringing the global community together. John Lewis (AKA neoliminal) was responsible for the organization’s actual creation in 2003 and conceptualized the filterable ELO rankings that we still enjoy today. John led a hand-picked team that included AnthonyTBBF, who drafted the design, and Christer, who now runs FUMBBL, to build the first iteration of the site. The NAF was formally established by the NAF Charter, modified by a 2004 Amendment.

Since 2008, the NAF is handing out annual gifts to new and returning members.

NAF World Cups

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The first World Cup was held in Warhammer World in Nottingham, UK in October 2007. It had 45 teams of 6 players per team from all over the world.

In 2011, the World Cup moved to Amsterdam after bids were received from all over the world, and this time 80 teams competed, which was the maximum the venue could hold.

In 2015, the World Cup was held in Lucca (Italy) with almost 1000 coaches participating at the three-day event with 9 games.

In 2019, more than 1400 coaches met in the town of Dornbirn (Austria) to participate in the fourth World Cup.

In 2023, the fifth World Cup is held in Alicante (Spain).

Similar to the quadrennial World Cups, every year teams from mostly European countries compete for the illustrious Eurobowl, in teams of 8 coaches, rather than 6, and limited to one team per country.

To see the results from the initial team tournaments, check out this document.

Past NAF presidents

Every 2 years there are elections for the NAF Officers (09-12 was 2 years and a few months).

YearElected PresidentAppointed VP
2003Neoliminal (stepped down 2004)AnthonyTBBF
2004AnthonyTBBFWoody
2005DeathwingDoubleskulls
2007LycosDave
2009LycosDave
2012LycosDave
2014BeppeDave
2016sann0638Tojurub
2018GaixoTojurub
2020GaixoRabid_Bogscum
2022GaixoRabid_Bogscum
2024TBDTBD