With the IFL having wrapped up its 2026 season about a month ago — featuring the Guelfi Firenze victory over the Panthers Parma in Ferrara—the final bell has rung, and it is time to grade the teams in the top league. This article reviews the season for the nine teams competing in the First Division of Italian Football. Which teams made the grade, which ones have work to do before the new term, and which ones failed? Guelfi Firenze: A The Italian Football League’s model te

1. Guelfi Firenze The Guelfi rested in the Italian Football League, but their weekend was still filled with a solid 55-7 CEFL win over the Belgrade Blue Dragons. While waiting to find out their next European opponent, next week they'll face Frogs Legnano away in a game that will decisively decide first place in the standings, which will go to the Viola if they win. 2. Panthers Parma The Panthers' 47-7 home win over the Warriors Bologna was all too easy, a triumph that allo

1. Guelfi Firenze Guelfi Firenze's journey toward a back-to-back title continues in Ferrara with yet another strong performance from Coach Fabrizio Bocci's team. The Tuscans defeated Aquile Ferrara on the road 40-12, putting their purple Ferrari in fourth gear as they race toward the Italian Bowl and, perhaps, something more important. Meanwhile, four wins in as many games allow the Florentines to once again achieve their playoff goal and dream of another title that would c

1. Guelfi Firenze Guelfi Firenze's forced break is over, and the match against Rhinos Milano will determine whether the reigning Italian Football League champions have lost their edge after consecutive weeks off the field. The Guelfi Sport Center will await their favorites during Week 4 in what will be the purple's home opener. 2. Giaguari Torino Are these Giaguari really serious? After last year's struggles, with four consecutive losses that shattered the Gialloneri's mom

Week 2 of the Italian Football League didn't provide many surprises in terms of results in the two games played over the weekend. The Giaguari Torino easily defeated the Bologna Warriors, who have yet to score a touchdown in their two games so far, while the Parma Panthers defeated the debutants Lazio Marines at home, albeit with considerable difficulty. While we wait to see Frogs Legnano and Dolphins Ancona on the field, here is the First Down Magazine Power Ranking update

In Italy, once the NFL season is over, anticipation grows ever greater for the start of the Italian Football League. The Italian Football League, now in its forty-fifth edition, is ready to return at the end of February, as per tradition, with plenty of players and plenty of stars, both established and emerging, ready to battle it out on the Italian pitches. First Down Magazine, this year's Media Partner of FIDAF, will accompany you in this preview with the top names to fol

The Italian Football League has come to an end as Guelfi Firenze have beaten the Ancona Dolphins 49-14 to take their second Italian Bowl in the team’s history. With that, though, the offseason has just started. Right up until the start of the 2026 season in February, First Down Mag will inform you about all the movements in the IFL by all teams and around the league...

1st Place: Firenze Guelfi What a disappointing result for the Guelfi Firenze, with only 49 points scored they finished below their average of 50.4 points per game. Obviously that was a joke, the Guelfi keep on being the most dominant team in the IFL this season with a 49-17 win over the Lazio Marines, who just defeated the #2 seed Giaguari Torino. The usual suspect, and probable 2025 IFL MVP Andrea Fimiani had yet again another 3 passing - 3 rushing touchdowns performance, w

Week 4 of the IFL saw the first OverTime of the season and that led to the Pirates' first ever win in the league! Read this to catch up!

Analysis of the first week of Italian Football League through a Power Ranking of the teams involved. Full league powerranking at the bottom.