l ▁XXX ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York er ▁L ions . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁in ▁In ns b ruck , ▁the ▁L ions ▁defeated ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁ 3 5 – 2 1 . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁both ▁Aust rian ▁clubs ▁left ▁the ▁B IG 6 . ▁As ide ▁from ▁found ing ▁members ▁New ▁York er ▁L ions , ▁the ▁league ' s ▁management ▁invited ▁the ▁Amsterdam ▁Cr us aders ▁( N ether lands ), ▁the ▁Carl stad ▁Cr us aders ▁( Sw eden ), ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁Un iverse ▁( G erm any ), ▁the ▁Milano ▁Se amen ▁( Ital y ) ▁and ▁one ▁team ▁from ▁Berlin ▁( e ither ▁found ing ▁members ▁Berlin ▁Ad ler ▁or ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Reb els ) ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁league ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁season . ▁However , ▁Carl stad ' s ▁participation ▁was ▁v eto ed ▁by ▁the ▁Swedish ▁American ▁Football ▁Federation . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Amsterdam ▁Cr us aders , ▁the ▁Bad al ona ▁D rac s ▁( Sp ain ), ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Reb els , ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁Un iverse , ▁the ▁Milano ▁Se amen ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York er ▁L ions ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁six ▁teams ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁B IG 6 ▁European ▁Football ▁League . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁on , ▁the ▁last ▁placed ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁B IG 6 ▁may ▁have ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁re leg