The league currently consists of 11 teams from Belgian cities and regions.

At the end of the regular season, four teams play in the BFL playoffs, a four-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the championship game, known as the Belgian Bowl.

[1] The BFL uses the American college football rules: (2013/2014 NCAA Rulebook).

These differ from the popular professional league of the United States, the NFL.

The conferences are important for the championship game as they determine who will participate in the play-offs.