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AFVD
The American Football Association of Germany (german: American Football Verband Deutschland; AFVD) is the governing body of the sport of American football in Germany and the German Football League. Formed in 1982,Gründung des AFVD
AFVD website- Formation of the association, accessed: 20 January 2011
the association oversees the German league system, the various s and the national selections.


History

The history of American football in Germany, outside the bases in the country, began in 1977, when the

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American Football Bundesliga
The German Football League (GFL) is an American football league in Germany and was formed in 1979. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA. In 1999, the league switched its name from ''American-Football-Bundesliga'' to ''German Football League''.Geschichte
AFVD website, accessed: 29 December 2010
In terms of attendance figures, cumulative salaries paid by teams, performance in international exhibition games and competitions and ability to draw foreign talent, the GFL is arguably the strongest national league in Europe.


League set-up

The GFL is partitioned into north and sout ...
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German Football League
The German Football League (GFL) is an American football league in Germany and was formed in 1979. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA. In 1999, the league switched its name from ''American-Football-Bundesliga'' to ''German Football League''.Geschichte
AFVD website, accessed: 29 December 2010
In terms of attendance figures, cumulative salaries paid by teams, performance in international exhibition games and competitions and ability to draw foreign talent, the GFL is arguably the strongest national league in Europe.


League set-up

The GFL is partitioned into north and sout ...
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American Football Regionalliga
The American football Regionalliga is the third tier of American football in Germany, below the German Football League and the German Football League 2 The German Football League 2 (GFL2) is the second tier of American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players .... The league is subdivided into six regional divisions, the Regionalligas (''English: Regional league'') Nord (''North''), Ost (''East''), West, Mitte (''Central''), Südwest (''Southwest'') and Süd (''South''). History The league was formed in 1985 with two regional divisions, Central and West. The number of divisions changed frequently in the following years, as did the name of the league, changing to Verbandsliga for a time. From 1991 it operated under name of Regionalliga again with seven divisions, one in the North and two each in the West, Central and Bavaria. From 1995 the le ...
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German Football League 2
The German Football League 2 (GFL2) is the second tier of American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ... in Germany, below the German Football League. Until 2007, the league was known as the ''2. Bundesliga''. League structure The ''GFL2'', formerly the ''2. Bundesliga'', which was formed in 1982,Football History
Historic American football tables from Germany, accessed: 2 January 2010
is divided into a northern and southern division, with eight teams in each division. Unlike the GFL, there are no inter conference games and no GFL2 champion is determined. For the 2011 season, both the northern and the southern champions were ...
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German Bowl
The German Bowl is the annual national championship game in the sport of American football in Germany. It is contested by the two best teams of the German Football League. The New Yorker Lions, from Braunschweig, are the record winners of the German Bowl, with 12 successful participations out of 18 overall. The Düsseldorf Panther and the Berlin Adler both have six titles to their name, but Berlin has the best win–loss record of all clubs, 75 percent. Altogether, as of 2021, twelve clubs have won a German Bowl, while a further four clubs have reached the German Bowl once but lost their sole appearance (Stuttgart Scorpions, Badener Greifs, Marburg Mercenaries and Frankfurt Universe). The most-played match up in the history of the game is the Braunschweig Lions versus the Hamburg Blue Devils, having been played six times, last in 2005. The matchup between the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns and the New Yorker Lions has occurred five times - all in the span from 2014 to 2019. German ...
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Germany National American Football Team
The Germany national American football team, nicknamed the Men in Black, is the official American football senior national team of Germany. They are organized by the American Football Verband Deutschland (AFVD). They get their players from teams of the German Football League (GFL). Results IFAF World Championship record European Championships * 1983: Third place * 1985: Third place * 1987: Runner up * 1989: Third place * 1991: ''Did not qualify'' * 1993: Third place * 1995: ''Did not participate'' * 1997: ''Did not qualify'' * 2000: Runner up * 2001: Champions * 2005: Runner up * 2010: Champions * 2014: Champions * 2018: ''excluded after qualification'' * 2021: ''did not participate'' World Games * 2005: Champions * 2017: Runner up Current roster External linksOfficial websiteat AFVD. {{National men's American football teams American Football American football in Germany Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Centra ...
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Bremerhaven Seahawks
The Bremerhaven Seahawks are an American football club from Bremerhaven, Germany. The club is one of the six founding members of the ''American Football Bundesliga'', alongside the Düsseldorf Panther, Frankfurter Löwen, Ansbach Grizzlies, Munich Cowboys and Berlin Bears, but has not played at this level since 1986.Football History
Historic American football tables from Germany, accessed: 24 January 2011


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The club was formed in February 1979 and is, behind the Düsseldorf Panther, the second-oldest still existing American football club in Germany.About us
Bremerhaven Seahawks website, accessed: 24 January 2011
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Munich Cowboys
The Munich Cowboys are an American football team based in Munich, Germany. The club, together with the Düsseldorf Panther and the Ansbach Grizzlies, is one of the oldest in Germany.Vereinsgeschichte
Ansbach Grizzlies website, accessed: 1 January 2011
The team refers to itself as ''The Grand Old Team of the South''.Vereinsgeschichte
Club history, Munich Cowboys website, accessed: 1 January 2011
The club has one national championship to its name, winning the in 1993.
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Düsseldorf Panther
The Düsseldorf Panther are an American football team from Düsseldorf, Germany. The club is the oldest extant American football club in Europe, having been formed on 1 May 1978.History
Panthers website, accessed: 10 January 2010
The Panthers are one of the most successful American football clubs in Germany, having won six s as well as becoming the first-ever German team to win the in 1995. Having won its 15th '' Junior Bowl'' in 2010, the club has the most successful youth department in the sport in G ...
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Ansbach Grizzlies
The Ansbach Grizzlies are an American football team based in Ansbach, Germany. The club, together with the Düsseldorf Panther and the Munich Cowboys, is one of the oldest in Germany. The Grizzlies were a dominating force in the game during the first decade of American football in Germany, reaching all of the first eight German Bowls.Vereinsgeschichte
Ansbach Grizzlies website, accessed: 26 December 2010
Bowls
GFL website, accessed: 26 December 2010


History

The Ansbach Grizzlies date back to the 3 April 1979, when an information session on the sport was held by Erich Grau and Uli Sorge, after which fifteen players ordered their football gear and formed a team. ...
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Frankfurter Löwen
The Frankfurter Löwen ( en, Frankfurt Lions) were an American football team from Frankfurt, Germany. The ''Löwen'' were the first American football club to be formed in Germany.Geschichte
AFVD website, accessed: 29 December 2010
Google book review: Turnen and sport: transatlantic transfers
author: Annette R. Hofmann, accessed: 12 January 2010
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Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lübeck and Flensburg. The region is called ''Slesvig-Holsten'' in Danish and pronounced . The Low German name is ''Sleswig-Holsteen'', and the North Frisian name is ''Slaswik-Holstiinj''. In more dated English, it is also known as ''Sleswick-Holsatia''. Historically, the name can also refer to a larger region, containing both present-day Schleswig-Holstein and the former South Jutland County (Northern Schleswig; now part of the Region of Southern Denmark) in Denmark. It covers an area of , making it the 5th smallest German federal state by area (including the city-states). Schleswig was under Danish control during the Viking Age, but in the 12th century it escaped full co ...
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