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Stuttgart Scorpions
The Stuttgart Scorpions are an American football team from Stuttgart, Germany. The club's greatest success came in 2007, when it reached the German Bowl but lost to the Braunschweig Lions. History The Stuttgart Scorpions were formed in December 1982. The new club spent its first couple of seasons in the ''2nd Bundesliga'', now the German Football League 2, where it played until 1985. The club, after having earned promotion, spent the 1986 and 1987 season in the central division of the ''American Football Bundesliga'', now the German Football League, but was only able to win one game in two years and found itself relegated back to the second tier for 1988. At this league, the team once more was a top performer and won two division titles in 1990 and 1991, with the later also earning promotion to the ''Bundesliga'' once more. The Scorpions once more struggled at top level and were immediately relegated again. After coming second in 1993 and winning its division the following year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 National Collegiate Athletic Association, 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 
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Berlin Adler
The Berlin Adler ( en, Berlin Eagles) is an American football club based in Berlin, Germany. The club is one of the most successful clubs in the sport in Germany, having won six German Bowls as well as a ten ''Ladies Bowls'' and five ''Junior Bowls''. Internationally, the club has participated in the European Football League (EFL) on a number of occasions and has won the Eurobowl in 2010 and 2014. As of 2015, the club is second only to the Munich Cowboys (405) in German Football League (GFL) games played, with 378, one of only three teams with more than 300 league games. The Cowboys have played 35 out of a possible 38 seasons at the highest level of the game in Germany, the Adler four less, 31. History Foundation years The club was formed as the second American football club in Berlin on 12 February 1979, then under the name of Berliner Bären ( en, Berlin Bears). Shortly after its formation, the club was joined by the Berlin Bats, increasing the number of club members substant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Yorker Lions
The New Yorker Lions are an American Football team from Braunschweig, Germany. Until late 2010, the team was known as the Braunschweig Lions.NEW YORKER wird neuer Namensgeber der Lions www.newyorker-lions.de, published: 20 March 2011, accessed: 31 March 2011 Under this name, the Lions became the most successful American football club in Germany, winning seven s as well as two s. From 1997 to 2008, the team played in twelve consecutive German Bowls. After a number of less successful years the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 German Football League
The 2019 German Football League season is the 41st edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany. The regular season starts on 27 April and will be finished on 8 September 2019, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XLI, which will be held on 12 October 2019 in Frankfurt. Modus During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing 14 regular season games. There are no games between clubs from opposite divisions, interconference games having been abolished after the 2011 season. The best four teams in each division qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite divisions play each other, whereby the better placed teams have home field advantage. The first placed team plays the fourth placed from the other division and the second placed the third placed team. From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same division can meet again. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravensburg Razorbacks
The Ravensburg Razorbacks are an American football team in Ravensburg Germany. As its greatest success, the club reached the German Football League, the highest level in Germany, by having won the promotion play-off against Kirchdorf Wildcats in the postseason 2019. History The Ravensburg Razorbacks were formed in 1987. The team's first name was Lindenberg Razorbacks. It moved to Ravensburg and therefore changed the name to become part of the sports club TSB 1847 Ravensburg. In 1988, the Razorbacks started in the 4th and lowest German league level. After many not very successful years, the Razorbacks won the championship of the ''Oberliga Baden-Württemberg'' in 2009 to be promoted to the ''Regionalliga Mitte'' (third level). Three years later they won the ''Regionalliga Mitte'' and were promoted to the German Football League 2. After returning to the ''Regionalliga'' in 2015, they repeated their success and played in the 2016 season again in the GFL 2. This time the rise of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 German Football League
The 2018 German Football League season was the 40th edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany. The regular season started on 21 April and finished on 9 September 2018, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XL, which was held on 13 October 2018 in Berlin. Modus During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing 14 regular season games. There are no games between clubs from opposite divisions, interconference games having been abolished after the 2011 season. The best four teams in each division qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite divisions play each other, whereby the better placed teams have home field advantage. The first placed team plays the fourth placed from the other division and the second placed the third placed team. From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same division can meet again. The eighth pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 German Football League
The 2017 German Football League season was the 39th edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany and 18th since the renaming of the ''American Football Bundesliga'' to German Football league. The regular season started on 22 April and finished on 3 September 2017, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XXXIX, held on 7 October 2017 in Berlin. Modus During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing 14 regular season games. There are no games between clubs from opposite divisions, interconference games having been abolished after the 2011 season when the GFL was expanded from 14 to 16 teams. The best four teams in each division qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite divisions play each other, whereby the better placed teams have home field advantage. The first placed team plays the fourth placed from the other division a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 German Football League
The 2016 German Football League season was the 38th edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany and seventeenth since the renaming of the ''American Football Bundesliga'' to German Football league. The regular season started on 16 April and finished on 10 September 2016, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XXXVIII, held on 8 October 2016 in Berlin. The championship was won by the New Yorker Lions who defeated the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 31–20 in a repeat of the 2014 and 2015 finals, which the Lions had also won. Modus During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing 14 regular season games. There are no games between clubs from opposite divisions, interconference games having been abolished after the 2011 season when the GFL was expanded from 14 to 16 teams. The best four teams in each division qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 German Football League
The 2015 German Football League season was the thirty seventh edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany and sixteenth since the renaming of the ''American football Bundesliga'' to German Football league. The regular season started on 18 April and finished on 5 September 2015, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XXXVII, held on 10 October 2015 in Berlin, the fourth consecutive time and the sixth overall for the championship decider to be held in the German capital. The championship was won by the New Yorker Lions who defeated the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 41–31 in a repeat of the 2014 final which the Lions had won by a record margin of 38 points. Modus During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing, nominally, 14 regular season games. The northern division in 2015 however consisted of only seven teams, resulting in only twelve regular season gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne Falcons
The Cologne Falcons are an American football team from Cologne, Germany. The Falcons currently play most of their home games at Müngersdorf Sportpark, Ostkampfbahn. The team was founded in 1994 by former members of the Red Barons Cologne, which went defunct in 1991. Initially, the club stood in the shadow of the much more successful Cologne Crocodiles, but after the Crocodiles went bankrupt in 2003, the Falcons managed to become the dominant football club in Cologne. From 2005 on, the team played in the German Football League, before being relegated in 2008. In 2006, they made their only playoff-off appearance, but lost against the Marburg Mercenaries in the first round. In more recent years, the Falcons struggled in their performances and in 2010 and 2011, the finished sixth in the GFL 2, before finishing the 2012 season as first in the league and winning the following relegation game against the Lübeck Cougars, thus being promoted to the GFL again for the 2013 season. While ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 German Football League
The 2014 German Football League season was the thirty sixth edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany and fifteenth since the renaming of the ''American football Bundesliga'' to German Football league. The regular season started on 26 April and finished on 14 September 2014, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XXXVI, staged on 11 October 2014 in Berlin, the third consecutive time and the fifth overall for the championship decider to be held in the German capital. The German Bowl was won by the New Yorker Lions, a club from the city of Braunschweig who defeated the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns by a record score of 47–9. It was the club's ninth title overall and second consecutive one. Modus During the regular season each club played all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing, nominally, 14 regular season games. The northern division in 2014 however consisted of only seven teams, resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 German Football League
The 2013 German Football League season was the thirty fifth edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany and fourteenth since the renaming of the ''American football Bundesliga'' to German Football league. The regular season started on 5 May and finished on 15 September 2013, followed by the play-offs. The season culminated in the German Bowl XXXV, staged on 12 October 2013 in Berlin, as in 2012, and the fourth time for the championship decider to be held in the German capital.List of German Bowls GFL website, accessed: 23 September 2015 The German Bowl was won by the , a club from the city of |
