The Copenhagen Towers are an
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 ...
team from
Gentofte
Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form ...
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Denmark
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. The club was founded in 1990, and have since competed in the
National Ligaen, the highest division of American football in Denmark.
The Copenhagen Towers are members of the
Danish American Football Federation The Danish American Football Federation (DAFF; Danish: ''Dansk Amerikansk Fodbold Forbund'') is an American football organization in Denmark founded in 1988. Its headquarters are located in Brøndby. DAFF organizes Denmark's national American foot ...
(DAFF), and have won the Danish Championship game (known as the
Mermaid Bowl) a record ten times, in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022. The Towers reached the Mermaid Bowl for an eighth time in 1996 but lost the game to Roskilde Kings.
After a winless season in 1997, the Towers were relegated to Division 1 but were promoted again the following year. The Towers were again relegated in 2005 and spent the next season in Division 1. Since 2007, the Towers have been a regular feature in the National Ligaen, but they haven't been to the Mermaid Bowl since returning.
In 2012, the Towers went undefeated (10–0) in regular season. In 2013, the Towers returned to the Mermaid Bowl, which they won 28–21 against the Triangle Razorbacks.
Recent seasons
Recent seasons of the club:
* SF = National Ligaen semifinals
* MB = Mermaid Bowl (national final)
Youth teams
The Copenhagen Towers have youth teams for four age groups, Under-19, Under-16, Under-14, and Under-12.
Famous players
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J.R. Artozqui (2010-)
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Magnus Alexander Bitsch (2011-)
References
External links
Official website* {{in lang, da}
Danish American Football Federation official website
American football teams in Denmark
American football teams established in 1990
Sports teams in Copenhagen
1990 establishments in Denmark