Potsdam Royals
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| League | German Football League |
| Based in | Potsdam, Germany |
| Stadium | Sportpark Luftschiffhafen |
| Head coach | Michael Vogt |
| Division titles | GFL 2 North: 2017 |
| Website | www.potsdamroyals.de/ |
The Potsdam Royals are an American football team from Potsdam, Germany.
The club's greatest achievement is winning the championship in the last Eurobowl (2019) against the Amsterdam Crusaders just a year after they entered the German Football League, the top tier American Football league in Germany.
History[]
The Royals were formed in 2005 and entered league competition one year later in the fifth tier. Getting promoted after the seasons 2008 and 2009, the Royals finished season 2010 by winning the championship in the third tier league Regionalliga Ost. Winning the subsequent qualification they earned a spot in the German Football League 2. The club rejected the spot and withdrew the football team.
In 2012 the Royals re-entered the competition and had to start again in the fifth tier. With two succeeding perfect seasons the Royals were 2014 back in the Regionalliga Ost. They finished the season with the championship and were promoted to the GFL2. In 2017 the Royals became champions of the GFL2 North with a perfect seasons and won the play-offs to qualify for the German Football League, the highest level in Germany.
Recent seasons[]
Recent seasons of the Royals:[1][2][3]
| Year | Division | Finish | Points | Pct. | Games | W | D | L | PF | PA | Postseason |
| 2013 | Oberliga Ost (4th) | 1st | 20–0 | 1.000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 61 | — |
| 2014 | Regionalliga Ost (3rd) | 1st | 16–4 | 0.800 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 296 | 130 | PR: (24–38), Paderborn Dolphins (15–38) |
| 2015 | GFL2 (North) | 5th | 14–14 | 0.500 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 321 | — |
| 2016 | 3rd | 18–10 | 0.643 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 422 | 352 | — | |
| 2017 | 1st | 28–0 | 1.000 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 172 | Won PR: Berlin Adler (55–12 & 42–7) | |
| 2018 | GFL (North) | 5th | 12–16 | 0.429 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 402 | 360 | — |
| 2019 | 6th | 9–19 | 0.321 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 243 | 360 | — | |
| 2020 | No season played because of the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 2nd | 14–6 | 0.700 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 312 | 191 | Won QF: Munich Cowboys (36–23) Lost SF: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (18–28) | |
- PR = Promotion round
- QF = Quarter finals
- SF = Semi finals
References[]
- American football teams in Germany
- German Football League teams
- American football teams established in 2005
- Sport in Potsdam
- 2005 establishments in Germany