Søllerød Gold Diggers
Founded | January 13th, 2003 |
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League | National Ligaen |
Based in | Rudersdal, Denmark |
Stadium | Rundforbi Stadion |
Colors | Black and gold |
President | Niels Neipper |
Head coach | Troels Vestergaard |
Manager | Casper Reinhardt |
Championships | 2 (2009, 2010) |
Cheerleaders | Elements & Infinity |
Mascot | Goldie |
Website | www.sgdfootball.com |
The Søllerød Gold Diggers are an american football team from Rudersdal, Denmark. The club was founded in 2003.
Søllerød Gold Diggers are members of the Danish American Football Federation (DAFF) and compete in the Nationalliga, the highest division of American football in Denmark.
National competition[]
The Gold Diggers have won the Danish championship, Mermaid Bowl, twice, in 2009 and 2010, both times against Triangle Razorbacks from Vejle. Gold Diggers had their first Mermaid Bowl-experience in 2008 where they lost to Razorback. Gold Diggers has been playing in Nationalligaen since 2008.
International competition[]
In 2009 Gold Diggers competede for the first time in EFAF Cup, where they meet and lost to Carlstad Crusaders from Sweden. They played again in 2011 where they defeated Les Cougars de Saint-Ouen L'Aumone (from the outskirts of Paris) and Coventry Jets before losing against later winners of the tournament London Blitz in the semifinals.
In 2012, the Gold Diggers won the EFAF Cup. During the tournament they played and defeated Wroclaw Giants (PL) and Prague Black Hawks (CZ) in the group stage, Amiens Spartiates (FR) in the semifinal and Triangle Razorbacks (DK) in the finale. The finale score being 31–21 and Danish QB Alexander Cimadon was named the games MVP.
Honours[]
- Mermaid Bowl - Danish Champions
- Winners : 2009, 2010
- Runner-up : 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
- EFAF Cup
- Winners : 2012
- Junior Bowl - Danish U19 Champions
- Winners : 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019
- Runner-up : 2010
Youth teams[]
Søllerød Gold Diggers has youth teams for five age groups, Under-19, Under-16, Under-14, Under-12 and Under-10.
Famous players[]
WR (2008–2009), formerly with UC Davis
OL Mike Moffitt (2008–2009), formerly with Arkansas Razorbacks, Prague Panthers
DL (2010), formerly with Cal Poly Mustangs
DL (2011), formerly with Truman State Bulldogs
DL (2012–2014), formerly with Missouri State Bears
QB (2013), formerly with Wisconsin Lutheran College
DE (2014), formerly with Yale Bulldogs
RB (2017), formerly with Northwest Missouri State University
DB (2017 & 2019), formerly with Jacksonville Jaguars
WR (2018), formerly with New York Jets
WR (2019), formerly with Valparaiso University
QB (2019), formerly with Adams State University
OL Hjalte Froholdt, formerly with Arkansas Razorbacks and New England Patriots, currently with Houston Texans
External links[]
- Pages using infobox sports team with color1, color2, or color3
- American football teams in Denmark
- American football teams established in 2003
- 2003 establishments in Denmark