2025 German Football League

2025 German Football League
2025 German Football League
League	German Football League
Sport	American football
Duration	10 May – 11 October
Number of teams	16
Regular season
GFL seasons
	← 2024

Last updated September 01, 2025

The 2025 German Football League season is the 46th edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany.

Modus

Rebels

Lions

Panther

Royals

Comets

Cowboys

Spiders

Location of teams in the German Football League 2025

The league is divided in two conferences, north and south, and both conferences are divided in two divisions. During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, and the teams of the other division of its conference once. In addition, each team plays one home and one away game against a team of the other conference, resulting in each team playing 12 regular season games.^[1] Since in the southern conference there is one team missing, there are extra games.

The best four teams in each conference qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite conferences play each other, whereby the better placed teams have home field advantage. The first placed team plays the fourth placed from the other conference and the second placed the third placed team. From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same conference can meet again.^[2]

The eighth placed team in each conference enters a two-leg play-off with the winner of the respective conference of the German Football League 2, the second tier of the league system in Germany. The winner of this contest qualifies for the GFL for the following season.^[2]

League tables

GFL

The league tables of the two GFL divisions:

North

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Dresden Monarchs	11	11	0	499	209	+290	1.000	Qualification to play-offs
2	Potsdam Royals	11	10	1	443	111	+332	.909	Qualification to play-offs
3	Berlin Rebels	11	7	4	327	316	+11	.636
4	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	11	6	5	330	317	+13	.545
5	New Yorker Lions	11	6	5	332	263	+69	.545
6	Hildesheim Invaders	11	4	7	230	343	−113	.364
7	Düsseldorf Panther	11	4	7	196	284	−88	.364
8	Paderborn Dolphins	11	1	10	176	518	−342	.091	Relegation play-offs to GFL2

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de

South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Ravensburg Razorbacks	11	7	4	391	324	+67	.636	Qualification to play-offs
2	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	11	6	5	303	324	−21	.545
3	Pforzheim Wilddogs	12	6	6	328	298	+30	.500
4	Munich Cowboys	10	5	5	203	238	−35	.500
5	Saarland Hurricanes	11	4	7	312	357	−45	.364
6	Straubing Spiders	11	3	8	241	345	−104	.273
7	Allgäu Comets	10	2	8	280	344	−64	.200
8	Kirchdorf Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Withdrew before season

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de

GFL2

The league tables of the two GFL2 divisions:

GFL2 North

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Hamburg Pioneers	10	8	2	385	245	+140	.800	Qualification to promotion play-off
2	Rostock Griffins	10	8	2	372	237	+135	.800
3	Krefeld Ravens	10	8	2	332	180	+152	.800
4	Langenfeld Longhorns	10	4	6	267	275	−8	.400
5	Elmshorn Fighting Pirates	10	4	6	301	362	−61	.400
6	Leipzig Lions	10	2	8	223	355	−132	.200
7	Lübeck Cougars	10	1	9	159	385	−226	.100	Relegation to Regionalliga

Source: gfl.info, football-aktuell.de
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results

GFL2 South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Regensburg Phoenix	10	9	1	329	166	+163	.900	Promotion to GFL
2	Albershausen Crusaders	10	6	4	271	178	+93	.600
3	Gießen Golden Dragons	10	6	4	193	211	−18	.600
4	Wiesbaden Phantoms	10	5	5	247	220	+27	.500
5	Biberach Beavers	10	4	6	262	287	−25	.400
6	Nürnberg Rams	10	4	6	206	321	−115	.400
7	Fursty Razorbacks	10	3	7	111	209	−98	.300
8	Montabaur Fighting Farmers	10	3	7	207	234	−27	.300	Relegation to Regionalliga