German Junior Bowl

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German Junior Bowl
First meeting Cologne, 1982
Latest meeting Düsseldorf
Statistics
Meetings total42 (1982-20243)
Most wins Düsseldorf Panther (18, last 2024)

The German Junior Bowl, usually only referred to as Junior Bowl, is the annual national championship game for junior teams in the sport of American football in Germany. It is contested by the two best teams of the GFL Juniors.

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It is the second-oldest still existing bowl game in Germany, after the German Bowl, dating back to 1982. Record winners are the Düsseldorf Panther, who celebrated their 17th success and their 22nd Junior Bowl appearance in 2023. [1]

History

The first edition of the Junior Bowl was held in 1982 and became a recognised national championship in the following year. Until 2000, regional championships were held rather than a national league. The regional champions then participated in the play-offs to determine the national champion. [2]

In 2001, the GFL Juniors was introduced. The league consisted, for the most part of its existence, of twelve teams, split into three regional divisions, north, central and south, with four teams each. The best eight clubs then took part in the play-offs to determine the two teams that will play in the Junior Bowl. [3]

Like Germany's elite league, the German Football League, the GFL Juniors will be expanded for the 2011 season and play with four regional divisions of five teams each. However, the new western division will play with only four clubs as the Langenfeld Longhorns have withdrawn from the league. In 2012, the divisions will then expand to six teams each, taking the number of elite level junior clubs to 24. [4]

Junior Bowls

The Junior Bowls since 1982: [1]

By game

YearChampionsRunners-upScoreLocationAttendance
1982 Düsseldorf Panther Cologne Crocodiles 13–6 Cologne
1983Cologne Crocodiles München Rangers 13–6 Rüsselsheim
1984 Düsseldorf Bulldozer München Rangers19–0 Düsseldorf
1985Düsseldorf Panther Noris Rams 50–19 Nuremberg
1986Düsseldorf Panther Munich Cowboys 22–0Cologne
1987Düsseldorf PantherMunich Cowboys19–14 Mainz
1988Düsseldorf Panther Würzburg Pumas 27–8 Hanover
1989 Berlin Adler Kempten Comets 36–12Nuremberg
1990Berlin Adler Ansbach Grizzlies 28–0Düsseldorf400
1991Düsseldorf Panther Darmstadt Diamonds 22–12 Hamburg
1992 Berlin Rebels Stuttgart Scorpions 38–6Hanover2,734
1993Cologne Crocodiles Regensburg Royals 44–6 Stuttgart
1994Berlin Adler Frankfurt Gamblers 22–0Rüsselsheim1,340
1995Darmstadt DiamondsDüsseldorf Panther19–13Stuttgart700
1996Berlin RebelsMunich Cowboys41–12 Aschaffenburg 500
1997Berlin Adler Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 33–0Hamburg770
1998Düsseldorf PantherDarmstadt Diamonds13–9 Braunschweig 1,400
1999 Hamburg Blue Devils Stuttgart Scorpions43–0 Hanau 832
2000Berlin RebelsDarmstadt Diamonds19–14Hanau782
2001Darmstadt DiamondsStuttgart Scorpions13–6 Koblenz 700
2002Düsseldorf PantherDarmstadt Diamonds61–26Düsseldorf700
2003Düsseldorf PantherDarmstadt Diamonds40–0 Schwäbisch Hall 583
2004Düsseldorf Panther Franken Knights 47–7Düsseldorf1,200
2005Düsseldorf PantherFranken Knights48–10Düsseldorf1,050
2006Düsseldorf PantherBerlin Adler26–7Düsseldorf1,530
2007Düsseldorf PantherStuttgart Scorpions47–26 Mönchengladbach 1,943
2008Düsseldorf PantherStuttgart Scorpions49–30Mönchengladbach1,500
2009Berlin AdlerCologne Falcons21–14Mönchengladbach1,500
2010Düsseldorf Panther Hamburg Young Huskies 17–7 Berlin 513
2011 Cologne Falcons Düsseldorf Panther24–18Cologne4,362
2012Cologne FalconsCologne Crocodiles40–13Cologne2,350
2013 Saarland Hurricanes Cologne Crocodiles26–25Düsseldorf1,900
2014Cologne CrocodilesDüsseldorf Panther37–0Düsseldorf
2015Cologne Crocodiles Dortmund Giants 36–14Cologne
2016Schwäbisch Hall UnicornsCologne Crocodiles24–21Schwäbisch Hall
2017 Paderborn Dolphins Düsseldorf Panther27–22 Paderborn 1,500 [5]
2018Paderborn DolphinsDüsseldorf Panther21–14Stuttgart
2019Cologne Crocodiles Wiesbaden Phantoms 57–18Schwäbisch Hall935 [5]
2021Cologne Crocodiles Fursty Razorbacks 21–7Cologne
2022Düsseldorf PantherBerlin Adler23–6Düsseldorf3,000
2023Düsseldorf PantherBerlin Adler30–26Düsseldorf
2024Düsseldorf PantherBerlin Adler36–0 [lower-alpha 1] Berlin
  1. ↑ Berlins team refused to play the final and hence was disqualified [6]

By team

App.TeamWinsLossesPct.Season(s)†
23 Düsseldorf Panther 1850.7831982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
10 Cologne Crocodiles 640.6001982, 1983, 1993, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021
9 Berlin Adler 540.5561989, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2009, 2022, 2023, 2024
7 Darmstadt Diamonds 250.2861991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
5 Stuttgart Scorpions 050.0001992, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008
3 Berlin Rebels 301.0001992, 1996, 2000
Cologne Falcons 210.6662009, 2011, 2012
Munich Cowboys 030.0001986, 1987, 1996
2 Paderborn Dolphins 201.0002017, 2018
Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 110.5001997, 2016
Franken Knights 020.0002004, 2005
München Rangers 020.0001983, 1984
1 Saarland Hurricanes 101.0002013
Hamburg Blue Devils 101.0001999
Düsseldorf Bulldozer 101.0001984
Fursty Razorbacks 010.0002021
Wiesbaden Phantoms 010.0002019
Dortmund Giants 010.0002015
Hamburg Young Huskies 010.0002010
Frankfurt Gamblers 010.0001994
Regensburg Royals 010.0001993
Ansbach Grizzlies 010.0001990
Kempten Comets 010.0001989
Würzburg Pumas 010.0001988
Noris Rams 010.0001985

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References

  1. 1 2 Bowls Archived 2015-09-29 at the Wayback Machine GFL website, accessed: 26 January 2011
  2. ↑ GFL Juniors - Die Jugendbundesliga Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in German) GFL website, accessed: 26 January 2011
  3. ↑ Football History Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Historic American football tables from Germany, accessed: 26 January 2011
  4. ↑ Spielplan für die erweiterte GFL Juniors veröffentlicht Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (in German) GFL Juniors website, published: 22 December 2010, accessed: 26 January 2011
  5. 1 2 "GFL Juniors". football-aktuell.de. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Düsseldorf Panther vorzeitig Deutscher Meister der U20". afvd.de (in German). 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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