Potsdam Royals

Potsdam Royals

Founded	2005
League	German Football League
Based in	Potsdam, Germany
Stadium	Sportpark Luftschiffhafen
Colors	Red, Black and White
Head coach	Michael Vogt
Championships	GFL Bowl: 2023, 2024, 2025 Eurobowl: 2019 EFL Bowl: 2018
Division titles	GFL North: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 GFL2 North: 2017
Website	potsdamroyals.de

The Potsdam Royals are an American football team from Potsdam, Germany.

The club's greatest achievements are winning the German Bowl championship (2023, 2024 & 2025), and the last Eurobowl (2019) against the Amsterdam Crusaders. The Royals currently play in the top tier American Football league in Germany the German Football League.

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.

Honours

• German Bowl
  • Champions: (3) 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Runners-up: 2022
• GFL
  • Northern Division champions: (4) 2022–2025
  • Play-off qualification: (5) 2021–2025
  • League membership: (7) 2018–present
• GFL2
  • Northern Division champions: 2017

German Bowl appearances

The club's appearances in the German Bowl: ^[1]

Bowl	Date	Champions	Runners-Up	Score	Location	Attendance
XLIII	October 8, 2022	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	Potsdam Royals	44–27	Frankfurt	9,637
GFL Bowl 2023	October 14, 2023	Potsdam Royals	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	34–7	Essen	9,516
GFL Bowl 2024	October 12, 2024	Potsdam Royals	Dresden Monarchs	27–21	Essen	9,721
GFL Bowl 2025	October 11, 2025	Potsdam Royals	Dresden Monarchs	33–23	Dresden	22,016

Recent seasons

Recent seasons of the Royals: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

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: Osnabrück Tigers (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)
2022		1st	20–0	1.000	10	10	0	0	514	278	Won QF: Straubing Spiders (66–25) Won SF: Cologne Crocodiles (49–21) Lost GB: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (27–44)
2023		1st	22–2	0.917	12	11	–	1	599	236	Won QF: Ingolstadt Dukes (54–0) Won SF: New Yorker Lions (41–28) Won GB: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (34–7)
2024		1st	24–0	1.000	12	12	–	0	733	136	Won QF: Allgäu Comets (84–20) Won SF: New Yorker Lions (25–6) Won GB: Dresden Monarchs (27–21)
2025		1st	22–2	0.917	12	11	–	1	474	117	Won QF: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (42–25) Won SF: Munich Cowboys (74–6) Won GB: Dresden Monarchs (33–23)

• PR = Promotion round
• QF = Quarter finals
• SF = Semi finals
• GB = German Bowl/GFL Bowl

References

1. German Bowl German Bowl website, accessed: 13 October 2022
2. Football History (in German) Historic American football tables from Germany, accessed: 10 April 2018
3. GFL (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 10 April 2018
4. GFL2 (in German) www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 10 April 2018

External links

• Official website (in German)