Potsdam Royals

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Potsdam Royals
Potsdam Royals Logo.svg
Founded2005
League German Football League
Based in Potsdam, Germany
StadiumSportpark Luftschiffhafen
ColorsRed, Black and Yellow
   
Head coachMichael Vogt
Championships GFL Bowl: 2023
EFL Bowl: 2018
Eurobowl: 2019
Division titlesGFL North: 2022, 2023
GFL2 North: 2017
Website potsdamroyals.de

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

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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.

German Bowl appearances

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

BowlDateChampionsRunners-UpScoreLocationAttendance
XLIII October 8, 2022Schwäbisch Hall UnicornsPotsdam Royals44–27Frankfurt9,637
GFL Bowl 2023 October 14, 2023Potsdam RoyalsSchwäbisch Hall Unicorns34–7Essen9,516

Recent seasons

Recent seasons of the Royals: [2] [3] [4]

YearDivisionFinishPointsPct.GamesWDLPFPAPostseason
2013Oberliga Ost (4th)1st20–01.00010100024961
2014 Regionalliga Ost (3rd)1st16–40.80010802296130PR: Osnabrück Tigers (24–38), Paderborn Dolphins (15–38)
2015 GFL2 (North)5th14–140.50014707369321
2016 3rd18–100.64314905422352
2017 1st28–01.000141400714172Won PR: Berlin Adler (55–12 & 42–7)
2018 GFL (North)5th12–160.42914608402360
2019 6th9–190.32114419243360
2020 No season played because of the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 2nd14–60.70010703312191Won QF: Munich Cowboys (36–23)
Lost SF: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (18–28)
2022 1st20–01.000101000514278Won QF: Straubing Spiders (66–25)
Won SF: Cologne Crocodiles (49–21)
Lost GB: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (27–44)
2023 1st22–20.917121101599236Won QF: Ingolstadt Dukes (54–0)
Won SF: New Yorker Lions (41–28)
Won GB: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (34–7)

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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