2nd American Football Bundesliga 2003

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2nd American Football Bundesliga 2003 (Germany)
Hanover Musketeers
Hanover Musketeers
Hamburg Wild Huskies
Hamburg Wild Huskies
Dusseldorf panther
Dusseldorf panther
Langenfeld Longhorns
Langenfeld Longhorns
Lübeck Cougars
Lübeck Cougars
Simbach Wildcats
Simbach Wildcats
Darmstadt Diamonds
Darmstadt Diamonds
Allgäu Comets
Allgäu Comets
Mainz Golden Eagles
Mainz Golden Eagles
Franconian Timberwolves
Franconian Timberwolves
Fürsty Razorbacks
Fürsty Razorbacks
Hanau Hornets
Hanau Hornets
Teams 2003    Blue pog.svg: 2nd Bundesliga North    Red pog.svg: 2nd Bundesliga South

This article gives an overview of the 2nd Bundesliga American Football season 2003 . The 2003 season was the 22nd season of the 2nd Bundesliga.

League division

In the northern group only five teams were played. The reason for this was the renunciation of the relegated from the GFL, the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes , and the withdrawal of the Magdeburg Virgin Guards from the 2nd Bundesliga, both teams competed in the Regionalliga in 2003. Furthermore, the Wolfsburg Blue Wings withdrew their team shortly before the start of the season. Seven teams competed in the south, here the GFL relegated, the Munich Cowboys , waived their right to start and voluntarily returned to the regional league.

2nd Bundesliga North 2nd Bundesliga South
team Previous year team Previous year
Dusseldorf Panther (N) First RL West Allgäu Comets Third 2nd BL South
Hamburg Wild Huskies Sixth 2nd BL North Darmstadt Diamonds Sixth 2nd BL South
Hanover Musketeers Second 2nd BL North Franconian Timberwolves Fourth 2nd BL South
Langenfeld Longhorns Third 2nd BL North Fursty Razorbacks Second 2nd BL South
Lübeck Cougars Fourth 2nd BL North Hanau Hornets (N) First RL middle group red
Mainz Golden Eagles Fifth 2nd BL South
Simbach Wildcats (N) First RL south
  • Previous year = placement and league of the previous year
  • RL = regional league
  • (N) Newcomers from the regional league
  • (A) Relegated from the GFL

Season course

Regular season

In the decimated northern group, the Düsseldorf Panthers, Hanover Musketeers and the Lübeck Cougars played for the title. The Hamburg Wild Huskies and the Langenfeld Longhorns played in no man's land, as there were no relegation ranks. In the end it turned out that the Panthers had already won the championship in the first games. Thanks to the victories against the Musketeers and the Cougars, the traditional team from Altbierstadt was able to break away with two points after just three match days and they never gave up this lead. The Musketeers came in second ahead of the Cougars. The Hamburger and Langenfelder landed behind in fourth and fifth place.

In the south, a duel for the championship title quickly emerged. The climber from Simbach was at the top of the table right from the start and only the Darmstadt Diamonds were able to keep up. On the ninth matchday it came to the top game in Simbach. The Wildcats determined the first half and went into the dressing room with a 34:14 half-time lead. But the third quarter was dominated by the Diamonds, with three touchdowns in a quarter the Lilienstadt team even took the lead 35:34, but the Wildcats came back again in the fourth quarter and won the exciting game 47:43. This gave the Wildcats a three point lead, as the Diamonds had to share the points with the Hanau Hornets on matchday three, which should be important in the final bill. Since the Simbach Wildcats were no longer naked, the second leg, at the same time the last game of the season, in Darmstadt was already meaningless. The Diamonds were able to win 31:20, but the lost point against the Hornets was decisive for the Wildcats' title. The Allgäu Comets from Kempten (Allgäu) , the Mainz Golden Eagles and the Hanau Hornets landed in the middle . Against the relegation, the Franks Timberwolves and the Fürsty Razorbacks played, here the Franks could get one more victory than the Razorbacks, which they had to relegate.

Relegation for promotion to the GFL

In front of four hundred spectators, the Düsseldorf Panthers won the Assindia Cardinals with 38:28. And also in the second leg, in front of more than 1000 spectators, the traditional team from the Altbier metropolis won, this time with 35: 0. With this, Panthers celebrated their return to the top German league after voluntarily withdrawing from the GFL after the 2001 season.

In the south, the Marburg Mercenaries kept the Simbach Wildcats at a distance in their home game. After an interim 21-0 lead by Marburg, the Simbach team came up again to 21:14, but 22 points in the last quarter ensured a clear 50:21 success. In the second leg, the Simbachers were able to win 21: 7, but this was not enough to beat the Mercenaries in a direct comparison . This left the Marburg first class and the Simbach second class.

Relegation to promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga

Due to the thin team cover of the 2nd Bundesliga North, the champions of the Northeast and West regional leagues, the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes and the Bielefeld Bulldogs , were promoted directly. In addition, there was a third promotion place that was played between the respective table runners-up. Here the Cologne Falcons prevailed against the Weyhe Vikings with 49: 7.

In the south, the teams of the Regionalliga Mitte, which played in two groups of four teams each, initially qualified for the relegation games against the RL-Süd teams. The respective group winners, the Wiesbaden Phantoms and the Danube Hammers , prevailed against the runners-up, Weinheim Longhorns and Badener Greifs . The Phantoms won against the Greifs by 48:13. The Hammers prevailed against the Longhorns with 33:14.

In the relegation, the Phantoms then met the second in the Regionalliga Süd, the Straubing Spiders . This game was rated 20-0 for the Phantoms. In the other game, the Danube Hammers met the champions of the Regionalliga Süd, the Munich Cowboys . The old masters from the Bavarian capital prevailed 42-0 in this duel and rose together with the Phantoms.

statistics

Results

2nd Bundesliga North

team DP HM LC HWH LL
Dusseldorf panther - 24: 8 31:20 42:21 52:24
Hanover Musketeers 10: 7 - 20:17 38: 6 35-0
Lübeck Cougars 6:29 33:24 - 37:13 42:13
Hamburg Wild Huskies 7:27 0:36 14:40 - 28:19
Langenfeld Longhorns 6:47 0:30 23:42 22:16 -

2nd Bundesliga South

team SW DD AC MGE HH FT FR
Simbach Wildcats - 47:43 35:22 49: 0 63:20 71: 2 65: 0
Darmstadt Diamonds 31:20 - 20: 0 25:16 48-0 44: 0 28:10
Allgäu Comets 13:42 7:56 - 15:34 44: 7 33:13 68: 7
Mainz Golden Eagles 17:33 0:20 38:53 - 20:14 34:22 26:16
Hanau Hornets 7:48 7: 7 7:13 26:21 - 17:12 42:16
Franconian Timberwolves 0:45 9:31 6:29 0:37 18: 6 - 7:17
Fürsty Razorbacks 0:49 7:33 0:62 6:26 24:37 13:20 -

Closing tables

2nd Bundesliga North

society Sp S. U N Points TD Diff.
1. Dusseldorf panther 8th 7th 0 1 14: 2 259: 102 +157
2. Hanover Musketeers 8th 6th 0 2 14: 4 201: 87 +114
3. Lübeck Cougars 8th 5 0 3 10: 6 237: 167 +70
4th Hamburg Wild Huskies 8th 1 0 7th 2:14 105: 261 −156
5. Langenfeld Longhorns 8th 1 0 7th 2:14 107: 292 −185
  • Tie breaker
    • Hamburg ahead of Langenfeld due to the direct comparison gained (28:19 and 16:22)

2nd Bundesliga South

society Sp S. U N Points TD Diff.
1. Simbach Wildcats 12 11 0 1 22: 2 567: 155 +412
2. Darmstadt Diamonds 12 10 1 1 21: 3 386: 123 +263
3. Allgäu Comets 12 7th 0 5 14:10 359: 265 +94
4th Mainz Golden Eagles 12 6th 0 6th 12:12 269: 279 −10
5. Hanau Hornets 12 4th 1 7th 9:15 190: 334 −144
6th Franconian Timberwolves 12 2 0 10 4:20 109: 377 −268
7th Fürsty Razorbacks 12 1 0 11 2:22 116: 463 −347

Relegation to promotion to the GFL

North

Home club Visiting club Result After quarters
Assindia Cardinals Dusseldorf panther 28:38 10:14; 7:10; 3: 0; 8:14
Dusseldorf panther Assindia Cardinals 35-0 7: 0; 7: 0; 14:14; 22: 7
  • The Düsseldorf Panthers are promoted to the GFL Nord, the Assindia Cardinals are relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga North.

south

Home club Visiting club Result After quarters
Marburg Mercenaries Simbach Wildcats 50:21 7: 0; 7: 0; 14:14; 22: 7
Simbach Wildcats Marburg Mercenaries 21: 7 0: 0; 7: 7; 7: 0; 7-0
  • The Marburg Mercenaries stay in the GFL Süd, the Simbach Wildcats stay in the 2nd Bundesliga South.

Relegation to promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga

North

  • Promotion round to the 2nd Bundesliga North
Home club Visiting club Result
Cologne Falcons (2nd RL West) Weyhe Vikings (2nd RL northeast) 49: 7
  • Due to the thin team cover of the 2. Bundesliga North, the champions of the regional leagues Northeast and West, the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes and the Bielefeld Bulldogs rose directly. In addition, there was a third promotion place that was carried out between the table runners-up. The Cologne Falcons prevailed here.

south

  • Qualification games of the Regionalliga Mitte
Home club Visiting club Result
Danube Hammers (1st RL middle group red) Weinheim Longhorns (2nd RL middle group blue) 33:14
Wiesbaden Phantoms (1st RL middle group blue) Badener Greifs (2nd RL middle group red) 48:13
  • Relegation games for promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga South
Home club Visiting club Result
Wiesbaden Phantoms (1st RL middle group blue) Straubing Spiders (2nd RL South) 20: 0 *
Munich Cowboys (1st RL South) Danube Hammers (1st RL middle group red) 42-0

* Rating.

  • The Munich Cowboys and the Wiesbaden Phantoms are promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga South.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Magdeburg and Kiel: waiver of the 2nd Bundesliga ( memento from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. Wolfsburg cancels the men's team ( Memento from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. 2. Bundesliga South 2003 without Munich Cowboys ( Memento from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Huddle 39/2003
  5. Huddle 41/2003

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