Cologne Cardinals

Cologne Cardinals founded in 1983
abbreviation
Cards
Nickname (s)
Cardinals
Club colors
red-white-blue
Ball park (s)
Circlewood Stadium Coordinates: 50 ° 56 '25.9 " N , 6 ° 52' 14.6" E50.940538888889 6.8707277777778
president
Daniel Ramirez Ziegler
Website : www.colognecardinals.de

The Cologne Cardinals is a German baseball and softball club . It was founded in 1983 after a split from the Cologne Dodgers . After the latter went bankrupt, most of the players were accepted into the Cardinals' team.

The stadium in which the Cologne Cardinals are at home is the baseball facility at the Reitstadion in Cologne-Müngersdorf . They have a baseball field, which is equipped with stands and a softball field.

successes

2015: 2nd place at the German Junior Championship in Mainz
2014: 3rd place at the German Junior Championship in Cologne
2012: 3rd place at the German Youth Championship in Dohren
2011: Promotion to the 1st baseball league
2008: 1st baseball team reaches play-off quarter-finals for the German championship
2007: 1st baseball team reaches play-off quarter-finals for the German championship
2006: 1st baseball team reaches play-off quarter-finals for the German championship / softball Bundesliga team reaches play-offs for the German championship
2005: 1st baseball team reaches play-off quarter-finals for the German championship / softball Bundesliga team reaches play-offs for the German championship
2004: 1st baseball team reaches play-off quarter-finals / softball Bundesliga team becomes league second in the south and takes 4th place at the German championships
2003: 1st baseball team reaches play-off quarter-finals / Softball Bundesliga team reaches 5th place in the Southern League / Softball II reaches 2nd place in the regional league and just missed promotion to the Association League
2002: 1st baseball team reaches play-off quarter-finals / softball Bundesliga team reaches 3rd place at the German softball championships
2001: Promotion of 1st baseball Bundesliga / softball Bundesliga team reaches 5th place in the German softball championships / junior team becomes state league champion and moves up to the association league
2000: 1st baseball team takes second place in 2nd BL-Nord / softball Bundesliga team reaches 4th place in the German softball championships / youth team becomes league champion and moves up to the association league
1999: 1st baseball team becomes league third in the 2nd Bundesliga / founding year of the Softball Bundesliga, 1st softball team decides to stay in the Association League for organizational reasons / October 1999 - 1st softball team moves up to the Bundesliga / 2. Men's team becomes league champions and moves up to the regional league / 3. Men's team becomes league second and moves up to the district league
1998: 1st baseball team becomes third division in the 2nd Bundesliga / 2nd division. Women’s team becomes champions and moves up to the state league / The school team becomes vice-champions in North Rhine-Westphalia
1997: The 1st men's team of Cards comes second in the 2nd Bundesliga North and only just fails due to the relegation for promotion to the 1st Bundesliga / Cards youth team becomes German runner-up / softball team reaches 8th place in the European Cup Winners' Cup, A-pool in Oosterhout / NL
1996: After the end of the season, the team of the 1st Bundesliga is re-registered in the 2nd Bundesliga for personnel reasons / Cards women become German softball runners-up and Cup winners North / First participation in the 1997 European Cup Winners' Cup
1995: Baseball team reaches play-offs
1994: German baseball runner-up / NRW-Pokal runner-up / softball women achieve 3rd place in the German championship
1993: German baseball runner-up / German softball runner-up
1992: Baseball team reaches play-off semifinals / NRW Cup defeat against the Düsseldorf Senators / German softball runner-up and NRW-Pokal runner-up
1991: Baseball team reaches play-off semifinals / German softball runner-up
1990: German baseball champion / German softball runner-up
1989: German baseball runner-up
1988: German runner-up in baseball
1986: German baseball runner-up / softball women achieve 3rd place in the DM / German junior runner-up
1985: German runner-up in baseball
1984: Baseball Bundesliga 4th place
1983: Founding of the club and commencement of play in the major league (4th place) / softball women immediately took 3rd place in the German championship

Teams baseball (2018)

The Cologne Cardinals have four men's teams in four different baseball leagues, more than few other clubs in Germany.

1. Gentlemen	1st National League
2. Gentlemen	2nd Bundesliga Northwest
3. Gentlemen	Association league
4. Gentlemen	District League Rhineland

Teams softball (2018)

The Cologne Cardinals take part with a women's team (Fastpitch) in the Association League NRW.

In addition, a junior team was founded in order to be able to further and better promote the young players.

Then there are the FunCards that play fastpitch softball . In this mixed team, anyone can participate regardless of their skill level.

Web links

Official website