Rhineland Lions
| Rhineland Lions 2002–2004: Düsseldorf Demons 2004–2006: Düsseldorf Lions 
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| City: | Cologne , until 2006 in Düsseldorf | ||
| Founded: | 2002 | ||
| Head coach: | Robert "Rob" Cannon | ||
| League (2020): | AFLG 16's league , AFLG 9's league | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| German champions | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 | ||
| Contact | |||
| Internet: | www.rheinland-lions.de | ||
| Data status | |||
| August 2015 | |||
The Rhineland Lions Australian Football Club in Cologne eV (RFC), or Rheinland Lions for short ( German : Rheinland - Löwen ), is an Australian Rules Football Club founded in Düsseldorf , which has been based in Cologne since 2006 .
history
The Rheinland Lions were founded in 2002 in Düsseldorf . Rugby players and supporters of Gaelic and Australian football competed under the name Düsseldorf Demons . In 2004 the team took on as Düsseldorf Lions . The club joined the Australian Football League Germany (AFLG) in 2004 as the fifth German Australian football club .
In 2006 the club moved to Cologne, which caused player losses. Nevertheless, the team realized the hat trick from 2007 to 2009 in the context of the German championships .
The Rheinland Lions won the championship title in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2014, were four times German runner-up and in 2015 came third in the 16's league (as of 2015).
The president in 2015 was Claude Lovrinovic, Vice-President Richard Meisenheimer and Treasurer Alex Richards.
Championship successes
| year | competition |
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| 2006 |
 AFLG 16's league
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| 2007 |
 AFLG 16's league
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| 2008 |
AFLG 16's league
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| 2009 |
AFLG 16's league
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| 2010 |
AFLG 16's league
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| 2011 |
AFLG 16's league
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| 2012 |
AFLG 16's league
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| 2013 |
AFLG 16's league
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| 2014 |
AFLG 16's league
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| 2015 |
 AFLG 16's league
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| 2016 |
AFLG 16's league
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Club song
The melody of the club song corresponds to the carnival song '' Viva Colonia '' by the Höhners .
"We've taken the test,
we did not flounder.
We are victorious.
We showed them how to play and we'll do it any day.
The Rheinland Lions will take the flag
and with us it will stay.
Bursting with pride
we don't surrender,
we are so glorious.
We'll fight them in the sun and
We'll fight them in the rain.
We'll fight them till the siren goes
and don't feel any pain. "
Web links
- Official website
- Rheinland Lions on the website of the Australian Football League Germany (AFLG)
- Rheinland Lions at The Footy Record
- Rheinland Lions on the Australian Football International (AFI) website
- Rheinland Lions at Spox.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ '' Rheinland Lions '', Australian rules football in Germany (AFLG).
- ↑ '' Imprint '', Rheinland Lions Australian Football Club in Cologne eV