German Football League 2016
German Football League 2016 | |
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master | New York Lions (11th title) |
final | German Bowl XXXVIII |
Relegated |
Düsseldorf Panther Rhein-Neckar Bandits |
Teams | 16 |
Games | 112 + 7 play-off games |
spectator | 184,682 (ø 1,649 per game) |
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The German Football League 2016 was the 38th season of the German Football League (GFL), the top division of American football in Germany.
The 2016 GFL season ran from mid-April to early September. The regular season was followed by the play-offs, which ended on October 8 with the final of the German Bowl XXXVIII between the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns and the New York Lions . The Lions won 31:20, their eleventh championship.
mode
Basically, a total of 16 teams compete in two separate groups (eight each in the GFL North and eight in the GFL South). Each of these groups holds a round-robin tournament in which two teams meet twice, with each team enjoying home rights once. After each game, the winning team receives two points and the defeated team receives zero. In the event of a tie, each team receives one point. The opponent's points are counted as minus points. After the end of the round-robin tournament, a ranking list is determined, in which the number of points scored is decisive. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decides.
After the round-robin tournaments, the best four teams compete in a play-off round for the German championship. The last teams of the two groups fight in a relegation to stay in the league.
The play-offs for the championship are played crosswise. That is, the first in the group plays against the fourth in the other group in a quarter-finals. Accordingly, the second in the group plays against the third in the other group. The group first and second enjoy home rights. The winning teams compete against each other in the semi-finals in such a way that the winner from group A or fourth from group B meets the second from group B or the third from group A. The team that is better placed in the round-robin tournament enjoys home rights. The winners of the two semi-finals compete against each other in the German Bowl XXXVIII .
In the relegation, the bottom of the group of GFL South plays against the champions of GFL 2 South in a return match, with each team enjoying one home right. Accordingly, the last of the GFL Nord competes against the master of the GFL 2 Nord. The respective winner from the first and second leg qualifies for the GFL, the loser competes in GFL 2 in the following season.
Teams
The following teams took part in the Northern group:
- Berlin eagle
- Berlin Rebels
- Dresden monarchs
- Dusseldorf panther
- Hamburg huskies
- Hildesheim Invaders (promoted from GFL 2 North)
- Kiel Baltic Hurricanes
- New Yorker Lions (Champion of the GFL Nord 2015 and winner of the German Bowl XXXVII )
Since there were only seven teams in the North Group in the 2015 season, there was no relegation. The first of the GFL 2 Nord, the Hildesheim Invaders , was thus directly qualified for the top division.
The following teams took part in the south group:
- Allgäu Comets
- Frankfurt Universe (promoted from GFL 2 Süd)
- Marburg Mercenaries
- Munich cowboys
- Rhein-Neckar Bandits
- Saarland Hurricanes
- Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (Champion of the GFL Süd 2015)
- Stuttgart Scorpions
For Frankfurt Universe it was the first season in the top German division. Since the Franken Knights withdrew for the relegation games, second division champions Frankfurt qualified without a fight for the 2016 season. At the same time, this was the first time that Frankfurt was represented in the first German football league since the end of the Frankfurter Löwen.
Season course
The regular season began on April 16 with the encounter between Südmeister Schwäbisch Hall and promoted Frankfurt, in which the Unicorns were able to narrowly prevail. Two weeks later, the northern group also entered the season with a victory for the front runner from the previous year: Braunschweig celebrated a clear away win against the Hamburg Huskies.
Group north
Games
Closing table
Pl. | team | total | home | Away | Points | TD | Diff. |
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1 | New Yorker Lions Braunschweig | 14 (11/2/1) | 7 (7/0/0) | 7 (4/2/1) | 24: 4 | 547: 171 | +376 |
2 | Dresden monarchs | 14 (10/2/2) | 7 (6/1/0) | 7 (4/1/2) | 22: 6 | 708: 345 | +363 |
3 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 14 (10/1/3) | 7 (6/1/0) | 7 (4/0/3) | 21: 7 | 483: 297 | +186 |
4th | Berlin Rebels | 14 (10/1/3) | 7 (6/1/0) | 7 (4/0/3) | 21: 7 | 494: 315 | +179 |
5 | Hildesheim Invaders | 14 (5/0/9) | 7 (2/0/5) | 7 (3/0/4) | 10:18 | 445: 569 | −124 |
6th | Hamburg huskies | 14 (4/0/10) | 7 (1/0/6) | 7 (3/0/4) | 8:20 | 370: 629 | −259 |
7th | Berlin eagle | 14 (3/0/11) | 7 (1/0/6) | 7 (2/0/5) | 6:22 | 296: 643 | −347 |
8th | Dusseldorf panther | 14 (0/0/14) | 7 (0/0/7) | 7 (0/0/7) | 0:28 | 270: 644 | −374 |
Explanations: = qualification for the play-offs; = Relegation
Kiel won the direct comparison against the Berlin Rebels
Group south
Games
Closing table
Pl. | team | total | home | Away | Points | TD | Diff. |
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1 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 14 (14/0/0) | 7 (7/0/0) | 7 (7/0/0) | 28: 0 | 694: 282 | +412 |
2 | Samsung Frankfurt Universe | 14 (12/0/2) | 7 (6/0/1) | 7 (6/0/1) | 24: 4 | 546: 173 | +373 |
3 | Saarland Hurricanes | 14 (8/0/6) | 7 (4/0/3) | 7 (4/0/3) | 16:12 | 415: 370 | +45 |
4th | Allgäu Comets | 14 (8/0/6) | 7 (4/0/3) | 7 (4/0/3) | 16:12 | 492: 340 | +152 |
5 | Stuttgart Scorpions | 14 (7/0/7) | 7 (3/0/4) | 7 (4/0/3) | 14:14 | 474: 387 | +87 |
6th | Munich cowboys | 14 (5/0/9) | 7 (3/0/4) | 7 (2/0/5) | 10:18 | 335: 559 | −224 |
7th | Marburg Mercenaries | 14 (2/0/12) | 7 (1/0/6) | 7 (1/0/6) | 4:24 | 283: 591 | −308 |
8th | Rhein-Neckar Bandits | 14 (0/0/14) | 7 (0/0/7) | 7 (0/0/7) | 0:28 | 171: 708 | −537 |
Explanations: = qualification for the play-offs; = Relegation
The Saarland Hurricanes won the direct comparison against the Allgäu Comets
Relegation
North
In the relegation, the Düsseldorf Panthers met the Cologne Crocodiles , the champions of GFL 2 Nord.
Düsseldorf September 17, 2016 3 p.m. |
Dusseldorf panther |
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Cologne crocodiles | BSA Benrath spectators: 2,000 Referee: Sauer |
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(0: 6, 0: 8, 0: 7, 0:13) Match report |
Cologne October 2, 2016 2:30 p.m. |
Cologne crocodiles |
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Dusseldorf panther | BSA Chorweiler Spectators: 2,038 Referee: Stehle |
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(14: 0, 7: 0, 0: 0, 7: 0) Match report |
south
In the south, the Rhein-Neckar Bandits had to go into relegation and met the Ingolstadt Dukes there , who were able to prevail in GFL 2 South.
Mannheim September 18, 2016 3 p.m. |
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Rhein-Neckar Bandits |
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Ingolstadt Dukes |
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Seppl-Herberger-Stadion Spectators: 300 Referee: Stehle |
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(0:13, 6:14, 0: 7, 0: 7) Match report |
Ingolstadt October 1, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
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Ingolstadt Dukes |
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Rhein-Neckar Bandits |
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ESV Stadium Spectators: 3,000 Referee: Ball |
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(18: 0, 21: 0, 7: 0, 14: 0) Match report |
Play-offs
Quarter finals
Schwäbisch Hall September 17th, 2016 5:00 p.m. |
Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
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Berlin Rebels |
Optima Sportpark spectators: 1,763 |
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(7: 0, 14: 0, 3: 7, 0: 7) Match report |
Frankfurt am Main September 17, 2016 7:00 p.m. |
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Samsung Frankfurt Universe |
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Kiel Baltic Hurricanes |
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Volksbank Stadium spectators: 3,812 |
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(0: 7, 0: 3, 0: 0, 3: 0) Match report |
Dresden September 18, 2016 3 p.m. |
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Dresden monarchs |
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Saarland Hurricanes |
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Heinz-Steyer-Stadion spectators: 2,130 |
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(14: 0, 15: 0, 7: 0, 7: 7) Match report |
Braunschweig September 18, 2016 3:00 p.m. |
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig |
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Allgäu Comets |
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Eintracht Stadium spectators: 3,223 |
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(7: 0, 10: 6, 6: 0, 7: 0) Match report |
Semifinals
Schwäbisch Hall September 24, 2016 5:00 p.m. |
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
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Dresden monarchs |
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Optima Sportpark spectators: 2,928 |
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(7: 7, 14: 0, 0:10, 14: 9) Match report |
Braunschweig September 24, 2016 6:00 p.m. |
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New York Lions |
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Kiel Baltic Hurricanes |
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Eintracht Stadium spectators: 4,019 |
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(7:14, 17: 0, 7: 0, 7: 7) Match report |
German Bowl
German Bowl XXXVIII | ||||||||||||
Berlin October 8, 2016 5:30 p.m. |
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
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New York Lions |
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Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Spectators: 13,047 Referee: Tschurer |
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(0: 0, 14:14, 0:10, 6: 7) Match report |
statistics
Most successful scorer, regular season
Pl. | player | team | position | TD | FG | Saf. | 2PC | PAT | Points |
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | WR | 27 | - | - | 1 | - | 164 |
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RB | 26th | - | - | 1 | - | 158 |
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Berlin Rebels | RB | 24 | - | - | 2 | - | 148 |
4th |
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Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | RB | 24 | - | - | 1 | - | 146 |
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WR | 21st | - | - | - | - | 126 |
6th |
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RB | 20th | - | - | - | - | 120 |
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | WR | 20th | - | - | - | - | 120 | |
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WR | 18th | - | - | 5 | - | 118 |
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig | RB | 18th | - | - | - | - | 108 |
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig | K | 1 | 9 | - | - | 71 | 104 |
Audience numbers
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Samsung Frankfurt Universe | 3,906 | 3.126 | 3,167 | 3,291 | 3,015 | 3.128 | 4,196 | 7,416 | 3.812 | - | |||
New Yorker Lions Braunschweig | 3,239 | 3,168 | 3,507 | 2,309 | 2,920 | 3,181 | 3,912 | 3,673 | 3.223 | 4.019 | |||
Dresden monarchs | 2,890 | 6,861 | 2,620 | 1,930 | 1,480 | 2,270 | 2,450 | 2,620 | 2.130 | - | |||
Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 2,416 | 3,109 | 2,724 | 2,744 | 1,887 | 2,587 | 1,834 | 2,024 | - | - | |||
Allgäu Comets | 1,711 | 1,375 | 2.122 | 1,958 | 2,109 | 1,500 | 1,852 | 1,064 | - | - | |||
Stuttgart Scorpions | 1,550 | 1,452 | 2,025 | 1,391 | 972 | 2,235 | 1,157 | 1,621 | - | - | |||
Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 1,468 | 2,413 | 1.104 | 1,353 | 1,471 | 1,210 | 1,650 | 1,078 | 1,763 | 2,928 | |||
Hildesheim Invaders | 1,360 | 3,486 | 1,448 | 786 | 958 | 1,001 | 893 | 951 | - | - | |||
Berlin eagle | 1.312 | 3,348 | 1,407 | 948 | 860 | 1,076 | 912 | 630 | - | - | |||
Dusseldorf panther | 1,240 | 1,500 | 1,100 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,080 | 1,100 | 1,500 | - | - | |||
Saarland Hurricanes | 1,122 | 1,494 | 1,025 | 798 | 1.005 | 1,026 | 1,021 | 1,485 | - | - | |||
Munich cowboys | 1,098 | 1,547 | 1,117 | 1,397 | 1,148 | 623 | 837 | 1,017 | - | - | |||
Hamburg huskies | 964 | 1,088 | 578 | 1,071 | 1,510 | 533 | 1,197 | 770 | - | - | |||
Berlin Rebels | 843 | 1,143 | 655 | 700 | 1.103 | 350 | 1,433 | 516 | - | - | |||
Marburg Mercenaries | 771 | 972 | 899 | 869 | 650 | 1,250 | 420 | 340 | - | - | |||
Rhein-Neckar Bandits | 493 | 700 | 800 | 300 | 1,000 | 300 | 200 | 150 | - | - |
Average attendance regular season GFL | 1,649 |
Average attendance regular season group north | 1,783 |
Average attendance regular season group south | 1,515 |
Information according to gfl.info