German Football League 2017
| German Football League 2017 | |
|---|---|
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| master | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (3rd title) |
| final | German Bowl XXXIX |
| Relegated |
Berlin Adler Saarland Hurricanes |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 112 + 7 play-off games |
| spectator | 197,793 (ø 1,766 per game) |
| ← GFL 2016
GFL 2018 →
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The German Football League 2017 was the 39th season of the German Football League (GFL), the top division of American football in Germany.
The 2017 GFL season was played from mid-April to early September. After the regular season, the play-offs followed, from which, as in the previous season, the New York Lions and the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns emerged as participants in the German Bowl . The German Bowl XXXIX was held on October 7th in Berlin . The Unicorns prevailed with 14:13 and won their third German 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 XXXIX .
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
Teams 2017 GFL North GFL South   |
In the group north, the following teams took part in league operations:
- Berlin eagle
- Berlin Rebels
- Cologne Crocodiles (promoted from GFL 2 Nord)
- Dresden monarchs
- Hamburg huskies
- Hildesheim Invaders
- Kiel Baltic Hurricanes
- New Yorker Lions (Champion of the GFL Nord 2016 and winner of the German Bowl XXXVIII )
The Cologne Crocodiles prevailed in the relegation in the Rhenish derby against the Düsseldorf Panthers . For the Crocodiles it was the return to the top German league after 13 years.
In the group south, the following teams took part in the league:
- Allgäu Comets
- Frankfurt Universe
- Ingolstadt Dukes (promoted from GFL 2 Süd)
- Marburg Mercenaries
- Munich cowboys
- Saarland Hurricanes
- Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (GFL South Champion 2016)
- Stuttgart Scorpions
The Ingolstadt Dukes were able to defeat the Rhein-Neckar Bandits in the relegation . In their tenth season ever, the Dukes are part of the GFL for the first time.
Season course
The regular season started on April 22nd and ended on September 3rd.
Group north
Games
| GFL North 2017 |
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BR | HI | HH |
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CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig
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47: 7 20: 0.7: 7.13: 0.7: 0 |
44:26 7: 0,10: 3,14: 7,13: 16 |
52:10 7: 0.31: 0.7: 0.7: 10 |
41:13 13: 0.21: 0.7: 7.0: 6 |
41: 0 3: 0.21: 0.10: 0.7: 0 |
69: 7 21: 0.17: 0.21: 7.10: 0 |
35: 7 21: 0.0: 7.14: 0.0: 0 |
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Dresden monarchs
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10:41 3: 21,0: 7.0: 6.7: 7 |
42:49 21: 0.7: 21.0: 21.14: 7 |
45:38 14: 7.17: 17.7: 7.7: 7 |
62:17 14: 3.28: 0.10: 7.10: 7 |
41:17 7: 3,13: 7,14: 0,7: 7 |
55:17 14: 0.24: 14.0: 0.17: 3 |
35:12 21: 0.7: 0.0: 6.7: 6 |
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Kiel Baltic Hurricanes
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22:33 0: 7.7: 13.0: 6.15: 7 |
24:21 0: 7.7: 7.7: 7.10: 0 |
30:28 3: 0.14: 21.7: 0.6: 7 |
49:14 14: 0.14: 7.14: 7.7: 0 |
56: 0 21: 0.21: 0.14: 0.0: 0 |
35: 6 14: 0.7: 0.7: 6.7: 0 |
27:10 6: 0.7: 3.7: 7.7: 0 |
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| Berlin Rebels |
14:21 6: 7.2: 8.0: 6.6: 0 |
20:45 7: 14.0: 10.7: 14.6: 7 |
35:21 7: 0.7: 14.14: 0.7: 7 |
40:20 7: 0.16: 6.3: 8.14: 6 |
63: 6 14: 0.21: 6.28: 0.0: 0 |
47:13 3: 0.3: 13.21: 0.20: 0 |
14: 6 0: 0.0: 6.0: 0.14: 0 |
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| Hildesheim Invaders |
10:52 3: 0.0: 35.0: 10.7: 7 |
9:37 0: 0.3: 20.6: 7.0: 10 |
14:38 0: 7.7: 14.0: 7.7: 10 |
3:38 0: 7.3: 10.0: 14.0: 7 |
20:21 7: 0.6: 0.7: 14.0: 7 |
24: 6 7: 0.10: 0.7: 6.0: 0 |
30:11 10: 0.7: 3.7: 0.6: 8 |
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| Hamburg huskies |
6:41 0: 7.6: 14.0: 13.0: 7 |
18:68 6: 16,6: 14,6: 16,0: 22 |
22:21 6: 0.3: 14.7: 7.6: 0 |
7:23 0: 7.7: 7.0: 0.0: 9 |
33:29 7: 6.19: 13.0: 3.7: 7 |
8:30 0: 16.8: 7.0: 0.0: 7 |
7:38 0: 7.0: 21.7: 10.0: 0 |
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Berlin eagle
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0:62 0: 21.0: 14.0: 21.0: 6 |
7:68 0: 20.0: 17.0: 17.7: 14 |
13:68 0: 7.0: 34.6: 21.7: 6 |
10:63 0: 14.3: 14.7: 7.0: 28 |
6:24 0: 7.0: 10.6: 7.0: 0 |
21:35 0: 7.14: 7.7: 7.0: 14 |
27:38 7: 7.6: 10.0: 14.14: 7 |
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| Cologne crocodiles |
0:30 0: 7.0: 6.0: 3.0: 14 |
21:49 7: 7.7: 14.7: 21.0: 7 |
41:65 14: 13,13: 26,14: 13,0: 13 |
34:29 7: 0.10: 14.14: 9.3: 6 |
41:26 17: 0.10: 14.14: 6.0: 6 |
51:16 14: 2.7: 14.16: 0.14: 0 |
63: 0 28: 0.14: 0.7: 0.14: 0 |
table
| Pl. | team | total | home | Away | Points | TD | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Yorker Lions Braunschweig | 14 (14/0/0) | 7 (7/0/0) | 7 (7/0/0) | 28: 0 | 609: 132 | +477 |
| 2 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 14 (10/0/4) | 7 (6/0/1) | 7 (4/0/3) | 20: 8 | 531: 323 | +208 |
| 3 | Dresden monarchs | 14 (10/0/4) | 7 (5/0/2) | 7 (5/0/2) | 20: 8 | 585: 337 | +248 |
| 4th | Berlin Rebels | 14 (8/0/6) | 7 (5/0/2) | 7 (3/0/4) | 16:12 | 462: 313 | +149 |
| 5 | Cologne crocodiles | 14 (6/0/8) | 7 (4/0/3) | 7 (2/0/5) | 12:16 | 373: 390 | −17 |
| 6th | Hamburg huskies | 14 (4/0/10) | 7 (2/0/5) | 7 (2/0/5) | 8:20 | 196: 543 | −347 |
| 7th | Hildesheim Invaders | 14 (3/0/11) | 7 (2/0/5) | 7 (1/0/6) | 6:22 | 253: 475 | −222 |
| 8th | Berlin eagle | 14 (1/0/13) | 7 (0/0/7) | 7 (1/0/6) | 2:26 | 163: 659 | −496 |
Explanations: = qualification for the play-offs; = Relegation
Group south
Games
| GFL South 2017 | SHU | FU | SH |
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StS |
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 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
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18:14 0: 7.5: 7.13: 0.0: 0 |
41:20 14: 0.14: 13.10: 0.3: 7 |
56:20 14: 7.21: 0.7: 6.14: 7 |
27:13 13: 0.7: 6.7: 0.0: 7 |
34: 6 13: 0.7: 0.0: 0.14: 6 |
35:27 7: 7.14: 6.7: 0.7: 14 |
65:53 17: 7,14: 14,21: 17,13: 15 |
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 Samsung Frankfurt Universe
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7:24 0: 7.7: 10.0: 0.0: 7 |
58: 7 7: 0.28: 0.16: 0.7: 7 |
60: 0 20: 0.12: 0.21: 0.7: 0 |
65: 0 7: 0.16: 0.21: 0.21: 0 |
38:10 14: 3.7: 0.7: 7.10: 0 |
35: 3 0: 0.7: 0.21: 0.7: 3 |
48: 3 17: 0.14: 3.0: 0.17: 0 |
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Saarland Hurricanes
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0:50 0: 14.0: 14.0: 9.0: 13 |
6:66 0: 10.0: 28.0: 14.6: 14 |
9:15 3: 0.0: 7.6: 0.0: 8 |
31:21 3: 7.7: 0.7: 7.14: 7 |
22:41 8: 7.14: 14.0: 10.0: 10 |
18:26 0: 0.12: 13.3: 13.3: 0 |
0:31 0: 9.0: 13.0: 3.0: 6 |
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Allgäu Comets
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7:41 0: 7.0: 20.0: 7.7: 7 |
7:48 0: 7.0: 13.0: 14.7: 14 |
27:18 14: 8.13: 3.0: 0.0: 7 |
31: 0 14: 0.0: 0.3: 0.14: 0 |
14:21 0: 7.7: 0.0: 0.7: 14 |
21:36 21: 7.0: 16.0: 7.0: 6 |
32:12 8: 0.16: 0.8: 6.0: 6 |
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Stuttgart Scorpions
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19:28 0: 7.7: 14.0: 0.12: 7 |
13:14 0: 7.0: 0.7: 7.6: 0 |
25: 9 0: 0.3: 0.7: 9.15: 0 |
33:30 0: 0.14: 16.6: 0.13: 14 |
27:16 6: 2.14: 8.0: 0.7: 6 |
7:31 0: 10.0: 7.0: 7.7: 7 |
13:39 6: 6.0: 15.0: 12.7: 6 |
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Munich cowboys
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27:53 13: 16,0: 21,0: 7.14: 9 |
7:56 0: 14.7: 21.0: 7.0: 14 |
14:29 7: 16.7: 0.0: 6.0: 7 |
20:47 0: 21.0: 0.0: 19.20: 7 |
19:31 12: 7.7: 14.0: 3.0: 7 |
36:35 7: 0.7: 10.7: 3.15: 22 |
24:27 3: 7.7: 7.14: 6.0: 7 |
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Marburg Mercenaries
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17:50 10: 7.0: 10.0: 26.7: 7 |
10:37 0: 6.0: 21.7: 3.3: 7 |
27:10 7: 0.0: 7.13: 3.7: 0 |
21:22 0: 7.7: 0.7: 7.7: 8 |
24: 7 7: 0.7: 0.3: 0.7: 7 |
31:10 7: 3.14: 7.0: 0.10: 0 |
40:22 10: 9.7: 0.7: 13.16: 0 |
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Ingolstadt Dukes
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20:39 3: 6.3: 30.0: 0.14: 3 |
17:42 0: 7.14: 14.0: 0.3: 21 |
27: 7 0: 7.14: 0.7: 0.6: 0 |
54:35 19: 7,13: 14.15: 8.7: 6 |
39:18 10: 0.10: 0.16: 12.3: 6 |
45:27 7: 7.21: 20.10: 0.7: 0 |
10:16 0: 0.3: 10.7: 0.0: 6 |
table
| Pl. | team | total | home | Away | Points | TD | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 14 (14/0/0) | 7 (7/0/0) | 7 (7/0/0) | 28: 0 | 561: 250 | +311 |
| 2 | Frankfurt Universe | 14 (12/0/2) | 7 (6/0/1) | 7 (6/0/1) | 24: 4 | 588: 125 | +463 |
| 3 | Marburg Mercenaries | 14 (8/0/6) | 7 (4/0/3) | 7 (4/0/3) | 16:12 | 343: 319 | +24 |
| 4th | Ingolstadt Dukes | 14 (7/0/7) | 7 (4/0/3) | 7 (3/0/4) | 14:14 | 399: 406 | −7 |
| 5 | Allgäu Comets | 14 (6/0/8) | 7 (3/0/4) | 7 (3/0/4) | 12:16 | 307: 428 | −121 |
| 6th | Stuttgart Scorpions | 14 (4/0/10) | 7 (3/0/4) | 7 (1/0/6) | 8:20 | 227: 403 | −176 |
| 7th | Munich cowboys | 14 (3/0/11) | 7 (1/0/6) | 7 (2/0/5) | 6:22 | 278: 489 | −211 |
| 8th | Saarland Hurricanes | 14 (2/0/12) | 7 (1/0/6) | 7 (1/0/6) | 4:24 | 186: 469 | −283 |
Explanations: = qualification for the play-offs; = Relegation
Relegation
North
As in the previous season, there was a local derby in the north, in which the champions of the second division prevailed. The Potsdam team celebrated the greatest success in the club's history with promotion to the top German league.
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Berlin September 16, 2017 3 p.m. |
Berlin eagle |
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Potsdam Royals |
Poststadion Spectators: 1.105 Referee: Voigtlaender |
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| (0:14, 0:14, 6:20, 6: 7) Match report |
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Potsdam September 30, 2017 3:30 p.m. |
Potsdam Royals |
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Berlin eagle |
Stadion Luftschiffhafen Spectators: 2,300 Referee: In-law |
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| (7: 0, 14: 0, 14: 0, 7: 7) Match report |
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south
After the Saarland Hurricanes won the first leg, the Kirchdorf Wildcats prevailed in the second leg and rose to the GFL for the first time due to the clear victory.
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Neunkirchen September 16, 2017 3:00 p.m. |
Saarland Hurricanes |
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Wildcats church village | Ellenfeldstadion | ||||||||
| (0: 0, 14: 7, 7: 6, 7: 8) | ||||||||||||
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Kirchdorf am Inn September 30, 2017 3:00 p.m. |
Wildcats church village |
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Saarland Hurricanes |
Inn-Energie-Arena Spectators: 1,300 Referee: Plendl |
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| (7: 7, 13: 6, 14: 0, 9: 6) Match report |
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Play-offs
| Quarterfinals 16./17. September 2017 |
Semi-finals September 23, 2017 |
German Bowl XXXIX October 7, 2017 |
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| 1N |
New York Lions
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47 | |||||||||||
| 4S |
Ingolstadt Dukes
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6th | |||||||||||
| 1N |
New York Lions
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23 | |||||||||||
| 2S |
Frankfurt Universe
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21st | |||||||||||
| 2S |
Frankfurt Universe
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26th | |||||||||||
| 3N |
Dresden monarchs
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16 | |||||||||||
| 1N |
New York Lions
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13 | |||||||||||
| 1S | Sister Hall Unicorns | 14th | |||||||||||
| 1S | Sister Hall Unicorns | 31 | |||||||||||
| 4N | Berlin Rebels | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1S | Sister Hall Unicorns | 33 | |||||||||||
| 2N |
Kiel B. Hurricanes
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11 | |||||||||||
| 2N |
Kiel B. Hurricanes
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28 | |||||||||||
| 3S |
Marburg Mercenaries
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14th | |||||||||||
Quarter finals
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Kiel September 16, 2017 4 p.m. |
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Kiel Baltic Hurricanes |
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Marburg Mercenaries |
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Kilia Stadium spectators: 2,587 |
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| (7: 7, 0: 7, 14: 0, 7: 0) Match report |
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Schwäbisch Hall September 16, 2017 5:00 p.m. |
Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
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Berlin Rebels |
Optima Sportpark spectators: 1,868 |
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| (14: 7, 0: 3, 7: 7, 3: 7) OT: 7: 0 game report |
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Braunschweig September 16, 2017 6:00 p.m. |
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig |
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Ingolstadt Dukes |
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Eintracht Stadium spectators: 2,887 |
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| (13: 6, 14: 0, 13: 0, 7: 0) Match report |
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Frankfurt am Main September 17, 2017 3 p.m. |
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Samsung Frankfurt Universe |
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Dresden monarchs |
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Volksbank Stadium spectators: 4,120 |
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| (7: 7, 7: 3, 0: 0, 12: 6) Match report |
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Semifinals
| Schwäbisch Hall September 23, 2017 5:00 p.m. |
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
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Kiel Baltic Hurricanes |
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Optima Sportpark spectators: 2,722 |
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| (0: 5, 14: 0, 13: 0, 6: 6) Match report |
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| Braunschweig September 23, 2017 6:00 p.m. |
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig |
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Samsung Frankfurt Universe |
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Eintracht Stadium spectators: 4,787 |
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| (6: 0, 3: 0, 7: 0, 7:21) Match report |
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German Bowl
| German Bowl XXXIX | ||||||||||||
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Berlin October 7, 2017 6:00 p.m. |
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig |
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
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Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Spectators: 13,502 Referee: Stehle |
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| (7: 7, 6: 0, 0: 7, 0: 0) Match report |
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statistics
Most successful scorer, regular season
| Pl. | player | team | position | TD | FG | Saf. | 2PC | PAT | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Nate Robitaille
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | WR | 24 | - | - | - | - | 144 |
| 2 |
Christopher McClendon
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Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | RB | 23 | - | - | - | - | 138 |
| 3 |
Silas Nacita
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Frankfurt Universe | RB | 19th | - | - | - | 2 | 116 |
| 4th |
Nathaniel Morris
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig | WR | 19th | - | - | - | - | 114 |
|
Xavier Mitchell
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Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | WR | 19th | - | - | - | - | 114 | |
| 6th |
Kevin Parks
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Cologne crocodiles | RB | 18th | - | - | - | - | 108 |
| 7th |
 Florian Finke
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Dresden monarchs | K | - | 10 | - | - | 75 | 105 |
| 8th |
David McCants
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New Yorker Lions Braunschweig | RB | 17th | - | - | - | - | 102 |
| 9 |
Tim Stadlmayr
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | K | - | 10 | - | - | 65 | 95 |
| 10 |
 Alexander Tounkara
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Berlin Rebels | WR | 15th | - | - | - | - | 90 |
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Tyler Rutenbeck
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | WR | 15th | - | - | - | - | 90 |
Audience numbers
| society | Regular season | Play-offs | ||||||||||||
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| Cut 1 | To 2016 | Home games in detail | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||
| Samsung Frankfurt Universe | 4.133 | + 5.8% | 3,478 | 3,465 | 5,620 | 4.132 | 3,847 | 3,729 | 4,658 | 4.120 | - | |||
| New Yorker Lions Braunschweig | 3,301 | +1.9% | 2,987 | 3,787 | 3,187 | 4,087 | 3,387 | 2,787 | 2,887 | 2,887 | 4,787 | |||
| Dresden monarchs | 2,842 | -1.7% | 1,930 | 2.141 | 7.191 | 2,330 | 2,430 | 2,080 | 1,790 | - | - | |||
| Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 2,624 | + 8.6% | 2,925 | 3,217 | 2,189 | 2,236 | 3,273 | 1,833 | 2,693 | 2,587 | - | |||
| Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 1,876 | + 27.8% | 1,985 | 1,550 | 1,191 | 1,586 | 3,023 | 2.214 | 1,582 | 1,868 | 2,722 | |||
| Stuttgart Scorpions | 1,802 | + 16.2% | 2,098 | 1,555 | 1,493 | 1,675 | 1,565 | 2125 | 2101 | - | - | |||
| Berlin eagle | 1,744 | + 32.9% | 2,867 | 1,814 | 2.011 | 1,788 | 1.004 | 510 | 2,215 | - | - | |||
| Munich cowboys | 1,394 | + 27.0% | 1,043 | 1,462 | 1,737 | 1,414 | 1,083 | 1,527 | 1,492 | - | - | |||
| Berlin Rebels | 1,299 | +54.1% | 2,377 | 483 | 523 | 1,421 | 1,232 | 1,822 | 1,233 | - | - | |||
| Cologne crocodiles | 1,194 | + 75.8% 3 | 1,275 | 1,093 | 821 | 1,023 | 763 | 1,422 | 1.963 | - | - | |||
| Saarland Hurricanes | 1.103 | −1.7% | 1,640 | 1,474 | 1,026 | 1,023 | 1.011 | 707 | 842 | - | - | |||
| Marburg Mercenaries | 1,079 | + 39.9% | 1,065 | 860 | 920 | 1,025 | 980 | 840 | 1,860 | - | - | |||
| Allgäu Comets | 1,058 | −38.1% | 1,254 | 987 | 1,113 | 1,053 | 1,131 | 1,037 | 833 | - | - | |||
| Hildesheim Invaders | 1,057 | −22.3% | 1,045 | 2,107 | 1,070 | 890 | 824 | 760 | 702 | - | - | |||
| Ingolstadt Dukes | 1,013 | k. A. 3 4 | 1,321 | 776 | 732 | 800 | 1,355 | 1,070 | 1,038 | - | - | |||
| Hamburg huskies | 738 | −23.5% | 733 | 1,074 | 557 | 717 | 633 | 833 | 618 | - | - | |||
| Average attendance regular season GFL | 1,766 | + 7.1% 2 |
| Average attendance regular season group north | 1,850 | + 3.7% 2 |
| Average attendance regular season group south | 1,682 | + 11.0% 2 |
| Average attendance play-offs | 3,162 | + 6.2% 2 |
Status: 23 September 2017, information according to gfl.info
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