German Football League 2 2016

German Football League 2 2016
Climbers	Cologne Crocodiles Ingolstadt Dukes
Relegated	Bielefeld Bulldogs Franken Knights Munich Rangers Ritterhude Badgers
Teams	16
Games	112
spectator	70.901  (ø 688 per game)
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The 2016 season of the German Football League 2 was the 35th season of the GFL 2, the second highest division of American football in Germany.

League division

Assindia Cardinals Bielefeld Bulldogs Bonn Gamecocks Cologne crocodiles Franken Knights Pouring Golden Dragons Ingolstadt Dukes Wildcats church village Lübeck Cougars Munich Rangers Nuremberg Rams Paderborn Dolphins Potsdam Royals Ravensburg Razorbacks Ritterhude Badgers Wiesbaden Phantoms

Teams 2016 : GFL 2 North : GFL 2 South0000

GFL 2 north		GFL 2 south
team	Previous year	team	Previous year
Assindia Cardinals (N)	1. RL West	Franken Knights (A)	8. GFL South
Bielefeld Bulldogs	7. GFL 2 North	Pouring Golden Dragons (N)	2. RL middle
Bonn Gamecocks	6. GFL 2 North	Ingolstadt Dukes	2. GFL 2 South
Cologne crocodiles	4. GFL 2 North	Wildcats church village	3. GFL 2 South
Lübeck Cougars	2. GFL 2 North	Munich Rangers	8. GFL 2 South
Paderborn Dolphins	3. GFL 2 North	Nuremberg Rams	4. GFL 2 South
Potsdam Royals	5. GFL 2 North	Ravensburg Razorbacks (N)	1. RL middle
Ritterhude Badgers (N)	1. RL north	Wiesbaden Phantoms	5. GFL 2 South

• Previous year = placement and league of the previous year
• RL = regional league
• (N) Newcomers from the regional league
• (A) Relegated from the GFL

statistics

Closing tables

GFL 2 north

	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Points	TD	Diff.
1.	Cologne crocodiles	14th	13	0	1	26: 02	560: 183	+377
2.	Paderborn Dolphins	14th	10	0	4th	20: 08	534: 408	+126
3.	Potsdam Royals	14th	9	0	5	18:10	422: 353	+ 069
4th	Lübeck Cougars	14th	8th	0	6th	16:12	496: 303	+193
5.	Bonn Gamecocks	14th	7th	0	7th	14:14	446: 366	+ 080
6th	Assindia Cardinals	14th	4th	0	10	08:20	277: 414	−137
7th	Bielefeld Bulldogs	14th	3	0	11	06:22	288: 569	−281
8th.	Ritterhude Badgers	14th	2	0	12	04:24	246: 673	−427

Explanations:  = relegation 1st division; = Relegation to the regional league

GFL 2 south

	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Points	TD	Diff.
1.	Ingolstadt Dukes	14th	14th	0	0	28: 00	565: 169	+396
2.	Wildcats church village	14th	10	1	3	21: 07	604: 325	+279
3.	Wiesbaden Phantoms	14th	10	0	4th	20: 08	465: 324	+141
4th	Nuremberg Rams	14th	7th	1	6th	15:13	483: 449	+ 034
5.	Ravensburg Razorbacks	14th	6th	0	8th	12:16	377: 523	−146
6th	Pouring Golden Dragons	14th	4th	2	8th	10:18	325: 398	- 073
7th	Franken Knights	14th	3	0	11	06:22	296: 455	−159
8th.	Munich Rangers	14th	0	0	14th	00:28	124: 596	−472

Explanations:  = relegation 1st division; = Relegation to the regional league

Relegation to promotion to the GFL

North

	Düsseldorf September 17, 2016 3 p.m.		Dusseldorf panther	0:34	Cologne crocodiles		BZA Karl-Hohmann-Stadion Spectators: 2,000 Referee: Sauer
				(0: 6, 0: 8, 0: 7, 0:13) Match report

	Cologne October 2, 2016 2:30 p.m.		Cologne crocodiles	28: 0	Dusseldorf panther		District sports facility Chorweiler Spectators: 2,038 Referee: Stehle
				(14: 0, 7: 0, 0: 0, 7: 0) Match report

In both games, the northern champion of GFL 2 clearly prevailed and was thus able to qualify for the 2017 season in the first division north.

south

	Mannheim September 18, 2016 3 p.m.		Rhein-Neckar Bandits	6:41	Ingolstadt Dukes		Seppl-Herberger-Stadion Spectators: 300 Referee: Stehle
				(0:13, 6:14, 0: 7, 0: 7) Match report

	Ingolstadt October 1, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Ingolstadt Dukes	60: 0	Rhein-Neckar Bandits		ESV Stadium Spectators: 3,000 Referee: Ball
				(18: 0, 21: 0, 7: 0, 14: 0) Match report

Also in the two games in the south, the GFL 2 champions were able to clearly prevail and thus qualify for the 2017 season in the 1st League South.

Web links

• Official GFL homepage