List of active American football clubs in Germany (1979–1989)

The list includes all German American football clubs that participated with a men's team in an official league of the AFVD or the AFBD between 1979 and 1989 . The league membership is highlighted in color. The list comprises a total of 145 teams, with 6 active teams in 1979 there were the fewest teams, in 1989 with 109 active teams the largest number.

Legend

1st League 2nd league 3rd league 4th league 5th league 6th league 7th league Advanced league

AL = advanced league BayL = Bavarian League BezL = district league BL = Bundesliga LL = national league OL = upper league RL = regional league VL = Association League

RP / Saar = Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland Hes / RP = Hessen / Rhineland-Palatinate BaWü = Baden-Württemberg Hes / RP / S / TH = Hessen / Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland / Thuringia NRW = North Rhine-Westphalia HH / SH = Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein NS / HB = Lower Saxony / Bremen NS = Lower Saxony

Teams

Surname	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Frankfurt Lions	BL	BL	North	south	south	south
Ansbach grizzlies	BL	BL	south	south	south	south	south	south	south	South B	South B
Berlin eagle	BL	BL	North	North	North	south	North	North B	North B	North B	North B
Munich cowboys	BL	BL	south	south	south	south	south	south	south	South B	South B
Bremerhaven Seahawks	BL		North	North	North			North B	North	North	North
Dusseldorf panther	BL			North	North	south	North	North A	North A	North A	North A
Hanau Hawks		BL	south	south	southwest	south	south	center	center	South A	South A
Straubing bison		BL	south
Kitzingen Colts		BL
Neu Isenburg eagle		BL
Cologne crocodiles			North	North	North	south	North	North A	North A	North A	North A
Solingen Steelers			North	North			RL West	west	west	west	west
Dortmund Giants			North	North	North	North	North	North B	North B	North B	North B
Krefeld Condors			North	North
Stuttgart stallions			south	south	south	center		RL middle B	RL middle B	VL BaWü	VL BaWü B
Bad Homburg falcons			south	south	southwest	south	south	center	center	South A	South A
Erding Bulls			south	south	south	south	south	south	south	south	south
Eating Eagles				North	North		RL West	west	west	west
Herne Tigers				North	North
Mönchengladbach Mustangs				North	North	North
Mannheim Redskins				south	southwest	south	south	center	center	South A	center
Red Barons Cologne				center	North	south	North	North A	North A	North A	North A
Hamburg Dolphins				North	North	south	North	North A	North A	North A	VL north
Noris Rams				south	south	south	south	south	south	South B	South B
Starnberg Argonauts				south	south	south	south	south	south	south	south
Troisdorf jets				center	North	south	North	North A	North A	North A	North A
Düsseldorf bulldozer				North	North	south	North	North A	North A	North B	North B
Monheim Sharks				center	North	North	North	North B	North B	North B	North B
Allgäu Comets					south	south	south	south	south	South B	South B
Mainz Golden Eagles					southwest	center	south	center	center	South A	South A
Assindia Cardinals						OL North	North	North B	North B	North B	North B
Solingen Hurricanes				center	North	North	North	North B	North B	North B	North B
Baden griffin					southwest	center	center	center	center	South A	South A
Stuttgart Scorpions					southwest	center	center	center	center	center	center
Nuremberg Vikings						south	south	south	south
Franken Knights						south	south	south	south	south	south
Recklinghausen Chargers						OL North	RL West	west	North B	west	west
Munich Rangers				south	south	south	south	south	south	South B	South B
Ratingen Raiders							RL West		west	North A	North A
Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns						center	center	center	center	South A	South A
Würzburg Pumas								RL south	south	South B	South B
Bremen Buccaneers								North	North	North	North A
Ruesselsheim Crusaders				south	southwest	center	center	center	center	center	South A
Königsbrunn Ants								south	south	south	South B
Hildesheim Invaders								North	North	North	North
Darmstadt Diamonds								RL middle A	RL middle A	VL middle	center
Fuerth Buffalos								RL south	RL Bavaria North	VL Bavaria North	south
Hamburg Silver Eagles										VL north	North
Berlin Rebels										VL north	North
Cologne Bears										LL West	VL West
Regensburg Royals									RL Bavaria North	VL Bavaria North	VL Bavaria North
Braunschweig Lions									RL north	North	North
Kiel Baltic Hurricanes											LL North
Landsberg Express								south	RL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria South
Wuppertal Greyhounds				North	North	North	North	west		LL West
Leverkusen Leopards				center					RL West	VL West	west
Schleiden Warriors				center		North
Hanover stampeders					North
Dillingen Hurricanes					southwest	center	center	center	RL middle A	VL RP / Saar
Kamp-Lintfort Gladiators						North	RL West	west	west	west	VL West
Dieburg Pioneers						center	RL middle	center	center	VL middle	LL Hes / RP
Cologne Crocodiles II						OL North	North				LL Rhineland
Castrop-Rauxel Bengals						OL North	North
Heilbronn Hunters							center
Straubing Spiders							south	south	RL Bavaria South	south	south
Hanover Broncos								North	North	North	North
Lübeck Outlaws								North	North
Berlin Eagle II								North	RL north		VL north
Tecklenburg Silverbacks								North	North	North	LL Westphalia
Laatzen Lonestars								North	RL north
Munster mammoths							RL West	west		LL West	LL Westphalia
Heidelberg Black Knights							RL middle	center	center	center	VL BaWü A
Uerdingen Devils									west	west	west
Fellbach Sioux									center	center	center
Wiesbaden Phantoms							RL middle	RL middle A	center	center	center
Schweinfurt Ball Bearings								RL south	south	south	south
Bergische Löwen Remscheid									RL West	west	west
Ulm Sparrows									RL middle B	center	center
Fuerth Vikings										south
Berlin Bears										VL north	VL north
Bielefeld Bulldogs									LL West	VL West	VL West
Koblenz Huskies							RL middle	RL middle A	RL middle A	VL RP / Saar	VL Hessen
Rotenburg Cyclones										VL north	LL North
Frankfurt Gamblers								RL middle B	RL middle B	VL middle	VL Hessen
Wildcats church village										VL Bavaria South	VL Bayern East
Duisburg Dockers									LL West	LL West	LL Rhineland
Kaiserslautern Warriors											LL Hes / RP
Fürth 88'ers											VL Bavaria North
Landshut Dragons									RL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria South	VL Bayern East
Spandau Bulldogs											VL north
Dillingen Steelhawks											VL BaWü A
New Ulm Barracudas									RL middle B	VL BaWü	VL BaWü B
Fürsty Razorbacks									RL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria South
Plattling Black Hawks									RL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria North	VL Bayern East
Amsterdam Rams						OL North
Düsseldorf Panther II						OL North	RL West
Troisdorf Jets II							RL West
Saarlouis wolves							RL middle	RL middle A	RL middle A	VL RP / Saar
Eschwege legionaries								RL middle A	RL middle A	VL middle	VL Hessen
Black Forest Spirits								RL middle B		VL BaWü	VL BaWü B
Munich Cowboys II								RL south	RL Bavaria South
Wurzburg Rangers								RL south	RL Bavaria North
Fürth Mean Machine								RL south	RL Bavaria North
Burglengfeld Devils								RL south	RL Bavaria North
Hamburg Dolphins II									RL north
Hanover Broncos II									RL north
Düsseldorf Pumas									RL West	VL West	VL West
Dinslaken Dragons									RL West
Velbert White Rams									RL West
Lahr Bengals									RL middle B	VL BaWü	VL BaWü A
Ingolstadt City Sharks									RL Bavaria North
Bamberg Bears									RL Bavaria North	VL Bavaria North	VL Bavaria North
Sonthofen Trucks									RL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria South
Augsburg Parasol 89'ers									RL Bavaria South	VL Bavaria South
Neuss Frogs									LL West	VL West	VL West
Bruehl Condors									LL West	VL West	VL West
Offenbach beaver										VL middle
Neu Isenburg jets										VL middle	VL Hessen
Stuttgart Scorpions II										VL BaWü
Schwandorf Red Devils										VL Bavaria North	VL Bavaria North
Rottal Renegades										VL Bavaria North	VL Bayern East
Norderstedt Chiefs											VL north
Stuttgart Bats										AL BaWü	VL BaWü A
Karlsruhe Cavaliers										AL BaWü	VL BaWü A
Ravensburg Razorbacks										AL BaWü	VL BaWü B
Passau Steelers											VL Bayern East
Gersthofen Cobras											VL Bavaria South
Groebenzell Wallbreakers											VL Bavaria South
Stöttwang Vandals											VL Bavaria South
Flensburg Sealords											LL North
Duisburg Flames										LL West	LL Rhineland
Gross-Gerau Gators											LL Hes / RP
Schwalmstadt Warriors											LL Hes / RP
Lahn Dill Kodiaks											LL Hes / RP
Kleve Conquerors											LL Rhineland
Bochum Miners										LL West	LL Westphalia
Hagen Oaks											LL Westphalia
Göttingen Generals											LL North
Unna Gamblers									LL West
Elsdorf piranhas										LL West	LL Rhineland
Goeppingen Red Hole Bombers										AL BaWü
Neuwied Patriots											LL Hes / RP
Isernhagen Redskins											LL North
Harburg Rubberducks											LL North
Altena Badgers											LL Westphalia
Total number of participating clubs	6th	8th	14th	31	33	41	47	63	87	95	109

Remarks

1. ↑ The Harburg Rubberducks merged with the Hamburg Dolphins to form the Hamburg Hornets, but they re-founded in 1993, changed the name to Harburg Ducks in 1998 and to Hamburg Ducks in 2002

Club renaming

• Various clubs renamed themselves over the course of time, these are, if known, summarized under one name

1. ↑ Berlin Adler, Berlin Bären
2. ^ Noris Rams, Nuremberg Rams
3. ^ Troisdorf Jets, Bonner Jets
4. ↑ Allgäu Comets, Kempten Comets
5. ^ Solingen Hurricanes, Hilden Hurricanes
6. ^ Badener Greifs, Karlsruhe Greifs>
7. ^ Franken Knights, Rothenburg Knights
8. ↑ Königsbrunn Ants, Augsburg Ants
9. ^ Kiel Baltic Hurricanes, Kiel New Yorker Hurricanes, Kiel Hurricanes
10. ^ Dillingen Hurricanes, Dillingen Hurricans, Saarlouis Hurricanes
11. ↑ Tecklenburg Silverbacks, Osnabrück Silverbacks
12. ↑ Kirchdorf Wildcats, Simbach Wildcats
13. ↑ Plattling Black Hawks, Deggendorf Black Hawks
14. ^ Stuttgart Bats, Büsnau Bats

Visiting teams

• Foreign visiting teams

1. ↑ Amsterdam played as a visiting team out of competition