Seinäjoki Crocodiles
Seinäjoki Crocodiles 
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| City: | Seinäjoki | ||
| Founded: | 1987 | ||
| Team colors: | Green and white | ||
| Head coach: | Michael Mattingly | ||
| League (2019): | Vaahteraliiga | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| Finnish champion | 2001 | ||
| Finnish runner-up | 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 | ||
| EFL semi-finals | 2002, 2008 | ||
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| Surname: |
Keskuskenttä, Seinäjoki |
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| Play surface: | artificial grass | ||
| Contact | |||
| Address: | Huhtalantie 2, 60220 Seinäjoki | ||
| Internet: | www.crocodiles.fi (Finnish) | ||
| Data status | |||
| February 28, 2019 | |||
The Seinäjoki Crocodiles are a Finnish American football club from Seinäjoki .
history
The club was founded in 1987 and took part in league operations in 1989. In the 1992 season, the Crocodiles played for the first time in the Vaahteraliiga , the highest Finnish division. In 1996 they were able to finish the league in third place.
In the 2000 season, the Crocodiles succeeded for the first time in the Vaahteramalja , the final of the Finnish championship. There they were subject to series master Helsinki Roosters . A year later, Seinäjoki faced the Roosters again in the final. The Crocodiles managed to get their revenge with a 15:13 victory and thus secured their first and so far only championship title.
As Finnish champions, the Crocodiles took part in the European Football League (EFL) in 2002 . In the quarterfinals they prevailed against the Swedish representative Tyresö Royal Crowns . In the semifinals, they were defeated by the Braunschweig Lions away at 7:15, despite a half-time lead .
In 2005 and 2007, Seinäjoki was in the Vaahteramalja, but was narrowly defeated by the Porvoo Butchers on both occasions (7:17 and 14:15). In the 2008 season , the Crocodiles again reached the semi-finals of the EFL. In the preliminary round they defeated the Moscow Patriots (17: 6) and in the quarterfinals Eidsvoll 1814’s (22:16) away from home. In the semifinals they were clearly defeated by the Vienna Vikings with 7:43. As a semi-finalist, the Crocodiles were already qualified for the quarter-finals in the EFL 2009 , but were defeated in a purely Finnish duel by the Porvoo Butchers with 21:27 after extra time.
In the 2010 season, the Crocodiles in the Vaahteramalja had to admit defeat to the Porvoo Butchers again. A year later they faced the Helsinki Wolverines in the final and were again only runner-up. Also in 2015 and 2016, the Crocodiles achieved the runner-up title by losing in the final against the Roosters.
successes
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Finnish championship
- Master: 2001
- Vice: 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
- Third: 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012–2014
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European Football League
- Semi-finalist: 2002, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historia. In: crocodiles.fi. Retrieved March 9, 2019 (Finnish).
- ↑ Lions defeat Crocodiles despite their halftime lead. In: efl.info. June 16, 2002, accessed March 11, 2019 .