1999 Rhein Fire season
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The 1999 Rhein Fire
season was the fifth season for the team in the NFL Europe
League.
Rhein Fire
The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...
season was the fifth season for the team in the NFL Europe
NFL Europe
NFL Europe was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. Backed by the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football to serve as a type of spring league...
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Schedule
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Sunday | April 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores 1999 Scottish Claymores season The 1999 Scottish Claymores season was the fifth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
L 20–21 | 0–1 | Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one... |
9,086 |
| 2 | Sunday | April 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons 1999 Barcelona Dragons season The 1999 Barcelona Dragons season was the seventh season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
L 10–19 | 0–2 | Rheinstadion Rheinstadion The Rheinstadion was a multi-purpose stadium, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The stadium was built, near the Rhine, in 1926 and held 55,900 people, at the end of its life.... |
25,281 |
| 3 | Saturday | May 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals 1999 Amsterdam Admirals season The 1999 Amsterdam Admirals season was the fifth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
W 30–20 | 1–2 | Rheinstadion | 23,883 |
| 4 | Saturday | May 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy season The 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the seventh season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
L 7–13 | 1–3 | Waldstadion Commerzbank-Arena The Commerzbank-Arena is a sports stadium in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. Commonly known by its original name, Waldstadion , the stadium opened in 1925. The stadium has been upgraded several times since then; the most recent remodelling was its redevelopment as a football-only stadium in preparation... |
39,485 |
| 5 | Saturday | May 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores Scottish Claymores The Scottish Claymores were an American football team from Scotland. The franchise played in the World League of American Football between 1995 and 2004, initially playing all home games at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh and latterly sharing home games with Hampden Park, Glasgow... |
W 37–6 | 2–3 | Rheinstadion | 22,171 |
| 6 | Saturday | May 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals Amsterdam Admirals The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europe based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-History:The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to be based entirely in Europe... |
W 36–25 | 3–3 | Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events... |
14,056 |
| 7 | Saturday | May 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy Frankfurt Galaxy The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the... |
L 20–21 | 3–4 | Rheinstadion | 40,143 |
| 8 | Saturday | June 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder 1999 Berlin Thunder season The 1999 Berlin Thunder season was the inaugural season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
W 29–0 | 4–4 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,683 |
| 9 | Saturday | June 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons Barcelona Dragons The Barcelona Dragons were a team originally in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. Their home field in Barcelona was the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuic, the 1992 Olympic Stadium, and later the Mini Estadi. The Dragons were successful on the field, making it... |
W 59–14 | 5–4 | Estadi Olímpic Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics... |
10,155 |
| 10 | Saturday | June 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder Berlin Thunder The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe, which was a springtime American football league serving primarily as a developmental league for the National Football League. Most of the players were young American professional players assigned by NFL teams to receive... |
W 38–10 | 6–4 | Rheinstadion | 31,350 |