The Cologne Centurions were an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 team that played in 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...

. The Centurions began competing in the league in the 2004 season, having replaced the defunct Barcelona Dragons

Barcelona Dragons

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. They played their home games at RheinEnergieStadion

RheinEnergieStadion

The RheinEnergieStadion is a football stadium in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was built on the site of the two previous Müngersdorfer stadiums. It is the home of the local Bundesliga team, 1. FC Köln. The stadium was one of the 12 hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

 in Cologne

Cologne

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.

The Centurions' first-ever game was against local rival Rhein Fire

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...

. Cologne lost 25-26. The Centurions' inaugural season finished with a 4-6 record.

On February 21, 2006, the Centurions named David Duggan as their new head coach. He replaced Darryl Sims

Darryl Sims

Darryl Sims is a former professional American football defensive tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns...

, who was on the verge of his first season in the position but instead was pursuing an opportunity in the NFL. Peter Vaas

Peter Vaas

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, a two-time World Bowl

World Bowl

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-winning coach with the 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...

, had occupied the job in the team's first two seasons.

Season-By-Season

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe)
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|2004 || 4 || 6 || 0 || 4th League || --
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|2005 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 3rd League || --
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|2006 || 4 || 6 || 0 || 4th League || --
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Cologne Centurions (NFL Europa)
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|2007 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 3rd League || --
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!Totals || 20 || 20 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

External links

• Cologne Centurions web site (German
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• NFL Europa: Cologne Centurions (English
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