Mönchengladbach Mavericks
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The Mönchengladbach Mavericks are an American football
team from Mönchengladbach
, Germany
.
The club won promotion to the German Football League
in 2010, and qualified for the semi finals of the play-offs the following year, its greatest success.
, never rising above the third tier.
The clubs fortunes changed from 2007 onwards, when it introduced a new concept and new players, playing in the tier-four Oberliga NRW. After promotion from this league in 2008, the club also won the Regionalliga West in 2009, winning all ten league games, and overcame the Hamburg Blue Devils
in two promotion games.
The Mavericks entered the German Football League 2
, the second tier of the league system, for 2010. Achieving another unbeaten season in this league, the team was directly promoted to the GFL for 2011, the league having expanded from 12 to 14 teams.
The team followed up its 2010 success with an excellent 2011 season, finishing second in the GFL North and qualifying for the play-offs, where they were knocked out in the semi finals by Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
after defeating the Stuttgart Scorpions
in the quarter finals.
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 from Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach , formerly known as Münchengladbach, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
The club won promotion to the German Football League
German Football League
The German Football League is the elite league for American football in Germany. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA....
in 2010, and qualified for the semi finals of the play-offs the following year, its greatest success.
History
The Mönchengladbach Mavericks were formed in 1989. The Mavericks spent the first twenty years of their history in the local league system of North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, never rising above the third tier.
The clubs fortunes changed from 2007 onwards, when it introduced a new concept and new players, playing in the tier-four Oberliga NRW. After promotion from this league in 2008, the club also won the Regionalliga West in 2009, winning all ten league games, and overcame the Hamburg Blue Devils
Hamburg Blue Devils
The Hamburg Blue Devils are an American football team in Hamburg, Germany. The Blue Devils are one of the most successful American football clubs in Germany, having won four German Bowls as well as three Eurobowls...
in two promotion games.
The Mavericks entered the German Football League 2
German Football League 2
The German Football League 2 is the second tier of American football in Germany, below the German Football League. Until 2007, the league was known as the 2nd Bundesliga.-League structure:...
, the second tier of the league system, for 2010. Achieving another unbeaten season in this league, the team was directly promoted to the GFL for 2011, the league having expanded from 12 to 14 teams.
The team followed up its 2010 success with an excellent 2011 season, finishing second in the GFL North and qualifying for the play-offs, where they were knocked out in the semi finals by Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns are an American football team from Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.The clubs greatest successes were winning the southern division title in the German Football League in 2009 and 2011, followed up by winning the German Bowl in 2011....
after defeating the Stuttgart Scorpions
Stuttgart Scorpions
The Stuttgart Scorpions are an American football team from Stuttgart, Germany.The clubs greatest success came in 2007, when it reached the German Bowl but lost to the Braunschweig Lions.-History:The Stuttgart Scorpions were formed in December 1982...
in the quarter finals.
Honours
- GFLGerman Football LeagueThe German Football League is the elite league for American football in Germany. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA....
- League membership : 2011
- Play-off qualification : (1) 2011
- GFL 2German Football League 2The German Football League 2 is the second tier of American football in Germany, below the German Football League. Until 2007, the league was known as the 2nd Bundesliga.-League structure:...
- Northern Division champions: 2010
Recent seasons
Recent seasons of the club:| Year | Division | Finish | Points | Pct. | Games | W | D | L | PF | PA | Postseason |
| 2005 | Regionalliga West | 4th | 10–14 | 0.417 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 143 | 300 | — |
| 2006 | 6th | 2–18 | 0.100 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 300 | — | |
| 2007 | Oberliga NRW | 4th | 11–9 | 0.550 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 205 | 140 | — |
| 2008 | 1st | 18–2 | 0.900 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 348 | 103 | — | |
| 2009 | Regionalliga West | 1st | 20–0 | 1.000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 64 | Won PR: Hamburg Blue Devils Hamburg Blue Devils The Hamburg Blue Devils are an American football team in Hamburg, Germany. The Blue Devils are one of the most successful American football clubs in Germany, having won four German Bowls as well as three Eurobowls... (19–3 & 21–12) |
| 2010 | GFL 2 German Football League 2 The German Football League 2 is the second tier of American football in Germany, below the German Football League. Until 2007, the league was known as the 2nd Bundesliga.-League structure:... (North) |
1st | 28–0 | 1.000 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 594 | 164 | — |
| 2011 | GFL German Football League The German Football League is the elite league for American football in Germany. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA.... (North) |
2nd | 21–7 | 0.750 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 375 | 233 | Won QF: Stuttgart Scorpions Stuttgart Scorpions The Stuttgart Scorpions are an American football team from Stuttgart, Germany.The clubs greatest success came in 2007, when it reached the German Bowl but lost to the Braunschweig Lions.-History:The Stuttgart Scorpions were formed in December 1982... (43–17) Lost SF: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns are an American football team from Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.The clubs greatest successes were winning the southern division title in the German Football League in 2009 and 2011, followed up by winning the German Bowl in 2011.... (21–47) |
- PR = Promotion round.
- RR = Relegation round.
- QF = Quarter finals.
- SF = Semi finals.
- GB = German Bowl