- Mönchengladbach Mavericks
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Mönchengladbach Mavericks 
Founded 1989 League German Football League Stadium Warsteiner HockeyPark Based in Mönchengladbach, Germany Team colors Black and White
President Andreas Brangenberg Championships none Division titles none Website www.mg-mavericks.net/ 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.[1]
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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-Westphalia, never rising above the third tier.[2]
The clubs fortunes changed from 2007 onwards, when it introduced a new concept and new players, playing in the tier-four Oberliga NRW.[2] 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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[3]
Honours
- GFL
- League membership : 2011
- Play-off qualification : (1) 2011
- GFL 2
- Northern Division champions: 2010
Recent seasons
Recent seasons of the club:[1][3]
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 (19–3 & 21–12) 2010 GFL 2 (North) 1st 28–0 1.000 14 14 0 0 594 164 — 2011 GFL (North) 2nd 21–7 0.750 14 10 1 3 375 233 Won QF: Stuttgart Scorpions (43–17)
Lost SF: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (21–47)- PR = Promotion round.
- RR = Relegation round.
- QF = Quarter finals.
- SF = Semi finals.
- GB = German Bowl
References
External links
- (German) Official website
- (German) German Football League official website
- (German) Football History Historic American football tables from Germany
German Football League · 2011 clubs GFL NorthAssindia Cardinals • Berlin Adler • Dresden Monarchs • Düsseldorf Panther • Kiel Baltic Hurricanes • Mönchengladbach Mavericks • New Yorker LionsSouthMarburg Mercenaries • Munich Cowboys • Plattling Black Hawks • Saarland Hurricanes • Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns • Stuttgart Scorpions • Wiesbaden PhantomsGFL 2 NorthBerlin Rebels • Cologne Falcons • Hamburg Blue Devils • Lübeck Cougars • Magdeburg Virgin Guards • Troisdorf JetsSouthBadener Greifs • Darmstadt Diamonds • Franken Knights • Frankfurt Pirates • Kirchdorf Wildcats • Holzgerlingen Twister • Rhein Neckar Bandits • Weinheim LonghornsGFL Juniors NorthBraunschweig Lions • Berlin Adler • Berlin Rebels • Hamburg Young Huskies • St. Pauli BuccaneersWestBonn Gamecocks • Cologne Falcons • Duisburg Dockers • Düsseldorf PantherCentralDarmstadt Diamonds • Gießen Golden Dragons • Kaiserslautern Pikes • Mainz Golden Eagles • Wiesbaden PhantomsSouthFranken Knights • Rhein-Neckar Bandits • Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns • Stuttgart Scorpions • Weinheim LonghornsRelated: German Bowl • Junior Bowl • List of American football teams in Germany Categories:- American football teams in Germany
- German Football League teams
- Sports clubs established in 1989
- Sport in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Mönchengladbach
- 1989 establishments in West Germany
- GFL
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