1999 Berlin Thunder season
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The 1999 Berlin Thunder
season was the inaugural season for the team in the NFL Europe
League.
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...
season was the inaugural 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...
League.
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Roster
Schedule
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday | April 17 | 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 20–21 | 0–1 | 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... |
30,127 |
| 2 | Saturday | April 24 | 7:00 p.m. | 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 14–48 | 0–2 | Jahn-Sportpark | 9,817 |
| 3 | Saturday | May 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at 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 10–42 | 0–3 | 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... |
9,685 |
| 4 | Saturday | May 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at 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:... |
L 23–49 | 0–4 | 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... |
10,210 |
| 5 | Saturday | May 15 | 7:00 p.m. | 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 22–19 (OT) | 1–4 | Jahn-Sportpark | 7,342 |
| 6 | Sunday | May 23 | 7:00 p.m. | 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 27–20 | 2–4 | Jahn-Sportpark | 8,667 |
| 7 | Sunday | May 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at 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 28–10 | 3–4 | Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... |
9,128 |
| 8 | Saturday | June 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire 1999 Rhein Fire season The 1999 Rhein Fire season was the fifth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
L 0–29 | 3–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,683 |
| 9 | Sunday | June 13 | 3:00 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 19–32 | 3–6 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,783 |
| 10 | Saturday | June 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at 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... |
L 10–38 | 3–7 | 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.... |
31,350 |