Germany National American Football Team
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| Association | AFVD American Football Association of Germany The American Football Association of Germany is the governing body of the sport of American football in Germany.Formed in 1982, the association oversees the German league system, the various German Bowls and the national selections.-History:... |
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| Region | Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... (EFAF European Federation of American Football The European Federation of American Football is the governing body of American football in Europe. It is recognized by the International Federation of American Football .... ) |
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| Founded | 1981 | ||
| IFAF Affiliation | 2000 | ||
| Colors | Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light... , Red Red Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye... and Yellow Yellow Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green... |
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The Germany national American football team, nicknamed the Men in Black is the official 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...
senior national team of 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...
. They are organized by the American Football Verband Deutschland (AFVD). They get their players from teams of 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....
(GFL).
World Cup
- 19991999 IFAF World CupThe 1999 IFAF World Championship was the inaugural IFAF World Championship, an international American football championship run by the International Federation of American Football . It was played in Palermo, Italy from 24 June - 4 July 1999...
: Did not participate - 20032003 IFAF World CupThe 2003 IFAF World Championship was the second instance of the IFAF World Championship, an American football world championship held by International Federation of American Football . The tournament was held in Germany at Herbert Dröse Stadion and Berliner Strasse Stadion...
: Third place - 20072007 IFAF World CupThe 2007 IFAF World Championship was the third instance of the IFAF World Championship, the quadrennial international American football world championship tournament...
: Third place
European Championships
- 1983: Third place
- 1985: Third place
- 1987: Runner up
- 1989: Third place
- 1991: Did not qualify
- 1993: Third place
- 1995: Did not participate
- 1997: Did not qualify
- 2000: Runner up
- 2001: Champions
- 2005: Runner up
- 2010: Champions
External links
- Official website at AFVD.