Søllerød Gold Diggers
Encyclopedia
The Søllerød Gold Diggers are an american football
team from Rudersdal
, Denmark
. The club was founded in 2003. They are reigning Dansish champions after winning the Danish championship game, Mermaid Bowl in 2010.
Søllerød Gold Diggers are members of the Danish American Football Federation (DAFF) and compete in the Nationalliga, the highest division of american football in Denmark.
. Gold Diggers had their first Mermaid Bowl-experience in 2008 where they lost to Razorback. Gold Diggers has been playing in Nationalligaen since 2008.
, where they meet and lost to Carlstad Crusaders from Sweden. They played again in 2011 were they defeated Les Cougars de Saint-Ouen L'Aumone (from the outskirts of Paris) and Coventry Jets
before losing against later winners of the tournament London Blitz
in the semifinals.
DL Ryan Ploessner (2011), formerly with Truman State Bulldogs
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 Rudersdal
Rudersdal municipality
Rudersdal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The club was founded in 2003. They are reigning Dansish champions after winning the Danish championship game, Mermaid Bowl in 2010.
Søllerød Gold Diggers are members of the Danish American Football Federation (DAFF) and compete in the Nationalliga, the highest division of american football in Denmark.
National competition
The Gold Diggers has won the Danish championship, Mermaid Bowl, twice, in 2009 and 2010, both times against Triangle Razorbacks from VejleVejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
. Gold Diggers had their first Mermaid Bowl-experience in 2008 where they lost to Razorback. Gold Diggers has been playing in Nationalligaen since 2008.
International competetion
In 2009 Gold Diggers competede for the first time in EFAF CupEFAF Cup
The EFAF Cup is an international competition for European American Football clubs. The EFAF Cup is the second highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football , behind the European Football League ,.- EFAF Cup :...
, where they meet and lost to Carlstad Crusaders from Sweden. They played again in 2011 were they defeated Les Cougars de Saint-Ouen L'Aumone (from the outskirts of Paris) and Coventry Jets
Coventry Jets
The Coventry Jets are an American football team based in Coventry, England and were the 2008 National Champions. They currently play in the BAFA Community Leagues Premier division. The Jets have played their home games at a number of venues in Coventry, including the Butts Park Arena, which is home...
before losing against later winners of the tournament London Blitz
London Blitz (American football)
London Blitz are a British American football team based in North London at Finsbury Park athletics stadium.- Overview :The Blitz field a senior team in the BAFA Community Leagues Premiership as well as youth teams. The roster has included both local players as well as players from North America,...
in the semifinals.
Honours
- Mermaid Bowl - Danish Champions
- Winners : 2009, 2010
- Runner-up : 2008, 2011
- Junior Bowl - Danish U19 Champions
- Winners : 2011
- Runner-up : 2010
Youth teams
Søllerød Gold Diggers has youth teams for three age groups, Under-19, Under-16 and Under-13.Famous players
DL Ryan Shotwell (2010), formerly with Cal Poly MustangsCal Poly Mustangs football
The Mustang football team is the college football team of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. The team plays its home games in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The current head coach is Tim Walsh, who began his tenure in 2009....
DL Ryan Ploessner (2011), formerly with Truman State Bulldogs