American Football in Germany
German Bowl
| German Football League | ||
| German Bowl | ||
|---|---|---|
| German Bowl I | 1979 | Frankfurter Löwen (W 14-8) Ansbach Grizzlies, at Frankfurt 5,000 (Nov. 10) |
| German Bowl II | 1980 | Frankfurter Löwen (W 21-12) Ansbach Grizzlies, at Frankfurt 7,000 (Jul. 30) |
| German Bowl III | 1981 | Ansbach Grizzlies (W 27-6) Frankfurter Löwen, at Köln 11,000 (Aug. 5) |
| German Bowl IV | 1982 | Ansbach Grizzlies (W 12-6) Cologne Crocodiles, at Essen 10,000 (Nov. 2) |
| German Bowl V | 1983 | Düsseldorf Panther (W 22-7) Ansbach Grizzlies, at Nürnberg 7,000 (Sep. 25) |
| German Bowl VI | 1984 | Düsseldorf Panther (W 14-7) Ansbach Grizzlies, at Essen 10,000 (Oct. 13) |
| German Bowl VII | 1985 | Ansbach Grizzlies (W 14-7) Düsseldorf Panther, at Köln 9,000 (Nov. 12) |
| German Bowl VIII | 1986 | Düsseldorf Panther (W 27-14) Ansbach Grizzlies, at Wüezburg 10,000 (Jul. 27) |
| German Bowl IX | 1987 | Berlin Adler (W 37-12) Badener Greifs, at Berlin 14,000 (Oct. 11) |
| German Bowl X | 1988 | Red Barons Cologne (W 25-20) Düsseldorf Panther, at Berlin 11,000 (Oct. 15) |
| German Bowl XI | 1989 | Berlin Adler (W 30-23) Red Barons Cologne, at Nürnberg 10,500 (Oct. 21) |
| German Bowl XII | 1990 | Berlin Adler (W 50-38) Cologne Crocodiles, at Düsseldorf 11,000 (Oct. 20) |
| German Bowl XIII | 1991 | Berlin Adler (W 22-21) Cologne Crocodiles, at Hamburg 13,000 (Oct. 5) |
| German Bowl XIV | 1992 | Düsseldorf Panther (W 24-23) Munich Cowboys, at Hannover 8,750 (Oct. 3) |
| German Bowl XV | 1993 | Munich Cowboys (W 42-36) Cologne Crocodiles, at München 9,000 (Sep. 25) |
| German Bowl XVI | 1994 | Düsseldorf Panther (W 27-17) Berlin Adler, at Hanau 7,862 (Sep. 17) |
| German Bowl XVII | 1995 | Düsseldorf Panther (W 17-10) Hamburg Blue Devils, at Braunschweig 12,125 (Sep. 16) |
| German Bowl XVIII | 1996 | Hamburg Blue Devils (W 31-12) Düsseldorf Panther, at Hamburg 19,700 (Oct. 5) |
| German Bowl XIX | 1997 | Braunschweig Lions (W 26-23) Cologne Crocodiles, at Hamburg 14,800 (Oct. 4) |
| German Bowl XX | 1998 | Braunschweig Lions (W 20-14) Hamburg Blue Devils, at Hamburg 22,100 (Oct. 3) |
| German Bowl XXI | 1999 | Braunschweig Lions (W 25-24) Hamburg Blue Devils, at Hamburg 30,400 (Oct. 9) |
| German Bowl XXII | 2000 | Cologne Crocodiles (W 31-29) Braunschweig Lions, at Braunschweig 20,312 (Oct. 7) |
| German Bowl XXIII | 2001 | Hamburg Blue Devils (W 31-13) Braunschweig Lions, at Hannover 23,193 (Oct. 6) |
| German Bowl XXIV | 2002 | Hamburg Blue Devils (W 16-13) Braunschweig Lions, at Braunschweig 21,097 (Oct. 12) |
| German Bowl XXV | 2003 | Hamburg Blue Devils (W 37-36) Braunschweig Lions, at Wolfsburg 20,517 (Oct. 11) |
| German Bowl XXVI | 2004 | Berlin Adler (W 10-7) Braunschweig Lions, at Braunschweig 17,219 (Oct. 9) |
| German Bowl XXVII | 2005 | Braunschweig Lions (W 31-28) Hamburg Blue Devils, at Hannover 19,512 (Oct. 8) |
| German Bowl XXVIII | 2006 | Braunschweig Lions (W 31-13) Marburg Mercenaries, at Braunschweig 15,897 (Oct. 7) |
| German Bowl XXIX | 2007 | Braunschweig Lions (W 27-6) Stuttgart Scorpions, at Stuttgart 8,152 (Oct. 6) |
| German Bowl XXX | 2008 | Braunschweig Lions (W 20-14) Kiel Baltic Hurricanes, at Frankfurt 16,177 (Sep. 29) |
| German Bowl XXXI | 2009 | Berlin Adler (W 28-14) Kiel Baltic Hurricanes, at Frankfurt 14,234 (Oct. 3) |
| German Bowl XXXII | 2010 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes (W 17-10) Berlin Adler , at Frankfurt 11,121 (Oct. 9) |
| German Bowl XXXIII | 2011 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (W 48-44) Kiel Baltic Hurricanes, at Magdeburg 11,711 (Oct. 8) |
| German Bowl XXXIV | 2012 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (W 58-53) Kiel Baltic Hurricanes, at Berlin 11,242 (Oct. 13) |
| German Bowl XXXV | 2013 | New Yorker Lions (W 35-34) Dresden Monarchs, at Berlin 12,157 (Oct. 12) |
| German Bowl XXXVI | 2014 | New Yorker Lions (W 47-9) Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns at Berlin 12,531 (Oct. 11) |
| German Bowl XXXVII | 2015 | Braunschweig Lions (W 41-31) Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns at Berlin 12,051 (Oct. 10) |
| German Bowl XXXVIII | 2016 | New Yorker Lions (W 31-29) Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns at Berlin 13,047 (Oct. 8) |
| German Bowl XXXIX | 2017 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (W 14-13) Braunschweig New Yorker Lions at Berlin 13,502 (Oct. 7) |
| German Bowl XL | 2018 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (W 21-19) Frankfurt Universe at Berlin 15,213 (Oct. 13) |
| German Bowl XLI | 2019 | New Yorker Lions (W 10-7) Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns at Frankfurt 21,00020,382 (Oct. 12) |
| 2020 | (no season) | |
| German Bowl XLII | 2021 | Dresden Monarchs (W 28-9) Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns at Frankfurt 14,378 (Oct. 9) |
| German Bowl XLIII | 2022 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (W 44-27) Potsdam Royals at Frankfurt 9,637 (Oct. 8) |
| German Bowl XLIV | 2023 | Potsdam Royals (W 44-27) Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns at Essen 9,516 (Oct. 14) |
| German Bowl XLV | 2024 | Potsdam Royals (W 27-21) Dresden Monarchs at Essen 9,712 (Oct. 12) |
| German Bowl XLVI | 2025 | Potsdam Royals (W 233-23) Dresden Monarchs at Dresden 22,000 (Oct. 11) |
| Notes: | |
|---|---|
| • Lower Divisions and Junior League are not listed here. | |
| • For the Women's GFL (Frauenfootball), see the Women's Pro Football Championship Games page. | |
| • The German Bowl is also known as the GFL Bowl, |
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This list is compiled and designed by Paul S. Luchter
Updated 7/14/2026
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