2011 German Football League
Sports season
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The 2011 German Football League season was the thirty third edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany and twelfth since the renaming to German Football League.[1]
| 2011 German Football League | |
|---|---|
| League | German Football League |
| Sport | American football |
| Duration | 9 April–8 October 2011 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Promoted to GFL | Berlin Rebels, Franken Knights, Hamburg Blue Devils, Rhein-Neckar Bandits |
| Relegated to GFL2 | Assindia Cardinals, Plattling Black Hawks |
| Regular season | |
| GFL North champions | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes |
| GFL North runners-up | Mönchengladbach Mavericks |
| GFL South champions | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
| GFL South runners-up | Marburg Mercenaries |
| German Bowl XXXIII | |
| Champions | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
| Runners-up | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes |
League tables
The league tables of the two GFL divisions:
North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 444 | 224 | +220 | .857 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Mönchengladbach Mavericks | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 375 | 233 | +142 | .750 | |
| 3 | Düsseldorf Panther | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 351 | 309 | +42 | .643 | |
| 4 | Berlin Adler | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 368 | 296 | +72 | .500 | |
| 5 | Dresden Monarchs | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 405 | 237 | +168 | .429 | |
| 6 | New Yorker Lions | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 222 | 311 | −89 | .286 | |
| 7 | Assindia Cardinals | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 162 | 532 | −370 | .107 | Relegation play-offs to GFL2 |
Source: football-aktuell.de, GFL.info
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage,[notes 1] 2) Head-to-head results
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage,[notes 1] 2) Head-to-head results
South
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 617 | 256 | +361 | 1.000 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Marburg Mercenaries | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 392 | 240 | +152 | .846 | |
| 3 | Stuttgart Scorpions | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 316 | 335 | −19 | .577 | |
| 4 | Munich Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 256 | 277 | −21 | .500 | |
| 5 | Wiesbaden Phantoms | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 241 | 366 | −125 | .269 | |
| 6 | Saarland Hurricanes | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 194 | 363 | −169 | .154 | |
| 7 | Plattling Black Hawks | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 157 | 521 | −364 | .000 | Relegation play-offs to GFL2 |
Source: football-aktuell.de, GFL.info
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage,[notes 1] 2) Head-to-head results
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage,[notes 1] 2) Head-to-head results
Notes
- The official standings of the GFL actually use points (plus two for a win, one positive and one negative for a draw and minus two for a loss) instead of winning percentage, which sometimes produce different results if teams have unequal numbers of games played
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | German Bowl XXXIII | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 45 | ||||||||||||
| S4 | Munich Cowboys | 6 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 45 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Düsseldorf Panther | 21 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Marburg Mercenaries | 10 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Düsseldorf Panther | 14 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 44 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 48 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 53 | ||||||||||||
| N4 | Berlin Adler | 27 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 47 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Mönchengladbach Mavericks | 21 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Mönchengladbach Mavericks | 43 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Stuttgart Scorpions | 17 | ||||||||||||