2024 German Football League
Sports season
| 2024 German Football League | |
|---|---|
| League | German Football League |
| Sport | American football |
| Duration | 11 May – 12 October |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Regular season | |
| GFL North champions | Potsdam Royals |
| GFL South champions | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns |
| GFL seasons | |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 German Football League season is the 45rd edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany.
The regular season will start on 11 May and is expected to end on 8 September 2024, followed by the play-offs.[1] The season will be concluded with the GFL Bowl, which is planned to be held on 12 October 2024 in Essen.
Modus
Adler
Rebels
Lions
Monarchs
Invaders
Baltic Hurricanes
Dolphins
Royals
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Location of teams in the German Football League 2024The league is divided in two conferences, north and south, and both conferences are divided in two divisions. During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, and the teams of the other division of its conference once. In addition, each team plays one home and one away game against a team of the other conference, resulting in each team playing 12 regular season games.[2] Since in the southern conference there is one team missing, there are extra games.
The best four teams in each conference qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite conferences play each other, whereby the better placed teams have home field advantage. The first placed team plays the fourth placed from the other conference and the second placed the third placed team. From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same conference can meet again.[1]
The eighth placed team in the northern conference enters a two-leg play-off with the winner of the respective conference of the German Football League 2, the second tier of the league system in Germany. The winner of this contest qualifies for the GFL for the following season.[1]
League tables
GFL
The league tables of the two GFL divisions:
GFL North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potsdam Royals | 12 | 12 | 0 | 733 | 136 | +597 | 1.000 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Dresden Monarchs | 11 | 9 | 2 | 342 | 144 | +198 | .818 | |
| 3 | Hildesheim Invaders | 11 | 7 | 4 | 377 | 335 | +42 | .636 | |
| 4 | New Yorker Lions | 11 | 6 | 5 | 230 | 194 | +36 | .545 | |
| 5 | Berlin Rebels | 12 | 6 | 6 | 301 | 387 | −86 | .500 | |
| 6 | Paderborn Dolphins | 11 | 5 | 6 | 174 | 325 | −151 | .455 | |
| 7 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | 11 | 4 | 7 | 282 | 262 | +20 | .364 | |
| 8 | Berlin Adler | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 432 | −432 | .000 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de
GFL South
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | 11 | 9 | 2 | 355 | 298 | +57 | .818 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Ravensburg Razorbacks | 11 | 6 | 5 | 318 | 288 | +30 | .545 | |
| 3 | Straubing Spiders | 11 | 6 | 5 | 256 | 214 | +42 | .545 | |
| 4 | Munich Cowboys | 11 | 5 | 6 | 227 | 240 | −13 | .455 | |
| 5 | Allgäu Comets | 11 | 5 | 6 | 350 | 441 | −91 | .455 | |
| 6 | Saarland Hurricanes | 11 | 3 | 8 | 277 | 352 | −75 | .273 | |
| 7 | Kirchdorf Wildcats | 11 | 1 | 10 | 156 | 330 | −174 | .091 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de
GFL2
The league tables of the two GFL2 divisions:
GFL2 North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Düsseldorf Panther | 9 | 8 | 1 | 271 | 103 | +168 | .889 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Rostock Griffins | 9 | 7 | 2 | 328 | 178 | +150 | .778 | |
| 3 | Hamburg Pioneers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 298 | 252 | +46 | .778 | |
| 4 | Langenfeld Longhorns | 9 | 5 | 4 | 259 | 212 | +47 | .556 | |
| 5 | Lübeck Cougars | 9 | 3 | 6 | 193 | 249 | −56 | .333 | |
| 6 | Cottbus Crayfish | 8 | 2 | 6 | 206 | 325 | −119 | .250 | |
| 7 | Bielefeld Bulldogs | 9 | 2 | 7 | 190 | 272 | −82 | .222 | |
| 8 | Oldenburg Knights | 8 | 1 | 7 | 112 | 266 | −154 | .125 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: gflstats.info, football-aktuell.de
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results
GFL2 South
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montabaur Fighting Farmers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 247 | 171 | +76 | .889 |
| 2 | Pforzheim Wilddogs | 9 | 8 | 1 | 284 | 159 | +125 | .889 |
| 3 | Regensburg Phoenix | 9 | 5 | 4 | 179 | 117 | +62 | .556 |
| 4 | Gießen Golden Dragons | 9 | 2 | 7 | 97 | 258 | −161 | .222 |
| 5 | Fursty Razorbacks | 9 | 2 | 7 | 122 | 160 | −38 | .222 |
| 6 | Albershausen Crusaders | 9 | 2 | 7 | 111 | 175 | −64 | .222 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: gflstats.info, football-aktuell.de
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results
Postseason
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | GFL Bowl | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns | |||||||||||||
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| N2 | Dresden Monarchs | |||||||||||||
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| N1 | Potsdam Royals | |||||||||||||
| S4 | ||||||||||||||
| S2 | ||||||||||||||
| N3 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "GFL Spielplan – GFL". www.gfl.info (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Neuer Spielplan für die ERIMA GFL 2024" (in German). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
External links
- Official GFL website (in German)
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German Football League: 2024 clubs
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