From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Berlin Rebels
Berlin Rebels
Berlin Rebels el again, taking out division championships in 1996 and
1998. In 1998, it took part in the promotion round to the
GFL but missed out to Paderborn Dolphins. After this, the
club decided to withdraw from league football altogether
and took a two year break.[3]
The Rebels returned in 2001, now playing in the fourth
Founded 1987 division Oberliga Ost. A championship there earned the
side promotion to the Regionalliga Ost, where it spent an-
League German Football League 2
other two years before making a return to the 2nd Bun-
Arena Mommsenstadion desliga. The first season there went well for the club,
Based in Berlin, Germany coming second in the northern division but after that
three average seasons followed with fifth and sixth
Team colors Black and Silver places.[3]
In 2009, the club won another division championship
Championships Junior Bowl: 1992, 1996, 2000
Bowl: and moved up to the GFL once more. It was to be a short
visit, the Rebels came last and were forced to play the Düs-
Division titles none
seldorf Panther in the promotion-relegation round. Two
Website www.berlin-rebels.de very tight games followed. The Rebels lost at home 41–43
but managed to defeat the Panthers in Düsseldorf 34–33.
The Berlin Rebels are an American football team from Nevertheless, this was not enough, the Rebels were rele-
Berlin, Germany. gated on aggregate score by a point.[3]
The clubs greatest achievement has been to play in The 2011 season provided an opportunity for easier
the German Football League, the highest level of Amer- promotion from the GFL 2 as the GFL was to be enlarged
ican football in Germany. The Rebels have played in the from 14 to 16 teams and, consequently, the division
GFL from 1992 to 1995 and, again, in 2010. The club won champions were promoted directly and the runners-up
promotion to the league once more in 2011 and will re- had the right to play the last placed GFL teams. The Rebels
turn to the GFL in 2012 but has yet to qualify for the post came second in the northern division, behind the Ham-
season play-offs. The club has stood throughout its his- burg Blue Devils but were spared the promotion round
tory in the shadow of much more successful local rivals when the last placed GFL team, the Assindia Cardinals,
Berlin Adler.[1] decided to withdraw from the league to the GFL 2 for fi-
At junior level, the club had more success, having tak- nancial reasons.[3]
en out the German Junior Bowl on three occasions, in
1992, 1996 and 2000.
Honours
History •
•
• : (6) 1992–1995, 2010, 2012
• : 1991, 1996, 1998, 2009
The club was formed in 1987, as the American Football • • : 1992, 1996, 2000
department of the SC Charlottenburg.[2]
The Rebels entered league football in 1988, playing for
a season in the third tier Verbandsliga Nord before en-
Recent seasons
tering the 2nd Amercan Football Bundesliga, now the GFL Recent seasons of the club:[3][4][5][6][7]
2, in the following year. The club spend three seasons • RR = Relegation round
there until a division championship, won without drop- • PR = Promotion round
ping a game, earned it promotion to Germany’s highest • QF = Quarter finals
league.[3] • SF = Semi finals
Four seasons in the GFL followed in which the team • GB = German Bowl
never finished better than fifth in its division and conse- • In 2006, the home game against the Kiel Baltic
quently missed out on the post season each time. In 1995 Hurricanes was not played, therefore only 11 ganes.
it finished sixth in its division and was relegated back to • In 2007, the home game against the Langenfeld
the second tier. The Rebels were a strong side at this lev- Longhorns was not played, therefore only 13 ganes.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Berlin Rebels
Year Division Finish Points Pct. Games W D L PF PA Postseason
2005 GFL 2 (North) 2nd 24–4 0.857 14 12 0 2 481 143 —
2006 5th 9–13 0.409 11 4 1 6 107 167 —
2007 5th 11–15 0.423 13 5 1 7 177 224 —
2008 6th 12–16 0.429 14 6 0 8 205 337 —
2009 1st 21–7 0.750 14 10 1 3 284 218 —
2010 GFL (North) 6th 8–16 0.333 12 3 2 7 188 202 Lost RR: Düsseldorf Panther (41–43 & 34–33)
2011 GFL 2 (North) 2nd 13–7 0.650 10 6 1 3 267 161 —
References [5] GFL 2 2009 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 16
December 2011
[1] American Football GFL: Alles über Playoffs, Auf- [6] GFL 2010 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 16
und Abstieg (German) suit101.de, published: 11 December 2011
September 2011, accessed: 11 December 2011 [7] GFL 2 2011 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 11
[2] American Football (German) SC Charlottenburg December 2011
website, accessed: 15 December 2011
[3] ^ Football History (German) Historic American
football tables from Germany, accessed: 16
External links
December 2011 • (German) Official website
[4] GFL 2 2008 www.football-aktuell.de, accessed: 16 • (German) German Football League official website
December 2011 • (German) Football History Historic American football
tables from Germany
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