The Stuttgart Giants are an Australian rules football club based in the Stuttgart-Feuerbach neighborhood of Stuttgart and currently competes in the Australian Football League of Germany (AFLG). The club has both a men's and women's team. As of 2022, the club plays its home matches at the Wilhelm-Braun-Sportpark in Stuttgart-Feuerbach.[1] Their training sessions are open for all to join.
| Stuttgart Giants | |
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| Names | |
| Former name(s) | Zuffenhausen Giants |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Colours | Yellow Green |
| Competition | AFLG |
| Ground(s) | Wilhelm-Braun-Sportpark (capacity: 4,000) |
| Former ground(s) | Eberhard-Bauer-Stadion |
| Training ground(s) | Wilhelm-Braun-Sportpark, Feuerbach |
| Other information | |
| Official website | Official Website |
History
editThe Stuttgart Giants formed in 2017 by the merger of two AFLG clubs from Baden-Württemberg, the Stuttgart Emus and Freiburg Taipans. The club began playing in the AFLG in 2018. From 2019 the club was a department of the larger SSV Zuffenhausen sports club and in 2023 switched to Sportvereinigung Feuerbach.[2][3]
Grounds
editThe club's trainings grounds are located in Wilhelm-Braun-Sportpark in Stuttgart-Feuerbach. Home matches were previously played at the Eberhard-Bauer-Stadion in nearby Esslingen but are now exclusively held at the Wilhelm-Braun-Sportpark.[4]
National League
editThe Stuttgart Giants actively compete in the German national league. From April to October each year, they play against the other teams across Germany (currently 8) in a series of home and away games.
The Stuttgart Giants' women's team currently plays together with the Heidelberg Knights women's team as the 'Heidelberg-Stuttgart Knights'.
References
edit- ^ "SPORTVERANSTALTUNGEN IN DIESER WOCHE" (in German). sportregion-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Unsere Mannschaften". Stuttgart Giants. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "AFLG profile" (in German). AFLG. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Unser Spielfeld". Stuttgart Giants. Retrieved 20 November 2024.