The Holzgerlingen Twister are an American football team from Holzgerlingen, Germany.
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| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| League | Regionalliga Mitte |
| Based in | Holzgerlingen |
| Colors | Black and Yellow |
| President | Sascha Blumenhagen |
| Head coach | Patrick Schober |
| Championships | none |
| Division titles | none |
| Website | www.holzgerlingen-twister.de |
The club's greatest success has been promotion to the German Football League 2 in 2009 and 2013, where it played for five seasons until 2015.[1]
History
editThe Holzgerlingen Twister entered league football in 1998, joining the tier five Verbandsliga. After a championship in a season without defeat Holzgerlingen moved up to the Oberliga where it played for the next six seasons until 2004. A runners-up finish took the club up to the Regionalliga Mitte but it was relegated back to the Oberliga after just two seasons.[1]
Two Oberliga seasons followed in which the second one produced another league championship and a return to the Regionalliga for 2009. The club finished runners-up in the league in 2009 and, through an aggregate victory over the Kirchdorf Wildcats in the promotion round, moved up to the German Football League 2 for the first time. Holzgerlingen played at the second tier of the German league system for the next three seasons with a third place in 2011 as its best result. The season after the club was however relegated back to the Regionalliga.[1]
The 2013 season saw the team come second in the Regionalliga again and once more enter the promotion round to the GFL2. Facing the Regionalliga Süd champions Ingolstadt Dukes the club drew six-all in the first leg before overcoming Ingolstadt 24–23 in the return leg and thereby earning another promotion. Back in the GFL2 it finished fifth in 2014 and sixth in 2015, on both occasions avoiding the relegation ranks. At the end of the 2015 season however the club opted to withdraw back to the Regionalliga for 2016.[1][2]
Honours
edit- German Football League 2
- League membership: (5) 2009–2012, 2014–2015
Recent seasons
editRecent seasons of the club:[1][3][4]
| Year | Division | Finish | Points | Pct. | Games | W | D | L | PF | PA | Postseason |
| 2013 | Regionalliga Mitte | 2nd | 18–2 | .900 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 95 | Won PR: Ingolstadt Dukes (6–6 & 24–23) |
| 2014 | GFL2 (North) | 5th | 14–14 | .500 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 326 | 294 | — |
| 2015 | 6th | 6–22 | .214 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 214 | 435 | — | |
| 2021 | Regionalliga Südwest | 5th | 4–8 | .333 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 162 | — |
- RR = Relegation round
- PR = Promotion round
- QF = Quarter finals
- SF = Semi finals
- GB = German Bowl
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Football History Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Historic American football tables from Germany, accessed: 23 September 2015
- ^ Die Uhren stehen auf Neuanfang (in German) Kreiszeitung Böblingen, published 19 September 2015; accessed 27 September 2015
- ^ GFL2 tables & results football-aktuell.de, accessed: 23 September 2015
- ^ 3. Liga (Regionalliga) tables & results football-aktuell.de, accessed: 23 September 2015
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- German Football League official website (in German)
- Football History Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Historic American football tables from Germany