The Stockholm Mean Machines is a Swedish American football team based in Stockholm. Founded in 1982, the Mean Machines is the oldest American football team in the country, and also the most successful with a total of 15 national titles.
| Founded | 1982 |
|---|---|
| League | Superserien |
| Based in | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Stadium | Zinkensdamms IP |
| Colors | Blue and Grey |
| Championships | 1990, 1997–2000, 2002, 2004–2006, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Website | https://www.meanmachines.se/ |
History
editThe Mean Machines was founded in 1982 in Danderyd near Stockholm as Danderyd Mean Machines.[1] They lost their first game in the nationals in 1985. Five years later, the Danderyd Mean Machines won their first official national championship.
In 1995, the team changed name to Stockholm Mean Machines. From 1997 to 2000 the Mean Machines won the Superserien four times and became the most successful team in the country. Between 2002 and 2009 they won another six championships. That was followed by a period of eight years when they did not participate in the national finals.
During seasons 2018 and 2019, the Mean Machines won two additional championships, the second one with a perfect season. After two losses in the finals, they won again in 2022, after having enjoyed a perfect season.
Recent seasons
edit| Year | Division | Finish | Points | Pct. | Games | W | D | L | PF | PA | Postseason |
| 2018 | Superserien | 1st | 8–8 | 0.500 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 238 | 245 | Won SF: Örebro Black Knights (35–14) Won SS: Carlstad Crusaders (42–41) |
| 2019 | 1st | 16–0 | 1.000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 47 | Won SF: Örebro Black Knights (31–6) Won SS: Carlstad Crusaders (49–35) | |
| 2020 | 1st | 10–2 | 0.833 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 75 | Won SF: Uppsala 86ers (41–6) Lost SS: Carlstad Crusaders (12–14) | |
| 2021 | 3rd | 4–2 | 0.667 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 55 | Won SF: Carlstad Crusaders (16–14) Lost SS: Örebro Black Knights (14–28) | |
| 2022 | 1st | 12–0 | 1.000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 129 | Won SF: Tyresö Royal Crowns (35–22) Won SS: Örebro Black Knights (52–8) | |
| 2023 | 1st | 12–0 | 1.000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 70 | Won SS: Tyresö Royal Crowns (55–35) |
Source: [2]
References
edit- ^ "Historia". meanmachines.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Schweden". football-aktuell.de (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2020.