Frankfurt Universe facts for kids

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Frankfurt Universe

Founded	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
League	German Football League 2
Based in	Frankfurt
Stadium	Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion (Capacity 12,542)
Colors	Purple and Orange
Owner	AFC Universe Frankfurt e.V.
Head coach	Brian Caler
Championships	EFL Bowl: 2016
Division titles	GFL2 South: 2015
Cheerleaders	Frankfurt Universe Cheerleaders
Mascot	Franky
Website	frankfurt-universe.de
Uniforms

The Frankfurt Universe is an American football team from Frankfurt, Germany. They play in the German Football League 2, which is one of the top leagues for American football in Germany. The team was started in 2007 by fans who loved the sport.

In 2011, the team moved up to the German Football League 2, which is the second-highest league in Germany. Before the 2015 season, they tried to change their name to "Frankfurt Galaxy." They won promotion to the top league, the German Football League Süd (South), that year. In 2016, they changed their name back to Frankfurt Universe.

The History of Frankfurt Universe

Frankfurt Universe was formed in 2007. This happened after another American football team, the NFL Europa team Frankfurt Galaxy, stopped playing. Fans of the old Galaxy team wanted to keep the sport alive in Frankfurt. They hoped to use the Galaxy name, but they couldn't because the National Football League owned the rights to it.

The Universe team started playing in 2008 in the Landesliga Hessen. This was a fifth-level league. They finished second and moved up to the Oberliga for 2009. In the Oberliga, they won all their games that season! This helped them move up to the third-level league, the Regionalliga Mitte. They played there in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, they finished second and earned another promotion.

From 2012, the Universe played in the southern division of the German Football League 2. This is the second-highest national league. In their first two years, they finished second behind the Allgäu Comets. In 2014, they came in third place.

In late 2014, the club announced they had bought the rights to the Galaxy name. They planned to have their main team play under the Galaxy name. They also moved to the Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion in 2015. This stadium is also home to the soccer team FSV Frankfurt. However, in the official 2015 league table, the team was still listed as Frankfurt Universe.

The team had a perfect season in 2015, winning the GFL2 South. They scored almost 400 more points than their opponents! This helped them get promoted to the GFL. The Franken Knights, who were in the GFL, pulled out of the promotion games, which helped Frankfurt Universe move up.

Frankfurt vs Nuremberg in 2015

In April 2016, Samsung became a big sponsor for the team. Frankfurt Universe lost their first game of the 2016 season to the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns.

Team Achievements and Honours

Here are some of the big awards and titles the Frankfurt Universe team has won:

• German Bowl
  • Runners-up: 2018 (They finished second)
• Eurobowl
  • Runners-up: (2 times) 2017, 2018 (They finished second twice)
• EFL Bowl
  • Champions: 2016 (They won this championship!)
• BIG6 European Football League
  • Participations: (2 times) 2017, 2018 (They played in this league twice)
• German Football League – Southern Division
  • Runners-up: (4 times) 2016–2019 (They finished second four times)
  • League membership: (4 times) 2016–present (They have been in this league since 2016)
• German Football League 2 – Southern Division
  • Champions: 2015 (They won this league!)
  • Runners-up: 2012, 2013 (They finished second twice)

German Bowl Games Played

The club has played in the German Bowl, which is the championship game:

• The team in bold won the game.

Eurobowl Games Played

The club has also played in the Eurobowl, another important championship game:

• The team in bold won the game.

See also

In Spanish: Frankfurt Universe para niños