2023 German Football League

The 2023 German Football League season is the 44th edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany.

2023 German Football League
LeagueGerman Football League
SportAmerican football
Duration20 May – 14 October
Number of teams16
Regular season

The regular season will start on 20 May and is expected to end on 10 September 2023, followed by the play-offs.[1] The season will be concluded with German Bowl XLIV, which is planned to be held on 14 October 2023 in Frankfurt.

Modus
Location of teams in the German Football League 2023

The league is divided in two conferences, north and south, and both conferences are divided in two divisions. During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, and the teams of the other division of its conference once. In addition, each team plays one home and one away game against a team of the other conference, resulting in each team playing 12 regular season games.[2][1]

The best four teams in each conference qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite conferences play each other, whereby the better placed teams have home field advantage. The first placed team plays the fourth placed from the other conference and the second placed the third placed team. From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same conference can meet again.[1]

The eighth placed team in the southern conference enters a two-leg play-off with the winner of the respective conference of the German Football League 2, the second tier of the league system in Germany. The winner of this contest qualifies for the GFL for the following season.[1]

League tables

GFL

The league tables of the two GFL divisions:

North
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD PCT
1 Potsdam Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
2 New Yorker Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Berlin Adler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Dresden Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Berlin Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Paderborn Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Cologne Crocodiles[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2023. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de
  1. The Cologne Crocodiles announced their withdrawal in April.

South
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD PCT
1 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
2 Munich Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Allgäu Comets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Straubing Spiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Saarland Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Marburg Mercenaries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Ravensburg Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Ingolstadt Dukes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2023. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de

GFL2

The league tables of the two GFL2 divisions:

North
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD PCT
1 Düsseldorf Panther 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
2 Langenfeld Longhorns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Hildesheim Invaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Lübeck Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Rostock Griffins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Solingen Paladins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Münster Blackhawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Oldenburg Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: football-aktuell.de, gfl.info
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results

South
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD PCT
1 Frankfurt Universe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
2 Kirchdorf Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Bad Homburg Sentinels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Gießen Golden Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Fursty Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Stuttgart Scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Pforzheim Wilddogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Regensburg Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: football-aktuell.de, gfl.info
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results

References
  1. "GFL Spielplan – GFL". www.gfl.info (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. "Die GFL startet am 20. Mai in die Saison 2023" (in German). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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