Straubing Spiders

The Straubing Spiders are an American football team from Straubing, Germany. The club's greatest success came in 2021 when it won the southern division of the German Football League 2 and earned promotion to the German Football League.

Straubing Spiders
Founded1984
LeagueGerman Football League
Based inStraubing, Germany
StadiumStädtisches Stadion
ColorsNavy and White
   
Division titlesGFL 2 North: 2021
Websitestraubing-spiders.de

History

The Spiders were founded in 1984. In 1987 they finished the Regionalliga Süd a German third tier league in first place and got promoted to the 2. Bundesliga (now "GFL2").[1] From 1988 to 1992 the Spiders were members of 2. Bundesliga. Seven years later to the 1999 season the Spiders reentered the 2. Bundesliga for another four seasons.[1] In 2017 they got promoted to the GFL2 for the third time. The 2021 season the Spiders finished the league in the first place playing a perfect season. In the succeeding promotion round their opponents Stuttgart Scorpions withdrew whereby the Spiders entered the German Football League – the greatest success in the team's history.

Honours
  • GFL
    • Play-off qualification: 2022
    • League membership: 2022–present
  • GFL2
    • Southern Division champions: 2021

Recent seasons

Recent seasons of the Spiders:[2][3][4]

YearLeague FinishPointsPct. GamesWDL PFPA Postseason
2016 Regionalliga Süd
(3rd tier)		 2nd14–60.700 10703 317263 —
2017 1st20–40.833 121002 649362 Won PR: Pforzheim Wilddogs (54–14; 48–0)
2018 GFL2 (South) 3rd20–80.714 141004 496329 —
2019 3rd18–60.750 12903 431182 —
2020 No season played because of the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 1st16–01.000 8800 334121 Won PR: Stuttgart Scorpions – withdrawal
2022 GFL (South) 4th12–80.600 10604 339307 Lost QF: Potsdam Royals (25–66)
2023 6th6–180.250 12309 204397 —
  • PR = Promotion round
  • QF = Quarter finals

References
  1. "Unsere Geschichte" (in German). Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. "Football History" [Historic American football tables from Germany] (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. "GFL". football-aktuell.de (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. "GFL2". football-aktuell.de (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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