2020 German Football League

The 2020 German Football League season was the planned 42nd edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany.

2020 German Football League
LeagueGerman Football League
SportAmerican football
Duration25 April – 6 September
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Number of teams16
Regular season

The regular season was expected to start on 25 April and was expected to end on 6 September 2020, followed by the play-offs.[1] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the start of the season was first postponed,[2] and later completely cancelled.[3] The season was expected to conclude with German Bowl XLII, which was planned to be held on 10 October 2020 in Frankfurt.

Modus
Location of teams in the German Football League 2020

During the regular season each club plays all other clubs in its division twice, home and away, resulting in each team playing 14 regular season games.[4]

The best four teams in each division qualify for the play-offs where, in the quarter finals, teams from opposite divisions play each other, whereby the better placed teams have home field advantage. The first placed team plays the fourth placed from the other division and the second placed the third placed team. From the semi-finals onwards teams from the same division can meet again.[4]

The eighth placed team in each division enter a two-leg play-off with the winner of the respective division of the German Football League 2, the second tier of the league system in Germany. The winners of this contest qualify for the GFL for the following season.[4]

League tables

GFL

The league tables of the two GFL divisions:

North
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD PCT
1 New Yorker Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
2 Dresden Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Hildesheim Invaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Berlin Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Cologne Crocodiles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Potsdam Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Elmshorn Fighting Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2020. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de

South
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD PCT
1 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
2 Frankfurt Universe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Marburg Mercenaries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Stuttgart Scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Ingolstadt Dukes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Allgäu Comets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Munich Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Ravensburg Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2020. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de

References
  1. "GFL Spielplan – GFL". www.gfl.info (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. "GFL/GFL2 Ligastart auf Pfingsten verschoben". www.gfl.info (in German). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. http://www.afvd.de/2020/07/31/gfl-1-vereine-sprechen-sich-gegen-saison-2020-aus-gfl-2-teams-nehmen-spielbetrieb-2020-auf/
  4. "GFL 2020". football-aktuell.de (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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