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2025 German Football League

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2025 German Football League
LeagueGerman Football League
SportAmerican football
Duration10 May – 11 October
Number of teams16
Regular season
GFL seasons

The 2025 German Football League season is the 46th edition of the top-level American football competition in Germany.

The regular season will start on 10 May and is expected to end on 7 September 2024, followed by the play-offs.[1][2] The season will be concluded with the GFL Bowl, which is planned to be held on 11 October 2025 in Dresden.

Modus

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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.[1] Since in the southern conference there is one team missing, there are extra games.

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.[2]

The eighth placed team in each 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.[2]

League tables

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GFL

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The league tables of the two GFL divisions:

North

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Dresden Monarchs 8 8 0 361 160 +201 1.000 Qualification to play-offs
2 Potsdam Royals 9 8 1 361 78 +283 .889
3 Berlin Rebels 9 6 3 267 273 −6 .667
4 New Yorker Lions 8 4 4 252 185 +67 .500
5 Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 9 4 5 265 310 −45 .444
6 Düsseldorf Panther 8 3 5 154 182 −28 .375
7 Hildesheim Invaders 9 3 6 178 274 −96 .333
8 Paderborn Dolphins 8 1 7 115 397 −282 .125
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2025. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de

South

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Munich Cowboys 8 5 3 193 189 +4 .625
2 Pforzheim Wilddogs 10 6 4 287 221 +66 .600
3 Ravensburg Razorbacks 7 4 3 230 196 +34 .571
4 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 8 4 4 196 216 −20 .500
5 Saarland Hurricanes 9 3 6 252 296 −44 .333
6 Allgäu Comets 6 2 4 146 159 −13 .333
7 Straubing Spiders 8 1 7 125 246 −121 .125
8 Kirchdorf Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew before season
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2025. Source: GFL.info, football-aktuell.de

GFL2

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The league tables of the two GFL2 divisions:

GFL2 North

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT
1 Rostock Griffins 7 6 1 243 164 +79 .857
2 Hamburg Pioneers 7 5 2 274 211 +63 .714
3 Krefeld Ravens 7 4 3 218 184 +34 .571
4 Langenfeld Longhorns 8 4 4 242 234 +8 .500
5 Elmshorn Fighting Pirates 8 3 5 257 304 −47 .375
6 Leipzig Lions 8 3 5 201 238 −37 .375
7 Lübeck Cougars 7 1 6 118 218 −100 .143
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025. Source: gfl.info, football-aktuell.de
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results

GFL2 South

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT
1 Regensburg Phoenix 7 6 1 222 117 +105 .857
2 Albershausen Crusaders 7 5 2 170 87 +83 .714
3 Biberach Beavers 7 4 3 201 173 +28 .571
4 Gießen Golden Dragons 7 4 3 146 158 −12 .571
5 Wiesbaden Phantoms 7 3 4 161 156 +5 .429
6 Nürnberg Rams 7 3 4 127 219 −92 .429
7 Fursty Razorbacks 7 2 5 72 141 −69 .286
8 Montabaur Fighting Farmers 7 1 6 107 155 −48 .143
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025. Source: gfl.info, football-aktuell.de
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage, 2) Head-to-head results

References

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  1. ^ a b "Erima GFL und GFL 2 starten gemeinsam am 10./11. Mai in die Saison 2025". gfl.info (in German). 20 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "GFL Spielplan – GFL". www.gfl.info (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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