Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy
Current team status:	Defunct
Based in	Frankfurt, Germany
Stadium/Home field	Commerzbank-Arena, Waldstadion (Frankfurt), Germany
League	WLAF / NFL Europa
Team colors	Purple, Orange & White
Head coach	Jack Elway (1991–1992) Ernie Stautner (1995–1997) Dick Curl (1998–2000) Doug Graber (2001–2003) Mike Jones (2004–2007)
Team history
Founded	1991
Folded	2007
Championships / World Bowl wins	4: World Bowl III (1995) World Bowl VII (1999) World Bowl XI (2003) World Bowl XIV (2006)
Overall franchise record (in W-L-T):	Regular season: 82-68-0 (.547) Playoffs: 4-4-0 (.500)
Uniform

The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called Waldstadion. The Galaxy was the only team in the league to have remained in operation and in the same city throughout the league's existence.

In September 2014 it was announced that the Frankfurt Football Betriebs GmbH had purchased the rights for the Frankfurt Galaxy from the NFL. It plans to rename the Frankfurt Universe, playing in the German Football League 2 into Frankfurt Galaxy and to take the former's spot in the league in 2015. An attempt to do the same in 2007 had failed because the naming rights then lay with the NFL.

History

In 1991, the Galaxy was a founding member of the World League of American Football (WLAF). They hosted the first ever WLAF game against the London Monarchs at the Waldstadion on March 23, 1991 and scored the first ever WLAF points with a safety, but lost the game.

When the World League resumed in 1995, the Galaxy, the Monarchs, and Barcelona Dragons were the only former WLAF teams that continued playing. Before it folded, Frankfurt Galaxy was the oldest pro football team outside of the NFL and CFL. Frankfurt also played in the last NFL Europa game, losing the 2007 World Bowl to Hamburg.

The Frankfurt Galaxy's record eight appearances in the 15 World Bowl games were evenly split in the composite standings with four wins (1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006) and four losses (1996, 1998, 2004, and 2007).

Season-by-season

Season	League	Regular season					Postseason
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
1991	WLAF	7	3	0	.700	3rd (European)	–	–	—	—
1992	WLAF	3	7	0	.300	2nd (European)	–	–	—	—
1993	WLAF suspended operations from 1993 to 1994
1994
1995	WLAF	6	4	0	.600	2nd (League)	1	0	1.000	World Bowl '95 champions
1996	WLAF	6	4	0	.600	2nd (League)	0	1	.000	Lost to Scottish Claymores in World Bowl '96
1997	WLAF	4	6	0	.400	5th (League)	–	–	—	—
1998	NFLE	7	3	0	.700	1st (League)	0	1	.000	Lost to Rhein Fire in World Bowl '98
1999	NFLE	6	4	0	.600	2nd (League)	1	0	1.000	World Bowl '99 champions
2000	NFLE	4	6	0	.400	5th (League)	–	–	—	—
2001	NFLE	3	7	0	.300	6th (League)	–	–	—	—
2002	NFLE	6	4	0	.600	3rd (League)	–	–	—	—
2003	NFLE	6	4	0	.600	1st (League)	1	0	1.000	World Bowl XI champions
2004	NFLE	7	3	0	.700	2nd (League)	0	1	.000	Lost to Berlin Thunder in World Bowl XII
2005	NFLE	3	7	0	.300	5th (League)	–	–	—	—
2006	NFLE	7	3	0	.700	2nd (League)	1	0	.000	World Bowl XIV champions
2007	NFLE	7	3	0	.700	2nd (League)	0	1	.000	Lost to Hamburg Sea Devils in World Bowl XV
Total		82	68	0	.547		4	4	.500

Head coaches

#	Name	Term	Regular season					Postseason				Achievements
			GC	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	GC	Won	Lost	Win %
1	Jack Elway	1991–1992	20	10	10	0	.500	–	–	–	—	—
2	Ernie Stautner	1995–1997	30	16	14	0	.533	2	1	1	.500	World Bowl '95 championship World League Coach of the Year (1995)
3	Dick Curl	1998–2000	30	17	13	0	.567	2	1	1	.500	World Bowl '99 championship 2× NFL Europe Coach of the Year (1998, 1999)
4	Doug Graber	2001–2003	30	15	15	0	.500	1	1	0	1.000	World Bowl XI championship NFL Europe Coach of the Year (2003)
5	Mike Jones	2004–2007	40	24	16	0	.600	3	1	2	.333	World Bowl XIV championship NFL Europe Coach of the Year (2006)

Notable players

No.	Player	Position(s)	Years Played	Notable
5, 81	Template:Flagicon Mario Bailey	WR	1995–2000	All-Time NFL Europe Receiving leader
1, 18	Template:Flagicon Andy McCullough	WR	1999, 2001	World Bowl VII Most Valuable Player
4	Template:Flagicon J. T. O'Sullivan	QB	2004, 2007	NFL Europa Co-Offensive Most Valuable Player (2007)
11	Template:Flagicon Mike Perez	QB	1991–1992	First starting quarterback in team history
32	Template:Flagicon Roger Robinson	RB	2006	Led League in rushing, All-NFLEL team selection
82	Template:Flagicon Keith L. Craig	WR	1991	First Service Member (U.S.Army) selected under Operation Discovery

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External links

• The Football Database

Frankfurt Galaxy
History Founded in 1991, Folded in 2007 Based in Frankfut, Germany Franchise Stadiums Commerzbank-Arena Head coaches: Jack Elway (1991-1992, in WLAF) Ernie Stautner (1995-1997) Dick Curl (1998-2000) Doug Graber (2001-2003) Mike Jones (2003-2007)		World Bowl appearances (8) '95 '96 '98 '99 XI XII XIV XV League championships (4) 1995 1999 2003 2006

Seasons
19911992 1995 1996 1997 19981999 2000 20012002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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World League of American Football/NFL Europa
Teams
Teams Amsterdam Admirals (1995–2007) Barcelona Dragons (1991–1992, 1995–2003) Berlin Thunder (1999–2007) Birmingham Fire (1991–1992) Cologne Centurions (2004–2007) Frankfurt Galaxy (1991–1992, 1995–2007) Hamburg Sea Devils (2005–2007) London/England Monarchs (1991–1992, 1995–1997, 1998)	Teams (cont'd) Montreal Machine (1991–1992) New York/New Jersey Knights (1991–1992) Ohio Glory (1992) Orlando Thunder (1991–1992) Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1991) Rhein Fire (1995–2007) Sacramento Surge (1991–1992) San Antonio Riders (1991–1992) Scottish Claymores (1995–2004)

Seasons
1991	1992	1993 no season	1994 no season	1995	1996	1997 1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
2005	2006	2007

See also

• World Bowl
• Intercontinental Football League