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Hamburg Sea Devils
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| Hamburg Sea Devils | |||||
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| Year Founded | 2005 | ||||
| Home Field | AOL Arena | ||||
| City | Hamburg, Germany | ||||
| Team Colors | Navy Blue, Teal, White | ||||
| Head Coach | Vince Martino | ||||
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| World Bowls (0)
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The Hamburg Sea Devils are an American football franchise that began play in NFL Europa from 2005. They play their home games at Hamburg's AOL Arena (also home to the Bundesliga soccer side Hamburger SV). They played their first game on April 2, 2005 losing 24-23 to the Cologne Centurions (who were the newest NFL Europe franchise before the Sea Devils). Also, the Sea Devils' very first ever win came in Week 3 of the 2005 season, with a 31-24 home victory over the then-struggling Rhein Fire.
Their first Head Coach is Jack Bicknell, previously head coach of the now defunct Barcelona Dragons and Scottish Claymores. The Sea Devils had directly replaced the Claymores after the 2004 season.
On April Fool's Day 2006, the Sea Devils recorded their very first tie in franchise history. At home, they scored 17 points in the second quarter, against the Berlin Thunder. Unfortunately, they blew their 17-point lead before regulation ended. When no one scored in overtime, the game ended in a draw. This was only the second tie in the NFL Europa history. The previous tie came in the 1992 season between the Birmingham Fire and the London Monarchs. The final score for that game was also 17-17.
On May 7, 2006 the Sea Devils finally managed to get their first win of the 2006 season, as they won on the road against the Berlin Thunder 38-14.
On March 29, 2007, head coach Jack Bicknell resigned, citing health issues as the reason. He was replaced by offensive coordinator Vince Martino.
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) | |||||
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th League | -- |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5th League | -- |
| Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europa) | |||||
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 8 | 11 | 1 | ||
- Vince Martino - Head Coach
- Vacant - Offensive Coordinator
- Cody Sauter - Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers
| NFL Europa |
| Amsterdam Admirals | Berlin Thunder | Cologne Centurions | Frankfurt Galaxy | Hamburg Sea Devils | Rhein Fire Former teams: Barcelona Dragons | London Monarchs/England Monarchs| Scottish Claymores See also: World Bowl | Stadiums | WLAF |
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