The club was formed in 1986 as the Simbach Wildcats in Simbach am Inn, Bavaria. After only playing friendlies in its first two seasons the club entered the Bavarian league in 1988. It won a league championship in 1992 and earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, a league later renamed to GFL 2. In 1994 the club won the southern division of the 2. Bundesliga but lost both games against the Stuttgart Scorpions in the promotion round and had to remain in its league. By 1998 the Wildcats were suffering from a lack of players, forcing the club to voluntarily withdraw from the 2. Bundesliga to the tier four Bayernliga.[1][2]
The Wildcats quickly recovered from their decline, winning the Bayernliga title in 1999 and moving up to the Regionalliga. After three seasons at this level another league championship in 2002, followed by a victory over Wiesbaden Phantoms in the promotion play-offs, took the club back to the 2. Bundesliga. The following season, 2003, the club won another title in the southern division of the 2. Bundesliga. In the promotion round to the German Football League Simbach lost on aggregate against Marburg Mercenaries, missing out on promotion to the highest level for a second time. At the end of the season the club decided to relocate to Kirchdorf.[1] In March 2004, the club received permission to change its name to Kirchdorf Wildcats after a move from Simbach to Kirchdorf.[3][2]
Five more seasons in the 2. Bundesliga followed in which the club slowly declined in performance. In 2008 the club decided to withdraw from the 2. Bundesliga for a second time, this time to the level below, the Regionalliga. Kirchdorf won the southern division of this league in 2009 and 2010 but missed out on promotion in 2009 when it lost to the Holzgerlingen Twister. The year after it was more successful and returned to the 2. Bundesliga, now renamed GFL 2. After three average seasons there from 2011 to 2013 the club took out the division championship in 2014 once more.[1] The later qualified the Wildcats for the promotion round to the GFL once more where it faced the Franken Knights for a spot in Germany's highest league but lost both games. In the 2015 season Kirchdorf finished in third place. The 2017 season was a great success for the club. They won the GFL 2 South Championship and then beat the Saarland Hurricanes in relegation. Starting in 2018 they will compete in the GFL, Germany's highest league.[2]
^ abcGeschichte (in German) Kirchdorf Wildcats website – Club history, accessed: 10 September 2014
^ abcKirchdorf Wildcats season by season results football-history.de, accessed: 10 September 2014
^Namensänderungen: Kirchdorf Wildcats und Hamburg Eagles 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine(in German) GFL website, published: 26 March 2004, accessed: 10 September 2014
^GFL 2 season 2012 football-aktuell.de, accessed: 10 September 2014
^GFL 2 season 2013 football-aktuell.de, accessed: 10 September 2014
^GFL 2 season 2014 football-aktuell.de, accessed: 10 September 2014
External linksedit
(in German) Official website
(in German) German Football League official website
(in German) Football History Historic American football tables from Germany
December 07, 2023
kirchdorf, wildcats, american, football, team, kirchdorf, germany, club, greatest, success, came, 2017, when, southern, division, german, football, league, earned, right, play, promotion, german, football, league, which, they, against, saarland, hurricanes, fo. The Kirchdorf Wildcats are an American football team in Kirchdorf am Inn Germany The club s greatest success came in 2017 when it won the southern division of the German Football League 2 and earned the right to play off for promotion to the German Football League which they won against the Saarland Hurricanes Kirchdorf WildcatsFounded1986LeagueGerman Football LeagueTeam historySimbach Wildcats 1995 2003 Kirchdorf Wildcats 2004 present Based inSimbach 1986 2003 Kirchdorf 2004 present StadiumInn Energie ArenaColorsWhite and Black PresidentHans Peter KleinHead coachDustin DanielsDivision titlesGFL 2 South 1994 2003 2014 2017Websitekirchdorf wildcats deThe club was formed as the Simbach Wildcats in 1986 then based in Simbach am Inn It was renamed in early 2004 after the club had moved to Kirchdorf Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Recent seasons 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe club was formed in 1986 as the Simbach Wildcats in Simbach am Inn Bavaria After only playing friendlies in its first two seasons the club entered the Bavarian league in 1988 It won a league championship in 1992 and earned promotion to the 2 Bundesliga a league later renamed to GFL 2 In 1994 the club won the southern division of the 2 Bundesliga but lost both games against the Stuttgart Scorpions in the promotion round and had to remain in its league By 1998 the Wildcats were suffering from a lack of players forcing the club to voluntarily withdraw from the 2 Bundesliga to the tier four Bayernliga 1 2 The Wildcats quickly recovered from their decline winning the Bayernliga title in 1999 and moving up to the Regionalliga After three seasons at this level another league championship in 2002 followed by a victory over Wiesbaden Phantoms in the promotion play offs took the club back to the 2 Bundesliga The following season 2003 the club won another title in the southern division of the 2 Bundesliga In the promotion round to the German Football League Simbach lost on aggregate against Marburg Mercenaries missing out on promotion to the highest level for a second time At the end of the season the club decided to relocate to Kirchdorf 1 In March 2004 the club received permission to change its name to Kirchdorf Wildcats after a move from Simbach to Kirchdorf 3 2 Five more seasons in the 2 Bundesliga followed in which the club slowly declined in performance In 2008 the club decided to withdraw from the 2 Bundesliga for a second time this time to the level below the Regionalliga Kirchdorf won the southern division of this league in 2009 and 2010 but missed out on promotion in 2009 when it lost to the Holzgerlingen Twister The year after it was more successful and returned to the 2 Bundesliga now renamed GFL 2 After three average seasons there from 2011 to 2013 the club took out the division championship in 2014 once more 1 The later qualified the Wildcats for the promotion round to the GFL once more where it faced the Franken Knights for a spot in Germany s highest league but lost both games In the 2015 season Kirchdorf finished in third place The 2017 season was a great success for the club They won the GFL 2 South Championship and then beat the Saarland Hurricanes in relegation Starting in 2018 they will compete in the GFL Germany s highest league 2 Honours editGFL 2 Southern Division champions 1994 2003 2014 2017Recent seasons editRecent seasons of the club 4 5 6 Year Division Finish Points Pct Games W D L PF PA Postseason2012 GFL2 South 6th 11 17 0 393 14 5 1 8 392 450 2013 5th 14 14 0 500 14 7 0 7 366 293 2014 1st 25 3 0 893 14 12 1 1 311 154 Lost PR Franken Knights 22 50 amp 36 42 2015 3rd 18 10 0 643 14 9 0 5 481 309 2016 2nd 21 7 0 750 14 10 1 3 604 325 2017 1st 19 5 0 792 12 9 1 2 459 325 Won PR Saarland Hurricanes 21 28 amp 43 19 2018 GFL South 7th 7 21 0 250 14 3 1 10 167 372 2019 8th 5 23 0 179 14 2 1 11 276 513 Lost RR Ravensburg Razorbacks 28 40 amp 34 58 2020 GFL2 South No season played because of the COVID 19 pandemic2021 3rd 10 6 0 625 8 5 0 3 227 153 2022 2nd 16 4 0 800 10 8 0 2 346 116 2023 1st 18 2 0 900 10 9 0 1 366 163 promoted to GFL Ravensburg Razorbacks withdrewPR Promotion round RR Relegation round References edit a b c Geschichte in German Kirchdorf Wildcats website Club history accessed 10 September 2014 a b c Kirchdorf Wildcats season by season results football history de accessed 10 September 2014 Namensanderungen Kirchdorf Wildcats und Hamburg Eagles Archived 2014 09 11 at the Wayback Machine in German GFL website published 26 March 2004 accessed 10 September 2014 GFL 2 season 2012 football aktuell de accessed 10 September 2014 GFL 2 season 2013 football aktuell de accessed 10 September 2014 GFL 2 season 2014 football aktuell de accessed 10 September 2014External links edit in German Official website in German German Football League official website in German Football History Historic American football tables from Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kirchdorf Wildcats amp oldid 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