Amsterdam Admirals
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| Year Founded | 1995 | ||||
| Home Field | Amsterdam ArenA | ||||
| City | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| Team Colors | Navy Blue, Orange, Green, and White | ||||
| Head Coach | Bart Andrus | ||||
| Championships | |||||
World Bowls (1)
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The Amsterdam Admirals is a NFL Europa team based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to be based entirely in Europe. The Admirals were one of three new teams, the others being the Scottish Claymores based in Edinburgh and the Rhein Fire based in Düsseldorf Germany, to join the old World League's European Division teams: the Barcelona Dragons, the Frankfurt Galaxy, and the London Monarchs.
The Amsterdam Admirals began playing their home games at the old Olympisch Stadion, built in 1928 for the Summer Games. They played there for two years until the Amsterdam ArenA was completed in 1996.
As of the 2006 season, the Admirals are the only NFL Europa team not located in Germany. The Admirals qualified for the 1995 World Bowl with a 9-1 regular season record, but lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy by a score of 26-22. Ten years later, on their 11th Year of existence, the Admirals won their first World Bowl by defeating the defending champion Berlin Thunder 27-21 in the championship game's 13th edition. The next season, they failed to defend their title against the Frankfurt Galaxy 22-7 in World Bowl XIV.
Under the Player Continuity Program the Admirals have contracted LB Derrick Ballard and RB Jonathan Smith for the 2007 season.
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[edit] Head Coaches
- Al Luginbill 0.567 (1995-2000)
- Bart Andrus 0.500 (2001-present)
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Admirals (World League) | ||||||
| 1995 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st League | Lost World Bowl III (Galaxy) | |
| 1996 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd League | -- | |
| Amsterdam Admirals (NFL Europe) | ||||||
| 1997 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd League | -- | |
| 1998 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd League | -- | |
| 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th League | -- | |
| 2000 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th League | -- | |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th League | -- | |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th League | -- | |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th League | -- | |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd League | -- | |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Won World Bowl XIII (Thunder) | |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st League | Lost World Bowl XIV (Galaxy) | |
| Amsterdam Admirals (NFL Europa) | ||||||
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Totals | 65 | 58 | 0 | (including playoffs) | ||
[edit] Attendance
Source: Kenn.com
| Year | Games | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Admirals (World League) | |||
| 1995 | 5 | 72,767 | 14,553 |
| 1996 | 5 | 50,094 | 10,019 |
| Amsterdam Admirals (NFL Europe) | |||
| 1997 | 5 | 73,425 | 14,685 |
| 1998 | 5 | 79,263 | 15,853 |
| 1999 | 5 | 61,444 | 12,289 |
| 2000 | 5 | 54,985 | 10,997 |
| 2001 | 5 | 66,292 | 13,258 |
| 2002 | 5 | 58,322 | 11,664 |
| 2003 | 5 | 57,208 | 11,442 |
| 2004 | 5 | 62,496 | 12,499 |
| 2005 | 5 | 64,386 | 12,877 |
| 2006 | 5 | 67,106 | 13,421 |
| Amsterdam Admirals (NFL Europa) | |||
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- |
| 12 | 60 | 767,788 | 12,797 |
[edit] Ring of Honor
Adam Vinatieri - K (1995)- Jonathan Kirksey - DT (1995, 1998-2001)
Frank Temming - RB (1995-2000)- Silvio Diliberto - K (1997-2004)
- Kurt Warner - QB (1998)
- Derrick Levake - OL (1999-2000)
- Rafael Cooper - RB (2002)
- Matthew Hatchette - WR (2003)
- Willie Pile - SS (2004)
[edit] Notable players
- Jamie Martin - QB (1995)
Darren Bennett - P (1995)- Will Furrer - QB (1995-1996)
- Mario Cristobal - OG (1995-1996)
- Jay Fiedler - QB (1997)
- Jake Delhomme - QB (1998)
- Tom Nutten - OG (1998)
- Joe Douglass - WR (1998-1999)
- Dan Gonzalez - QB (1999)
- Jim Kubiak - QB (1999-2000)
- Ron Powlus - QB (2000)
José Cortéz - K (2000)- Spergon Wynn - QB (2001)
- Kevin Daft - QB (2002)
- Shaun Hill - QB (2003)
- Clint Stoerner - QB (2004)
- Gibran Hamdan - QB (2004-2006)
- Kurt Kittner - QB (2005)
- Jarrett Payton - RB (2005)
- Ruvell Martin - WR (2005)
- Cory Peoples - S (2005)
- Norman LeJeune - S (2005)
- Jeff Roehl - OL (2006)
- Jared Allen - QB (2006)
- Skyler Fulton - WR (2006)
- Shawn Morgan - LB (2006)
- Derrick Ballard - LB (2005-present) 2007 contract player
- Jonathan Smith - RB (2005 & present) 2007 contract player
[edit] League Records (1995-2006)
[edit] Individual Records
| Most Passes Attempted, Season | ||
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| Player | Year | Attempted |
| Will Furrer | 1996 | 368 |
| Most Passes Completed, Season | ||
| Player | Year | Completed |
| Shaun Hill | 2003 | 220 |
| Most Consecutive Passes Attempted, None Intercepted | ||
| Player | Year | Attempted |
| Ron Powlus | 2000 | 156 |
| Most Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving, Season | ||
| Player | Year | Games |
| Skyler Fulton | 2006 | 6 |
| Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving | ||
| Player | Year | Games |
| Matthew Hatchette | 2003 | 4 |
| Most Yards Gained, Career | ||
| Player | Year | Yards |
| Joe Douglass | 1998-1999 | 624 |
| Longest Punt Return | ||
| Player | Year | Yards |
| Matthew Hatchette | Amsterdam vs. Berlin, 5/31/03 | 101 |
| Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Season | ||
| Player | Year | Fumbles |
| Karmeeleyah McGill | 1995 | 4 |
[edit] Team Records
| Most Passes Completed, Season | |
|---|---|
| Year | Completed |
| 2003 | 271 |
| Fewest Passes Completed, Season | |
| Year | Completed |
| 1997 | 116 |
| Fewest Yards Gained, Season | |
| Year | Yards |
| 1997 | 1208 |
| Fewest Rushing Touchdowns, Season | |
| Year | Touchdowns |
| 2000 | 1 |
| Most Points, Both Teams, Game | |
| Year | Points |
| 5/31/03 (vs. Berlin) | 94 (51-43) |
| Most Punt Returns, Season | |
| Year | Yards |
| 1998 | 39 |
| Most Yards Gained on Punt Return, Game | |
| Year | Yards |
| 5/11/96 (vs. London) | 175 |
| Most Yards Gained on Punt Return, Both Teams, Game | |
| Year | Yards |
| 5/11/96 (vs. London) | 201 |
| Fewest Yards Gained on Kickoff Return, Game | |
| Year | Yards |
| 5/28/00 (vs. Frankfurt) | 2 |
| Most Yards Gained on Kickoff Return, Both Teams, Game | |
| Year | Yards |
| 5/31/03 (vs. Berlin) | 451 (188-263) |
| Fewest Fumbles, Season | |
| Year | Fumbles |
| 2003 | 7 |
| Fewest Fumbles Lost, Season | |
| Year | Fumbles |
| 2003 | 2 |
| Most Fumbles Lost, Both Teams, Game | |
| Year | Fumbles |
| 5/13/95 (vs. Barcelona) | 8 (4-4) |
| Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Season | |
| Year | Fumbles |
| 1995 | 20 |
| Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Both Teams, Game | |
| Year | Fumbles |
| 5/13/95 (vs. Barcelona) | 8 (4-4) |
| Fewest Yards Penalized, Both Teams, Game | |
| Year | Yards |
| 5/18/97 (vs. Scotland) | 25 (15-10) |
| Most Yards Penalized, Both Teams, Game | |
| Year | Yards |
| 6/1/02 (vs. Frankfurt) | 294 (116-178) |
| Fewest Yards Allowed by Defense, Rushing, Season | |
| Year | Yards |
| 2000 | 654 |
Source: NFLEurope.com
[edit] Trivia
- 2005 World Bowl XIII winning play: 4-16-AMS 22 (:05) (Shotgun) 15-D.Ragone pass incomplete to 80-R.Redd (36-N.Lejeune). Lejeune bats the ball down in the end zone to force the incompletion and secure Amsterdams first ever World Bowl Championship
[edit] Related
[edit] External links
[edit] Official sites
[edit] Fan sites
| 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 |
