The Kiel Baltic Hurricanes are an American football team based in Kiel, Germany. The club has been, of recent, a strong force in the sport in Germany, playing in five consecutive German Bowls from 2008 to 2012, losing the first two, winning the third, and losing the fourth and fifth. The club is part of the American Sports Club Kiel e.V. Founded in 1988, the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes first took part in competitive football in 1989, when they entered the tier-four Landesliga Nord. The club had some quick success, reaching the tier-two 2nd Bundesliga Nord by 1993. After back-to-back championships in this league, the Hussicanes played in the 1st Bundesliga Nord from 1996. This league would eventually become the German Football League. The Hurricanes reached the play-offs from 1997 to 2000, making it to the semi-finals once, in 1999, but were relegated in 2002. The 2002 relegation round against the Dresden Monarchs was a particularly lopsided and humiliating affair as Kiel was shut out both at home and on the road by a combined score of 100:0. The second leg, Dresden's home game remains the best attended American football match ever played in Dresden. Dresden, the first team from former East Germany to reach the top tier in German American football, has remained a GFL1 member since and enjoys a fierce rivalry with Kiel whenever the two teams play each other. More information...
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