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| Founded | 1982 |
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| League | German Football League |
| Team history | Saarlouis Hurrikans (1982–1984) Dillingen Hurrikanes (1984–1989) Dillingen Steelhawks (1989–1996) Saarland Hurricanes (1997–present) |
| Based in | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Stadium | Ludwigsparkstadion |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| President | Boris Röder |
| Head coach | Christos Lambropoulos |
| Manager | Dr. Paul Motzki |
| Championships | German Junior Bowl: 2013 |
| Division titles | none |
| Cheerleaders | Hurriflames |
| Website | saarland-hurricanes.eu |
The Saarland Hurricanes are an American football team from Saarbrücken, Germany. Saarbrücken is the capital of the federal German state of Saarland, which the club is named after. The club was formed in 1996 in a merger of the two local sides Saarbrücken Wölfe and Dillingen Steelhawks.[1]
As its greatest success, the team has won promotion to the German Football League twice, in 2000 and 2010. In this league, it qualified for the play-offs once, in 2005.[2] On junior level the club earned its greatest success in 2013 when it won the German Junior Bowl for the first time.
- ^ Team History Archived 10 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Saarland Hurricanes website, retrieved 20 January 2011
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