World Bowl XIII

World Bowl XIII
DateSaturday, June 11, 2005
StadiumLTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
MVPKurt Kittner, Quarterback
RefereeScott Green
Attendance35,134
Ceremonies
Halftime showShaggy
TV in the United States
NetworkFox
AnnouncersCurt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

World Bowl XIII, officially known as Yello Strom World Bowl XIII,[1] was NFL Europe's 2005 championship game. It was played at the LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany on June 11, 2005. In this match-up, the 6–4 Amsterdam Admirals got back to the World Bowl after losing in World Bowl III and spending nearly a decade being on the outside. Now, they had a chance to dig deep and win big. Their opponent for the match-up was the Berlin Thunder, who were coming off their best year (9–1 and a victory in World Bowl XII) and made it back to the World Bowl with a 7–3 record, hoping to defend their title. 35,134 fans were in attendance for the fight. After many years of suffering, the Admirals won their first World Bowl title by stripping the defending champion Thunder of their title, by a final score of 27–21. Taking home MVP honors was Admirals QB Kurt Kittner, who went 15 of 28 for 239 yards with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions.

  1. ^ "Maskottchen des Finales ist gelandet. Yello Strom World Bowl XIII am 11. Juni in der LTU arena". rp-online.de (in German). 29 April 2005. Retrieved 2022-10-24.