Amsterdam Admirals
| Amsterdam Admirals | |||||
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| Year Founded | 1995 | ||||
| Year Retired | 2007 | ||||
| Home Field | Amsterdam ArenA | ||||
| City | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| Team Colors | Navy Blue, Orange, Green, and White | ||||
| Mascot | Albert the Albatros | ||||
| Head Coach | Bart Andrus | ||||
| Championships | |||||
World Bowls (1)
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The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europa 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 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.
The Admirals were the only NFL Europa team not located in Germany. They 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 contracted Linebacker Derrick Ballard and
Head coaches
Al Luginbill 0.567 (1995-2000)-
Bart Andrus 0.486 (2001-2007)
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 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th League | -- | |
| Totals | 68 | 64 | 0 | (including playoffs) | ||
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 | 5 | 58,390 | 11,678 |
| 13 | 65 | 826,178 | 12,710 |
Ring of Honor
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Adam Vinatieri - K (1995)
- Jonathan Kirksey - DT (1995, 1998-2001)
Frank Temming - RB (1995-2000)- Silvio Diliberto - K (1997-2004)
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Kurt Warner - QB (1998)
- Derrick Levake - OL (1999-2000)
- Rafael Cooper -
RB (2002) -
Matthew Hatchette - WR (2003)
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Willie Pile - SS (2004)
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Ruvell Martin - WR (2005)
Notable players
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Jamie Martin - QB (1995)
Darren Bennett - P (1995)-
Will Furrer - QB (1995-1996)
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Mario Cristobal - OG (1995-1996)
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Jay Fiedler - QB (1997)
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Kurt Warner - QB (1998)
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Jake Delhomme - QB (1998)
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Tom Nutten - OG (1998)
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Joe Douglass - WR (1998-1999)
- Dan Gonzalez - QB (1999)
- Jim Kubiak - QB (1999-2000)
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Ron Powlus - QB (2000)
José Cortéz - K (2000)-
Spergon Wynn - QB (2001)
- Kevin Daft - QB (2002)
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Shaun Hill - QB (2003)
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Clint Stoerner - QB (2004)
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Gibran Hamdan - QB (2004-2006)
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Kurt Kittner - QB (2005)
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Jarrett Payton -
RB (2005) - Cory Peoples - S (2005)
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Norman LeJeune - S (2005)
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Jeff Roehl - OL (2006)
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Jared Allen - QB (2006)
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Skyler Fulton - WR (2006-present)
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Shawn Morgan - LB (2006)
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Derrick Ballard - LB (2005-present) 2007 contract
player
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Jonathan Smith -
RB (2005 & present) 2007 contract player
League records (1995-2007)
Individual records
- Note: NFLE has a 10-game season!
| Highest Pass Rating, Season (Qualifiers) | Most Passes Attempted, Season | |||||
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| Player | Year | Rating | Player | Year | Attempted | |
| Gibran Hamdan | 2006 | 113.4 | Will Furrer | 1996 | 368 | |
| Most Passes Completed, Season | Highest Average Gain, Season (Qualifiers) | |||||
| Player | Year | Completed | Player | Year | Average | |
| Shaun Hill | 2003 | 220 | Gibran Hamdan | 2006 | 10.06 | |
| Most Consecutive Passes Attempted, None Intercepted | Most Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving, Season | |||||
| Player | Year | Attempted | Player | Year | Games | |
| Ron Powlus | 2000 | 156 | Skyler Fulton | 2006 | 6 | |
| Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving | Most Yards Gained, Career | |||||
| Player | Year | Games | Player | Year | Yards | |
| Matthew Hatchette | 2003 | 4 | Joe Douglass | 1998-1999 | 624 | |
| Longest Punt Return | Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Season | |||||
| Player | Year | Yards | Player | Year | Fumbles | |
| Matthew Hatchette | Amsterdam vs. Berlin, 5/31/03 | 101 | Karmeeleyah McGill | 1995 | 4 | |
| Longest Fumble Return | ||||||
| Player | Year | Yards | ||||
| Derrick Ballard | Amsterdam vs. Berlin, 3/18/06 | 95 | ||||
Team records
| Most Passes Completed, Season | Fewest Passes Completed, Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Completed | Year | Completed | |
| 2003 | 271 | 1997 | 116 | |
| Fewest Yards Gained, Season | Fewest Rushing Touchdowns, Season | |||
| Year | Yards | Year | Touchdowns | |
| 1997 | 1208 | 2000 | 1 | |
| Most Points, Both Teams, Game | Most Punt Returns, Season | |||
| Year | Points | Year | Yards | |
| 5/31/03 (vs. Berlin) | 94 (51-43) | 1998 | 39 | |
| Most Yards Gained on Punt Return, Game | Most Yards Gained on Punt Return, Both Teams, Game | |||
| Year | Yards | Year | Yards | |
| 5/11/96 (vs. London) | 175 | 5/11/96 (vs. London) | 201 | |
| Fewest Yards Gained on Kickoff Return, Game | Most Yards Gained on Kickoff Return, Both Teams, Game | |||
| Year | Yards | Year | Yards | |
| 5/28/00 (vs. Frankfurt) | 2 | 5/31/03 (vs. Berlin) | 451 (188-263) | |
| Fewest Fumbles, Season | Fewest Fumbles Lost, Season | |||
| Year | Fumbles | Year | Fumbles | |
| 2003 | 7 | 2003 | 2 | |
| Most Fumbles Lost, Both Teams, Game | Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Season | |||
| Year | Fumbles | Year | Fumbles | |
| 5/13/95 (vs. Barcelona) | 8 (4-4) | 1995 | 20 | |
| Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Both Teams, Game | Fewest Yards Penalized, Both Teams, Game | |||
| Year | Fumbles | Year | Yards | |
| 5/13/95 (vs. Barcelona) | 8 (4-4) | 5/18/97 (vs. Scotland) | 25 (15-10) | |
| Most Yards Penalized, Both Teams, Game | Fewest Yards Allowed by Defense, Rushing, Season | |||
| Year | Yards | Year | Yards | |
| 6/1/02 (vs. Frankfurt) | 294 (116-178) | 2000 | 654 | |
Source: NFLEurope.com
Trivia
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- In all three World Bowl berths the Admirals lost their starting quarterback prior to going to the World Bowl, leaving the big job for the backup quarterback.
- When the Admirals were forced to schedule their last home game of the 2000 season against the Scottish Claymores away from the ArenA as Euro 2000 preparations were finalized, they made a return to the Olympisch Stadion in what turned out to be one of the most unusual games in American football history. One of the end zones was ruled unsafe by the officials as the surface was in exceptionally poor condition, so it was decided that the teams would change ends at every change of possession and play towards the other end zone.
See also
External links
| NFL Europa |
| Former teams: Amsterdam Admirals • Barcelona Dragons • Berlin Thunder • Cologne Centurions • Frankfurt Galaxy • Hamburg Sea Devils • London Monarchs/England Monarchs • Rhein Fire • Scottish Claymores |
| See also: World Bowl • Stadiums • WLAF |
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