The Cologne Centurions are an American football franchise that plays in NFL Europe. The Centurions began competing in the league in the 2004 season, having replaced the defunct Barcelona Dragons. They play their home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. Cologne Centurions logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... NFL Europe is an American football league which operates in Europe. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Barcelona Dragons were a team in the World League of American Football from 1991 and 1992, and in NFL Europe from 1995 to 2001. ... RheinEnergieStadion RheinEnergieStadion The RheinEnergieStadium is the major stadium in Cologne, Germany that is primarily used for soccer and American football. ... Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne (German: Köln [kœln] listen?) is, in terms of population, the fourth largest city in Germany and largest city of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ...
The Centurions' first-ever game was against local rival Frankfurt Galaxy. Cologne won 7-6. The Centurions' inaugural season finished with a 4-6 record. The Frankfurt Galaxy are an American football franchise that plays in NFL Europe. ...
External links
Cologne Centurions web site (http://www.cologne-centurions.de/) (German)
Cologne is the economic, cultural, and historic capital of the Rhineland.
The Archbishop of Cologne was one of the seven Electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
Cologne lost its free status, and regained its archbishopric during the French period, and, in 1815, at the Congress of Vienna was made part of the kingdom of Prussia.