Straubing Spiders

The Straubing Spiders are an American football team from Straubing, Germany. The club's greatest success came in 2021 when it won the southern division of the German Football League 2 and earned promotion to the German Football League.

Straubing Spiders

Founded	1984
League	German Football League
Based in	Straubing, Germany
Stadium	Städtisches Stadion
Colors	Navy and White
Division titles	GFL2 North: 2021
Website	straubing-spiders.de

History

The Spiders were founded in 1984. In 1987 they finished the Regionalliga Süd a German third tier league in first place and got promoted to the 2. Bundesliga (now "GFL2").^[1] From 1988 to 1992 the Spiders were members of 2. Bundesliga. Seven years later to the 1999 season the Spiders reentered the 2. Bundesliga for another four seasons.^[1] In 2017 they got promoted to the GFL2 for the third time. The 2021 season the Spiders finished the league in the first place playing a perfect season. In the succeeding promotion round their opponents Stuttgart Scorpions withdrew whereby the Spiders entered the German Football League – the greatest success in the team's history.

Honours

• GFL
  • Play-off qualification: 2022, 2024
  • League membership: 2022–present
• GFL2
  • Southern Division champions: 2021

Recent seasons

Recent seasons of the Spiders:^[2][3][4]

Year	League	Finish	Points	Pct.	Games	W	D	L	PF	PA	Postseason
2016	Regionalliga Süd (3rd tier)	2nd	14–6	0.700	10	7	0	3	317	263	—
2017		1st	20–4	0.833	12	10	0	2	649	362	Won PR: Pforzheim Wilddogs (54–14; 48–0)
2018	GFL2 (South)	3rd	20–8	0.714	14	10	0	4	496	329	—
2019		3rd	18–6	0.750	12	9	0	3	431	182	—
2020		No season played because of the COVID-19 pandemic
2021		1st	16–0	1.000	8	8	0	0	334	121	Won PR: Stuttgart Scorpions – withdrawal
2022	GFL (South)	4th	12–8	0.600	10	6	0	4	339	307	Lost QF: Potsdam Royals (25–66)
2023		6th	6–18	0.250	12	3	–	9	204	397	—
2024		3rd	14–10	0.583	12	7	–	5	294	238	Lost QF @ Dresden Monarchs (6–35)

• PR = Promotion round
• QF = Quarter finals