2007 Amsterdam Admirals season
2007 Amsterdam Admirals season | |
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General manager | Stefaan Eskes |
Head coach | Bart Andrus |
Home field | Amsterdam ArenA Olympisch Stadion |
Results | |
Record | 4–6 |
Division place | 5th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his seventh year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29, ending the Admirals' 13-year existence.[1]
Offseason
[edit]Free agent draft
[edit]Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 5 | Marcus West | DE | Memphis |
2 | 11 | Norman Heuer | DT | Michigan |
3 | 14 | Tim Jones | DE | South Florida |
4 | 23 | Jacob Elimimian | CB | San Diego State |
5 | 26 | Tanuvasa Moe | LB | Hawaii |
6 | 35 | Sameeh McDonald | T | Rutgers |
7 | 38 | Deandre' Eiland | S | South Carolina |
8 | 47 | Donovan Raiola | C | Wisconsin |
9 | 50 | Jordan Hicks | DE | Abilene Christian |
10 | 59 | Sam McGrew | LB | Florida State |
11 | 62 | Marko Cavka | T | Sacramento State |
12 | 71 | Larry Croom | RB | UNLV |
13 | 74 | Abraham Elimimian | CB | Hawaii |
14 | 83 | Ben Hall | TE | Clemson |
15 | 86 | Lawrence Pinson | LB | Oklahoma State |
16 | 95 | Greg Carothers | LB | Washington |
17 | 98 | Larry Dibbles | DT | Texas |
18 | 107 | Phil Hawkins | G | Houston |
19 | 110 | Wendell Hunter | LB | California |
20 | 119 | Cole Downer | TE | Clemson |
21 | 122 | Jeremy Darveau | T | Louisville |
Personnel
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Staff
[edit]Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | April 14 | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–30 | 0–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 38,125 | Recap |
2 | April 20 | Rhein Fire | L 10–16 | 0–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,611 | Recap |
3 | April 20 | at Berlin Thunder | W 14–10 | 1–2 | Olympiastadion | 11,942 | Recap |
4 | May 6 | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 19–17 | 2–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,788 | Recap |
5 | May 12 | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 17–24 | 2–3 | AOL Arena | 15,271 | Recap |
6 | May 18 | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 41–31 | 3–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 9,384 | Recap |
7 | May 25 | Cologne Centurions | L 7–30 | 3–4 | Amsterdam ArenA | 11,714 | Recap |
8 | June 3 | at Rhein Fire | L 38–41 | 3–5 | LTU arena | 20,355 | Recap |
9 | June 9 | at Cologne Centurions | L 13–31 | 3–6 | RheinEnergieStadion | 12,878 | Recap |
10 | June 15 | Berlin Thunder | W 21–20 | 4–6 | Olympisch Stadion | 11,893 | Recap |
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Standings
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Hamburg Sea Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 231 | 176 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W4 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 254 | 179 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 205 | 172 | 2–3 | 4–1 | L1 |
Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 166 | 212 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 250 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
Berlin Thunder | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 146 | 207 | 0–5 | 2–3 | L6 |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Week 2: vs Rhein Fire
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Friday, April 20
- Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 14,611
- Referee: Terry Brown
Week 3: at Berlin Thunder
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Berlin | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 28
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 11,942
- Referee: John Hussey
Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, May 6
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 10,788
- Referee: Tom Symonette
Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils
[edit]Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hamburg | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Friday, May 18
- Game time: 8:04 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 9,384
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Friday, May 25
- Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 11,714
- Referee: Don Carey
Week 8: at Rhein Fire
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
Rhein | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Sunday, June 3
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 20,355
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 9: at Cologne Centurions
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Cologne | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 9
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 12,878
- Referee: John Hessey
Week 10: vs Berlin Thunder
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Friday, June 15
- Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 11,893
- Referee: Tom Symonette
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kuriloff, Aaron (June 29, 2007). "NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
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- ^ NFL Europa League (April 10, 2007). "World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (April 17, 2007). "Early Start To Week Two" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (April 24, 2007). "Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 1, 2007). "Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 8, 2007). "Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 15, 2007). "Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 22, 2007). "Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (May 29, 2007). "Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (June 5, 2007). "Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europa League (June 12, 2007). "Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Berlin Thunder verpasst fünften Platz" (in German). Rheinische Post. June 16, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Europa At A Glance". USA Today. June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2011.