The Cologne Centurions were an
American football team that played in
NFL Europe
NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ...
. The Centurions began competing in the league in the 2004 season, having replaced the defunct
Barcelona Dragons Two American football franchises have been referred to as the Barcelona Dragons:
* Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe), active in NFL Europe between 1991 and 2003;
* Barcelona Dragons (ELF)
The Barcelona Dragons are an American football team based in ...
. They played their home games at
RheinEnergieStadion in
Cologne.
The Centurions' first-ever game was against local rival
Rhein Fire. Cologne lost 25–26. The Centurions' inaugural season finished with a 4–6 record.
On 21 February 2006, the Centurions named David Duggan as their new head coach. He replaced
Darryl Sims
Darryl Sims (born July 23, 1961 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is a former professional American football defensive tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1985–1986) and the Cleveland Brow ...
, who was on the verge of his first season in the position but instead was pursuing an opportunity in the
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
.
Peter Vaas, a two-time
World Bowl-winning coach with the
Berlin Thunder, had occupied the job in the team's first two seasons. The Centurions were the only NFL Europe team that never won a World Bowl.
An unrelated
team of the same name is to play in the inaugural 2021 season of the new
European League of Football
Season-by-season
Head coaches
References
External links
The Football Database
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NFL Europe (WLAF) teams
Centurions
Defunct American football teams in Germany
American football teams established in 2004
American football teams disestablished in 2007
2004 establishments in Germany
2007 disestablishments in Germany