The Maribor Generals were an

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team from

Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, the seat of the Drava stati ...

, Slovenia.

History

The Maribor Generals were founded on 21 May 2008. In October 2009, the Generals, along with the

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and Gold Diggers, organized the first

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. The Generals played their first official match of the Slovenian Championship against the Alp Devils, defeating them 25–13 and scoring the first touchdown of the championship with a kickoff return. In 2012, the Generals reached the Slovenian Bowl II, where they were defeated by the Sliverhawks, 23–10. In the 2013 season, the difference in points made the Generals reached the Slovenian Bowl once again, but the Silverhawks defeated them again. In 2016, the Generals played in the Division 2 of the

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, where the team finished in first place without a single defeat after the regular part of the season, but were defeated by the Styrian Bears in the IX Iron Bowl, held in

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. The next season, the Generals once again reached the finals of the Division 2. This time they defeated the Telfs Patriots to win the X Iron Bowl, securing promotion to the Austrian Division 1 (second tier).

Honours

:: ''Runners-up'': 2012, 2013, 2019 :: ''Third place'': 2009–10, 2011, 2016 *

''(Division 2)'' ::Champions: 2017 :: ''Runners-up'': 2016 * Alpe Adria Football League ::Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015

References

{{reflist American football teams in Slovenia Sport in Maribor 2008 establishments in Slovenia American football teams established in 2008