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133:
131:
113:Cheerleaders
106:
96:
88:David Gordon
1551:Hanau Hawks
1282:(in German)
1274:(in German)
1266:(in German)
1208:(in German)
1134:(in German)
1103:(in German)
331:Postseason
116:Phantastics
1687:Categories
1250:GFL 2 2010
1238:GFL 2 2009
1226:GFL 2 2008
1212:2024-05-21
1186:2024-05-21
1162:2024-05-21
1138:2024-05-21
1068:References
194:Landesliga
140:team from
85:Head coach
675:Lost RR:
301:Division
220:beat the
142:Wiesbaden
53:Wiesbaden
1663:Related:
1118:GFL 2011
218:Phantoms
199:Phantoms
178:Phantoms
49:Based in
1503:Defunct
691:(South)
570:(South)
343:(South)
251:Honours
159:History
146:Germany
136:are an
121:Website
63:Stadium
57:Germany
31:Founded
1330:Active
1015:0.900
975:0.100
938:0.188
886:0.417
849:0.500
812:0.375
775:0.714
738:0.500
701:0.607
654:0.143
617:0.286
580:0.269
528:0.714
493:0.786
458:0.821
423:0.536
388:0.857
353:0.857
307:Points
304:Finish
79:
76:
71:Colors
39:League
1041:2024
1012:18-2
883:12–14
846:14–14
735:14–14
698:17–11
689:GFL2
519:2010
484:2009
449:2008
420:15–13
414:2007
379:2006
336:2005
313:Games
310:Pct.
1030:366
1009:2nd
1002:2023
993:302
972:2–18
965:2022
956:216
935:3–13
928:2021
913:2020
904:304
876:2019
867:392
839:2018
830:390
809:9–15
802:2017
793:324
772:20–8
765:2016
756:369
728:2015
719:214
685:2014
672:419
651:4–24
644:2013
635:408
614:8–20
607:2012
598:366
577:7–19
562:2011
552:PR:
546:175
525:20–8
511:129
490:22–6
487:2nd
476:229
455:23–5
452:3rd
441:252
417:4th
406:167
385:24–4
382:2nd
371:268
350:24–4
347:2nd
340:GFL2
298:Year
132:The
97:none
34:1984
1033:83
1018:10
990:147
969:7th
932:5th
901:301
880:5th
864:342
843:5th
827:309
806:5th
790:465
769:3rd
753:291
732:5th
716:233
695:2nd
669:283
666:12
648:8th
632:300
629:10
611:6th
595:241
574:5th
567:GFL
550:Won
543:388
522:2nd
508:484
473:512
438:281
403:385
368:434
328:PA
258:GFL
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426:14
409:—
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394:12
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374:—
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359:12
356:14
325:PF
322:L
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