The Cologne Centurions were an American football team that played in NFL Europe. The Centurions began competing in the league in the 2004 season, having replaced the defunct Barcelona Dragons. 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, who was on the verge of his first season in the position but instead was pursuing an opportunity in the NFL. 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 who never win 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 Season League Regular season Postseason Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result 2004 NFLE 4 6 0 .400 4th – – — Out of playoffs. 2005 NFLE 6 4 0 .600 3rd – – — Out of playoffs. 2006 NFLE 4 6 0 .400 4th – – — Out of playoffs. 2007 NFLE 6 4 0 .600 3rd – – — Out of playoffs. Total 20 20 0 .500 – – —
Head coaches # Name Term Regular season Postseason Achievements GC Won Lost Ties Win % GC Won Lost Win % 1 Peter Vaas 2004–2005 20 10 10 0 .500 – – – — — 2 David Duggan 2006–2007 19 10 9 0 .526 – – – — — 3 John Lyons 2007 1 0 1 0 .000 – – – — —
References
External links The Football Database