- Maastricht Wildcats
The
Maastricht Wildcats (formerly the Limburg Wildcats) of the AFBN (American Football Bond Nederland ) is anAmerican Football League team. They play in the Dutch 1st division and are rivals with theAmsterdam Crusaders . They won the 2007 Dutch National Championship by defeating the Amsterdam Crusaders 25-16 in theTulip Bowl . In 2004, the Wildcats, coached byMel Crandall , won the 3rd Division Championship and advanced to the 2nd division. Then, in the 2005 season, they won the 2nd division championship and advanced to the 1st division.In 2007, their player/Head Coach was
Jon Horton , formerly of theSan Francisco 49ers .Many of the current and past players of the Maastricht Wildcats are U.S. Military members, former American high school and collegiate players, now stationed in the neighboring areas, and former
GFL players. The Maastricht Wildcats won the Dutch National Championships on 28 October 2007 by defeating the Amsterdam Crusaders, which had won the national title 5 times in a row, with a score of 25-16. However, on July 13th 2008 theAmsterdam Crusaders exacted revenge and regained theTulip Bowl with a score of 20-8.External links
* [http://www.wildcats.nl/ Official website]
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