Rheinland Lions

The Lions were formally established for AFLG league play in 2004 in Düsseldorf under the name Düsseldorf Lions. Previously, they had competed on an irregular basis, their first appearance being a tournament called the Rhein Cup on the 31st August 2002 against Berlin Crocodiles and Frankfurt Redbacks. They also hosted the 2004 CEAFL Championships.

As of late 2005, the Lions changed their name to the Rheinland Lions - as a large proportion of their playing squad live in the nearby cities of Cologne or Bonn rather than Düsseldorf. They have also for this reason started playing their home games in Cologne. Cologne and Düsseldorf have a traditional rivalry and the name change to a neutral title helped avoid these rivalries in regional recruiting efforts.

For their first match they wore the black rugby jumpers from the Düsseldorf Dragons Rugby union Club. Their current jerseys are red and white, featuring a black, encircled lions head.

Club Snapshot

Logo:
City	Cologne
Home Ground	Stadtpark, Cologne
Established	2004
Nickname:	Lions
Team Photo:
President:	Claude Lovrinovic
Coach:	Robert Cannon
Premierships:	2007, 2008
Phone Contact:	0171 974 06 44
Email Contact:	claudelov@online.de
Website:	http://rheinland.aflg.de
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4131304420