2007 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerStefaan Eskes
Head coachBart Andrus
Home fieldAmsterdam ArenA
Olympisch Stadion
Results
Record4–6
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his seventh year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29, ending the Admirals' 13-year existence.[1]

Offseason

Free agent draft

2007 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 5 Marcus West DE Memphis
2 11 Norman Heuer DT Michigan
3 14 Tim Jones DE South Florida
4 23 Jacob Elimimian CB San Diego State
5 26 Tanuvasa Moe LB Hawaii
6 35 Sameeh McDonald T Rutgers
7 38 Deandre' Eiland S South Carolina
8 47 Donovan Raiola C Wisconsin
9 50 Jordan Hicks DE Abilene Christian
10 59 Sam McGrew LB Florida State
11 62 Marko Cavka T Sacramento State
12 71 Larry Croom RB UNLV
13 74 Abraham Elimimian CB Hawaii
14 83 Ben Hall TE Clemson
15 86 Lawrence Pinson LB Oklahoma State
16 95 Greg Carothers LB Washington
17 98 Larry Dibbles DT Texas
18 107 Phil Hawkins G Houston
19 110 Wendell Hunter LB California
20 119 Cole Downer TE Clemson
21 122 Jeremy Darveau T Louisville

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Personnel

2007 Amsterdam Admirals team photo

Staff

2007 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Stefaan Eskes

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Richard Kent
  • Defensive Line – Kanavis McGhee
  • National Coach/Linebackers – John Leijten
  • Assistant Linebackers – Doug Colman

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Tim Reynolds

Roster

2007 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 86 Cole Downer
  • 84 Ben Hall
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 44 Derrick Ballard OLB
  • 43 Greg Carothers OLB
  • 40 Wendell Hunter
  • 55 Kurt Kahui OLB
  • 54 Sam McGrew
  • 45 Tanuvasa Moe
  • 51 Lawrence Pinson OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 April 14 at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–30 0–1 Commerzbank-Arena 38,125 Recap
2 April 20 Rhein Fire L 10–16 0–2 Amsterdam ArenA 14,611 Recap
3 April 20 at Berlin Thunder W 14–10 1–2 Olympiastadion 11,942 Recap
4 May 6 Frankfurt Galaxy W 19–17 2–2 Amsterdam ArenA 10,788 Recap
5 May 12 at Hamburg Sea Devils L 17–24 2–3 AOL Arena 15,271 Recap
6 May 18 Hamburg Sea Devils W 41–31 3–3 Amsterdam ArenA 9,384 Recap
7 May 25 Cologne Centurions L 7–30 3–4 Amsterdam ArenA 11,714 Recap
8 June 3 at Rhein Fire L 38–41 3–5 LTU arena 20,355 Recap
9 June 9 at Cologne Centurions L 13–31 3–6 RheinEnergieStadion 12,878 Recap
10 June 15 Berlin Thunder W 21–20 4–6 Olympisch Stadion 11,893 Recap

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Standings

NFL Europa League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Hamburg Sea Devils 7 3 0 .700 231 176 4–1 3–2 W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 254 179 5–0 2–3 W1
Cologne Centurions 6 4 0 .600 205 172 2–3 4–1 L1
Rhein Fire 4 6 0 .400 166 212 2–3 2–3 L1
Amsterdam Admirals 4 6 0 .400 194 250 3–2 1–4 W1
Berlin Thunder 2 8 0 .200 146 207 0–5 2–3 L6

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 8 6 0014
Frankfurt 7 10 13030

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 14
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 38,125
  • Referee: Don Carey

Week 2: vs Rhein Fire

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 3 3 7316
Amsterdam 7 0 3010

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, April 20
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,611
  • Referee: Terry Brown

Week 3: at Berlin Thunder

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 7 0 0714
Berlin 0 0 10010

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 28
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 11,942
  • Referee: John Hussey

Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 0 14317
Amsterdam 7 12 0019

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 6
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,788
  • Referee: Tom Symonette

Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 0 14317
Hamburg 7 10 0724

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 12
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 15,271
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals
Period 1 2 34Total
Hamburg 0 10 71431
Amsterdam 7 20 7741

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, May 18
  • Game time: 8:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,384
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals
Period 1 2 34Total
Cologne 7 9 14030
Amsterdam 0 0 077

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, May 25
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 11,714
  • Referee: Don Carey

Week 8: at Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 10 10 71138
Rhein 14 10 71041

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, June 3
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 20,355
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 9: at Cologne Centurions

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 7 3013
Cologne 0 14 31431

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 9
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 12,878
  • Referee: John Hessey

Week 10: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Ten: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 3 10 7020
Amsterdam 0 7 01421

at Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, June 15
  • Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 11,893
  • Referee: Tom Symonette

Notes

References

  1. ^ Kuriloff, Aaron (June 29, 2007). "NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. ^ NFL Europa League (February 26, 2007). "Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. ^ NFL Europa League (April 10, 2007). "World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  4. ^ NFL Europa League (April 17, 2007). "Early Start To Week Two" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  5. ^ NFL Europa League (April 24, 2007). "Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  6. ^ NFL Europa League (May 1, 2007). "Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  7. ^ NFL Europa League (May 8, 2007). "Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  8. ^ NFL Europa League (May 15, 2007). "Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  9. ^ NFL Europa League (May 22, 2007). "Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  10. ^ NFL Europa League (May 29, 2007). "Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  11. ^ NFL Europa League (June 5, 2007). "Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  12. ^ NFL Europa League (June 12, 2007). "Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  13. ^ "Berlin Thunder verpasst fünften Platz" (in German). Rheinische Post. June 16, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  14. ^ "NFL Europa At A Glance". USA Today. June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
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