The Frankfurt Galaxy were a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called Waldstadion. The Galaxy was the only team in the league to have remained in operation and in the same city throughout the league's existence.
As of 2026, an unrelated team of the same name plays in the European Football Alliance.
History In 1991, the Galaxy was a founding member of the World League of American Football (WLAF). They hosted the first ever WLAF game against the London Monarchs at the Waldstadion on March 23, 1991, and scored the first ever WLAF points with a safety, but lost the game.
When the World League resumed in 1995, the Galaxy, the Monarchs, and Barcelona Dragons were the only former WLAF teams that continued playing. Before it folded, Frankfurt Galaxy was the oldest professional football team outside of the NFL and CFL. Frankfurt Galaxy also played in the last NFL Europa game, losing the 2007 World Bowl to the Hamburg Seadevils.
The Frankfurt Galaxy's record eight appearances in the 15 World Bowl games were evenly split in the composite standings with four wins (1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006) and four losses (1996, 1998, 2004, and 2007).
Season-by-season Season League Regular season Postseason Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result 1991 WLAF 7 3 0 .700 3rd – – — — 1992 WLAF 3 7 0 .300 2nd – – — — 1993 WLAF suspended operations from 1993 to 1994 1994 1995 WLAF 6 4 0 .600 2nd 1 0 1.000 1996 WLAF 6 4 0 .600 2nd 0 1 .000 1997 WLAF 4 6 0 .400 5th – – — — 1998 NFLE 7 3 0 .700 1st 0 1 .000 1999 NFLE 6 4 0 .600 2nd 1 0 1.000 2000 NFLE 4 6 0 .400 5th – – — — 2001 NFLE 3 7 0 .300 6th – – — — 2002 NFLE 6 4 0 .600 3rd – – — — 2003 NFLE 6 4 0 .600 1st 1 0 1.000 2004 NFLE 7 3 0 .700 2nd 0 1 .000 2005 NFLE 3 7 0 .300 5th – – — — 2006 NFLE 7 3 0 .700 2nd 1 0 1.000 2007 NFLE 7 3 0 .700 2nd 0 1 .000 Total 82 68 0 .547 4 4 .500
Head coaches # Name Term Regular season Postseason Achievements GC Won Lost Ties Win % GC Won Lost Win % 1 Jack Elway 1991–1992 20 10 10 0 .500 – – – — — 2 Ernie Stautner 1995–1997 30 16 14 0 .533 2 1 1 .500 3 Dick Curl 1998–2000 30 17 13 0 .567 2 1 1 .500 4 Doug Graber2001–2003 30 15 15 0 .500 1 1 0 1.000 5 Mike Jones 2004–2007 40 24 16 0 .600 3 1 2 .333
Notable players
No. Player Position(s) Years played Notable 5, 81 Mario Bailey WR 1995–2000 All-Time NFL Europe Receiving leader 1, 18 Andy McCullough WR 1999, 2001 World Bowl VII Most Valuable Player 4 J. T. O'Sullivan QB 2004, 2007 NFL Europa Co-Offensive Most Valuable Player (2007) 11 Mike Perez QB 1991–1992 First starting quarterback in team history 32 Roger Robinson RB 2006 Led League in rushing, All-NFLEL team selection 82 Keith L. Craig WR 1991 First Service Member (U.S.Army) selected under Operation Discovery16 Jake DelhommeQB1999World Bowl VII champion and Super Bowl XXXVIII starting quarterback
References
External links The Football Database