Regensburg Legionäre e.V., commonly referred to as Regensburg Legionäre, is a baseball and softball club from Regensburg, Bavaria. The team is currently known as Guggenberger Legionäre, being sponsored by a construction company from Mintraching. Between 2008 and 2020 the team was called Buchbinder Legionäre after a car rental company.
Founded in 1987, the first men's team plays in the first division of the Baseball-Bundesliga since 1995 and has won the German championship five times in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Legionäre play in the Armin-Wolf-Arena.
Club structure The full club consists of 11 teams: 1st Men's Baseball, plays in Bundesliga's 1st Division 2nd Men's Baseball Bavarian League Softball Bavarian League Baseball District League Baseball Bayern Youth League Youth National League Student Livepitching Student Tossball T-Ball Softball, U15
As part of a fund raising effort, Legionäre began selling stock in the club at the price of €100 a share, equating to €1 of the team value. The shares are not marketed as high-return investments but contributions that give the supporter a presence in the organization.
History
In the 2010 season, Legionäre led the Southern Division in most offensive and defensive categories, posting a combined .367 batting average and hitting 21 home runs as a team, while the club's pitching staff posted a 2.21 ERA.
Roster
Season by season performance (1st Bundesliga) Year Rank Games W L Win% Season Notes2007 1 25 21 4 .840 Lost to Mainz Athletics in Finals, 2-32008 2 28 20 8 .714 Defeated Mannheim Tornados in Finals, 2-3, to win 1st Championship in club history.2009 1 24 21 3 .875 Lost to Mannheim Tornados in semifinals, 2-32010 1 28 24 4 .857 Defeated Heidenheim Heideköpfe in Finals, 3-2, to win 2nd Championship in club history.2011 1 24 21 3 .875 Defeated Paderborn Untouchables in Finals, 3-2, to win 3rd Championship in club history.2012 1 24 20 4 .833 Defeated Paderborn Untouchables in Finals, 3-0, to win 4th Championship in club history.2013 1 28 23 5 .821 Defeated Solingen Alligators in Finals, 3-2, to win 5th Championship in club history and 4th win in a row.2014 2 28 20 8 .714 Lost to Solingen Alligators in semifinals, 1-32015 1 28 24 4 .857 Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in finals, 2-32016 2 28 20 8 .714 Lost to Mainz Athletics in finals, 1-32017 5 28 14 14 .500 Missed playoffs2018 2 28 19 9 .679 Lost to Bonn Capitals in semifinals, 2-32019 2 28 21 7 .800 Lost to Bonn Capitals in quarterfinals, 2-32020 2 14 13 1 .929 Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in semifinals, 2-32021 2 28 22 6 .786 Lost to Heidenheim Heideköpfe in semifinals, 2-3
Euro League Baseball Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg was one of the three teams to start in the inaugural season of the Euro League Baseball.
References
External links Official Site