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]
2007 Amsterdam Admirals season | |
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General manager | Stefaan Eskes |
Head coach | Bart Andrus |
Home field | Amsterdam ArenA Olympisch Stadion |
Results | |
Record | 4–6 |
Division place | 5th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
editFree agent draft
editDraft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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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 |
Personnel
edit![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/AmsterdamAdmirals2007.jpg/220px-AmsterdamAdmirals2007.jpg)
Staff
editFront office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
editQuarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| National players
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Schedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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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 |
Standings
editNFL Europa League | |||||||||
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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 |
Game summaries
editWeek 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Week 2: vs Rhein Fire
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Berlin | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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
editWeek 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamburg | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cologne | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
Rhein | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Cologne | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berlin | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Friday, June 15
- Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 11,893
- Referee: Tom Symonette