The 2004 Cologne Centurions season was the inaugural season for the team in the NFL Europe League.
| 2004 Cologne Centurions season
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| Head Coach |
Peter Vaas
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| Home Field |
RheinEnergieStadion
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| Results
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| Record |
4–6
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| Place |
4th
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| Playoff Finish |
did not qualify
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| Timeline
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| Previous season
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Next season
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2005
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Offseason[]
Free Agent Draft[]
2004 Cologne Centurions NFLEL Free Agent Draft selections
| Draft order
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Player name
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Position
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College
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| Round
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Choice
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| 1
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3
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Demetric Evans
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DE
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Georgia
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| 2
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9
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Will Hunter
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CB
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Syracuse
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| 3
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16
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Richard Newsome
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S
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Michigan State
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| 4
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21
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Byron Hardmon
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LB
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Florida
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| 5
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28
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Robert Doane
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T
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Texas
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| 6
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33
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Marcus Smith
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DB
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Memphis
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| 7
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40
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Erik Totten
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S
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Western Washington
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| 8
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45
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Rodnick Phillips
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RB
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Southern Methodist
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| 9
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52
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Andre Arnold
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DE
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Grambling
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| 10
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57
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Lance Gibson
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DE
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Central Washington
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| 11
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64
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Curt McGill
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C
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Georgia
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| 12
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69
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Chris Smith
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T
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Cal-Davis
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| 13
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76
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Antwon McCray
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RB
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Toledo
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[1]
Personnel[]
Staff[]
| 2004 {{{team}}} staff
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Front office
- General Manager – Jacques Orthen
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
- Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell
- National Coach/Running Backs – Wanja Müller
- Wide Receivers – Dwaune Jones
- Tight Ends – Tom Nütten
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Defensive coaches
- Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – David Duggan
- Defensive Line – Mel Mills
- Defensive Backs – Richard Kent
- Defensive Assistant – Robert Harris
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt
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Roster[]
| 2004 Cologne Centurions roster
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Quarterbacks
- 7 Rob Adamson
- 12 Ryan Van Dyke
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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National Players
- 56 Cedric Cotar LB
- 86 Werner Hippler TE
- 14 Ola Kimrin K
- 1 Marco Martos WR
- 11 Yu Nakajima WR
- 5 Kentaro Namiki QB
- 16 Michihiro Ogawa WR
- 20 Tadanari Sano CB
- 45 Masaki Tokimoto LB
Rookies in italics
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Schedule[]
| Week
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Date
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Kickoff (CEST)
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Opponent
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Results
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Game site
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Attendance
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| Final score
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Team record
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| 1
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Sunday, April 4
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4:00 p.m.
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at Rhein Fire
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L 25–26
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0–1
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Arena AufSchalke
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22,736
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| 2
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Saturday, April 10
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7:00 p.m.
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Frankfurt Galaxy
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L 10–20
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0–2
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RheinEnergieStadion
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9,134
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| 3
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Sunday, April 18
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4:00 p.m.
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at Berlin Thunder
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L 31–35
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0–3
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Olympic Stadium
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12,036
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| 4
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Saturday, April 24
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7:00 p.m.
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Scottish Claymores
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W 17–3
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1–3
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RheinEnergieStadion
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8,761
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| 5
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Saturday, May 1
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7:00 p.m.
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at Frankfurt Galaxy
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L 17–24
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1–4
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Waldstadion
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24,117
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| 6
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Saturday, May 8
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7:00 p.m.
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Berlin Thunder
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W 28–27
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2–4
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RheinEnergieStadion
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10,164
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| 7
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Saturday, May 15
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7:00 p.m.
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at Amsterdam Admirals
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L 10–17
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2–5
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Amsterdam ArenA
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14,437
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| 8
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Sunday, May 23
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4:00 p.m.
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Rhein Fire
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W 7–6
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3–5
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RheinEnergieStadion
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20,354
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| 9
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Sunday, May 30
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4:00 p.m.
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Amsterdam Admirals
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L 18–23
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3–6
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RheinEnergieStadion
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9,056
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| 10
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Saturday, June 5
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3:00 p.m.
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at Scottish Claymores
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W 28–20
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4–6
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Hampden Park
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10,013
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Standings[]
[2]
Game summaries[]
Week 1: at Rhein Fire[]
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Rhein Fire 26, Cologne Centurions 25
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Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy[]
Frankfurt Galaxy 20, Cologne Centurions 10
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Frankfurt
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7
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0
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0
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13
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20
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| Cologne
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3
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0
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0
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7
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10
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at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 10
- Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 9,134
- Referee: Gerald Austin
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Week 3: at Berlin Thunder[]
Berlin Thunder 35, Cologne Centurions 31
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Cologne
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7
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14
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3
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7
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31
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| Berlin
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21
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7
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7
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0
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35
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at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 18
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 12,036
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
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Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores[]
Cologne Centurions 17, Scottish Claymores 3
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Scotland
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3
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0
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0
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0
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3
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| Cologne
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7
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10
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0
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0
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17
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at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 24
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 8,761
- Referee: Walt Anderson
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Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy[]
Frankfurt Galaxy 24, Cologne Centurions 17
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Cologne
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3
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0
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7
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7
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17
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| Frankfurt
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3
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14
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0
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7
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24
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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 1
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 24,117
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
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Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder[]
Cologne Centurions 28, Berlin Thunder 27
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Berlin
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7
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7
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0
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13
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27
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| Cologne
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14
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0
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7
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7
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28
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at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 8
- Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 10,164
- Referee: John Parry
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Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals[]
Amsterdam Admirals 17, Cologne Centurions 10
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Cologne
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0
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3
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7
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0
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10
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| Amsterdam
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7
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7
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3
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0
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17
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at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, May 15
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 14,437
- Referee: Gerald Austin
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Week 8: vs Rhein Fire[]
Cologne Centurions 7, Rhein Fire 6
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Rhein
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0
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6
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0
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0
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6
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| Cologne
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0
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0
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7
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0
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7
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at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 23
- Game time: 4:07 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 20,354
- Referee: Gene Steratore
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Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals[]
Amsterdam Admirals 23, Cologne Centurions 18
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Amsterdam
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7
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7
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3
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6
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23
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| Cologne
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4
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0
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7
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7
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18
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at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 30
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 9,056
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
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Week 10: at Scottish Claymores[]
Cologne Centurions 28, Scottish Claymores 20
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Total
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| Cologne
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0
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14
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0
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14
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28
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| Scotland
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0
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7
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13
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0
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20
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at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- Date: Saturday, June 5
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 10,013
- Referee: Walt Coleman
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