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2026 GFL Power Rankings — Week 18 Update
Biggest Takeaway
As the GFL season moves toward the postseason, the league has started to separate into clear tiers. At the top, three teams have consistently looked like the strongest championship threats.
Dresden Monarchs/Potsdam Royals/Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns
The Dresden Monarchs, Potsdam Royals, and Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns have separated themselves from the rest of the GFL.
These are clearly the three strongest teams in the league and the teams best positioned to ma
Sep 11
2026 GFL Power Rankings — Week 4 Update
Biggest Takeaway
Outside of Pforzheim’s head-to-head win over Ravensburg, there wasn’t much reason for major movement this week. The top five remain relatively stable, and many teams simply reinforced what we already believed about them. As GFL conference play continues and schedules become more difficult, expect larger swings in the coming weeks.
1. Potsdam Royals (=)
A dominant 48-3 victory over the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes keeps the Potsdam Royals firmly at the top. Until
Jun 5
2026 GFL Power Rankings — Week 3 Update
Disclaimer
Early season rankings in the German Football League are always difficult to evaluate due to limited film, uneven schedules, and the overall volatility of the league from week to week. Because of that, these rankings are based on a combination of early performance. These rankings are expected to shift significantly as competition levels increase over the coming weeks.
1. Potsdam Royals
The Potsdam Royals remain firmly at the top spot after a convincing win over t
May 29
Early 2026 German Football League Power Rankings
Disclaimer
Early season rankings in the German Football League are always difficult to evaluate due to limited film, uneven schedules, and the overall volatility of the league from week to week. Because of that, these rankings are based on a combination of early and Week 1 performance. These rankings are expected to shift significantly as competition levels increase over the coming weeks.
1. Potsdam Royals
The Royals opened the year by finding a way to win a low-scoring an
May 14
GFL Power Rankings Week 3
PSA: It’s still very, very early. This list will move a lot each week — this is just a baseline to spark conversation.
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1st. Dresden Monarchs
I still have Dresden as my favorite to win the whole thing… buuuut Potsdam could also be in this spot. The Monarchs are looking super solid so far — Tyler Hudson has been going absolutely insane on offense. The defense could clean some things up, but I still really like this squad.
May 29, 2025
GFL Preseason Rankings
GFL Power Ranking a bit before the preseason, give it a read and stick around for more GFL content later in the year!
Mar 13, 2025
GFL Quarterfinal: Dresden Monarchs vs. Straubing Spiders – A Clash of Contrasts
On September 21, 2024, the Dresden Monarchs will host the Straubing Spiders in an exciting German Football League quarterfinal showdown
Sep 20, 2024
Week 17 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals demonstrated their dominance once again with a commanding 92-7 victory over the Paderborn Dolphins.
Sep 2, 2024
Week 16 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals once again showcased their dominance with a commanding 59-0 victory over the New Yorker Lions Braunschweig. The Royals re
Aug 27, 2024
Week 15 GFL Power Ranking
The reigning German champions, the Potsdam Royals, have bounced back to their dominant form after a close win against the Berlin Adler.
Aug 22, 2024
Week 14 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals faced some challenges but managed to secure a 29-15 victory over the Berlin Adler. Week 14 GFL Power Rankings are here!!!
Aug 13, 2024
Week 13 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals enjoyed a bye week that did nothing to change their standing in the league. With 8 wins from 8 games and an impressive 49
Aug 6, 2024
Week 12 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals have solidified their dominance with a staggering 96-14 victory against the Allgäu Comets, erasing any doubts about their
Jul 31, 2024
Week 11 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals completed their task in dominant fashion, sweeping the Berlin Rebels off the field with a 63-0 victory. GFL Power Ranking
Jul 23, 2024
Week 10 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals have once again proven their dominance by securing an impressive 40-12 victory against the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns.
Jul 17, 2024
Week 9 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals used their bye week to gear up for a blockbuster game against the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns this weekend. GFL Power Rankin
Jul 10, 2024
Week 8 GFL Power Ranking
For the first time this season, the Potsdam Royals did not score 50 points or more. Week 8 German Football League Power Ranking
Jul 2, 2024
Week 7 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals, a team that needs no introduction, they're at the top of the Week7 power rankings for the German Football League!
Jun 25, 2024
Week 6 GFL Power Ranking
The Potsdam Royals are proving to be a powerhouse in the league, showcasing their dominance with a resounding 74-20 w. GFL Week 6 Power Rank
Jun 19, 2024
Week 5 GFL Power Ranking
The German Football League is moving forward in the weeks and the midfield is getting tighter and tighter. Here is the GFL Power Ranking #5!
Jun 11, 2024
OTHER NEWS
Sebastian Gauthier: From the Football Field to PlayrGrid
Sebastian Gauthier is one of the most recognizable names in European American football. A Swedish international, he has enjoyed an extensive career playing for teams in Sweden, Finland, and Germany, most notably with Frankfurt Galaxy, where he won the European League of Football championship in 2021.
Now, the veteran linebacker is taking on a new challenge, this time off the field: PlayrGrid, a platform designed to connect American football players and teams from around the
4 hours ago
The man under the helmet: Diego Paz, from Spain to Foxborough in less than 5 years
Diego Paz González, one of the best DEs in Europe right now, talks about his journey from Spanish football to a tryout with the New England Patriots since his introduction to the sport in 2022
“Spain” and “NFL” are two words that usually, historically, don’t go together. That is so that in the NFL Heritage Program there is only one single player in the whole league repping the Spanish flag on his helmet, and that is Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson, whose great-grandfather, Antonio
Oct 23
“Mo, run it in, score the touchdown!”
Moritz Jadin is currently recovering from a medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear. The Vikings running back caused a stir with his touchdown in front of friends and family in the AFLE. Before this, he also played in the ACSL and even trained with Sandro Platzgummer on the Austrian national team.
Hand-off from Nico Hrouda to Moritz Jadin at the one-yard line. Standing 1.80 meters tall and weighing 95 kilograms, Jadin powers through the Paris Lights' defense and celebrates the
Oct 21
From the ACSL to the AFLE: "What the heck, no way, that's not true"
Philipp Voith has been part of the Vienna Vikings since July. Fans of the Austrian college league ACSL remember the 25-year-old as a player for the TU Robots. The wide receiver spoke exclusively with First Down Magazine about his journey to the AFLE.
On July 2, 2026, Philipp Voith's life turned upside down: the 1.88-meter-tall and 85-kilogram wide receiver was now officially part of the gameday roster for the reigning AFLE champion Vienna Vikings. Just a few months prior, t
Oct 18
Born on a Base: How FIDAF and Italian Football Began
Football’s Italian story starts more than a century ago, with a Thanksgiving Day game in Genoa between the crews of the USS Connecticut and the USS Kansas. It was a one-off game, and decades passed before the sport returned in any organized way: first with Allied troops, in the Bambino Bowl in Bari and the Spaghetti Bowl in Florence, the latter drawing a crowd of 25,000, both played between 1944 and 1945; then through U.S. bases that kept the game alive into the 1950s and 196
Oct 13
The Italian Football League Kicks Off Its 2027 Season in Bologna
On October 4th, at The Social Hub in Bologna, the Italian Football League began preparations for the upcoming 2027 season with a press conference and a league meeting that offered a preview of the league's new year.
In the presence of the press and top figures in Italian football, the new season of the country's premier league was launched, featuring numerous new developments and the announcement of several partnerships.
What new developments and challenges will the IFL fac
Oct 9
Andrew Weidinger - The Head Coach of the London Guard
Starting his coaching career at The University of Arizona in 2000, Andrew Weidinger has been everywhere, and then some, on his path to becoming EFA London’s Head Coach.
"Like every kid who has ever put the pads on, all I ever wanted to do was play in the NFL. Then I managed to crack a vertebrae when I was in high school and couldn’t play anymore, which got me interested in coaching. I was very fortunate to have a lot of great opportunities and work with a lot of great people
Oct 7
UNION JACK CLASSIC
Wembley Stadium has staged just about everything football has to offer. On Saturday, it added another chapter to its history: College Football. Kansas and Arizona State crossed the Atlantic for a Week 3 matchup that brought the sights, sounds and spectacle of a fall Saturday in America to the heart of London.
LONDON BECOMES THE CENTER OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
For one Saturday in September, London became the center of the College Football world.
The British capital is hardly a
Sep 24
The Pioneers: NFL Europe and the League That Dared to Cross an Ocean
Long before the NFL played regular season games in London, Munich, or Madrid, it tried something far bolder: building entire professional franchises on European soil.
In July 1989, NFL owners approved the creation of the World League of American Football, a genuinely transatlantic experiment and the first time the league had ever tried to plant a professional, developmental version of itself outside North America. When the WLAF kicked off on March 23, 1991, ten teams took th
Sep 23
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