Team: | Berlin Thunder |
Year: | 1999 |
Record: | 3–7 |
Division Place: | 6th |
Coach: | Wes Chandler |
General Manager: | Michael Lang |
Stadium: | Jahn-Sportpark |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Previous: | 1998 (Monarchs) |
Next: | 2000 |
The 1999 Berlin Thunder season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Wes Chandler, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.
Although the Thunder replaced the England Monarchs for this season, the only player from the 1998 roster to return for the new team was outside linebacker Scott Fields.
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | Saturday, April 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–21 | 0–1 | Waldstadion | 30,127 | |
2 | Saturday, April 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 14–48 | 0–2 | Jahn-Sportpark | 9,817 | |
3 | Saturday, May 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 10–42 | 0–3 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 9,685 | |
4 | Saturday, May 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 23–49 | 0–4 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,210 | |
5 | Saturday, May 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 22–19 | 1–4 | Jahn-Sportpark | 7,342 | |
6 | Sunday, May 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 27–20 | 2–4 | Jahn-Sportpark | 8,667 | |
7 | Sunday, May 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 28–10 | 3–4 | Hampden Park | 9,128 | |
8 | Saturday, June 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 0–29 | 3–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,683 | |
9 | Sunday, June 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 19–32 | 3–6 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,783 | |
10 | Saturday, June 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 10–38 | 3–7 | Rheinstadion | 31,350 |