Straubing Spiders

The Straubing Spiders are an American football team from Straubing, Germany. The club's greatest success came in 2021 when it won the southern division of the German Football League 2 and earned promotion to the German Football League.

History
The Spiders were founded in 1984. In 1987 they finished the Regionalliga Süd a German third tier league in first place and got promoted to the 2. Bundesliga (now "GFL2"). From 1988 to 1992 the Spiders were members of 2. Bundesliga. Seven years later to the 1999 season the Spiders reentered the 2. Bundesliga for another four seasons. In 2017 they got promoted to the GFL2 for the third time. The 2021 season the Spiders finished the league in the first place playing a perfect season. In the succeeding promotion round their opponents Stuttgart Scorpions withdrew whereby the Spiders entered the German Football League – the greatest success in the team's history.

Honours

 * GFL
 * Play-off qualification: 2022
 * League membership: 2022–present
 * GFL2
 * Southern Division champions: 2021

Recent seasons
Recent seasons of the Spiders:
 * PR = Promotion round
 * QF = Quarter finals