1999 Amsterdam Admirals season

1999 Amsterdam Admirals season
Head coach	Al Luginbill
General manager	Bill Peterson
Home field	Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1999 Amsterdam Admirals season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his fifth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

NFL Europe League draft

1999 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	4	Shane Doyle	DE	Washington State
2	10	Clyde Johnson	CB	Kansas State
3	15	Jim Mills	T	Idaho
4	22	Cory Geason	TE	Tulane
5	27	Troy Bailey	DT	Oregon
6	34	Chris Wing	LB	Boise State
7	39	Derrick LeVake	T	Wisconsin–Whitewater
8	46	Rashee Johnson	CB	Arizona
9	51	Eric Anderson	T	Nebraska
10	58	Marcel Willis	LB	Ohio State
11	63	Ben Fricke	C	Houston
12	70	Clifford Green	CB	Tennessee State
13	75	Abu Wilson	RB	Utah State
14	82	John Fisher	S	Missouri Western State
15	87	LeShun Daniels	G	Ohio State
16	94	Tyrone Brown	WR	Toledo
17	99	James Kidd	WR	Colorado
18	106	Mike Ulufale	DT	Brigham Young
19	111	Lee Vaughn	CB	Wyoming
20	116	David Sanders	DE	Arkansas
21	119	Joe Aska	RB	Central Oklahoma
22	120	Scott Richards	TE	East Carolina

Personnel

Staff

1999 Amsterdam Admirals staff
	Front office General Manager – Bill Peterson Head coaches Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Al Luginbill Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Chris L. Allen Running Backs – Dave Levy Offensive Line – Al Tanara National Coach/Offensive Assistant – Joost van den Bogert			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jim Hilles Defensive Assistant – Cedric Figaro Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kirk Olson

Roster

1999 Amsterdam Admirals roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Mike Cawley  4 Dan Gonzalez 11 Jim Kubiak Running backs 35 Joe Aska 20 David Thompson Wide receivers  8 Joe Douglass 15 Todd Doxzon  5 James Kidd  1 Shawn McWashington  2 Jason Shelley Tight ends 48 Matt Cushing 88 Cory Geason 87 Robert Rosenstiel		Offensive linemen 75 Eric Anderson G 61 Ben Fricke C 67 Brad Kubik G/C 74 Derrick LeVake G/T 79 Dave Mudge T 60 Fred Pollack G 78 Daryl Terrell T Defensive linemen 93 Troy Bailey DT 94 Keith Council DT 90 Shane Doyle DE 95 Jon Kirksey DT 51 Chris Wing DE		Linebackers 59 Myron Newsome 46 Marcel Willis Defensive backs 25 Ray Jackson CB 24 Clyde Johnson CB 31 Carlos Jones CB 40 Kelly Malveaux S 21 Dexter Seigler CB 36 Greg Williams S		National players  9 Francesco Biancamano P/K 14 Silvio Diliberto K 57 Masafumi Kawaguchi LB 33 Frank Temming RB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 17	8:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 16–28	0–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	14,624
2	Saturday, April 24	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 17–13	1–1	Amsterdam ArenA	14,568
3	Saturday, May 1	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 20–30	1–2	Rheinstadion	23,883
4	Saturday, May 8	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 49–23	2–2	Amsterdam ArenA	10,210
5	Saturday, May 15	7:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 19–22 ^OT	2–3	Jahn-Sportpark	7,342
6	Saturday, May 22	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 25–36	2–4	Amsterdam ArenA	14,056
7	Saturday, May 29	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 17–28	2–5	Amsterdam ArenA	10,252
8	Saturday, June 5	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 14–21	2–6	Waldstadion	35,981
9	Sunday, June 13	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 29–20	3–6	Hampden Park	10,415
10	Saturday, June 19	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 30–22	4–6	Amsterdam ArenA	12,358

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Barcelona Dragons	7	3	0	.700	263	246	4–1	3–2	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	239	223	3–2	3–2	L1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	286	149	3–2	3–2	W3
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	236	243	3–2	1–4	W2
Scottish Claymores	4	6	0	.400	270	298	2–3	2–3	L4
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	173	308	2–3	1–4	L3

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Barcelona Dragons

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	3	0	13	16
Barcelona	0	0	14	14	28

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

• Date: Saturday, April 17
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 14,624
• ^[1]

Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	3	0	10	0	13
Amsterdam	0	3	7	7	17

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, April 24
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 14,568
• ^[2]

Week 3: at Rhein Fire

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	0	7	13	20
Rhein	14	3	10	3	30

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 1
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 23,883
• ^[3]

Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	9	14	0	23
Amsterdam	14	14	14	7	49

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, May 8
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 10,210

Week 5: at Berlin Thunder

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Amsterdam	3	3	7	6	0	19
Berlin	0	0	7	12	3	22

at Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 15
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 7,342
• ^[4]

Week 6: vs Rhein Fire

Week Six: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	16	10	10	0	36
Amsterdam	3	13	0	9	25

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, May 22
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 14,056
• ^[5]

Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Seven: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	7	7	14	28
Amsterdam	7	3	7	0	17

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, May 29
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 10,252
• ^[6]

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	0	0	14	14
Frankfurt	0	14	0	7	21

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, June 5
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 35,981
• Referee: Kirk Dornan

Week 9: at Scottish Claymores

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	12	3	14	29
Scotland	7	3	3	7	20

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, June 13
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 10,415
• ^[7]

Week 10: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Ten: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	0	7	7	8	22
Amsterdam	6	7	3	14	30

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, June 19
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 12,358
• ^[8]

Notes

1. All times local to where the game was played.

References

1. "Barcelona 28, Amsterdam 16". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. April 17, 1999. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
2. "Amsterdam 17, Frankfurt 13". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. April 24, 1999. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
3. "Rhein 30, Amsterdam 20". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 1, 1999. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
4. "Berlin 22, Amsterdam 19". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 15, 1999. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
5. "Rhein 36, Amsterdam 25". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 22, 1999. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
6. "Barcelona 28, Amsterdam 17". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 29, 1999. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
7. "Amsterdam 29, Scotland 20". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. June 13, 1999. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
8. "Amsterdam 30, Scotland 22". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. June 19, 1999. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
9. "Final NFL Europe Standings". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. June 20, 1999. Retrieved June 20, 2013.