Søllerød Gold Diggers
The Søllerød Gold Diggers are an american football team from Rudersdal, Denmark. The club was founded in 2003.
| Founded | January 13th, 2003 |
|---|---|
| League | National Ligaen |
| Based in | Rudersdal, Denmark |
| Stadium | Rundforbi Stadion |
| Colors | Black and gold |
| President | Niels Neipper |
| Head coach | Troels Vestergaard |
| Manager | Casper Reinhardt |
| Championships | 2 (2009, 2010) |
| Cheerleaders | Elements & Infinity |
| Mascot | Goldie |
| Website | www.sgdfootball.com |
Søllerød Gold Diggers are members of the Danish American Football Federation (DAFF) and compete in the Nationalliga, the highest division of American football in Denmark.
National competition
The Gold Diggers have won the Danish championship, Mermaid Bowl, twice, in 2009 and 2010, both times against Triangle Razorbacks from Vejle. Gold Diggers had their first Mermaid Bowl-experience in 2008 where they lost to Razorback. Gold Diggers has been playing in Nationalligaen since 2008.
International competition
In 2009 Gold Diggers competede for the first time in EFAF Cup, where they meet and lost to Carlstad Crusaders from Sweden. They played again in 2011 where they defeated Les Cougars de Saint-Ouen L'Aumone (from the outskirts of Paris) and Coventry Jets before losing against later winners of the tournament London Blitz in the semifinals.
In 2012, the Gold Diggers won the EFAF Cup. During the tournament they played and defeated Wroclaw Giants (PL) and Prague Black Hawks (CZ) in the group stage, Amiens Spartiates (FR) in the semifinal and Triangle Razorbacks (DK) in the finale. The finale score being 31–21 and Danish QB Alexander Cimadon was named the games MVP.
Honours
- Mermaid Bowl - Danish Champions
- Winners : 2009, 2010
- Runner-up : 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
- EFAF Cup
- Winners : 2012
- Junior Bowl - Danish U19 Champions
- Winners : 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019
- Runner-up : 2010
Youth teams
Søllerød Gold Diggers has youth teams for five age groups, Under-19, Under-16, Under-14, Under-12 and Under-10.
Famous players
WR Desi Barbour (2008–2009), formerly with UC Davis- OL Mike Moffitt (2008–2009), formerly with Arkansas Razorbacks, Prague Panthers
- DL Ryan Shotwell (2010), formerly with Cal Poly Mustangs
- DL Ryan Ploesser (2011), formerly with Truman State Bulldogs
- DL Robert Shapel (2012–2014), formerly with Missouri State Bears
- QB Zach Shaw (2013), formerly with Wisconsin Lutheran College
- DE Dylan Drake (2014), formerly with Yale Bulldogs
- RB Robert Burton III (2017), formerly with Northwest Missouri State University
- DB Desmond Cooper (2017 & 2019), formerly with Jacksonville Jaguars
- WR Anthony Dimarsico (2018), formerly with New York Jets
- WR Griffin Norberg (2019), formerly with Valparaiso University
- QB Nick Rooney (2019), formerly with Adams State University
OL Hjalte Froholdt, formerly with Arkansas Razorbacks, currently with New England Patriots