The Düsseldorf Panther are an American football team from Düsseldorf, Germany. The club is the oldest extant American football club in Europe, having been formed on 1 May 1978.
The Panthers are one of the most successful American football clubs in Germany, having won six German Bowls as well as becoming the first-ever German team to win the Eurobowl in 1995. Having won its 18th Junior Bowl in 2024, the club has the most successful youth department in the sport in Germany. who were formed in 1977 but folded in the mid-1980s—are the oldest still existing club. was formed, consisting of six clubs, the Düsseldorf Panther, Frankfurter Löwen, Ansbach Grizzlies, Munich Cowboys, Berlin Bears and Bremerhaven Seahawks.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center; background:silver; font-weight:bold;"
| Bowl || Date
| Champions || Runners-Up || Score
| Location || Attendance
|-
| V || September 25, 1983
| Düsseldorf Panther || Ansbach Grizzlies || 22–7 || Nuremberg
|style="text-align:right;"| 7,000
|-
| VI || October 13, 1984 || Düsseldorf Panther || Ansbach Grizzlies || 27–13 || Essen
|style="text-align:right;"| 10,000
|-
| VII || November 12, 1985 || Ansbach Grizzlies || Düsseldorf Panther || 14–7 || Cologne
|style="text-align:right;"| 9,000
|-
| VIII || July 27, 1986 || Düsseldorf Panther || Ansbach Grizzlies || 27–14 || Würzburg
|style="text-align:right;"| 10,000
|-
| X || October 15, 1988 || Red Barons Cologne || Düsseldorf Panther || 25–20 || Berlin
|style="text-align:right;"| 11,000
|-
| XIV || October 3, 1992 || Düsseldorf Panther || Munich Cowboys || 24–23 || Hanover
|style="text-align:right;"| 8,750
|-
| XVI || September 17, 1994 || Düsseldorf Panther || Berlin Adler || 27–17 || Hanau
|style="text-align:right;"| 7,862
|-
| XVII || September 16, 1995 || Düsseldorf Panther || Hamburg Blue Devils || 17–10 || Braunschweig
|style="text-align:right;"| 12,125
|-
| XVIII || October 5, 1996
| Hamburg Blue Devils || Düsseldorf Panther || 31–12 || Hamburg
|style="text-align:right;"| 19,700
|}
- Champions in bold.
Recent seasons
Recent seasons of the Panthers:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="background:#DFDFDF; font-weight:bold"
| Year || Division || Finish || Points || Pct. || Games || W || D || L || PF || PA || Postseason
|-
| 2005
|rowspan="2"| GFL <small>(North)</small>
| 6th || 0–24 || 0.000
| 12 || 0 || 0 || 12
| 206 || 418
|style="text-align:left;"| Won RR: Kiel Baltic Hurricanes (14–13 & 10–7)
|-
| 2006
| 6th || 8–16 || 0.333
| 12 || 4 || 0 || 8
| 153 || 364
|style="text-align:left"| Lost RR: Kiel Baltic Hurricanes (0–30 & 30–27)
|-
| 2007
|rowspan="4"| GFL2 <small>(North)</small>
| 4th || 13–15 || 0.464
| 14 || 6 || 1 || 7
| 291 || 264
| —
|-
| 2008
| 4th || 17–11 || 0.607
| 14 || 8 || 1 || 5
| 418 || 343
| —
|-
| 2009
| 5th || 17–11 || 0.607
| 14 || 8 || 1 || 5
| 375 || 321
| —
|-
| 2010
| 2nd || 23–5 || 0.821
| 14 || 11 || 1 || 2
| 485 || 259
|style="text-align:left"| Won PR: Berlin Rebels (43–41 & 33–34)
|-
| 2011
|rowspan="6"| GFL <small>(North)</small>
| 3rd || 18–10 || 0.643
| 14 || 9 || 0 || 5
| 351 || 309
|style="text-align:left"| Won QF: Marburg Mercenaries (14–10) Lost SF: Kiel Baltic Hurricanes (21–45)
|-
| 2012
| 4th || 16–12 || 0.571
| 14 || 7 || 2 || 5
| 509 || 453
|style="text-align:left"| Lost QF: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (25–41)
|-
| 2013
| 7th
| 6–22 || 0.214
| 14 || 3 || 0 || 11
| 207 || 496
| —
|-
| 2014
| 7th
| 0–24 || 0.000
| 12 || 0 || 0 || 12
| 181 || 517
| —
|-
| 2015
| 7th
| 2–22 || 0.083
| 12 || 1 || 0 || 11
| 87 || 519
| —
|-
| 2016
| 8th
| 0–28 || 0.000
| 14 || 0 || 0 || 14
| 270 || 644
|style="text-align:left"| Lost RR: Cologne Crocodiles (0–34 & 0–28)
|-
| 2017
|rowspan="2"| GFL2 <small>(North)</small>
| 2nd
| 24–4 || 0.857
| 14 || 12 || 0 || 2
| 517 || 187
| —
|-
| 2018
| 1st
| 24–4 || 0.857
| 14 || 12 || 0 || 2
| 341 || 148
|style="text-align:left"| Won PR: Hamburg Huskies (36–10 & 34–21)
|-
| 2019
| GFL <small>(North)</small>
| 8th
| 0–28 || 0.000
| 14 || 0 || 0 || 14
| 185 || 619
|style="text-align:left"| Lost RR: Elmshorn Fighting Pirates (14–47 & 21–34)
|-
| 2020
|rowspan=2| GFL2 <small>(North)</small>
|colspan=10 style="background:#C0C0C0"| No season played because of the COVID-19 pandemic
|-
| 2021
| 2nd
| 17–3 || 0.850
| 10 || 8 || 1 || 1
| 239 || 174
| —
|-
| 2022
| GFL <small>(North)</small>
| 8th
| 0–20 || 0.000
| 10 || 0 || 0 || 10
| 67 || 419
|style="text-align:left"| Lost RR: Paderborn Dolphins (7–13 & 13–8)
|-
| 2023
|rowspan="2"| GFL2 <small>(North)</small>
| 2nd
| 16–4 || 0.800
| 10 || 8 || – || 2
| 301 || 182
| —
|-
| 2024
| 1st
| 18–2 || 0.900
| 10 || 9 || – || 1
| 339 || 116
| —
|-
| 2025
| GFL <small>(North)</small>
| 6th
| 10–14 || 0.417
| 12 || 5 || – || 7
| 230 || 311
| —
|}
- PR = Promotion round
- RR = Relegation round
- QF = Quarter finals
- SF = Semi finals