title: 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season
text: # 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season
  
  The 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his seventh year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29, ending the Admirals' 13-year existence.
  
  ## Offseason
  
  ### Free agent draft
  
  2007 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections :
  
  | Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
  | 1 | 5 | Marcus West | DE | Memphis |
  | 2 | 11 | Norman Heuer | DT | Michigan |
  | 3 | 14 | Tim Jones | DE | South Florida |
  | 4 | 23 | Jacob Elimimian | CB | San Diego State |
  | 5 | 26 | Tanuvasa Moe | LB | Hawaii |
  | 6 | 35 | Sameeh McDonald | T | Rutgers |
  | 7 | 38 | Deandre' Eiland | S | South Carolina |
  | 8 | 47 | Donovan Raiola | C | Wisconsin |
  | 9 | 50 | Jordan Hicks | DE | Abilene Christian |
  | 10 | 59 | Sam McGrew | LB | Florida State |
  | 11 | 62 | Marko Cavka | T | Sacramento State |
  | 12 | 71 | Larry Croom | RB | UNLV |
  | 13 | 74 | Abraham Elimimian | CB | Hawaii |
  | 14 | 83 | Ben Hall | TE | Clemson |
  | 15 | 86 | Lawrence Pinson | LB | Oklahoma State |
  | 16 | 95 | Greg Carothers | LB | Washington |
  | 17 | 98 | Larry Dibbles | DT | Texas |
  | 18 | 107 | Phil Hawkins | G | Houston |
  | 19 | 110 | Wendell Hunter | LB | California |
  | 20 | 119 | Cole Downer | TE | Clemson |
  | 21 | 122 | Jeremy Darveau | T | Louisville |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | April 14 | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–30 | 0–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 38,125 | Recap |
  | 2 | April 20 | Rhein Fire | L 10–16 | 0–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,611 | Recap |
  | 3 | April 20 | at Berlin Thunder | W 14–10 | 1–2 | Olympiastadion | 11,942 | Recap |
  | 4 | May 6 | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 19–17 | 2–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,788 | Recap |
  | 5 | May 12 | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 17–24 | 2–3 | AOL Arena | 15,271 | Recap |
  | 6 | May 18 | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 41–31 | 3–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 9,384 | Recap |
  | 7 | May 25 | Cologne Centurions | L 7–30 | 3–4 | Amsterdam ArenA | 11,714 | Recap |
  | 8 | June 3 | at Rhein Fire | L 38–41 | 3–5 | LTU arena | 20,355 | Recap |
  | 9 | June 9 | at Cologne Centurions | L 13–31 | 3–6 | RheinEnergieStadion | 12,878 | Recap |
  | 10 | June 15 | Berlin Thunder | W 21–20 | 4–6 | Olympisch Stadion | 11,893 | Recap |
  
  ## Standings
  
  NFL Europa League :
  
  | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hamburg Sea Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 231 | 176 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W4 |
  | Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 254 | 179 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
  | Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 205 | 172 | 2–3 | 4–1 | L1 |
  | Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 166 | 212 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |
  | Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 250 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
  | Berlin Thunder | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 146 | 207 | 0–5 | 2–3 | L6 |
  
  ## Game summaries
  
  ### Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Amsterdam | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
  | Frankfurt | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
  
  at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
  
  * Date: Saturday, April 14
  * Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 38,125
  * Referee: Don Carey
  
  ### Week 2: vs Rhein Fire
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rhein | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
  | Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
  
  at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
  * Date: Friday, April 20
  * Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 14,611
  * Referee: Terry Brown
  
  ### Week 3: at Berlin Thunder
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
  | Berlin | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
  
  at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
  
  * Date: Saturday, April 28
  * Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 11,942
  * Referee: John Hussey
  
  ### Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
  | Amsterdam | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
  
  at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
  * Date: Sunday, May 6
  * Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 10,788
  * Referee: Tom Symonette
  
  ### Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
  | Hamburg | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
  
  at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
  
  * Date: Saturday, May 12
  * Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 15,271
  * Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  
  ### Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hamburg | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
  | Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
  
  at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
  * Date: Friday, May 18
  * Game time: 8:04 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 9,384
  * Referee: Alberto Riveron
  
  ### Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Cologne | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
  | Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
  
  at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
  * Date: Friday, May 25
  * Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 11,714
  * Referee: Don Carey
  
  ### Week 8: at Rhein Fire
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Amsterdam | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
  | Rhein | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
  
  at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
  
  * Date: Sunday, June 3
  * Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 20,355
  * Referee: Carl Cheffers
  
  ### Week 9: at Cologne Centurions
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
  | Cologne | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
  
  at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
  
  * Date: Saturday, June 9
  * Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 12,878
  * Referee: John Hessey
  
  ### Week 10: vs Berlin Thunder
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Berlin | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
  | Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
  
  at Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
  * Date: Friday, June 15
  * Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
  * Game attendance: 11,893
  * Referee: Tom Symonette
  