Enschede Broncos
| Established | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Based in | Enschede | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | AFBN Eerste Divisie B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | 1st Division, Pool B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The "Enschede Warriors" are an American football team from Enschede.
History
Founded in 1985 by Marc Kuizenga and some other enthusiasts, the Warriors started playing in the Dutch 2nd league. The Warriors are the only good organised team Enschede had in years. After beating the Lelystad Lizards in the friendship bowl and the Zaandam Giants in the Runners-up Bowl the Enschede Warriors had the opportunity to play in the highest Dutch league. Most players didn't or couldn't play at such level and the warriors chose to stay in the 2nd league. Many players went to play for other team in the next season. Frank Versteeg (RB, The Hague Raiders), Job Posthumus (OL, Amsterdam Crusaders) and Onno Hinrichs (LB, Utrecht Vikings) went playing in the Dutch highest league. The Warriors stopped in 1993 because of mismanagement and a lack of players.
During active years the Enschede warriors were being coached by several coaches as Robert Poindexter. Under Coach Poindexter the Warriors had an undefeated season in 1988.
In 2003 a new team was founded in Enschede, the Enschede Broncos. They never became a serious contender due to mismanagement, poor players and coaches. In 2017 the Broncos played their last game and were not able to stay alive as a team.