The team was led by head coach Vince Martino in his first year, and played its home games at AOL Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Hamburg won the first championship in team history by defeating the Frankfurt Galaxy 37–28.
The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.
After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europa League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.
Additionally, quarterback Casey Bramlet earned World Bowl MVP honors.