financial reasons, despite posting the best record (19–21) in a ten-year history in the first division, causing the Southern Division to contract from eight to seven teams. The two teams were replaced by the Bad Homburg Hornets. In the Northern Division, the Cologne Cardinals were relegated at the end the season and replaced by the champions of the second division, the Berlin Sluggers. A motion to reduce the league from 16 to 12 teams was denied by a Competition Commission established by the DBV prior to a general meeting of all the baseball clubs in Germany in Frankfurt am Main on 13 November 2010. At the meeting itself, it was agreed to add an All Star Game for the 2012 season. Champions See: Division I and Division II teams 2020 Teams, Division I See also References External links German Baseball and Softball Association official website (German) Buchbinder Legionäre Internet Live Haar Disciples Internet Live Baseball competitions in Germany Germany Base Sports leagues established in 1984 1984 establishments in Germany Professional sports leagues in Germany