German Bowl XLII
| 2021 Sharkwater German Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | October 9, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Waldstadion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Frankfurt am Main | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | K. J. Carta-Samuels (QB, DM) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Viviana Grisafi & Landespolizeiorchester Hessen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Nabinger | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Michael Schulte, cheerleaders | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 14,378 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 42nd annual German Bowl was the championship of the 2021 German Football League, originally planned for the 2020 German Football League which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dresden Monarchs beat the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns 28–19 for their first ever title, bringing the German championship to a team from the New States of Germany for the first time. Defending champion Braunschweig Lions had been eliminated in the quarter-finals by Schwäbisch Hall.