2022 Barcelona Dragons season

2022 Barcelona Dragons (ELF) season
Head coach	Andrew Weidinger
Home stadium	Estadi Municipal
Results
Record	8 – 4
Division place	1st
Playoffs	lost Semifinal vs. Vienna Vikings 12 – 39
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The 2022 Barcelona Dragons season is the second season of the new Barcelona Dragons team in the European League of Football.

Preseason

After a moderate first season, their head coach Adam Rita announced, that he will not return to Barcelona and will become the new head coach of the Catania Elephants. ^{[1] [2]} On November 15, 2021, the franchise announced the re-signing of their first player with local hero Àlex González and later their first transfer with the signing of Eduardo Sánchez from the Panthers Wrocław. ^{[3] [4]} Furthermore, the management came to an agreement with the municipality Reus to use their stadion for the 2022 and 2023 season. ^[5] On March 10, 2022 Andrew Weidinger was presented as the new head coach. ^[6]

Regular season

Standings

Southern Conference v t e
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	T	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STK	Qualification
1	Barcelona Dragons	12	8	4	0	5–1	364	225	139	L2	Advance to playoffs
2	Rhein Fire	12	7	5	0	4–2	346	314	32	L1
3	Cologne Centurions	12	3	9	0	2–4	301	473	−172	W1
4	Istanbul Rams	12	1	11	0	1–5	210	499	−289	L5

Source: europeanleague.football

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (CET)	Opponent [A]	Result	Record	Venue	TV [B] [C]	Home Attendance
1	June 5	15:00	@ Stuttgart Surge	W 38 – 9	1 – 0	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	Esport3
2	June 12	15:00	@ Hamburg Sea Devils	W 24 – 21	2 – 0	Stadion Hoheluft	Esport3, ran.de ProSieben MAXX
3	June 18	18:00	Cologne Centurions	W 34 – 32	3 – 0	Estadi Municipal de Reus	Esport3	980
4	June 26	15:00	@ Rhein Fire	W 17 – 13	4 – 0	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	Esport3
5	July 2	18:00	Istanbul Rams	W 41 – 7	5 – 0	Estadi Municipal de Reus	Esport3	957
6	July 9	18:00	Vienna Vikings	L 20 – 27	5 – 1	Estadi Municipal de Reus	Esport3, Puls24, Zappn.tv, More Than Sports TV	1312
7	July 18	bye
8	July 23	15:00	@ Istanbul Rams	L 19 – 22	5 – 2	Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium	Esport3
9	July 30	18:00	Rhein Fire	W 33 – 23	6 – 2	Estadi Municipal de Reus	Esport3	1043
10	August 7	bye
11	August 13	17:00	@ Cologne Centurions	W 37 – 15	7 – 2	Südstadion	Esport3
12	August 20	18:00	Stuttgart Surge	W 62 – 8	8 – 2	Estadi Municipal de Reus	Esport3	897
13	August 28	15:00	@ Vienna Vikings	L 18 – 24	8 – 3	Generali-Arena Vienna	Esport3
14	September 3	18:00	Hamburg Sea Devils	L 21 – 24	8 – 4	Estadi Municipal de Reus	Esport3	963

Source: europeanleague.football

Play-offs

	Semifinals					Championship Game
	1	Hamburg Sea Devils	19
	4	Tirol Raiders	7
						1	Hamburg Sea Devils	15
						2	Vienna Vikings	27
	2	Vienna Vikings	39
	3	Barcelona Dragons	12

Attendance

As of September 04, 2022

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
11	Barcelona Dragons	6,152	1,312	897	1,025	−11.9%†
	League total	230,391	12,055	300	3,200	+77.5%†

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Roster

2022 Barcelona Dragons roster

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	Quarterbacks  1 Zach Edwards  14 Sergio Barbero  OUT Bartolome Flaquer Running backs  3 Adrián Jiménez 21 Antoni Montón 34 Elías Rodríguez Wide receivers 12 Benjamin Plu 15 Mario Flores 17 Kyle Sweet 80 Jordi Torrededia 82 Guillem Visent 88 Roque Alarcón 85 Arnau Casamor OUT Luis Sanchez Tight ends 24 Javier Castañón 87 Igor Mašlanka OUT Ruben Quintana		Offensive linemen 60 Celestin Ngimbi 64 Elvys Núñez 70 Mikel Gómez 68 Alan Mark Sousa 72 Jose Ariza 77 Gabriel Rodríguez 79 Eduardo Sánchez 65 Miguel Angel Kabankaya OUT Mathias Hummelmose Defensive linemen 11 Alejandro Fernández DE 73 Sebastian Bowen DT 99 Yago Rivero DE 98 Edwin Elio DT 90 Daniel Franco DT 93 Alberto Del Cerro DE 52 Michael Sam DE OUT Junior Varela DT OUT Aron Sola DE		Linebackers  7 Anthony Rodrigues OLB 10 Cesare Brugnani OLB 43 Víctor Albarracín ILB 45 Álex "Posito" González ILB 49 Sebastián Castañer ILB 55 Adrián Novella ILB OUT Joel Cabre LB Defensive backs  4 Jairus Moll CB  5 Jorge Félix Velasco S 13 Joan Carles Bartra S 20 Lucas Masero CB 22 Lautaro Frecha S 🇦🇷 23 Jordi Brugnani CB 25 Niko Lester FS 🇩🇪 26 Cesar Sawane CB 27 Andy Vera CB OUT Shawn Wilson CB Special teams  6 Luis Cereceda P  8 Giorgio Tavecchio K  53 Josep Tricas LS				Practice squad 42 Raúl Hernández TE Rookies in italics Roster updated 23 June 2022 [7] 4 A-import, 7 E-import, 37 homegrown 47 active, 1 practice squad

Awards

ELF Honors 2022 Awards

Player	Position	Award
Andrew Weidinger	HC	Coach of the year
Kyle Sweet	WR	Offensive Player of the year

ELF All Stars Awards

Player	Position	Award
Kyle Sweet	WR	All Stars 1st Team
Alejandro Fernandez	Edge	All Stars 1st Team
Zach Edwards	QB	All Stars 2nd Team
Michael Sam	Edge	All Stars 2nd Team

ELF Honors 2022. Nominees

Player	Position	Award
Zach Edwards	QB	Season MVP
Andrew Weidinger	HC	Coach of the year
Zach Edwards	QB	Offensive Player of the year
Kyle Sweet	WR	Offensive Player of the year
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	Defensive Player of the year

MVP of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Team	Stat
2	Zach Edwards	QB	Barcelona Dragons	3 TD, 1 Int, 202 Yds passing, 108 Yds rushing
12	Zach Edwards	QB	Barcelona Dragons	7 TD, 0 Int, 321 Yds passing, 67,7 % pass comp

ELF Stats Leaders. Regular Season

Player	Position	Stat	Value
Zach Edwards	QB	Passes Completed	255
Zach Edwards	QB	Passing Yards	3325
Zach Edwards	QB	Passing TD	36
Zach Edwards	QB	Longest TD Pass (yds)	95
Kyle Sweet	WR	Receptions	115
Kyle Sweet	WR	Targets	164
Kyle Sweet	WR	Receiving Yards	1561
Kyle Sweet	WR	Receiving TDs	17
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	Sack Yards	137
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	Forced Fumbles	7
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	Fumbles Recovered	3
Niko Lester	S	Longest Interception (yds)	97

NFL International Combine 2022 (IPPP)

Player	Position	Nationality
Alejandro Fernandez	DE
Gabriel Rodriguez	OL

Statistics

Team Leaders. Regular Season

Offensive

Player	Position	Stat	Value	ELF Rk
Zach Edwards	QB	Passes Completed	255	#1
Zach Edwards	QB	Passing Yards	3325	#1
Zach Edwards	QB	Passing TD	36	#1
Zach Edwards	QB	QB Rating	101.02	#4
Zach Edwards	QB	Rushing Att	98	#11
Zach Edwards	QB	Rushing Yards	549	#6
Zach Edwards	QB	Rushing TDs	4	#12
Kyle Sweet	WR	Receptions	115	#1
Kyle Sweet	WR	Targets	164	#1
Kyle Sweet	WR	Receiving Yards	1561	#1
Kyle Sweet	WR	Receiving TDs	17	#1

Defensive

Player	Position	Stat	Value	ELF Rk
Alex "Posito" Gonzalez	LB	Tackles Total	79	#16
Anthony Rodrigues	LB	Tackles Solo	52	#8
Alex "Posito" Gonzalez	LB	Tackles Ast	30	#23
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	Sacks	15.5	#2
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	Sack Yards	137	#1
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	TFL	20.5	#3
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	TFL Yards	152	#2
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	Forced Fumbles	7	#1
Alejandro Fernandez	DE	Fumbles Recovered	3	#1
Jordi Brugnani	CB	Interceptions	4	#5
Jordi Brugnani	CB	Break Ups	10	#7

Returns

Player	Position	Stat	Value	ELF Rk
Jairus Moll	CB	Punt Return Yards	146	#8
Jairus Moll	CB	Punt Return Longest	27	#16
Jairus Moll	CB	Kickoff Return Yards	375	#12
Jairus Moll	CB	Kickoff Return Longest	54	#9
Jairus Moll	CB	Return Yards Total	521	#9

Kicking

Player	Position	Stat	Value	ELF Rk
Giorgio Tavecchio	K	FG Made	9	#5
Giorgio Tavecchio	K	FG %	56.25	#8
Giorgio Tavecchio	K	FG Long	46	#7
Giorgio Tavecchio	K	PAT Made	39	#2
Giorgio Tavecchio	K	PAT %	84.78	#2
Giorgio Tavecchio	K	Kickoff Yards	4494	#4
Luis Cereceda	P	Punt Yards	1455	#4
Luis Cereceda	P	Punt Long	69	#2
Luis Cereceda	P	Punt Inside 20	7	#7
Luis Cereceda	P	Punt 50+	3	#9
Luis Cereceda	P	Punt Avg Yards	38.29	#7

Transactions

In Season Roster moves. Players Signed

23 Jun: Sergio Barbero QB

16 Jun: Jairus Moll DB , Josep Tricas LS

4 Jun: Junior Varela DL , Miguel Angel Kabankaya OL

1 Jun: Michael Sam DL

In Season Roster moves. Players Released

2 Sep: Mathias Hummelmose OL , Junior Varela DL

7 Jul: Aron Sola DE , Joel Cabre LB

30 Jun: Ruben Quintana TE

23 Jun: Luis Sanchez WR , Bartolome Flaquer QB

16 Jun: Shawn Wilson DB

4 Jun: Jean Marc Ciocan DL

31 May: Max Nazewicz LB

Staff

Barcelona Dragons (ELF) staff

	Front office Owner – Big Ten Football SL CEO/GM – Bartolomeo Iaccarino Director football operations – Jesús Sánchez Head coach Head coach – Andrew Weidinger Assistant head coach – Patrick Wennin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Andrew Weidinger Assistant quarterbacks – Mónica Rafecas Running backs – Patrick Wennin Wide receivers – Victor Martin Tight ends – Xavi Gonzalo Offensive line – Giuliano Cattaneo Assistant offensive line – Gonzalo Pérez			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez Linebacker – Raúl Saavedra Assistant linebacker – Carla Lasheras Defensive line – Chase Baker Assistant defensive line – Marc Aurellano Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Patrick Wennin Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – N/A updated 05 Junio 2022

Notes

1. Intra-Conference games are in bold text
2. All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass
3. Viewers in brackets if available

References

1. @Dragons_BCN (November 11, 2021). "Moltes gràcies per tot, Coach Adam Rita!" (Tweet) (in Catalan) – via Twitter.
2. "Adam Rita, conosciamo insieme il nuovo HC degli Elephants". CIF9 (in Italian). January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
3. @Dragons_BCN (November 15, 2021). "Àlex González Posito renova per la temporada 2022" (Tweet) (in Catalan) – via Twitter.
4. @Dragons_BCN (November 20, 2021). "Eduardo Sánchez, signed for the 2022 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "Los Barcelona Dragons seguirán en Reus hasta 2023". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
6. "ELF: Barcelona Dragons sign former NFL assistant Andrew Weidinger as HC". AmericanFootballInternational.com. March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
7. "ELF: Barcelona Dragons release roster for 2022 season". AmericanFootballInternational.com. May 5, 2022.