2022 Leipzig Kings season | |
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Head coach | Fred Armstrong |
Home field | Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark |
Results | |
Record | 4 – 8 |
Conference place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Uniform | |
The 2022 Leipzig Kings season in the European League of Football is the second season in the Leipzig Kings history.
The franchise began late in the preseason with player signings. The first one was the signing of former Kings running backs coach David McCants [1] and one day later European veteran A.J. Wentland. [2] Leipzig starting quarterback Michael Birdsong announced on March 21, 2022 that he will retire from his professional football career. [3] His replacement for the 2022 season is Jordan Barlow, who was the starting quarterback for the Southwestern Assemblies of God University and won the Victory Bowl in 2021 as well as being named the offensive MVP of the championship game. Like Birdsong previously, he signed a two-year-deal with the Kings. [4]
Due to noise emissions in the Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark the team couldn't come to terms with the city for a new lease agreement. The franchise than announced the first home game in a different location with the Paul Greifzu Stadium. [5] For the 2022 season the franchise announced that most of the home games will be held temporarily in the privately owned Bruno-Plache-Stadion of the 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. [6]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | T | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | Qualification |
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1 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 – 0 | 424 | 160 | 264 | W10 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Berlin Thunder | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 – 3 | 324 | 282 | 42 | L1 | |
3 | Panthers Wrocław | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 – 4 | 287 | 305 | −18 | W1 | |
4 | Leipzig Kings | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 – 5 | 242 | 370 | −128 | W2 |
Source: europeanleague.football
Week | Date | Time (CET) | Opponent [upper-alpha 1] | Result | Record | Venue | TV [upper-alpha 2] [upper-alpha 3] | Recap |
1 | June 5 | 15:00 | @ Panthers Wrocław | L 27 – 34 | 0 – 1 | Olympic Stadium Wrocław | Polsat Sport | |
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2 | June 12 | 15:00 | Rhein Fire | L 17 – 28 | 0 – 2 | Paul Greifzu Stadium | ||
3 | June 18 | 17:00 | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 0 – 14 | 0 – 3 | Leuna Chemie Stadion | ran.de, Arena4+ | |
4 | June 26 | 15:00 | @ Berlin Thunder | W 19 – 15 | 1 – 3 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | ProSieben MAXX, ran.de | |
5 | July 3 | 15:00 | Stuttgart Surge | W 28 – 22 | 2 – 3 | Bruno-Plache-Stadion | ||
6 | July 10 | 15:00 | @ Raiders Tirol | L 6 – 37 | 2 – 4 | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | Puls24, Zappn.tv | |
7 | July 17 | 15:00 | Berlin Thunder | L 22 – 33 | 2 – 5 | Bruno-Plache-Stadion | ran.de | |
8 | July 24 | bye | ||||||
9 | July 31 | 15:00 | Raiders Tirol | L 14 – 56 | 2 – 6 | Bruno-Plache-Stadion | Zappn.tv | |
10 | August 7 | bye | ||||||
11 | August 14 | 13:00 | @ Hamburg Sea Devils | L 0 – 59 | 2 – 7 | Stadion Hoheluft | ||
12 | August 21 | 15:00 | Panthers Wrocław | L 37 – 41 | 2 – 8 | Bruno-Plache-Stadion | Polsat Sport | |
13 | August 28 | 15:00 | @ Stuttgart Surge | W 38 – 0 | 3 – 8 | Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau | ||
14 | September 4 | 15:00 | @ Rhein Fire | W 34 – 31 | 4 – 8 | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena |
Source: europeanleague.football
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Special teams | Reserve lists
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