| 2022 Raiders Tirol season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  /  Kevin Herron |
| Home field | Tivoli Stadion Tirol |
| Results | |
| Record | 8 – 4 |
| Conference place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | lost Semifinals vs. Hamburg Sea Devils 7 – 19 |
| Uniform | |
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The 2022 Raiders Tirol season is the inaugural season of the newly formed Raiders Tirol team in the second season of the European League of Football.
The Raiders Tirol joined the ELF via a press release on September 25, 2021, after winning multiple times their national league AFL. [1] [2] On the November 14, 2021 the Raiders confirmed Kevin Herron as their headcoach for the 2022 ELF season [3] [4] and later confirmed in an interview, that their official name of the team will be Raiders Tirol in dropping the name sponsorship. [5]
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | T | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vienna Vikings | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5–1 | 352 | 209 | 143 | L1 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Raiders Tirol | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3–3 | 418 | 229 | 189 | W1 | Best 2nd place advances |
| 3 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4–2 | 386 | 247 | 139 | W2 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart Surge | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0–6 | 113 | 451 | −338 | L12 | |
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 | Vienna Vikings | L 23 – 29 | 0 – 1 | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | Puls24, Zappn.tv | [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | June 11 | 15:00 | @ Cologne Centurions | L 46 – 49 | 0 – 2 | Südstadion | ||
| 3 | June 19 | 15:00 | Berlin Thunder | W 28 – 16 | 1 – 2 | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | Puls24, Zappn.tv | |
| 4 | June 26 | 15:00 | @ Stuttgart Surge | W 33 – 0 | 2 – 2 | Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau | Puls24, Zappn.tv | |
| 5 | July 3 | 15:00 | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 23 – 17 | 3 – 2 | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | Puls24, Zappn.tv | |
| 6 | July 10 | 15:00 | Leipzig Kings | W 37 – 6 | 4 – 2 | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | Puls24, Zappn.tv | |
| 7 | July 17 | bye | ||||||
| 8 | July 24 | 15:00 | @ Vienna Vikings | L 13 – 29 | 4 – 3 | Generali Arena Vienna | Puls24, Zappn.tv | |
| 9 | July 31 | 15:00 | @ Leipzig Kings | W 56 – 14 | 5 – 3 | Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark | Puls24, Zappn.tv | |
| 10 | August 7 | bye | ||||||
| 11 | August 14 | 15:00 | Stuttgart Surge | W 44 – 3 | 6 – 3 | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | ||
| 12 | August 21 | 15:00 | Cologne Centurions | W 45 – 20 | 7 – 3 | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | ||
| 13 | August 28 | 15:00 | @ Frankfurt Galaxy | L 33 – 36 | 7 – 4 | PSD Bank Arena | ||
| 14 | September 4 | 15:00 | @ Berlin Thunder | W 37 – 10 | 8 – 4 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | ||
Source: europeanleague.football
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