| 2023 Berlin Thunder (ELF) season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Diana Hoge |
| Head coach |  Johnny Schmuck |
| Home field | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Conference place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Lost in wild-card to Frankfurt Galaxy 3–20 |
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The 2023 Berlin Thunder season is the third season of the Berlin Thunder team in the European League of Football.
After missing the play-offs in the last game of 2022, the franchise extended the contracts of head coach Johnny Schmuck and defensive coordinator Christopher Kuhfeldt. [1] The first roster move of the season was resigning team and league defensive player of the 2022 season Kyle Kitchens. [2] Homegrown talent Max Zimmermann (Canadian football) was the first new signing for the Berlin Thunder. [3]
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vienna Vikings | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10–0 | 414 | 180 | +234 | W12 | Automatic playoffs (#2) |
| 2 | Berlin Thunder | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7–3 | 378 | 188 | +190 | W2 | Advance to playoffs (#5) |
| 3 |  Panthers Wrocław | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7–3 | 385 | 221 | +164 | W2 | Advance to playoffs (#6) |
| 4 |  Fehérvár Enthroners | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3–7 | 218 | 424 | –206 | L2 | |
| 5 | Leipzig Kings | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2–8 | 189 | 387 | –198 | L9 | |
| 6 |  Prague Lions | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1–9 | 155 | 441 | –286 | L7 | |
Source: europeanleague.football
| Week | Date | Time (CET) | Opponent [upper-alpha 1] | Result | Record | Venue | TV [upper-alpha 2] [upper-alpha 3] | Recap |
| 1 | Sat, June 3 | 17:00 | @ Fehérvár Enthroners | W 36–3 | 1–0 | First Field | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sun, June 11 | 13:00 | Vienna Vikings | L 24–27 | 1–1 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun, June 18 | 16:25 | Panthers Wrocław | W 36–27 | 2–1 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun, June 25 | 16:25 | @ Hamburg Sea Devils | L 17–37 | 2–2 | Stadion Hoheluft | ||
| 5 | Sun, July 2 | 14:30 | @ Leipzig Kings | W 39–14 | 3–2 | Bruno-Plache-Stadion | ||
| 6 | Sun, July 9 | 13:00 | Fehérvár Enthroners | W 60–6 | 4–2 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | ||
| 7 | Sun, July 16 | 13:00 | @ Prague Lions | W 43–6 | 5–2 | eFotbal Arena | ||
| 8 | Sat, July 22 | 18:00 | @ Vienna Vikings | L 9–16 | 5–3 | Hohe Warte Stadium | ||
| 9 | July 29/30 | bye | ||||||
| 10 | August 5/6 | bye | ||||||
| 11 | Sun, August 13 | 16:25 | Prag Lions | W 40–7 | 6–3 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | ||
| 12 | Sat, August 19 | 17:00 | @ Panthers Wrocław | L 12–15 | 6–4 | Olympic Stadium Wrocław | ||
| 13 | Sun, August 27 | Cancelled | Leipzig Kings | W 39–14 | 7–4 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | ||
| 14 | Sun, September 3 | 13:00 | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 23–16 | 8–4 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | ||
Source: europeanleague.football Archived 2022-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
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