2023 Leipzig Kings season

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2023 Leipzig Kings season
General managerMoritz Heisler
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg John Booker
Home field Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark
Uniform
Leipzig Kings Uniform (2022).svg

The 2023 Leipzig Kings season is the third season of the Leipzig Kings in the European League of Football history.

Contents

Preseason

After the two seasons, the management decided to part ways with head coach Fred Armstrong, after a troublesome seasons with many injuries of key position players. [1] A week later, Kings former offensive coordinator John Booker was introduced as the new head coach for the 2023 season. [2]

After three different starting quarterbacks in the previous season, the Kings seek stability on this position with the signing of Kenyatte Allen from the GFL team Allgäu Comets. [3] New and re-signings followed suit with defensive cornerstones Aslan Zetterberg, AJ Wentland, Lance Leota and AFI's defensive All-Star Roedion Henrique. [4]

Regular season

The Kings were removed from the league after week 6. This came after a two week saga, which include the team suggesting they will "most likely have to stop competing in the European League of Football" [5] after their loan requested was denied by the league [6] and cancelling the upcoming week 6 home match with Prague Lions. [7] The Kings would later announce their withdrawal from the league on July 11, 2023. [8] A day later the ELF announced that the team will be taken out of the league for the remainder of the 2023 season and their license to participate in the European League of Football was "withdrawn", but would like to accept the team back for the 2024 season, if a suitable new owners will be found. [9]

All players from the roster were listed as free agents and were able to signed with other league franchises. [9]

Standings

PosTeamGPWLCONFPFPADIFFSTKQualification
1 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings 1212010–0414180+234W12Automatic playoffs (#2)
2 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Thunder 12847–3378188+190W2Advance to playoffs (#5)
3 Flag of Poland.svg Panthers Wrocław 12847–3385221+164W2Advance to playoffs (#6)
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár Enthroners 12393–7218424–206L2
5 Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig Kings 122102–8189387–198L9
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Lions 121111–9155441–286L7

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference [10]

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs



Rookies in italics
Roster updated 23 March 2023
4 A-import, 5 E-import, 22 homegrown
31 active

Transactions

From Hamburg Sea Devils: Dominik Behrens
From Stuttgart Surge: Noah Bomba
From Berlin Thunder: Kélian-Mathis Mouliom

Staff

Front office

  • Owner – Moritz Heisler, Marc Quoadt
  • General manager – Moritz Heisler
  • Director of Strategy Development – Karsten Köhler
  • Director of football operations – John Alexander Booker

Head coach

  • Head coach – John Alexander Booker

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – n/a
  • Offensive line – n/a
  • Quarterbacks – Elijah Miller
  • Running backs – n/a
  • Wide receivers/tight ends – n/a
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – David Shelton Sr.
  • Linebacker – n/a
  • Defensive line – n/a

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – n/a


Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – n/a


updated 23 March 2023

Notes

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    2. "Leipzig Kings: John Booker wird neuer Kings Headcoach". Bild (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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