2023 Paris Musketeers season

2023 Paris Musketeers season
General manager	Marc-Angelo Soumah
Head coach	Marc Mattioli
Home field	Stade Jean Bouin
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The 2023 Paris Musketeers season is the inaugural season of the Paris Musketeers team in the European League of Football for the 2023 season.

Preseason

After the announcement of the long awaited franchise, the front office was presented. It consists of Patrick Butler, CFL Grey Cup winner Jason Johnson and John McKeon, all operating as directors. Further general manager Marc-Angelo Soumah and president Frantzy Dorlean are member of the board. ^[1]

The head coach of the franchise for the first season will be former Vanderbilt Commodores' defensive secondary coach Marc Mattioli. ^{[2] [3]}

The first ever tryout camp of the team was organized on 20 November 2022 with around 240 French and international players in attendance in the Paris La Défense Arena. Shortly after, the first players were announced with French nationals Mamadou Sy and Mamadou Doumbouya, both having their origins from the national league champion La Courneuve Flash. ^[4] Further building blocks of the roster consists of the first ever franchise quarterback Zach Edwards and wide receiver Kyle Sweet, both coming from the Barcelona Dragons.

Regular season

Standings

Western Conference v t e
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STK	Qualification
1	Rhein Fire	12	12	0	8–0	540	199	+341	W12	Automatic playoffs (#1)
2	Frankfurt Galaxy	12	10	2	6–2	382	233	+149	L1	Advance to playoffs (#4)
3	Paris Musketeers	12	6	6	4–4	320	277	+43	W4
4	Hamburg Sea Devils	12	4	8	2–6	247	278	–31	L4
5	Cologne Centurions	12	4	8	0–8	186	330	–144	L1

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference ^[5]

Paris Musketeers roster

	Quarterbacks  1 Zach Edwards Running backs  2 Jason Aguemon 33 Jason Bofunda 45 Chris Voumbo 24 Stephen Yepmo 21 Meril Zero Wide receivers 18 Jefferson Alexandre  5 Rémi Bertellin 85 Steve Delaval 10 Mickael Doukouré 15 Stéphane Fortes 13 Florian Larose 14 Cheikhou Sow  7 Kyle Sweet Tight ends  8 Adrià Botella Moreno 11 Brandon Camara		Offensive linemen 70 Nyohor Badiane 71 Mamoudou Doumbouya 64 Ryan Iguedjtal 78 Max Gaye 77 Sébastien Jallier 52 Nabil Marzougui 72 Wally-Molla Camara 60 Celestin Ngimbi 79 Eduardo Sanchez González Defensive linemen 17 Randy Abandzounou 90 Vincent Buffet 99 Willem Dendelé 98 Edwin Élio 58 Jack Loew 97 Averdié Mizius 56 Giovanni Nanguy 55 Mamadou Sy 44 Stanley Zeregbe		Linebackers 42 Dauson Dales 40 Djilan Eustache 27 Rayan Khefif 19 Sofiane Khezami 32 Marcus Thouant 35 Paul Véritas Defensive backs  4 Digaan Gomis Katchanga  3 Amir Kilani  6 Ibel Ahidazan  9 Kenny Floret 20 Wadjihe Said 22 Félix Proulx 23 Khefil Osseni 28 Vincent Lemoine 30 Cam Hilton 36 Maxime Roger 41 Davidson Larochel Special teams 25 Benjamin Bono K/P				Rookies in italics updated November 21, 2023 3 A-import, 5 E-import, 44 homegrown 52 active

References

1. "Identité de l'entreprise – LES MOUSQUETAIRES DE PARIS". Societe.com (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
2. "Marc Mattioli – Vanderbuild Commodores". Vanderbuild Commodores Athletics. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
3. "REPORTAGE. Comment le football américain est-il en train de s'implanter à Paris ?". ouest-france.fr (in French). Ouest-France . Retrieved 14 January 2023.
4. "Zwei Türme für Paris". football-aktuell.de (in German). Foot Bowl. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
5. "ELF: 2023 Paris Musketeers – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.