2023 Prague Lions season

2023 Prague Lions season
President	Michal Kozlíček 🇨🇿
Head coach	Zach Harrod 🇺🇸
Home field	eFotbal Arena
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The 2023 Prague Lions season is the first season of the Prague Lions in the European League of Football for the 2023 season, after winning the Czech Bowl multiple years and the year prior. ^[1]

Preseason

Coming prior from the Hungarian American Football League, the now franchise of the ELF re-signed with longterm head coach Zach Harrod. Also the president of the club, Michal Kozlíček, will serve as the president of the newly private organization. The Lions will keep a development team in the national league. ^[2] Several players of the club team later signed contracts with the franchise for the 2023 season, starting with homegrown wide receiver Josef Janota. ^[3]

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference v t e
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

Roster

Reference ^[4]

Prague Lions roster

	Quarterbacks  2 Shazzon Mumphrey Running backs   David Kilián   Adam Žouželka Wide receivers   Brandon Butler Jr   Josef Janota   Lukáš Kadlec   Aymeric Nicault   Pavel Ševeček   Marek Suchý   Vic Wharton III Tight ends   Martin Havelka   Eden Thiede-Palmer		Offensive linemen   Josef Fuksa   Michal Knotek   Miroslav Kysilka   Zbyněk Kysilka   Jan Rauš   David Šaněk Defensive linemen   James Brooks   Marek Daník   Jakub Ječný   Jan Lipták   Jakub Smutný   Jan Starý   Zaire Ugapo		Linebackers   Kamel Eltifi   Tomáš Pazourek   Emmanuel Falola Defensive backs   Aleksandar Borković   Jakub Brejcha   Aleš Drhlík   Daniel Feuereisel   Charun Jachjajev   Jan Krs   Rogria Lewis   Lukáš Růžek   Lukáš Rokošný				Rookies in italics Roster updated 23 March 2023 4 A-import, 6 E-import, 27 homegrown 37 active

Staff

Prague Lions staff

	Front office Owner – Dave Drever, Zach Harrod President – Michal Kozlíček Head coach Head coach – Dan Disch Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – n/a Quarterbacks – n/a Running backs – n/a Wide receivers – n/a Tight ends/fullbacks – n/a Offensive line – Micah Lembke			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – n/a Defensive line – n/a Linebackers – n/a Defensive backs – n/a Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Enrico Martini Staff updated 23 March 2023

References

1. "Český americký fotbal: dramatické finále, televizní rekord, ale i výzva". Idnes.cz (in Czech). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
2. "Český tým amerického fotbalu se profesionalizuje a míří do Evropy". Focuson.cz (in Czech). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
3. "Evropskou obdobu zámořské NFL budou hrát také pražští Lions". Idnes.cz (in Czech). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
4. "ELF: 2023 Prague Lions – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.