2023 Vienna Vikings season

2023 Vienna Vikings season
President	Karl Wurm
Head coach	Chris Calaycay
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The 2023 Vienna Vikings season is the second season of the defending champion Vienna Vikings in the third season of the European League of Football.

Preseason

For the new season, the coaching staff and front office demonstrated stability in continuing their work. In contrast, the main sponsor Automobile Dacia didn't extended the contract with the club and franchise. ^[1] The team will also change conferences, playing in the Eastern Conference without its longterm rival Raiders Tirol, but still having inter-conference games. ^[2]

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 ^[3]

Vienna Vikings roster

	Quarterbacks  8 Chris Helbig 12 Alexander Reischl Running backs 24 Karri Pajarinen  5 Anton Wegan  3 Florian Wegan 29 Kevin Wojta Wide receivers 83 Flaviu Andrisan  4 Jordan Bouah 10 Weston Carr 17 Philipp Dubravec 83 Emil Eckerstorfer  6 Radim Kalous 18 Raphael Komeyli 11 Michael Schachermayr 14 Johannes Schültz 82 Florian Simsik Tight ends 89 Florian Bierbaumer 15 Rudi-Lee Frey 88 Mortiz Schmahel 88 Daniel Schönet		Offensive linemen 56 Matthew Daltrey C 78 Robert Dragotinits T 57 Michael Haider T 71 Lukas Holub T 65 Mike Janda G 53 Florian Markus G 61 Aleksandar Milanovic T 79 Benjamin Rab G 77 David Rauter G 51 Clemens Walz G Defensive linemen  9 Jamarcus Henderson DE 94 Florian Grünsteidl DE 52 Oskar Kranich DE 90 Leo Misangumukini DE 91 Bernhard Mosor DT 99 Maximilian Müllner DT 75 Daniel Pozarek DT 95 Florian Sudi DT 96 Marvin Wappl DT		Linebackers 42 Moritz Elmauthaler ILB 44 Matthias Eriksson 33 Sebastian Ernst 44 Leon Huber ILB 41 Dustin Illetschko ILB 30 Marcel Kovarik ILB 39 Valentine Leutgeb 40 Thomas Schnurrer ILB 45 Matthias Stadlmann ILB 48 Noah Swancar ILB 49 Alex Watholowitsch ILB Defensive backs  7 Exavier Edwards S 25 Linus Ganter CB 21 Leonhard Gerner CB 32 Luis Horvath S 27 Nikolaus Huszar CB 20 Florian Jobst CB 22 Christoph Kellner CB 26 Elmeri Laalo CB 25 Max Morawetz CB 28 Sebastian Schrenk CB 23 Benjamin Straight S 36 Fabio Zvonimir Tartarotti CB 37 Sebastian Wimmer CB Special teams 19 Oskar Hertz 14 Caspar Prill  2 Dennis Tasic				Rookies in italics Roster updated 21 November 2023 4 A-import, 7 E-import, 56 homegrown 66 active

Staff

Vienna Vikings staff

	Front office Owners – Constantin Burkheiser, Markus Kraetschmer, Robin Lumsden, AFC Dacia Vienna Vikings e.V. President – Karl Wurm Vice president – Michael Holub General Manager – Lukas Leitner Head coach Head coach – Chris Calaycay Assistant head coach – Benjamin Sobotka Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – John Shannon Running backs – Marianne Pahkala Wide receivers/tight ends – n/a Offensive line – Thomas Tippold Offensive analyst – Norm Chow			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebacker – Daniel Auböck Defensive line – Benjamin Sobotka Defensive backs – n/a Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – n/a Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Marianne Pahkala updated 23 March 2023

References

1. Kiki Klepsch. "DANKE, DACIA!". viennavikings.com (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
2. "ELF: Vikings und Raiders nicht mehr in gleicher Conference". skysportaustria.at (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
3. "ELF: 2023 Vienna Vikings – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.