2023 Vienna Vikings season

Last updated
2023 Vienna Vikings season
PresidentKarl Wurm
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Chris Calaycay
Uniform
Vienna Vikings Uniform (2022).svg

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.

Contents

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

PosTeamGPWLCONFPFPADIFFSTKQualification
1 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings 5504–021884+134W5Automatic playoffs (#2)
2 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Thunder 6424–1212114+98W2Advance to playoffs (#5)
3 Flag of Poland.svg Panthers Wrocław 6423–1194140+54L1
4 Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig Kings 6242–499187–88L3
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Lions 5141–3108139–31W1
6 Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár Enthroners 6060–691295–204L6

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference [3]

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, 33 homegrown
42 active

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
 

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

Notes

    Related Research Articles

    Super Bowl XI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for its 1976 season. The Raiders defeated the Vikings by the score of 32–14 to win their first Super Bowl. The game was played on January 9, 1977, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. This remains the earliest scheduled calendar date for a Super Bowl.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Randy Moss</span> American football player and sports analyst (born 1977)

    Randy Gene Moss is an American former professional football player who played as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans and the San Francisco 49ers. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most talented wide receivers of all time, he holds the NFL single-season touchdown reception record, as well as the NFL single-season touchdown reception record for a rookie. All-time, Moss ranks second in career touchdown receptions as well as fourth in career receiving yards. In addition to possessing extraordinary speed at his size and superior leaping ability, he was famously known for often securing spectacular contested catches in tight coverage by physically overpowering defenders. The term "mossed", referring to this ability, has since become a common term in football lexicon.

    Charles Wade Wilson was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and the Oakland Raiders in a seventeen-year NFL career from 1981 to 1998. He was quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys from 2000 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2017 and the Chicago Bears from 2004 to 2006. He played college football for East Texas State University, where he was an NAIA All-American quarterback and led the Lions to the NAIA national semifinals during the 1980 season.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Central European Football League</span>

    The Central European Football League (CEFL) is a European organization of American football which hosts two international competitions, CEFL Championship and CEFL Cup. The final game of the CEFL Championship playoffs is dubbed CEFL Bowl.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Raiders Tirol</span> American football team based in Innsbruck, Austria

    The Raiders Tirol are an American football team based in Innsbruck, Austria. Founded in 1992, the Raiders since have become one of Austria's and Europe's most dominant American football teams, winning the Eurobowl title three times and the CEFL also three times (2017–2019). Competing in the Austrian Football League (AFL), the team has won the league championship eight times, most recently in 2021. In 2022, the Raiders joined the ELF, the European League of Football.

    The Austrian Football League (AFL) is the highest level of American football in Austria founded in 1982. The Austrian Football League (AFL) has always been considered among the best and strongest leagues in Europe. The league plays by rules based on those of the NCAA.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Vienna Vikings</span> Professional American football team in Austria

    The Vienna Vikings is a professional American football club based in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1983, the Vikings are known as one of Europe's most dominant clubs, having won the Eurobowl title five times, as well being the runner-up five times. In the national championship the Vikings are holding the record of 15 Austrian Bowl victories. Since the 2022 season they are member of the European League of Football and under the name Dacia Vienna Vikings they are also still part of the Austrian Football League (AFL).

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Latavius Murray</span> American football player (born 1990)

    Latavius Rashard Murray is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and Denver Broncos.

    Kevin Burke is an American football coach and former professional quarterback. He played college football for Mount Union where he was a two-time winner of the Gagliardi Trophy and won the NCAA Division 3 championship.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Turner (American football)</span> American football coach (born 1982)

    Scott Michael Turner is an American football coach who is the pass game coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He has also been an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, as well as an offensive coordinator for the Washington Football Team / Commanders. He is the son of former NFL head coach Norv Turner.

    Reece Horn is an American football wide receiver for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football at University of Indianapolis. He spent time in camp with three NFL teams, the Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals. He also played for the Vienna Vikings in the Austrian Football League and the Milano Seamen in the Italian Football League.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">European League of Football</span> Professional American football league

    The European League of Football (ELF) is a professional American football league. The league consists of 17 teams located in Germany, Poland, Spain, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic and France, with plans to expand to 24 teams in 2025. The new league was officially created in November 2020, and kicked off on 19 June 2021.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Raiders Tirol season</span> American football team in Austria

    The 2022 Raiders Tirol season is the inaugural season of the newly formed Raiders Tirol team in the second season of the European League of Football.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Vienna Vikings season</span> 2022 season of the ELF team Vienna Vikings

    The 2022 Vienna Vikings season is the inaugural season of the newly formed Vienna Vikings team in the second season of the European League of Football.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 European League of Football season</span> Sports season

    The 2022 ELF season was the second season of the European League of Football, a semi professional American football league based in Europe. Twelve teams from five different countries participated. The 2022 season started on June 4, 2022, and concluded with

    Jakeb Sullivan is an American football quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy in the European League of Football. He played college football for the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers, a Division II program in Rapid City, South Dakota.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Munich Ravens</span>

    The Munich Ravens are an American football team based in Munich, Germany. The team starts in the 2023 season in the European League of Football (ELF).

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 European League of Football season</span> Sports season

    The 2023 ELF season is the third season of the European League of Football, a professional American football league based in Europe. Seventeen teams from nine different countries will participate and will compete for the title at the Championship Game in the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Duisburg, Germany on September 24, 2023.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Raiders Tirol season</span> American football team in Austria

    The 2023 Raiders Tirol season is the second season of the Raiders Tirol team in the third season of the European League of Football. The semifinalist of last season was will compete again in the Central Conference, the first time without its longterm rival Vienna Vikings.

    The 2023 Munich Ravens season is the inaugural season of the newly founded Munich Ravens in the European League of Football for the 2023 season.

    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.