2024 Berlin Thunder season

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2024 Berlin Thunder (ELF) season
General managerDiana Hoge
Head coach Flag of Germany.svg Johnny Schmuck
Home field Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Uniform
Berlin Thunder Uniform (2023).svg

The 2024 Berlin Thunder season is the fourth season of the Berlin Thunder team in the European League of Football and the second season in the Eastern Conference of the ELF.

Contents

Preseason

In the 2023 ELF Play-offs and the defeat against Frankfurt Galaxy, the franchise in the German capital began early to regroup the team. The team MVP 2023 and sack-leader of the 2023 European League of Football season was the first announced re-signing. Multiple other signings followed suit, with the most notable new signing of quarterback Jakeb Sullivan.

The first on field workout was held in mid December 2023 in Berlin.

Regular season

Standings

PosTeamGPWLCONFPFPADIFFSTKQualification
1 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings 2201–07024+46W2Automatic playoffs (#1)
2 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Thunder 2111–18763+24W1Advance to playoffs (#6)
3 Flag of Poland.svg Panthers Wrocław 2111–083830L1
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Lions 2020–13879-41L2
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár Enthroners 2020–12878-50L2

Source: europeanleague.football

Schedule

WeekDateTime (CET)Opponent [upper-alpha 1] ResultRecordVenueTV [upper-alpha 2] [upper-alpha 3] Recap
1Sun, May 26TBD@ Panthers Wrocław Olympic Stadium Wrocław
2Sun, June 2TBD Prague Lions Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
3Sun, June 9TBD Fehérvár Enthroners Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
4Sat, June 15TBD@ Vienna Vikings Hohe Warte Stadium
5Sun, June 23TBD Rhein Fire Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
6Sat, June 29TBD@ Prague Lions eFotbal Arena
7Sat, July 6TBD@ Fehérvár Enthroners First Field
8Sun, July 14TBD@ Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin
9Sun, July 21TBDVienna VikingsFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
10July 27/28bye
11Sun, August 4TBDParis MusketeersFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
12Sun, August 11TBDPanthers WrocławFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
13Sun, August 18TBD@ Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
14August 24/25bye

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Berlin Thunder (ELF) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs



Rookies in italics
Roster updated January 16, 2024
4 A-import, 5 E-import, 10 homegrown
19 active, 0 practice squad

Staff

Berlin Thunder (ELF) staff

Front office

  • Owner – FBG Football Berlin GmbH
  • CEO – Levon Melikian
  • General Manager – Diana Hoge
  • Director of football – Björn Werner
  • Head of operations – Marcus Döbler

Head coach

  • Head coach – Johnny Schmuck

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Henry Schlegel
  • Quarterbacks – N/A
  • Running backs – N/A
  • Wide receivers/tight ends/fullbacks – N/A
  • Offensive line – Ron Bauerfeind
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Christopher Kuhfeldt
  • Assis. DC and defensive backs – José Schmitt
  • Defensive line – Mario Baierl
  • Linebackers – Simon Bohlmann

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Jörg Bauerfeind

Assistant coaches

  • Offensive assistant – N/A
  • Mental coach – N/A

Strength and conditioning

  • Head athletic coach – Christopher Kuhfeldt


Staff updated 16 January 2024

Notes

  1. Intra-Conference games are in bold text
  2. All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass
  3. Viewers in brackets if available

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