2024 European League of Football season

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2024 ELF season
ELF-Logo-WhiteOutline.svg
League European League of Football
Sport American football
DurationMay 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Number of games102 + 5 playoff games
Number of teams17
Total attendance432,739
Average attendance3,982 Increase2.svg 1.7%
Western Conference champions Flag of Germany.svg Rhein Fire
Central Conference champions Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Surge
Eastern Conference champions Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings
2024 Championship Game
DateSeptember 22, 2024
Venue Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Seasons
  2023
2025 

The 2024 ELF season is the fourth 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 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany on September 22, 2024. [1]

Contents

Europe blank laea location map.svg
Location of ELF teams
  • Blue pog.svg Western Conference
  • Green pog.svg Central Conference
  • Red pog.svg Eastern Conference

Format

The teams are divided into three conferences of 5 or 6 teams. Each team plays 12 games during the regular season. The winner of each conference, as well as the next best 3 teams, regardless of conference, qualify for the playoffs.

Teams

Of the 17 teams from the 2023 season, 15 are competing in 2024, and are joined by one new expansion team: Madrid Bravos. [2] Teams not returning for the new season are the Leipzig Kings [3] and the Helvetic Guards, [4] the latter replaced by a new Swiss team, the Helvetic Mercenaries.

TeamCityStadium(s)CapacityJoinedHead coach
Western Conference
Cologne Centurions Flag of Germany.svg Cologne Südstadion 11,7482021 Flag of the United States.svg Gregg Brandon
Flag of Germany.svg Aachen Tivoli [A] 31,026
Frankfurt Galaxy Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt PSD Bank Arena 12,5422021 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Kösling
Flag of Germany.svg Offenbach am Main Stadion am Bieberer Berg [B] 20,500
Hamburg Sea Devils Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg Volksparkstadion [C] 57,0002021 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Johnson
Flag of Germany.svg Bremen Wohninvest Weserstadion [D] 42,100
Flag of Germany.svg Hannover Eilenriedestadion [E] 2,500
Heinz von Heiden Arena [F] 49,200
Flag of Germany.svg Lübeck Stadion Lohmühle [G] 17,849
Flag of Croatia.svg Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac [H] 3,412
Paris Musketeers Flag of France.svg Paris Stade Jean-Bouin 20,0002023 Flag of the United States.svg Marc Mattioli
Flag of France.svg Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut [I] 25,172
Rhein Fire Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf/Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,5142022 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Tomsula
Flag of Germany.svg Oberhausen Niederrheinstadion [J] 17,165
Madrid Bravos Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Estadio de Vallehermoso 9,0002024 Flag of the United States.svg Rip Scherer
Central Conference
Barcelona Dragons Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona/Badalona Estadi Municipal de Badalona 4,1702021 Flag of the United States.svg David Shelton
Helvetic Mercenaries Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kriens Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 3,5002024 Flag of the United States.svg Val Gunn
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grenchen Stadion Brühl [K] 10,964
Milano Seamen Flag of Italy.svg Milan Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 7,5002023 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ward
Munich Ravens Flag of Germany.svg Unterhaching Uhlsport Park 15,0532023 Flag of the United States.svg Kendral Ellison
Flag of Germany.svg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion [L] 50,000
Raiders Tirol Flag of Austria.svg Innsbruck Tivoli Stadion Tirol 16,0082022 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Herrmann
Stuttgart Surge Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 11,4102021 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Neuman
Flag of Germany.svg Reutlingen Stadion an der Kreuzeiche [M] 15,228
Flag of Germany.svg Sinsheim PreZero Arena [N] 30,150
Eastern Conference
Berlin Thunder Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 19,7082021 Flag of Germany.svg Johnny Schmuck
Fehérvár Enthroners Flag of Hungary.svg Székesfehérvár First Field 3,5002023 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Ashfield
Panthers Wrocław Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 11,0002021 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Christensen
Tarczyński Arena [O] 45,105
Prague Lions Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 3,0002023 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Disch
Stadion FK Viktoria Žižkov [P] 5,037
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ústí nad Labem Městský stadion [Q] 4,000
Vienna Vikings Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Generali Arena Vienna [R] 17,5002022 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Calaycay
Flag of Austria.svg Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 4,000
  1. Four home games
  2. First home game of the 2024 season
  3. One home game
  4. First home game of the 2024 season
  5. One home game
  6. One home game
  7. One home game
  8. One home game
  9. One home game
  10. First home game of the 2024 season
  11. First home game of the 2024 season
  12. One home game
  13. Two home games
  14. First home game of the 2024 season
  15. First home game of the 2024 season
  16. First home game of the 2024 season
  17. One home game
  18. Three home games

Regular season

Schedule

The schedule for the 2024 season was released on January 16, 2024 without any specific times and venues. [5]

Week 1

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 25. May
EasternVienna Vikings43 – 18Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,500
CentralBarcelona Dragons23 – 19Helvetic Mercenaries Stadion Brühl 1,250
CentralRaiders Tirol32 – 0Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 800
Sun, 26. May
EasternBerlin Thunder39 – 49Wroclaw Panthers Tarczyński Arena 15,128
WesternRhein Fire42 – 12Cologne Centurions Tivoli 8,558
ICHamburg Sea Devils31 – 21Prague Lions Stadion FK Viktoria Žižkov 1,075
CentralMunich Ravens5 – 27Stuttgart Surge PreZero Arena 8,432
ByeFrankfurt Galaxy, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers

Week 2

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 1. June
ICStuttgart Surge44 – 34Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 4,324
ICRaiders Tirol6 – 27Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 10,919
CentralMunich Ravens47 – 7Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 650
ICBarcelona Dragons12 – 42Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 2,071
Sun, 2. June
EasternPrague Lions17 – 48Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,758
WesternParis Musketeers41 – 14Hamburg Sea Devils Wohninvest Weserstadion 13,834
WesternRhein Fire31 – 20Frankfurt Galaxy Stadion am Bieberer Berg 13,586
ICFéhervár Enthroners10 – 35Cologne Centurions Tivoli 1,608
ByeHelvetic Mercenaries

Week 3

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 8. June
WesternMadrid Bravos22 – 10Rhein Fire Niederrheinstadion 8,146
CentralRaiders Tirol63 – 7Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 1,122
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries7 – 14Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 1,000
Sun, 9. June
EasternFéhervár Enthroners3 – 43Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,038
EasternVienna Vikings16 – 13Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 4,658
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy22 – 25Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 4,523
ICPrague Lions7 – 51Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,944
ByeCologne Centurions, Hamburg Sea Devils, Stuttgart Surge

Week 4

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 15. June
WesternRhein Fire19 – 14Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,000
WesternMadrid Bravos35 – 24Cologne Centurions Tivoli 1,798
EasternBerlin Thunder20 – 25Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 9,014
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries12 – 14Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 500
Sun, 16. June
ICWroclaw Panthers10 – 20Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,297
CentralMilano Seamen9 – 55Stuttgart Surge Stadion an der Kreuzeiche 2,970
CentralMunich Ravens26 – 29Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 4,011
ICPrague Lions17 – 27Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Lohmühle 3,104
ByeFéhervár Enthroners

Week 5

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 22. June
CentralMilano Seamen27 – 18Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 550
CentralRaiders Tirol33 – 10Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 1,000
CentralStuttgart Surge38 – 22Munich Ravens Max-Morlock-Stadion 10,822
Sun, 23. June
EasternVienna Vikings42 – 3Prague Lions Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 752
EasternWroclaw Panthers44 – 12Féhervár Enthroners First Field 2,000
ICRhein Fire27 – 24Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 4,759
ByeCologne Centurions, Frankfurt Galaxy, Hamburg Sea Devils, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers

Week 6

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 29. June
CentralBarcelona Dragons0 – 32Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 2,939
EasternWroclaw Panthers25 – 37Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 2,795
WesternRhein Fire40 – 15Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 1,946
ICFéhervár Enthroners14 – 19Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 500
Sun, 30. June
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries7 – 50Stuttgart Surge Stadion an der Kreuzeiche 3,207
WesternCologne Centurions25 – 60Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,500
EasternBerlin Thunder34 – 7Prague Lions Městský stadion 467
WesternHamburg Sea Devils18 – 24Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,862
ByeMunich Ravens

Week 7

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 06. July
ICVienna Vikings27 – 19Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,624
CentralMunich Ravens54 – 0Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 750
CentralMilano Seamen10 – 16Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 753
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy15 – 46Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 1,102
Sun, 07. July
EasternBerlin Thunder47 – 0Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,200
WesternHamburg Sea Devils18 – 41Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,500
EasternPrague Lions3 – 14Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 4,447
WesternCologne Centurions9 – 62Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 13,097
ByeStuttgart Surge

Week 8

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 13. July
EasternFéhervár Enthroners38 – 6Prague Lions Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 647
WesternCologne Centurions35 – 28Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,594
ICHelvetic Mercenaries40 – 49Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 3,007
ICMadrid Bravos54 – 0Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 1,918
Sun, 14. July
ICBerlin Thunder27 – 35Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,200
WesternRhein Fire61 – 23Hamburg Sea Devils Volksparkstadion 25,366
CentralStuttgart Surge30 – 25Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,112
ByeMilano Seamen, Munich Ravens, Wroclaw Panthers

Week 9

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 20. July
ICMilano Seamen17 – 27Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,800
Sun, 21. July
EasternVienna Vikings34 – 9Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,740
WesternParis Musketeers29 – 13Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 983
ICPanthers Wroclaw0 – 40Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 4,023
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries23 – 55Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,327
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy13 – 48Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 13,473
WesternHamburg Sea Devils25 – 32Cologne Centurions Tivoli 2,198
ByeBarcelona Dragons, Raiders Tirol, Prague Lions

Week 10

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 27. July
EasternFéhervár Enthroners12 – 62Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 2,346
EasternPrague Lions23 – 62Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 3,274
CentralStuttgart Surge71 – 7Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 684
WesternCologne Centurions0 – 37Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 954
Sun, 28. July
WesternParis Musketeers6 – 38Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 10,324
CentralMilano Seamen30 – 69Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,617
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries28 – 42Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 2,721
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy40 – 23Hamburg Sea Devils Heinz von Heiden Arena 8,348
ByeBerlin Thunder

Week 11

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 3. August
ICVienna Vikings49 – 3Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 1,205
WesternHamburg Sea Devils9 – 52Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 1,304
CentralStuttgart Surge51 – 18Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 837
Sun, 04. August
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy37 – 43Cologne Centurions Südstadion 1,501
ICParis Musketeers40 – 37Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 2,710
ICMunich Ravens47 – 14Prague Lions Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 419
ByeRhein Fire, Raiders Tirol, Barcelona Dragons, Féhervár Enthroners, Panthers Wroclaw

Week 12

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 10. August
EasternPrague Lions9 – 6Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,600
WesternMadrid Bravos20 – 37Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,222
Sun, 11. August
CentralRaiders Tirol45 – 42Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 4,028
WesternParis Musketeers57 – 7Cologne Centurions Südstadion 748
CentralBarcelona Dragons0 – 90Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,488
EasternPanthers Wroclaw34 – 36Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 2,731
WesternHamburg Sea Devils2 – 51Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 10,734
ByeMilano Seamen, Helvetic Mercenaries, Vienna Vikings

Week 13

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 17. August
WesternMadrid Bravos12 – 15Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,000
CentralMilano Seamen0 – 30Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,815
EasternFéhervár Enthroners0 – 46Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 3,189
CentralMunich Ravens38 – 13Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 946
Sun, 18. August
ICFrankfurt Galaxy19 – 54Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 5,049
CentralBarcelona Dragons0 – 56Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 2,846
WesternCologne Centurions30 – 23Hamburg Sea Devils Eilenriedestadion 2,479
ICBerlin Thunder17 – 47Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 12,580
ByePrague Lions

Week 14

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 24. August
ICCologne Centurions51 – 28Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,200
WesternMadrid Bravos63 – 13Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Šubićevac 2,532
CentralStuttgart Surge61 – 7Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 1,011
CentralBarcelona Dragons36 – 57Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 650
Sun, 25. August
WesternParis Musketeers44 – 10Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 7,025
EasternWroclaw Panthers17 – 7Prague Lions Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 470
CentralRaiders Tirol3 – 30Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 5,012
ByeRhein Fire, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings

Standings

PosTeamGPWLCONFPFPADIFFSTKQualification
1 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein Fire C121119–1476174+302W9Automatic playoffs (#3)
2 Flag of France.svg Paris Musketeers Q121028–2407242+165W4Advance to playoffs (#4)
3 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Bravos Q12846–4411204+207W1Advance to playoffs (#6)
4 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne Centurions E12664–6303444-141W2
5 Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt Galaxy E12483–7285397-112L2
6 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg Sea Devils E122100–10226473-247L9

Source: europeanleague.football

PosTeamGPWLCONFPFPADIFFSTKQualification
1 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Surge C121119–1565179+386W2Automatic playoffs (#2)
2 Flag of Germany.svg Munich Ravens Q12937–3534191+343W7Advance to playoffs (#5)
3 Flag of Austria.svg Raiders Tirol E12848–2359227+132L1
4 Flag of Italy.svg Milano Seamen E12483–7208402-194W1
5 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Dragons E122102–8117577-460L8
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Helvetic Mercenaries E121111–9185438-253L6

Source: europeanleague.football

PosTeamGPWLCONFPFPADIFFSTKQualification
1 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings C121208–0457179+278W12Automatic playoffs (#1)
2 Flag of Poland.svg Panthers Wrocław E12665–3356285+71W2
3 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Thunder E12575–3378318+60L1
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár Enthroners E122101–7168422-254L4
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Lions E121111–7134417-283L1

Source: europeanleague.football

#TeamDivisionWLPCTCONFPDSTK
Conference leaders
1 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings CEast1201.0008–0+278W12
2 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Surge CCentral111.9179–1+386W2
3 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein Fire CWest111.9179–1+302W9
Wild cards
4 Flag of France.svg Paris Musketeers QWest102.8338–2+165W4
5 Flag of Germany.svg Munich Ravens QCentral93.7507–3+343W7
6 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Bravos QWest84.6676–4+207W1
Not Qualified for the Playoffs
7 Flag of Austria.svg Raiders Tirol ECentral84.6678–2+132L1
8 Flag of Poland.svg Panthers Wrocław EEast66.5005–3+71W2
9 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne Centurions EWest66.5004–6-141W2
10 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Thunder EEast57.4175–3+60L1
11 Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt Galaxy EWest48.3333–7-112L2
12 Flag of Italy.svg Milano Seamen ECentral48.3333–7-194W1
13 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg Sea Devils EWest210.1670–10-247L9
14 Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár Enthroners EEast210.1671–7-254L4
15 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Dragons ECentral210.1672–8-460L8
16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Helvetic Mercenaries ECentral111.0831–9-253L6
17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Lions EEast111.0831–7-283L1

C - Clinched conference title

Q - Clinched playoffs

E - Eliminated


In case ties inside and between the conferences have to be broken, the rules are: [6]

  1. Number of wins
  2. Head-to-head matchup [A]
  3. Points difference in head-to-head matchups [A]
  4. Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups [A]
  5. Total points difference
  6. Total points scored
  7. Point scored at away games
  8. Coin toss performed by the Commissioner or a person (e.g., a prominent sportsmen) determined by the Commissioner

Play-offs

The wildcard games were played on August 31 and September 01, the semifinals on September 07 and 08, and the final was held on September 22, 2024, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Wildcard Semifinals Championship Game
1 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings 47
4 Flag of France.svg Paris Musketeers 404 Flag of France.svg Paris Musketeers 31
5 Flag of Germany.svg Munich Ravens 37 1 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vikings 20
3 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein Fire 51
2 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Surge 23
3 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein Fire 403 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein Fire 29
6 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid Bravos 10

Wildcard

Paris Musketeers 40, Munich Ravens 37

Munich Ravens vs. Paris Musketeers
Quarter1234Total
Ravens7716737
Musketeers61381340

at Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France

  • Date: 31 August
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Referee: T. Thoardarson

Rhein Fire 40, Madrid Bravos 10

Madrid Bravos vs. Rhein Fire
Quarter1234Total
Bravos370010
Fire20146040

at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg, Germany

  • Date: 1 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 7,149
  • Referee: J. Haentjens

Semi Finals

Vienna Vikings 47, Paris Musketeers 31

Paris Musketeers vs. Vienna Vikings
Quarter1234Total
Musketeers6018731
Vikings714131347

at Generali Arena Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: 7 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,981

Stuttgart Surge 23, Rhein Fire 29

Rhein Fire vs. Stuttgart Surge
Quarter1234OTTotal
Fire76010629
Surge13703023

at Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Date: 8 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 5,427
  • Referee: K. Walentynowicz

Championship Game

Vienna Vikings 20, Rhein Fire 51

Vienna Vikings vs. Rhein Fire
Quarter1234Total
Fire72371451
Vikings670720

at Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: 22 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:30 CEST
  • Game attendance: 41,364
  • Referee: M. Scholz

Attendance

As of August 28, 2024
PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Rhein Fire 68,35413,4738,14611,392+16.2%
2 Hamburg Sea Devils 55,66325,3662,4799,277+13.6%
3 Frankfurt Galaxy 42,58613,5865,2227,098+6.6%
4 Panthers Wrocław 35,95215,1282,3465,992+135.0%
5 Vienna Vikings 32,19810,9192,7955,366+32.7%
6 Munich Ravens 30,21710,8223,3275,036+0.5%
7 Stuttgart Surge 25,5068,4322,8464,251+9.0%
8 Berlin Thunder 20,7364,7592,7103,456−24.3%
9 Paris Musketeers 20,7234,5233,0003,454−14.6%
10 Raiders Tirol 20,2224,0112,7213,370−13.7%
11 Cologne Centurions 16,4118,5587482,735−1.4%
12 Fehérvár Enthroners 9,3002,0001,2001,550−11.9%
13 Madrid Bravos 8,3602,0719541,393n/a
14 Helvetic Mercenaries 6,1651,2507531,028n/a
15 Barcelona Dragons 5,5241,122500921−14.8%
16 Milano Seamen 4,4371,000500740−32.7%
17 Prague Lions 3,8281,075419638−19.9%
League total406,18225,3664193,982+1.7%

Source:

Statistical leaders

Awards

MVP of the Week

Signees to other professional leagues

Broadcasting

Selected games are available on free TV in most of the participating countries. For the Austrian and German market, the league's main broadcasting partner is ProSiebenSat.1 Media. In Germany ProSieben MAXX and their online-streaming service ran.de airs games on Saturday and Sunday. All games are also available worldwide on ELF Gamepass.

Region(s)Broadcaster(s)
International ELF Gamepass
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
ProSieben Maxx
ranSport
More Than Sports TV
Flag of France.svg France beIN Sports [7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Only applicable if matchups have taken place and with additional rules

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The 2005 Rhein Fire season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fifth year, and played its home games at the newly built LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

The 2004 Cologne Centurions season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

The 2005 Berlin Thunder season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his second year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIII, Berlin lost to the Amsterdam Admirals 27–21.

The 2005 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his fifth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XIII, Amsterdam defeated the Berlin Thunder 27–21. The victory marked the franchise's first and only World Bowl championship.

The knockout phase of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League began on 15 February and concluded on 28 May 2011 with the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The knockout phase involved the 16 teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 DFL-Ligapokal</span> Football tournament season

The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal was the ninth edition of the Ligapokal, now under control of the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) as opposed to the German Football Association (DFB). The competition saw some format changes, with the preliminary round matches being played consecutively in the same stadium, and the final moved to the new Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Schalke 04 won their first title, beating VfB Stuttgart 1–0 in the final.

The group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League was played from 17 September to 11 December 2013. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage.

The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage was played from 16 September to 10 December 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions 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 based in Europe, continuing some team names and logos of the former NFL Europe. The ELF played its first season in 2021, and has 17 teams in the 2024 season. Teams are located in Germany, Austria, Spain, Poland, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, France and Denmark with plans to expand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 European League of Football season</span> Sports season

The 2021 ELF season was the inaugural season of the European League of Football, a newly formed professional American football league based in Europe. It started on June 19, 2021, and ended with a Championship Game in Düsseldorf's Merkur Spiel-Arena, on September 26, 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Frankfurt Galaxy season</span>

The 2021 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the first season of the new Frankfurt Galaxy team in the inaugural season of the European League of Football. After losing the season opener to the Hamburg Sea Devils on a last second Phillip Friis Andersen Field Goal, the team proceeded to win all remaining games, to win their ELF South Division, beating the Cologne Centurions in the playoffs and ultimately winning the inaugural Championship Game at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf against the Hamburg Sea Devils on September 26, 2021.

<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 countries participated. The 2022 season started on June 4, 2022, and concluded with

Andrew Weidinger is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Madrid Bravos in the European League of Football (ELF). Weidinger joined the Bravos after serving two seasons as the offensive coordinator for the Rhein Fire in 2023-2024 and one as head coach of the Barcelona Dragons in 2022. Weidinger won back-to-back championships with the Fire and led the Barcelona Dragons to an 8–4 record and their first ever playoff appearance. Weidinger was named the 2022 ELF Coach of the Year for his work with the Dragons and 2023 ELF Assistant Coach of the Year for his work in Rhein. He previously coached for the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, the Arizona Hotshots of the now defunct Alliance of American Football and The University of Arizona.

<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.

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