European Football Alliance

European Football Alliance

Upcoming season or competition: 2026 European Football Alliance season
Sport	American football
Founded	5 July 2025;7 months ago (2025-07-05)
First season	2026
Countries	Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Continent	Europe
Official website	efa.football

The European Football Alliance (EFA) is a professional American football league based in Europe. It plays its first seasons in 2026. Teams are located in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The clubs previously competed in the European League of Football (ELF).

History

In early 2024, several clubs of the European League of Football (ELF) formed the ELF Franchise Association. The ELF is a professional American Football league on European level playing since 2021. ^[1] ELF is headed by CEO Željko Karajica; ownership is attributed to his SEH Sports & Entertainment Holding and Patrick Esume, who also served as Commissioner. Individual teams are operated as franchises by independent companies.

After the 2024 season this group ELF Franchise Association went public as the Football Franchise Association (FFA). In September 2025, EFA statements (evolving from the FFA) criticized the ELF's governance and transparency and said clubs would build a new league model for 2026. ^[2] Reports in 2025 also described failed talks about an Amsterdam franchise; some coverage linked the collapse to disagreements over terms and revenue issues. ^[3]

On October 6, 2025, ten clubs announced that they would compete under the EFA banner in 2026. ^[4] On November 7, 2025, the EFA added London and Milan as franchise markets; brand identities to be revealed later. ^[5] Both teams will start to play in the 2027 season. ^[6] On November 26, 2025, the ELF and EFA announced that the two competitions would be reunifying with a number of administrative and commercial changes ahead of the 2026 season. ^[7] However, on January 15, 2026, the EFA terminated the agreement, as the conditions required for a sustainable partnership could not be met. ^[8]

On February 3, 2026, Munich Ravens joined the EFA league. ^[9] EFA will publish a schedule in the coming weeks.

Teams

Galaxy

Raiders

Ravens

Lions

Musketeers

Storm

Bravos

European Football Alliance (Europe)

Locations of teams competing in the 2026 EFA season.

The following teams are member of the European Football Alliance:

Franchise	City	ELF since	Stadium
Frankfurt Galaxy	Frankfurt	2021	PSD Bank Arena
London Football Team [10]	London	–	Brisbane Road
Madrid Bravos	Madrid	2024	Estadio de Vallehermoso
Milano Football Team [11]	Milan	–	Velodromo Vigorelli
Munich Ravens	Munich	2023	Sportpark Unterhaching
Nordic Storm	Copenhagen	2025	Gladsaxe Stadium, Søborg
Paris Musketeers	Paris	2023
Prague Lions	Prague	2023	FK Viktoria Stadion
Raiders Tirol	Innsbruck	2022	Tivoli Stadion Tirol

References

1. "A nation divided: Germany's football leaders react to the European League of Football". American Football International. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
2. https://viennavikings.football/en/news/team/640
3. https://www.flashscore.com/news/american-football-european-league-of-football-eleven-efa-clubs-pull-out-of-european-league-of-football-in-seismic-shake-up/McTvr2Hs/
4. https://www.gridiron-magazine.com/world-football/tirol-absent-as-efa-confirms-10-for-2026
5. https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/efa-welcomes-the-addition-of-london-and-milan/
6. https://europeanleague.football/news/raiders-tirol-confirmed-for-elf-2026-season-among-proven-core-4045
7. https://europeanleague.football/news/elf-and-efa-agree-to-reunify-european-american-football-4024
8. https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/european-football-alliance-efa-terminates-cooperation-with-elf/
9. https://www.instagram.com/p/DUSxWzWjb8B/?img_index=2
10. https://sportank.com/media/post/london-gets-a-professional-american-football-franchise
11. https://www.huddle.org/2025/11/londra-e-milano-entrano-nella-efa/