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| Established | 2021 |
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| Based in |  Frankfurt, Germany |
| Home stadium | PSD Bank Arena |
| Head coach | Bart Andrus |
| League | European League of Football (ELF) |
| Division | South Division (2021) Central Conference (2022) Western Conference (2023) |
| Colors | Purple, Gold, White |
| League titles | 1 (2021) |
| Division titles | 1 (2021) |
| Website | frankfurt-galaxy |
| Current uniform | |
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The Frankfurt Galaxy is a professional American football team in Frankfurt, Germany, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF).
The Frankfurt franchise was announced in November 2020, as part of the inaugural season of the European League of Football. [1] In March 2021, ELF announced it has reached an agreement with the NFL, to be able to use the team names from the days of NFL Europe. On the same day, it was announced Frankfurt will use the previous name of Frankfurt Galaxy. [2]
| Season | Head coach | Regular season | Postseason | Result | Ø Attendance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | GP | Won | Lost | Win % | ||||
| 2021 | Thomas Kösling | 10 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 1st (South) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Championship game winners | 2,100 |
| 2022 | Thomas Kösling | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3rd (Central) | DNQ | 5,008 | ||||
| 2023 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .800 | (Western) | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | – | |
| Total | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4,604 | |||
The team's honours:
The logo represents a galaxy in the colors purple and gold.
The Galaxy are playing their home games at the PSD Bank Arena.
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From Raiders Tirol : Tony Anderson [4]
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