Munich Ravens

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Munich Ravens
Munich Ravens Logo.jpg
Founded2022
Based in Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany
Home stadium Sportpark Unterhaching
Head coach John Shoop
General managerSebastian Stolz
Owner(s)Thomas Krohne, Christian Binder
DivisionCentral Conference
Website munichravens.com
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2023 Munich Ravens season

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).

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History

The entry of the newly founded franchise into the professional ELF league was announced in August 2022. However, no name or other information was revealed. On September 8, 2022, the name of the team was announced. [1] On September 28, 2022, it was announced that the former Raiders Tirol quarterback and MVP for the 2022 European League of Football season, Sean Shelton, was appointed Director of Sport Operation. [2]

Season-by-season

NameTermRegular seasonPostseasonResultØ Attendance
GPWonLostWin %FinishGPWonLostWin %
2023 John Shoop 12750.5833rd (Central)5,009
2024 Kendral Ellison 12930.7502nd (Central)1010.0005,036

Roster

Reference [3]

Munich Ravens roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Chad Jeffries
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  • 16 Lukas Von Stumpfeldt
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Running backs

  • 20 Rachid ALi-Tagba
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  • 22 Alex Braunsperger
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  •  7 Tomiwa Oyewo
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  • 44 Niklas Ritter FB
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  • 33 Justin Rodney
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Wide receivers

  • 80 Lukas Anzeneder
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  •  8 Noah Bomba
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  •  2 Markell Castle
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  •  1 Sixten Dragan
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  • 18 Jannik Nowak
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  • 17 Mo Riedinger
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  • 13 Marvin Rutsch
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  • 14 Jason Sanders
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  • 11 Luca Salvo
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  • 28 Leander Winter
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Tight ends

  • 81 Sebastian Kurrer
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  • 85 Marlon Malki
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  • 82 Philip Okonkwo
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  • 88 Jens Walter
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Offensive linemen
  • 60 Marvin Biegert
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  • -- Gerrit Brandt
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  • 65 Jan Eberl
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  • 71 Marco Fischer
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  • 73 Thomas Heller
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  • 55 Nathan Kalemba
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  • 53 Dominik Ondra
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  • 72 Maxime Roussl
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  • 75 Thomas Schmidt
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  • 50 Tobias Vorreiter
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  • 70 Philip Weinzierl
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Defensive linemen

  • 92 Johannes Bräu
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  • 98 Etuale Liu
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  • 97 Bilal Mawuena
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  • 94 MJ Ricco
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  • 93 Robin Rogoss
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  • 49 Patrick Roth
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  • 95 Leon Schmidt
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  • 90 Dominic Siegel
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  • 35 Tyler Vaimaona
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  • 45 Tizian Vogl
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  • 49 Maximillian Von Engelhardt
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  • 91 Leon Weber
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  • 56 Vladislav Zarkov
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  • 15 Johannes Zirngibl
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Linebackers
  • 40 Joshua Akena
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  • 52 Michael Bausch
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  • 58 Burak Efendioglu
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  • 10 Nic Haritonenko
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  • 35 Exree Loe
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  • 51 Leon Nieper
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  • 37 Jan-Niclas Rung
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  •  9 Kevin Titz
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Defensive backs

  • 27 Joschka Bartz
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  • 24 Jonas Gürntke
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  • 37 Gabriel Kalus
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  • 39 Enis Kaser
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  • 28 Blake King
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  • 32 Julian Ludwig-Mayorga
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  • 21 Martin Marcacci
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  •  6 Luis Moreno
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  • 19 Junior Nkembi
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  •  3 Justin Rogers
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  • 25 Moritz Scharr
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Special teams

  •  4 Robert Werner
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Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 21, 2023
4 A-import, 7 E-import, 56 homegrown
67 active

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References

  1. "Munich Ravens – Coming Soon | 2023" (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. "Former Raiders QB and MVP Sean Shelton joins Munich Ravens as Director of Sport Operation" . Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. "ELF: 2023 Munich Ravens – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.