2022 European League of Football season

2022 ELF season
LeagueEuropean League of Football
SportAmerican Football
DurationJune 4 – September 25
Number of games72 + 3 playoff games
Number of teams12
Total attendance249,015
Season MVPSean Shelton (Raiders Tirol)
Conference Champions
Northern Conference championsGermany Hamburg Sea Devils
Central Conference championsAustria Vienna Vikings
Southern Conference championsSpain Barcelona Dragons
2022 Championship Game
DateSeptember 25, 2022
VenueWörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
ChampionsAustria Vienna Vikings (1st title)
Finals MVPKimi Linnainmaa (Vienna Vikings)
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 ELF season was the second season of the European League of Football, a semi professional American football league based in Europe.[1] Twelve teams from five countries participated.[2] The 2022 season started on June 4, 2022, and concluded with

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Location of ELF teams
  • Northern Conference
  • Central Conference
  • Southern Conference

The Championship Game on September 25, 2022 at the Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt.[3]

Format

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The league is divided into three conferences, North, Central and South. Each team plays 12 games during the regular season: twice against their conference rivals, and twice against three of the teams from the other conferences. The top team in each conference, as well as the best second-place team, qualify for the playoffs.[4]

Teams

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On top of the eight inaugural season teams, the league expanded with four new franchises. On September 25, 2021, the Vienna Vikings, Raiders Tirol as well as Rhein Fire were officially introduced as new teams.[5] On October 15, 2021 the addition of the Istanbul Rams was announced.[6] First, the Rams home field was the Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium but was later changed.[7]

Team City Conference Stadium Capacity Head coach
Barcelona Dragons Spain Barcelona/Reus Southern Estadi Municipal de Reus 4,700 United States Andrew Weidinger
Berlin Thunder Germany Berlin Northern Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 19,708 Germany Johnny Schmuck
Cologne Centurions Germany Cologne Southern Südstadion 11,748 Germany Frank Roser
Frankfurt Galaxy Germany Frankfurt am Main Central PSD Bank Arena 12,542 Germany Thomas Kösling
Hamburg Sea Devils Germany Hamburg Northern Stadion Hoheluft 8,000 United States Charles "Yogi" Jones
Istanbul Rams Turkey Istanbul Southern Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 5,000 United States Matt Lawson
Leipzig Kings Germany Dessau-Roßlau Northern Paul Greifzu Stadium[A][8] 20,000 United States Fred Armstrong
Germany Halle (Saale) Leuna Chemie Stadion[B] 15,057
Germany Leipzig Bruno-Plache-Stadion[C][9] 12,321
Panthers Wrocław Poland Wrocław Northern Stadion Olimpijski 11,000 Poland Jakub Samel
Raiders Tirol Austria Innsbruck Central Tivoli Stadion Tirol 16,008 Deutschamerikaner Kevin Herron
Rhein Fire Germany Düsseldorf/Duisburg Southern Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,514 United States Jim Tomsula
Stuttgart Surge Germany Stuttgart Central Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 11,408 Germany Martin Hanselmann
Vienna Vikings Austria Vienna Central Generali Arena 17,500 United States Chris Calaycay
  1. ^ First home game of the season
  2. ^ Second home game of the season
  3. ^ Four home games starting in July

Rosters

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Like last season, there is a limit of 4 US American, Canadian, Mexican or Japanese players per roster, and two on the field at the same time, but people who are dual citizens of the U.S. and a EU-member country are not counted towards that limit in keeping with the Bosman ruling. There is also a limit of 8 non-American foreigners per roster.[10] Brazilian players do not count towards the import quota.[11] The overall roster limit is 55 active Players and 5 spots on the practice squad.

Roster moves

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In the 2022 preseason, several ELF players were picked up by other professional leagues, including 2021 season MVP Madre London. ELF contracts allow for premature termination in case professional North American leagues want to sign these players.

Player representation

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After players complained of subpar housing conditions for "import" players of the Frankfurt Galaxy franchise, an unofficial union, based in Switzerland was formed under the name of European League of Football Players Association (ELFPA).[12] Representatives of this union are not public and concrete measures haven't been taken so far.

In order to represent active players of the ELF, the league announced the Players Committee for the 2022 season. It consists of two players of each franchise and can hold regular meetings. Out of this committee two spokespersons are elected which are in contact with the commissioner and the Competition Committee of the league.[13]

Rule changes

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After the inaugural season, in which the ELF mostly used modified NFL rules (with the exception of the overtime rule, which was based on that of college football – but never used during the entire season as no overtime needed to be played), the league announced its first rule change for the second season. The kick-off rule has been modified to increase player safety, and has been taken from the second iteration of the XFL. According to the new rule, teams will now face each other 5 yards apart, and can only start moving after the returner catches the kickoff, or 3 seconds after the ball hits the ground.[14]

After making its ELF debut in the 2021 championship game, Instant Replay will be used for the entirety of the 2022 season.[15] Like in the NFL, every coach has two challenges per game, with the possibility of a third if both of the challenges are successful.

All teams are not allowed to start organised team activities before May 1, 2022 with import players and padded training. The league set this rule to ensure competitive balance, in which teams with more funds can pay their import players earlier. Strength and conditioning sessions and individual training are not affected by this rule.

Regular season

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Schedule

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The schedule for the 2022 season was released on February 14, 2022. For international matches of the IFAF the league has agreed to plan for a break.[16]

Week 1

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Week 1
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 4. June
17:00		 Southern Istanbul Rams 38 – 40 Cologne Centurions Südstadion 2,250 ran.de, S Sport, Arena4+, Eleven Sport [17]
Sun, 5. June
15:00		 IC Rhein Fire 29 – 26 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 7,525 ProSieben MAXX, Arena4+, Eleven Sport 140.000 (3.6% ProSieben MAXX)[18] [19]
Barcelona Dragons 38 – 9 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 2,690 Esport3, Eleven Sport [20]
Northern Leipzig Kings 27 – 34 Panthers Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 3,150 Polsat Sport, Eleven Sport [21]
Berlin Thunder 18 – 43 Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Hoheluft 4,936 Eleven Sport [22]
Central Vienna Vikings 29 – 23 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,750 Puls24, Eleven Sport

Week 2

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Week 2
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 11. June
15:00 		IC Raiders Tirol 46 – 49 Cologne Centurions Südstadion 1,537 Eleven Sports [23]
Istanbul Rams 7 – 41 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,404 S Sport, MoreThanSportTV,
ran.de, Eleven Sports		 [24]
Sun, 12. June
15:00 		Rhein Fire 28 – 17 Leipzig Kings Paul Greifzu Stadium 2,250 Eleven Sports [25]
Panthers Wrocław 28 – 25 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 2,100 Polsat Sport, Eleven Sports [26]
Barcelona Dragons 24 – 21 Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Hoheluft 3,447 Esport3, Eleven Sports,
ProSieben MAXX, ran.de		 130.000 (3,6% ProSieben MAXX)[27] [28]
Central Frankfurt Galaxy 10 – 30 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 3,913 Puls24, Zappn.tv, Eleven Sports [29]

Week 3

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Week 3
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 18. June
18:00 		Northern Hamburg Sea Devils 14 – 0 Leipzig Kings Leuna Chemie Stadion 2,400 ran.de,
Arena4+		 [30]
Southern Cologne Centurions 32 – 34 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Reus 980 Esport3 [31]
Sun, 19. June
15:00		 Istanbul Rams 12 – 42 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 7,895 ran.de, ProSieben MAXX,
S Sport, Arena4+		 400.000 (4,2% ProSieben MAXX)[32][33] [34]
Central Stuttgart Surge 13 – 42 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 2,400 Zappn.tv [35]
IC Panthers Wrocław 13 – 47 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 3,025 Polsat Sport [36]
Berlin Thunder 16 – 28 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,032 Zappn.tv, Puls24 [37]

Week 4

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Week 4
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 25. June
15:00 		IC Vienna Vikings 49 – 0 Istanbul Rams Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 800 Zappn.tv, S Sport [38]
17:00 Frankfurt Galaxy 48 – 12 Cologne Centurions Südstadion 2,530 ran.de [39]
Sun, 26. June
15:00 		Northern Hamburg Sea Devils 26 – 23 (OT) Panthers Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 2,450 Polsat Sport [40]
Leipzig Kings 19 – 15 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,134 ProSieben MAXX, ran.de [41]
Central Raiders Tirol 33 – 0 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 1,400 Puls24, Zappn.tv [42]
Southern Barcelona Dragons 17 – 13 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 7,583 Esport3 [43]

Week 5

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Week 5
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 2. July
18:00 		Southern Istanbul Rams 7 – 41 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Reus 957 Esport3, S Sport
 [44]
15:00 IC Berlin Thunder 34 – 7 Cologne Centurions Südstadion 1,580 ran.de [45]
Sun, 3. July
15:00 		Rhein Fire 15 – 42 Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Hoheluft 4,128 ProSieben MAXX [46]
Panthers Wrocław 6 – 30 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 3,725 Puls24, Polsat Sport [47]
Stuttgart Surge 22 – 28 Leipzig Kings Bruno-Plache-Stadion 2,950 [48]
Central Frankfurt Galaxy 17 – 23 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 4,686 Puls24 [49]

Week 6

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Week 6
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 9. July
15:00 		IC Hamburg Sea Devils 70 – 0 Istanbul Rams Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 300 S Sport, ran.de [50]
18:00 Vienna Vikings 27 – 20 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Reus 1,312 Esport3, Zappn.tv [51]
Sun, 10. July
15:00 		Leipzig Kings 6 – 37 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,376 Puls 24, Zappn.tv [52]
Northern Panthers Wrocław 25 – 31 (OT) Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,056 Polsat Sport, ran.de,
ProSieben MAXX		 [53]
Central Frankfurt Galaxy 26 – 20 (OT) Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 2,514 [54]
Southern Cologne Centurions 3 – 17 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 9,496 [55]

Week 7

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Week 7
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sun, 17. July
15:00 		Northern Berlin Thunder 33 – 22 Leipzig Kings Bruno-Plache-Stadion 3,000 ran.de [56]
IC Cologne Centurions 14 – 46 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 4,500 ProSieben Maxx, Arena4+ [57]
Stuttgart Surge 0 – 34 Panthers Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 2,050 Polsat Sport [58]
Bye Barcelona Dragons, Hamburg Sea Devils, Istanbul Rams, Raiders Tirol, Rhein Fire, Vienna Vikings

Week 8

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Week 8
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 23. July
15:00 		Southern Barcelona Dragons 19 – 22 Istanbul Rams Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 400 S Sport, Esport3 [59]
Sun, 24. July
15:00 		IC Hamburg Sea Devils 40 – 16 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 7,792 ProSieben MAXX, ran.de [60]
Central Raiders Tirol 13 – 29 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 4,523 Puls24, Zappn.tv [61]
Bye Berlin Thunder, Cologne Centurions, Frankfurt Galaxy, Leipzig Kings, Panthers Wrocław, Stuttgart Surge

Week 9

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Week 9
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 30. July
18:00 		Southern Rhein Fire 23 – 33 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Reus 1,043 Esport3, ran.de [62]
Sun, 31. July
15:00 		Central Vienna Vikings 41 – 0 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 2,000 Zappn.tv [63]
IC Frankfurt Galaxy 30 – 29 Panthers Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 1,715 Polsat Sport [64]
Istanbul Rams 26 – 29 (OT) Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Hoheluft 3,170 S Sport [65]
Raiders Tirol 56 – 14 Leipzig Kings Bruno-Plache-Stadion 2,500 Puls24, Zappn.tv [66]
Cologne Centurions 29 – 39 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,364 ProSieben MAXX 60.000 (1,6% ProSieben MAXX)[67] [68]

Week 10

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Week 10
6./7. August All teams on bye

Week 11

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Week 11
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 13. August
17:00 		Southern Barcelona Dragons 37 – 15 Cologne Centurions Südstadion 820 Esport3, ran.de [69]
15:00 Rhein Fire 50 – 32 Istanbul Rams Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 360 S Sport [70]
Sun, 14. August
13:00 		Northern Leipzig Kings 0 – 59 Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Hoheluft 2,636 [71]
15:00 Berlin Thunder 29 – 12 Panthers Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 1,800 Polsat Sport [72]
Central Vienna Vikings 8 – 42 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 4,600 Zappn.tv, ran.de
ProSieben MAXX		 [73]
Stuttgart Surge 3 – 44 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,415 Zappn.tv [74]

Week 12

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Week 12
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 20. August
18:00 		IC Stuttgart Surge 8 – 62 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Reus 897 Esport3, ran.de, Arena4+ [75]
Sun, 21. August
15:00 		Frankfurt Galaxy 21 – 23 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 12,055 ProSieben MAXX, ran.de [76]
Istanbul Rams 22 – 37 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 2,028 Zappn.tv, S Sport [77]
Cologne Centurions 20 – 45 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,891 Zappn.tv [78]
Northern Hamburg Sea Devils 39 – 17 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 4,624 [79]
Panthers Wrocław 41 – 37 Leipzig Kings Bruno-Plache-Stadion 2,500 Polsat Sport [80]

Week 13

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Week 13
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 27. August
17:00 		Southern Rhein Fire 59 – 37 Cologne Centurions Südstadion 2,341 ran.de [81]
15:00 IC Berlin Thunder 38 – 14 Istanbul Rams Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 300 S Sport [82]
Sun, 28. August
15:00 		Barcelona Dragons 18 – 24 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 4,104 Zappn.tv, Esport3 [83]
Leipzig Kings 38 – 0 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 1,800 [84]
Central Raiders Tirol 33 – 36 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 6,100 ProSieben MAXX, ran.de
Zappn.tv		 [85]
Northern Panthers Wrocław 0 – 17 Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Hoheluft 3,167 Polsat Sport [86]

Week 14

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Week 14
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 3. September
15:00 		Southern Cologne Centurions 43 – 30 Istanbul Rams Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 450 S Sport [87]
18:00 IC Hamburg Sea Devils 24 – 21 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Reus 963 Esport3, ran.de [88]
Sun, 4. September
15:00 		Raiders Tirol 37 – 10 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,916 ProSieben MAXX, ran.de
Zappn.tv		 [89]
Leipzig Kings 34 – 31 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 7,760 [90]
Vienna Vikings 6 – 42 Panthers Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 2,900 Zappn.tv,
Polsat Sport		 [91]
Central Stuttgart Surge 13 – 37 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 4,300 [92]

Standings

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Northern Conference
Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Germany Hamburg Sea Devils 12 11 1 0 6 – 0 424 160 264 W10 Advance to playoffs
2 Germany Berlin Thunder 12 7 5 0 3 – 3 324 282 42 L1
3 Poland Panthers Wrocław 12 5 7 0 2 – 4 287 305 −18 W1
4 Germany Leipzig Kings 12 4 8 0 1 – 5 242 370 −128 W2

Source: europeanleague.football

Central Conference
Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Austria Vienna Vikings 12 10 2 0 5–1 352 209 143 L1 Advance to playoffs
2 Austria Raiders Tirol 12 8 4 0 3–3 418 229 189 W1 Best 2nd place advances
3 Germany Frankfurt Galaxy 12 8 4 0 4–2 386 247 139 W2
4 Germany Stuttgart Surge 12 0 12 0 0–6 113 451 −338 L12

Source: europeanleague.football

Southern Conference
Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona Dragons 12 8 4 0 5–1 364 225 139 L2 Advance to playoffs
2 Germany Rhein Fire 12 7 5 0 4–2 346 314 32 L1
3 Germany Cologne Centurions 12 3 9 0 2–4 301 473 −172 W1
4 Turkey Istanbul Rams 12 1 11 0 1–5 210 499 −289 L5

Source: europeanleague.football

In case ties inside and between the conferences have to be broken, the rules are:[93]

  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

This is notably different from tiebreakers used in the NFL which take strength of schedule into account or the German Football League which values the head-to-head as the first tiebreaker for teams with the same win–loss record, in part to discourage running up the score.

Play-offs

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The semifinal games were played on September 10 and 11, 2022. The championship game was played on September 25 in Klagenfurt, Austria.

Semifinals Championship Game
      
1 Germany Hamburg Sea Devils 19
4 Austria Tirol Raiders 7
Germany Hamburg Sea Devils 15
Austria Vienna Vikings 27
2 Austria Vienna Vikings 39
3 Spain Barcelona Dragons 12

Divisional playoffs

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Hamburg Sea Devils 19, Raiders Tirol 7

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Raiders Tirol vs. Hamburg Sea Devils
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 007
Sea Devils 10 0 6319

at Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: 10 September 2022
  • Game time: 14:45 CEST
  • Game attendance: 3,158
  • Referee: M. Scholz
  • Game Book

Barcelona Dragons 12, Vienna Vikings 39

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Barcelona Dragons vs. Vienna Vikings
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dragons 0 0 01212
Vikings 7 6 161039

at Football-Zentrum Ravelin, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: 11 September 2022
  • Game time: 14:45 CEST
  • Game attendance: 900
  • Referee: W. Ratajczak
  • Game Book

Championship Game

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The Vikings won the title in their first season. The Sea Devils had to accept the second defeat in the championship game in the second season. The Championship MVP trophy was won by Kimi Linnainmaa, the Finnish WR of the Vikings, who caught 7 passes for 125 yards, and threw the TD pass to the first lead.

Vienna Vikings 27, Hamburg Sea Devils 15

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Vienna Vikings vs. Hamburg Sea Devils
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 10 7327
Sea Devils 6 0 6315

at 28 Black Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria

  • Date: 25 September 2022
  • Game time: 14:45 CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,566
  • Referee: Walentynowic
  • Game Book

Attendance

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As of September 04, 2022
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change


1 Rhein Fire 52,527 12,055 7,583 8,755 n/a†
2 Frankfurt Galaxy 30,050 7,525 3,025 5,008 +136.2%†
3 Raiders Tirol 22,150 4,686 3,032 3,692 n/a†
4 Berlin Thunder 21,498 4,624 3,056 3,583 +292.0%†
5 Hamburg Sea Devils 21,484 4,936 2,636 3,581 +116.6%†
6 Vienna Vikings 20,693 4,523 2,028 3,449 n/a†
7 Leipzig Kings 15,600 3,000 2,250 2,600 +25.5%†
8 Panthers Wrocław 14,065 3,150 1,715 2,344 −34.9%†
9 Stuttgart Surge 12,504 2,690 1,400 2,084 +45.8%†
10 Cologne Centurions 11,058 2,530 820 1,843 +57.9%†
11 Barcelona Dragons 6,152 1,312 897 1,025 −11.9%†
12 Istanbul Rams 2,610 800 300 435 n/a†
League total 230,391 12,055 300 3,200 +77.5%†

Source: [1]

Awards

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MVP of the Week

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Week Player Position Team Stat Source
1 Flamur Simon Germany OLB Cologne Centurions 1 TD, 2 Int, 0.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL 1
2 Zach Edwards United States QB Barcelona Dragons 3 TD, 1 Int, 108 Yds rushing, 202 Yds passing 2
3 Matt Adam United States QB Rhein Fire 5 TD, 1 Int, 365 Yds passing 3
4 Giovanni Nanguy France OLB Hamburg Sea Devils 8 TOT, 2 sacks, 3.5 TFL [94]
5 Glen Toonga United Kingdom RB Hamburg Sea Devils 4TD, 17 ATT, 185yards [95]
6 Kyle Kitchens United States DE Berlin Thunder 9 TOT, 3.5 sacks, 6.5 TFL [96]
7 Joe Germinerio United States QB Berlin Thunder 3 TD, 2 Rush TD, 325 Yds passing [97]
8 Isaiah Green United States QB Istanbul Rams 1 Rush TD, 20 CAR, 103 Rush Yds, 148 Yds passing [98]
9 Glen Toonga United Kingdom RB Hamburg Sea Devils 4TD, 27 ATT, 111yards [99]
10 Bye Week
11 Jadrian Clark United States QB Rhein Fire 38 ATT, 277 COMP, 485 Pass yards, 7 Pass Tds [100]
12 Zach Edwards United States QB Barcelona Dragons 7 Pass Tds, 27 COMP, 321 Yds passing [101]
13 Nathaniel Robitaille United States WR Rhein Fire 4 REC TD, 10 REC, 286 Reception Yds [102]
14 Gabriel Cunningham United States QB Leipzig Kings 208 Pass Yds, 2 Pass Tds, 128 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDS [103]

Statistical leaders

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As of September 4, 2022 (end of regular season)[104]
Category Player Position Team GP Stat
Passing
Yards Zach Edwards United States QB Barcelona Dragons 12 3325
Touchdowns Zach Edwards United States QB Barcelona Dragons 12 36
Completions Zach Edwards United States QB Barcelona Dragons 12 255
Completion percentage Jakeb Sullivan United States QB Frankfurt Galaxy 11 66.3%
Rushing
Yards Glen Toonga United Kingdom RB Hamburg Sea Devils 12 1468
Touchdowns Glen Toonga United Kingdom RB Hamburg Sea Devils 12 21
Yards per attempt Florian Wegan Austria RB Vienna Vikings 12 6.3
Receiving
Yards Kyle Sweet United States WR Barcelona Dragons 12 1561
Touchdowns Kyle Sweet United States WR Barcelona Dragons 12 17
Receptions Kyle Sweet United States WR Barcelona Dragons 12 115
Yards per reception Nathaniel Robitaille United States WR Rhein Fire 12 19.1
Defensive
Sacks Kyle Kitchens United States DE Berlin Thunder 12 16.0
Tackles A.J. Wentland United States LB Leipzig Kings 12 159
Interceptions Goran Zec Serbia S Panthers Wrocław 12 6
Kicking
FG Pct Mehmet Sarıkatipoğlu Turkey K Istanbul Rams 12 76.9
PAT Pct Eric Schlomm Germany K Hamburg Sea Devils 12 88.9

Broadcasting

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Selected games of this season are available in free TV of most of the participating countries. For the Austrian and vGerman market, the league's main broadcasting partner is ProSiebenSat.1 Media. All games of the Raiders Tirol and the Vienna Vikings as well as the final in Klagenfurt are broadcast over the Puls 4 network with its sister channel Puls 24 and video-on-demand via Zapppn. In Germany ProSieben MAXX and their online-streaming service ran.de airing games on Saturday and Sunday. Furthermore the league-owned service More Than Sports TV, which is available over platforms like Zattoo, will show games in Austria, Germany and Switzerland as well as Esport3 in Catalonia, S Sport in Turkey, Polsat Sport in Poland and LIVENow for international streaming. All games are also available worldwide on ELF Gamepass.

Region(s) Broadcaster(s)
International ELF Gamepass
Austria Austria Puls 24
Zappn (Puls 4 Network)[105]
Germany Germany
Austria Austria
Switzerland Switzerland 		ProSieben Maxx
ranSport
More Than Sports TV
China China iQIYI[106]
Hungary Hungary Arena4[107]
Italy Italy Eleven Sports[108]
Poland Poland Polsat Sport[109]
Spain Spain Esport3[110]
Turkey Turkey S Sport[111]
United States United States For the Fans[112]
Indonesia Indonesia Eleven Sport[108]
Malaysia Malaysia
Singapore Singapore
Taiwan Taiwan
Thailand Thailand
Philippines Philippines

All Stars

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First Team

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Position Player Team Position Player Team
Offense
QB Sean Shelton United States Raiders Tirol TE Adrià Botella Moreno Spain Vienna Vikings
RB Glen Toonga United Kingdom Hamburg Sea Devils OT Michael Habetin Austria Raiders Tirol
FB Patrick Poetsch Germany Rhein Fire OT Sven Breidenbach Germany Rhein Fire
WR Kyle Sweet United States Barcelona Dragons OG Lewis Thomas United Kingdom Hamburg Sea Devils
WR Robin Wilzeck Germany Berlin Thunder OG Niklas Johansson Sweden Vienna Vikings
WR Nathaniel Robitaille United States Rhein Fire C Joachim Christensen Denmark Frankfurt Galaxy
Defense
DT Tim Hänni Switzerland Hamburg Sea Devils LB Thomas Schnurrer Austria Vienna Vikings
DT Aslan Zetterberg Sweden Leipzig Kings CB Karim Ben El Ghali Germany Frankfurt Galaxy
Edge Kyle Kitchens United States Berlin Thunder CB Justin Rogers United States Hamburg Sea Devils
Edge Alejandro Fernández Spain Barcelona Dragons S Kevin Fortes France Hamburg Sea Devils
LB A. J. Wentland United States Leipzig Kings S Omari Williams United States Rhein Fire
LB Zachary Blair United States Istanbul Rams
Special Teams
K Jonas Schenderlein Germany Berlin Thunder RS C. J. Okpalobi United States Raiders Tirol
P Eric Schlomm Germany Hamburg Sea Devils
Source: europeanleague.football[113]

Second Team

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Position Player Team Position Player Team
Offense
QB Zach Edwards United States Barcelona Dragons TE Nicolai Schumann Germany Berlin Thunder
RB Jocques Crawford United States Berlin Thunder OT Tobias Rodlauer Austria Berlin Thunder
FB León Helm Germany Frankfurt Galaxy OT Aleksandar Milanovic Austria Vienna Vikings
WR Quinten Pounds United States Cologne Centurions OG Sven Fischer Germany Frankfurt Galaxy
WR Jordan Bouah Italy Vienna Vikings OG Alper Peközer Turkey Berlin Thunder
WR Malik Stanley United States Panthers Wrocław C David Weinstock Germany Hamburg Sea Devils
Defense
DT Niklas Gustav Germany Raiders Tirol LB Maxime Rouyer France Panthers Wrocław
DT Christian van Horn United States Rhein Fire CB Moritz Thiele Germany Berlin Thunder
Edge Kasim Edebali Germany Hamburg Sea Devils CB Benjamin Straight Austria Vienna Vikings
Edge Michael Sam United States Barcelona Dragons S Goran Zec Serbia Panthers Wrocław
LB David Izinyon United Kingdom Berlin Thunder S Luis Horvath Austria Vienna Vikings
LB Precious Ogbevoen Austria Stuttgart Surge
Special Teams
K Ryan Rimmler Germany United States Frankfurt Galaxy RS Darius Saint-Robinson United States Panthers Wrocław
P Maximilian Eisenhut Germany Rhein Fire
Source: europeanleague.football[113]

Signees to other professional leagues

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The following players invited to the NFL’s International Combine, assigned to NFL's International Player Pathway Program (IPPP), signed or drafted by CFL team or signed with USFL or XFL team following their involvement with the ELF in 2022:[114]

NFL

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Player Position ELF team NFL team
Alejandro Fernández DE Barcelona Dragons International Combine
Kevin Fortes S Hamburg Sea Devils International Combine
Tim Hänni DT Hamburg Sea Devils International Combine
Tyrese Johnson-Fisher RB Istanbul Rams International Combine
John Levi Kruse TE Hamburg Sea Devils International Combine
Harlan Kwofie WR Rhein Fire International Combine
Lucky Efosa Ogbevoen LB Raiders Tirol International Combine
Tyrese Owuso-Bediako DL Rhein Fire International Combine
Tobias Rodlauer OT Berlin Thunder International Combine
Gabriel Rodríguez OT Barcelona Dragons International Combine
Flamur Simon OLB Cologne Centurions International Combine
Leander Wiegand OT Cologne Centurions International Combine
Stanley Zeregbe DE Berlin Thunder International Combine

CFL

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The following players signed with a CFL team:

Player Position ELF team CFL team
Maxime Rouyer LB Panthers Wrocław BC Lions
Timothy Knuettel WR Rhein Fire Winnipeg Blue Bombers
John Levi Kruse TE/LS Hamburg Sea Devils BC Lions
Lukas Ruoss LB Rhein Fire Saskatchewan Roughriders
Ja'Len Embry DB Frankfurt Galaxy Montreal Alouettes

XFL

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Player Position ELF team XFL team
Justin Rogers DB Hamburg Sea Devils Orlando Guardians

USFL

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Player Position ELF team USFL team
Malcolm Washington DB Stuttgart Surge Houston Gamblers
Chris Richardson DT Cologne Centurions New Orleans Breakers

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Only applicable if matchups have taken place and with additional rules

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