Team: | Hamburg Sea Devils (ELF) |
Year: | 2021 |
Record: | 7–3 |
Coach: | Andreas Nommensen (interim) |
Stadium: | Stadion Hoheluft |
Playoffs: | won Semifinal vs. Wroclaw Panthers 30–27 lost Championship Game vs Frankfurt Galaxy 30–32 |
No Prevseason: | yes |
Next: | 2022 |
Uniform: | Hamburg Sea Devils Uniform (2021).png |
The 2021 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the first season of the new Hamburg Sea Devils team in the inaugural season of the European League of Football.[1] After winning the first ever match of the new ELF against Frankfurt Galaxy on a last second Phillip Friis Andersen Field Goal, the team went on to post a 7–3 record, winning their North Division and beating the Wroclaw Panthers in the playoffs before going on to lose the inaugural Championship Game to the Frankfurt Galaxy by a score of 32–30.
Week | Date | Time (CET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap | |
1 | June 20 | 15:00 | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 17–15 | 1–0 | Stadion Hoheluft | ProSieben Maxx | Recap | |
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2 | July 3 | 19:00 | at Barcelona Dragons | W 32–14 | 2–0 | Estadi Municipal | ran.de, Esport3 | Recap | |
3 | July 11 | 18:00 | Berlin Thunder | W 44–6 | 3–0 | Stadion Hoheluft | ran.de, More Than Sports TV | Recap | |
4 | July 18 | 15:00 | at Leipzig Kings | W 55–0 | 4–0 | Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark | Recap | ||
5 | July 24 | 15:00 | at Wrocław Panthers | W 26–23 | 5–0 | Olympic Stadium | More Than Sports TV | Recap | |
6 | July 31 | 18:00 | Barcelona Dragons | W 22–17 | 6–0 | Stadion Hoheluft | ran.de, Esport3 | Recap | |
7 | August 8 | 15:00 | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 9–35 | 6–1 | PSD Bank Arena | ProSieben Maxx | Recap | |
8 | August 14 | 13:00 | at Berlin Thunder | W 28–20 | 7–1 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark | Recap | ||
9 | August 22 | 15:00 | Wrocław Panthers | L 24–30 | 7–2 | Stadion Hoheluft | Recap | ||
10 | August 29 | 15:00 | Leipzig Kings | L 18–17 | 7–3 | Stadion Hoheluft | Recap |
On July 6, head coach Ted Daisher was released, because of "different views and expectations regarding the philosophy and leadership of our team". He was replaced on an interim basis by offensive coordinator Andreas Nommensen, who was later confirmed as head coach for the rest of the season.[2]
On July 21, French linebacker Giovanni Nanguy was signed, after the team released 2 other linebackers, Jonas Tykfer and Paco Varol.[3]