2021 Hamburg Sea Devils season explained

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.

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateTime (CET)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1June 2015:00Frankfurt GalaxyW 17–151–0Stadion HoheluftProSieben MaxxRecap
2July 319:00at Barcelona DragonsW 32–142–0Estadi Municipalran.de, Esport3Recap
3July 1118:00Berlin ThunderW 44–63–0Stadion Hoheluftran.de, More Than Sports TVRecap
4July 1815:00at Leipzig KingsW 55–04–0Alfred-Kunze-SportparkRecap
5July 2415:00at Wrocław PanthersW 26–235–0Olympic StadiumMore Than Sports TVRecap
6July 3118:00Barcelona DragonsW 22–176–0Stadion Hoheluftran.de, Esport3Recap
7August 815:00at Frankfurt GalaxyL 9–356–1PSD Bank ArenaProSieben MaxxRecap
8August 1413:00at Berlin ThunderW 28–207–1Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-SportparkRecap
9August 2215:00Wrocław PanthersL 24–307–2Stadion HoheluftRecap
10August 2915:00Leipzig KingsL 18–177–3Stadion HoheluftRecap
Source: europeanleague.football

Transactions

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football-Comeback des Jahres: Hamburg Sea Devils und Frankfurt Galaxy starten in der ELF . 9 March 2021 . 9 March 2021. ran.de. German.
  2. Web site: ELF: Hamburg Sea Devils release HC Ted Daisher. July 6, 2021. americanfootballinternational.com.
  3. Web site: We welcome Linebacker Giovanni Nanguy to the team!. July 21, 2021. twitter.com.