2022 European League of Football season explained

2022 ELF season
Duration:	June 4 – September 25
Finals:	2022 Championship Game
Finals Date:	September 25, 2022
Finals Venue:	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
Finals Champ:	Vienna Vikings (1st title)
Prevseason Year:	2021
Nextseason Year:	2023
League:	European League of Football
Sport:	American Football
No Of Games:	72 + 3 playoff games
No Of Teams:	12
Attendance:	249,015
Mvp:	Sean Shelton (Raiders Tirol)
Playoffs:	Conference Champions
Conf1:	Northern Conference
Conf1 Champ:	Hamburg Sea Devils
Conf2:	Central Conference
Conf2 Champ:	Vienna Vikings
Conf3:	Southern Conference
Conf3 Champ:	Barcelona Dragons
Finals Mvp:	Kimi Linnainmaa (Vienna Vikings)

The 2022 ELF season was the second season of the European League of Football, a semi professional American football league based in Europe. Twelve teams from five countries participated. The 2022 season started on June 4, 2022, and concluded with the Championship Game on September 25, 2022 at the Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt.

Format

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.

Teams

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.^[1] On October 15, 2021 the addition of the Istanbul Rams was announced.^[2] First, the Rams home field was the Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium but was later changed.^[3]

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

Rosters

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.^[6] Brazilian players do not count towards the import quota.^[7] The overall roster limit is 55 active Players and 5 spots on the practice squad.

Roster moves

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.

• NFL IPP Program: Marcel Dabo (Stuttgart Surge), Adedayo Odeleye (Berlin Thunder)
• Canadian Football League: Keanu Ebanks (Panthers Wrocław), Seantavius Jones (Berlin Thunder), Anthony Mahoungou (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• United States Football League: Madre London (Cologne Centurions), Kolin Hill (Berlin Thunder), Dartez Jacobs (Raiders Tirol), Diondre Overton (Vienna Vikings), KaVontae Turpin (Panthers Wrocław), Dale Warren (Stuttgart Surge)

Player representation

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).^[8] 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.^[9]

Rule changes

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.^[10]

After making its ELF debut in the 2021 championship game, Instant Replay will be used for the entirety of the 2022 season. 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

Schedule

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.^[11]

Week 1

Week 1
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 4. June 17:00	Southern	Istanbul Rams	38 – 40	Cologne Centurions		2,250	ran.de, S Sport, Arena4+, Eleven Sport		^[12]
Sun, 5. June 15:00	IC	Rhein Fire	29 – 26	Frankfurt Galaxy		7,525	ProSieben MAXX, Arena4+, Eleven Sport	140.000 (3.6% ProSieben MAXX)^[13]	^[14]
		Barcelona Dragons	38 – 9	Stuttgart Surge		2,690	Esport3, Eleven Sport		^[15]
	Northern	Leipzig Kings	27 – 34	Panthers Wrocław		3,150	Polsat Sport, Eleven Sport		^[16]
		Berlin Thunder	18 – 43	Hamburg Sea Devils		4,936	Eleven Sport		^[17]
	Central	Vienna Vikings	29 – 23	Raiders Tirol		3,750	Puls24, Eleven Sport

Week 2

Week 2
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 11. June 15:00	IC	Raiders Tirol	46 – 49	Cologne Centurions	Südstadion	1,537	Eleven Sports		^[18]
		Istanbul Rams	7 – 41	Berlin Thunder		3,404	S Sport, MoreThanSportTV, ran.de, Eleven Sports		^[19]
Sun, 12. June 15:00		Rhein Fire	28 – 17	Leipzig Kings		2,250	Eleven Sports		^[20]
		Panthers Wrocław	28 – 25	Stuttgart Surge	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	2,100	Polsat Sport, Eleven Sports		^[21]
		Barcelona Dragons	24 – 21	Hamburg Sea Devils	Stadion Hoheluft	3,447	Esport3, Eleven Sports, ProSieben MAXX, ran.de	130.000 (3,6% ProSieben MAXX)^[22]	^[23]
	Central	Frankfurt Galaxy	10 – 30	Vienna Vikings		3,913	Puls24, Zappn.tv, Eleven Sports		^[24]

Week 3

Week 3
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 18. June 18:00	Northern	Hamburg Sea Devils	14 – 0	Leipzig Kings		2,400	ran.de, Arena4+		^[25]
	Southern	Cologne Centurions	32 – 34	Barcelona Dragons		980	Esport3		^[26]
Sun, 19. June 15:00		Istanbul Rams	12 – 42	Rhein Fire		7,895	ran.de, ProSieben MAXX, S Sport, Arena4+	400.000 (4,2% ProSieben MAXX)^[27] ^[28]	^[29]
	Central	Stuttgart Surge	13 – 42	Vienna Vikings	Generali Arena Vienna	2,400	Zappn.tv		^[30]
	IC	Panthers Wrocław	13 – 47	Frankfurt Galaxy	PSD Bank Arena	3,025	Polsat Sport		^[31]
		Berlin Thunder	16 – 28	Raiders Tirol	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	3,032	Zappn.tv, Puls24		^[32]

Week 4

Week 4
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 25. June 15:00	IC	Vienna Vikings	49 – 0	Istanbul Rams		800	Zappn.tv, S Sport		^[33]
17:00		Frankfurt Galaxy	48 – 12	Cologne Centurions	Südstadion	2,530	ran.de		^[34]
Sun, 26. June 15:00	Northern	Hamburg Sea Devils	26 – 23 (OT)	Panthers Wrocław	Stadion Olimpijski	2,450	Polsat Sport		^[35]
		Leipzig Kings	19 – 15	Berlin Thunder	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	3,134	ProSieben MAXX, ran.de		^[36]
	Central	Raiders Tirol	33 – 0	Stuttgart Surge	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	1,400	Puls24, Zappn.tv		^[37]
	Southern	Barcelona Dragons	17 – 13	Rhein Fire	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	7,583	Esport3		^[38]

Week 5

Week 5
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 2. July 18:00	Southern	Istanbul Rams	7 – 41	Barcelona Dragons	Estadi Municipal de Reus	957	Esport3, S Sport		^[39]
15:00	IC	Berlin Thunder	34 – 7	Cologne Centurions	Südstadion	1,580	ran.de		^[40]
Sun, 3. July 15:00		Rhein Fire	15 – 42	Hamburg Sea Devils	Stadion Hoheluft	4,128	ProSieben MAXX		^[41]
		Panthers Wrocław	6 – 30	Vienna Vikings	Generali Arena Vienna	3,725	Puls24, Polsat Sport		^[42]
		Stuttgart Surge	22 – 28	Leipzig Kings		2,950			^[43]
	Central	Frankfurt Galaxy	17 – 23	Raiders Tirol	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	4,686	Puls24		^[44]

Week 6

Week 6
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 9. July 15:00	IC	Hamburg Sea Devils	70 – 0	Istanbul Rams	Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium	300	S Sport, ran.de		^[45]
18:00		Vienna Vikings	27 – 20	Barcelona Dragons	Estadi Municipal de Reus	1,312	Esport3, Zappn.tv		^[46]
Sun, 10. July 15:00		Leipzig Kings	6 – 37	Raiders Tirol	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	3,376	Puls 24, Zappn.tv		^[47]
	Northern	Panthers Wrocław	25 – 31 (OT)	Berlin Thunder	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	3,056	Polsat Sport, ran.de, ProSieben MAXX		^[48]
	Central	Frankfurt Galaxy	26 – 20 (OT)	Stuttgart Surge	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	2,514			^[49]
	Southern	Cologne Centurions	3 – 17	Rhein Fire	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	9,496			^[50]

Week 7

Week 7
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sun, 17. July 15:00	Northern	Berlin Thunder	33 – 22	Leipzig Kings	Bruno-Plache-Stadion	3,000	ran.de		^[51]
	IC	Cologne Centurions	14 – 46	Frankfurt Galaxy	PSD Bank Arena	4,500	ProSieben Maxx, Arena4+		^[52]
		Stuttgart Surge	0 – 34	Panthers Wrocław	Stadion Olimpijski	2,050	Polsat Sport		^[53]
Bye		Barcelona Dragons, Hamburg Sea Devils, Istanbul Rams, Raiders Tirol, Rhein Fire, Vienna Vikings

Week 8

Week 8
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 23. July 15:00	Southern	Barcelona Dragons	19 – 22	Istanbul Rams	Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium	400	S Sport, Esport3		^[54]
Sun, 24. July 15:00	IC	Hamburg Sea Devils	40 – 16	Rhein Fire	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	7,792	ProSieben MAXX, ran.de		^[55]
	Central	Raiders Tirol	13 – 29	Vienna Vikings	Generali Arena Vienna	4,523	Puls24, Zappn.tv		^[56]
Bye		Berlin Thunder, Cologne Centurions, Frankfurt Galaxy, Leipzig Kings, Panthers Wrocław, Stuttgart Surge

Week 9

Week 9
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 30. July 18:00	Southern	Rhein Fire	23 – 33	Barcelona Dragons	Estadi Municipal de Reus	1,043	Esport3, ran.de		^[57]
Sun, 31. July 15:00	Central	Vienna Vikings	41 – 0	Stuttgart Surge	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	2,000	Zappn.tv		^[58]
	IC	Frankfurt Galaxy	30 – 29	Panthers Wrocław	Stadion Olimpijski	1,715	Polsat Sport		^[59]
		Istanbul Rams	26 – 29 (OT)	Hamburg Sea Devils	Stadion Hoheluft	3,170	S Sport		^[60]
		Raiders Tirol	56 – 14	Leipzig Kings	Bruno-Plache-Stadion	2,500	Puls24, Zappn.tv		^[61]
		Cologne Centurions	29 – 39	Berlin Thunder	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	3,364	ProSieben MAXX	60.000 (1,6% ProSieben MAXX)^[62]	^[63]

Week 11

Week 11
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 13. August 17:00	Southern	Barcelona Dragons	37 – 15	Cologne Centurions	Südstadion	820	Esport3, ran.de		^[64]
15:00		Rhein Fire	50 – 32	Istanbul Rams	Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium	360	S Sport		^[65]
Sun, 14. August 13:00	Northern	Leipzig Kings	0 – 59	Hamburg Sea Devils	Stadion Hoheluft	2,636			^[66]
15:00		Berlin Thunder	29 – 12	Panthers Wrocław	Stadion Olimpijski	1,800	Polsat Sport		^[67]
	Central	Vienna Vikings	8 – 42	Frankfurt Galaxy	PSD Bank Arena	4,600	Zappn.tv, ran.de ProSieben MAXX		^[68]
		Stuttgart Surge	3 – 44	Raiders Tirol	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	3,415	Zappn.tv		^[69]

Week 12

Week 12
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 20. August 18:00	IC	Stuttgart Surge	8 – 62	Barcelona Dragons	Estadi Municipal de Reus	897	Esport3, ran.de, Arena4+		^[70]
Sun, 21. August 15:00		Frankfurt Galaxy	21 – 23	Rhein Fire	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	12,055	ProSieben MAXX, ran.de		^[71]
		Istanbul Rams	22 – 37	Vienna Vikings	Generali Arena Vienna	2,028	Zappn.tv, S Sport		^[72]
		Cologne Centurions	20 – 45	Raiders Tirol	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	3,891	Zappn.tv		^[73]
	Northern	Hamburg Sea Devils	39 – 17	Berlin Thunder	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	4,624			^[74]
		Panthers Wrocław	41 – 37	Leipzig Kings	Bruno-Plache-Stadion	2,500	Polsat Sport		^[75]

Week 13

Week 13
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 27. August 17:00	Southern	Rhein Fire	59 – 37	Cologne Centurions	Südstadion	2,341	ran.de		^[76]
15:00	IC	Berlin Thunder	38 – 14	Istanbul Rams	Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium	300	S Sport		^[77]
Sun, 28. August 15:00		Barcelona Dragons	18 – 24	Vienna Vikings	Generali Arena Vienna	4,104	Zappn.tv, Esport3		^[78]
		Leipzig Kings	38 – 0	Stuttgart Surge	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	1,800			^[79]
	Central	Raiders Tirol	33 – 36	Frankfurt Galaxy	PSD Bank Arena	6,100	ProSieben MAXX, ran.de Zappn.tv		^[80]
	Northern	Panthers Wrocław	0 – 17	Hamburg Sea Devils	Stadion Hoheluft	3,167	Polsat Sport		^[81]

Week 14

Week 14
Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue	Attendance	Free TV		Ref
Sat, 3. September 15:00	Southern	Cologne Centurions	43 – 30	Istanbul Rams	Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium	450	S Sport		^[82]
18:00	IC	Hamburg Sea Devils	24 – 21	Barcelona Dragons	Estadi Municipal de Reus	963	Esport3, ran.de		^[83]
Sun, 4. September 15:00		Raiders Tirol	37 – 10	Berlin Thunder	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	3,916	ProSieben MAXX, ran.de Zappn.tv		^[84]
		Leipzig Kings	34 – 31	Rhein Fire	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	7,760			^[85]
		Vienna Vikings	6 – 42	Panthers Wrocław	Stadion Olimpijski	2,900	Zappn.tv, Polsat Sport		^[86]
	Central	Stuttgart Surge	13 – 37	Frankfurt Galaxy	PSD Bank Arena	4,300			^[87]

Standings

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

1. Number of wins
2. Head-to-head matchup
3. Points difference in head-to-head matchups
4. Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups
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

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

Divisional playoffs

Barcelona Dragons 12, Vienna Vikings 39

Championship Game

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

Awards

MVP of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Team	Stat	Source
1	Flamur Simon			1 TD, 2 Int, 0.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL	1
2	Zach Edwards			3 TD, 1 Int, 108 Yds rushing, 202 Yds passing	2
3	Matt Adam			5 TD, 1 Int, 365 Yds passing	3
4	Giovanni Nanguy			8 TOT, 2 sacks, 3.5 TFL	^[88]
5	Glen Toonga			4TD, 17 ATT, 185yards	^[89]
6	Kyle Kitchens			9 TOT, 3.5 sacks, 6.5 TFL	^[90]
7	Joe Germinerio			3 TD, 2 Rush TD, 325 Yds passing	^[91]
8	Isaiah Green			1 Rush TD, 20 CAR, 103 Rush Yds, 148 Yds passing	^[92]
9	Glen Toonga			4TD, 27 ATT, 111yards	^[93]
10	Bye Week
11	Jadrian Clark			38 ATT, 277 COMP, 485 Pass yards, 7 Pass Tds	^[94]
12	Zach Edwards			7 Pass Tds, 27 COMP, 321 Yds passing	^[95]
13	Nathaniel Robitaille			4 REC TD, 10 REC, 286 Reception Yds	^[96]
14	Gabriel Cunningham			208 Pass Yds, 2 Pass Tds, 128 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDS	^[97]

Statistical leaders

^[98]

Category	Player	Position	Team	GP	Stat
Passing
Yards	Zach Edwards	QB		12	3325
Touchdowns	Zach Edwards	QB		12	36
Completions	Zach Edwards	QB		12	255
Completion percentage	Jakeb Sullivan	QB		11	66.3%
Rushing
Yards	Glen Toonga	RB		12	1468
Touchdowns	Glen Toonga	RB		12	21
Yards per attempt	Florian Wegan	RB		12	6.3
Receiving
Yards	Kyle Sweet	WR		12	1561
Touchdowns	Kyle Sweet	WR		12	17
Receptions	Kyle Sweet	WR		12	115
Yards per reception	Nathaniel Robitaille	WR		12	19.1
Defensive
Sacks	Kyle Kitchens	DE		12	16.0
Tackles	A.J. Wentland	LB		12	159
Interceptions	Goran Zec	S		12	6
Kicking
FG Pct	Mehmet Sarıkatipoğlu	K		12	76.9
PAT Pct	Eric Schlomm	K		12	88.9

Broadcasting

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	Puls 24 Zappn (Puls 4 Network)^[99]
Germany Austria Switzerland	ProSieben Maxx ranSport More Than Sports TV
China	iQIYI^[100]
Hungary	Arena4^[101]
Italy	Eleven Sports
Poland	Polsat Sport^[102]
Spain	Esport3^[103]
Turkey	S Sport^[104]
United States	For the Fans^[105]
Indonesia	Eleven Sport^[106]
Malaysia
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Philippines

All Stars

First Team

Position	Player	Team		Position	Player	Team
Offense
QB	Sean Shelton	Raiders Tirol		TE	Adrià Botella Moreno	Vienna Vikings
RB	Glen Toonga	Hamburg Sea Devils		OT	Michael Habetin	Raiders Tirol
FB	Patrick Poetsch	Rhein Fire		OT	Sven Breidenbach	Rhein Fire
WR	Kyle Sweet	Barcelona Dragons		OG	Lewis Thomas	Hamburg Sea Devils
WR	Robin Wilzeck	Berlin Thunder		OG	Niklas Johansson	Vienna Vikings
WR	Nathaniel Robitaille	Rhein Fire		C	Joachim Christensen	Frankfurt Galaxy
Defense
DT	Tim Hänni	Hamburg Sea Devils		LB	Thomas Schnurrer	Vienna Vikings
DT	Aslan Zetterberg	Leipzig Kings		CB	Karim Ben El Ghali	Frankfurt Galaxy
Edge	Kyle Kitchens	Berlin Thunder		CB	Justin Rogers	Hamburg Sea Devils
Edge	Alejandro Fernández	Barcelona Dragons		S	Kevin Fortes	Hamburg Sea Devils
LB	A. J. Wentland	Leipzig Kings		S	Omari Williams	Rhein Fire
LB	Zachary Blair	Istanbul Rams
Special Teams
K	Jonas Schenderlein	Berlin Thunder		RS	C. J. Okpalobi	Raiders Tirol
P	Eric Schlomm	Hamburg Sea Devils
Source: europeanleague.football^[107]

Second Team

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

Signees to other professional leagues

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:^[108]

NFL

Player	Position	ELF team	NFL team
Alejandro Fernández	DE		International Combine
Kevin Fortes	S		International Combine
Tim Hänni	DT		International Combine
	RB		International Combine
John Levi Kruse	TE		International Combine
Harlan Kwofie	WR		International Combine
Lucky Efosa Ogbevoen	LB		International Combine
Tyrese Owuso-Bediako	DL		International Combine
Tobias Rodlauer	OT		International Combine
Gabriel Rodríguez	OT		International Combine
Flamur Simon	OLB		International Combine
Leander Wiegand	OT		International Combine
Stanley Zeregbe	DE		International Combine

CFL

The following players signed with a CFL team:

Player	Position	ELF team	CFL team
	LB		BC Lions
Timothy Knuettel	WR		Winnipeg Blue Bombers
John Levi Kruse	TE/LS		BC Lions
Lukas Ruoss	LB		Saskatchewan Roughriders
Ja'Len Embry	DB		Montreal Alouettes

USFL

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

External links

• Official website of the European League of Football

Notes and References

1. Web site: NEW FRANCHISE ANNOUNCED: VIENNA VIKINGS . 2021-09-25 . en . Tim Hanswillemenke.
2. Web site: NEW FRANCHISE ANNOUNCED: KOÇ RAMS ISTANBUL . en . 2021-10-15 . Tim Hanswillemenke.
3. Web site: Val Gunn ready to professionalize Istanbul Rams . 2021-10-20. Hanswillemenke, Tim. European League of Football.
4. Web site: Offener Brief der Geschäftsführung . Leipzig Kings . 22 May 2022 . de. 17 May 2022.
5. Web site: Leipzig Kings announce Bruno-Plache-Stadion as new home field for 2022 . Leipzig Kings . 24 May 2022. 24 May 2022.
6. CXypoDGI87V. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/leipzigkings/2734430995777572565_2734430986675778380 . 2022-01-05 . registration. Leipzig Kings official Instagram. Instagram Post - Leipzig Kings . December 22, 2021 . January 5, 2022. leipzigkings.
7. Web site: ELF announces partnership agreement with Brazilian American Football. June 23, 2021. American Football International.
8. Web site: ELFPA Official Statement. shoutout.wix.com.
9. Web site: EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF FOOTBALL INTRODUCES A "PLAYERS COMMITTEE" FOR THE 2022 SEASON . December 2, 2021. europeanleague.football.
10. Web site: ELF: New Rules Dramatically Change the Kickoff . ELF. 3 December 2021. 30 November 2021.
11. Web site: Gespräche zwischen ELF und Dr. Gregor Murth . Football-Aktuell.de. 2021-09-16. de.
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13. Web site: DWDL - 05.06.2022 Einschaltquoten. de. 6 June 2022.
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16. Web site: Week 1: Leipzig Kings @ Panthers Wrocław Scoring Summary . 5 June 2022.
17. Web site: Week 1: Berlin Thunder @ Hamburg Sea Devils Scoring Summary. ELF . 5 June 2022.
18. Web site: Raiders Tirol vs Cologne Centurions (Jun 11, 2022 at Cologne). March 25, 2023.
19. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final). March 25, 2023.
20. Web site: Rhein Fire vs Leipzig Kings (Jun 11, 2022 at Leipzg). March 25, 2023.
21. Web site: Panthers Wroclaw vs Stuttgart Surge (Jun 12, 2022 at Stuttgart). March 25, 2023.
22. Web site: RTL+ zeigt Schalke-Serie, ELF mit starken Quoten bei Maxx . de. June 13, 2022.
23. Web site:
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24. Web site: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Vienna Vikings (Jun 12, 2022 at Vienna). March 25, 2023.
25. Web site: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Leipzig Kings (Jun 18, 2022 at Halle (Saale)). March 25, 2023.
26. Web site:
    1. 3 Cologne Centurions vs #1 Barcelona Dragons (Jun 18, 2022 at Reus)
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27. Web site: Doku-Reihe über Frauen-Nationalelf, Motorsport dreht auf .
28. Web site: ProSieben MAXX Tweet - June 20, 2022 .
29. Web site: Istanbul Rams vs Rhein Fire (Jun 19, 2022 at Duisburg). March 25, 2023.
30. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Stuttgart Surge vs Vienna Vikings (Jun 19, 2022 at Vienna). June 19, 2022. July 18, 2022.
31. Web site: Panthers Wroclaw vs Frankfurt Galaxy (Jun 19, 2022 at Frankfurt). March 25, 2023.
32. Web site: Berlin Thunder vs Raiders Tirol (Jun 19, 2022 at Innsbruck). March 25, 2023.
33. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Vienna Vikings vs Istanbul Rams (Jun 25.2022 at Maltepe, Istanbul). June 25, 2022.
34. Web site: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Cologne Centurions (Jun 25, 2022 at Cologne). March 25, 2023.
35. Web site: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Panthers Wroclaw (Jun 26, 2022 at Wroclaw). March 25, 2023.
36. Web site: Leipzig Kings vs Berlin Thunder (Jun 26, 2022 at Berlin). March 25, 2023.
37. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Raiders Tirol vs Stuttgart Surge (Jun 26, 2022 at Stuttgart). June 26, 2022.
38. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Barcelona Dragons vs Rhein Fire (Jun 26, 2022 at Duisburg). June 26, 2022.
39. Web site: Istanbul Rams vs Barcelona Dragons (Jul 02, 2022 at Reus). March 25, 2023.
40. Web site: Berlin Thunder vs Cologne Centurions (Jul 02, 2022 at Cologne). March 25, 2023.
41. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Rhein Fire vs Hamburg Sea Devils (Jul 03, 2022 at Hamburg). July 3, 2022.
42. Web site: Panthers Wroclaw vs Vienna Vikings (Jul 03, 2022 at Vienna). March 25, 2023.
43. Web site: Stuttgart Surge vs Leipzig Kings (Jul 03, 2022 at Leipzig). March 25, 2023.
44. Web site: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Raiders Tirol (Jul 03, 2022 at Innsbruck). March 25, 2023.
45. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Hamburg Sea Devils vs Istanbul Rams (Jul 09, 2022 at Istanbul). July 9, 2022.
46. Web site:
    1. 1 Vienna Vikings vs #1 Barcelona Dragons (Jul 09, 2022 at Reus)
    . March 25, 2023.
47. Web site: Leipzig Kings vs Raiders Tirol (Jul 10, 2022 at Innsbruck). March 25, 2023.
48. Web site: Panthers Wroclaw vs Berlin Thunder (Jul 10, 2022 at Berlin). March 25, 2023.
49. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Frankfurt Galaxy vs Stuttgart Surge (Jul 10, 2022 at Stuttgart). July 10, 2022.
50. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Cologne Centurions vs Rhein Fire (Jul 10, 2022 at Duisburg). July 10, 2022.
51. Web site: Berlin Thunder vs Leipzig Kings (Jul 17, 2022 at Leipzig). March 25, 2023.
52. Web site: Cologne Centurions vs Frankfurt Galaxy (Jul 17, 2022 at Frankfurt). March 25, 2023.
53. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Stuttgart Surge vs Panthers Wroclaw (Jul 17, 2022 at Wroclaw, Poland). July 17, 2022.
54. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Barcelona Dragons vs Istanbul Rams (Jul 23, 2022 at Istanbul). July 23, 2022.
55. Web site: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Rhein Fire (Jul 24, 2022 at Duisburg). March 25, 2023.
56. Web site: Raiders Tirol vs Vienna Vikings (Jul 24, 2022 at Vienna). March 25, 2023.
57. Web site: Rhein Fire vs Barcelona Dragons (Jul 30, 2022 at Reus). March 25, 2023.
58. Web site: Vienna Vikings vs Stuttgart Surge (Jul 31, 2022 at Stuttgart). March 25, 2023.
59. Web site: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Panthers Wroclaw (Jul 31, 2022 at Wroclaw). March 25, 2023.
60. Web site:
    1. 4 Istanbul Rams vs #1 Hamburg Sea Devils (Jul 31, 2022 at Hamburg)
    . March 25, 2023.
61. Web site: Raiders Tirol vs Leipzig Kings (Jul 31, 2022 at Leipzig). March 25, 2023.
62. Web site: Formel 1 schlägt Pokal, wer schnappt sich die Frauen-Bundesliga? . DWDL . DE . 1 Aug 2022.
63. Web site: Cologne Centurions vs Berlin Thunder (Jul 31, 2022 at Berlin). March 25, 2023.
64. Web site: Scoring Summary (Final) European League of Football Barcelona Dragons vs Cologne Centurions (Aug 13, 2022 at Cologne). August 13, 2022.
65. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/62facf96331ce4acd7573426_STATS_IRRF2211.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
66. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/62f90363be9f7842734fcb47_STATS_HDLK2211.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
67. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/62f931eaaa0eca40f4be99c1_STATS_PWBT2211.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
68. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/62f931bff0237e72e632c15c_STATS_FGVV2211.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
69. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/62fce69134ca2c1701504b8c_STATS_RTSS2211.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
70. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6304d02c52fcf170dc01be07_STATS_BDSS2212.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
71. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/630265a659cd2f39cf4dce9a_STATS_RFFG2212.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
72. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/63026bf559cd2f9cb55494af_STATS_VVIR2212.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
73. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6302666822b2c10ef920843c_STATS_RTCC2212.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
74. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/630265d08bb4ad1b3dc09047_STATS_BTHD2212.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
75. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6303b27cc17c5e5ac84ac256_STATS_LKPW2212.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
76. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/630aadfc08686978cd14a15b_STATS_CCRF2213.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
77. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/630de2420d8d1d641487f790_STATS_IRBT2213.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
78. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/630bba65033f6e06a89357b4_STATS_VVBD2213.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
79. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/630bb9d3b93ad12881cbfc32_STATS_SSLK2213.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
80. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/630bba3b7327ac81a5931721_STATS_FGRT2213.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
81. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/630bb9f5a06d031b9637bbc3_STATS_HDPW2213.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
82. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6317dca8641dc4837c1e6f65_STATS_IRCC2214.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
83. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6317dcf05d3958aad0acbf3d_STATS_BDHD2214.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
84. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6314ea1720f316131a3b2792_STATS_BTRT2214.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
85. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6314e9ddebb07f5538bfa682_STATS_RFLK2214.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
86. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6314e9c699eb557f43ef0924_STATS_PWVV2214.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
87. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6314e9fc6950725e4277fac0_STATS_FGSS2214.pdf Scoring Summary (Final)
88. 1541722537381462018. ELF_Official. European League of Football. Here he is, our @chio_de MVP of Week 4! Congrats to a great performance Giovanni #HSDatWPA.
89. 1544307165778919424. ELF_Official. European League of Football. It wasn't even a question this week. After a great season so far, @GlenToonga scores 4 TD's in Week 5 & is awarded the @chio_de MVP of the Week! .
90. Web site: He is back where he left last season! Last years DPOY @kylekitchens_ absolutely dominated this Sunday and put out an amazing performance. Congrats, Kyle! . . July 12, 2022. July 12, 2022.
91. Web site: European League of Football on Instagram: "What a performance! @JGerm9 is the second @berlinthunderfootball player to win MVP in a row. " .
92. Web site: European League of Football on Instagram: "@_zaydontplay is your @chio_ger MVP of Week 8 after leading his @istanbul_rams to their first win of the season " .
93. 1554823367051681792. European League of Football. ELF_Official. You've voted and it was close, but here he is: Your Week 9 Chio MVP @glentoonga .
94. Web site: European League of Football on Instagram: "Back like he never left @QBClark with a record breaking performance in Week 11!" .
95. Web site: European League of Football on Instagram: "This is a familiar face @magiczach_11 is the MVP of Week 12. Congratulations on an outstanding performance.". Instagram.
96. 1564669760687771648. ELF_Official. 4 Touchdowns & nearly 300 Yards! What a game, congratulations on your first @chio_de MVP award. . August 30, 2022.
97. Web site: European League of Football on Instagram: "A new King is crowned! @trillahh.g wins the @chio_ger MVP of Week 14 after a great performance in the final regular season game. Well done & Congratulations ". Instagram.
98. Web site: European League of Football - player stats . July 17, 2022.
99. Web site: PULS 24 becomes TV partner of the European League of Football in Austria | European League of Football News . May 12, 2022. europeanleague.football.
100. Web site: European League of Football agrees streaming deal with iQiyi from China European League of Football News . 2022-06-02 . europeanleague.football . en. June 2, 2022.
101. Web site: Network4 will broadcast all 75 games of the 2022 season and Hungarian Enthroners in 2023 | European League of Football News . May 26, 2022. europeanleague.football.
102. Web site: May 13, 2022 . POLSAT SPORT WILL BROADCAST THE WROCŁAW PANTHERS AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME . europeanleague.football.
103. Web site: 10 June 2021 . European League of Football Goes Catalonia! Esport3 Presents All Barcelona Dragons Games . europeanleague.football . 10 June 2021.
104. Web site: April 26, 2022 . SARAN MEDIA WILL BROADCAST THE ISTANBUL RAMS AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH S SPORT . European League of Football.
105. Web site: Next Level Sports & Entertainment becomes broadcasting partner in the US European League of Football News . 2022-07-08 . europeanleague.football . en.
106. Web site: The European League of Football and ELEVEN SPORTS agree deal for the coming season! European League of Football News . 2022-06-03 . europeanleague.football . en. June 3, 2022.
107. Web site: Tim Hanswillemenke . 2022 All-Star teams announced . European League of Football . September 24, 2022 .
108. Web site: NFL International Combine Returns To London. September 5, 2022.