2022 Leipzig Kings season explained

Team:Leipzig Kings
Year:2022
Record:4 – 8
Conference Place:4th
Coach: Fred Armstrong
Stadium:Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Uniform:Leipzig_Kings_Uniform_(2022_1).png
Previous:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 Leipzig Kings season in the European League of Football is the second season in the Leipzig Kings history.

Preseason

The franchise began late in the preseason with player signings. The first one was the signing of former Kings running backs coach David McCants[1] and one day later European veteran A.J. Wentland.[2] Leipzig starting quarterback Michael Birdsong announced on March 21, 2022 that he will retire from his professional football career.[3] His replacement for the 2022 season is Jordan Barlow, who was the starting quarterback for the Southwestern Assemblies of God University and won the Victory Bowl in 2021 as well as being named the offensive MVP of the championship game. Like Birdsong previously, he signed a two-year deal with the Kings.[4]

Due to noise emissions in the Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark the team couldn't come to terms with the city for a new lease agreement. The franchise than announced the first home game in a different location with the Paul Greifzu Stadium.[5] For the 2022 season the franchise announced that most of the home games will be held temporarily in the privately owned Bruno-Plache-Stadion of the 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.[6]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateTime (CET)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1June 515:00@ Panthers WrocławL 27 – 340 – 1Olympic Stadium WrocławPolsat Sport
2June 1215:00Rhein FireL 17 – 280 – 2Paul Greifzu Stadium
3June 1817:00Hamburg Sea DevilsL 0 – 140 – 3Leuna Chemie Stadionran.de, Arena4+
4June 2615:00@ Berlin ThunderW 19 – 151 – 3Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-SportparkProSieben MAXX, ran.de
5July 315:00Stuttgart SurgeW 28 – 222 – 3Bruno-Plache-Stadion
6July 1015:00@ Raiders TirolL 6 – 372 – 4Tivoli Stadion TirolPuls24, Zappn.tv
7July 1715:00Berlin ThunderL 22 – 332 – 5Bruno-Plache-Stadionran.de
8July 24bye
9July 3115:00Raiders TirolL 14 – 562 – 6Bruno-Plache-StadionZappn.tv
10August 7bye
11August 1413:00@ Hamburg Sea DevilsL 0 – 592 – 7Stadion Hoheluft
12August 2115:00Panthers WrocławL 37 – 412 – 8Bruno-Plache-StadionPolsat Sport
13August 2815:00@ Stuttgart SurgeW 38 – 03 – 8Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
14September 415:00@ Rhein FireW 34 – 314 – 8Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Transactions

From Hamburg Sea Devils:

From Panthers Wrocław:

From Berlin Thunder:

From Barcelona Dragons:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEIPZIG KINGS SIGN RB COACH DAVID MCCANTS TO ACTIVE ROSTER . de . January 3, 2022.
  2. Web site: LEIPZIG KINGS SIGN EXPERIENCED LINEBACKER AJ WENTLAND . de . January 4, 2022.
  3. Web site: Kings verlieren ihren Quarterback. Football-Aktuell.de. de . March 21, 2022.
  4. Web site: Barlow ist der Birdsong-Ersatz in Leipzig. Football-Aktuell.de. de . April 22, 2022.
  5. News: Leipzig Kings: Im Juni gibt's American Football in Dessaus Paul-Greifzu-Stadion. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. de . May 20, 2022.
  6. News: FOOTBALL STATT FUSSBALL: NEUZUGANG IM BRUNO-PLACHE-STADIO. Tag24. de . May 24, 2022.