2022 Vienna Vikings season explained

Team:Vienna Vikings
Year:2022
Record:10 – 2
Conference Place:1st
Coach: Chris Calaycay
Stadium:Generali Arena Vienna
Playoffs:won Championship Game vs. Hamburg Sea Devils 27 – 15
No Prevseason:yes
Next:2023
Uniform:Vienna_Vikings_Uniform_(2022).svg

The 2022 Vienna Vikings season is the inaugural season of the newly formed Vienna Vikings American Football team in the second season of the European League of Football.

Preseason

After being introduced as one of the 2022 expansion teams, the Vikings announced on October 19, 2021 to continue with Chris Calaycay as a head coach.[1] In November, the Vikings held their first ELF Combine on November 6, 2021 and there after signed the first player with Luis Horvath.[2] The first notable acquisition is the signing of former Clemson Tigers wide receiver Diondre Overton.[3] He then was drafted for the 2022 USFL season by the Philadelphia Stars (2022).[4]

On February 12, 2022 the management of the Vienna Vikings announced that they would play all their home games of this season in one of the most modern stadiums of the league with the Generali Arena Vienna.[5] Before the season, the team had a combined training camp and a friendly scrimmage with the Leipzig Kings.[6]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateTime (CET)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1June 515:00@ Raiders TirolW 29 – 231 – 0Tivoli Stadion TirolPuls24, Zappn.tv
2June 1215:00Frankfurt GalaxyW 30 – 102 – 0Generali Arena ViennaPuls24, Zappn.tv
3June 1915:00Stuttgart SurgeW 42 – 133 – 0Generali Arena ViennaZappn.tv
4June 2518:00@ Istanbul RamsW 49 – 04 – 0Maltepe Hasan Polat StadiumS Sport, Zappn.tv
5July 315:00Panthers WrocławW 30 – 65 – 0Generali Arena ViennaPolsat Sport, Puls24, Zappn.tv
6July 918:00@ Barcelona DragonsW 27 – 206 – 0Estadi Municipal de ReusEsport3, Puls24, Zappn.tv, More Than Sports TV
7July 17bye
8July 2415:00Raiders TirolW 29 – 137 – 0Generali Arena ViennaPuls24, Zappn.tv
9July 3015:00@ Stuttgart SurgeW 41 – 08 – 0Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
10August 7bye
11August 1415:00@ Frankfurt GalaxyL 8 – 428 – 1PSD Bank Arena
12August 2115:00Istanbul RamsW 37 – 229 – 1Generali Arena ViennaS Sport
13August 2815:00Barcelona DragonsW 24 – 1810 – 1Generali Arena ViennaEsport3
14September 415:00@ Panthers WrocławL 6 – 4210 – 2Wrocław Olympic StadionPolsat Sport
Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Transactions

From Hamburg Sea Devils: Adrià Botella Moreno (December 20, 2021)

Notes and References

  1. News: Vikings-Coach für ELF fixiert: Calaycay bleibt an Bord . October 19, 2021 . February 5, 2022 . de . Heute.
  2. News: Vikings stellen Neuzugänge von der AFL-Konkurrenz vor . November 24, 2021 . February 5, 2022 . de . Football-Austria.
  3. Web site: Former Tiger inks with new professional team . November 27, 2021 . February 5, 2022 . en-us . The Clemson Insider.
  4. Web site: Former Clemson WR selected by USFL team. February 22, 2022. April 28, 2022 . en-us . TigerNet.
  5. News: Vikings sorgen für internationale Spiele in der Generali Arena . February 12, 2022 . May 27, 2022 . de . Kurier.
  6. Web site: ELF: Leipzig Kings visit Vienna for scrimmage against Vienna Vikings. May 26, 2022 . May 27, 2022 . en-us . AmericanFootballInternational.com.