Bgcolor: |
|
Fontcolour: |
|
Rhein Fire | |
Logosize: | 235px |
Location: | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Stadium: | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena |
Coach: | Jim Tomsula |
Manager: | Tom Aust |
League: | European League of Football (ELF) |
Division: | Southern Conference (2022) Western Conference (2023) |
Colors: | Maroon, Black, Gold, White[1] |
Uniform: | File:Rhein Fire Uniform (2022).svg |
Current: | 2023 Rhein Fire season |
The Rhein Fire are an American football team in Düsseldorf, Germany, which plays in the European League of Football since it was added as an expansion team during the 2022 ELF season.
On 25 September 2021, the Rhein Fire was announced as the third expansion and 11th overall team to play in the European League of Football beginning in the 2022 season.[2] The team would be taking the identity of the former NFL Europe team, after the league reached an agreement before the 2021 season with the NFL for the naming rights. In the 2022 pre-season, the management announced that the former NFL Europe Rhein Fire head coach Jim Tomsula would also be the first head coach of the Rhein Fire in the European League of Football.[3]
The stadium is the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena in Duisburg with a capacity for 31,500 people. The venue is shared with MSV Duisburg of the third tier German association football league.