2024 European League of Football season

2024 ELF season
LeagueEuropean League of Football
SportAmerican football
DurationMay 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Number of games102 + 5 playoff games
Number of teams17
Total attendance432,739
Average attendance3,982 1.7%
Season MVPGlen Toonga (Rhein Fire)
Western Conference champions Rhein Fire
Central Conference champions Stuttgart Surge
Eastern Conference champions Vienna Vikings
2024 Championship Game
DateSeptember 22, 2024
VenueVeltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
ChampionsRhein Fire (2nd title)
Finals MVPJadrian Clark

The 2024 ELF season was the fourth season of the European League of Football, a professional American football league based in Europe. Seventeen teams from nine countries participated. The season started on May 25, and concluded with the ELF Championship Game in the Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany on September 22, 2024.[1] Incumbent champion Rhein Fire won the title again, beating Vienna Vikings 51-20.

Location of ELF teams
  • Western Conference
  • Central Conference
  • Eastern Conference

Format

The teams are divided into three conferences of 5 or 6 teams. Each team plays 12 games during the regular season. The winner of each conference, as well as the next best 3 teams, regardless of conference, qualify for the playoffs.

Teams

Of the 17 teams from the 2023 season, 15 are competing in 2024, and are joined by one new expansion team: Madrid Bravos.[2] Teams not returning for the new season are the Leipzig Kings[3] and the Helvetic Guards,[4] the latter replaced by a new Swiss team, the Helvetic Mercenaries.

Team City Stadium(s) Capacity Joined Head coach
Western Conference
Cologne Centurions Cologne Südstadion 11,748 2021 Gregg Brandon
Aachen Tivoli[A] 31,026
Frankfurt Galaxy Frankfurt PSD Bank Arena 12,542 2021 Thomas Kösling
Offenbach am Main Stadion am Bieberer Berg[B] 20,500
Hamburg Sea Devils Hamburg Volksparkstadion[C] 57,000 2021 Matt Johnson
Bremen Wohninvest Weserstadion[D] 42,100
Hannover Eilenriedestadion[E] 2,500
Heinz von Heiden Arena[F] 49,200
Lübeck Stadion Lohmühle[G] 17,849
Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac[H] 3,412
Paris Musketeers Paris Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 2023 Marc Mattioli
Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut[I] 25,172
Rhein Fire Düsseldorf/Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,514 2022 Jim Tomsula
Oberhausen Niederrheinstadion[J] 17,165
Madrid Bravos Madrid Estadio de Vallehermoso 9,000 2024 Rip Scherer
Central Conference
Barcelona Dragons Barcelona/Badalona Estadi Municipal de Badalona 4,170 2021 David Shelton
Helvetic Mercenaries Kriens Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 3,500 2024 Val Gunn
Grenchen Stadion Brühl[K] 10,964
Milano Seamen Milan Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 7,500 2023 Jim Ward
Munich Ravens Unterhaching Uhlsport Park 15,053 2023 Kendral Ellison
Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion[L] 50,000
Raiders Tirol Innsbruck Tivoli Stadion Tirol 16,008 2022 Jim Herrmann
Stuttgart Surge Stuttgart Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 11,410 2021 Jordan Neuman
Reutlingen Stadion an der Kreuzeiche[M] 15,228
Sinsheim PreZero Arena[N] 30,150
Eastern Conference
Berlin Thunder Berlin Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 19,708 2021 Johnny Schmuck
Fehérvár Enthroners Székesfehérvár First Field 3,500 2023 Joseph Ashfield
Panthers Wrocław Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 11,000 2021 Dave Christensen
Tarczyński Arena[O] 45,105
Prague Lions Prague Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 3,000 2023 Dan Disch
Stadion FK Viktoria Žižkov[P] 5,037
Ústí nad Labem Městský stadion[Q] 4,000
Vienna Vikings Vienna Generali Arena Vienna[R] 17,500 2022 Chris Calaycay
Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 4,000
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  2. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
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  16. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
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  18. ^ Three home games

Regular season

Schedule

The schedule for the 2024 season was released on January 16, 2024 without any specific times and venues.[5]

Week 1

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 25. May
 Eastern Vienna Vikings 43 – 18 Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,500
Central Barcelona Dragons 23 – 19 Helvetic Mercenaries Stadion Brühl 1,250
Central Raiders Tirol 32 – 0 Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 800
Sun, 26. May
 Eastern Berlin Thunder 39 – 49 Wroclaw Panthers Tarczyński Arena 15,128
Western Rhein Fire 42 – 12 Cologne Centurions Tivoli 8,558
IC Hamburg Sea Devils 31 – 21 Prague Lions Stadion FK Viktoria Žižkov 1,075
Central Munich Ravens 5 – 27 Stuttgart Surge PreZero Arena 8,432
Bye Frankfurt Galaxy, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers

Week 2

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 1. June
 IC Stuttgart Surge 44 – 34 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 4,324
IC Raiders Tirol 6 – 27 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 10,919
Central Munich Ravens 47 – 7 Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 650
IC Barcelona Dragons 12 – 42 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 2,071
Sun, 2. June
 Eastern Prague Lions 17 – 48 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,758
Western Paris Musketeers 41 – 14 Hamburg Sea Devils Wohninvest Weserstadion 13,834
Western Rhein Fire 31 – 20 Frankfurt Galaxy Stadion am Bieberer Berg 13,586
IC Féhervár Enthroners 10 – 35 Cologne Centurions Tivoli 1,608
Bye Helvetic Mercenaries

Week 3

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 8. June
 Western Madrid Bravos 22 – 10 Rhein Fire Niederrheinstadion 8,146
Central Raiders Tirol 63 – 7 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 1,122
Central Helvetic Mercenaries 7 – 14 Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 1,000
Sun, 9. June
 Eastern Féhervár Enthroners 3 – 43 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,038
Eastern Vienna Vikings 16 – 13 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 4,658
Western Frankfurt Galaxy 22 – 25 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 4,523
IC Prague Lions 7 – 51 Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,944
Bye Cologne Centurions, Hamburg Sea Devils, Stuttgart Surge

Week 4

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 15. June
 Western Rhein Fire 19 – 14 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,000
Western Madrid Bravos 35 – 24 Cologne Centurions Tivoli 1,798
Eastern Berlin Thunder 20 – 25 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 9,014
Central Helvetic Mercenaries 12 – 14 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 500
Sun, 16. June
 IC Wroclaw Panthers 10 – 20 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,297
Central Milano Seamen 9 – 55 Stuttgart Surge Stadion an der Kreuzeiche 2,970
Central Munich Ravens 26 – 29 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 4,011
IC Prague Lions 17 – 27 Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Lohmühle 3,104
Bye Féhervár Enthroners

Week 5

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 22. June
 Central Milano Seamen 27 – 18 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 550
Central Raiders Tirol 33 – 10 Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 1,000
Central Stuttgart Surge 38 – 22 Munich Ravens Max-Morlock-Stadion 10,822
Sun, 23. June
 Eastern Vienna Vikings 42 – 3 Prague Lions Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 752
Eastern Wroclaw Panthers 44 – 12 Féhervár Enthroners First Field 2,000
IC Rhein Fire 27 – 24 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 4,759
Bye Cologne Centurions, Frankfurt Galaxy, Hamburg Sea Devils, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers

Week 6

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 29. June
 Central Barcelona Dragons 0 – 32 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 2,939
Eastern Wroclaw Panthers 25 – 37 Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 2,795
Western Rhein Fire 40 – 15 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 1,946
IC Féhervár Enthroners 14 – 19 Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 500
Sun, 30. June
 Central Helvetic Mercenaries 7 – 50 Stuttgart Surge Stadion an der Kreuzeiche 3,207
Western Cologne Centurions 25 – 60 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,500
Eastern Berlin Thunder 34 – 7 Prague Lions Městský stadion 467
Western Hamburg Sea Devils 18 – 24 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,862
Bye Munich Ravens

Week 7

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 06. July
 IC Vienna Vikings 27 – 19 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,624
Central Munich Ravens 54 – 0 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 750
Central Milano Seamen 10 – 16 Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 753
Western Frankfurt Galaxy 15 – 46 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 1,102
Sun, 07. July
 Eastern Berlin Thunder 47 – 0 Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,200
Western Hamburg Sea Devils 18 – 41 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,500
Eastern Prague Lions 3 – 14 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 4,447
Western Cologne Centurions 9 – 62 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 13,097
Bye Stuttgart Surge

Week 8

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 13. July
 Eastern Féhervár Enthroners 38 – 6 Prague Lions Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 647
Western Cologne Centurions 35 – 28 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,594
IC Helvetic Mercenaries 40 – 49 Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 3,007
IC Madrid Bravos 54 – 0 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 1,918
Sun, 14. July
 IC Berlin Thunder 27 – 35 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,200
Western Rhein Fire 61 – 23 Hamburg Sea Devils Volksparkstadion 25,366
Central Stuttgart Surge 30 – 25 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,112
Bye Milano Seamen, Munich Ravens, Wroclaw Panthers

Week 9

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 20. July
 IC Milano Seamen 17 – 27 Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,800
Sun, 21. July
 Eastern Vienna Vikings 34 – 9 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,740
Western Paris Musketeers 29 – 13 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 983
IC Panthers Wroclaw 0 – 40 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 4,023
Central Helvetic Mercenaries 23 – 55 Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,327
Western Frankfurt Galaxy 13 – 48 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 13,473
Western Hamburg Sea Devils 25 – 32 Cologne Centurions Tivoli 2,198
Bye Barcelona Dragons, Raiders Tirol, Prague Lions

Week 10

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 27. July
 Eastern Féhervár Enthroners 12 – 62 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 2,346
Eastern Prague Lions 23 – 62 Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 3,274
Central Stuttgart Surge 71 – 7 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 684
Western Cologne Centurions 0 – 37 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 954
Sun, 28. July
 Western Paris Musketeers 6 – 38 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 10,324
Central Milano Seamen 30 – 69 Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,617
Central Helvetic Mercenaries 28 – 42 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 2,721
Western Frankfurt Galaxy 40 – 23 Hamburg Sea Devils Heinz von Heiden Arena 8,348
Bye Berlin Thunder

Week 11

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 3. August
 IC Vienna Vikings 49 – 3 Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 1,205
Western Hamburg Sea Devils 9 – 52 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 1,304
Central Stuttgart Surge 51 – 18 Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 837
Sun, 04. August
 Western Frankfurt Galaxy 37 – 43 Cologne Centurions Südstadion 1,501
IC Paris Musketeers 40 – 37 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 2,710
IC Munich Ravens 47 – 14 Prague Lions Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 419
Bye Rhein Fire, Raiders Tirol, Barcelona Dragons, Féhervár Enthroners, Panthers Wroclaw

Week 12

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 10. August
 Eastern Prague Lions 9 – 6 Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,600
Western Madrid Bravos 20 – 37 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,222
Sun, 11. August
 Central Raiders Tirol 45 – 42 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 4,028
Western Paris Musketeers 57 – 7 Cologne Centurions Südstadion 748
Central Barcelona Dragons 0 – 90 Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,488
Eastern Panthers Wroclaw 34 – 36 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 2,731
Western Hamburg Sea Devils 2 – 51 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 10,734
Bye Milano Seamen, Helvetic Mercenaries, Vienna Vikings

Week 13

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 17. August
 Western Madrid Bravos 12 – 15 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,000
Central Milano Seamen 0 – 30 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,815
Eastern Féhervár Enthroners 0 – 46 Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 3,189
Central Munich Ravens 38 – 13 Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 946
Sun, 18. August
 IC Frankfurt Galaxy 19 – 54 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 5,049
Central Barcelona Dragons 0 – 56 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 2,846
Western Cologne Centurions 30 – 23 Hamburg Sea Devils Eilenriedestadion 2,479
IC Berlin Thunder 17 – 47 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 12,580
Bye Prague Lions

Week 14

Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 24. August
 IC Cologne Centurions 51 – 28 Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,200
Western Madrid Bravos 63 – 13 Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Šubićevac 2,532
Central Stuttgart Surge 61 – 7 Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 1,011
Central Barcelona Dragons 36 – 57 Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 650
Sun, 25. August
 Western Paris Musketeers 44 – 10 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 7,025
Eastern Wroclaw Panthers 17 – 7 Prague Lions Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 470
Central Raiders Tirol 3 – 30 Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 5,012
Bye Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Rhein Fire C 12 11 1 9–1 476 174 +302 W9 Automatic playoffs (#3)
2 Paris Musketeers Q 12 10 2 8–2 407 242 +165 W4 Advance to playoffs (#4)
3 Madrid Bravos Q 12 8 4 6–4 411 204 +207 W1 Advance to playoffs (#6)
4 Cologne Centurions E 12 6 6 4–6 303 444 -141 W2
5 Frankfurt Galaxy E 12 4 8 3–7 285 397 -112 L2
6 Hamburg Sea Devils E 12 2 10 0–10 226 473 -247 L9

Source: europeanleague.football

Central Conference
Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Stuttgart Surge C 12 11 1 9–1 565 179 +386 W2 Automatic playoffs (#2)
2 Munich Ravens Q 12 9 3 7–3 534 191 +343 W7 Advance to playoffs (#5)
3 Raiders Tirol E 12 8 4 8–2 359 227 +132 L1
4 Milano Seamen E 12 4 8 3–7 208 402 -194 W1
5 Barcelona Dragons E 12 2 10 2–8 117 577 -460 L8
6 Helvetic Mercenaries E 12 1 11 1–9 185 438 -253 L6

Source: europeanleague.football

Eastern Conference
Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Vienna Vikings C 12 12 0 8–0 457 179 +278 W12 Automatic playoffs (#1)
2 Panthers Wrocław E 12 6 6 5–3 356 285 +71 W2
3 Berlin Thunder E 12 5 7 5–3 378 318 +60 L1
4 Fehérvár Enthroners E 12 2 10 1–7 168 422 -254 L4
5 Prague Lions E 12 1 11 1–7 134 417 -283 L1

Source: europeanleague.football

Overall standings
# Team Division W L PCT CONF PD STK
Conference leaders
1 Vienna Vikings C East 12 0 1.000 8–0 +278 W12
2 Stuttgart Surge C Central 11 1 .917 9–1 +386 W2
3 Rhein Fire C West 11 1 .917 9–1 +302 W9
Wild cards
4 Paris Musketeers Q West 10 2 .833 8–2 +165 W4
5 Munich Ravens Q Central 9 3 .750 7–3 +343 W7
6 Madrid Bravos Q West 8 4 .667 6–4 +207 W1
Not Qualified for the Playoffs
7 Raiders Tirol E Central 8 4 .667 8–2 +132 L1
8 Panthers Wrocław E East 6 6 .500 5–3 +71 W2
9 Cologne Centurions E West 6 6 .500 4–6 -141 W2
10 Berlin Thunder E East 5 7 .417 5–3 +60 L1
11 Frankfurt Galaxy E West 4 8 .333 3–7 -112 L2
12 Milano Seamen E Central 4 8 .333 3–7 -194 W1
13 Hamburg Sea Devils E West 2 10 .167 0–10 -247 L9
14 Fehérvár Enthroners E East 2 10 .167 1–7 -254 L4
15 Barcelona Dragons E Central 2 10 .167 2–8 -460 L8
16 Helvetic Mercenaries E Central 1 11 .083 1–9 -253 L6
17 Prague Lions E East 1 11 .083 1–7 -283 L1

C - Clinched conference title

Q - Clinched playoffs

E - Eliminated


In case ties inside and between the conferences have to be broken, the rules are:[6]

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

Play-offs

The wildcard games were played on August 31 and September 01, the semifinals on September 07 and 08, and the final was held on September 22, 2024, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Wildcard Semifinals Championship Game
1 Vienna Vikings 47
4 Paris Musketeers 40 4 Paris Musketeers 31
5 Munich Ravens 37 1 Vienna Vikings 20
3 Rhein Fire 51
2 Stuttgart Surge 23
3 Rhein Fire 40 3 Rhein Fire 29
6 Madrid Bravos 10

Wildcard

Paris Musketeers 40, Munich Ravens 37

Munich Ravens vs. Paris Musketeers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 7 7 16737
Musketeers 6 13 81340

at Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France

  • Date: 31 August
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Referee: T. Thoardarson

Rhein Fire 40, Madrid Bravos 10

Madrid Bravos vs. Rhein Fire
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bravos 3 7 0010
Fire 20 14 6040

at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg, Germany

  • Date: 1 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 7,149
  • Referee: J. Haentjens

Semi Finals

Vienna Vikings 47, Paris Musketeers 31

Paris Musketeers vs. Vienna Vikings
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Musketeers 6 0 18731
Vikings 7 14 131347

at Generali Arena Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: 7 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,981

Stuttgart Surge 23, Rhein Fire 29

Rhein Fire vs. Stuttgart Surge
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Fire 7 6 010629
Surge 13 7 03023

at Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Date: 8 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 5,427
  • Referee: K. Walentynowicz

Championship Game

Vienna Vikings 20, Rhein Fire 51

Vienna Vikings vs. Rhein Fire
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fire 7 23 71451
Vikings 6 7 0720

at Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: 22 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:30 CEST
  • Game attendance: 41,364
  • Referee: M. Scholz

Attendance

As of August 28, 2024
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rhein Fire 68,354 13,473 8,146 11,392 +16.2%†
2 Hamburg Sea Devils 55,663 25,366 2,479 9,277 +13.6%†
3 Frankfurt Galaxy 42,586 13,586 5,222 7,098 +6.6%†
4 Panthers Wrocław 35,952 15,128 2,346 5,992 +135.0%†
5 Vienna Vikings 32,198 10,919 2,795 5,366 +32.7%†
6 Munich Ravens 30,217 10,822 3,327 5,036 +0.5%†
7 Stuttgart Surge 25,506 8,432 2,846 4,251 +9.0%†
8 Berlin Thunder 20,736 4,759 2,710 3,456 −24.3%†
9 Paris Musketeers 20,723 4,523 3,000 3,454 −14.6%†
10 Raiders Tirol 20,222 4,011 2,721 3,370 −13.7%†
11 Cologne Centurions 16,411 8,558 748 2,735 −1.4%†
12 Fehérvár Enthroners 9,300 2,000 1,200 1,550 −11.9%†
13 Madrid Bravos 8,360 2,071 954 1,393 n/a†
14 Helvetic Mercenaries 6,165 1,250 753 1,028 n/a†
15 Barcelona Dragons 5,524 1,122 500 921 −14.8%†
16 Milano Seamen 4,437 1,000 500 740 −32.7%†
17 Prague Lions 3,828 1,075 419 638 −19.9%†
League total 406,182 25,366 419 3,982 +1.7%†

Source: [1]

Statistical leaders

Awards

MVP of the Week

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 UFL team following their involvement with the ELF in 2024:

NFL

Player Position ELF team NFL team
Leander Wiegand OT Munich Ravens International Player Pathway
Lenny Krieg K Stuttgart Surge International Player Pathway
Bastian Roppelt P Frankfurt Galaxy International Player Pathway
Maceo Beard DB Paris Musketeers International Player Pathway

Broadcasting

Selected games are available on free TV in most of the participating countries. For the Austrian and German market, the league's main broadcasting partner is ProSiebenSat.1 Media. In Germany ProSieben MAXX and their online-streaming service ran.de airs games on Saturday and Sunday. All games are also available worldwide on ELF Gamepass.

Region(s) Broadcaster(s)
International ELF Gamepass
Germany
Austria
Switzerland 		ProSieben Maxx
ranSport
More Than Sports TV
France beIN Sports[7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Only applicable if matchups have taken place and with additional rules

References

  1. ^ "Championship Game 2024 will take place in the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen". European League of Football. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ Muñoz Fernández, Eugenio (4 October 2023). "Los Madrid Bravos: la nueva dimensión del fútbol americano en España". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ^ Anderson, Carter (3 October 2023). "ELF will stay at 17 teams for 2024 season, Madrid Bravos in, Leipzig Kings out". American Football International. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ^ Aeberli, Manuel (April 4, 2024). "Die Helvetic Guards stellen den Betrieb ein - Ersatzteam steht in den Startlöchern".
  5. ^ "ELF releases Schedule for the 2024 season | ELF". europeanleague.football.
  6. ^ ELF: Official Q&A, retrieved July 11, 2022
  7. ^ "European League of Football expands broadcasting to France with beIN SPORTS France". europeanleague.football. February 11, 2024.
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