Sports season
The 2024 ELF season is the upcoming fourth season of the European League of Football , a professional American football league based in Europe . Seventeen teams from nine different countries will participate and will compete for the title at the Championship Game in the Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany on September 22, 2024.[1]
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.
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 New Tivoli [A] 31,026 Frankfurt Galaxy Frankfurt PSD Bank Arena 12,542 2021 Thomas Kösling Offenbach am Main Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion [B] 20,500 Hamburg Sea Devils Hamburg Volksparkstadion [C] 57,000 2021 Matt Johnson Bremen Wohninvest Weserstadion [D] 42,100 Hannover Heinz von Heiden Arena [E] 49,200 Lübeck Stadion Lohmühle [F] 17,849 Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac [G] 3,412 Paris Musketeers Paris Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 2023 Marc Mattioli Rhein Fire Düsseldorf /Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,514 2022 Jim Tomsula Oberhausen Niederrheinstadion [H] 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 [I] 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 [J] 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 [K] 15,228 Sinsheim PreZero Arena [L] 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 [M] 45,105 Prague Lions Prague eFotbal Arena 5,037 2023 Dan Disch Vienna Vikings Vienna Generali Arena Vienna [N] 17,500 2022 Chris Calaycay Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt Arena 4,000
^ Four home games ^ First home game of the 2024 season ^ One home game ^ First home game of the season ^ Two home games ^ One home games ^ One home game ^ First home game of the 2024 season ^ First home game of the 2024 season ^ One home game ^ Two home games ^ First home game of the 2024 season ^ First home game of the 2024 season ^ Two home game Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] The schedule for the 2024 season was released on January 16, 2024 without any specific times and venues.[5]
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 – 00 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 New Tivoli 8,558 IC Hamburg Sea Devils 31 – 21 Prague Lions FK Viktoria Stadion 1,075 Central Munich Ravens 5 – 27 Stuttgart Surge PreZero Arena 8,432 Bye Frankfurt Galaxy, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 29. June Central Barcelona Dragons – Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol Eastern Wroclaw Panthers – Vienna Vikings Western Rhein Fire – Madrid Bravos IC Féhervár Enthroners – Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli Sun, 30. June Central Helvetic Mercenaries – Stuttgart Surge Stadion an der Kreuzeiche Western Cologne Centurions – Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin Eastern Berlin Thunder – Prague Lions Western Hamburg Sea Devils – Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena Bye Munich Ravens
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 06. July Eastern Berlin Thunder – Féhervár Enthroners First Field IC Vienna Vikings – Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol Central Munich Ravens – Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona Central Milano Seamen – Helvetic Mercenaries Western Frankfurt Galaxy – Madrid Bravos Sun, 07. July Western Hamburg Sea Devils – Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin Eastern Prague Lions – Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski Western Cologne Centurions – Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Bye Stuttgart Surge
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 13. July Eastern Féhervár Enthroners – Prague Lions Western Cologne Centurions – Frankfurt Galaxy IC Helvetic Mercenaries – Vienna Vikings IC Madrid Bravos – Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona Sun, 14. July IC Berlin Thunder – Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin Western Rhein Fire – Hamburg Sea Devils Volksparkstadion Central Stuttgart Surge – Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol Bye Milano Seamen, Munich Ravens, Wroclaw Panthers
Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 20. July IC Milano Seamen – Féhervár Enthroners First Field Western Paris Musketeers – Madrid Bravos Sun, 21. July Eastern Vienna Vikings – Berlin Thunder IC Panthers Wroclaw – Stuttgart Surge Central Helvetic Mercenaries – Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park Western Frankfurt Galaxy – Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Western Hamburg Sea Devils – Cologne Centurions New Tivoli Bye Barcelona Dragons, Raiders Tirol, Prague Lions
Week 10 [ edit ] Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 27. July Eastern Féhervár Enthroners – Wroclaw Panthers Eastern Prague Lions – Vienna Vikings Central Stuttgart Surge – Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona Western Cologne Centurions – Madrid Bravos Sun, 28. July Western Paris Musketeers – Rhein Fire Central Milano Seamen – Munich Ravens Central Helvetic Mercenaries – Raiders Tirol Western Frankfurt Galaxy – Hamburg Sea Devils Bye Berlin Thunder
Week 11 [ edit ] Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 3. August IC Vienna Vikings – Helvetic Mercenaries Western Hamburg Sea Devils – Madrid Bravos Central Stuttgart Surge – Milano Seamen Sun, 04. August Western Frankfurt Galaxy – Cologne Centurions IC Paris Musketeers – Berlin Thunder IC Munich Ravens – Prague Lions Bye Rhein Fire, Raiders Tirol, Barcelona Dragons, Féhervár Enthroners, Panthers Wroclaw
Week 12 [ edit ] Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 10. August Eastern Prague Lions – Féhervár Enthroners Western Madrid Bravos – Frankfurt Galaxy Sun, 11. August Central Raiders Tirol – Stuttgart Surge Western Paris Musketeers – Cologne Centurions Central Barcelona Dragons – Munich Ravens Eastern Panthers Wroclaw – Berlin Thunder Western Hamburg Sea Devils – Rhein Fire Bye Milano Seamen, Helvetic Mercenaries, Vienna Vikings
Week 13 [ edit ] Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 17. August Western Madrid Bravos – Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin Central Milano Seamen – Raiders Tirol Eastern Féhervár Enthroners – Vienna Vikings Central Munich Ravens – Helvetic Mercenaries Sun, 18. August IC Frankfurt Galaxy – Wroclaw Panthers Central Barcelona Dragons – Stuttgart Surge Western Cologne Centurions – Hamburg Sea Devils Western Berlin Thunder – Rhein Fire Bye Prague Lions
Week 14 [ edit ] Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref Sat, 24. August IC Cologne Centurions – Féhervár Enthroners First Field Western Madrid Bravos – Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Šubićevac Central Stuttgart Surge – Helvetic Mercenaries Central Barcelona Dragons – Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli Sun, 25. August Western Paris Musketeers – Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena Eastern Wroclaw Panthers – Prague Lions Central Raiders Tirol – Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park Bye Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings
Standings [ edit ] Source: europeanleague.football
Source: europeanleague.football
Source: europeanleague.football
C - Clinched conference title Q - Clinched playoffs
In case ties inside and between the conferences have to be broken, the rules are:[6]
Number of wins Head-to-head matchup[A] Points difference in head-to-head matchups[A] Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups[A] Total points difference Total points scored Point scored at away games Coin toss performed by the Commissioner or a person (e.g., a prominent sportsmen) determined by the Commissioner Play-offs [ edit ] 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, 2023 in Gelsenkirchen , Germany.
Wildcard Semifinals Championship Game
Wildcard [ edit ] Semi Finals [ edit ] Championship Game [ edit ] Attendance [ edit ] As of 4 June 2024 Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Panthers Wrocław 15,128 15,128 15,128 15,128 +493.3% † 2 Hamburg Sea Devils 13,834 13,834 13,834 13,834 +69.5% † 3 Frankfurt Galaxy 13,586 13,586 13,186 13,586 +104.1% † 4 Vienna Vikings 10,919 10,919 10,919 10,919 +170.0% † 5 Cologne Centurions 10,166 8,558 1,608 5,083 +83.2% † 6 Stuttgart Surge 8,432 8,432 8,432 8,432 +116.1% † 7 Berlin Thunder 3,758 3,758 3,758 3,758 −17.7% † 8 Madrid Bravos 2,071 2,071 2,071 2,071 n/a† 9 Fehérvár Enthroners 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 −14.8% † 10 Milano Seamen 1,450 800 650 725 −34.1% † 11 Helvetic Mercenaries 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,250 n/a† 12 Prague Lions 1,075 1,075 1,075 1,075 +34.9% † Rhein Fire NA† Munich Ravens NA† Paris Musketeers NA† Raiders Tirol NA† Barcelona Dragons NA† League total 83,169 15,128 650 5,941 +51.8% †
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Broadcasting [ edit ] 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 .
^ a b c Only applicable if matchups have taken place and with additional rules References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]