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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]
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.
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
TBD
2024
Rip Scherer
Central Conference
Barcelona Dragons
Barcelona /Badalona
Estadi Municipal de Badalona
4,170
2021
David Shelton
Helvetic Mercenaries
Zürich /Wil
Lidl Arena
6,000
2023
Norm Chow
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 [I]
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 [J]
15,228
Sinsheim
PreZero Arena [K]
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 [L]
45,105
Prague Lions
Prague
eFotbal Arena
5,037
2023
Dan Disch
Vienna Vikings
Vienna
Generali Arena Vienna
17,500
2022
Chris Calaycay
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^ First home game of the 2024 season
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
–
Féhervár Enthroners
First Field
Central
Barcelona Dragons
–
Helvetic Guards
Central
Raiders Tirol
–
Milano Seamen
Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli
Sun, 26. May
Eastern
Berlin Thunder
–
Wroclaw Panthers
Tarczyński Arena
Western
Rhein Fire
–
Cologne Centurions
New Tivoli
IC
Hamburg Sea Devils
–
Prague Lions
Central
Munich Ravens
–
Stuttgart Surge
PreZero Arena
Bye
Frankfurt Galaxy, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers
Week 2
Week 3
Date/Time (CEST)
Conf.
Away team
Result
Home team
Venue
Attendance
Free TV
Viewers
Ref
Sat, 8. June
Western
Madrid Bravos
–
Rhein Fire
Niederrheinstadion
Western
Frankfurt Galaxy
–
Paris Musketeers
Central
Raiders Tirol
–
Barcelona Dragons
Estadi Municipal de Badalona
Central
Helvetic Guards
–
Milano Seamen
Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli
Sun, 9. June
Eastern
Féhervár Enthroners
–
Berlin Thunder
Eastern
Vienna Vikings
–
Wroclaw Panthers
Stadion Olimpijski
IC
Prague Lions
–
Munich Ravens
Uhlsport Park
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
–
Paris Musketeers
Western
Madrid Bravos
–
Cologne Centurions
New Tivoli
Eastern
Berlin Thunder
–
Vienna Vikings
Central
Helvetic Guards
–
Barcelona Dragons
Estadi Municipal de Badalona
Sun, 16. June
IC
Wroclaw Panthers
–
Frankfurt Galaxy
PSD Bank Arena
Central
Milano Seamen
–
Stuttgart Surge
Stadion an der Kreuzeiche
Central
Munich Ravens
–
Raiders Tirol
Tivoli Stadion Tirol
IC
Prague Lions
–
Hamburg Sea Devils
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
–
Barcelona Dragons
Estadi Municipal de Badalona
Central
Raiders Tirol
–
Helvetic Guards
Central
Stuttgart Surge
–
Munich Ravens
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Sun, 23. June
Eastern
Vienna Vikings
–
Prague Lions
Eastern
Wroclaw Panthers
–
Féhervár Enthroners
First Field
IC
Rhein Fire
–
Berlin Thunder
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
–
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 Guards
–
Stuttgart Surge
Stadion an der Kreuzeiche
Western
Cologne Centurions
–
Paris Musketeers
Eastern
Berlin Thunder
–
Prague Lions
Western
Hamburg Sea Devils
–
Frankfurt Galaxy
PSD Bank Arena
Bye
Munich Ravens
Week 7
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 Guards
Western
Frankfurt Galaxy
–
Madrid Bravos
Sun, 07. July
Western
Hamburg Sea Devils
–
Paris Musketeers
Eastern
Prague Lions
–
Wroclaw Panthers
Stadion Olimpijski
Western
Cologne Centurions
–
Rhein Fire
Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
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
–
Prague Lions
Western
Cologne Centurions
–
Frankfurt Galaxy
IC
Helvetic Guards
–
Vienna Vikings
IC
Madrid Bravos
–
Barcelona Dragons
Estadi Municipal de Badalona
Sun, 14. July
IC
Berlin Thunder
–
Paris Musketeers
Western
Rhein Fire
–
Hamburg Sea Devils
Volksparkstadion
Central
Stuttgart Surge
–
Raiders Tirol
Tivoli Stadion Tirol
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
–
Féhervár Enthroners
First Field
Western
Paris Musketeers
–
Madrid Bravos
Sun, 21. July
Eastern
Vienna Vikings
–
Berlin Thunder
IC
Panthers Wroclaw
–
Stuttgart Surge
IC
Helvetic Guards
–
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
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 Guards
–
Raiders Tirol
Western
Frankfurt Galaxy
–
Hamburg Sea Devils
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
–
Helvetic Guards
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, Hamburg Sea Devils, 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
–
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 Guards, 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
–
Paris Musketeers
Central
Milano Seamen
–
Raiders Tirol
Eastern
Féhervár Enthroners
–
Vienna Vikings
Central
Munich Ravens
–
Helvetic Guards
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
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 Guards
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, Cologne Centurions, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings
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, 2023 in Gelsenkirchen , Germany.
Wildcard
Semifinals
Championship Game
Wildcard
Semi Finals
Championship Game
Attendance
Statistical leaders
Awards
MVP of the Week
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 .
References
External links