2024 European League of Football season

2024 ELF season
2024 ELF season
League	European League of Football
Sport	American football
Duration	May 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Number of teams	17
2024 Championship Game
Date	September 22, 2024
Venue	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Seasons
	← 2023 2025 →

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]

Location of ELF teams

Western Conference
Central Conference
Eastern Conference

Format[edit]

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[edit]

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
Cologne Centurions	Aachen	New Tivoli^[A]	31,026	2021	Gregg Brandon
Frankfurt Galaxy	Frankfurt	PSD Bank Arena	12,542	2021	Thomas Kösling
Frankfurt Galaxy	Offenbach am Main	Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion^[B]	20,500	2021	Thomas Kösling
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
Rhein Fire	Oberhausen	Niederrheinstadion^[H]	17,165	2022	Jim Tomsula
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
Helvetic Mercenaries	Grenchen	Stadion Brühl^[I]	10,964	2024	Val Gunn
Milano Seamen	Milan	Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli	7,500	2023	Jim Ward
Munich Ravens	Unterhaching	Uhlsport Park	15,053	2023	Kendral Ellison
Munich Ravens	Nuremberg	Max-Morlock-Stadion^[J]	50,000	2023	Kendral Ellison
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
Panthers Wrocław	Wrocław	Tarczyński Arena^[M]	45,105	2021	Dave Christensen
Prague Lions	Prague	eFotbal Arena	5,037	2023	Dan Disch
Vienna Vikings	Vienna	Generali Arena Vienna^[N]	17,500	2022	Chris Calaycay
Vienna Vikings	Wiener Neustadt	Wiener Neustadt Arena	4,000	2022	Chris Calaycay

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Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

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

Week 1[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
Sat, 25. May	Eastern	Vienna Vikings	–	Féhervár Enthroners	First Field
	Central	Barcelona Dragons	–	Helvetic Mercenaries	Stadion Brühl
	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[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
Sat, 1. June	IC	Stuttgart Surge	–	Wroclaw Panthers	Stadion Olimpijski
	IC	Raiders Tirol	–	Vienna Vikings	Generali Arena Vienna
	Central	Munich Ravens	–	Milano Seamen	Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli
	IC	Barcelona Dragons	–	Madrid Bravos	Estadio de Vallehermoso
Sun, 2. June	Eastern	Prague Lions	–	Berlin Thunder
	Western	Paris Musketeers	–	Hamburg Sea Devils	Wohninvest Weserstadion
	Western	Rhein Fire	–	Frankfurt Galaxy	Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion
	IC	Féhervár Enthroners	–	Cologne Centurions	New Tivoli
Bye		Helvetic Mercenaries

Week 3[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
Sat, 8. June	Western	Madrid Bravos	–	Rhein Fire	Niederrheinstadion
	Western	Frankfurt Galaxy	–	Paris Musketeers	Stade Jean-Bouin
	Central	Raiders Tirol	–	Barcelona Dragons	Estadi Municipal de Badalona
	Central	Helvetic Mercenaries	–	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[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
Sat, 15. June	Western	Rhein Fire	–	Paris Musketeers	Stade Jean-Bouin
	Western	Madrid Bravos	–	Cologne Centurions	New Tivoli
	Eastern	Berlin Thunder	–	Vienna Vikings
	Central	Helvetic Mercenaries	–	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[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
Sat, 22. June	Central	Milano Seamen	–	Barcelona Dragons	Estadi Municipal de Badalona
	Central	Raiders Tirol	–	Helvetic Mercenaries
	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[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
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

Week 7[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
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

Week 8[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
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

Week 9[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team	Venue
Sat, 20. July	IC	Milano Seamen	–	Féhervár Enthroners	First Field
Sat, 20. July	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
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
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, Hamburg Sea Devils, Féhervár Enthroners, Panthers Wroclaw

Week 12[edit]

Date/Time (CEST)	Conf.	Away team	Result	Home team
Sat, 10. August	Eastern	Prague Lions	–	Féhervár Enthroners
Sat, 10. August	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
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
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, Cologne Centurions, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings

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]

Statistical leaders[edit]

Awards[edit]

MVP of the Week[edit]

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.

Region(s)	Broadcaster(s)
International	ELF Gamepass
Germany Austria Switzerland	ProSieben Maxx ranSport More Than Sports TV
France	beIN Sports^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Championship Game 2024 will take place in the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen". European League of Football. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ Muñoz Fernández, Eugenio (4 October 2023). "Los Madrid Bravos: la nueva dimensión del fútbol americano en España". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ 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.
^ https://endzone.ch/die-helvetic-guards-stellen-den-betrieb-ein-ersatzteam-steht-in-den-startloechern/
^ https://europeanleague.football/news/elf-releases-schedule-for-the-2024-season-1703
^ https://europeanleague.football/news/european-league-of-football-expands-broadcasting-to-france-with-bein-sports-france-1736

External links[edit]

Official website of the European League of Football

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[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] ttps://endzone.ch/die-helvetic-guards-stellen-den-betrieb-ein-ersatzteam-steht-in-den-startloechern/

[19] ttps://europeanleague.football/news/elf-releases-schedule-for-the-2024-season-1703

[20] ttps://europeanleague.football/news/european-league-of-football-expands-broadcasting-to-france-with-bein-sports-france-1736

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