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
Ústí nad Labem
Městský stadion
4,000
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
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 – 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
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, 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
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
eFotbal Arena
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
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
Atleticky 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 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
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
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
New Tivoli
2,198
Bye
Barcelona Dragons, Raiders Tirol, Prague Lions
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
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
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
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
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
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
The wildcard games are played on August 31 and September 01, the semifinals on September 07 and 08, and the final being held on September 22, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen , Germany.
Wildcard
Semifinals
Championship Game
As of July 22, 2024
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Hamburg Sea Devils
42,304
25,366
3,104
14,101
+72.7% †
2
Rhein Fire
34,716
13,473
8,146
11,572
+18.0% †
3
Frankfurt Galaxy
30,339
13,586
5,297
7,585
+13.9% †
4
Panthers Wrocław
28,557
15,128
4,324
7,139
+180.0% †
5
Vienna Vikings
25,735
10,919
2,795
6,434
+59.1% †
6
Stuttgart Surge
18,632
8,432
2,970
4,658
+19.4% †
7
Munich Ravens
18,093
10,822
3,327
6,031
+20.4% †
8
Paris Musketeers
17,723
4,523
3,000
3,545
−12.3% †
9
Berlin Thunder
15,295
4,759
3,038
3,824
−16.3% †
10
Cologne Centurions
14,162
8,558
1,608
3,541
+27.6% †
11
Raiders Tirol
13,686
4,011
2,939
3,422
−12.3% †
12
Fehérvár Enthroners
6,500
2,000
1,200
1,625
−7.7% †
13
Madrid Bravos
5,119
2,071
1,946
1,706
n/a†
14
Barcelona Dragons
4,840
1,122
500
968
−10.5% †
15
Helvetic Mercenaries
3,003
1,250
753
1,001
n/a†
16
Milano Seamen
2,950
1,000
500
738
−32.9% †
17
Prague Lions
2,939
1,075
467
735
−7.8% †
League total
275,579
25,366
467
4,240
+8.3% †
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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