Sports season
The 2024 ELF season is the 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 2024 season ^ Two home games ^ One home game ^ 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 games 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 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 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, 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 Atleticky Stadion SK Slavia Praha 419 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 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
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 Atleticky Stadion SK Slavia Praha 470 Central Raiders Tirol 3 – 30 Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 5,012 Bye Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings
Source: europeanleague.football
Source: europeanleague.football
Source: europeanleague.football
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]
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 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.
Paris Musketeers 40, Munich Ravens 37[ edit ] Munich Ravens vs. Paris Musketeers
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Ravens 7 7 16 7 37 Musketeers 6 13 8 13 40
at Stade du Hainaut , Valenciennes , France
Date : 31 AugustGame time : 15:15 CEST Game attendance : 3,000Referee : T. Thoardarson
Rhein Fire 40, Madrid Bravos 10[ edit ] Vienna Vikings 47, Paris Musketeers 31[ edit ] Paris Musketeers vs. Vienna Vikings
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Musketeers 6 0 18 7 31 Vikings 7 14 13 13 47
at Generali Arena Vienna , Vienna , Austria
Date : 7 September 2024Game time : 15:15 CEST Game attendance : 10,981
Stuttgart Surge 23, Rhein Fire 29[ edit ] Vienna Vikings 20, Rhein Fire 51[ edit ] Vienna Vikings vs. Rhein Fire
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Fire 7 23 7 14 51 Vikings 6 7 0 7 20
at Veltins-Arena , Gelsenkirchen , Germany
Date : 22 September 2024Game time : 15:30 CEST Referee : M. Scholz
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% †
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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