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2024 European League of Football season

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2024 ELF season
LeagueEuropean League of Football
SportAmerican football
DurationMay 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Number of games102 + 5 playoff games
Number of teams17
Total attendance432,739
Average attendance3,982 Increase 1.7%
Western Conference championsGermany Rhein Fire
Central Conference championsGermany Stuttgart Surge
Eastern Conference championsAustria Vienna Vikings
2024 Championship Game
DateSeptember 22, 2024
VenueVeltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →

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]

Location of ELF teams
  • Western Conference
  • Central Conference
  • Eastern Conference

Format

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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

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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 Germany Cologne Südstadion 11,748 2021 United States Gregg Brandon
Germany Aachen Tivoli[A] 31,026
Frankfurt Galaxy Germany Frankfurt PSD Bank Arena 12,542 2021 Germany Thomas Kösling
Germany Offenbach am Main Stadion am Bieberer Berg[B] 20,500
Hamburg Sea Devils Germany Hamburg Volksparkstadion[C] 57,000 2021 United States Matt Johnson
Germany Bremen Wohninvest Weserstadion[D] 42,100
Germany Hannover Eilenriedestadion[E] 2,500
Heinz von Heiden Arena[F] 49,200
Germany Lübeck Stadion Lohmühle[G] 17,849
Croatia Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac[H] 3,412
Paris Musketeers France Paris Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 2023 United States Marc Mattioli
France Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut[I] 25,172
Rhein Fire Germany Düsseldorf/Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,514 2022 United States Jim Tomsula
Germany Oberhausen Niederrheinstadion[J] 17,165
Madrid Bravos Spain Madrid Estadio de Vallehermoso 9,000 2024 United States Rip Scherer
Central Conference
Barcelona Dragons Spain Barcelona/Badalona Estadi Municipal de Badalona 4,170 2021 United States David Shelton
Helvetic Mercenaries Switzerland Kriens Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 3,500 2024 United States Val Gunn
Switzerland Grenchen Stadion Brühl[K] 10,964
Milano Seamen Italy Milan Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 7,500 2023 United States Jim Ward
Munich Ravens Germany Unterhaching Uhlsport Park 15,053 2023 United States Kendral Ellison
Germany Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion[L] 50,000
Raiders Tirol Austria Innsbruck Tivoli Stadion Tirol 16,008 2022 United States Jim Herrmann
Stuttgart Surge Germany Stuttgart Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 11,410 2021 United States Jordan Neuman
Germany Reutlingen Stadion an der Kreuzeiche[M] 15,228
Germany Sinsheim PreZero Arena[N] 30,150
Eastern Conference
Berlin Thunder Germany Berlin Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 19,708 2021 Germany Johnny Schmuck
Fehérvár Enthroners Hungary Székesfehérvár First Field 3,500 2023 United States Joseph Ashfield
Panthers Wrocław Poland Wrocław Stadion Olimpijski 11,000 2021 United States Dave Christensen
Tarczyński Arena[O] 45,105
Prague Lions Czech Republic Prague Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 3,000 2023 United States Dan Disch
Stadion FK Viktoria Žižkov[P] 5,037
Czech Republic Ústí nad Labem Městský stadion[Q] 4,000
Vienna Vikings Austria Vienna Generali Arena Vienna[R] 17,500 2022 United States Chris Calaycay
Austria Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 4,000
  1. ^ Four home games
  2. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
  3. ^ One home game
  4. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
  5. ^ One home game
  6. ^ One home game
  7. ^ One home game
  8. ^ One home game
  9. ^ One home game
  10. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
  11. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
  12. ^ One home game
  13. ^ Two home games
  14. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
  15. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
  16. ^ First home game of the 2024 season
  17. ^ One home game
  18. ^ Three home games

Regular season

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Schedule

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

Week 1

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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 Tivoli 8,558
IC Hamburg Sea Devils 31 – 21 Prague Lions Stadion FK Viktoria Žižkov 1,075
Central Munich Ravens 5 – 27 Stuttgart Surge PreZero Arena 8,432
Bye Frankfurt Galaxy, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers

Week 2

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Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 1. June
IC Stuttgart Surge 44 – 34 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 4,324
IC Raiders Tirol 6 – 27 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 10,919
Central Munich Ravens 47 – 7 Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 650
IC Barcelona Dragons 12 – 42 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 2,071
Sun, 2. June
Eastern Prague Lions 17 – 48 Berlin Thunder Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 3,758
Western Paris Musketeers 41 – 14 Hamburg Sea Devils Wohninvest Weserstadion 13,834
Western Rhein Fire 31 – 20 Frankfurt Galaxy Stadion am Bieberer Berg 13,586
IC Féhervár Enthroners 10 – 35 Cologne Centurions Tivoli 1,608
Bye Helvetic Mercenaries

Week 3

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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

Week 4

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Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 15. June
Western Rhein Fire 19 – 14 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,000
Western Madrid Bravos 35 – 24 Cologne Centurions Tivoli 1,798
Eastern Berlin Thunder 20 – 25 Vienna Vikings Generali Arena Vienna 9,014
Central Helvetic Mercenaries 12 – 14 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 500
Sun, 16. June
IC Wroclaw Panthers 10 – 20 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,297
Central Milano Seamen 9 – 55 Stuttgart Surge Stadion an der Kreuzeiche 2,970
Central Munich Ravens 26 – 29 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 4,011
IC Prague Lions 17 – 27 Hamburg Sea Devils Stadion Lohmühle 3,104
Bye Féhervár Enthroners

Week 5

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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 Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 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

Week 6

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Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 29. June
Central Barcelona Dragons 0 – 32 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 2,939
Eastern Wroclaw Panthers 25 – 37 Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 2,795
Western Rhein Fire 40 – 15 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 1,946
IC Féhervár Enthroners 14 – 19 Milano Seamen Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli 500
Sun, 30. June
Central Helvetic Mercenaries 7 – 50 Stuttgart Surge Stadion an der Kreuzeiche 3,207
Western Cologne Centurions 25 – 60 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,500
Eastern Berlin Thunder 34 – 7 Prague Lions Městský stadion 467
Western Hamburg Sea Devils 18 – 24 Frankfurt Galaxy PSD Bank Arena 5,862
Bye Munich Ravens

Week 7

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Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 06. July
IC Vienna Vikings 27 – 19 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,624
Central Munich Ravens 54 – 0 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 750
Central Milano Seamen 10 – 16 Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 753
Western Frankfurt Galaxy 15 – 46 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 1,102
Sun, 07. July
Eastern Berlin Thunder 47 – 0 Féhervár Enthroners First Field 1,200
Western Hamburg Sea Devils 18 – 41 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,500
Eastern Prague Lions 3 – 14 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 4,447
Western Cologne Centurions 9 – 62 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 13,097
Bye Stuttgart Surge

Week 8

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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 Atletický 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 Ergo 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

Week 9

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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 Tivoli 2,198
Bye Barcelona Dragons, Raiders Tirol, Prague Lions

Week 10

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Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 27. July
Eastern Féhervár Enthroners 12 – 62 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 2,346
Eastern Prague Lions 23 – 62 Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 3,274
Central Stuttgart Surge 71 – 7 Barcelona Dragons Estadi Municipal de Badalona 684
Western Cologne Centurions 0 – 37 Madrid Bravos Estadio de Vallehermoso 954
Sun, 28. July
Western Paris Musketeers 6 – 38 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 10,324
Central Milano Seamen 30 – 69 Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 3,617
Central Helvetic Mercenaries 28 – 42 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 2,721
Western Frankfurt Galaxy 40 – 23 Hamburg Sea Devils Heinz von Heiden Arena 8,348
Bye Berlin Thunder

Week 11

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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 Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 419
Bye Rhein Fire, Raiders Tirol, Barcelona Dragons, Féhervár Enthroners, Panthers Wroclaw

Week 12

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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

Week 13

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Date/Time (CEST) Conf. Away team Result Home team Venue Attendance Free TV Viewers Ref
Sat, 17. August
Western Madrid Bravos 12 – 15 Paris Musketeers Stade Jean-Bouin 3,000
Central Milano Seamen 0 – 30 Raiders Tirol Tivoli Stadion Tirol 3,815
Eastern Féhervár Enthroners 0 – 46 Vienna Vikings Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena 3,189
Central Munich Ravens 38 – 13 Helvetic Mercenaries Sportzentrum Kleinfeld 946
Sun, 18. August
IC Frankfurt Galaxy 19 – 54 Wroclaw Panthers Stadion Olimpijski 5,049
Central Barcelona Dragons 0 – 56 Stuttgart Surge Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 2,846
Western Cologne Centurions 30 – 23 Hamburg Sea Devils Eilenriedestadion 2,479
IC Berlin Thunder 17 – 47 Rhein Fire Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 12,580
Bye Prague Lions

Week 14

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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 Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha 470
Central Raiders Tirol 3 – 30 Munich Ravens Uhlsport Park 5,012
Bye Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings

Standings

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Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Germany Rhein Fire C 12 11 1 9–1 476 174 +302 W9 Automatic playoffs (#3)
2 France Paris Musketeers Q 12 10 2 8–2 407 242 +165 W4 Advance to playoffs (#4)
3 Spain Madrid Bravos Q 12 8 4 6–4 411 204 +207 W1 Advance to playoffs (#6)
4 Germany Cologne Centurions E 12 6 6 4–6 303 444 -141 W2
5 Germany Frankfurt Galaxy E 12 4 8 3–7 285 397 -112 L2
6 Germany Hamburg Sea Devils E 12 2 10 0–10 226 473 -247 L9

Source: europeanleague.football

Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Germany Stuttgart Surge C 12 11 1 9–1 565 179 +386 W2 Automatic playoffs (#2)
2 Germany Munich Ravens Q 12 9 3 7–3 534 191 +343 W7 Advance to playoffs (#5)
3 Austria Raiders Tirol E 12 8 4 8–2 359 227 +132 L1
4 Italy Milano Seamen E 12 4 8 3–7 208 402 -194 W1
5 Spain Barcelona Dragons E 12 2 10 2–8 117 577 -460 L8
6 Switzerland Helvetic Mercenaries E 12 1 11 1–9 185 438 -253 L6

Source: europeanleague.football

Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Austria Vienna Vikings C 12 12 0 8–0 457 179 +278 W12 Automatic playoffs (#1)
2 Poland Panthers Wrocław E 12 6 6 5–3 356 285 +71 W2
3 Germany Berlin Thunder E 12 5 7 5–3 378 318 +60 L1
4 Hungary Fehérvár Enthroners E 12 2 10 1–7 168 422 -254 L4
5 Czech Republic Prague Lions E 12 1 11 1–7 134 417 -283 L1

Source: europeanleague.football

# Team Division W L PCT CONF PD STK
Conference leaders
1 Austria Vienna Vikings C East 12 0 1.000 8–0 +278 W12
2 Germany Stuttgart Surge C Central 11 1 .917 9–1 +386 W2
3 Germany Rhein Fire C West 11 1 .917 9–1 +302 W9
Wild cards
4 France Paris Musketeers Q West 10 2 .833 8–2 +165 W4
5 Germany Munich Ravens Q Central 9 3 .750 7–3 +343 W7
6 Spain Madrid Bravos Q West 8 4 .667 6–4 +207 W1
Not Qualified for the Playoffs
7 Austria Raiders Tirol E Central 8 4 .667 8–2 +132 L1
8 Poland Panthers Wrocław E East 6 6 .500 5–3 +71 W2
9 Germany Cologne Centurions E West 6 6 .500 4–6 -141 W2
10 Germany Berlin Thunder E East 5 7 .417 5–3 +60 L1
11 Germany Frankfurt Galaxy E West 4 8 .333 3–7 -112 L2
12 Italy Milano Seamen E Central 4 8 .333 3–7 -194 W1
13 Germany Hamburg Sea Devils E West 2 10 .167 0–10 -247 L9
14 Hungary Fehérvár Enthroners E East 2 10 .167 1–7 -254 L4
15 Spain Barcelona Dragons E Central 2 10 .167 2–8 -460 L8
16 Switzerland Helvetic Mercenaries E Central 1 11 .083 1–9 -253 L6
17 Czech Republic Prague Lions E East 1 11 .083 1–7 -283 L1

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]

  1. Number of wins
  2. Head-to-head matchup[A]
  3. Points difference in head-to-head matchups[A]
  4. Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups[A]
  5. Total points difference
  6. Total points scored
  7. Point scored at away games
  8. Coin toss performed by the Commissioner or a person (e.g., a prominent sportsmen) determined by the Commissioner

Play-offs

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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.

Wildcard Semifinals Championship Game
1 Austria Vienna Vikings 47
4 France Paris Musketeers 40 4 France Paris Musketeers 31
5 Germany Munich Ravens 37 1 Austria Vienna Vikings 20
3 Germany Rhein Fire 51
2 Germany Stuttgart Surge 23
3 Germany Rhein Fire 40 3 Germany Rhein Fire 29
6 Spain Madrid Bravos 10

Wildcard

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Paris Musketeers 40, Munich Ravens 37

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Munich Ravens vs. Paris Musketeers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 7 7 16737
Musketeers 6 13 81340

at Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France

  • Date: 31 August
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Referee: T. Thoardarson

Rhein Fire 40, Madrid Bravos 10

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Madrid Bravos vs. Rhein Fire
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bravos 3 7 0010
Fire 20 14 6040

at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg, Germany

  • Date: 1 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 7,149
  • Referee: J. Haentjens

Semi Finals

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Vienna Vikings 47, Paris Musketeers 31

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Paris Musketeers vs. Vienna Vikings
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Musketeers 6 0 18731
Vikings 7 14 131347

at Generali Arena Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: 7 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,981

Stuttgart Surge 23, Rhein Fire 29

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Rhein Fire vs. Stuttgart Surge
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Fire 7 6 010629
Surge 13 7 03023

at Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Date: 8 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:15 CEST
  • Game attendance: 5,427
  • Referee: K. Walentynowicz

Championship Game

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Vienna Vikings 20, Rhein Fire 51

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Vienna Vikings vs. Rhein Fire
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fire 7 23 71451
Vikings 6 7 0720

at Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: 22 September 2024
  • Game time: 15:30 CEST
  • Game attendance: 41,364
  • Referee: M. Scholz

Attendance

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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%

Source: [1]

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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MVP of the Week

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Signees to other professional leagues

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Broadcasting

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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.

Region(s) Broadcaster(s)
International ELF Gamepass
Germany Germany
Austria Austria
Switzerland Switzerland
ProSieben Maxx
ranSport
More Than Sports TV
France France beIN Sports[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Only applicable if matchups have taken place and with additional rules

References

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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. ^ Aeberli, Manuel (April 4, 2024). "Die Helvetic Guards stellen den Betrieb ein - Ersatzteam steht in den Startlöchern".
  5. ^ "ELF releases Schedule for the 2024 season | ELF". europeanleague.football.
  6. ^ ELF: Official Q&A, retrieved July 11, 2022
  7. ^ "European League of Football expands broadcasting to France with beIN SPORTS France". europeanleague.football. February 11, 2024.
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