2024 European League of Football season

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DurationMay 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Number of games102 + 5 playoff games
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%
Season MVPGlen Toonga (Rhein Fire)
Western Conference championsGermany Rhein Fire
Central Conference championsGermany Stuttgart Surge
Eastern Conference championsAustria Vienna Vikings
2024 Championship Game
DateSeptember 22, 2024
VenueVeltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
ChampionsRhein Fire (2nd title)
Finals MVPJadrian Clark
Seasons
 2023
2025 

The 2024 ELF season was the fourth season of the European League of Football, a professional American football league based in Europe. Seventeen teams from nine countries participated. The season started on May 25, and concluded with the ELF Championship Game in the Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany on September 22, 2024.[1] Incumbent champion Rhein Fire won the title again, beating Vienna Vikings 51-20.

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

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

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 teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 25. May
EasternVienna Vikings43 – 18Féhervár EnthronersFirst Field1,500
CentralBarcelona Dragons23 – 19Helvetic MercenariesStadion Brühl1,250
CentralRaiders Tirol32 – 0Milano SeamenVelodromo Maspes-Vigorelli800
Sun, 26. May
EasternBerlin Thunder39 – 49Wroclaw PanthersTarczyński Arena15,128
WesternRhein Fire42 – 12Cologne CenturionsTivoli8,558
ICHamburg Sea Devils31 – 21Prague LionsStadion FK Viktoria Žižkov1,075
CentralMunich Ravens5 – 27Stuttgart SurgePreZero Arena8,432
Bye Frankfurt Galaxy, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers

Week 2

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 1. June
ICStuttgart Surge44 – 34Wroclaw PanthersStadion Olimpijski4,324
ICRaiders Tirol6 – 27Vienna VikingsGenerali Arena Vienna10,919
CentralMunich Ravens47 – 7Milano SeamenVelodromo Maspes-Vigorelli650
ICBarcelona Dragons12 – 42Madrid BravosEstadio de Vallehermoso2,071
Sun, 2. June
EasternPrague Lions17 – 48Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark3,758
WesternParis Musketeers41 – 14Hamburg Sea DevilsWohninvest Weserstadion13,834
WesternRhein Fire31 – 20Frankfurt GalaxyStadion am Bieberer Berg13,586
ICFéhervár Enthroners10 – 35Cologne CenturionsTivoli1,608
Bye Helvetic Mercenaries

Week 3

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 8. June
WesternMadrid Bravos22 – 10Rhein FireNiederrheinstadion8,146
CentralRaiders Tirol63 – 7Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Badalona1,122
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries7 – 14Milano SeamenVelodromo Maspes-Vigorelli1,000
Sun, 9. June
EasternFéhervár Enthroners3 – 43Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark3,038
EasternVienna Vikings16 – 13Wroclaw PanthersStadion Olimpijski4,658
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy22 – 25Paris MusketeersStade Jean-Bouin4,523
ICPrague Lions7 – 51Munich RavensUhlsport Park3,944
Bye Cologne Centurions, Hamburg Sea Devils, Stuttgart Surge

Week 4

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 15. June
WesternRhein Fire19 – 14Paris MusketeersStade Jean-Bouin3,000
WesternMadrid Bravos35 – 24Cologne CenturionsTivoli1,798
EasternBerlin Thunder20 – 25Vienna VikingsGenerali Arena Vienna9,014
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries12 – 14Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Badalona500
Sun, 16. June
ICWroclaw Panthers10 – 20Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena5,297
CentralMilano Seamen9 – 55Stuttgart SurgeStadion an der Kreuzeiche2,970
CentralMunich Ravens26 – 29Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol4,011
ICPrague Lions17 – 27Hamburg Sea DevilsStadion Lohmühle3,104
Bye Féhervár Enthroners

Week 5

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 22. June
CentralMilano Seamen27 – 18Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Badalona550
CentralRaiders Tirol33 – 10Helvetic MercenariesSportzentrum Kleinfeld1,000
CentralStuttgart Surge38 – 22Munich RavensMax-Morlock-Stadion10,822
Sun, 23. June
EasternVienna Vikings42 – 3Prague LionsAtletický stadion SK Slavia Praha752
EasternWroclaw Panthers44 – 12Féhervár EnthronersFirst Field2,000
ICRhein Fire27 – 24Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark4,759
Bye Cologne Centurions, Frankfurt Galaxy, Hamburg Sea Devils, Madrid Bravos, Paris Musketeers

Week 6

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 29. June
CentralBarcelona Dragons0 – 32Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol2,939
EasternWroclaw Panthers25 – 37Vienna VikingsWiener Neustadt Ergo Arena2,795
WesternRhein Fire40 – 15Madrid BravosEstadio de Vallehermoso1,946
ICFéhervár Enthroners14 – 19Milano SeamenVelodromo Maspes-Vigorelli500
Sun, 30. June
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries7 – 50Stuttgart SurgeStadion an der Kreuzeiche3,207
WesternCologne Centurions25 – 60Paris MusketeersStade Jean-Bouin3,500
EasternBerlin Thunder34 – 7Prague LionsMěstský stadion467
WesternHamburg Sea Devils18 – 24Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena5,862
Bye Munich Ravens

Week 7

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 06. July
ICVienna Vikings27 – 19Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol3,624
CentralMunich Ravens54 – 0Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Badalona750
CentralMilano Seamen10 – 16Helvetic MercenariesSportzentrum Kleinfeld753
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy15 – 46Madrid BravosEstadio de Vallehermoso1,102
Sun, 07. July
EasternBerlin Thunder47 – 0Féhervár EnthronersFirst Field1,200
WesternHamburg Sea Devils18 – 41Paris MusketeersStade Jean-Bouin3,500
EasternPrague Lions3 – 14Wroclaw PanthersStadion Olimpijski4,447
WesternCologne Centurions9 – 62Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena13,097
Bye Stuttgart Surge

Week 8

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 13. July
EasternFéhervár Enthroners38 – 6Prague LionsAtletický stadion SK Slavia Praha647
WesternCologne Centurions35 – 28Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena5,594
ICHelvetic Mercenaries40 – 49Vienna VikingsWiener Neustadt Ergo Arena3,007
ICMadrid Bravos54 – 0Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Badalona1,918
Sun, 14. July
ICBerlin Thunder27 – 35Paris MusketeersStade Jean-Bouin3,200
WesternRhein Fire61 – 23Hamburg Sea DevilsVolksparkstadion25,366
CentralStuttgart Surge30 – 25Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol3,112
Bye Milano Seamen, Munich Ravens, Wroclaw Panthers

Week 9

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 20. July
ICMilano Seamen17 – 27Féhervár EnthronersFirst Field1,800
Sun, 21. July
EasternVienna Vikings34 – 9Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark3,740
WesternParis Musketeers29 – 13Madrid BravosEstadio de Vallehermoso983
ICPanthers Wroclaw0 – 40Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau4,023
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries23 – 55Munich RavensUhlsport Park3,327
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy13 – 48Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena13,473
WesternHamburg Sea Devils25 – 32Cologne CenturionsTivoli2,198
Bye Barcelona Dragons, Raiders Tirol, Prague Lions

Week 10

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 27. July
EasternFéhervár Enthroners12 – 62Wroclaw PanthersStadion Olimpijski2,346
EasternPrague Lions23 – 62Vienna VikingsWiener Neustadt Ergo Arena3,274
CentralStuttgart Surge71 – 7Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Badalona684
WesternCologne Centurions0 – 37Madrid BravosEstadio de Vallehermoso954
Sun, 28. July
WesternParis Musketeers6 – 38Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena10,324
CentralMilano Seamen30 – 69Munich RavensUhlsport Park3,617
CentralHelvetic Mercenaries28 – 42Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol2,721
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy40 – 23Hamburg Sea DevilsHeinz von Heiden Arena8,348
Bye Berlin Thunder

Week 11

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 3. August
ICVienna Vikings49 – 3Helvetic MercenariesSportzentrum Kleinfeld1,205
WesternHamburg Sea Devils9 – 52Madrid BravosEstadio de Vallehermoso1,304
CentralStuttgart Surge51 – 18Milano SeamenVelodromo Maspes-Vigorelli837
Sun, 04. August
WesternFrankfurt Galaxy37 – 43Cologne CenturionsSüdstadion1,501
ICParis Musketeers40 – 37Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark2,710
ICMunich Ravens47 – 14Prague LionsAtletický stadion SK Slavia Praha419
Bye Rhein Fire, Raiders Tirol, Barcelona Dragons, Féhervár Enthroners, Panthers Wroclaw

Week 12

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 10. August
EasternPrague Lions9 – 6Féhervár EnthronersFirst Field1,600
WesternMadrid Bravos20 – 37Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena5,222
Sun, 11. August
CentralRaiders Tirol45 – 42Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau4,028
WesternParis Musketeers57 – 7Cologne CenturionsSüdstadion748
CentralBarcelona Dragons0 – 90Munich RavensUhlsport Park3,488
EasternPanthers Wroclaw34 – 36Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark2,731
WesternHamburg Sea Devils2 – 51Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena10,734
Bye Milano Seamen, Helvetic Mercenaries, Vienna Vikings

Week 13

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 17. August
WesternMadrid Bravos12 – 15Paris MusketeersStade Jean-Bouin3,000
CentralMilano Seamen0 – 30Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol3,815
EasternFéhervár Enthroners0 – 46Vienna VikingsWiener Neustadt Ergo Arena3,189
CentralMunich Ravens38 – 13Helvetic MercenariesSportzentrum Kleinfeld946
Sun, 18. August
ICFrankfurt Galaxy19 – 54Wroclaw PanthersStadion Olimpijski5,049
CentralBarcelona Dragons0 – 56Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau2,846
WesternCologne Centurions30 – 23Hamburg Sea DevilsEilenriedestadion2,479
ICBerlin Thunder17 – 47Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena12,580
Bye Prague Lions

Week 14

Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 24. August
ICCologne Centurions51 – 28Féhervár EnthronersFirst Field1,200
WesternMadrid Bravos63 – 13Hamburg Sea DevilsStadion Šubićevac2,532
CentralStuttgart Surge61 – 7Helvetic MercenariesSportzentrum Kleinfeld1,011
CentralBarcelona Dragons36 – 57Milano SeamenVelodromo Maspes-Vigorelli650
Sun, 25. August
WesternParis Musketeers44 – 10Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena7,025
EasternWroclaw Panthers17 – 7Prague LionsAtletický stadion SK Slavia Praha470
CentralRaiders Tirol3 – 30Munich RavensUhlsport Park5,012
Bye Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder, Vienna Vikings

Standings

Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Germany Rhein Fire121119–1476174+302W9Automatic playoffs (#3)
2France Paris Musketeers121028–2407242+165W4Advance to playoffs (#4)
3Spain Madrid Bravos12846–4411204+207W1Advance to playoffs (#6)
4Germany Cologne Centurions12664–6303444-141W2
5Germany Frankfurt Galaxy12483–7285397-112L2
6Germany Hamburg Sea Devils122100–10226473-247L9

Source: europeanleague.football

Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Germany Stuttgart Surge121119–1565179+386W2Automatic playoffs (#2)
2Germany Munich Ravens12937–3534191+343W7Advance to playoffs (#5)
3Austria Raiders Tirol12848–2359227+132L1
4Italy Milano Seamen12483–7208402-194W1
5Spain Barcelona Dragons122102–8117577-460L8
6Switzerland Helvetic Mercenaries121111–9185438-253L6

Source: europeanleague.football

Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Austria Vienna Vikings121208–0457179+278W12Automatic playoffs (#1)
2Poland Panthers Wrocław12665–3356285+71W2
3Germany Berlin Thunder12575–3378318+60L1
4Hungary Fehérvár Enthroners122101–7168422-254L4
5Czech Republic Prague Lions121111–7134417-283L1

Source: europeanleague.football

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

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

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

Paris Musketeers 40, Munich Ravens 37

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

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

Vienna Vikings 47, Paris Musketeers 31

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
  • Referee: F. Kristensen⁩

Stuttgart Surge 23, Rhein Fire 29

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

Vienna Vikings 20, Rhein Fire 51

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

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:

Statistical leaders

Awards

MVP of the Week

Signees to other professional leagues

The following players invited to the NFL’s International Combine, assigned to NFL's International Player Pathway Program (IPPP), signed or drafted by CFL team or signed with UFL team following their involvement with the ELF in 2024:

NFL

Player Position ELF team NFL team
Leander WiegandOTMunich RavensInternational Player Pathway
Lenny KriegKStuttgart SurgeInternational Player Pathway
Bastian RoppeltPFrankfurt GalaxyInternational Player Pathway
Maceo BeardDBParis MusketeersInternational Player Pathway

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.

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

References

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