2022 Barcelona Dragons season

The 2022 Barcelona Dragons season is the second season of the new Barcelona Dragons team in the European League of Football.

2022 Barcelona Dragons (ELF) season
Head coachAndrew Weidinger
Home fieldEstadi Municipal
Results
Record8 – 4
Division place1st
Playoff finishlost Semifinal vs. Vienna Vikings 12 – 39
Uniform

Preseason

After a moderate first season, their head coach Adam Rita announced, that he will not return to Barcelona and will become the new head coach of the Catania Elephants.[1][2] On November 15, 2021 the franchise announced the re-signing of their first player with local hero Àlex González and later their first transfer with the signing of Eduardo Sánchez from the Panthers Wrocław.[3][4] Furthermore, the management came to an agreement with the municipality Reus to use their stadion for the 2022 and 2023 season.[5] On March 10, 2022 Andrew Weidinger was presented as the new head coach.[6]

Regular season

Standings
Southern Conference
Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Barcelona Dragons128405–1364225139L2Advance to playoffs
2 Rhein Fire127504–234631432L1
3 Cologne Centurions123902–4301473−172W1
4 Istanbul Rams1211101–5210499−289L5

Source: europeanleague.football

Schedule
Week Date Time (CET) Opponent[upper-alpha 1] Result Record Venue TV[upper-alpha 2][upper-alpha 3] Home Attendance
1 June 5 15:00 @ Stuttgart Surge W 38 – 9 1 – 0 Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau Esport3
2 June 12 15:00 @ Hamburg Sea Devils W 24 – 21 2 – 0 Stadion Hoheluft Esport3, ran.de
ProSieben MAXX
3 June 18 18:00 Cologne Centurions W 34 – 32 3 – 0 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 980
4 June 26 15:00 @ Rhein Fire W 17 – 13 4 – 0 Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Esport3
5 July 2 18:00 Istanbul Rams W 41 – 7 5 – 0 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 957
6 July 9 18:00 Vienna Vikings L 20 – 27 5 – 1 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3, Puls24, Zappn.tv, More Than Sports TV 1312
7 July 18 bye
8 July 23 15:00 @ Istanbul Rams L 19 – 22 5 – 2 Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium Esport3
9 July 30 18:00 Rhein Fire W 33 – 23 6 – 2 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 1043
10 August 7 bye
11 August 13 17:00 @ Cologne Centurions W 37 – 15 7 – 2 Südstadion Esport3
12 August 20 18:00 Stuttgart Surge W 62 – 8 8 – 2 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 897
13 August 28 15:00 @ Vienna Vikings L 18 – 24 8 – 3 Generali-Arena Vienna Esport3
14 September 3 18:00 Hamburg Sea Devils L 21 – 24 8 – 4 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 963

Source: europeanleague.football

Play-offs
Semifinals Championship Game
      
1 Hamburg Sea Devils 19
4 Tirol Raiders 7
1 Hamburg Sea Devils 15
2 Vienna Vikings 27
2 Vienna Vikings 39
3 Barcelona Dragons 12

Attendance
As of 4 September 2022
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
11 Barcelona Dragons 6,152 1,312 897 1,025 −11.9%†
League total 230,391 12,055 300 3,200 +77.5%†

Source:

Roster
2022 Barcelona Dragons roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Zach Edwards
  •  14 Sergio Barbero
  •  OUT Bartolome Flaquer

Running backs

  •  3 Adrián Jiménez
  • 21 Antoni Montón
  • 34 Elías Rodríguez

Wide receivers

  • 12 Benjamin Plu
  • 15 Mario Flores
  • 17 Kyle Sweet
  • 80 Jordi Torrededia
  • 82 Guillem Visent
  • 88 Roque Alarcón
  • 85 Arnau Casamor
  • OUT Luis Sanchez

Tight ends

  • 24 Javier Castañón
  • 87 Igor Mašlanka
  • OUT Ruben Quintana
Offensive linemen
  • 60 Celestin Ngimbi
  • 64 Elvys Núñez
  • 70 Mikel Gómez
  • 68 Alan Mark Sousa
  • 72 Jose Ariza
  • 77 Gabriel Rodríguez
  • 79 Eduardo Sánchez
  • 65 Miguel Angel Kabankaya
  • OUT Mathias Hummelmose

Defensive linemen

  • 11 Alejandro Fernández DE
  • 73 Sebastian Bowen DT
  • 99 Yago Rivero DE
  • 98 Edwin Elio DT
  • 90 Daniel Franco DT
  • 93 Alberto Del Cerro DE
  • 52 Michael Sam DE
  • OUT Junior Varela DT
  • OUT Aron Sola DE
Linebackers
  •  7 Anthony Rodrigues OLB
  • 10 Cesare Brugnani OLB
  • 43 Víctor Albarracín ILB
  • 45 Álex "Posito" González ILB
  • 49 Sebastián Castañer ILB
  • 55 Adrián Novella ILB
  • OUT Joel Cabre LB

Defensive backs

  •  4 Jairus Moll CB
  •  5 Jorge Félix Velasco S
  • 13 Joan Carles Bartra S
  • 20 Lucas Masero CB
  • 22 Lautaro Frecha S 🇦🇷
  • 23 Jordi Brugnani CB
  • 25 Niko Lester FS 🇩🇪
  • 26 Cesar Sawane CB
  • 27 Andy Vera CB
  • OUT Shawn Wilson CB

Special teams

Practice squad

  • 42 Raúl Hernández TE


Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 23 June 2022[7]
4 A-import, 7 E-import, 37 homegrown
47 active, 1 practice squad

Awards

ELF Honors 2022 Awards
Player Position Award
Andrew Weidinger HCCoach of the year
Kyle Sweet WROffensive Player of the year

ELF All Stars Awards
Player Position Award
Kyle Sweet WRAll Stars 1st Team
Alejandro Fernandez EdgeAll Stars 1st Team
Zach Edwards QBAll Stars 2nd Team
Michael Sam EdgeAll Stars 2nd Team

ELF Honors 2022. Nominees
Player Position Award
Zach Edwards QBSeason MVP
Andrew Weidinger HCCoach of the year
Zach Edwards QBOffensive Player of the year
Kyle Sweet WROffensive Player of the year
Alejandro Fernandez DEDefensive Player of the year

MVP of the Week
Week Player Position Team Stat
2Zach Edwards QBBarcelona Dragons3 TD, 1 Int, 202 Yds passing, 108 Yds rushing
12Zach Edwards QBBarcelona Dragons7 TD, 0 Int, 321 Yds passing, 67,7 % pass comp

ELF Stats Leaders. Regular Season
Player Position Stat Value
Zach Edwards QBPasses Completed255
Zach Edwards QBPassing Yards3325
Zach Edwards QBPassing TD36
Zach Edwards QBLongest TD Pass (yds)95
Kyle Sweet WRReceptions115
Kyle Sweet WRTargets164
Kyle Sweet WRReceiving Yards1561
Kyle Sweet WRReceiving TDs17
Alejandro Fernandez DESack Yards137
Alejandro Fernandez DEForced Fumbles7
Alejandro Fernandez DEFumbles Recovered3
Niko Lester SLongest Interception (yds)97

NFL International Combine 2022 (IPPP)
Player Position Nationality
Alejandro FernandezDE
Gabriel RodriguezOL

Statistics

Offensive
Player Position Stat Value ELF Rk
Zach Edwards QBPasses Completed255#1
Zach Edwards QBPassing Yards3325#1
Zach Edwards QBPassing TD36#1
Zach Edwards QBQB Rating101.02#4
Zach Edwards QBRushing Att98#11
Zach Edwards QBRushing Yards549#6
Zach Edwards QBRushing TDs4#12
Kyle Sweet WRReceptions115#1
Kyle Sweet WRTargets164#1
Kyle Sweet WRReceiving Yards1561#1
Kyle Sweet WRReceiving TDs17#1

Defensive
Player Position Stat Value ELF Rk
Alex "Posito" Gonzalez LBTackles Total79#16
Anthony Rodrigues LBTackles Solo52#8
Alex "Posito" Gonzalez LBTackles Ast30#23
Alejandro Fernandez DESacks15.5#2
Alejandro Fernandez DESack Yards137#1
Alejandro Fernandez DETFL20.5#3
Alejandro Fernandez DETFL Yards152#2
Alejandro Fernandez DEForced Fumbles7#1
Alejandro Fernandez DEFumbles Recovered3#1
Jordi Brugnani CBInterceptions4#5
Jordi Brugnani CBBreak Ups10#7

Returns
Player Position Stat Value ELF Rk
Jairus Moll CBPunt Return Yards146#8
Jairus Moll CBPunt Return Longest27#16
Jairus Moll CBKickoff Return Yards375#12
Jairus Moll CBKickoff Return Longest54#9
Jairus Moll CBReturn Yards Total521#9

Kicking
Player Position Stat Value ELF Rk
Giorgio Tavecchio KFG Made9#5
Giorgio Tavecchio KFG %56.25#8
Giorgio Tavecchio KFG Long46#7
Giorgio Tavecchio KPAT Made39#2
Giorgio Tavecchio KPAT %84.78#2
Giorgio Tavecchio KKickoff Yards4494#4
Luis Cereceda PPunt Yards1455#4
Luis Cereceda PPunt Long69#2
Luis Cereceda PPunt Inside 207#7
Luis Cereceda PPunt 50+3#9
Luis Cereceda PPunt Avg Yards38.29#7

Transactions

In Season Roster moves. Players Signed

23rd Jun: Sergio Barbero QB

16th Jun: Jairus Moll DB , Josep Tricas LS

04th Jun: Junior Varela DL , Miguel Angel Kabankaya OL

01st Jun: Michael Sam DL

In Season Roster moves. Players Released

02nd Sep: Mathias Hummelmose OL , Junior Varela DL

07th Jul: Aron Sola DE , Joel Cabre LB

30th Jun: Ruben Quintana TE

23rd Jun: Luis Sanchez WR , Bartolome Flaquer QB

16th Jun: Shawn Wilson DB

04th Jun: Jean Marc Ciocan DL

31st May: Max Nazewicz LB

Staff
Barcelona Dragons (ELF) staff

Front office

  • Owner – Big Ten Football SL
  • CEO/GM – Bartolomeo Iaccarino
  • Director football operations – Jesús Sánchez

Head coach

  • Head coach – Andrew Weidinger
  • Assistant head coach – Patrick Wennin

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Andrew Weidinger
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Mónica Rafecas
  • Running backs – Patrick Wennin
  • Wide receivers – Victor Martin
  • Tight ends – Xavi Gonzalo
  • Offensive line – Giuliano Cattaneo
  • Assistant offensive line – Gonzalo Pérez
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez
  • Linebacker – Raúl Saavedra
  • Assistant linebacker – Carla Lasheras
  • Defensive line – Chase Baker
  • Assistant defensive line – Marc Aurellano

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Patrick Wennin


Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – N/A


updated 05 Junio 2022

Notes
  1. Intra-Conference games are in bold text
  2. All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass
  3. Viewers in brackets if available

References
  1. @Dragons_BCN (November 11, 2021). "Moltes gràcies per tot, Coach Adam Rita!" (Tweet) (in Catalan) – via Twitter.
  2. "Adam Rita, conosciamo insieme il nuovo HC degli Elephants". CIF9 (in Italian). January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. @Dragons_BCN (November 15, 2021). "Àlex González Posito renova per la temporada 2022" (Tweet) (in Catalan) – via Twitter.
  4. @Dragons_BCN (November 20, 2021). "Eduardo Sánchez, signed for the 2022 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Los Barcelona Dragons seguirán en Reus hasta 2023". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  6. "ELF: Barcelona Dragons sign former NFL assistant Andrew Weidinger as HC". AmericanFootballInternational.com. March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. "ELF: Barcelona Dragons release roster for 2022 season". AmericanFootballInternational.com. May 5, 2022.
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