2024 European League of Football 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]
Location of ELF teams
- Western Conference
- Central Conference
- Eastern Conference
| 2024 ELF season | |
|---|---|
| League | European League of Football |
| Sport | American football |
| Duration | May 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Average attendance | 4,398 12.4% |
| 2024 Championship Game | |
| Date | September 22, 2024 |
| Venue | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
Format
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
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.
- 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
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 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 – 00 | 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 | ||||||||
Week 2
| 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 | Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion | 13,586 | ||||
| IC | Féhervár Enthroners | 10 – 35 | Cologne Centurions | New Tivoli | 1,608 | ||||
| Bye | Helvetic Mercenaries | ||||||||
Week 3
| 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
| 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 | New 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||
Week 6
| Date/Time (CEST) | Conf. | Away team | Result | Home team | Venue | Attendance | Free TV | Viewers | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 29. June | Central | Barcelona Dragons | – | Raiders Tirol | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | ||||
| Eastern | Wroclaw Panthers | – | Vienna Vikings | Wiener Neustadt Arena | |||||
| Western | Rhein Fire | – | Madrid Bravos | Estadio de Vallehermoso | |||||
| IC | Féhervár Enthroners | – | Milano Seamen | Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli | |||||
| Sun, 30. June | Central | Helvetic Mercenaries | – | Stuttgart Surge | Stadion an der Kreuzeiche | ||||
| Western | Cologne Centurions | – | Paris Musketeers | Stade Jean-Bouin | |||||
| Eastern | Berlin Thunder | – | Prague Lions | Městský stadion | |||||
| Western | Hamburg Sea Devils | – | Frankfurt Galaxy | PSD Bank Arena | |||||
| Bye | Munich Ravens | ||||||||
Week 7
| Date/Time (CEST) | Conf. | Away team | Result | Home team | Venue | Attendance | Free TV | Viewers | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 06. July | Eastern | Berlin Thunder | – | Féhervár Enthroners | First Field | ||||
| IC | Vienna Vikings | – | Raiders Tirol | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | |||||
| Central | Munich Ravens | – | Barcelona Dragons | Estadi Municipal de Badalona | |||||
| Central | Milano Seamen | – | Helvetic Mercenaries | ||||||
| Western | Frankfurt Galaxy | – | Madrid Bravos | ||||||
| Sun, 07. July | Western | Hamburg Sea Devils | – | Paris Musketeers | Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||
| Eastern | Prague Lions | – | Wroclaw Panthers | Stadion Olimpijski | |||||
| Western | Cologne Centurions | – | Rhein Fire | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena | |||||
| Bye | Stuttgart Surge | ||||||||
Week 8
| Date/Time (CEST) | Conf. | Away team | Result | Home team | Venue | Attendance | Free TV | Viewers | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 13. July | Eastern | Féhervár Enthroners | – | Prague Lions | |||||
| Western | Cologne Centurions | – | Frankfurt Galaxy | ||||||
| IC | Helvetic Mercenaries | – | Vienna Vikings | ||||||
| IC | Madrid Bravos | – | Barcelona Dragons | Estadi Municipal de Badalona | |||||
| Sun, 14. July | IC | Berlin Thunder | – | Paris Musketeers | Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||
| Western | Rhein Fire | – | Hamburg Sea Devils | Volksparkstadion | |||||
| Central | Stuttgart Surge | – | Raiders Tirol | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | |||||
| Bye | Milano Seamen, Munich Ravens, Wroclaw Panthers | ||||||||
Week 9
| Date/Time (CEST) | Conf. | Away team | Result | Home team | Venue | Attendance | Free TV | Viewers | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 20. July | IC | Milano Seamen | – | Féhervár Enthroners | First Field | ||||
| Western | Paris Musketeers | – | Madrid Bravos | ||||||
| Sun, 21. July | Eastern | Vienna Vikings | – | Berlin Thunder | |||||
| IC | Panthers Wroclaw | – | Stuttgart Surge | ||||||
| Central | Helvetic Mercenaries | – | Munich Ravens | Uhlsport Park | |||||
| Western | Frankfurt Galaxy | – | Rhein Fire | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena | |||||
| Western | Hamburg Sea Devils | – | Cologne Centurions | New Tivoli | |||||
| Bye | Barcelona Dragons, Raiders Tirol, Prague Lions | ||||||||
Week 10
| 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 | ||||||||
Week 11
| 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 | ||||||||
Week 12
| 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 | ||||||||
Week 13
| 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 | ||||||||
Week 14
| 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 | ||||||||
Standings
Source: europeanleague.football
Source: europeanleague.football
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna Vikings | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4–0 | 153 | 60 | +93 | W5 | Automatic playoffs (#2) |
| 2 | Berlin Thunder | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2–2 | 174 | 121 | +53 | L2 | |
| 3 | Panthers Wrocław | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2–1 | 150 | 131 | +19 | W1 | |
| 4 | Fehérvár Enthroners | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0–3 | 43 | 165 | -122 | L4 | |
| 5 | Prague Lions | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0–2 | 65 | 199 | -134 | L5 | |
Source: europeanleague.football
| # | Team | Division | W | L | PCT | CONF | PD | STK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference leaders | ||||||||
| 1 | Stuttgart Surge | Central | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3–0 | +94 | W4 |
| 2 | Vienna Vikings | East | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 4–0 | +93 | W5 |
| 3 | Madrid Bravos | West | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2–0 | +53 | W3 |
| Wild cards | ||||||||
| 4 | Raiders Tirol | Central | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4–0 | +93 | W3 |
| 5 | Rhein Fire | West | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3–1 | +37 | W2 |
| 6 | Paris Musketeers | West | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2–1 | +25 | L1 |
| Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Hamburg Sea Devils | West | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0–1 | -7 | W1 |
| 8 | Berlin Thunder | East | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2–2 | +53 | L2 |
| 9 | Munich Ravens | Central | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1–3 | +43 | L2 |
| 10 | Panthers Wrocław | East | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2–1 | +19 | W1 |
| 11 | Barcelona Dragons | Central | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2–2 | -89 | L1 |
| 12 | Milano Seamen | Central | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2–3 | -102 | W1 |
| 13 | Frankfurt Galaxy | West | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0–2 | -4 | W1 |
| 14 | Cologne Centurions | West | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0–2 | -16 | L1 |
| 15 | Helvetic Mercenaries | Central | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0–4 | -36 | L4 |
| 16 | Fehérvár Enthroners | East | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0–3 | -122 | L4 |
| 17 | Prague Lions | East | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0–2 | -134 | L5 |
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[upper-alpha 1]
- Points difference in head-to-head matchups[upper-alpha 1]
- Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups[upper-alpha 1]
- 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
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, 2023 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
| Wildcard | Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||||||
Attendance
- As of 28 June 2024
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panthers Wrocław | 24,110 | 15,128 | 4,324 | 8,037 | +215.2% |
| 2 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 18,883 | 13,586 | 5,297 | 9,442 | +41.8% |
| 3 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 16,938 | 13,834 | 3,104 | 8,469 | +3.7% |
| 4 | Munich Ravens | 14,766 | 10,822 | 3,944 | 7,383 | +47.4% |
| 5 | Cologne Centurions | 11,964 | 8,558 | 1,608 | 3,988 | +43.7% |
| 6 | Berlin Thunder | 11,555 | 4,759 | 3,038 | 3,852 | −15.6% |
| 7 | Stuttgart Surge | 11,402 | 8,432 | 2,970 | 5,701 | +46.1% |
| 8 | Vienna Vikings | 10,919 | 10,919 | 9,014 | 9,967 | +146.5% |
| 9 | Rhein Fire | 8,146 | 8,146 | 8,146 | 8,146 | −16.9% |
| 10 | Paris Musketeers | 7,523 | 4,523 | 3,000 | 3,762 | −7.0% |
| 11 | Raiders Tirol | 4,011 | 4,011 | 4,011 | 4,011 | +2.7% |
| 12 | Milano Seamen | 2,450 | 1,000 | 650 | 817 | −25.7% |
| 13 | Helvetic Mercenaries | 2,250 | 1,250 | 1,000 | 1,125 | n/a |
| 14 | Madrid Bravos | 2,071 | 2,071 | 2,071 | 2,071 | n/a |
| 15 | Prague Lions | 1,825 | 1,075 | 750 | 913 | +14.6% |
| 16 | Barcelona Dragons | 1,622 | 1,122 | 500 | 811 | −25.0% |
| 17 | Fehérvár Enthroners | 3,500 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 1,750 | −0.6% |
| League total | 153,935 | 15,128 | 500 | 4,398 | +12.4% |
Awards
MVP of the Week
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 Austria Switzerland |
ProSieben Maxx ranSport More Than Sports TV |
| France | beIN Sports[7] |
Notes
- Only applicable if matchups have taken place and with additional rules
References
- "Championship Game 2024 will take place in the VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen". European League of Football. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- Muñoz Fernández, Eugenio (4 October 2023). "Los Madrid Bravos: la nueva dimensión del fútbol americano en España". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- 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.
- Aeberli, Manuel (April 4, 2024). "Die Helvetic Guards stellen den Betrieb ein - Ersatzteam steht in den Startlöchern".
- "ELF releases Schedule for the 2024 season | ELF". europeanleague.football.
- ELF: Official Q&A, retrieved July 11, 2022
- "European League of Football expands broadcasting to France with beIN SPORTS France". europeanleague.football. February 11, 2024.
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