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	The '''2025 ELF season''' is the fifth season of the ], a professional ] league based in Europe. Sixteen teams from nine different countries will participate and will compete for the title at the Championship Game in the ] ], ] on September 7, 2025.		The '''2025 ELF season''' is the fifth season of the ], a professional ] league based in Europe. Sixteen teams from nine different countries will participate and will compete for the title at the Championship Game in the ] ], ] on September 7, 2025.

	== Format ==		== Format ==
	The teams are divided into four divisions of 4 teams. Each team plays 12 games during the regular season, six in the division and two games versus one from each other division.		The teams are divided into four divisions of 4 teams. Each team plays 12 games during the regular season, six in the division and two games versus one from each other division.

			== Teams ==
			Of the 17 teams from the ], 15 are competing in 2025, and are joined by one new expansion team: ]. Teams not returning for the new season are the ], and the ], the latter on hiatus with plans to return to the league in 2026.
			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			!Team
			!City
			!Stadium
			!Capacity
			!Head Coach
			!Record 2024
			\|-
			!colspan="6" style="background:#B3B7FF"\| North Division
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|DEU\|#}} ]
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|access-date=2024-09-25 \|date=2024-09-24 \|language=de \|title=Jahnstadion: Am 7. Oktober schlägt die Abrissbirne ein \|url=https://www.berliner-kurier.de/berlin/jahnstadion-am-7-oktober-schlaegt-die-abrissbirne-zu-li.2257016}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
			\|
			\|{{flagicon\|USA}} ]
			\|5–7
			\|-
			\|{{nowrap\|]}}
			\|{{flagicon\|DEU\|#}} ]
			\|] <small>(5 games)</small><br />] <small>(1 game)</small>
			\|{{0}}8.000<br />57.000
			\|{{flagicon\|DEU}} ]<ref>{{cite web\|access-date=2024-09-21 \|title=Shuan Fatah wird Sea Devils Head Coach \|url=https://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=1726661085802816&rubrik=50}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
			\|2–10
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|DEN}} ]
			\|]
			\|13.507
			\|{{flagicon\|USA}} ]
			\|''- new -''
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|DEU\|#}} ]
			\|], ] <small>(5 games)</small><br />], ] <small>(1 game)</small><ref>{{cite web\|access-date=2024-09-26 \|author=Stefan Janssen \|date=2023-03-29 \|language=de \|title=European League of Football: Rhein Fire trägt bald Spiele in Düsseldorfer Arena aus \|url=https://rp-online.de/sport/football/rhein-fire/european-league-of-football-rhein-fire-traegt-bald-spiele-in-duesseldorfer-arena-aus_aid-87593733}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
			\|31.500<br />54.600
			\|{{flagicon\|USA\|#}} ]
			\|11–1, Champion
			\|-
			!colspan="6" style="background:#FFD700"\| East Division
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|HUN\|#}} ]
			\|]
			\|{{0}}4.000
			\|{{flagicon\|USA}} ]
			\|2–10
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|POL\|#}} ]
			\|]<br/>]
			\|11.000<br />45.105
			\|{{USA\|#}} ]<ref>{{cite web\|access-date=2024-09-12 \|language=pl \|title=Craig Kuligowski trenerem Panthers Wrocław w sezonie 2025 \|url=https://pantherswroclaw.com/posts/craig-kuligowski-trenerem-panthers-wrocaw-w-sezonie-2025/512}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
			\|6–6
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|CZE\|#}} ]
			\|''Atletický stadion Slavia Praha''
			\|{{0}}3.000
			\|{{flagicon\|USA\|#}} ]<ref>{{cite web\|access-date=2024-09-21 \|title=Instagram \|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fpraguelions%2Fp%2FDAIo27BuZqp%2F%3Fimg_index%3D1&is_from_rle}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
			\|1-11
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|AUT\|#}} ]
			\|''], ]''<br />'']''
			\|{{0}}4.000<br />15.014
			\|{{flagicon\|USA\|#}} ]
			\|12–0, Final
			\|-
			!colspan="6" style="background:#FFCBCB"\| South Division
			\|-
			\|{{nowrap\|]}}
			\|{{flagicon\|CHE\|#}} ]
			\|], ]
			\|{{0}}6.000
			\|{{flagicon\|USA\|#}} ]
			\|1–11
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|ESP\|#}} ]
			\|]
			\|10.000
			\|{{flagicon\|USA\|#}} ]
			\|8–4, Wild Card
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|DEU\|#}} ]
			\|]
			\|15.053
			\|{{flagicon\|USA\|#}} ]
			\|9–3, Wild Card
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|AUT\|#}} ]
			\|]
			\|17.400
			\|{{flagicon\|USA\|#}} ]<ref>{{cite web\|access-date=2024-09-12 \|author=martin \|date=2024-09-04 \|language=de-DE \|title=RAIDERS Tirol verlängern mit Jim Herrmann \|url=https://www.raiders.at/football/raiders-tirol-verlaengern-mit-jim-herrmann/ \|website=Football}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
			\|8–4
			\|-
			!colspan="6" style="background:#B3FFB7"\| West Division
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|DEU\|#}} ]
			\|'']''
			\|11.748
			\|
			\|6–6
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|DEU\|#}} ]
			\|]
			\|12.542
			\|{{flagicon\|USA}} ]<ref>{{cite web\|access-date=2024-10-27 \|author=sportschau.de \|language=de \|title=Ex-NFL-Coach Bart Andrus übernimmt : ELF: Ex-NFL-Coach Bart Andrus wird neuer Chef-Trainer von Frankfurt Galaxy \|url=https://www.sportschau.de/regional/hr/hr-elf-ex-nfl-coach-bart-andrus-wird-neuer-chef-trainer-von-frankfurt-galaxy-100.html}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
			\|4–8
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|FRA\|#}} ]
			\|]
			\|20.000
			\|
			\|10–2, Semifinal
			\|-
			\|]
			\|{{flagicon\|DEU\|#}} ]
			\|]
			\|11.408
			\|{{flagicon\|USA\|#}} ]
			\|11–1, Semifinal
			\|}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==

Latest revision as of 08:45, 27 December 2024

Sports season

2025 ELF season

League	European League of Football
Sport	American football
Duration	May 17, 2025 – September 7, 2025
Number of games	96 + 5 playoff games
Number of teams	16
2025 Championship Game
Date	September 7, 2025
Venue	MHPArena, Stuttgart
Seasons
← 20242026 →

The 2025 ELF season is the fifth season of the European League of Football, a professional American football league based in Europe. Sixteen teams from nine different countries will participate and will compete for the title at the Championship Game in the MHPArena Stuttgart, Germany on September 7, 2025.

Format

The teams are divided into four divisions of 4 teams. Each team plays 12 games during the regular season, six in the division and two games versus one from each other division.

Teams

Of the 17 teams from the 2024 season, 15 are competing in 2025, and are joined by one new expansion team: Nordic Storm. Teams not returning for the new season are the Barcelona Dragons, and the Milano Seamen, the latter on hiatus with plans to return to the league in 2026.

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Head Coach	Record 2024
North Division
Berlin Thunder	Berlin			Dean Cokinos	5–7
Hamburg Sea Devils	Hamburg	Stadion Hoheluft (5 games) Volksparkstadion (1 game)	08.000 57.000	Shuan Fatah	2–10
Nordic Storm	Copenhagen	Gladsaxe Stadion	13.507	John Shoop	- new -
Rhein Fire	Düsseldorf	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg (5 games) Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf (1 game)	31.500 54.600	Jim Tomsula	11–1, Champion
East Division
Fehérvár Enthroners	Székesfehérvár	First Field	04.000	Mark Ridgley	2–10
Panthers Wrocław	Breslau	Stadion Olimpijski Tarczyński Arena	11.000 45.105	United States Craig Kuligowski	6–6
Prague Lions	Prague	Atletický stadion Slavia Praha	03.000	Dave Warner	1-11
Vienna Vikings	Wien	Ergo Arena, Wiener Neustadt Generali Arena	04.000 15.014	Chris Calaycay	12–0, Final
South Division
Helvetic Mercenaries	Zurich	Lidl Arena, Wil	06.000	Marcus Herford	1–11
Madrid Bravos	Madrid	Estadio Vallehermoso	10.000	Andrew Weidinger	8–4, Wild Card
Munich Ravens	Munich	Sportpark Unterhaching	15.053	Kendral Ellison	9–3, Wild Card
Raiders Tirol	Innsbruck	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	17.400	Jim Herrmann	8–4
West Division
Cologne Centurions	Cologne	Südstadion	11.748		6–6
Frankfurt Galaxy	Frankfurt am Main	PSD Bank Arena	12.542	Bart Andrus	4–8
Paris Musketeers	Paris	Stade Jean-Bouin	20.000		10–2, Semifinal
Stuttgart Surge	Stuttgart	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	11.408	Jordan Neuman	11–1, Semifinal

References

"Jahnstadion: Am 7. Oktober schlägt die Abrissbirne ein" (in German). 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
"Shuan Fatah wird Sea Devils Head Coach". Retrieved 2024-09-21.
Stefan Janssen (2023-03-29). "European League of Football: Rhein Fire trägt bald Spiele in Düsseldorfer Arena aus" (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-26.
"Craig Kuligowski trenerem Panthers Wrocław w sezonie 2025" (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
"Instagram". Retrieved 2024-09-21.
martin (2024-09-04). "RAIDERS Tirol verlängern mit Jim Herrmann". Football (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
sportschau.de. "Ex-NFL-Coach Bart Andrus übernimmt : ELF: Ex-NFL-Coach Bart Andrus wird neuer Chef-Trainer von Frankfurt Galaxy" (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-27.

External links

Official website of the European League of Football

European League of Football

Teams

North Division	Berlin Thunder Hamburg Sea Devils Nordic Storm Rhein Fire
West Divison	Cologne Centurions Frankfurt Galaxy Paris Musketeers Stuttgart Surge
South Division	Helvetic Mercenaries Madrid Bravos Munich Ravens Raiders Tirol
East Division	Fehérvár Enthroners Panthers Wrocław Prague Lions Vienna Vikings
Former teams	Barcelona Dragons Helvetic Guards Istanbul Rams Leipzig Kings Milano Seamen

Seasons

Other

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