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2024 ELF season
League	European League of Football
Sport	American football
Duration	May 25, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Number of games	102 + 5 playoff games
Number of teams	17
Total attendance	432,739
Average attendance	3,982 1.7%
Season MVP	Glen Toonga (Rhein Fire)
Western Conference champions	Rhein Fire
Central Conference champions	Stuttgart Surge
Eastern Conference champions	Vienna Vikings
2024 Championship Game
Date	September 22, 2024
Venue	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Champions	Rhein Fire (2nd title)
Finals MVP	Jadrian Clark
Seasons
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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.

• Western Conference
• Central Conference
• Eastern Conference

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. Teams not returning for the new season are the Leipzig Kings and the Helvetic Guards, the latter replaced by a new Swiss team, the Helvetic Mercenaries.

Team	City	Stadium(s)	Capacity	Joined	Head coach
Western Conference
Cologne Centurions	Cologne	Südstadion	11,748	2021	Gregg Brandon
	Aachen	Tivoli	31,026
Frankfurt Galaxy	Frankfurt	PSD Bank Arena	12,542	2021	Thomas Kösling
	Offenbach am Main	Stadion am Bieberer Berg	20,500
Hamburg Sea Devils	Hamburg	Volksparkstadion	57,000	2021	Matt Johnson
	Bremen	Wohninvest Weserstadion	42,100
	Hannover	Eilenriedestadion	2,500
		Heinz von Heiden Arena	49,200
	Lübeck	Stadion Lohmühle	17,849
	Šibenik	Stadion Šubićevac	3,412
Paris Musketeers	Paris	Stade Jean-Bouin	20,000	2023	Marc Mattioli
	Valenciennes	Stade du Hainaut	25,172
Rhein Fire	Düsseldorf/Duisburg	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	31,514	2022	Jim Tomsula
	Oberhausen	Niederrheinstadion	17,165
Madrid Bravos	Madrid	Estadio de Vallehermoso	9,000	2024	Rip Scherer
Central Conference
Barcelona Dragons	Barcelona/Badalona	Estadi Municipal de Badalona	4,170	2021	David Shelton
Helvetic Mercenaries	Kriens	Sportzentrum Kleinfeld	3,500	2024	Val Gunn
	Grenchen	Stadion Brühl	10,964
Milano Seamen	Milan	Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli	7,500	2023	Jim Ward
Munich Ravens	Unterhaching	Uhlsport Park	15,053	2023	Kendral Ellison
	Nuremberg	Max-Morlock-Stadion	50,000
Raiders Tirol	Innsbruck	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	16,008	2022	Jim Herrmann
Stuttgart Surge	Stuttgart	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	11,410	2021	Jordan Neuman
	Reutlingen	Stadion an der Kreuzeiche	15,228
	Sinsheim	PreZero Arena	30,150
Eastern Conference
Berlin Thunder	Berlin	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	19,708	2021	Johnny Schmuck
Fehérvár Enthroners	Székesfehérvár	First Field	3,500	2023	Joseph Ashfield
Panthers Wrocław	Wrocław	Stadion Olimpijski	11,000	2021	Dave Christensen
		Tarczyński Arena	45,105
Prague Lions	Prague	Atletický stadion SK Slavia Praha	3,000	2023	Dan Disch
		Stadion FK Viktoria Žižkov	5,037
	Ústí nad Labem	Městský stadion	4,000
Vienna Vikings	Vienna	Generali Arena Vienna	17,500	2022	Chris Calaycay
	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

Schedule

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

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Standings

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

Source: europeanleague.football

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

Source: europeanleague.football

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

Source: europeanleague.football

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

1. Number of wins
2. Head-to-head matchup
3. Points difference in head-to-head matchups
4. Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups
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	Vienna Vikings	47
	4	Paris Musketeers	40			4	Paris Musketeers	31
	5	Munich Ravens	37								1	Vienna Vikings	20
											3	Rhein Fire	51
						2	Stuttgart Surge	23
	3	Rhein Fire	40			3	Rhein Fire	29
	6	Madrid Bravos	10

Wildcard

Paris Musketeers 40, Munich Ravens 37

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

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

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

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

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

Source:

Statistical leaders

Awards

MVP of the Week

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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

Notes

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

References

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.

External links

• Official website of the European League of Football

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• 2024 in European sport
• European League of Football seasons