Английская Википедия:2021 European League of Football season

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The 2021 ELF season was the inaugural season of the European League of Football, a newly formed professional American football league based in Europe. It started on June 19, 2021, and ended with a Championship Game in Düsseldorf's Merkur Spiel-Arena, on September 26, 2021.

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Map of ELF teams 2021

Format

The league is divided into two divisions, North and South. Each team plays 10 games during the regular season: twice against their division rivals, and twice against two of the teams from the other division. The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs, with the North and South champions qualifying for the Championship Game.

Rules

For the inaugural season, the ELF is mostly using adapted NFL rules, as opposed to adapted NCAA rules which virtually all other European American Football leagues use. There is a limit of two "Americans" (a category which also includes some other non-European nationalities) per down but people who are dual citizens of the U.S. and an EU-member country are not counted towards that limit in keeping with the Bosman ruling. Unlike in most other European American football leagues there is overtime during regular season games that are still tied after regulation, but the overtime rules are based on NCAA rules.

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Head coach
North Division
Berlin Thunder	Шаблон:Flagicon Berlin	Amateurstadion OlympiaparkШаблон:Efn-ua	Шаблон:05,400	Шаблон:Flagicon Jag Bal
		Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-SportparkШаблон:Efn-ua	19,708
Hamburg Sea Devils	Шаблон:Flagicon Hamburg	Stadion Hoheluft	11,000	Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Nommensen
Leipzig Kings	Шаблон:Flagicon Leipzig	Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark	Шаблон:04,999	Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Armstrong
Wrocław Panthers	Шаблон:Flagicon Wrocław	Olympic Stadium	11,000	Шаблон:Flagicon Kuba Samel
South Division
Barcelona Dragons	Шаблон:Flagicon Reus	Estadi Municipal	Шаблон:04,700	Шаблон:Flagicon Adam Rita
Cologne Centurions	Шаблон:Flagicon Cologne	SüdstadionШаблон:Efn-ua	11,748	Шаблон:Flagicon Kirk Heidelberg
		OstkampfbahnШаблон:Efn-ua	Шаблон:0333
Frankfurt Galaxy	Шаблон:Flagicon Frankfurt	PSD Bank Arena	12,542	Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Kösling
Stuttgart Surge	Шаблон:Flagicon Stuttgart	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	11,410	Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Hanselmann

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Hamburg Sea Devils	Шаблон:Flagicon Ted Daisher	Released	July 6, 2021	Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Nommensen	July 13, 2021

Salaries

For its first season, the league pays a salary to American "import" players that generally ranges from €600 (around $700) to €3,000 ($3,500) per month, and provides housing, health insurance and two meals per day to players during the season. Despite claims to the contrary by the league, most "local" players did not get paid during the 2021 season.Шаблон:Citation needed

Regular season

Results

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Championship Game

The inaugural Championship Game, between the North and South division champions, was played on September 26, at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf. In a game in which the lead changed more than once, Frankfurt, not confident enough of the quality of their placekicker, opted for two-point conversions after every single touchdown (only one out of five being successful), and not attempting a single field goal. Meanwhile, Hamburg's kicker Phillip Friis Andersen, who led the league in successful attempts during the regular season and won "Special Teams Player of the year", missed 2 FG attempts, including one from 61 yards on the last play, that could have won the game for Hamburg.

The Championship MVP trophy was won by Frankfurt QB Jakeb Sullivan, who passed for 324 yards, with 4 TD and no interceptions, and added another rushing TD.

All-Star Game

The inaugural All-Star Game was held one week after the end of the season, on October 3 (the Day of German Unity), at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin. It will feature a selection of the best players from the ELF, playing against the United States Federation of American Football All-Stars.

Year	Home		Away		Venue	City	Attendance	Ref
2021	ELF All Stars	26	US Federation All Stars	8	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	Шаблон:Flagicon Berlin, Germany

Attendance

Шаблон:UpdatedШаблон:Efn-ua Games without fans are not counted in averages or games played. All teams started the season with capacity restrictions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Шаблон:Citation needed

Rank	Team	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Wrocław Panthers	5	18 000	4,500	3,000	3600
2	Frankfurt Galaxy	5	10 600	2,800	1,500	2120
3	Leipzig Kings	5	10 362	2,380	1,727	2072
4	Hamburg Sea Devils	5	8263	1,800	1,600	1653
5	Stuttgart Surge	5	7143	1,998	750	1429
6	Cologne Centurions	4	4666	2,500	333	1167
7	Barcelona Dragons	5	5815	1,386	775	1163
8	Berlin Thunder	4	3655	1,325	400	914
–	Total	38	68,504	4,500	333	1803

Awards

MVP of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Team	Stat	Source
1	Lukas O'Connor Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Wrocław Panthers	27/38, 302 Yds, 4 TD, 0 Int	1
2	Madre London Шаблон:Flagicon	RB	Cologne Centurions	352 Yds, 4 TD	2
3	Seantavius Jones Шаблон:Flagicon	WR	Berlin Thunder	9 Rec, 155 Yds, 3 TD	3
4	Jakeb Sullivan Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Frankfurt Galaxy	18/25, 270 Yds, 5 TD, 0 Int	4
5	Justin Rogers Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Hamburg Sea Devils	2 Punt return TD, 1 Int	5
6	Jean Constant Шаблон:Flagicon	WR	Barcelona Dragons	10 Rec, 164 Yds, 3 TD	6
7	Madre London Шаблон:Flagicon (2)	RB	Cologne Centurions	320 Yds, 4 TD	7
8	Zack Edwards Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Barcelona Dragons	20/45, 454 Yds, 4 TD, 0 Int, 2 Rush TD	8
9	Joshua Poznanski Шаблон:Flagicon	DB	Frankfurt Galaxy	2 Int, 2 return TD, 93 return Yds, 4 Tackles	9
10	Michael Birdsong Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Leipzig Kings	16/25, 189 Yds, 5 TD, 0 Int	10
11	Madre London Шаблон:Flagicon (3)	RB	Cologne Centurions	154 Yds, 1 Rush TD, 1 Rec TD	11
12	Moritz Johannknecht Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Frankfurt Galaxy	23/31, 255 Yds, 4 TD, 0 Int, 1 Rush TD	12

Honors for the season

On 1. October 2021 the "ELF Honors" were presented at RCADIA Hotel in Hamburg. The following players received the awards mentioned below:

• Most Valuable Player: Madre London, Running back, Cologne Centurions
• Offensive Player of the Year: Jakeb Sullivan, Quarterback, Frankfurt Galaxy
• Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Kitchens, Defensive End, Leipzig Kings
• Special Teams Player of the Year: Phillip Friis Andersen, Kicker / Punter, Hamburg Sea Devils
• Rookie of the Year: Louis Geyer, Wide Receiver, Stuttgart Surge
• Coach of the Year: Thomas Kösling, Head coach, Frankfurt Galaxy
• Offensive Rookie of the Year: Gerald Ameln, Running back, Frankfurt Galaxy
• Defensive Rookie of the Year: Marcel Dabo, Cornerback, Stuttgart Surge
• Assistant Coach of the Year: Kendral Ellison, Defensive Coordinator, Hamburg Sea Devils
• Man of Honor: Jan Weinreich, Quarterback, Cologne Centurions

Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Position	Team	GP	Stat
Passing
Yards	Lukas O'Connor Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Wrocław Panthers	11	3198
Touchdowns	Lukas O'Connor Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Wrocław Panthers	11	28
	Jakeb Sullivan Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Frankfurt Galaxy	10	28
Completions	Lukas O'Connor Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Wrocław Panthers	11	259
Completion percentage	Jakeb Sullivan Шаблон:Flagicon	QB	Frankfurt Galaxy	10	66.5%
Rushing
Yards	Madre London Шаблон:Flagicon	RB	Cologne Centurions	10	2177
Touchdowns	Madre London Шаблон:Flagicon	RB	Cologne Centurions	10	23
Yards per attempt	Madre London Шаблон:Flagicon	RB	Cologne Centurions	10	7.2
Receiving
Yards	Jean Constant Шаблон:Flagicon	WR	Barcelona Dragons	10	1038
Touchdowns	Seantavius Jones Шаблон:Flagicon	WR	Berlin Thunder	10	12
	Timothy Knüttel Шаблон:Flagicon	WR	Leipzig Kings	10	12
Receptions	Jean Constant Шаблон:Flagicon	WR	Barcelona Dragons	10	74
Yards per reception	Seantavius Jones Шаблон:Flagicon	WR	Berlin Thunder	10	16.9
Defensive
Sacks	Kyle Kitchens Шаблон:Flagicon	LB	Leipzig Kings	10	12.5
Tackles	Wael Nasri Шаблон:Flagicon	LB	Berlin Thunder	10	141
Interceptions	Joshua Poznanski Шаблон:Flagicon	DB	Frankfurt Galaxy	11	5
	Andy Vera Шаблон:Flagicon	DB	Barcelona Dragons	8	5
	Justin Rogers Шаблон:Flagicon	DB	Hamburg Sea Devils	11	5

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 USFL team following their involvement with The ELF in 2021:

NFL

Player	Position	ELF team	NFL team
Aslan Zetterberg	DL	Leipzig Kings	International Combine
Jan-Philipp Bombek	DL	Hamburg Sea Devils	International Combine
Adedayo Odeleye	DL	Berlin Thunder	Houston Texans (IPPP)
Jai-Albert Jackson	DL	Stuttgart Surge	International Combine
Lance Leota	DL	Leipzig Kings	International Combine
Wael Nasri	LB	Berlin Thunder	International Combine
Marcel Dabo	DB	Stuttgart Surge	Indianapolis Colts (IPPP)
Yoshihito Omi	WR	Leipzig Kings	International Combine
Fabian Kratz	OL	Cologne Centurions	International Combine
Jan-Hendrik Hoffmeyer	OL	Frankfurt Galaxy	International Combine
Yannic Kiehl	OL	Frankfurt Galaxy	International Combine
Max Bruder	OL	Leipzig Kings	International Combine
John-Levi Kruse	TE	Hamburg Sea Devils	International Combine
Igor Mašlanka	TE	Panthers Wrocław	International Combine

CFL

The following players signed with a CFL team:

Player	Position	ELF team	CFL team
Anthony Mahoungou	WR	Frankfurt Galaxy	Ottawa Redblacks
Keanu Ebanks	OL	Panthers Wrocław	Calgary Stampeders
Seantavius Jones	WR	Leipzig Kings	Ottawa Redblacks

The following players got drafted in the CFL's Global draft:

Player	Position	ELF team	CFL team	Pick
Karlis Brauns	DL	Panthers Wrocław	BC Lions	3
Marcel Dabo	DB	Stuttgart Surge	BC Lions	16
John-Levi Kruse	FB	Hamburg Sea Devils	BC Lions	21
Otavio Amorim	OL	Berlin Thunder	Toronto Argonauts	22

USFL

Player	Position	ELF team	USFL team
Madre London	RB	Cologne Centurions	Pittsburgh Maulers
Kolin Hill	DE	Berlin Thunder	New Jersey Generals
KaVontae Turpin	WR	Panthers Wrocław	New Jersey Generals
Dartez Jacobs	S	Cologne Centurions	New Orleans Breakers
Dale Warren	LB	Stuttgart Surge	Pittsburgh Maulers

Broadcasting

Region	Broadcaster
Germany	ProSieben MaxxranSport More Than Sports TV
Spain	Esport3
Worldwide	ELF Gamepass