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2023 Stuttgart Surge season

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2023 Stuttgart Surge season
General managerSuni Musa
Head coachJordan Neuman
Home fieldGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
Uniform

The 2023 Stuttgart Surge season is the third season of Stuttgart Surge in the European League of Football. It is the first season with a new head coach after a winless season prior.


Preseason

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To the end of the regular season in 2022, the team and coaching staff of the franchise were in turmoil after finishing the first two seasons with 2 - 20. The front office in contrast were kept stabile with two additions to it of former coaches of the organization.[1] Following changes in staff and personnel concerned transactions from the German League Champion Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns to the franchise. Almost the complete staff around Jordan Neumann changed the league, following the demise of the German Football League and its problematic structures. Connected to that, a lot of players were following in hopes of better competition and exposure. [2]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Germany Stuttgart Surge 12 10 2 8–2 387 237 +150 W3 Automatic playoffs (#3)
2 Austria Raiders Tirol 12 8 4 8–2 307 230 +77 W1
3 Germany Munich Ravens 12 7 5 7–3 425 338 +87 W2
4 Switzerland Helvetic Guards 12 3 9 3–7 174 378 –204 L4
5 Italy Milano Seamen 12 2 10 2–8 328 497 –169 L3
6 Spain Barcelona Dragons 12 2 10 2–8 199 396 –197 L10

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

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Reference[3]

Stuttgart Surge roster
Quarterbacks
  •  4 Reilly Hennessey
United States
  • 12 Janis Kaiser
Germany
  • 16 Jan Weinreich
Germany

Running backs

  • 20 Janis Hackenberg
Germany
  •  2 Kai Hunter
Germany
  •  6 Levin Liebenow
Germany
  • 37 Maximilan Merwarth FB
Germany
  • 35 Philead Pasqualini
France
  • 17 Nelson Stegmaier
Germany
  • 41 Bryan Yankson
Germany

Wide receivers

  • 81 Paul Böhringer
Germany
  • 79 Luca Faschian
Switzerland
  •  7 Louis Geyer
Germany
  • 13 Joshua Haas
Germany
  • 10 Florian Lengauer
Germany
  • 14 Yannick Mayr
Austria
  •  3 Aurieus Minton
Germany
  • 19 Bryce Nunnelly
United States
  • 85 Emil Rabin
Germany
  • 18 Paul Steigerwald
Germany
  •  8 Darrel Stewart
United States

Tight ends

  • 80 Philip Eichhorn
Germany
  • 88 Emmanuel Häfele
Germany
Offensive linemen
  • 78 Benhur Arya
Germany
  • 62 Elias Becher
Germany
  • 66 Sascha Beck
Germany
  • 67 Markos Dubravkic
Germany
  • 74 Robert Hager
Germany
  • 73 Paul Jakob
Germany
  • 61 Luca Jokiel
Germany
  • 73 Lukas Maier
Germany
  • 79 Lenny Sadzik
Germany
  • 77 Marlon Werthmann
Germany
  • 55 Alessandro Vergani
Italy

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Simon Butsch
Germany
  • 59 Lorenzo Deiana
Germany
  • 70 Maximilian Dommermuth
Germany
  • 94 ALi Hayak
France
  • 54 Alexander Kress
Germany
  • 75 Brice Tchouadje DT
Ghana
  • 99 Sercan Vardar DE
Germany
  • 91 Raphael Zistler
Germany
Linebackers
  • 44 Maleka Japhet Mbala ILB
Germany
  • 47 Nikolas Knoblauch ILB
Germany
  • 32 Luis Bach
Germany
  • 23 Guiseppe Della Vecchia
Italy
  • 25 Thomas Frach
Germany
  • 11 Majan Jelvani
Germany
  •  1 Sasan Jelvani
Germany
United States
  • 28 Luca Siebert
Germany
  • 43 Benjamin Spiess
Germany
  • 52 Lukas Storz
Germany

Defensive backs

  • 29 Diego Cardenas CB
Mexico
  • 30 Kai Singer S
Germany
  • 21 Julian Jakob CB
Germany
  • 31 Nick Wenzelburger S
Germany
  • 33 Ben Wenzler CB
Germany
  •  9 Lasse Engel
Germany
  • 24 Mitch Fettig
United States
  • 15 Konstantin Katz
Germany
  • 22 Martin Körber
Germany
  • 36 Mark Scherenberg S
Germany
  • 26 Thiago Siebert
Germany
  •  5 Goran Zec
Serbia

Special teams

  • 34 Lenny Krieg
Germany


Rookies in italics
Roster updated 5 March 2023
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 52 homegrown
62 active

Transactions

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From Frankfurt Galaxy: Konstantin Katz, Kai Hunter
From Cologne Centurions: Louis Geyer
From Leipzig Kings: Philip Eichhorn

Staff

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Stuttgart Surge staff

Front office

  • Owner – Steffen Korinth, Erwin &
    Martin Schmidt, Jakob Johnson
  • General Manager – Suni Musa
  • Director of Player Personnel and Development – George Streeter
  • Director of football operations/personnel – Jeremy Bryson

Head coach

  • Head coach – Jordan Neuman

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Jordan Neuman
  • Quarterbacks – n/a
  • Running backs – Joshua Tapscott
  • Wide receivers – Joseph Joyner
  • Tight ends/fullbacks – Jochen Holzinger
  • Offensive line – Hunter Sims
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Johannes Brenner
  • Assistant defensive coordinator – Cody Pastorino
  • Linebacker – Daniel McCray
  • Inside linebacker – David Zeller
  • Defensive line – Justin Bernthaler
  • Defensive backs – n/a

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – n/a

Assistant coaches

  • Analytics coach – Friedemann Hees

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Natalia Wisniewska
  • Head of Strength and conditioning – Corey Chapman


Staff updated 23 March 2023


Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Paukenschlag! Stuttgart Surge mit Neustart nach Horror-Saison". ran.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ JC Abbott. "Frustrations with GFL led Jordan Neuman to leave champion Unicorns for ELF's Stuttgart Surge". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "ELF: 2023 Stuttgart Surge – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.