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Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF)

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Frankfurt Galaxy
Team logo
Established2021 (2021)
Based inGermany Frankfurt, Germany
Home stadiumPSD Bank Arena
Head coachBart Andrus
LeagueEuropean League of Football (ELF)
DivisionSouth Division (2021)
Central Conference (2022)
Western Conference (2023)
ColorsPurple, Gold, White
     
League titles1 (2021)
Division titles1 (2021)
Websitefrankfurt-galaxy.eu
Current uniform
Current sports event2023 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The Frankfurt Galaxy is a professional American football team in Frankfurt, Germany, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF).

History

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The Frankfurt franchise was announced in November 2020, as part of the inaugural season of the European League of Football.[1] In March 2021, ELF announced it has reached an agreement with the NFL, to be able to use the team names from the days of NFL Europe. On the same day, it was announced Frankfurt will use the previous name of Frankfurt Galaxy.[2]

Season-by-season

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Season Head coach Regular season Postseason Result Ø Attendance
GP Won Lost Win % Finish GP Won Lost Win %
2021 Thomas Kösling 10 9 1 .900 1st (South) 2 2 0 1.000 Championship game winners 2,100
2022 Thomas Kösling 12 8 4 .667 3rd (Central) DNQ 5,008
2023 12 10 2 .800 (Western) 0 0 0 .000
Total 22 17 5 .773 2 2 0 1.000 4,604

Honours

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The team's honours:

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The logo represents a galaxy in the colors purple and gold.

Stadium

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The Galaxy are playing their home games at the PSD Bank Arena.

Roster

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Reference[3]

Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Steven Cluley
United States
  •  6 Lars Heidrich
Germany
United States

Running backs

  • 27 Thomas Fischbach
Germany
  • 44 León Helm FB
Germany
  • 20 Nick Kaufman
Germany
  •  2 Shannon Samuel
United States
  • 21 Jacob Wenzel
Germany

Wide receivers

  • 83 Zinedin Bendjabou
Germany
  • 85 Markus Hachenberg
Germany
United States
  • 81 Janez von Renesse
Germany
  • 86 Lorenz Regler
Germany
  • 16 Niklas Schumm
Germany
  • 11 Normen Schumm
Germany
  • 82 Hendrik Schwarz
Germany
  • 19 Nico Strahmann
Germany

Tight ends

  • 87 Kevin Mwamba
France
Offensive linemen
  • 71 Frank Atunlese
Germany
  • 79 Matej Bencek
Germany
  • 74 Sven Fischer C
Germany
  • 61 Lars Hampel
Germany
  • 62 Nils Hampel
Germany
  • 78 Tim Hirsch G
Germany
  • 77 Yannic Kiehl T
Germany
  • 55 Thang Le Minh
Germany
  • 70 Danijel Miletic G
Germany
  • 86 Lorenz Regler
Germany
  • 64 Moritz Schmidt
Germany
  • 81 Janez von Renesse
Germany

Defensive linemen

  • 90 Marc Anthony Hor DT
Germany
  • 98 Koku Antoine Giede DE
Germany
  • 95 Daniel Bartmann
Germany
  • 54 Karlis Brauns DE
Latvia
Togo
  • 96 Taslim Gaye
Germany
  •  8 Mete Konya DT
Germany
  • 99 Kevin Maier DE
Germany
  • 92 Fränk Mousel
Netherlands
  • 97 Sven Rieger
Germany
Linebackers
  • 22 Louis Achaintre ILB
France
  • 34 Bästlein, Cort ILB
Germany
  • 45 Simeon Gabriel
Germany
  • 41 Sebastian Gauthier
Sweden
  • 53 Daniel Josiah ILB
Portugal
  • 58 Anthony Keith Williams ILB
Germany
  • 57 David Koszyk
Germany
  • 50 David Miletic
Germany
  • 52 Wael Nasri ILB
France
  • 56 Sebastían Silva Gomez OLB
Germany

Defensive backs

  • 14 Joshua Poznanski S
Germany
  • 24 Karim Ben El Ghali CB
Germany
  • 32 Vincent Bujalla
Germany
  • 35 Marcos Schlabitz S
Germany
  •  4 Tony Anderson S
France
  • 38 Sebastian Brandt
Germany
United States
  • 31 Alexander Neville
Germany
  • 30 Falk Reuter
Germany
  •  3 BerDale Robins
United States
  • 28 Cedric Schmitt
Germany

Special teams

  •  1 Ryan Rimmler K
Germany


Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 22, 2023
5 A-import, 7 E-import, 50 homegrown
62 active

Transactions

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From Raiders Tirol: Tony Anderson[4]

Staff

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Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) staff

Front office

  • Owner – B.G.A. Football Betriebs GmbH
    (i.a. Christopher Knower, David Knower,
    Kösling, Eric Reutemann,
    James McGoldrick, Dr. Jörg Zirener)
  • CEO – Christopher Knower
  • General manager – Jörg Ziesche
  • Strategy advisor – Martin Bader

Head coach

  • Head coach – Thomas Kösling

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Patrick Griesheimer
  • Quarterbacks – Conrad Schuman
  • Offense consulting – Peter Vaas
  • Running backs – n/a
  • Wide receivers – n/a
  • Tight ends – Florian Bambuch
  • Offensive line – n/a
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – n/a
  • Linebacker – n/a
  • Defensive line – n/a
  • Defensive backs – n/a

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – n/a


Strength and conditioning

  • Athletic trainer – n/a


Staff updated 14 February 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Pro football returns to Europe: European League of Football kicks off in 2021". AmericanFootballInternational.com. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football-Comeback des Jahres: Hamburg Sea Devils und Frankfurt Galaxy starten in der ELF". ran.de (in German). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "ELF: 2023 Frankfurt Galaxy – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.
  4. ^ "Frankfurt Galaxy holt Anderson aus Tirol".
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